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October 22, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire
    MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
  • OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28%
    HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
  • California cargo backlog 'critical', says union
    THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
  • Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
Admiralty Casebook
  • Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit
    AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire
    MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
  • OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28%
    HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
  • California cargo backlog 'critical', says union
    THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
  • Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
Admiralty Casebook
  • Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit
    AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cepa II origin rules to be announced soon
  • Schenker Terminals receive TAPA certification
  • 24-hr customs clearence to be introduced at Russian border town
  • HK throughput jumps 9.5 pc in September

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • South Korean refiner suspends bunker supply
    South Korean bunker market looks set to suffer tight supply and firm prices for balance of October.
  • Petrobras seeks expansion near and far
    Petrobras manager tells Miami conference of plans to increase sales of low sulphur fuels in European and Asian bunkering hubs, as well as reviving bunker services closer to home.
  • Regional cargo gains suppress Italian demand
  • 'Disruption not destruction' as Tokyo Bay weathers latest storm
    As Typhoon Tokage moves on, players in Tokyo Bay find damage mostly limited to supply delays rather than infrastructure
  • Demand expected to keep up with Singapore fuel oil arrivals
    Singapore fuel oil inventories see only slight rise this week, despite expectations of over 3m metric tonnes of cargo arrivals from the west this month.
  • Rotterdam firm with continued congestion
  • Saudi Arabia investing in desulphurisation technology for crude
    Saudi Arabia has said it is investing in desulphurisation technology to compete with sweet crude producers and meet the needs of refiners.
  • Panama Canal imposes new tariff for oil carrying vessels
    The Panama Canal Authority has issued a new tariff of charges, in order to finance the implementation of its oil spill response program.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Alacat 2004 from 7 - 10 November in Barcelona
  • Quehenberger opts for GC3 transport management system
  • Shippers optimistic over repeal of liner shipping anti-trust immunity
  • Ford orders forklifts from Kalmar
  • Tirana Airport Partners to run Mother Teresa airport
  • MSC introduces Andes Express Service
  • New head for CMA CGM Switzerland

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • GEM orders products tankers at Hyundai Mipo
  • Broström's profit on tanker disposal
  • B&N books specialist ships from Aker
  • OMI buys back shares
  • Brussels agrees to Italian tonnage tax
  • EC approves Belgium port subsidies
  • Stelmar pays advisers US$11m

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • CATS ferry no longer under guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Mexicana Airlines expanding Portland flights to Mexico
  • BNSF simplifying wheat shipment rates
  • Investigation continues on Puget Sound oil spill
  • Vancouver BC cruise business continues to see declines
  • Crowley setting up shop in Guatemala Free Zone

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Economou heads for US stock market return with 15-strong panamax fleet
    GEORGE Economou's Drytank group is hatching plans to offer shares in a bulk carrier fleet in the US in the coming weeks, possibly before the end of the year, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • Scrap liner immunity, says Australian watchdog
    AUSTRALIA'S official regulatory adviser, the Productivity Commission, says the country's liner shipping immunities should be scrapped or heavily modified.
  • Guidelines call as Britain is accused on 'booze cruises'
    PASSENGER Shipping Association director William Gibbons has called for guidelines on the volume of goods so-called 'booze cruisers' can bring in as the European Commission ann-ounced plans to take Britain to the European Court of Justice over seizures of tobacco and cars.
  • Typhoon Tokage hits home
    The 1978-built, 4,254 gt passenger cargoship Antonina Nezhdanova is pictured on a 50' list with its hull cracked and flooded, at Fushiki, near Toyama on the central eastern coast of Honshu.
  • Recruitment drive fails to keep US dockers
    A MUCH-publicised dockworker recruitment drive to help relieve chronic congestion at ports in southern California has fallen far short of its target, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Crew safe as typhoon lashes ships
    AT least three ships were damaged on Wednesday during the unprecedented 10th storm of Japan's record typhoon season
  • Weather thwarts BBC China clean-up
    POOR weather continues to hamper efforts of removing bunker fuel from the stranded dry cargo ship BBC China, which is grounded near Port Grosvenor in South Africa
  • PSA CEO Ng Chee Keong to retire
    CHIEF Executive of container terminal operator PSA Singapore, Ng Chee Keong will be retiring with effect from 1 January, 2005 after more than 30 years of service
  • South Korea to probe yard mishaps
    SOUTH Korea will 'thoroughly' probe accidents at shipbuilding yards, which the ministry of labour says account for a large number of industrial accidents
  • European Court for UK Customs
    EFFORTS by UK Customs to justify what the EC calls 'disproportionate penalties' on ferry passengers have proved inadequate
  • US oil spill twist
    AN investigation by the US Coast Guard in search of a ship that spilled oil into Puget Sound off the coast of Washington State has taken an unexpected turn
  • S Africa to invest in ports, rail
  • EC approves Italian tonnage tax
  • Spanish dockers reject directive
  • RCCL posts $282M profit in 3Q
  • USWC pilots face consolidation
  • Tampa executives sacked
  • S African ports seek partnerships
  • Whales cannot file lawsuits in US
  • S Carolina ports 'falling behind'
  • Wärtsilä admits slow Moby response

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Mandatory C-TPAT req.'s coming?
    Some, but not all, elements of the supply-chain security prorgam could become required but the program will remain fundamentally voluntary, a DHS official says.
  • Congestion shrinks LA imports
    Delays taking a toll on the nation's busiest container complex as shippers divert cargo to other West Coast ports.
  • OOCL revenue rides box boom
  • UPS Q3 profit rises 20 percent
  • Fuel prices hurt Union Pacific profit
  • Hub earnings surge despite weaker intermodal
  • September jump for Hong Kong throughput
  • Customs reschedules trade symposium
  • Better net for Arkansas Best
  • DHL to pull global hub out of Brussels
  • Record for Japan exports
  • China, ASEAN to sign off on trade pact: Report

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Tests for Buenos Aires alternative suspended
    A series of test-navigations, aimed at extending River Plate navigation to Zarate, has been cancelled, affecting lines seeking alternatives to Buenos Aires, which has been hit by draught-restrictions.
  • Lyttelton details expansion plans
    New Zealand's leading South Island container port, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC), has announced it will invest NZ$90million (US$62.2million) over five years to upgrade and expand port facilities.
  • California longshore union says more full-timers needed
  • Hanjin transPac service to target import-export balance as 'wave of the future'
  • Singamas expects further rise in box-prices
  • HK urges Guangdong to relax regulations on cross-border drivers
  • Port skip allows Evergreen partners to get the jump on European congestion
  • Russia's Magistral institutes express Far East container train
  • European transport group reaches out to neighbours and into existing infrastructure
  • Pacific traders re-tonnage
  • Volume growth at Busan Port
  • Cosco orders four 5,100TEU containerships
  • New logistics hub opened at Penang
  • Third vessel of the year for FESCO

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Stena steps up
    Swedish owner is latest to test US equity market with planned $200m IPO for six-tanker fleet.
  • Vinashin takes Chinese cash
    Vietnamese shipbuilder to pocket $100m in loans to realise dream of third shipyard.
  • RCCL in record quarter
    Hurricanes fail to blow cruise company off course with the help of higher prices and extra capacity.
  • VLCCs scale new peak
    Owners of modern tankers granted licence to print money as daily earnings reach $160,000 for Middle East Gulf to Asia voyages.
  • OMI buys more OMI
    Company takes back 390,000 more shares at more than $17 each.
  • Tanker tonic for Fortum
    Hot market boosts Finnish power group's shipping profit in first three quarters.
  • Tidewater fights to standstill
    US offshore giant cuts costs to maintain profit as revenues dip.
  • Teekay soars to new highs
    Aframax giant posts highest ever quarterly and year to date earnings on rates not seen in a generation.
  • Mipo mops up Gulf orders
    Dubai and Saudi owners sign up for nine products tankers at South Korean yard in a deal worth $360m.
  • Teekay's ins and outs
    Despite the prospect of even hotter rates tanker giant took opportunity to clear out older tonnage.
  • Upswing for U-Ming
    Taiwanese bulker owner boosts profit in nine months to end-September.
  • Hanjin confirms Cosco quartet
    South Korean shipbuilder says it will build four 5,100-teu containerships to Chinese giant.
  • Gotland on the rise
    First quarter profit increases at Swedish tanker and ferry owner, if ship sales excluded.
  • OMI pays top whack for stock
    US owner carries out surprise share buyback suggesting tanker stocks could climb higher.
  • Court releases Lakes ferry
    High-speed Spirit of Ontario is back with its owners.
  • Izar faces EUR 556m bill
    European Commission decides Spanish owner must repay huge amount of illegal state aid.
  • Brostrom sells single-hull
    Lennart Simonsson books SEK 2m profit on disposal of Bro Bara.
  • Irish Ferries cuts costs and jobs
    Up to 150 staff could take redundancy as owner switches to crew agency for Ireland to France route.
  • Pirates strike off Columbia
    Unnamed general cargo ship suffers third attack in two months at Buenaventura anchorage.
  • Numbers up at OOCL
    Hong Kong-listed container line sees year-on-year growth of 21.3% in containers handled.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • OOCL reports higher rates for third quarter
  • COSCO orders four 5,100-TEU ships
  • CMA CGM starts first intra-Asia service
  • Lufthansa, Shenzhen Airlines found cargo carrier in China
  • Delta plunges further into red, posts $651 million loss
  • Northwest Airlines back in the red
  • Cathay Pacific seeks piece of Air China
  • Guggenheim aviation group to lease converted 747s
  • GAO critical of USDA, FDA food recall policies
  • SembLog shares in K+N acquired by new investors
  • Trade Symposium pushed back a month
  • EC orders EU shipyards to pay back illegal subsidies
  • Maersk Sealand, Safmarine try new Suez canal terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2004
  • Kvaerner contest reduced EU subsidy claim
    Kvaerner ASA, which is unofficially described as Kjell Inge Røkke's to-do list, will officially dispute the claim from the ...
  • Flight from NIS flag continues
    A growing number of vessels leave the Norwegian International Register (NIS) for other flags and the total number of NIS ...
  • Record freight for VLCC
    301,000 DWT "Tantramar" was fixed at record high WS 247.5 for 21 November from the Middle East Gulf to the ...

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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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