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January 28, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Number, violence of piracy attacks increase
    THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
  • Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
  • Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison
    BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
  • Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen
    A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
  • Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders
    ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit
    CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
  • Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
  • Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
  • Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
  • New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
  • IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe
    IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Number, violence of piracy attacks increase
    THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
  • Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
  • Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison
    BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
  • Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen
    A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
  • Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders
    ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit
    CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
  • Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
  • Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
  • Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
  • New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
  • IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe
    IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Number, violence of piracy attacks increase
    THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
  • Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
  • Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison
    BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
  • Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen
    A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
  • Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders
    ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit
    CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
  • Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
  • Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
  • Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
  • New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
  • IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe
    IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.

Sched Netweb site
  • Dalian Port container handling rises
  • UPS chairman Eskew to head China-US trade council
  • Union Pacific employees transferred to new HQ
  • EGL presented UK logistics award
  • SIA to add Nanjing, New York flights to summer schedule
  • China Southern takes delivery of first Boeing 737-700
  • UAL Cargo to fly to Osaka
  • KLM Cargo wins industry award for electronic messaging

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Chinese ports handle largest box volumes in the world
  • Good times return for Asian cargo lines
  • Port of Le Havre records good growth of overall traffic & new record for containers
  • Rickmers Holding appoints Godric Baron as new Director & Advisor
  • Adolf Adrion to succeed Casjens on Hapag-Lloyd's Executive Board
  • Bonanza for Lebanese ports in post-war era
  • NYK rebrands logistics subsidiaries
  • Bimco launches online ship repair contract
  • WTSA set to hike rates in February
  • Maersk Sealand, the champ in fleet capacity growth
  • SCI gets govt nod for fleet expansion
  • Anti-dumping duty slapped on potassium carbonate imports from EU, China
  • Exim Bank extends $ 10 million credit to Polish bank
  • Auto component expo corners orders worth Rs 23.4 crore
  • TAMP turns down CoPT's tariff hike proposal
  • Customs duty on 32 raw materials lowered by 3-10 pc
  • 29 sectors showed over 20 pc export growth in April-Dec. 2003: Ascon
  • Tap huge EU market, officials tell exporters
  • Govt okays 19 clusters for infrastructure development scheme
  • Ambitious maritime education plan drawn up
  • Panel promises to solve problems faced by exporters
  • Fieo, Azerbaijan Chamber sign cooperation pact
  • Exporters demand air cargo hub near Delhi

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Houston & New Orleans prices converge in tight market
  • Panama continues bearish tack
  • Oil price volatility as market awaits US inventory data
    While US crude stocks are near a 28-year low, distillate stock have been in good shape before the latest deep-freeze descended on the US Northeast.
  • CGES: Shortage, not speculators, causing high oil prices
    "The oil market is signaling in no uncertain terms that the world is short of oil," the Centre for Global Energy Studies says.
  • Heavy demand takes its toll in Fujairah
  • Bad weather continues to affect bunkering in Egypt
    Adverse weather conditions in Egypt continue to cause problems for bunkering today. Bad weather has been hampering supply in the country for around a week now, causing congestion to build (in Suez especially) as many vessels wait for favourable conditions to lift their bunkers.
  • Good demand as Hong Kong and Taiwan begin year of the monkey
  • O.W. Bunker cements its ARA position with terminal capacity
    The global bunker supplier and trader O.W. Bunker is making further advances into the ARA market, cementing its position there as a significant player in it for the long term. Its latest move is to secure its own exclusive fuel oil storage capacity at a new bunkering terminal in Rotterdam.
  • Oman: Port Sultan Qaboos expansion completed
    Labco, a UK-based sales agents for Oman bunker supplier Oasis Trading & Marketing, has informed Bunkerworld that the expansion of bunkering facilities at Port Sultan Qaboos has been completed.

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Precision Software releases TRA/X Version 6
  • IRU's second "sustainability report"
  • D.Logistics foresees marked improvements in 2004 results
  • BNSF Logistics and Autolog Corp launch Car-Rail service
  • Handling record at Hamburg CTA Container Terminal
  • Lyon Airport: airfreight volumes soar
  • Jürgen Kennemann: new Chairman of the SMM Advisory Board

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Tough day for the pilot at "Rocknes" inquiry
  • Traders see window for fuel oil arbitrage

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Hillary Clinton opposes St Lawrence expansion
  • P&O Nedlloyd refinances 14 ships in Germany
  • Panama charges go up
  • Wijsmuller refloats capesize bulker

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Frontline in mass reflagging to Marshall Islands
    FRONTLINE, the Norwegian tanker and combination carrier operator, is reflagging up to about 30 ships in the Marshall Islands in a move that will boost the registry by about 2m gross tonnes, or 10% of its current total.
  • Refinancing package may be behind flag shift
    FRONTLINE'S decision to re-flag almost half of its fleet comes at a momentous time in the company's history, writes Tony Gray .
  • Appledore staff to be saved by DML takeover
    APPLEDORE Shipbuilders could be out of receivership within four weeks, following confirmation from Devonport Royal Dockyard that it is almost ready with a takeover package for the North Devon yard.
  • We're with you all the way, Darling
    THE UK is committed to encouraging further growth of the shipping industry, building on the tripling in size of the UK register over the past three years, a senior government minister has said, writes Julian Bray .

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Festival looks for a partner
    GEORGE Poulides, chairman and main shareholder of Festival Cruises, is negotiating a partnership with an undisclosed cruise line to help the ailing company avoid bankruptcy
  • Appledore sale hangs on the board
    THE acquisition of Appledore Shipbuilders by DML is expected to be completed after the directors have given their approval
  • Clinton urges end to Seaway study
    SENATOR Hillary Clinton has asked President Bush to end US funding for a bi-national study of the St Lawrence Seaway, citing environmental dangers
  • Russia gives go-ahead to Sakhalin-2
    RUSSIA has given its approval to the second phase of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, which has been facing opposition on environmental grounds
  • Rocknes may have grounded twice
    THE rock carrier Rocknes appears to have run aground twice prior to capsizing on Monday last week it has emerged at the inquiry taking place in Bergen
  • Chicken shipment goes walkabout
    FILIPINO customs has impounded 11 of 19 FEU refrigerated containers of chicken that were illegally released at the port of Batangas
  • Savannah eyes top slot
  • Pride salvage awaits Giant arrival
  • Tasman S salvage may end in March
  • Festival's Azur turns up in Venice
  • Box tonnage in tight supply
  • Busan paves way for Asian hub role
  • China bans poultry shipments
  • Able UK to submit new scrap plan
  • UK government backs shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • EU 'zeros' in on U.S. in new trade tiff
    More sanctions possible as European Union challenges method of calculating anti-dumping duties.
  • New box mark for Port of Montreal
    Container traffic hits record 1.1 million TEUs as all cargo surges 11 percent.
  • TSA implements int'l. air-cargo security
  • Trans-Atlantic ocean rate hike
  • Snow won't postpone New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders dinner
  • FedEx, UPS want review of Astar ruling
  • South Korea upgrades Incheon free zone
  • Teamsters praise DOT chassis plan
  • Box record for Port of Houston
  • Confusion over truckers hours
  • Costa Rica rejoins CAFTA
  • United Arab Shipping launches Asia-Mid-East service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Incoherent corporate strategy led to Hapag-Lloyd executive's resignation
    A failure to commit to a coherent strategy by Hapag-Lloyd's parent company, the tourism conglomerate TUI, was the major reason for the departure of executive board member Guenther Casjens.
  • ILO de-ratification move angers Dutch unions
    A dispute over giving hiring-preference to experienced former port-workers is brewing in the Netherlands, with the Labour Minister making preliminary moves toward de-ratifying the ILO Convention which guarantees this.
  • Democrats push for increased port funding
  • Operation of Busan transferred to Port Authority
  • Rotterdam joins German barge Internet portal
  • North Sea containers have leaked, but no danger to sea life determined
  • Matson revenue exceeds US$1billion for first time

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • Germans confirm P&O Nedlloyd KG talks
    Deal contemplates 12-year charterback to container line.
  • Vroon buys three, sells two
    Dutch owner builds boxship and reefer fleet, while offloading multipurpose ships.
  • Rocknes navigation mystery
    Pilot Vermund Halhjem refuses to identify exact course of tragic bulk carrier.
  • Danish blitz on owners
    Crackdown on overseas detentions could see shipowners in court.
  • New Zealand blames tanker pilot and seas
    Maritime Safety Authority reports on grounding of ChevronTexaco's Capella Voyager.
  • Nordic American aims to keep sailing
    Shareholders could gain $40m benefit from continued trading of BP suezmaxes.
  • Cruise double for MAN B&W
    NCL orders medium speed engines for Mayer Werft newbuildings.
  • Finland and Russia check out icebreakers
    Two Baltic coastline neighbours to co-operate on vessel construction.
  • Samsung linked to Sadra bid
    Iranian yard group now fully privatised, with Korean giant in frame as possible buyer of shares.
  • Restructuring plans on the table at Viktor Lenac
    Bankrupt yard's creditors have three options in pursuit of their owed millions.
  • Record year for Prisco
    Russian tanker owner says cargo volumes in 2003 were its highest ever.
  • SCI forges ahead
    Indian owner's profits in first nine months much higher than previous year's.
  • India's first LNG cargo sets sail
    LNG carrier Disha is due to arrive at Petronet's Dahej terminal Friday.
  • Hanjin switches to Hutchison Whampoa
    Korean boxship owner ditches CSX to use Li Ka-shing's terminal in Hong Kong.
  • Braemar Seascope flags up profit hike
    Could brokers fare better than some of their clients in the hot markets?
  • QM2 makes it to Florida
    Arrival in the Sunshine State marks the end of maiden voyage for world's largest ocean liner.
  • OSG offloads stock to Morgan Stanley
    New York tanker owner to book net proceeds of $115m on share sale to US financial institution.
  • Daewoo confirms MISC boxship orders
    Malaysian owner orders two 7,900-teu boxships and is believed to have option on second pair.
  • Tidewater tug left high and dry
    Fourteen people left stranded after anchor handler gets stuck on the mud off UK port of Immingham.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 27, 2004
  • P&O Nedlloyd CEO says IPO is "just one option"
  • Transpacific shipping lines reaffirm rate increases
  • OSG raises $115 million in new equity
  • OOCL christens third 8,063-TEU ship
  • Greek ship sinks as storms close Suez Canal
  • CNF 2003 profits drop in despite operational gains
  • RailAmerica finalizes deal for Michigan railroad
  • Canadian National workers ratify new contract
  • Sen. Clinton opposes Seaway expansion
  • CNF elects new chairman
  • Miami NVOCC sets up business in Panama
  • Costa Rica joins CAFTA, regional free trade pact
  • International trading companies see secondary benefits from C-TPAT
  • Open Harbor partners with Oracle to offer compliance software
  • CombineNet names Trist VP of business development
  • Port of Houston rejects Bayport construction bids
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk to run Iraqi port
  • Georgia Ports Authority starts work on Savannah container berth

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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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