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April 13, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines press ahead with Mexican port plan
    CONTAINER cargo bottlenecks that kept loaded transpacific container ships waiting for over a week at key US west coast ports during last year's peak season have spurred plans to build a US$1 billion port complex in neighbouring Mexico.
  • China ports riding high on resilient shipping boom
    ROBUST China trade is prolonging an upcycle in the global shipping sector, benefiting mainland ports and related firms queueing up for IPOs to raise billions of dollars for new berths and towering loading cranes.
  • CSCL's Q1 revenue surges 39%
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd said yesterday its first-quarter revenue rose 38.7 per cent as trade increased and it charged more to ship containers around the world.
Air and Land Transport
  • Dangers that unchecked piracy poses in South-east Asia
    IT is very depressing. We are back in a situation where merchant ships carrying on their legitimate business in the waters of South-east Asia run a very real risk of attacks by pirates.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines press ahead with Mexican port plan
    CONTAINER cargo bottlenecks that kept loaded transpacific container ships waiting for over a week at key US west coast ports during last year's peak season have spurred plans to build a US$1 billion port complex in neighbouring Mexico.
  • China ports riding high on resilient shipping boom
    ROBUST China trade is prolonging an upcycle in the global shipping sector, benefiting mainland ports and related firms queueing up for IPOs to raise billions of dollars for new berths and towering loading cranes.
  • CSCL's Q1 revenue surges 39%
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd said yesterday its first-quarter revenue rose 38.7 per cent as trade increased and it charged more to ship containers around the world.
Air and Land Transport
  • Dangers that unchecked piracy poses in South-east Asia
    IT is very depressing. We are back in a situation where merchant ships carrying on their legitimate business in the waters of South-east Asia run a very real risk of attacks by pirates.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL, Canada Maritime sell slots on Montreal-N Europe service
  • US suspends wooden craft imports from China
  • TPG changes name to TNT
  • China railways to add 11,000km of track by 2010
  • MOL to offer new service between Thailand, Vietnam and China
  • CPG service drops Chiwan, returns to Yantian port
  • Hapag-Lloyd welcomes 8,750-TEU newbuilding
  • Mauritius to host international ports, logistics conference
  • UPS expands logistics operations in Singapore by 50pc
  • Continental seeks permission to operate NY-Shanghai flights
  • Boeing Dreamliners prove a hit with Korean Air
  • ABX Air applies for Nasdaq listing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCOPE post for DCI Chairman
  • Maritime policy soon, says Baalu
  • DCI among top 10 PSUs-Crisil survey
  • GE Shipping takes delivery of AHTSV
  • Baalu to inaugurate int'l maritime expo (INMEX 2005) in Oct.
  • FEFC raises westbound rates
  • India, China target $ 30 bn in trade by 2010
  • Over a billion dollar in deals
  • Corporate India making rapid forays into non-traditional markets
  • Shipbuilding yards now ship-shape
  • CONCOR launches customer-friendly initiative
  • De-bonding procedure for EOUs simplified
  • Sudhir Trehan elected new chief of CII-WR
  • One-to-one meeting with Korean team today
  • Seminar on 'Investment Opportunities in Vietnam' today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • FUJCON: Europe will 'lead the world into new era'
    James Hill of Avin tells FUJCON delegates about the significance of the European bunker market and how impending sulphur legislation may affect Europe and subesquently other markets.
  • 'Jewel of Arabia' sees more room for growth
    During his opening address at the fourth International Fujairah Bunkering and Fuel Oil Conference (FUJCON) today, Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Kindi, Ruler's Office, Fujairah, painted a bright picture of the port's future.
  • Global tanker fleet grew at fastest rate since 1970s
    The world's fleet of oil tankers grew at its fastest rate since the 1970s due to owners taking advantage of rising freight rates.
  • ADNOC makes spot exports, continues to sideline in bunker market
    ADNOC sells spot fuel oil cargo for export, remaining temporarily on the sidelines in Fujairah's bunker market.
  • Former Shell VP to join Vopak board
  • Firm performance at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas
    Container volumes up at Port of Tanjung Pelepas, more capacity to come online soon.
  • Onboard blending...A low-sulphur alternative?
    Onboard blending put forward as a viable alternative to burning 1.5% sulphur fuel oil in Sulphur Oxide Emissions Control Areas (SECAs).
  • Single-hull involved in oil spill at Mombasa harbour
    150 tonne oil spill reported in Mombasa after single-hulled tanker crashed into dock.
  • Singapore: MPA warns against corruption
    Tough action will be taken by the Singapore authorities against bribery and corrupt bunkering practices.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Comdata teams up with Rair on driver logs
  • USA: Homeland Security increases Arizona border patrols
  • 2004 successful for Pacific CMA
  • Germany: toll reduction for diesel particle filters?
  • Emirates to construct record-breaking maintenance facility
  • MOL launches new intra-Asian service
  • NedCargo International: new operational manager

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • CMA-CGM charters space from CP, OOCL
  • DOF orders at Promar
  • Seatruck Ferries
  • MOL in intra-Asia space charter

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • DHS awards $5 million in ferry security grants
  • Coast protection vessel Abeille Bourbon enters service
  • Cal-Dive buys $125 million of Stolt Offshore assets
  • ABB wins $80 million in marine orders
  • Major LNG ship engine order for Wartsila

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Greek owners fire broadside at Brussels
    Greek shipowners have again turned their fire on the European Commission, alleging that Brussels' policy towards the industry contradicts the policy objectives of the EC's own president.
  • Haji-Ioannou's right-hand man quits ahead of easyCruise launch
    Entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a heavier personal involvement in the upcoming launch of his easyCruise venture after the resignation of longstanding right-hand man George Karageorgiou, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • New kids on the block eat into margins of German ship finance banks
    LEADING German ship financing banks are complaining about pressure on their margins, following fierce competition from foreign banks on their home market, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Hamburg.
  • Wärtsilä secures Samsung deal as ABB clinches $80m contracts
    SHIP propulsion giant Wärtsilä has secured a contract to supply Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea with 24 dual-fuel engines, at a price tag the Finnish concern refuses to disclose.
  • Tanker owner fined $1m for Mombasa spill
    THE Kenyan government has fined the owners of an Indian tanker Shilling78m ($1m) after a crude oil spill at Mombasa.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • BHP Billiton pushes for ore premium
    BHP Billiton is demanding a premium of $7.50-$10 a tonne on top of the 71.5% increase in the price of iron ore already won by rivals Rio Tinto and Brazil's CVRD, according to a report in today's Australian Financial Review
  • Two crew dead after inhaling gas
    TWO Japanese seafarers died after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas in the tank of a coastal chemical tanker at Okayama Port
  • Indonesia pledges to improve ports
    INDONESIA has pledged to improve port inefficiency and corruption and reduce terminal handling charges to make exports more competitive
  • Truck strike hits Buenos Aires
    OPERATIONS are once again being hampered in Buenos Aires ' this time by striking truckers ' despite the resolution of an earlier labour conflict with tug crews
  • Drifting LNG carrier taken in tow
    A drifting LNG carrier was taken in tow by a French tug this morning and is heading for Barcelona, Spain
  • Bodies found in bulker hold
    TWO bodies were discovered in the cargo hold of the bulker Ocean Belle when it docked yesterday morning in Tampa, US, after returning from the Dominican Republic
  • Chantiers LNG to be 18 months late
  • Star breaks into India
  • Sardinians refuse ISPS investment
  • Singapore responds to bunker fraud
  • French repairer Soreni goes under
  • Gorgon LNG set for 2010
  • Twelve interested in SNCM

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • No policy hurting U.S. shipbuilding
    American shipyards hurt by lack of national maritime policy that has caused deadlock between builders and carriers serving United States domestic trades.
  • Record revenues help NOL profits double
  • Evergreen sets China unit
  • VOs hit hit EU 'green' rules
  • Record U.S. trade deficit
  • Rate rise for CSCL
  • Unions plan French shipping strike
  • Portland import lease for Hyundai
  • Industry should take security lead: Quartel
  • AA- rating for NY/NJ PA bonds
  • "K" Line targets Atlantic bulk market

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Letter of intent puts PONL on course for VTE investment
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) and PSA Corporation subsidiary Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE) have signed a letter of intent that could see the Grand Alliance leave La Spezia for Genoa.
  • APMT Rotterdam contemplates penalty for ID card refuseniks
    A.P. Moller Terminal Rotterdam (APMT-R) is considering penalties for container-hauliers for not adopting Rotterdam's port-wide 'CargoCard', said terminal director Nick Fisher.
  • Safmarine and DAL accede to pressure for Durban surcharge drop
  • US trade deficit widens but volumes still increasing
  • CN signs accord with US locomotive engineers
  • Russian Railways signs another JV, with Railion
  • Offen confirms options on eight vessels
  • Mercosul to resume Montevideo calls
  • Maersk/Hutchison alumnus to spearhead ICTSI entry to China
  • Feeder service to link Subcontinent to Iran
  • CN Rail introduces instant carload prices
  • USCG issues final rules on crew manifests
  • Outsourcing sees Gunsan volumes nose-dive
  • ELAA assessment published by Competition Commission

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Six fixed
    OMI takes on three new time charters, extends three more for products fleet.
  • Teekay 'buys' $70m suezmax
    Newbuilding may not be the bargain it first appears, but at least Teekay can trust the seller.
  • Deutsche Bank lifts profits 40%
    KG funds and good old-fashioned mortgages propel Tjark and Torsten to record result.
  • Owners must spend to save
    US policeman says operators cannot stint on environmental compliance if they want to avoid fines.
  • Dozen line up for SNCM
    Bidders including seven shipowners express interest in buying a slice of state-owned French ferry operator.
  • Wall warns on fatigue
    IMO safety chief cautions on bureaucratic overload facing agents
  • Farstad takes up option
    Norwegian owner adds third anchor-handler newbuilding at Aker Yards.
  • Stuve admits burning papers
    The former principal of Norway's bankrupt Tordenskjold admits he burned company papers.
  • Boxships held
    Hong Kong detained 10 ships in March that failed port state control inspections.
  • Bulker repulses pirates
    Russian crew of Murmansk Shipping chartered vessel fight RPG attack off Somalia.
  • Dispute hit VLCCs trade spot
    Frontline tankers bring in the dollars as Pertamina controversy heads to the courts.
  • Kenya levies spill fine
    Indian aframax owner faces $1m claim for polluting Mombasa harbour.
  • Mipo prices latest order
    Claus-Peter Offen will shell out $40.75m per containership, as yard finds its hands full for next three years.
  • Transneft wants solution
    Russian pipeline company calls for regulated tanker transits through Bosporus.
  • CSCL makes stellar start
    China Shipping's boxship arm sees massive surge in first quarter revenues and container volumes.
  • Maersk under fire in Apapa
    Danish giant's bid to run Nigerian port is being undermined by rivals.
  • Grabowski joins DVB
    Onetime Delmas greenhorn joins German transport bank - but in its aviation division.
  • Baltic and Northern seal pact
    St Petersburg shipyards will divide civil and military business between them.
  • Wartsila in LNG engine bonanza
    Finnish group to supply 24 engines for six gas carriers on order at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • DOF returns to Aker Promar
    Brazil yard secures more work from Norwegian offshore specialist in the shape of an anchor handler.
  • K Line fixes out VLCC
    Newbuilding due for delivery in December 2006 fixed to shipping arm of Idemitsu oil company.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • New Hapag-Lloyd vessel "world's largest containership"
  • North Europe/Montreal ship capacity cut again
  • China Shipping's first-quarter revenue jumps 39%
  • CCNI expands fleet
  • Evergreen adds Yantian, drops Hong Kong from Pacific loop
  • MCC Transport joins INTTRA
  • "K" Line to charter out VLCC
  • McCoy retires from Continental
  • CN launches carload pricing tool
  • Bush administration takes anticounterfeit initiative to Asia
  • TSA chief Stone steps down
  • U.S. soybean shippers support CAFTA ratification
  • PierPass launch date slides to late July
  • WTO adopts ruling on Korean shipbuilding measures
  • ICTSI hires former Maersk (China) executive to head China expansion
  • Port of Redwood City posts 28% cargo increase
  • DAL, Safmarine suspend Durban surcharge

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Strike in Finnish ports postponed
    The strike warning given by the Transport Workers' union in Finland (AKT) has been postponed with two weeks. Now, unless ...
  • Aker Yards sign two more supply vessels
    Aker Yards has signed contracts for another two supply vessels worth around NOK 550 million. The first is between Aker ...
  • Seatrans book contract for another chemcarrier
    Chemical tanker and forest product carrier operator Seatrans has booked in another 8,800 DWT chemical tanker to be delivered from ...

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