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June 21, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal
    DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
  • African pirates threaten global shipping
    FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
  • US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck
    THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
  • Cosco to double crude fleet
    CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
  • 9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE
    COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide
    DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
  • AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
  • US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
  • Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
  • Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades
    THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal
    DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
  • African pirates threaten global shipping
    FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
  • US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck
    THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
  • Cosco to double crude fleet
    CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
  • 9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE
    COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide
    DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
  • AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
  • US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
  • Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
  • Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades
    THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal
    DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
  • African pirates threaten global shipping
    FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
  • US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck
    THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
  • Cosco to double crude fleet
    CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
  • 9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE
    COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide
    DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
  • AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
  • US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
  • Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
  • Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades
    THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK, Shenzhen sign co-operation agreements
  • MOL reorganises for expansion in China, other emerging markets
  • Cranes delivered to the Port of Le Havre
  • Ports of Shanghai, Tianjin see increases in foreign trade
  • BMT, DHI, MPA to develop port safety system in Singapore
  • US, China agree to expanded air services
  • Qantas to codeshare with Air France, increase UK services
  • TIMCO Aviation Services names Kizer to board

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Govt will enforce ISPS code: Official
  • POTIL now GE Shipping's arm
  • Rickmers-Linie secures tonnage for Middle East/India service
  • Heartening start to g'nut oil exports
  • IOC planning to import more crude oil through Haldia Dock
  • CBEC notifies CONCOR's ICD-Bhusawal for ex-im trade
  • ICD-Raipur opened in Chhattisgarh - ...to begin operations this week
  • Silk fabrics to bear the SMOI stamp of quality
  • Bank lending norms made more liberal
  • FM may slash CST in move towards VAT
  • Exim Policy likely to focus on reducing transaction costs for exporters
  • Customs duty on petro-products, machine-made jewellery likely to be reduced
  • Inflation rate rises to 5.55 pc
  • Industry backtracks on polystyrene dumping duty
  • Tariff panel moots 5 pc hike in Customs duty on palm oils
  • Garment fair in New Delhi next month
  • Eminent speakers set to grace Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) Exhibition & Conference - Experts to analyse shipping issues threadbare
  • Assocham submits Budget wish-list
  • Ficci sees vast scope for closer trade ties with Brazil
  • Commerce Secy Dipak Chatterjee may get extension

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Compromise fails on EU regulations for HGV tolls
  • Danka signs EUR 9 million contract with Exel
  • Railion Nederland in the black
  • Delta Airlines able to go it alone
  • WWL plans Japan-China service
  • Hamburg S'd expands senior management

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Palacio to try again with Ports Directive
  • Swedish Club's "good year"
  • ISPS compliance still way off target
  • EU fiddling with tonnage tax "generates uncertainty"
  • New York-Antwerp Rules passed
  • NoE's reserves up in "difficult" claims year

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Industry opposes House effort to require USCG vetting of foreign ship security plans
    Letter to conferees points out problems with requirement sought by House
  • Guilty plea after "tricking" oil water separator
    Chief engineer of Singapore tanker could face jail, fine

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Greenbrier's Polish operation nets rail car order from Iraq
  • Northwest labor leaders call for channel project funding
  • WSCP hires HPG Worldwide to guide its moves into Asia
  • Ebeling and Magee named AOTOS winners
  • Memorial Day holiday hits weekly rail numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels deals new blow to future of liner conferences
    EUROPE'S competition directorate has given its strongest indication yet that it wants to see the block exemption granted to liner conferences abolished.
  • Shoot pirates on sight, says Indonesian navy chief
    AFTER years of being criticised for not doing enough to combat piracy, Indonesia's navy chief now wants to shoot pirates on sight.
  • Belize register ready to detain own ships in ISPS code clampdown
    BELIZE will exercise its flag state powers to detain vessels anywhere in the world if they do not comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code by the July 1 deadline, the head of the register says.
  • Ship Finance shares make a storming debut
    SHIP Finance International, the new tanker-owning subsidiary of Frontline, has got off to a promising start on its official debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Opposition to USCG security review
    FOURTEEN shipping companies and organisations have today posted a letter to the House-Senate conference committee asking the panel to reject the House effort to force a Coast Guard review of security plans on foreign vessels
  • V.Ships wins the Fairplay Cup
    V.Ships won the annual Fairplay Cup sailing regatta yesterday, coming first in a fleet of 22 competitors
  • Gwadar gets further funds
    PAKISTAN has earmarked a Rs7Bn ($122M) development outlay in its annual budget for the Gwadar Port project
  • Engineer guilty of oil dumping
    THE chief engineer of the Singapore-owned Aral Sea has pleaded guilty of concealing overboard discharges of oil-contaminated bilge water
  • New dynamism at Comanav
    MOROCCAN operator Comanav is to adopt a new logo and new trading colours to accompany its recovery, in the run up to its privatisation in 2005
  • Indian box delays blamed on railways
    INDIA exporters and importers are blaming the Container Corporation of India for the sluggishness in container-handling at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
  • IndoChina wins Norse Merchant fleet
  • Plug-in ships at LA
  • Manila ticket selling cleaned up
  • Germany rejects new security plan
  • Columbia River dredging stalled
  • Zhenjiang Jinyuan Terminal
  • Shoot pirates on sight: naval chief
  • Russian ministry opens ISPS website
  • De Palacio to submit new ports plan
  • Hong Kong, Shenzhen work together

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • United States, China agree to air deal
    U.S. cargo airlines will be able to establish hubs in China and increase their number of weekly flights to that country.
  • Bill earmarks $1 billion for rail security
    Legislation by Republican leaders of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would improve railroad security.
  • Study boosts chassis maintenance bill
  • House panel questions Customs' focus on trade
  • Hong Kong box volume up 22%
  • Union Pacific bumps up new hires to ease congestion
  • U.S. rejects United Airlines bailout
  • Service-sector leaders press WTO for progress
  • Horizon Lines plans $250 million offering
  • Cosco to double tanker capacity: Report
  • Maersk Line fires back in MSP rift
  • Hong Kong, Shenzhen ink accords

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Asian shippers urge the abolishment of surcharges and THCs
    Shippers from six countries, including Korea, China, Japan and Hong Kong, urged the abolishment of surcharges at the first Asian Shippers' Meeting held in Busan on June 16 to 18.
  • Hong Kong and Shenzhen step up co-operation
    Hong Kong and neighbouring Shenzhen yesterday signed a memorandum on enhancing bilateral co-operation, declaring that Hong Kong's status as an international logistics and shipping centre will be enhanced through Shenzhen.
  • CSXWT talks with US Lines to open 'early next week'
  • EC resurrection of ports directive divisive, agree port authorities and unions
  • Peak season surcharge looms for South East Asia/Australia trade
  • MISC to commence Taiwan-Straits Service
  • Three Chinese companies form joint venture to operate container terminal at Zhenjiang
  • Storm over control of NY harbour pilots
  • Sinotrans forms logistics joint venture with its listed units
  • MOL expands high-growth market strategy from China
  • HMM to issue corporate bonds to relieve financial pressure
  • Brazilian cabotage operator to use new financing for new feeders
  • Blue Star and Nordcapital take Korean deliveries
  • Rickmers Reederei orders four 4,250TEU vessels

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Tankerman pleads guilty
    Chief engineer of Tanker Pacific aframax faces fine and jail over oil discharge scam.
  • No smoke without fire
    Ships will vie with cars to produce most transport pollution in next 30 years, US report shows.
  • Lake Ontario catamaran debuts
    Fast ferry starts on Great Lakes, but accident means it is not the first.
  • Horizon Lines to raise $250m
    Metamorphosis of top Jones Act containership owner continues with private placement.
  • Eidsiva ups stake in ro-ro
    Norwegian now holds 45% of Tor Belgia limited partnership.
  • Ugland in mystery VLCC deal
    Dynacom time-charters out another large tanker but at an apparently strong rate for a single hull ship.
  • Cosco to double tanker fleet
    Chinese shipping giant to boost tonnage as it signs up officially with domestic importer.
  • Troim extends Golar LNG punt
    Company CEO renews his foward contract on stock as value of shares inchese higher.
  • Carnival sails to record quarter
    Cruise giant sees "remarkable quarter" as concerns over terrorism and the war in Iraq fade.
  • Royal Olympic faces eviction
    Cash strapped cruise line could finally get the boot from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
  • Bjorn Moller in the money
    Teekay chief files to sell over $7m worth of tanker company shares.
  • Rickmers Linie extends charters
    Hamburg-based shipowner takes ships for three more years for Europe Middle East service.
  • APL names new head of Japan
    Neptune Orient Lines' liner arm names Koichi Maeda (left) as new country managing director.
  • Precious buys over 1m shares
    Thai bulker owner spends just over $800,000 on stock as it continues with repurchase plan.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • Pacific International Lines may enter transpacific
  • Maersk Sealand revises transpacific services
  • Maersk points to citizenship, American military in USSM takeover
  • MarAd approves vessel flag transfer, scrapping
  • Wan Hai switches Indian ports on China/Middle East link
  • Maeda promoted to managing director at APL Japan
  • FMC Web site down for maintenance June 19
  • DHL starts $150-million campaign to increase U.S. business
  • Lan Peru expands Latin American coverage
  • U.S. House introduces antiterrorist bill for rail transportation
  • C.H. Robinson expands in China
  • Customs emphasizes need for U.S. ratifying revised Kyoto Convention
  • U.S. officials emphasize quality over quantity for container inspections
  • EC commissioner announces new port reform plan
  • Ports of Los Angeles, Seattle report sluggish box growth for May
  • Port of L.A., China Shipping make environmental pact
  • Groundbreaking at Houston's Bayport terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 18, 2004
  • "Norden" sold to Sweden
    Rederi Ab Engship in Finland has sold its 10,900 DWT bulk carrier "Norden" to Bluewater Shipping Ltd (Berndtsson Rederi). The ...
  • Enforced authority role for the Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate
    The Swedish Government has decided to enforce the authority role for the Maritime Inspectorate which is a part of the ...
  • Transport directorate likely in new EU Commission
    As a consequence of the EU enlargement, the institutions are up for major organisational changes. The present Directorate-General for ...

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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
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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