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September 30, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 3,000 more workers to ease LA logjam
    SHIPPING companies at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which account for 40 per cent of the ocean cargo delivered to the US, are training at least 3,000 workers to end delays that stem from rising shipments, mostly from Asia.
  • Two get death in US ship attack case
    A Yemeni judge yesterday sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
  • US$130m in bribe paid every year at Bangla port: report
    IMPORTERS and exporters pay an estimated US$130 million in bribes each year to move their shipments through Bangladesh's main Chittagong seaport, according to a new report by Transparency International.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    FOUR people, including the skipper, were killed in an engine explosion aboard a South Korean container carrier off Sri Lanka, port officials said yesterday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 3,000 more workers to ease LA logjam
    SHIPPING companies at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which account for 40 per cent of the ocean cargo delivered to the US, are training at least 3,000 workers to end delays that stem from rising shipments, mostly from Asia.
  • Two get death in US ship attack case
    A Yemeni judge yesterday sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
  • US$130m in bribe paid every year at Bangla port: report
    IMPORTERS and exporters pay an estimated US$130 million in bribes each year to move their shipments through Bangladesh's main Chittagong seaport, according to a new report by Transparency International.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    FOUR people, including the skipper, were killed in an engine explosion aboard a South Korean container carrier off Sri Lanka, port officials said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Last new Phase III berth at YICT begins operations
  • Asia-East Africa Discussion Forum to impose rate increase
  • Funding approved to monitor air quality at LA port
  • Manzhouli rail freight volumes reach record high
  • Hamburg Sud to raise rate on southbound lane of Euro trade
  • MMC Corp. to increase stake in PTP
  • CMHI to sell off toll roads in order to focus on ports business
  • MOL hires anti-piracy consultant
  • Australian Airlines to fly Perth-Bali route
  • Malaysia Airlines selects AAR to perform landing gear repair
  • EGSAC Germany sells Uzbekistan Airways capacity
  • Nippon Express opens European airfreight terminal at Frankfurt Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • World Maritime Day 2004 today - IMO 2004: Focus on maritime security
  • www.shippingfacts.com finally arrives
  • Ship orders set to hit record $ 60-bn mark
  • Sravan Shipping's record at VPT
  • Dairy sector poised to milk export market
  • 3-man Andhra Cabinet panel to resolve iron ore cargo shipment problem at Kakinada ports
  • Baalu inaugurates nellore bypass
  • CONCOR bid to transport 3rd country goods between Kolkata Port & ICD-Sirsiya in Nepal
  • Fieo, DEA unhappy over DEPB rate cuts on textile products
  • Steady growth in consumer food industry output
  • Fieo organises buyer-seller meet in Singapore

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • US crude stocks begin recovery
    Earlier-than-expected recovery in US crude imports and stocks indicates effect of the hurricane season could be blowing over.
  • Brazil: Independent player continues MGO supply
    As state-supplier temporarily suspends all bunker operations, local independent offers alternative.
  • Piraeus prices postpone potential purchases
    Suppliers blame high spot prices for buyers' shyness.
  • Uruguay: Bunker barge back after upgrade
  • Port Said MGO replenishment on the cards
    Avails fine currently in Suez, and Port Said should be normalising up soon.
  • No 380cst at Saudi Red Sea ports in October
    Yanbu Oil Refinery will stop producing 380 cst fuel oil with effect from today until end of October.
  • Rotterdam steady to soft at noon
  • Japan: Weather and distribution patterns prompt tight market
    Tight avails forecast for Japan through early October as distributors take advantage of higher domestic margins and weather affects supply.
  • October arbitrage arrivals seen at 3 million tonnes
    West to East arbitrage arrivals are expected to reach their highest level since May, leaving fears of over-supply due to subdued buying interest.
  • Kholmsk: Clean-up operation completed following bunker spill
    A team of more than 1,000 people have completed the clean-up operation on the Sakhalin coast following the grounding of a Belgian dredge and the subsequent spill of its bunker fuel.

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Dachser launches local traffic online system
  • Mexican truck drivers in USA this year
  • FedEx Switzerland employer of the year
  • Quehenberger: Scandinavia-Eastern Europe with Freja and Maa ja Meri
  • Iberia aids Hurricane Jeanne victims in Caribbean
  • MOL hires consultant to oversee vessel security in Straits
  • TT Club boosts presence in North Europe markets

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Industry and unions lobby Colin Powell on shore leave
  • Union tells P&O to consider selling ferry business
  • Security guard beaten up in Peru
  • Great Eastern orders PSVs from Aker

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Austal wins order from Malta
  • LMSR contract for 3PSC

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Restoration work marks start of Columbia River Channel project
  • Transportation database finds U.S. trade up with Canada, Mexico
  • Washington State Ferries wins award for pass system
  • Panama Canal sees gains in cargo traffic for year
  • DHS task force seizes two boatloads of cocaine

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Maritime Day plea to Powell on seafarers' US shore leave
    IN A show of solidarity with seafarers over the denial of US shore leave, the world's shipowners and maritime unions have united to write an open letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell expressing the shipping industry's concerns.
  • Mangouras loses latest appeal
    THE judge investigating the Prestige case has rejected the latest appeal by lawyers acting for the ship's Greek master, Apostolos Mangouras, to allow him to travel home to Greece, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
  • Former Hapag-Lloyd boss supports moves to scrap conference system
    FORMER Hapag-Lloyd Container Line boss Gunther Casjens has welcomed moves to abolish the conference system.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Judge rejects Mangouras' appeal
    A SPANISH judge has again rejected a writ to allow Prestige captain Apostolos Mangouras to return home to Greece before he faces trial over Spain's worst ecological disaster
  • Honk if you're not a terrorist
    SHIPS around the world will sound their sirens and whistles at 1200 GMT on World Maritime Day in support of seafarers' rights, says the ITF
  • Damage to ex ro-ro bow
    GIBRALTAR'S maritime administration is investigating whether severe damage to the cruise ship Van Gogh was more extensive because the ship had previously been a ro-ro
  • Spirit of Ontario impounded
    THE Great Lakes fast ferry Spirit of Ontario was impounded yesterday following a lawsuit by Amerada Hess
  • LNG terminals face financing risk
    LNG receiving terminals financing could be stalled by volume and price volatility according to a report issued by Standard & Poor's (S&P)
  • Unions & owners urge Powell to act
    SEAFARERS' unions and employers will speak with one voice tomorrow against the denial on security grounds of shore leave for seafarers
  • Shell protests Indian-only LNG
  • P&O: consequences for French ports
  • Nenaco's ex-CEO and president dies
  • Ports hear economic future
  • Shipowner - allow refugees ashore
  • Charleston re-opened after grounding
  • Yukos cuts Chinese oil shipments
  • Cruise ship caught by Karl
  • Colombo bunker dispute
  • Kroes - Izar repayments flexible

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • LA congestion expected to continue
    Terminal executive says container jam that has plagued Los Angeles-Long Beach could continue into December.
  • Shipping: U.S. should ease shore leave limits
  • Manufacturers expect slowing recovery
  • U.S. moving more NAFTA freight
  • U.S. risking isolationism, says UPS's Eskew
  • Port Canaveral opens to cargo vessels
  • Charleston channel cleared
  • Norfolk Southern names Moorman president
  • Subaru to resume Va. shipments
  • World Airways files for U.S.-China flights
  • CLM elects new president
  • DHL shifts U.S. profit timeline

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • 'Joint venture delinquents' are a threat says Claro
    Ricardo Claro, the secretive president of CSAV has spoken out on his growing fears of a shipping-related terrorist attack and the damaging affect it would have on the container trade.
  • Carriers attack ACCC anti-trust myopia
    Shipping lines have blasted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claiming that it has lost sight of the people it is supposed to be protecting.
  • Capacity squeeze and spiralling charter rates caused by 'lack of shipper loyalty'
  • Indian Customs finally clears boxes held for three years
  • NOL says more carrier consolidation is on the cards
  • Brisbane throughput figures soar

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Inventories cheer Stevenson
    OMI chief says demand, not crude prices, key factor as winter season nears.
  • Moody's smiles on SFI
    Strong hire rates help upgrade, but credit agency still worries about high debt, aggressive dividends.
  • Four killed in boxship blast
    Engine explodes on Yang Ming chartered vessel as crew try to make repairs.
  • Cruiseship engine failure terrifies passengers
    Yard and company at a loss to explain why four engines break down during weather-hit Atlantic trip.
  • Fesco adds Far East link
    Russian owner puts feedership on route between Vladivostok and Magadan.
  • OMI confirms ULCC sale
    Connecticut owner will book $3.2m profit on deal with Petrobras unit.
  • Titan takes Dynacom double
    Hong Kong owner pays high price for another two VLCCs from Greece to boost Middle East to Asia capacity.
  • Ukferry rolls into Derince
    Ukrainian owner launches service with new rail-ferry dock in Turkey.
  • Mercator in new fundraising drive
    Expanding Indian tanker owner to issue shares or bonds, as well as split its stock.
  • Bribes blight Chittagong
    Report claims $130m changes hands illegally each year to speed cargo handling.
  • One-stop design for BV
    French class society launches online newbuilding management tool at SMM in Hamburg.
  • Hutchison wins Thai deal
    Li Ka-shing's Hong Kong ports group to run six new box terminals at Laem Chabang.
  • Green Warriors "attack" Jupiter
    Fjord Line ship targeted in Norway to demonstrate weaknesses of ISPS measures.
  • Brattvaag builds more Indian PSVs
    Great Eastern Shipping returns to Norwegian yard for two more in series.
  • MMM seals logistics takeover
    Malaysian Merchant makes Peninsular Empire subsidiary after snapping up outstanding shares.
  • Peruvian pirates beat ship guard
    Bulker security guard taken hostage and severely beaten in attack off South American port of Conchan.
  • Nina hit by fire
    Comoro Islands-flagged bulker suffers cargo hold fire off Singapore's Eastern Special Anchorage.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • ESC repeats call for end of conference immunity, shuns compromise
  • More carriers abandon Maritime Security Discussion Agreement
  • COSCO gets new 8,000-TEU ship for Pacific
  • Seafarers, shipowners press Powell to relax shore leave restrictions
  • Safmarine joins Australia/U.S. discussion agreement
  • Coast Guard investigates ship grounding in Charleston
  • Shipping industry Web site provides facts to policymakers
  • Military Sealift Command awards $5.2 million contract to 3PSC
  • Ship's master, engineers arrested in Long Beach on pollution charges
  • ATA executive asks help from North American airports
  • Senate committee passes aviation security bill
  • UPS mail business goes global
  • Menlo adds extra air capacity for peak season
  • Shipco, Saco Shipping form joint venture NVO in Antwerp, Rotterdam
  • Norfolk Southern promotes Moorman to president
  • CBP ramps up for Medfly along Mexican border
  • Transportation ranks second in fatal injury rate
  • Study evaluates extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
  • DNA used to pinpoint sources of illegal ivory trade
  • U.S. enforcement raised on Chilean sea bass shipments
  • Triton Overseas Transport picks Management Dynamics software
  • Ciba Specialty Chemicals selects Vastera software to manage shipments
  • Panama Canal: Vessel traffic up, but saturation nears
  • Hutchison, Shanghai port in box terminal joint venture
  • AAPA sets direction on environmental policies

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
  • Activist group question the ISPS code
    A Norwegian activist group has made a fake attack on Fjord Line's Bergen to Newcastle ferry "Jupiter" (20,800 grt) to ...
  • Navigator voted for a strike in Denmark
    The threat of a strike between navigators members of Dansk Navigat'r Forening (DANA) is going to become a reality. A ...
  • Stena/Fosen ropax contract finalised
    A contract between Stena RoRo AB and Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (FMV) in Norway to build two RoPax vessels for delivery ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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
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DATABASE
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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
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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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