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April 19, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pakistan allows crew of Greek ship to go home
    THE crew of a Greek tanker that broke up near Karachi last July is to be allowed to return home until a verdict in their trial over Pakistan's worst ever oil spill, a minister said yesterday.
  • Prudent capacity deployment to boost rates urged
    WITH supply and demand beginning to equalise on the intra-Asia trade, the Asian Shipowners' Forum has strongly urged container shipping lines on the trade to be realistic in deploying capacity in a bid to get freight rates moving.
  • M'sia offers navy escorts for high-risk ships
    MALAYSIAN Navy personnel will escort commercial ships travelling through its waters if the risk of a pirate or terrorist attack on them is deemed high.
  • Slowing economy beginning to dent imports: Auckland Ports
    NEW Zealand's largest port company Ports of Auckland Ltd said there were signs a slowing economy was denting imports as it unveiled a deal to sell two marinas to the government for NZ$54 million .
  • Temasek keen on Lumut ports operator
    TEMASEK Holdings Ltd, Singapore's investment company, may be eyeing more than a slice of the banking sector in Malaysia.
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM raises forecast due to fuller planes, cost cuts
    DUTCH carrier KLM, set to be taken over by Air France, expects to be easily profitable in the financial year 2003/2004, thanks to fuller planes and cost cuts.
  • New Vietnam flights to boost load by 25%: Air France
  • American Air to pay millions to pilots' union
  • Rail screening must be nimble: Amtrak chief
  • Qatar plane makes forced landing in Cairo
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Getting the contract right as important as winning the work
    THE small cruise ship Neptune 2, formerly the Renaissance 2, should soon be on its way to Singapore where it is expected to lay up for three months.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pakistan allows crew of Greek ship to go home
    THE crew of a Greek tanker that broke up near Karachi last July is to be allowed to return home until a verdict in their trial over Pakistan's worst ever oil spill, a minister said yesterday.
  • Prudent capacity deployment to boost rates urged
    WITH supply and demand beginning to equalise on the intra-Asia trade, the Asian Shipowners' Forum has strongly urged container shipping lines on the trade to be realistic in deploying capacity in a bid to get freight rates moving.
  • M'sia offers navy escorts for high-risk ships
    MALAYSIAN Navy personnel will escort commercial ships travelling through its waters if the risk of a pirate or terrorist attack on them is deemed high.
  • Slowing economy beginning to dent imports: Auckland Ports
    NEW Zealand's largest port company Ports of Auckland Ltd said there were signs a slowing economy was denting imports as it unveiled a deal to sell two marinas to the government for NZ$54 million .
  • Temasek keen on Lumut ports operator
    TEMASEK Holdings Ltd, Singapore's investment company, may be eyeing more than a slice of the banking sector in Malaysia.
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM raises forecast due to fuller planes, cost cuts
    DUTCH carrier KLM, set to be taken over by Air France, expects to be easily profitable in the financial year 2003/2004, thanks to fuller planes and cost cuts.
  • New Vietnam flights to boost load by 25%: Air France
  • American Air to pay millions to pilots' union
  • Rail screening must be nimble: Amtrak chief
  • Qatar plane makes forced landing in Cairo
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Getting the contract right as important as winning the work
    THE small cruise ship Neptune 2, formerly the Renaissance 2, should soon be on its way to Singapore where it is expected to lay up for three months.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pakistan allows crew of Greek ship to go home
    THE crew of a Greek tanker that broke up near Karachi last July is to be allowed to return home until a verdict in their trial over Pakistan's worst ever oil spill, a minister said yesterday.
  • Prudent capacity deployment to boost rates urged
    WITH supply and demand beginning to equalise on the intra-Asia trade, the Asian Shipowners' Forum has strongly urged container shipping lines on the trade to be realistic in deploying capacity in a bid to get freight rates moving.
  • M'sia offers navy escorts for high-risk ships
    MALAYSIAN Navy personnel will escort commercial ships travelling through its waters if the risk of a pirate or terrorist attack on them is deemed high.
  • Slowing economy beginning to dent imports: Auckland Ports
    NEW Zealand's largest port company Ports of Auckland Ltd said there were signs a slowing economy was denting imports as it unveiled a deal to sell two marinas to the government for NZ$54 million .
  • Temasek keen on Lumut ports operator
    TEMASEK Holdings Ltd, Singapore's investment company, may be eyeing more than a slice of the banking sector in Malaysia.
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM raises forecast due to fuller planes, cost cuts
    DUTCH carrier KLM, set to be taken over by Air France, expects to be easily profitable in the financial year 2003/2004, thanks to fuller planes and cost cuts.
  • New Vietnam flights to boost load by 25%: Air France
  • American Air to pay millions to pilots' union
  • Rail screening must be nimble: Amtrak chief
  • Qatar plane makes forced landing in Cairo
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Getting the contract right as important as winning the work
    THE small cruise ship Neptune 2, formerly the Renaissance 2, should soon be on its way to Singapore where it is expected to lay up for three months.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco to offer FAX, PSW4 services
  • Freight rates from HK, Macau to US, Europe likely to increase
  • Tianjin looks to technology for efficiency
  • Sembawang Kimtrans opens new facility
  • Rotterdam pursues US$2.9 billion funding for expansion
  • Vietnam Airlines seeks loan to finance new aircraft
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds bi-weekly flights to Melbourne
  • Houston-Saudi Arabia cargo service begins
  • Forward Air appoints three independent directors

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Varun Shipping posts staggering 214 pc growth in net profit for 2003-04
  • Indian flag's fleet tonnage up by 11.3 pc
  • Abhay Ocean, De Donge accord on capital dredging
  • Iran to increase petrochem exports to India
  • Gems & jewellery exports twinkle with 31 pc growth
  • Indonesia buys Indian soyameal
  • ChPT handles 36.71 m tonnes cargo during 2003-04
  • Neptune Container Logistics: Moving ahead
  • CONCOR makes it easier for ICD-Aurangabad trade - ...shifts road operations to Mumbai gateway ports
  • Performance par excellence by ICD-Sabarmati in 2003-04 - Moves 11,223 ex-im containers in March alone!
  • Duty drawback, DEPB schemes to be merged: DGFT
  • Ministry relaxes norms for steel supplies to SSIs
  • Assocham moots long-term fiscal policy
  • C. Parthasarathy is Ficci (AP) Chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Uruguay: Bunkering resumes but suppliers still cautious
    Bunker supply has resumed in Uruguay after the country suffered a drought in the marine fuels market for over a month.
  • Bunker barge risk factor overlooked in ISPS
    Many shipping companies and ports not geared towards ISPS, industry voice adds.
  • OPEC raises demand forecast, continues quota busting
  • Major supplier mulling staff cuts
    Global bunker fuel supplier and marketer admits reduction in staff being mooted as part of reorganisation.
  • New push for alternative bunker separation standard
    Swedish product development company Alfa Laval claims new '5 micron standard' offers a more cost effective method to test extraction of catalytic fines from bunker fuel.
  • Hong Kong moderately firmer, surprise Taiwan distillate move
    Avails looking lean before the next resupply in Hong Kong.
  • Rotterdam continues very firm, prompt tight

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • One day workshop on VAT in Switzerland
  • HHP Handhelds for Railion Deutschland
  • Germany: demands for light truck speed limit persist
  • Thiel: Optimism for the current financial year
  • CIM consignment note applies on the Mukran-Klaipeda ferry line
  • Airblue: a new private airline for Pakistan
  • Associated British Ports to invest in Goole
  • Jaap Kuiper quits EBS

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Cockroft warns over Tasman Spirit master
  • MOL in VLCC venture
  • Hapag-Lloyd's record profit
  • PSA profits boost

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Canada announces details of joint support ships
    Three 200 m ships with multimission capabilities to be built in Canada
  • Kirby buys into container-on-barge operation
    Pays $4,220,000 for one-third interest in Osprey Line LLC
  • Another Washington State pollution guilty plea
    Marmaras Navigation of Greece is latest in a string of foreign owners caught by crackdown
  • CSSC production soars
    Chinese shipbuilding giant set to enter world top five at end of year

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Sea-Tac sets June opening for new airport terminal
  • Rail traffic counts have good month of March
  • Seattle Coast Guard center location of book giveaway
  • CBP officers nab fugitive at Blaine port of entry
  • Carriers come together for Australia to Asia service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Green pledges new dawn for P&O Nedlloyd
    ROYAL P&O Nedlloyd chief executive Philip Green promised shareholders an improvement in the shipping line's financial performance as the company began trading independently on Friday.
  • Tracking firm sights box squeeze
    CONTAINER tracking company IAS says analysis of container 'event data' during the first quarter 2004 confirms fears of a looming box shortage.
  • LNG carriers in demand as Hyundai Heavy trumps rivals to scoop NYK trio
    TWO significant liquefied natural gas carrier deals indicate that, despite soaring steel prices, South Korean yards retain an insatiable appetite for the high-value ship type.
  • MyTravel sells cruiseships to Louis Group
    MyTravel Group, the former Airtours, has announced it is quitting all cruiseship operations, with the Louis Group of Cyprus poised to take over at least three of its four cruiseships.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Festival threatens to sue
    REPORTS conflict, but the auction of Festival Cruises' European Vision in Barbados may have gone forward and a new owner of the ship may be announced this afternoon
  • BC tug strike hits Vancouver
    A STRIKE by tug and barge operatives across British Columbia starting today will seriously affect West Coast Canada traffic and business at Vancouver
  • Court to decide 'Karachi Eight' fate
    THE lawyer representing the 'Karachi Eight' has dismissed reports that charges against seven members have been dropped, saying the court wil decide tomorrow
  • US raps union's empty-box fears
    ITF assertions that empty containers coming into the US are exempt from search are unfounded, US customs officials say
  • Nenaco receiver remains confident
    NEGROS Navigation Co has been assured by its receiver that it has enough assets to cover its liabilities
  • P&O Nedlloyd deal completed
    FROM today P&O Nedlloyd becomes 'Royal' with its listing as Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV being quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange
  • Russia, Ukraine talk maritime limits
  • European cruise body chooses leaders
  • Port, govt changes in Sri Lanka
  • China eyes Brazilian ports
  • Sun Cruises fleet to Louis
  • Daewoo Mangalia gets even
  • Brazil: more strikes announced
  • Huge drugs seizure on Merseyside
  • Iraqi war risk insurance withdrawn
  • Bomb threat was drunken hoax

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Vancouver whipsaw
    Strike by tug boat operators could hinder efforts to clear backlog of more than 200,000 containers sitting at terminals.
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd trading opens to muted response
  • U.S. forms China trade office
  • RFID ruling doesn't address global needs, says exec
  • Ryder raises earnings estimate
  • KLM revises profit estimate
  • Manugistics, IBM partner on supply-chain products
  • TNT Logistics expands U.S. BMW service
  • Kirby buys into Osprey Line
  • U.S. Xpress profit rises on higher rates

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Empty containers a security loophole, warn unions
    US unions are pushing the government to have empty as well as loaded containers inspected as part of port security measures, saying that this is a dangerous security loophole.
  • June launch for new consortium's Asia-Australia service
    The first public move has been made in the latest shake-up of partnerships in the North & East Asia/Australia trades with Evergreen announcing its new service.
  • Maersk mulling details of new Asia-Europe service, as capacity mounts
  • Port of Vancouver sees 15% fall in intermodal backlog from high of over 9,000TEU
  • Hanjin to hold overseas investor roadshows
  • Rate rises and tight cost control benefit Fesco
  • Three California port pollution bills pass first hurdle
  • Russian Railways courts 'customer-king'
  • RPONL launches on Euronext, setting course for 'independent status'
  • Shanghai gets China's first logistics park

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Transpetro tries a new path
    Petrobras unit hopes revamped newbuilding approach will yield 22 domestic-built ships by 2010.
  • Strike threatens Canadian port
    Tug and barge workers pass legal deadline for walkout in Vancouver.
  • Sun shines for Louis
    Cyprus shipowner to take over Sun Cruises fleet from troubled MyTravel.
  • Liner deal boxed up
    Reverse takeover is completed ahead of Royal P&O Nedlloyd's listing on Euronext.
  • Clarksons cats set to purr
    Top shipbroker draws up new incentive scheme to keep its team in the milk.
  • Crew held over master's murder
    Three seafarers from Univan-managed Crimson Galaxy arrested in Spain.
  • Tokyo LNG Tankers plays trader
    "We want to be Fedex," says business development manager.
  • DFDS ups Flensburg order
    And adds on an option for a seventh ro-ro newbuilding.
  • Reef fine for master
    Chinese national fined AUD10,000 after allegedly sailing bulker through Great Barrier Reef.
  • Troim extends Frontline punt
    John Fredriksen's right-hand man renews his forward contract but price has fallen.
  • CSSC yards log record quarter
    On paper results look good but steel crisis could dampen high hopes.
  • China eyes Brazil ports funds
    Reports say China could invest billions in Latin American maritime facilities to secure ore supplies.
  • PSA profits jump 22%
    Singapore container terminal operator boosted by better volumes and revenues and full year at Belgian arm.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • P&O Nedlloyd completes IPO
  • Med Shipping enters Mediterranean/Canada trade Med Shipping enters Mediterranean/Canada trade
  • Maersk Sealand to add Asia/North Europe capacity
  • Wan Hai studies launch of second Pacific loop
  • Trailer Bridge again delays publication of 2003 results
  • MTSNAC meeting scheduled for May 3-4 in Chicago
  • Two China/Australia container services to start
  • MarAd extends deadline for MSP product tanker proposals
  • Wheat shippers chastise BNSF for rate shifts
  • FMC reviews 21 OTI license applications
  • Manugistics names Strata VP
  • U.S. exports outpace imports in February
  • FCC rules strengthen RFID in freight environment
  • U.S. countervailing, antidumping probes for Canadian live swine
  • SSA starts construction of Texas City marine terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 16, 2004
  • Marinvest takes four product tankers from Croatia
    Göteborg-based Marinvest has on behalf of an international consortia ordered four ice-strenghtened LR1 product tankers from Brodosplit in ...
  • Bribery charged aquitted
    Two former Rolls-Royce employees charged for bribery of a Rederi AB Gotland employee has been aquitted by the Svea ...
  • A.P. Møller-Mærsk turns 100 years today
    Today one of the world's largest shipping groups turns 100 years old. April 16 1904 is the official date for ...

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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
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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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