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October 5, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers to take on lines
    UPSET at continually being rode roughshod over by the container shipping industry, shippers from across Asia say they plan to take their grievances to the World Trade Organisation .
  • Nippon Yusen plans to order 20 LNG ships
    NIPPON Yusen KK, Japan's largest shipping line, plans to order 20 new liquefied natural gas tankers by 2010 and use five or six tankers for spot contracts, a change in strategy which may bring higher returns.
  • Pirates seize shipload of tin
    PIRATES armed with guns hijacked a shipload of tin worth US$4.7 million in Indonesian waters but released crew members, trade sources said yesterday.
  • Oil-tanker rates seen declining
Strait Talk
  • Newbuilds boom draws in unfamiliar names
    THERE is one sure sign that shipping is doing well.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers to take on lines
    UPSET at continually being rode roughshod over by the container shipping industry, shippers from across Asia say they plan to take their grievances to the World Trade Organisation .
  • Nippon Yusen plans to order 20 LNG ships
    NIPPON Yusen KK, Japan's largest shipping line, plans to order 20 new liquefied natural gas tankers by 2010 and use five or six tankers for spot contracts, a change in strategy which may bring higher returns.
  • Pirates seize shipload of tin
    PIRATES armed with guns hijacked a shipload of tin worth US$4.7 million in Indonesian waters but released crew members, trade sources said yesterday.
  • Oil-tanker rates seen declining
Strait Talk
  • Newbuilds boom draws in unfamiliar names
    THERE is one sure sign that shipping is doing well.

Sched Netweb site
  • Ningbo throughput exceeds 200m tonnes through September
  • FEFC to raise BAF
  • Head of US Customs and Border Protection to retire
  • UPS Mail Innovations opens Seattle processing centre
  • Evergreen strengthens presence in India
  • IHG chairman discusses his management philosophy
  • Pilots settle at Polar Air Cargo
  • Emirates SkyCargo, Korean Air Cargo sign India codeshare deal
  • New BA chief takes over and discusses carrier's future direction

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Baalu to inaugurate 4-day INMEX India today
  • Kerala to acquire submarine for underwater tourism
  • Shreyas Shipping EGM on Oct. 26 to decide name extension
  • Customs duty relief on industrial grade CPO goes
  • Cashew EPC anticipates exports to exceed Rs 3,000 cr. in 2005-06
  • Pact signed to improve Indo-Australian trade ties
  • IMC delegation holds fruitful discussions in Pakistan
  • Korean company wants to invest in Indian shipbuilding
  • GDL holding talks with global operators to set up multi-purpose port
  • KPT, GMB to install vessel traffic monitoring system
  • MbPT submits tariff hike proposal to TAMP
  • JNP transporters' strike begins
  • Dredging potential vast in India'Budhiraja
  • JNPCT sets new monthly record by handling 111,943 TEUs in Sept.
  • MbPT posts impressive 17.43 pc growth in cargo handling during H1
  • Gulf Air, Evergreen sign MoU: Alliances in freighter operations to be explored
  • PMO asks MoF to extend DEPB scheme by 3 months
  • GDP registers 8.1 pc growth in April-June
  • Exim Bank to acquire stakes in mid-size companies
  • Export sector created 14.85 lakh new jobs in 2004-05, reveals study
  • Mayur C. Contractor re-elected Vice-President of FIATA
  • Global airlines impose Rs 300 surcharge on tickets
  • Clarification - Goldstar Line service to West Africa

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • CSAV Group Agencies (Germany): new management
  • Ecu-Line direct to Port Gentil
  • Thai Airways launches direct Frankfurt - Bangkok service
  • Heavy penalties for overtaking on the Brenner route
  • Kuehne + Nagel renewed contract with Memorex

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Pirates hijack freighter in Indonesian waters
  • ABS passes 120m gt mark
  • FEFC puts back rate rise
  • Row over plans for new US refineries

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Terrorist warning: Djibouti
  • Newbuild orders for Canada's Port Weller Dry Docks
  • Island Offshore orders PSV
  • $107 million Navy contract for Electric Boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Zim chief Goder vows compensation for collision tragedy
    DORON Goder, president and chief executive of Israeli shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services, is to apologise and offer financial compensation to the relatives of seven crew who died when their fishing vessel capsized after colliding with the 3,834 teu Zim Asia.
  • Hoverspeed future hangs in balance
    DOVER-Calais fast ferry firm Hoverspeed is set to make sweeping redundancies in the UK port while French employees claim they have been told the service will be axed outright.
  • Industry's future at stake over lube crisis says Nguyen
    BP MARINE has urged the shipping industry to work closely together to find solutions to the crisis currently affecting global supply of marine lubricants.
  • Brussels ready to impose code of transparency on insurers
    BRUSSELS is moving towards drawing up a code that would ensure insurance brokers spill all the beans about their dealings with corporate clients.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • SUV sales collapse
    HIGHER gasoline, fuel oil and natural gas pricing after the hurricanes appears to be fuelling an historically unusual movement among US consumers and policymakers: conservation. US sales of the large-model Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) dropped sharply in September, down 43%, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank
  • Hurricane Stan update
    At 0400 CDT (0900z) today the Mexican government changed the northern portion of the Hurricane Warning to a Tropical Storm Warning, from north of Palma Sola to Cabo Rojo
  • Northern neighbours forge cut-down ISPS
    GERMANY has struck an agreement with Denmark, and is seeking similar agreements with other neighbouring countries, on simpler bilateral ISPS procedures
  • Sovcomflot looks beyond Novoship
    SOVCOMFLOT chief executive Sergei Frank has told investors he is looking to acquire shares in other shipping companies, his spokesman has confirmed
  • Brokers team up in derivative trade
    ENERGY broket Tullet Prebon has joined forces with shipbrokers in London, Singapore and Connecticut to operate in the tanker freight derivative markets
  • Numast fears for Hoverspeed future
    UK maritime union Numast seeks answers on the future of Sea Containers' Dover-Calais subsidiary Hoverspeed
  • ABS grows as transfers flow across
  • Bharati in shipyard takeover talks
  • Dover anxious over ferry market
  • DVB goes for alternative finance
  • Change in the air at Petronas
  • KG shipping funds thinning out
  • DFDS axes Harwich-Cuxhaven route
  • Setchell leads Sydney terminal push
  • Smyril takes Fjord Line from TFDS
  • Corsica Ferries operating despite strike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • NS reopens New Orleans terminal
    The intermodal terminal is accepting inbound and outbound shipments for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck.
  • Wal-Mart unit to build distribution center at UK port
  • FMC extends comment period on NVO contracts
  • UPS opens Southern California distribution center
  • S&P assigns "B" credit rating to Horizon Lines
  • AAEI to DHS: maintain trade-security balance
  • DHL expands time-definite service
  • Portman to meet with trade ministers
  • US panel votes to curb pipe imports from China
  • RailAmerica acquires four short lines

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Online bidding system for EU textile quotas established
    China's Ministry of Commerce has used an online bidding system to select 3,385 textile companies to fill 18% of next year's EU export-quotas, to avoid another pile-up of goods.
  • Sepetiba makes own carnival as it welcomes two more services from Rio
  • Mumbai Port plans 8-20% tariff hike
  • Sixth container train added between Koper and Budapest
  • New Ukrainian transport minister named, after 'Orange' Cabinet dismissal
  • Russia-EU transport agreement to bridge the gap, and bridge the gauge
  • Guangdong ports experience ASEAN boom
  • JNP transporters turn access-road/highway into a warpath
  • Yang Ming new head confident of group's future
  • Evergreen opens five new India offices

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Canada builds for Europe
    An Ontario shiprepair yard has won an eight-ship, $87m order, its first for oceangoing ships in 20 years.
  • Big bucks for brokers
    Shipping boom gives billion dollar boost to London shipbrokers.
  • Questions on Saade sale
    Politicians are demanding to know what CMA CGM paid state-owned SNCM for its half of Sud-Cargos.
  • Stolt-Nielsen triples profits
    Stellar parcel tanker result takes net income over $50m for the third quarter.
  • New head at Maersk yard
    Niels Kjeld Christensen has handed on the reins at Germany's Volkswerft Stralsund.
  • Sovcomflot takes the money
    Russian owner signs $325m refinancing in softest banking market for years.
  • Birka sells to Westwood
    Finnish ferry owner's cargo subsidiary strikes deal with US operator for its oldest ro-ro.
  • Korean yards fight back
    Shipbuilders turn their back on domestic steel suppliers in a bid to cut costs.
  • Claims chief for Dex
    Former broker Paul Cunningham is replacing Ann Waite at innovative hull insurance venture.
  • Galati hit by higher costs
    Damen group's Romanian yard is falling behind last year's profit figures.
  • Idan says sorry
    Zim chairman Idan Ofer makes formal apology to Japan after boxship accident that killed seven fishermen.
  • Island Offshore takes option
    Norwegian owner is back again at Aker Yards for another supply ship.
  • Pirates hijack ship off Indonesia
    Crew released by gunmen more interested in cargo of tin.
  • Probe into Dublin groundings
    Irish government wants report on two incidents in recent months involving Brostrom and Stenersen tankers.
  • Satsang under tow
    Salvage tug links up with drifting bulker off South Africa, but original towing vessel remains lost.
  • Malacca attacks decline
    Top Malaysian policeman says incidents of piracy have fallen to less than half of what they were in 2003.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Standard & Poor's gives Horizon Lines 'B' rating after IPO
  • DHS implements second Jones Act waiver for petroleum shipments
  • Yang Ming elects Huang chairman
  • A.P. Moller names latest post-Panamax ship
  • Evergreen opens five new offices in India
  • Continental Airlines' cargo down 2.1% in September
  • Emirates SkyCargo, Korean Air sign India/Dubai codeshare agreement
  • Norfolk Southern reopens New Orleans intermodal terminal
  • RailAmerica buys four Alcoa railroads for $77.5 million
  • Eby named FRA deputy administrator
  • New Orleans zeroes in on military cargoes
  • Neptune Terminals seeks $79.6 million potash storage expansion
  • Port Everglades lands South America service from Miami

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Eidesvik orders gas-driven PSV
    Eidesvik Offshore orders a gas-driven platform supply vessel of 5,500 DWT at West Contractors for NOK 322 million for ...
  • Yard orders for NOK 12 bn so far this year
    Norwegian yards have secured orders worth NOK 12 bn (EUR 1.53 billion) so far this year, mainly thanks to the ...
  • Birca Cargo sells off vessel
    Birka Cargo on Åland sells its ro-ro vessel "Kent Loyalist" to Westwood Shipping, which is a part of the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2005
  • Stan closes Mexican ports, prices on the move
    Hurricane closes Mexican Gulf bunkering and crude ports today with suppliers expecting downward movement in prices.
  • London: Marine diesel spill said to be limited
  • US bunker wholesaler performs well after IPO
    Share price up on first trading day after IPO which helped raise cash for payments of quarterly dividends.
  • Crude drops on supply relief, demand slow-down
    Refinery worries in the US and France continue to underpin oil prices, but possible US heating oil release, slow-down in gasoline use and no discernible crude shortage weigh on market.
  • Fujairah taking steps to meet MARPOL requirements
    Fujairah readying for MARPOL compliance with 300,000 m' of land reserved for tank storage.
  • Rotterdam market slips with crude
  • Japan holds first meeting on oil prices
    The Japanese government has held its first round of talks on measures to abate the burden of surging fuel prices, including bunkers, on domestic industries.
  • Premier Marine Fuels establishes office in Singapore
    Premier Marine Fuels, a UK-based bunker brokering company, has established an office in Singapore.
  • Sri Lanka: Bunker potential in waiting
    GAC's new Sri Lanka bunkering arm offers some insights into the local bunker market and how it may be affected by privatisation, India's ambitious dredging project and the Hambantota bunkering project.

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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
- geographical areas
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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