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August 26, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Portek chalks up record full-year profit
    SINGAPORE-listed port operator and engineering services provider Portek International says it wants to grow its higher-margin terminal business along with an expansion into the energy sector, as it reported record full-year profits yesterday.
  • Alert raised after pirate attacks off Indonesia
    INTERNATIONAL maritime watchdogs yesterday raised a piracy alert for shipping in South-east Asian waters after armed raiders stormed two vessels off the Indonesian coast, briefly taking crewmen hostage.
  • CSCL H1 net profit soars to 1.5b yuan
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines , the world's No 10 containership operator, posted a near quadrupling in first-half earnings on Tuesday, helped by higher freight rates amid a China-led trade boom.
  • UK detains roach infested ship THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency detained five vessels in July for failing port state control inspections including a passenger vessel with major health-related deficiencies.
  • Sinotrans profit up 8%
    CHINESE freight forwarder Sinotrans said on Tuesday its first-half net profit rose 8 per cent, as booming trade with China spurred demand for logistics services.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to the US fell to more than a three-month low as limited demand in the second half of September boosted supplies in the market.
Air and Land Transport
  • Alitalia faces collapse in 20 days: CEO
    STATE carrier Alitalia could be faced with collapse within 20 days without the approval of a restructuring plan that would allow the airline to tap into a 400 million euro loan, the company's head was quoted as saying in Italian news reports on Tuesday.
  • Manila seeks law to spin off airports, ports, rail
  • Govts urged to cover terrorism
  • Air Deccan starts flights on main routes
  • Macquarie Airports' H1 profit triples
  • British Airways cancels flights on staff shortage
Newbuilds
  • European lifeboat maker expands to Asia
    THE newbuilding scene remains quiet but the few orders that have been reported are for large and expensive vessels and reflect the current focus on post panamax container ships and LNG carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Portek chalks up record full-year profit
    SINGAPORE-listed port operator and engineering services provider Portek International says it wants to grow its higher-margin terminal business along with an expansion into the energy sector, as it reported record full-year profits yesterday.
  • Alert raised after pirate attacks off Indonesia
    INTERNATIONAL maritime watchdogs yesterday raised a piracy alert for shipping in South-east Asian waters after armed raiders stormed two vessels off the Indonesian coast, briefly taking crewmen hostage.
  • CSCL H1 net profit soars to 1.5b yuan
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines , the world's No 10 containership operator, posted a near quadrupling in first-half earnings on Tuesday, helped by higher freight rates amid a China-led trade boom.
  • UK detains roach infested ship THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency detained five vessels in July for failing port state control inspections including a passenger vessel with major health-related deficiencies.
  • Sinotrans profit up 8%
    CHINESE freight forwarder Sinotrans said on Tuesday its first-half net profit rose 8 per cent, as booming trade with China spurred demand for logistics services.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to the US fell to more than a three-month low as limited demand in the second half of September boosted supplies in the market.
Air and Land Transport
  • Alitalia faces collapse in 20 days: CEO
    STATE carrier Alitalia could be faced with collapse within 20 days without the approval of a restructuring plan that would allow the airline to tap into a 400 million euro loan, the company's head was quoted as saying in Italian news reports on Tuesday.
  • Manila seeks law to spin off airports, ports, rail
  • Govts urged to cover terrorism
  • Air Deccan starts flights on main routes
  • Macquarie Airports' H1 profit triples
  • British Airways cancels flights on staff shortage
Newbuilds
  • European lifeboat maker expands to Asia
    THE newbuilding scene remains quiet but the few orders that have been reported are for large and expensive vessels and reflect the current focus on post panamax container ships and LNG carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Portek chalks up record full-year profit
    SINGAPORE-listed port operator and engineering services provider Portek International says it wants to grow its higher-margin terminal business along with an expansion into the energy sector, as it reported record full-year profits yesterday.
  • Alert raised after pirate attacks off Indonesia
    INTERNATIONAL maritime watchdogs yesterday raised a piracy alert for shipping in South-east Asian waters after armed raiders stormed two vessels off the Indonesian coast, briefly taking crewmen hostage.
  • CSCL H1 net profit soars to 1.5b yuan
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines , the world's No 10 containership operator, posted a near quadrupling in first-half earnings on Tuesday, helped by higher freight rates amid a China-led trade boom.
  • UK detains roach infested ship THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency detained five vessels in July for failing port state control inspections including a passenger vessel with major health-related deficiencies.
  • Sinotrans profit up 8%
    CHINESE freight forwarder Sinotrans said on Tuesday its first-half net profit rose 8 per cent, as booming trade with China spurred demand for logistics services.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to the US fell to more than a three-month low as limited demand in the second half of September boosted supplies in the market.
Air and Land Transport
  • Alitalia faces collapse in 20 days: CEO
    STATE carrier Alitalia could be faced with collapse within 20 days without the approval of a restructuring plan that would allow the airline to tap into a 400 million euro loan, the company's head was quoted as saying in Italian news reports on Tuesday.
  • Manila seeks law to spin off airports, ports, rail
  • Govts urged to cover terrorism
  • Air Deccan starts flights on main routes
  • Macquarie Airports' H1 profit triples
  • British Airways cancels flights on staff shortage
Newbuilds
  • European lifeboat maker expands to Asia
    THE newbuilding scene remains quiet but the few orders that have been reported are for large and expensive vessels and reflect the current focus on post panamax container ships and LNG carriers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Sino-Australian free trade talks to begin next year
  • "K" Line fleet expansion will be at 'reasonable' pace, says Sakinaga
  • SCT receives new cranes
  • Port of Houston boosts security
  • Ports of Auckland sponsors university chair
  • MOL Logisitics China's bonded zone pioneer
  • Hyundai Opal visits MICT on maiden voyage
  • Malaysia Airlines Q1 profits soar
  • 88 flights to be slashed by Southwest Airlines
  • Extension of air manifest filing using IES web

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India, 6 Gulf nations ink framework pact for economic ties
  • New EU members may pose threat to exports
  • MbPT extends free period for import boxes to 10 days
  • Surface Transport Ministry frames new scheme to finance IWT, coastal shipping
  • Pre-qualification bids invited for Sewree-Navi Mumbai sea link
  • Frost & Sullivan report projects logistics business in India to reach $ 19.54 bn by 2009
  • Core sector registers 7.4 pc growth in July
  • Private investment in core sector below par: CII study
  • FM offers to discuss procedural problems in service tax payments
  • IMC calls for amicable solution to truckers' strike
  • AIAI urges govt to intervene in transporters' strike
  • R. Shanmugam nominated trustee of ChPT
  • MANSA goes live on the web

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • EMMF enhances operations in Sukhna, Suez, Fos and Augusta
    Major supplier targets growing bunker demand in Sukhna and Suez and stabilises supply networks in Fos and Augusta.
  • Portland Bunkers on target for October start
    Change to design and routes of pipeline structure delay start of new bunker supply operation on English south coast.
  • Fujairah IFO falls further despite slight cargo gain
  • Shanghai exchange deemed initial success
    Re-launch of fuel oil exchange - nine years after its predecessor failed - opens new doors for international players.
  • Operational tightness in Singapore, market stable
    Local players in Singapore today reported tightness at loading terminals due to operational problems...Sources said there were unconfirmed reports of blending difficulties.
  • Crude rebounds on news of fall in stockpiles
    New York and London respond as US stockpiles of crude oil and gasoline expected to drop.
  • Taiwan: Supplier remains closed, deliveries suspended
    The offices of Taiwanese bunker supplier Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) remained closed today as typhoon Aere continued to move through the country leaving traders unable to entertain new enquiries.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Mercator installs RAPID system at Singapore Airlines Cargo
  • ECO countries to ease transit of cargo
  • Royal Vopak posts good interim results
  • Moldtrans Spain cooperates with Lamprecht Switzerland
  • Air Transat offering overnight trucking services
  • DFDS prolongs transport contract with Saab Automobile
  • ProLogis names new CEO, president and COO

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Violent attacks on bulker and boxship in Indonesian waters
  • Poor market hits Farstad's earnings
  • UK stops cockroach infested passenger ship
  • Schat-Harding takes over Chinese boatyard

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Another ghost ship heads for Texas
  • Paris MOU names another "rust bucket"
  • TEN orders versatile aframax

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Port of Tacoma lease with ITS paves way for larger "K" Line facility
  • The Greenbrier Companies elects new board member
  • Coast Guard sets up rescue of stranded British sailor
  • VPA subsidiary sells interest in Coast 2000 Terminals
  • Chinese seaman dies in fall from freight ship off Oregon coast

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Malacca Strait is terror target admit militants
    INDONESIA'S intelligence chief says that detained Muslim militants have admitted they were considering attacks on shipping in the key Malacca Strait waterway.
  • Flood of fixtures puts Maersk Sealand in boxship spotlight
    MAERSK Sealand has set the containership charter market alight over the past couple of weeks with a slew of fixtures covering tonnage ranging in size from 2,500 teu right up to 8,400 teu nominal capacity.
  • Numast tonnage tax job plan
    ENTITLEMENT to UK tonnage tax should be linked to the employment ' and not just the training ' of UK seafarers, Numast has demanded.
  • NYK wins Nigerian LNG contract
    NIPPON Yusen Kaisha is celebrating the signing of an exclusive long-term Nigerian LNG tie-up.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Adsteam in subsidy speculation
    TOWAGE operator Adsteam Marine has declined to comment on a report that the company has written to Australian transport minister John Anderson urgently requesting the government to subsidise its Australian salvage operations by more than A$6M ($4.2M)
  • Tuticorin traders protest at ferry delay
    ALL commercial interests in Tuticorin, India, stayed closed today in protest against opposition to a proposed ferry service to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo
  • Shamrock owners try to block sale
    THE owner and charterers of the ro-ro vessel Shamrock have filed an objection with the US District Court in Portland, Maine, to try and block the sale of the vessel
  • Garyounis finally leaves Malta
    FOUR and a half years after first occupying a berthing space at Malta Shipyards, the ex- Libyan ro-ro Garyounis finally left Malta on 23 August
  • SCI ship innocent of charges
    SHIPPING Corp of India claimed today that its general cargo ship State of Nagaland was not responsible for damaging a Sri Lankan undersea cable
  • Chile to develop LNG terminal
    ENAP, the state owned oil company of Chile, is planning to develop an LNG import facility by 2007 at a cost of $400-500M
  • CMA CGM expands in Brazil
  • Smit's Vree satisfied with results
  • Royal Olympic protection extended
  • Box imports cut to ease congestion
  • NYK agrees Nigeria LNG deal
  • James Fisher focuses on services
  • Kwangyang adds four new berths
  • IACS chief hits out at class bashing
  • Workers reject German yard merger
  • Beira in discussion frame

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Delays at Port of Montreal
    Rail, labor issues hamper Canadian gateway, where record import container traffic is delaying shipments to some U.S. customers.
  • Parent sale clouds Hapag IPO plans
    The planned public offering of Hapag Lloyd is in doubt after a German bank said it plans to sell its share in the container carrier's parent company.
  • No recession risk, says FedEx economist
  • Temasek sets close for NOL offer
  • N.C. Ports makes Eagar choice
  • Maersk Sealand, Safmarine restructure W. Africa services
  • Lufthansa Cargo to cut 480 jobs
  • Horizon Lines orders 900 reefers
  • UPS offers no-sign delivery
  • New cold storage for Port of Seattle
  • Lloyd Triestino launches intra-Med feeder
  • FedEx breaks ground on N.C. facility

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Buenos Aires loses out in battle of the River Plate
    Montevideo has strengthened its position as a transhipment hub for Argentine box cargo causing growing concern in Buenos Aires.
  • Strong demand supercharges CSCL interim profits
    A 33.6% increase in volumes in the first half of 2004 saw Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) post a 290.3% increase in interim net profits to RMB1.52billion (US$184.42million).
  • Gathering momentum could restart charter market
  • Lloyd Triestino launches Black Sea/Med link
  • SITC orders vessels from Japanese yard
  • Gwangyang's new berths to be operational next month
  • Brisbane reaches expansion landmark
  • Sinotrans shows strong interim profits
  • Horizon orders another 900 reefers
  • Korean seafarers and shipowners reach agreement
  • Geest strengthens management team

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • LauritzenCool opens in Chile
    Reefer giant shifts SouthAm chartering from Stockholm to Santiago.
  • More gas for Varun
    Indian owner adds another LPG carrier to fleet.
  • Eidsiva rocks and rolls
    Insatiable demand for car carriers continues to boost profits.
  • French tax windfall
    Brostrom gets to keep $24m in taxes. And Lennart Simonsson is talking takeovers.
  • Marine services serve Fisher well
    Tankers take second place to support businesses at UK shipping group as it builds profit in first half.
  • Akbasoglu goes east for expansion
    It's a first for Turkey, as owner picks up tanker from China.
  • Farstad far from profit
    Norwegian owner hit by continuing weakness in North Sea offshore market.
  • Petrobras poised for kick-off
    Oil giant's Transpetro unit ready to call for bids to build 22 tankers in big fleet renewal.
  • Hyundai launches $86m bond
    Free of debt-restructuring shackles, Korean owner taps capital markets.
  • DOF confirms Aker option
    Platform supply ship to be built at Brattvaag for delivery in 2005.
  • Smit lifts half-year numbers
    Wreck removal proves lucrative for Dutch salvor, but full-year still expected to be down on 2003.
  • NYK confirms Nigeria LNG deal
    First among Japanese owners to secure exclusive LNG transportation deal from foreign company.
  • TEN sells Toula Z
    Tsakos Energy Navigation sells aframax at hefty profit as it confirms order at Sumitomo.
  • TOP reaches halfway
    Newly listed Greek owner has now taken delivery of five of the ten ships bought from Sovcomflot.
  • Sailor falls to death
    Taiwanese panamax bulker Far Eastern Silo suffers crewmember fatality off US Pacific coast.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Class action complaints filed against CP Ships
  • NYK expands LNG transport from Nigeria
  • TSA evaluates explosives detection equipment for air cargo
  • Latin American airlines pick IES software to file air manifests
  • FMC reviews 12 OTI applications, revokes 7 licenses
  • Kuehne + Nagel continues China expansion
  • Fletcher takes command of SDDC
  • Red Cross launches relief flights to Sudan
  • Vastera names Lovett VP marketing
  • Panama Canal considers on-deck $40-per-TEU fee
  • SDDC names Anchorage strategic seaport

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 25, 2004
  • Broström reports strong second quarter ' tonnage tax lifts result
    Swedish tanker specialist Broström reports a SEK 89.9 million (EUR 9.8 million) pre-tax profit for the second quarter, up ...
  • Growing optimism at Norwegian yards
    Norwegian yards secured orders worth NOK 3.8 billion (EUR 458.7 million) for 29 vessels during the first seven months of ...
  • Personnel on Norwegian navy vessel gets children with deformities
    Personnel serving on the Royal Norwegian Navy MTB "Kvikk" has later had children born with deformities, and 15 serving specialists ...

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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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