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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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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
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MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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