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August 27, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore set to host global marine insurance meet
    SINGAPORE's moves to attract more ancillary maritime services will get a boost when the foremost global platform of the marine insurance industry holds its annual convention here for the first time.
  • Aker Yards' Q2 profits dive 78% on poor sales
    AKER Yards AS, Europe's biggest shipbuilder, said second-quarter profit plunged 78 per cent as the company completed fewer cruise ships and vessels to serve the offshore oil and natural-gas industry.
  • Higher steel prices hit Daewoo's July net
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said profit fell 44 per cent from a year earlier last month because of higher steel prices.
  • Lanka frees Indian ship held for snapping Internet cable
    SRI Lanka has freed an Indian cargo vessel it had suspected of severing the main submarine communication cable linking the island to the rest of the world because of a lack of evidence, the navy said yesterday.
  • Maersk first half profit seen up 11.5%
    SHIPPING and oil giant A P Moller-Maersk is expected to post an 11.5 per cent rise in half-year net profit excluding special items, thanks mainly to rising freight rates.
  • China Merchants to sell tanker business to parent
    CHINA Merchants Holdings Co Ltd said it would sell its oil tanker business to its parent for HK$1.31 billion to focus on its ports operations.
Air and Land Transport
  • Europe insurers want 'dirty bomb' exclusion
    EUROPEAN insurers are proposing excluding from aviation policies certain risks related to attacks that use chemical, biological or nuclear materials, German insurers and airlines said on Wednesday.
  • Russian papers blame terror for two plane crashes
  • Manila to get US$1m ADB grant
  • Delta lenders ask for more time for debt waivers
  • Philippine Airlines chief calls it quits
Admiralty Casebook
  • Arbitrator's reasons admitted as evidence in appeal
    THE Small Claims Procedure of the London Maritime Arbitrators' Association requires parties to an arbitration to waive their rights of appeal, thus making it common for reasons for an award to be 'confidential' and 'privileged'.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore set to host global marine insurance meet
    SINGAPORE's moves to attract more ancillary maritime services will get a boost when the foremost global platform of the marine insurance industry holds its annual convention here for the first time.
  • Aker Yards' Q2 profits dive 78% on poor sales
    AKER Yards AS, Europe's biggest shipbuilder, said second-quarter profit plunged 78 per cent as the company completed fewer cruise ships and vessels to serve the offshore oil and natural-gas industry.
  • Higher steel prices hit Daewoo's July net
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said profit fell 44 per cent from a year earlier last month because of higher steel prices.
  • Lanka frees Indian ship held for snapping Internet cable
    SRI Lanka has freed an Indian cargo vessel it had suspected of severing the main submarine communication cable linking the island to the rest of the world because of a lack of evidence, the navy said yesterday.
  • Maersk first half profit seen up 11.5%
    SHIPPING and oil giant A P Moller-Maersk is expected to post an 11.5 per cent rise in half-year net profit excluding special items, thanks mainly to rising freight rates.
  • China Merchants to sell tanker business to parent
    CHINA Merchants Holdings Co Ltd said it would sell its oil tanker business to its parent for HK$1.31 billion to focus on its ports operations.
Air and Land Transport
  • Europe insurers want 'dirty bomb' exclusion
    EUROPEAN insurers are proposing excluding from aviation policies certain risks related to attacks that use chemical, biological or nuclear materials, German insurers and airlines said on Wednesday.
  • Russian papers blame terror for two plane crashes
  • Manila to get US$1m ADB grant
  • Delta lenders ask for more time for debt waivers
  • Philippine Airlines chief calls it quits
Admiralty Casebook
  • Arbitrator's reasons admitted as evidence in appeal
    THE Small Claims Procedure of the London Maritime Arbitrators' Association requires parties to an arbitration to waive their rights of appeal, thus making it common for reasons for an award to be 'confidential' and 'privileged'.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore set to host global marine insurance meet
    SINGAPORE's moves to attract more ancillary maritime services will get a boost when the foremost global platform of the marine insurance industry holds its annual convention here for the first time.
  • Aker Yards' Q2 profits dive 78% on poor sales
    AKER Yards AS, Europe's biggest shipbuilder, said second-quarter profit plunged 78 per cent as the company completed fewer cruise ships and vessels to serve the offshore oil and natural-gas industry.
  • Higher steel prices hit Daewoo's July net
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said profit fell 44 per cent from a year earlier last month because of higher steel prices.
  • Lanka frees Indian ship held for snapping Internet cable
    SRI Lanka has freed an Indian cargo vessel it had suspected of severing the main submarine communication cable linking the island to the rest of the world because of a lack of evidence, the navy said yesterday.
  • Maersk first half profit seen up 11.5%
    SHIPPING and oil giant A P Moller-Maersk is expected to post an 11.5 per cent rise in half-year net profit excluding special items, thanks mainly to rising freight rates.
  • China Merchants to sell tanker business to parent
    CHINA Merchants Holdings Co Ltd said it would sell its oil tanker business to its parent for HK$1.31 billion to focus on its ports operations.
Air and Land Transport
  • Europe insurers want 'dirty bomb' exclusion
    EUROPEAN insurers are proposing excluding from aviation policies certain risks related to attacks that use chemical, biological or nuclear materials, German insurers and airlines said on Wednesday.
  • Russian papers blame terror for two plane crashes
  • Manila to get US$1m ADB grant
  • Delta lenders ask for more time for debt waivers
  • Philippine Airlines chief calls it quits
Admiralty Casebook
  • Arbitrator's reasons admitted as evidence in appeal
    THE Small Claims Procedure of the London Maritime Arbitrators' Association requires parties to an arbitration to waive their rights of appeal, thus making it common for reasons for an award to be 'confidential' and 'privileged'.

Sched Netweb site
  • Solutions sought to ease traffic woes at southern California ports
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Shanghai
  • Long-term lease signed between ITS, Port of Tacoma
  • Ship detained for cutting phone cable in Sri Lanka
  • Sinotrans reports turnover and profit growth
  • Yang Ming to buy four ships
  • Record volumes for Port Nelson
  • Hurdles remain for US forwarders in China expansion
  • Air New Zealand reports slight increase in profit
  • Air Canada restructuring plan approved
  • BAX to provide services to Raytheon Aircraft

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 6th LPG carrier joins Varun Shipping fleet
  • Vasco Maritime acquires first containership
  • Raw cotton exports shoot up
  • Fieo healthcare team visits Singapore, Indonesia & Malaysia
  • India, Japan to enhance trade ties
  • Rice exported to 33 nations from central pool
  • Damaged rail bridge stalls box movement from inland container depots to Cochin Port
  • Vizag Steel gives land for development of Gangavaram port project
  • Cabinet panel gives nod for ICTT at Cochin Port
  • Truckers' strike continues
  • DEPB scheme may continue beyond March 31, 2005
  • Technology Mission on Cotton gets govt approval
  • Govt spending capped at 20 pc of project cost
  • KPT box terminal: Bid submission deadline being extended
  • IOB launches gold card for exporters
  • SEAI awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Cruise tourism major opportunity for India's marine industry, says Seatrade chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Staatsolie deal for Ventrin shares complete
    Trinidad and Tobago bunker supplier Ventrin Petroleum Company confirms Suriname's state oil firm and bunker supplier Staatsolie has bought stake in the company.
  • Bunker quality fuel available after refinery hiatus
    Stockpiling during summer shutdown complete at Moscow refinery, burgeoning exports of bunker quality fuel oil exports from Russia.
  • Tug strike averted, minimal disruption in Piraeus
    The Hellenic Refinery in Pireaus goes on strike as tug operators withdraw threat of industrial action
  • WFS issued with negative cashflow warning
    New York Stock Exchange-listed marine and aviation marketing group World Fuel Services warned over poor earnings per share and operational cashflow equilibrium.
  • Joint venture for giant Guangdong terminal project
    Construction of 2 million mt oil products storage and blending facilities in Zhuhai set for new partner, reports claim.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • 40th "Captains Day" in Bremen
  • TIS extends order management by less than truckload / full truckload
  • US DoT keeps working on motor carrier safety
  • Swiss mail order pharmacist builds logistics centre in Halle
  • Kodiak expands truck fleet
  • Lufthansa Cargo announces job losses
  • Port of Tallinn increases Russia transit
  • USF Corporation names Bergmann executive VP

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Concordia and Fortum order panamax tankers
  • LT launches new Med service
  • EMMF expands in Med
  • EC criticises Ukraine canal opening
  • Aker results "according to plan"
  • HAL fits net cutters

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Concordia orders ice class Panamaxes at Brodosplit

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Columbia River sediment subject of two Corps events
  • TSA extends Boeing pact until December 31, 2004
  • NYK Line subsidiary orders LNG tractors for LA yard
  • Corps holding public meeting to discuss Everett rail barge facility
  • Customs hits new milestone with 25 CSI member ports

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Berlian Laju eyes suezmax debut
    BERLIAN Laju Tankers is eyeing entry into the suezmax market as part of a $180m-$200m annual fleet expansion over a three-year period.
  • Concordia orders product pair
    Two panamax product tankers have been ordered by Concordia Maritime of Sweden against long-term charters to Fortum, the Finnish energy group, writes Tony Gray .
  • Tax breaks tied to jobs 'will hurt UK shipping'
    THE Chamber of Shipping has strongly rejected trade union demands for shipping tax breaks to be linked to job creation.
  • New Shell blow as $1.5bn claim backed
    A ROYAL Dutch/Shell subsidiary could be hit with a $1.5bn compensation claim from the Nigerian Ijaw tribe after the country's senate passed a resolution ordering the company's Nigerian unit to pay the claim.
  • CSCL newbuild skips transpacific and heads for Asia-Europe trades
    RAMPANT demand and tempting rates have enticed China Shipping Container Lines to switch the next containership to roll out of Samsung Heavy Industries to the Asia-Europe trade lane, not the transpacific as originally planned.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • 'Bomb joke' captain deported
    DEPORTATION and time already served was the sentence handed down yesterday to the master of a Turkish vessel who joked about having a bomb on his vessel
  • Have your say!
    HOW many seafarers are scared to report fatigue for fear of the consequences? Have your say to letters@fairplay.co.uk
  • Folkestone sold for £11M
    SEA Containers has sold the UK south east coast ferry port of Folkestone for £11M ($20M) to a Roger De Haan, owner of Saga, the travel provider for the over-50s
  • Union warns P&O on redundancies
    THE UK's Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' union has 'urged' P&O Ferries not to act in haste over job losses on its services at Dover and Portsmouth
  • Lone Ranger heads for the hills
    AMERICAN Ranger, the second 'high priority' ship to leave Virginia's ghost fleet began its final journey this morning to be broken up at Esco Marine in Brownsville, Texas
  • China Merchants transfers tankers
    CHINA Merchants Holdings is to sell its fleet of seven Aframax tankers to affiliated company China Merchants Energy Transport Investment for HK$1.31Bn ($168M)
  • Indian ports feel strike effects
  • Aker Yards hit by cruise slowdown
  • Adsteam keeps rivals in their place
  • Credit boost for Hyundai MM
  • Dubai wins Vallarpadam approval
  • Korean seafarers call off strike threat
  • US-Canada ferry link objections
  • Congo relaunches Banana project
  • NYK agrees Baoshan bulk deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Miniace sues PMA
    The former head of the West Coast employers group is suing for wrongful termination. He seeks more than $1 million.
  • South Carolina refocuses port plans
    Growth plans have shifted more toward a container port in Jasper County because the planned terminal at a former naval base isn't big enough.
  • Flynn again hammers away at port security
  • China Shipping profit quadruples
  • Dubai Ports wins bid for terminal at Cochin
  • Feds to retain control of ILA local
  • 8,000-TEU Cosco ship calls Long Beach
  • Cuban woman ships self in crate to US
  • Sea Containers sells UK port
  • Japanese exports declined in July
  • COAC shuffles off to Buffalo
  • Parent sale clouds Hapag Lloyd IPO plans
  • China moves closer to free-trade port areas
  • TNT appoints automotive logistics manager
  • Tacoma to expand "K" Line terminal
  • Delays at Port of Montreal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • AP Moller lines get into position for W. African growth
    An inability for carriers to increase rates in the West African trades has seen Maersk Sealand and its sister company Safmarine re-construct its services with a view to cutting costs.
  • Dutch unions plan September protest
    Dutch labour, including dockers' unions, have agreed joint action, planned for September 20, in protest at deteriorating conditions on the day before the government's annual state of the union address.
  • More investors join CP Ships class action
  • CSCL chairman: Freight rates will go up by 10%
  • NZ lines in early rate rise notification
  • SITC to start additional SE Asia and China/Japan services
  • Josco orders two feeder box ships from Korean shipyard
  • Tycoon Li Ka-shing buys more Hutchison shares

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • This 'joke' bombed
    Turkish captain who falsely told Coast Guard of explosives on his vessel is expelled from US.
  • Another 'ghost' leaves its haunt
    MarAd sends one more James River freighter to Texas breakers.
  • USCG tightens up in New York
    Restrictions in place around financial district, UN as city girds for Republican convention.
  • MOLS-Linien back in black
    Danish ferry operator puts a lid on last year's loss.
  • Signs are right for Minoan
    Greek ferry operator reduces net losses in tough first half, as operating margins grow.
  • Aker Yards in reverse
    Norwegian group struggling to convert inquiries into firm orders as profit slumps.
  • ASL divvies up
    Singapore marine group will pay one-off dividend after clocking 10% leap in profits for financial 2004.
  • Toll on a roll
    Australian logistics and shipping giant boosted by purchase of New Zealand ferries in year to 30 June.
  • Sea Containers sells off more assets
    Over-50s specialist De Haan picks up Folkestone port for $20m.
  • NEMI braced for more business
    Ivar Williksen all smiles as S&P rating boosts prospects for fledgling Norwegian insurer.
  • Norwegian yard orders soar
    New business jumps by 500% in the first eight months of 2004.
  • HMM books another box trio
    Korean owner picks Hyundai Heavy Industries for 4,700-teu transpacific series.
  • Namura starts in the black
    First quarter result positive at Japanese yard as revenues grow.
  • China Merchants offloads aframaxes
    Hong Kong-listed company selling tanker arm to parent to allow it to focus on its port operations.
  • Concordia inks panamax pair
    Swedish ship owner teams up with Finland's Fortum to order two tankers at Croatia's Brodosplit.
  • MTM tanker aground
    Laden chemical and oil carrier Chembulk Singapore runs into trouble off the coast of Yemen.
  • Wan Hai edges higher
    Taiwanese boxship owner continues to build profit in 2004.
  • IG Metall says Nein!
    Civilian shipbuilding is threatened by the ThyssenKrupp-HDW yard merger, say German unions.
  • Horizon buys more boxes
    The US Jones Act container line is investing in an additional 900 new high-cube reefer containers.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Horizon Lines orders 900 additional refrigerated containers
  • Maritime Administration will host short sea meeting in New York
  • Geest North Sea Line names Swaak operations director
  • Lloyd Triestino launches new intra-Mediterranean service
  • Cuban woman ships herself to U.S. in hold of cargo plane
  • TSA picks L-3 technology for in air cargo screening trial
  • U.S. Customs interdicts Mexican aliens, contraband
  • Food prices in India rise as truck drivers strike
  • USDA increases treatment requirements for northern Mexico lumber
  • MOL Logistics subsidiary begins operations in Shanghai bonded zone
  • Evergreen Helicopters wins $6.7 million Navy cargo delivery contract
  • GeoLogistics names Liese manager for Arabian Gulf

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 26, 2004
  • Scandlines retains route on new terms
    Scandlines is to continue sailings on the route from Spodsbjerg to Taars (Langeland to Lolland) after a bidding round, where ...
  • Concordia orders ice-strenghtened Panamaxes for 10-year charters to Fortum
    Concordia Maritime has on behalf of a consortia, 50 per cent owned by Concordia, ordered two 75,000-DWT Panamax product ...
  • Crisis is over in Stolt-Nielsen
    The crisis is finally over for the hard hit Stolt-Nielsen group, but the head of the group and its ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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