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May 6, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Botched cargo theft a wake-up call for ports
    THE recent hijack of an Indonesian vessel and botched million-dollar cargo theft has exposed serious flaws in the security of Malaysia's Pasir Gudang port and is a wake-up call for the region's ports, according to the Kuala Lumpur-based IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Norwegian firm wins Venice LNG terminal deal worth US$900m
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian oil services and engineering company, said the contract to build an import terminal for liquefied natural gas near Venice in Italy is worth US$900 million.
  • Bangladesh urged to build deep-sea port
    BANGLADESH has become more cost-competitive for foreign investors, but high corporate tax and transportation costs were holding back a bigger flow of overseas capital, a Japanese trade survey said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court finds ship blast intentional, rejects insurance claim
    THE insurer of a bulk carrier need not pay a claim for US$4 million because the vessel's owner had intentionally caused an explosion to make a fraudulent insurance claim, the English High Court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    TEEKAY LNG Partners LP, a natural-gas shipping venture of the world's largest oil tanker owner, plans to raise US$132 million from a stock sale as demand for energy surges.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Botched cargo theft a wake-up call for ports
    THE recent hijack of an Indonesian vessel and botched million-dollar cargo theft has exposed serious flaws in the security of Malaysia's Pasir Gudang port and is a wake-up call for the region's ports, according to the Kuala Lumpur-based IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Norwegian firm wins Venice LNG terminal deal worth US$900m
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian oil services and engineering company, said the contract to build an import terminal for liquefied natural gas near Venice in Italy is worth US$900 million.
  • Bangladesh urged to build deep-sea port
    BANGLADESH has become more cost-competitive for foreign investors, but high corporate tax and transportation costs were holding back a bigger flow of overseas capital, a Japanese trade survey said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court finds ship blast intentional, rejects insurance claim
    THE insurer of a bulk carrier need not pay a claim for US$4 million because the vessel's owner had intentionally caused an explosion to make a fraudulent insurance claim, the English High Court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    TEEKAY LNG Partners LP, a natural-gas shipping venture of the world's largest oil tanker owner, plans to raise US$132 million from a stock sale as demand for energy surges.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Botched cargo theft a wake-up call for ports
    THE recent hijack of an Indonesian vessel and botched million-dollar cargo theft has exposed serious flaws in the security of Malaysia's Pasir Gudang port and is a wake-up call for the region's ports, according to the Kuala Lumpur-based IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Norwegian firm wins Venice LNG terminal deal worth US$900m
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian oil services and engineering company, said the contract to build an import terminal for liquefied natural gas near Venice in Italy is worth US$900 million.
  • Bangladesh urged to build deep-sea port
    BANGLADESH has become more cost-competitive for foreign investors, but high corporate tax and transportation costs were holding back a bigger flow of overseas capital, a Japanese trade survey said.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court finds ship blast intentional, rejects insurance claim
    THE insurer of a bulk carrier need not pay a claim for US$4 million because the vessel's owner had intentionally caused an explosion to make a fraudulent insurance claim, the English High Court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    TEEKAY LNG Partners LP, a natural-gas shipping venture of the world's largest oil tanker owner, plans to raise US$132 million from a stock sale as demand for energy surges.

Sched Netweb site
  • CP Ships buys out Borg International Freight Services
  • FEFC increases BAF charges
  • NYK expands north Europe to Mediterranean Service
  • Major Aussie clothing retailer fined for evading customs duty
  • Transport industry needs to change to meet new challenges, says NOL
  • AADA puts up bunker surcharge
  • BNSF records freight revenue rise in Q1
  • ANA Group 2004 net profit climbes 9 per cent
  • China Airlines offers direct Taipei-Vienna service
  • NWA installs new CFO

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSCSA reaffirms its commitment to Indian trade
  • Anti-terror measures have paid rich dividends, says TT Club
  • IPBCC serves notice of rate hike from June
  • Thais scouting for investment opportunities in West Bengal
  • Exporters find an ally in Shrimp Task Force in US against dumping duty
  • Pak to import meat, vegetables duty-free from India
  • Automobile exports register 31 pc rise in 2004-05
  • FinMin leaves JNPT 2 options to finance channel deepening project
  • Rail freight, cargo shipping cross target
  • FIF members firm on boycotting A. P. Moller Group on all-India basis from May 9
  • 10-year tax holiday for promoters; units to get 100 pc exemption for 5 years
  • Policy on setting up JVs with foreign investors spelt out
  • AEPC seeks restoration of drawback rates to pre-January 19, 2005 level
  • Official study proposes fresh look at criteria for imposition of anti-dumping duty
  • New drawback rates will raise leather exports to $ 4 bn by 2010'CLE chief
  • Fieo, GEA hail decision on drawback rates
  • Chidambaram prunes molasses excise duty
  • Assocham sees scope for trebling pharma exports
  • MMTC to set up 6 FTWZs
  • Tirupur's share in garment exports up by 10 pc in 9 years
  • Export Import Workshop starts admissions for 17th batch

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • High bunker costs affecting tanker market
    Market analysts predict downward pressure on shipowner earnings
  • Yukos restructuring will lead to massive cuts
    Finance and management centre expected to be first casualty of Yukos restructuring plan, followed by exploration and production, and refining and marketing.
  • UAE: ADNOC offers 380 cst fuel oil export cargo
    UAE refiner continues to offer spot export cargoes while sidelining in the Fujairah bunker market.
  • DNVPS suggests checklist for Marpol VI sampling procedures
    With just two weeks to go before Marpol Annex VI comes into force, several fuel testing agencies have tried to help operators understand the ins and outs of Marpol compliant sampling procedures, an area that has caused considerable confusion and raised many questions among suppliers and buyers around the world.
  • Former Soviet Union fuel oil exports up sharply in March
    Improved weather conditions through the Baltic and Black Seas have prompted exports of fuel oil from the former Soviet Union to increase sharply.
  • WFS: Marine segment revenues double in Q1
    Marine segment revenues more than doubled in the first quarter, however the company also reported unrealised losses on the hedging of fuel inventories and open purchase commitments.
  • Singapore: Fuel oil stocks down, bunker market remains tight
  • New global director for ExxonMobil Marine Fuels
    ExxonMobil Marine Fuels (EMMF) has recently appointed Andy Wescoat as Director, Global Marine Fuels, replacing Jaime Spellings, who held the position since November 2002.
  • Singapore accedes to all six Marpol Annexes
    Singapore has shown its commitment to safeguard the marine environment by acceding to all six annexes of Marpol.
  • Alternative power facilitates PTP development
    The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) will be getting an alternative source of power supply that would further boost the port's future development.
  • UAE shipping firm considers fleet replacement
    State-owned shipping company may replace its fleet of vessels with double-hulls to comply with IMO regulations.

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • Car carrying boosts Wilh Wilhelmsen
  • Odfjell reports strongest ever quarter
  • NOL president calls for "seamless supply chain"
  • More firms sign up for Imarex

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • Hornbeck to convert sulfur carriers to world's largest OSV's
  • Owner pays $76,150 for garbage bag
  • Cuba to be partner in new Venezuelan naval repair yard
  • Teekay LNG prices its IPO to raise $132 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • Two new tenants headed for Kalama River Industrial Park
  • Golden Ocean Group agrees to take over charter of Louis Dreyfus fleet
  • Seattle grade school students spruce up Chittenden Locks
  • Alaska Airlines wins LA to Mexico City flights
  • NYK looks to China for new source of seafarers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Tanker market faces three years of famine warns analyst
    THE tanker market is likely to be the first shipping sector to suffer an oversupply of tonnage, leading to earnings declines for the next three years, Citigroup Smith Barney tanker analyst John Kartsonas has warned.
  • World-Wide hails the best of its 50 years
    RECORD tanker markets helped to make 2004 'the best ever' for World-Wide Shipping it has emerged amid celebrations of the Hong Kong tanker giant's founding 50 years ago this year, writes Julian Bray.
  • Market warms to Teekay's IPO as expectations are beaten
    THE debut of Teekay Shipping's long-awaited liquefied natural gas initial public offering has been greeted warmly by the stock market after the issue emerged at a higher price than initially expected and with more shares being sold, writes Tony Gray.
  • OSG hints at more orders
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group could order up to five additional US-flag product tanker newbuildings on its own account, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • Barroso passes liner review to Barrot
    European Union Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot is expected to take charge of the review of liner conference shipping legislation following the latest round of pass-the-parcel.
  • How troubles on ill-fated Norway reached boiling point
    BOILER troubles on the Norwaywere a long-standing and well documented problem before the fatal quayside explosion in Miami two years ago, a US federal docket has suggested.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • SNCM confirms emergency sales
    FRENCH state-owned ferry operator SNCM has confirmed it is to sell assets of €13M ($16.8M) to avoid bankruptcy in the short term
  • Pacific Sky cruises cancelled
    P&O Cruises' has cancelled two cruises on Brisbane based Pacific Sky as repairs to the ship's gearbox will take longer than expected.... Full story
  • TEN rates hold steady
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation managed a moderate boost in profits during its first quarter, despite lower revenues.... Full story
  • OSG results skyrocket
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group raked in more profits during the first quarter of 2005 than during any previous full year in its history, 2004 aside.... Full story
  • Trasmed buys TMA flagship
    TRASMEDITERRANEA, Spain's largest ferry and cargo operator, is to purchase the ro-pax Atalaya de Alcudia from Transportes Maritimos Alcudia in Majorca.... Full story
  • Algoma posts stronger quarter
    ALGOMA Central, the Canadian tanker operator, posted improved earnings in the first quarter, due to increased activity in Great Lakes and ocean operations.... Full story
  • P&O Ports ditches COO Baillie
  • Odfjell fined for pollution
  • Longshore union faces challenges
  • Australia resumes Saudi livestock
  • HK insists on third party cover
  • Transchart head leaves for Mercator
  • NCL's Norway: not safe

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • LA boxes to grow 9.9%: Report
    Despite growth, nation's largest container complex should be able to avoid the severe congestion that occurred last year.
  • Halterm volume off
  • C-TPAT raises COAC issues
  • McKeon new Port Newark harbormaster
  • British Airways, IFLN in partnership
  • D.C. hazmat ban overturned
  • Union Pacific sets $295M upgrades
  • Mega air-cargo property deal
  • Expeditors profit increases

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • Baillie emerges as casualty in P&O Ports boardroom scuffle
    Alistair Baillie, P&O Ports (POP) MD and chief operating officer, has been made redundant in what appears to be a boardroom putsch.
  • Thaw in India/Pakistan relations sees trade growth and new service
  • Group of six calls upon EC to be flexible with Marco Polo budget
  • Two developments mooted for Port of Kandla
  • EBRD looks for Russian re-sourcing in auto industry
  • Hamburg eyes greater North America trade
  • Canada-UK eastbound box rate increase

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • OSG turns huge profit
    New York owner parlays US tax break, integration of Stelmar fleet into record $165m earnings for first quarter.
  • TEN reports best 1Q
    Vessel sale, higher TCE helps Tsakos company top 2004 figures.
  • Maritrans in patent win
    Victory for US tanker owner in battle over single to double hull conversions.
  • Pirate attacks down
    But experts say decline in Indonesian incidents may be due mainly to effects of Tsunami.
  • Sheepgate over
    Australians and Saudis settle their differences and agree to resume livestock trade.
  • Profits up at Algoma
    Addition of new bulker and tanker tonnage has begun to add to Canadian owner's bottom line.
  • Pacific Sky faces further delay
    Ship will be out of action until 18 June after P&O Cruises Australia cancels two more cruises.
  • NOL volumes up 11%
    Continued strong demand and new services help boost throughput at Singapore national flag carrier.
  • Chong resumes Vita purchases
    Links Island Holdings founder continues to build position in recently listed Singapore shipowner.
  • Clampdown on Cook Strait
    New Zealand's Maritime Safety Authority lays down the law to ferries after recent spate of incidents.
  • Teekay LNG prices IPO
    Tanker owner's gas carrier spin-off looks to raise at least $132m from initial public offering.
  • Sea Humber rescued
    Ferry and lifeboat combine efforts to stop broken down British registered coaster going aground.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2005
  • Shipping companies must expand supply chain capabilities
  • CP Ships' stock price rises amid rumors
  • China Shipping overtakes COSCO as biggest Chinese box carrier
  • SITC next in line to enter transpacific
  • MarAd approves vessel flag transfer, two scrappings
  • American Airlines' cargo up 3.1% in April
  • Volga-Dnepr adds Kandahar, Herat to Afghan network
  • Rotterdam builds feeder container terminal
  • China Shipping signs Nansha port venture

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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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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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