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February 23, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises Q4 loss widens on write-offs
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said 2003 fourth-quarter losses widened after it wrote off the values of some of its older ships.
  • Portal lets logistics firms submit data to US Customs
    SINGAPORE's logistics companies can now submit US Customs declarations cheaply without revealing sensitive commercial data to shipping groups, thanks to a joint initiative of the Singapore Logistics Association and local IT group CrimsonLogic.
  • Semco Salvage completes ocean tug
    SEMCO Salvage & Marine has completed the building of another 13,500 bhp tug as part of a series of new ocean-going salvage/towing tugs the company is building under its fleet renewal programme.
  • Slide in VLCC rates due to seasonal dip in demand
    GLOBAL freight prices on the main crude shipping routes to world markets continued to fall through last week though a fresh round of bookings for VLCCs saw rates for voyages from the Middle East Gulf to Asia and US Gulf edging off the lows on Friday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines will drive 'radical change': consultant
    THE emergence of low-cost airlines in Asia will greatly accelerate moves to harmonise aviation policies across the region and drive 'radical change', the Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline symposium in Singapore was told earlier this month.
  • Air passenger traffic in China seen rising 20%
  • Budget airlines to appeal against EU law
  • Virgin Express, Belgian airline back in merger talks
  • Air India may make profit despite early losses of US$10m
  • Air Canada aims to block access to Toronto terminal
Dockyard
  • New ballast convention pins hope on new technology
    LAST week's adoption by a diplomatic conference of the International Maritime Organization of the new International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments can be viewed in two ways.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH no let up in interest for purchasing, especially for modern tonnage, competition is growing stronger for the few ships that can be considered 'seriously' for sale.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises Q4 loss widens on write-offs
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said 2003 fourth-quarter losses widened after it wrote off the values of some of its older ships.
  • Portal lets logistics firms submit data to US Customs
    SINGAPORE's logistics companies can now submit US Customs declarations cheaply without revealing sensitive commercial data to shipping groups, thanks to a joint initiative of the Singapore Logistics Association and local IT group CrimsonLogic.
  • Semco Salvage completes ocean tug
    SEMCO Salvage & Marine has completed the building of another 13,500 bhp tug as part of a series of new ocean-going salvage/towing tugs the company is building under its fleet renewal programme.
  • Slide in VLCC rates due to seasonal dip in demand
    GLOBAL freight prices on the main crude shipping routes to world markets continued to fall through last week though a fresh round of bookings for VLCCs saw rates for voyages from the Middle East Gulf to Asia and US Gulf edging off the lows on Friday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines will drive 'radical change': consultant
    THE emergence of low-cost airlines in Asia will greatly accelerate moves to harmonise aviation policies across the region and drive 'radical change', the Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline symposium in Singapore was told earlier this month.
  • Air passenger traffic in China seen rising 20%
  • Budget airlines to appeal against EU law
  • Virgin Express, Belgian airline back in merger talks
  • Air India may make profit despite early losses of US$10m
  • Air Canada aims to block access to Toronto terminal
Dockyard
  • New ballast convention pins hope on new technology
    LAST week's adoption by a diplomatic conference of the International Maritime Organization of the new International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments can be viewed in two ways.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH no let up in interest for purchasing, especially for modern tonnage, competition is growing stronger for the few ships that can be considered 'seriously' for sale.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises Q4 loss widens on write-offs
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said 2003 fourth-quarter losses widened after it wrote off the values of some of its older ships.
  • Portal lets logistics firms submit data to US Customs
    SINGAPORE's logistics companies can now submit US Customs declarations cheaply without revealing sensitive commercial data to shipping groups, thanks to a joint initiative of the Singapore Logistics Association and local IT group CrimsonLogic.
  • Semco Salvage completes ocean tug
    SEMCO Salvage & Marine has completed the building of another 13,500 bhp tug as part of a series of new ocean-going salvage/towing tugs the company is building under its fleet renewal programme.
  • Slide in VLCC rates due to seasonal dip in demand
    GLOBAL freight prices on the main crude shipping routes to world markets continued to fall through last week though a fresh round of bookings for VLCCs saw rates for voyages from the Middle East Gulf to Asia and US Gulf edging off the lows on Friday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines will drive 'radical change': consultant
    THE emergence of low-cost airlines in Asia will greatly accelerate moves to harmonise aviation policies across the region and drive 'radical change', the Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline symposium in Singapore was told earlier this month.
  • Air passenger traffic in China seen rising 20%
  • Budget airlines to appeal against EU law
  • Virgin Express, Belgian airline back in merger talks
  • Air India may make profit despite early losses of US$10m
  • Air Canada aims to block access to Toronto terminal
Dockyard
  • New ballast convention pins hope on new technology
    LAST week's adoption by a diplomatic conference of the International Maritime Organization of the new International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments can be viewed in two ways.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH no let up in interest for purchasing, especially for modern tonnage, competition is growing stronger for the few ships that can be considered 'seriously' for sale.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises Q4 loss widens on write-offs
    STAR Cruises, the world's No 4 cruise line operator, said 2003 fourth-quarter losses widened after it wrote off the values of some of its older ships.
  • Portal lets logistics firms submit data to US Customs
    SINGAPORE's logistics companies can now submit US Customs declarations cheaply without revealing sensitive commercial data to shipping groups, thanks to a joint initiative of the Singapore Logistics Association and local IT group CrimsonLogic.
  • Semco Salvage completes ocean tug
    SEMCO Salvage & Marine has completed the building of another 13,500 bhp tug as part of a series of new ocean-going salvage/towing tugs the company is building under its fleet renewal programme.
  • Slide in VLCC rates due to seasonal dip in demand
    GLOBAL freight prices on the main crude shipping routes to world markets continued to fall through last week though a fresh round of bookings for VLCCs saw rates for voyages from the Middle East Gulf to Asia and US Gulf edging off the lows on Friday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines will drive 'radical change': consultant
    THE emergence of low-cost airlines in Asia will greatly accelerate moves to harmonise aviation policies across the region and drive 'radical change', the Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline symposium in Singapore was told earlier this month.
  • Air passenger traffic in China seen rising 20%
  • Budget airlines to appeal against EU law
  • Virgin Express, Belgian airline back in merger talks
  • Air India may make profit despite early losses of US$10m
  • Air Canada aims to block access to Toronto terminal
Dockyard
  • New ballast convention pins hope on new technology
    LAST week's adoption by a diplomatic conference of the International Maritime Organization of the new International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments can be viewed in two ways.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH no let up in interest for purchasing, especially for modern tonnage, competition is growing stronger for the few ships that can be considered 'seriously' for sale.

Sched Netweb site
  • CCNI launches enhanced Asia-Central-South America services
  • Maersk, K Line jointly lease Kobe terminals
  • CP Ships announces leadership shuffle
  • CMA CGM launches West Mediterranean-Tunisia service
  • Schenker provides logistic services for Sail Melbourne
  • Thai to set up cargo hub at new Bangkok airport
  • UA to expand US-China service
  • AF handles less cargo in Q3
  • Avnet turns to FedEx for global shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NOL Group exits tanker business with sale of NAS
  • CMA-CGM launches South Korea-Russia service
  • New cooperation to offer unique 3-string service from June - Europe-E. Coast S. America
  • Lykes to offer new Sprint across the Pacific
  • MOL may exceed profit forecast
  • CMA-CGM to buy Chinese vessels
  • Hapag-Lloyd establishes Investor Relations
  • USCO Logistics to be renamed
  • USF Logistics Services receives ISO certification
  • 'K' Line to expand India services
  • Hamburg Port Authority now ULA's equity partner in bid for JNP box terminal project
  • Transworld Group's musical event enthralls audience
  • Sinha to commission Haldia dry bulk cargo berth today
  • Nepal vanaspati imports at zero duty for 3 more months allowed
  • US panel approves imposition of dumping duty on Indian shrimps
  • Govt to contest US panel ruling
  • Curbs on high-grade iron ore exports
  • JNP attains 2 m TEUs 39 days before close of fiscal year - JNPCT set to cross 1 m TEUs by March-end
  • All 5 consortia submit revised technical bids - JNPT's third box terminal project
  • Minister lays stone for LPG cavern at Vizag - Another at New Mangalore Port proposed
  • DCI set to divest 20 pc stake through IPO route
  • Exporters may be taxed for selling DEPB licences
  • Nabard to launch Rs 50,000 cr. farm infrastructure fund
  • Cabinet meeting skips Sagar Mala project

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Spill halts ships exiting Mississippi
    Bunker players in Houston said today that a fuel oil spill of around 3,000 metric tonnes (mt) in the Mississippi River last night was preventing ships from heading downstream but wasn't affecting barge movements.
  • Q&A with DNVPS about Busan bunker alert
    A 'Bunker Alert' issued this week by DNVPS for the South Korean port of Busan, and the subsequent reporting of it on Bunkerworld, caused quite a commotion. The bunker alert put a question mark on the fuel quality in a country with a near impeccable record. We put a few questions to DNVPS about this particular alert.
  • Korean 'Bunker Alert' causes commotion
    A 'Bunker Alert' issued this week by DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) for the South Korean port of Busan has stirred up a range of reactions. The most prominent market feedback was surprise and a degree of disbelief, because South Korea is known for its high quality straight run fuel oil and has never seen a bunker quality dispute or claim.
  • African market snapshots
  • Ice problem rears its head in a generally bullish Baltic
    IFO prices have been gradually rising all week at the majority of ports across the Baltic region. In most cases demand has risen in sympathy as well.
  • FAL purchases fourth large vessel
    A FAL spokesman told Bunkerworld today that the comapany had bought the 93,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) LMZ Christiana (built 1981) for a reported $7.5 million.
  • Indonesia: 'Big interest' in liberalised bunker market
    One of the last remaining 'closed' markets to the bunkering industry is poised to grant private companies permission to import marine fuel, as international bunker players wait in the wings.
  • Rotterdam firmer again, still no congestion

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • EuroAirport - Aviation "swop shop" on February 21
  • Horizon Services for Span Alaska
  • EU seeks to extend aviation talks with non-EU states
  • USCO Logistics to trade under Kuehne & Nagel brand
  • BNSF leases Texas Line to TIBR
  • Naples Airport inaugurates new airfreight terminal
  • Giant carriers form new cooperation
  • Deutsche Post World Net appoints new Chairman for "Mail International"

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Tug/barge missing, feared hijacked
    Indonesian tug/barge missing in possible second hijacking after failed initial attempt
  • Rolls-Royce MT30 passes development milestone
    Gains DNV approval
  • New presence in Korean coatings market
    Samsung Fine Chemicals (SFC) and SigmaKalonhave put their Korean coatings operations together into a Joint Venture Company to be known as Sigma Samsung Coatings (SSC).
  • South Carolina ports plan security charge
    $1 a foot of ship's length from July 1, says newspaper
  • Finnlines goes to Fincantieri for world's largest RoPax ships
    4,200 lane meters and 500 passengers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Stelios has easyCruise launch in sight after buying ex-Renaissance cruiseship
    ENTREPRENEUR Stelios Haji-Ioannou has bought a cruiseship previously operated by bankrupt US company Renaissance Cruises as Renaissance Two.
  • MSC will boycott Felixstowe security surcharge
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co will refuse to pay the security surcharge imposed by Hutchison Ports at Felixstowe.
  • Sino-German first as Rickmers orders four boxships at Dalian
    BERTRAM Rickmers has signed a groundbreaking order for four 4,250 teu newbuildings with Dalian New Shipbuilding, with an option for another four.
  • Quartet shines in P&I renewals round
    BRITANNIA, Gard, UK and Shipowners clubs will emerge as the main winners of the latest P&I renewals, sources in London said, writes James Brewer.
  • Frontline's Ship Finance International poised for first half market listing
    A SEPARATE stock market listing for Frontline's new subsidiary, Ship Finance International, looks set to be implemented by the end of the first half of this year, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • IMO deny ISPS white list
    A FORMAL 'white list' of ISPS code compliant ports will not be drawn up by the IMO or US Coast Guard (USCG), according to officials, however "problem" ports will be subject to higher levels of scrutiny
  • Star and NCL profits plummet
    A $95.5M "impairment charge" for Star Cruises has resulted in a $101.4M loss for the group in 2003, compared to a profit of $82.6M in 2002
  • Universe called to court
    Michael Margretis, director of operations at Universe Maritime, the operator of the Prestige has been summoned to give evidence at the Prestige court case in Spain
  • WSC rejects e-seal tracking
    LINER shipping's World Shipping Council has come out against the dual use of electronic security seals as cargo tracking devices as well as a deterrent measure
  • Maersk backs away from Falklands
    MAERSK Sealand has said its postponement a plan to call at the Falkland Islands for had nothing to do with the political situation in Argentina
  • Subsidy battle overshadows port plan
    BATTLE lines are being drawn over the use of subsidies to develop UK's Great Yarmouth as a base for Ro-Ro passenger and freight services to the Netherlands
  • Marad seeks tanker proposals
  • Santos strike to last past carnival
  • Stelios sells shares for cruise
  • Fourth good year for Grindrod
  • Case closed says Seattle charterer
  • PNSC's first half profit up
  • Saudis unveil Dammam-Dubai ferry
  • Stolt hopeful after grim 2003
  • Leaking tanker enters Sydney
  • Inchon sign MOU for six box berths

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Hearing scheduled in Evergreen case
    In a victory for the ocean carrier, a federal judge will hear witnesses' testimony before deciding whether Evergreen America must bargain with the ILA on a contract for 115 office workers who rejected ILA representation in a disputed election.
  • Charleston plans security surcharge
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority, frustrated by increased security costs, wants to charge shipping lines an extra dollar per foot of vessel length every time a ship or barge uses the state's terminals. Corps to study Charleston proposal
  • 5,000 workers strike CN
    The railroad said it is adhering to normal train schedules using management staff, but warns that delays are possible.
  • BAX presses FMC for NVO decision
  • BIS publishes guide on Export Administration Regulations
  • Homeland Security introduces new anti-terrorism program
  • US: EU must scrap farm subsidies
  • ABX Logistics signs software agreement with DCS Transport
  • Wal-Mart plans distribution center in Houston
  • Kuehne & Nagel strengthens commitment to GF-X
  • SEKO Global Logistics Network appoints Stephen Russell president
  • EU unveils new security measures
  • Tropical Shipping raises bunker, security surcharges

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Five thousand CN staff join pay strike
    Some 5,000 intermodal, shopcraft and clerical workers went on strike early today after last minute talks with Canadian National Railway (CN) ended without an agreement.
  • NZ court fines failed South Pacific Shipping director US$7m
    A New Zealand court has fined a director of South Pacific Shipping (SPS) - which collapsed in 1998, owing NZ$20 million (US$14.02million) - some NZ$10million (US$7.01million) for 'reckless trading'.
  • All five bidders back in JNPT bidding ring
  • Final CSX payments concludes four-year dispute
  • New World Alliance and Yang Ming boost Pacific capacity
  • CORRECTION: GA service keeps ports covered
  • New radiation equipment to be installed at Oakland
  • Rickmers panamax deal opens Dalian's export account
  • Spring reefer rail service planned for Central Asia
  • K Line and Maersk KK sign joint lease at Kobe Port's Rokko Terminals

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Past not 'Bright' for Cosco in New Orleans
    Bulker in Genmar crash is sister of infamous Bright Field.
  • Genmar tanker holed on Mississippi
    Double-hull aframax spills bunkers after crash with Cosco bulk carrier at terminal.
  • OSG closes out $150m bond issue
    Flotation gets high marks in finance circles.
  • Shipowner was "reckless"
    Klaus Lower ordered to pay $4.8m to victims of collapsed company.
  • Newbuilding sinking threatens Star's loans
    Cruise company seeking waiver from lenders to stave off default snowball.
  • Tanker and crew missing in Caspian
    Air and sea search in progress for 10 seafarers missing after ship sinks in storm.
  • Fjord Line falls behind
    Norwegian ferry operator pleased with passenger numbers, but profits slump in 2003.
  • Stelios' boat comes in
    Life afloat at $55 a night as no frills easyCruise is launched.
  • Caspian Shipping sell-off denied
    Azeri government has no immediate plans to privatise national shipowner.
  • Star losses escalate
    Fleet renewal moves and legal expense cost Asian cruise giant dear.
  • Korea Line turns coal to gold
    Korean owner signs lucrative 18-year bulker deal with Korea Southern Power Co.
  • Norway's TFDS saved by sales
    Disposal of two ships boosts ferry owner's pre-tax income for 2003 beyond that of previous year.
  • Ro-ro collides with fishing boat
    Nine missing after accident in South China Sea off Basuo in Hainan.
  • Singapore Shipping sees profit crash back
    But company expects higher charter rates to buoy up its figures in next financial year.
  • Dollar drives down Bourbon turnover
    French group fails to see benefit of bulker boom because of weak US currency.
  • Al-Salam International dips
    Jordanian cargoship operator sees slight fall in net profits in 2003.
  • Dubai targets Iraqi ports
    Gulf state wants a slice of the multi-million dollar reconstruction work to restore facilities.
  • Eurydice docks in Sydney
    A Shell-chartered aframax at the centre of a potential pollution scare has begun unloading cargo.
  • Profits triple at Precious
    Thai bulker owner powers ahead on back of stronger freight rates and sizeable exchange gains.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Stolt-Nielsen's losses widen
  • MarAd seeks bids to build U.S.-flag product tank vessels
  • FEFC westbound rate increase amount confirmed
  • Homeland Security detains Chinese stowaways
  • FedEx signs up big tech shipper
  • Erickson solidifies role as Atlas chief
  • CN says shippers may experience "some delays" from CAW strike
  • Schneider taps Velocity for auto parts distribution
  • Auto delivery companies team up
  • MarAd finds no environmental impact for Anchorage intermodal work
  • FMC extends NVO financial proof comment period to Feb. 27
  • SEKO Global Logistics Network names Russell president
  • U.S. issues watch list of transshipment violators
  • Sao Tome & Principe receive U.S. grants for seaport and airport studies
  • IWLA, OSHA form alliance to promote warehouse safety

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
  • Shipping White Paper hits snag
    The eagerly awaited White Paper on Norwegian shipping has already hit a snag with disagreement within the minority centre-right ...
  • "Stena Nautica" to be moved after the weekend
    "Stena Nautica" will probably stay at the present berth until the beginning of next week. "Everything seems to be under ...
  • Latvian Shipping buys ice-strengthened tanker trio
    JSC Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has bought three 37,000-DWT ice-strenghtened tankers from Monaco based International Andromeda Shipping. The ...

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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