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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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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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