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January 21, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembCorp, Keppel Fels clinch US$236m rig deal
    SINGAPORE's two marine majors, SembCorp Marine and Keppel Fels , have each bagged a jack-up rig deal from Norway's Skeie Group worth a total of US$236 million, plus options.
  • Two dead, 16 missing after ship capsized off Norway
    A Norwegian-operated cargo ship capsized off the south-west coast of Norway on Monday, plunging some of its crew into the icy waters of the North Sea.
  • Sunken French trawler probably collided
    A French trawler which sank off England's southwest coast last week probably collided with another ship, French prosecutors said.
  • Bunker boost for Rotterdam
    THE supply of bunkers and lubricants at Rotterdam rose 7.4 per cent last year, compared with 2002, to 11.4 million tons.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines increase flights, shrugging off Sars fears
    CHINA Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and rival Asian carriers are adding more than 5,600 flights this month to meet demand over the Chinese New Year holiday, shrugging off concerns a resurgence of the Sars virus may put people off travel.
  • Dragonair to launch Tokyo service in April
  • China Airlines to buy 2 more A330s
  • Sydney Airport's earnings in H1 up 15.7%: Macquarie
  • Swiss can ask about planes banned from country
  • JAS grounds quarter of flights
Strait Talk
  • Avoiding gross mistakes with ship tonnages
    IF I could have US$100 for every news report about the new Queen Mary 2 'weighing 150,000 gross tonnes', or having a 'gross tonnage of 150,000 tonnes', that I have had to read in the past week or two I could probably afford a very pleasant holiday on that marvellous vessel.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembCorp, Keppel Fels clinch US$236m rig deal
    SINGAPORE's two marine majors, SembCorp Marine and Keppel Fels , have each bagged a jack-up rig deal from Norway's Skeie Group worth a total of US$236 million, plus options.
  • Two dead, 16 missing after ship capsized off Norway
    A Norwegian-operated cargo ship capsized off the south-west coast of Norway on Monday, plunging some of its crew into the icy waters of the North Sea.
  • Sunken French trawler probably collided
    A French trawler which sank off England's southwest coast last week probably collided with another ship, French prosecutors said.
  • Bunker boost for Rotterdam
    THE supply of bunkers and lubricants at Rotterdam rose 7.4 per cent last year, compared with 2002, to 11.4 million tons.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines increase flights, shrugging off Sars fears
    CHINA Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and rival Asian carriers are adding more than 5,600 flights this month to meet demand over the Chinese New Year holiday, shrugging off concerns a resurgence of the Sars virus may put people off travel.
  • Dragonair to launch Tokyo service in April
  • China Airlines to buy 2 more A330s
  • Sydney Airport's earnings in H1 up 15.7%: Macquarie
  • Swiss can ask about planes banned from country
  • JAS grounds quarter of flights
Strait Talk
  • Avoiding gross mistakes with ship tonnages
    IF I could have US$100 for every news report about the new Queen Mary 2 'weighing 150,000 gross tonnes', or having a 'gross tonnage of 150,000 tonnes', that I have had to read in the past week or two I could probably afford a very pleasant holiday on that marvellous vessel.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembCorp, Keppel Fels clinch US$236m rig deal
    SINGAPORE's two marine majors, SembCorp Marine and Keppel Fels , have each bagged a jack-up rig deal from Norway's Skeie Group worth a total of US$236 million, plus options.
  • Two dead, 16 missing after ship capsized off Norway
    A Norwegian-operated cargo ship capsized off the south-west coast of Norway on Monday, plunging some of its crew into the icy waters of the North Sea.
  • Sunken French trawler probably collided
    A French trawler which sank off England's southwest coast last week probably collided with another ship, French prosecutors said.
  • Bunker boost for Rotterdam
    THE supply of bunkers and lubricants at Rotterdam rose 7.4 per cent last year, compared with 2002, to 11.4 million tons.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines increase flights, shrugging off Sars fears
    CHINA Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and rival Asian carriers are adding more than 5,600 flights this month to meet demand over the Chinese New Year holiday, shrugging off concerns a resurgence of the Sars virus may put people off travel.
  • Dragonair to launch Tokyo service in April
  • China Airlines to buy 2 more A330s
  • Sydney Airport's earnings in H1 up 15.7%: Macquarie
  • Swiss can ask about planes banned from country
  • JAS grounds quarter of flights
Strait Talk
  • Avoiding gross mistakes with ship tonnages
    IF I could have US$100 for every news report about the new Queen Mary 2 'weighing 150,000 gross tonnes', or having a 'gross tonnage of 150,000 tonnes', that I have had to read in the past week or two I could probably afford a very pleasant holiday on that marvellous vessel.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK takes action ahead of ISPS code implementation
  • ADB loans US$500M for China rail link
  • NYK rebrands logistics arms
  • Wilmington deepening project completed
  • U-Freight expands to Sri Lanka
  • New route boosts Philippine-Indonesia trade
  • Shippers eye growth in UK-Mauritius service
  • Bimco launches online repair contract
  • HK air cargo on the rise
  • Qantas to start Shanghai freight service
  • President Air resumes Hong Kong flights
  • Coyne Airways launches regular Baghdad flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Ministry sets new norms for Major Ports' dredging contracts
  • Govt may extend $ 1.5-bn line of credit to Africa
  • Sudan gets $ 50-m line of credit from Exim Bank
  • Bangladesh may buy Indian sugar
  • SEAI, MPEDA officials in US to plead against imposition of dumping duty
  • Iraq may place orders for 15-20 million kg tea
  • ICD-Sanathnagar sets new record by handling 2,354 TEUs in Dec. 2003
  • Final 5 bidders continue to remain in fray - JNP: bidding for 3rd container terminal - Time given to comply with bid requirements
  • Advanced logistics can save India Rs 23,000 cr., says study
  • Govt. launches Rs 40,000-cr. project to link major cities by 4-lane highways
  • Centre releases 5 pc FCFS quota for garments
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 103.824 bn
  • German firm may sign JV pact to build intermediate bulk containers in Daman
  • EDI regime in a month, says DGFT
  • DEPB benefit: 12.5 pc cap on agency commission to continue
  • Centre may allow commercial banks to extend credit lines
  • Singapore to open trade office in Mumbai to help investors
  • IMC team to visit Australia and New Zealand next month

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Maersk Logistics wins SCM contract with Poundstretcher
  • EWS supports government plan for rail growth
  • Cargolux Airlines International introduces fourth flight to Budapest
  • Seagull joint service launched
  • Famous Pacific strengthens Hong Kong Secretariat

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Jebsen bulker capsized with heavy loss of life
  • French oil gigant charters MAX tankers from Stena
  • EU yard subsidies to be extended

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Desperate search for bulker survivors
  • No injuries in ro-pax grounding
  • Bimco's Repaircon goes online
  • IMDG Code now in force
  • Derivatives brokers get new chairman
  • Quieter week on piracy front

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Executive appointments at Newport News
    Stewart, Edenzon and Mazach move up
  • VT Halter Marine in RO/RO study with MARAD
    Looking at feasibility of dual-use (commercial/military) fast/ferry
  • USMR expands in Hawaii
    Pays $16 million for Honolulu Shipyard Inc.'s navy repair business
  • Alstom moves to grab Festival ships
    Two cruise ships already detained, one still at sea
  • Jackup order for Keppel FELS
    Agreement signed with Norway's Skeie Group

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Rocknes death toll set to rise as rescue operation is called off
    THE death toll from the capsize of the specialist bulk carrier Rocknes looked certain to rise to 18 last night after emergency teams abandoned their search for the missing crew in the freezing fjord near Bergen.
  • Ministry call for Zim sale probe
    ISRAEL'S Finance Ministry has asked the country's public spending watchdog to investigate the disposal of the government's interest in Zim Israel Navigation, according to one of the country's leading business publications.
  • Blast at Skikda LNG plant kills 23
    AN EXPLOSION at Algeria's Skikda liquefied natural gas plant has killed 23 people and left a further 74 injured.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Algerian gas explosion kills 23
    AS many as 23 people are thought to have been killed and 74 injured in an explosion at the Algerian Sonatrach LNG facility in Skikda
  • Skikda blast to hit med trade
    THE explosion that destroyed much of the Skikda LNG plant in Algeria yesterday evening will hit exports to Italy, France, Greece and possibly Spain
  • Malta relaxed about cruise loss
    MALTA'S high commissioner to the UK and former tourism minister George Bonello Du Puis told Fairplay today that he is not so worried by the loss of cruise passengers
  • Divers reveal Pride damage
    DIVERS inspecting damage to the Pride of America's hull have revealed the likely cause of the partial sinking of Norwegian Cruise Line's ship at the Lloyd Werft shipyard
  • Pirate attacks on tanker, bulker
    PIRATES have attempted in the last week to board a bulk carrier and an LPG tanker, according to the International Maritime Bureau's latest piracy report
  • ISPS: check your charter parties
    SHIPOWNERS and charterers are advised to take the costs and responsibilities imposed by the ISPS Code into account in existing and future charter parties
  • Clarksons launches Solent-Seine run
  • Arica boosted by Bolivian trade
  • Smit to begin re-floating Rocknes
  • Rocknes fatalities rise to three
  • Festival confident of quick release
  • Weather warms St Petersburg
  • Boxship 'may have rammed trawler'
  • Japan warns of vessel price rises
  • Pentagon begins Iraq sealift
  • China's GDP up 9% last year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Kelang meets revised forecast
    The Malaysian port processed 4.8 million TEUs in 2003, up from 4.5 million the year before.
  • Maersk Sealand upgrades MECL
    Upgrade offers faster, direct service from Mid-East and Indian Subcontinent to U.S. East Coast ports.
  • UPS to buy out Japan venture
    United Parcel Service plans expansion with acquisition of Japan's largest parcel delivery firm.
  • Shipping, gov'ts. should increase security: IMO
  • MOL upgrades Asia- South Africa/West Africa service
  • Dividends for Sea Containers
  • MTC completes system recovery test
  • APL Logistics adds Kenya to network
  • SeaSecure to handle China port-security training
  • Mexico railroad gets VAT tax certificate
  • Search ends for capsize survivors
  • Precision Software releases TRA/X upgrade
  • Shippers urge FMC decision on NVOs

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Bidders for JNPT T3 have one month to amend submissions
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has given all five consortia competing for Nhava Sheva's third container terminal one month to resolve technical deficiencies in their bids.
  • Plan B works for Cala Panama
    Salvors have succeeded in freeing the Cala Panama, the containership grounded in Barranquilla, Colombia on December 21.
  • European shippers face Canada box levy
  • Asia-Africa services reorganised: including Shanghai, dropping transit times
  • Queen's visit gives impetus to Rio dredge
  • Railion strengthens position on Brenner with stake in RTC
  • IMO's dangerous goods code becomes mandatory
  • Jointly operated shuttle links Ruhr with Turin
  • Kolkata seeks US$26million private investment for box terminal
  • Port Klang volumes maintain steady increase
  • Chemical salvage work continues in North Sea

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • Eighteen dead as search abandoned
    Atle Jebsen acknowledges hope of finding more survivors from tragic Rocknes is over.
  • DFDS offloads vessel quartet
    Danish owner continues fleet clearout with Lys-Line ships.
  • Rocknes salvage gets underway
    Smit warns refloating grounded $60m bulker may take up to two days.
  • Baltic's handy index lifespan extended
    But new supramax index to be introduced soon, and tanker routes to be reviewed.
  • China and Taiwan plan shiprepair yard
    Fujian province teams up with investors across the Taiwan Strait for tanker and rig facility.
  • Time runs out for Rocknes crew
    Probe into capsize of bulk carrier with loss of up to 18 lives gets under way.
  • Russian shipyard owner merges with power group
    United Heavy Machinery widens manufacturing interests with domestic tie-up.
  • Algerian LNG plant blast will hit shipping
    Bad news for Med-max-sized vessels and buyers left without cargoes.
  • HMM pays up for World-Wide VLCCs
    Strong tanker rates look set to hold as demand remains hot across market.
  • Varna buyer yet to pay
    Tsakos could be back in frame for Bulgarian yard if Bulyard consortium delays.
  • Tallink plots new route
    Estonian owner's Fantaasia will aim for slice of St Petersburg traffic from April.
  • Three seafarers cut free from bulker
    But sixteen others now feared dead following capsize.
  • Total takes P-Max tankers
    Stena subsidiary Concordia Maritime signs up for five-year deal with oil giant.
  • MOL and P&O Nedlloyd upgrade Africa links
    Partners overhaul two routes to speed up transit times and improve access to China.
  • Start-up ferry service for Greece's Sporades
    Newcomer Vospo to run four ships from Volos to Aegean islands.
  • Yang Ming inks eight more at CSBC
    Taiwanese owner orders feeder ships on the back of "vigorous growth" in intra-Asian trades.
  • Starlight cancels 2004 cruises
    South African charter of Olympia Countess bows to the inevitable and terminates season early.
  • Idan says Zim is a done deal
    Israel Corp holds 98% of container line's shares after agreeing buy out of government stake.
  • Aussies arrest drunken skipper
    Master of 41,502-dwt tanker High Rider (built 1991) found to be a little high himself.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2004
  • APL's container rates slide again
  • Canada/Europe conferences charge new reporting fee
  • Yang Ming, Wan Hai, Hapag-Lloyd launch Taiwan-Middle East link
  • MOL, P&O Nedlloyd add Shanghai to Asia/Africa service
  • Norwegian shipowner Arne Naess Jr. dies in fall
  • Express industry praises Zoellick for pressing WTO negotiations
  • U-Freight establishes Sri Lankan subsidiary
  • U.S. Customs Bureau reports growing trade in 2003
  • WTO body sides with U.S. in Canadian lumber dispute
  • U.S. produce group wants Congress to retain origin labeling delay
  • Workers' unions, port management meet over Cochin public-private plans

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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