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January 27, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Health of detained tanker crew at serious risk
    THE health of the 'Karachi Eight' who have been held in Pakistan for six months following the Tasman Spirit oil spill may be 'permanently affected' by their detention, the vessel's insurer said last week as hopes rise for an end to the impasse.
  • OOCL hits 1m TEUs through Singapore
    CONTAINER shipping giant Orient Overseas Container Line recorded impressive growth in its cargo volume through Singapore last year, exceeding its global average and reaching a total of one million TEUs.
  • Dubai ports chalk up record 23% growth
    THE Dubai Ports Authority handled a record 5.15 million 20-foot equivalent units as container traffic surged 23 per cent in 2003 over the previous year, according to a statement yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to boost China flights by 30% in 2004
    ALL Nippon Airways , Asia's second-biggest airline, said yesterday it would boost the number of flights it operates between Japan and China by 30 per cent in 2004, to capture growing business and leisure traffic.
  • Skymark Air's new chief shoots for profit
  • EADS group likely winner of 13b UK deal
  • Qatar Airways to get new planes to widen network
  • Cathay to hire more than 520 cabin crew as it adds services
  • NY's downtown hub
Features
  • US airlines gear up for holiday surge to Europe
    DESPITE the unfavourable exchange rate and continuing fears of terrorist attacks, US airlines expect a rebound in European tourism by Americans this spring and summer.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest US seaport after Los Angeles, said container shipments in 2003 rose 2.9 per cent to a record high, helped by a rebound in exports and US consumers' demand for goods from Asia.

Sched Netweb site
  • No PSS in February: AADA
  • MOL adds Shanghai call to WA1 service
  • TUI to list Hapag-Lloyd shares, Gunther Casjens to leave
  • Felixstowe breaks rail freight record
  • Rotterdam terminal to expand container capacity
  • Kuehne and Nagel win HK services award
  • Dragonair to launch Tokyo services
  • UPS buys out Japanese partner
  • Cathay Pacific to boost number of flights to Colombo
  • Continental Airlines records positive net income in Q4

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Plea against rubber imports dismissed
  • Triple honour for NSICT!
  • Kandla Port Trust to acquire 2 RMQCs, more high-capacity wharf cranes
  • Kolkata Port to strengthen box terminal's infrastructure
  • CONCOR starts 2nd dedicated rake on Vadodara-JNP-Mulund route
  • Efficient supply management key to cost-effectiveness, stresses ACLM President
  • Forex reserves swelled by $ 1,721 million to $ 1,03,824 million
  • ECGC may enter marine insurance business too
  • 25 pc subsidy likely for setting up farm infrastructure
  • 26 firms eyeing Iraqi contracts - To attend expo in Kuwait
  • Excise duty cut on edible oils ruled out
  • Major Ports badminton tournament from Feb. 4
  • Dedicated pharmaceutical EPC may be operational by April
  • Talks with shortlisted bidders today - Box terminal project at Cochin Port
  • IMTC programme for shipping professionals from Feb. 8
  • Hamriyah Free Zone offers more sops to Indian investors

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • New team member for O.W. Bunker
  • New team member for Ocean Energy
  • African market snapshots
  • Brazilian market update
  • Very low demand helps Gibraltar clear deliveries
  • Istanbul's fine but previous storms still affecting some avails
  • SMP boosts supply capacity through new Rotterdam bunker terminal
    Shell Marine Products (SMP) will be able to boost its fuel oil supply capacity in Rotterdam by up to 1 million metric tonnes per year by operating a significant part of Rotterdam's new bunkering terminal developed by Argos. Other suppliers will benefit too.
  • Little movement in Rotterdam, IFO180 premiums high

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Lay-offs at Kockums
  • E.R. Shiffahrt re-flags to Germany
  • Demolition-prices goes record-high in Far East

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Mitropoulos warns Euro Parliament against criminalisation
  • Bulkers dominate Japan's newbuilding boom
  • AP Moller in Iraq port deal
  • Rickmers and Sea Bridge end link

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • MAN B&W diesels for NCL newbuilds
    New technology lowers pollution, cuts fuel consumption

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Senators Wyden and Smith bring transport cash to Oregon
  • Baggage carousel numbers change at Sea-Tac International Airport
  • Ready Reserve Fleet vessels set to resupply troops in Iraq
  • Seattle seafarer's club honors top volunteers
  • New officers elected to Longview port boar

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd to refinance 14 ships in Germany
    P&O NEDLLOYD is to refinance 14 ships built in the early 1990s in the German KG market, in a move that will provide additional liquidity and lengthen borrowing commitments, the company said, write Hugh O'Mahony and Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne.
  • Booming KG market risks overheating, warns bank
    ONE of the world's largest shipping banks has warned that the KG financing market shows signs of overheating.
  • Scantlings progress is blueprint for success
    COMMON scantlings for oil tankers that apply to roughly 60% of the world fleet are a prototype of how the industry can beat back regulators' efforts to "tell us what to do", according to a senior Det norske Veritas executive.
  • Darling, it's just not working: Woods
    CHAMBER of Shipping president Robert Woods was last night expected to attack the government and the European Union for creating "problems" for the industry, in front of an audience set to include UK transport secretary Alistair Darling.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Minister warns MSL workers
    MALTA'S deputy prime minister Lawrence Gonzi has ruled out any re-negotiation of last November's collective agreement signed between the government and Malta Shipyards Ltd
  • Everglades pushes security boat out
    HIGH-profile security measures have been put in place today for the arrival of the Queen Mary 2 at Florida's Port Everglades
  • RCCL shares up on upbeat comments
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises' shares ended the day higher in Oslo after upbeat comments from chief executive Richard Fain
  • 'Undue delay' on UK border force
    UK government ministers have been accused of undue delay in setting up a united border force bringing together Customs, immigration and police
  • ER Schiffahrt re-flags ships
    ER Schiffahrt will bring 10 of its 66 container vessels under the German flag by the end of the year, following an easing of German tax laws
  • Baltic oil exports expected to soar
    LUKOIL says it will start switching to larger tankers this year after predicting that shipments of Baltic Sea oil will increase to 4.5M tonnes, or 88,000 bpd
  • OOCL's Tung cautious on investment
  • Grimaldi links Rome to Barcelona
  • Festival in financial stalemate
  • Master of blacklist ship arrested
  • Hopes fade for Kephi crew

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Pacific lines reaffirm rate hikes
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement expects tight capacity, particularly for peak season.
  • DOT plans chassis inspections
    Washington will launch a safety inspection program for the nation's 750,000 intermodal container chassis.
  • Savannah begins box berth project
    New berth will be largest dock and terminal container facility on East and Gulf coasts when completed in 2006.
  • Arbitration for Byrd Amendment dispute
  • FedEx expands tests of U.S. mail deliveries
  • Exel CEO eyes 10% profit growth
  • Clinton urges Bush to drop Seaway plan
  • Canada job cuts could hurt port security
  • Jacksonville port updates strategic plan
  • IANA elects chairman, board members
  • Retailers change association name
  • AAR, NITL want review of Wyoming coal decision
  • National Cargo Bureau warns of resin risk

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • OOCL target dedicated Singapore terminal
    Hong Kong registered Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) is exploring the possibility of running a terminal in Singapore and other ports.
  • PONL to refinance 14 vessels with German subsidiary
  • Chennai Container Terminal's CEO quits
  • CMA CGM starts service to Vostochny from Busan
  • Malaysia's Sabah ports to get upgrade from new operator
  • Jade Express extends north China coverage
  • Savannah breaks ground on Berth 8, on 2003's firm foundations
  • Lille spreads its inland influence
  • MISC joins 8,000TEU class boxship race

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Rocknes cargo shifted
    Pilot Vermund Halhjem testifies of desperate effort to avert capsize of tragic bulker.
  • Wijsmuller save grounded capesize
    Yiosonas at anchor after major salvage operation on laden iron ore carrier.
  • First lady attacks Seaway plan
    Hillary Clinton asks president to deny funding for St Lawrence expansion.
  • Bangladesh breakers join big payers
    But first VLCC scrap hope of 2004 looks like its got a better offer.
  • Two seafarers die in ship hold
    Third man escapes asphyxiation as wood chip carrier discharges in Finnish port.
  • More P&O Nedlloyd ships go KG
    Another 14 vessels transfer to German management under refinancing scheme.
  • Niestern Sander gives guarantee boost
    Dutch yard will safeguard jobs this year in return for flexible working patterns.
  • Qatar to fly new LNG shipping company
    Local shareholders move to get a finger in gas export pie.
  • Clipper orders at Cochin
    Owner turns to India for bulker newbuilding quartet.
  • New Chinese call for CMA CGM
    French container line boosts Jade Express service to US west coast.
  • Split Shipyard clinches third suezmax
    Croatian yard to build another ship for domestic owner Tankerska Plovidba.
  • NSCSA income jumps
    Saudi Arabian owner enjoys benefits of larger fleet and hot market.
  • ER Schiffahrt flies flag for Germany
    Erck Rickmer's boxship company to support domestic register with transfer of ten ships.
  • Bulyard remains committed to Varna
    Bulgarian consortium says it will still take control of shipyard, despite government doubts over payment.
  • Orders tail-off at overstuffed Korean yards
    But overall 2003 produced biggest haul of contracts in thirty years.
  • Iraq to open second Gulf oil port
    State-owned oil company says terminal could load equivalent of a suezmax per day.
  • Japan yards see bulker surge
    Dry bulk tonnage makes up close to 90% of newbuilding contracts reported in December 2003.
  • Seatrade reefer faces spill fine
    Nova Hollandia ordered to Brest after leaking ballast line leaves pollution trail off French coast.
  • Hapag Lloyd teams with Taiwanese
    Three containership operators to launch Taiwan-Middle East service from next month.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2004
  • Top 25 containerlines control 80% of worldwide ship capacity
  • P&O Nedlloyd sells, charters back 14 boxships
  • Stockholm, Doane take new roles at Matson
  • Quakes recorded moments before "Rocknes" capsized
  • P&O Nedlloyd vessel saves 4 fishermen off South Carolina
  • United Airlines routes more international freight through hubs
  • USDA: 100-percent testing for mad cow disease unnecessary
  • Flu outbreak prompts EU to ban Thai poultry
  • Lawmakers: U.S.-Australia FTA needs sugar
  • Exel opens new office in Poland
  • Revised glossary of supply chain terminology
  • Puerto Rico government requests bids for Ponce project
  • New crane delivered to Marseilles-Fos
  • SeaSecure completes security program for ports in Florida
  • Metropolitan Stevedore adds two accounts

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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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Arrival ports by:
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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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