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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 ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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