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May 20, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salalah Port grows to second busiest in Gulf
    AFTER only five years of operation, Salalah port is making its mark as one of the busiest ports in the Gulf due to its strategic location at south of Oman, attracting more shipping lines and handling higher throughput.
  • S'pore calls for multilateral response to ballast issue
    A major conference on the treatment and discharge of ballast water got under way yesterday with a call for a multilateral response to the global issue.
  • Large vessels banned from part of NZ coast
    THE International Maritime Organisation has banned large ships from a part of New Zealand's coast in the first such measure in the world, a maritime safety official said yesterday.
  • Daewoo eyes overseas expansion
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-biggest shipyard, said yesterday it was considering buying a yard to make cruise ships in Western Europe and establishing a production base in China.
  • Hawaiian start-up costs hurt Star Cruises' Q1 profit
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said start-up costs for its new cruise services in Hawaii were a drag on its first quarter results.
  • China Shipping cuts IPO size again: sources
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines has cut the size of its initial public offering again by more than 20 per cent to US$1-1.2 billion after fund managers pushed for lower pricing, market sources said yesterday.
  • Soaring steel prices squeezing margins: Daewoo Shipbuilding
    SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said it expected operating profits to fall in 2004 as high steel prices squeeze margins and offset booming orders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Major US airports will be ready for A380
    MAJOR airports in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago plan to be ready for the mammoth Airbus A380 double decker passenger jet in late 2006, their operators said on Tuesday, playing down concerns raised by airline Virgin Atlantic a day earlier.
  • Asia air travel bookings up 90%
  • Record travellers lift BAA's profit
  • Cargo plane crash in China kills 7
  • Spain's first private airport aims at budget carriers
  • Govt plans to sell its Swiss Air stake
Newbuilds
  • Buoyant freight markets face long yard backlogs
    THE brief new orders list would suggest a quiet time in the newbuilding market but at a time when freight markets are generally very buoyant, there does not seem to be a lack of interest in modern tonnage.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salalah Port grows to second busiest in Gulf
    AFTER only five years of operation, Salalah port is making its mark as one of the busiest ports in the Gulf due to its strategic location at south of Oman, attracting more shipping lines and handling higher throughput.
  • S'pore calls for multilateral response to ballast issue
    A major conference on the treatment and discharge of ballast water got under way yesterday with a call for a multilateral response to the global issue.
  • Large vessels banned from part of NZ coast
    THE International Maritime Organisation has banned large ships from a part of New Zealand's coast in the first such measure in the world, a maritime safety official said yesterday.
  • Daewoo eyes overseas expansion
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-biggest shipyard, said yesterday it was considering buying a yard to make cruise ships in Western Europe and establishing a production base in China.
  • Hawaiian start-up costs hurt Star Cruises' Q1 profit
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said start-up costs for its new cruise services in Hawaii were a drag on its first quarter results.
  • China Shipping cuts IPO size again: sources
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines has cut the size of its initial public offering again by more than 20 per cent to US$1-1.2 billion after fund managers pushed for lower pricing, market sources said yesterday.
  • Soaring steel prices squeezing margins: Daewoo Shipbuilding
    SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said it expected operating profits to fall in 2004 as high steel prices squeeze margins and offset booming orders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Major US airports will be ready for A380
    MAJOR airports in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago plan to be ready for the mammoth Airbus A380 double decker passenger jet in late 2006, their operators said on Tuesday, playing down concerns raised by airline Virgin Atlantic a day earlier.
  • Asia air travel bookings up 90%
  • Record travellers lift BAA's profit
  • Cargo plane crash in China kills 7
  • Spain's first private airport aims at budget carriers
  • Govt plans to sell its Swiss Air stake
Newbuilds
  • Buoyant freight markets face long yard backlogs
    THE brief new orders list would suggest a quiet time in the newbuilding market but at a time when freight markets are generally very buoyant, there does not seem to be a lack of interest in modern tonnage.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salalah Port grows to second busiest in Gulf
    AFTER only five years of operation, Salalah port is making its mark as one of the busiest ports in the Gulf due to its strategic location at south of Oman, attracting more shipping lines and handling higher throughput.
  • S'pore calls for multilateral response to ballast issue
    A major conference on the treatment and discharge of ballast water got under way yesterday with a call for a multilateral response to the global issue.
  • Large vessels banned from part of NZ coast
    THE International Maritime Organisation has banned large ships from a part of New Zealand's coast in the first such measure in the world, a maritime safety official said yesterday.
  • Daewoo eyes overseas expansion
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-biggest shipyard, said yesterday it was considering buying a yard to make cruise ships in Western Europe and establishing a production base in China.
  • Hawaiian start-up costs hurt Star Cruises' Q1 profit
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said start-up costs for its new cruise services in Hawaii were a drag on its first quarter results.
  • China Shipping cuts IPO size again: sources
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines has cut the size of its initial public offering again by more than 20 per cent to US$1-1.2 billion after fund managers pushed for lower pricing, market sources said yesterday.
  • Soaring steel prices squeezing margins: Daewoo Shipbuilding
    SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said it expected operating profits to fall in 2004 as high steel prices squeeze margins and offset booming orders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Major US airports will be ready for A380
    MAJOR airports in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago plan to be ready for the mammoth Airbus A380 double decker passenger jet in late 2006, their operators said on Tuesday, playing down concerns raised by airline Virgin Atlantic a day earlier.
  • Asia air travel bookings up 90%
  • Record travellers lift BAA's profit
  • Cargo plane crash in China kills 7
  • Spain's first private airport aims at budget carriers
  • Govt plans to sell its Swiss Air stake
Newbuilds
  • Buoyant freight markets face long yard backlogs
    THE brief new orders list would suggest a quiet time in the newbuilding market but at a time when freight markets are generally very buoyant, there does not seem to be a lack of interest in modern tonnage.

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, K Line post positive FY2003 results
  • Panama, Caribbean forums to implement peak season surcharge
  • PONL mulls share option scheme for employees
  • Singapore MPA offers discount for ISPS compliant ships
  • Lumut Port cargo throughput up in Q1
  • CP Ships not to grow by acquisitions alone, says Halliwell
  • NZ, China agree on new service air arrangements
  • April holidays affect Dragonair cargo volumes
  • Air France net profit drops
  • SAS Cargo increases US-Scandinavia route capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL wins Best Intra-Asia Shipping Line award for 4th consecutive year
  • DCI signs long-term lease pact with Bahrain firm
  • Another Handymax carrier enters GE Shipping's fleet
  • Wheat exporters await policy push
  • STPI aims to provide core functions abroad
  • Talks on maritime cooperation between India & EU in June
  • Paradip Port on cyclone alert
  • KoPT aims at handling 47 m tonnes in 2004-05
  • ...to join hands with CONCOR for Dadri CFS
  • Gold Card scheme for exporters delights Fieo chief
  • Gold Card scheme to facilitate easy credit access for top exporters
  • RBI waives fees on banks rendering e-services
  • Insurer not liable for cargo not properly packed, rules UK Court
  • Letter to the Editor - Privatisation of rail box traffic can ease port congestion

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Venezuela: No to raising OPEC quotas, country's capacity to rise
    PDVSA chief denies the need for more OPEC oil, also announces plans for Venezuela to increase production capacity to 5 million barrels per day.
  • GAC: Weekly African market report
  • Singapore trader eyes Zhoushan fuel oil storage
    Singapore-based trader reported to be in discussions to acquire fuel oil storage terminal for distribution in China.
  • API & DOE figures show rise in US gasoline stocks
    Crude prices fell for the second day today after reaching a new all-time high on Monday.
  • Typhoon Nida expected in Tokyo on Sunday
    Tokyo and the Yokohama Bay area are currently preparing for the landfall of Typhoon Nida, which is expected to arrive sometime on the morning of May 23.
  • Quiet Piraeus waits for demand upturn
  • South Korean bunker market backs off from high water mark
  • Saudi posted prices on the rise
  • Rotterdam bunker prices slip ahead of holiday
  • EPA grants shipowners, refiners breathing space
    Introduction of tough new regulations on sulphur emissions in marine diesel curtailed to allow refiners, shipowners and engine manufacturers more time.

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • The International Transport Journal's Air Freight Forum to take place in Cologne
  • Old Dominion launches "OD Solutions Centre"
  • Germany: all trucks to be fitted with extra mirrors
  • Things go swimmingly for Deutsche Post World Net
  • Otal reduces road transit times to Niger
  • British Airways World Cargo posts healthy results
  • Carl Tiedemann celebrates 125th anniversary
  • TNT Express names regional general manager for South East Asia

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • IMO double skin bulker bid overturned
  • Siem pulls out of Broström
  • BV in high-speed safety project
  • Stelmar; "no offer yet"
  • Two crew injured in Java Sea pirate attack
  • Cape Africa at anchor in False Bay
  • Marad praises UK's "step in right direction"

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Fire breaks out on Horizon barge
    Onboard personnel safely evacuated
  • Wartsila offers one stop shopping for maritime training
    More than 70 courses

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Leaders from four states call for channel deepening funds
  • Portland public relations firm hires Ellis as account manager
  • Merchant Marine to be honored at Portland Maritime Day event
  • Crowley Marine Services crews free grounded ferry in Alaska
  • New Matson service will speed cattle deliveries

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Tonnage squeeze forces lines to juggle Asia-Europe box fleets
    A SEVERE shortage of containerships is forcing a group of major carriers to plan a new Asia-Europe service deploying just seven vessels rather than the usual eight.
  • K Line designers developing 'epoch-making' zero ballast water ships
    THE upward trend in containership capacity has persuaded K Line that the time is right to develop a ship that carries little, if any, ballast water, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
  • Straw urged to enter Gibraltar cruise row
    BRITISH Foreign Secretary Jack Straw came under increased pressure yesterday to seek clarification from his Spanish counterpart over the Gibraltar cruiseship controversy.
  • No offer yet from OMI says Stelmar
    OMI's plans to acquire Greek tanker rival Stelmar Shipping seem to be far from a 'done deal'.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Stelmar-OMI merger: plot thickens
    ONE day after OMI's announcement that it had support from the Haji-Ionnou family for a Stelmar merger, Stelmar's board asserted that it had yet to receive an offer and had never even been contacted about the possibility of such a dea
  • Key issues hinder UK feeder links
    LACK of information supplied by deep sea container lines to terminal operators are two key reasons affecting the development of feeder shipping to and from the UK
  • TACA sees critical months ahead
    TACA believes the next six months are crucial in detemining whether conferences continue to receive exemptions from EU 'anti-trust' policies
  • Port trucker crisis looming
    RED flags were repeatedly raised at this week's Trans-Atlantic Maritime Conference over potential disruption of US shipping by port truckers
  • Mexico moves to secure gas supplies
    MEXICO is worried that LNG supplies from the US, its primary supplier, could be curtailed and is moving to build more plants and seek imports from other countries
  • British cruisers hit milestone
    THE British cruise market passed the 1M passenger mark for the first time last year
  • Human error led to ferry grounding
  • ITF warns of new cruise job scam
  • Dredging Corp to dredge in Bahrain
  • Iberojet adds ex-Olympia Voyager
  • ABP sponsors environment projects
  • Short-sea centres making an impact
  • Congestion at North China ore ports
  • Alstom rescue tops Euro agenda
  • Lloyd Werft, NCL amend Pride terms
  • Star Cruises back on profit trail

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Trade: Feds should regulate security
    Customs & Border Protection measures making companies more efficient by forcing them to take a closer look at their operations, executives say.
  • Drivers, union could rile waterfront this summer
  • Trucking a weak link for container terminals
  • Union Pacific to shippers: We don't know when delays will end
  • NIT League says security checks will delay ocean cargo
  • Maynard, NY port authority spokesman, dies
  • Hong Kong bridge will link terminals
  • High court won't hear harbor maintenance tax appeals
  • NOL chief sees no takeover targets
  • Trade deal for U.S., Australia
  • SAS boosts capacity From N. America
  • L.A. ports seek off-site box storage
  • OOCL expands Asia/Mid-East coverage

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Ship squeeze limits services as HRI continues its steady march upwards
    Shortages of tonnage are beginning to have an effect as lines struggle to find ships to operate new service strings or even to cope with volumes on existing services.
  • Australia cuts government shipping levies
    Navigation and safety-regulation service charges imposed on ships are to be cut by 15%, saving the industry around A$6 (US$4) million per year, the Australian Government announced on May 17.
  • Port Security bill bogged down in committee stage
  • Malaysian hauliers call for lowering of trailer ratio
  • Austria to pay the penalty for high Swiss road tolls
  • Nepal gets its first ICD
  • Korea call added to OOCL/Wan Hai service rotation
  • Korea/China route sees significant growth
  • Tobishima ordered world's newest cranes

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Pacific Basin linked to IPO
    Handysize bulker operator said to be eyeing listing in Hong Kong despite local market turmoil.
  • Formosa in double US detention
    Taiwanese-based shipowner sees bulker and tanker held as Americans detain thirteen ships.
  • Profits ease at Toei Reefer
    Disappointing fourth quarter drags down full-year results at Japanese tuna shipping company.
  • Norden boosts Torm
    Danish shipowner's Investment in rival proves even more lucrative than trading tankers.
  • Spanish ferry vanishes
    Singapore-built ro-pax on delivery voyage mysteriously disappears while navigating Malacca Straits.
  • MC stays in black
    Board confirms new shareholding, but still mulling offer from Burke Investments.
  • Skaugen confirms bond issue
    Company will raise at least $35m through Norwegian offering.
  • Alan Marsh lifts stake to $4.5m
    Braemar Seascope gets vote of confidence as chief executive buys another block of shares.
  • Strintzis cuts losses
    Newer ships lead to higher revenues for Greek ferry owner.
  • New Zealand wins ship ban
    IMO agrees to bar larger vessels from sensitive waters off North Island.
  • More tankers for Lasco
    Latvians exercise options for another two product tankers at 3 Maj.
  • Cape Africa anchors in bay
    U-Ming's holed and laden bulker towed inshore for repair work.
  • Odfjell bags tanker quintet
    Norwegian extends fleet with acquisitions and long-term charters.
  • Budget ferry service launched
    Danish venture aims to bring low cost airline pricing model to the English Channel.
  • Moller sells spill business
    Pollution clean up subsidiary is hived off to green investor.
  • CSCL "cuts share sale"
    Report claims China Shipping box line has scaled back initial offering in falling stock market.
  • Old tankers drag down Lasco
    Latvian Shipping hit by rate slump for veteran vessels in first quarter.
  • Spring Peacock refloated
    Port traffic freed up late Tuesday after stranded bulker shifted.
  • Mexico pushes LNG imports
    Energy minister backs terminal plans in bid to end reliance on US.
  • NOL appoints legal eagle
    Ex-Singapore judicial commissioner appointed to board of national liner and logistics firm.
  • Expansion planned at Yugtransit
    Taganrog-based Russian owner wants another seven or eight small cargoships for grain exports.
  • Ten owners target Scottish deal
    P&O, Smyril, NorthLink and others ready to bid for ferry services to Northern Isles.
  • Lorenzo profit soars
    Philippine container line benefited from increased volumes to post big rise in first quarter earnings.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • NIT League opposes security requirements for foreign ships
  • Supreme Court will not hear harbor maintenance tax cases
  • U.S. Lines to add China/U.S. East Coast service
  • Wan Hai, OOCL extend Asia/Middle East service to Korea
  • NYK adds surcharges on Hong Kong/South Africa shipments
  • BA World Cargo's yields down, productivity up
  • U.S. to start Immigration Security Initiative
  • U.S., Australia sign off on free-trade agreement
  • TSA, DOT issue joint rule revising security data protections
  • Hong Kong to launch electronic transportation network
  • Commerce recalculates duties on Chinese television imports
  • Battista, Exel executive, dies at 57
  • Jacksonville port to install smart video for perimeter security

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 19, 2004
  • Easy ship transfer in EU through new directive
    The new transfer of ships regulations will enter into force on 20 May. They regulations cover the transfer of ships ...
  • Danish multi-supply vessel in "Prestige" recover work
    Esvagt, subsidiary of Em. Z. Svitzer A/S, has signed their multi-purpose supply ship "Esvagt Connector" for a period ...
  • No mandatory rules for dubble hull on dry bulkers
    Greece won a fierce row with the U.K. in the IMO Maritime Safety Committee, and as a result there will ...

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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
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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
››› 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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