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October 13, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO to debate controversial anti-terrorist provisions
    CONTROVERSIAL amendments to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts At Sea convention, including the ability to board and search vessels on the high seas without flag-state permission, are being debated by International Maritime Organisation members this week.
  • Gurkhas deployed at S'pore ferry terminals
    IN the wake of the London and recent Bali terrorist bombings, the Singapore Police Force has stationed members of the elite Gurkha Contingent at passenger ferry terminals across Singapore.
  • China Shipping's Q3 sales up 25% on cargo growth
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which operates the country's biggest ocean transportation company, said third-quarter sales gained 25 per cent as expanding trade increased cargo volume and sent freight rates higher.
  • Commodity shipping rates expected to rise
  • Top Tankers buys three tankers for US$177m
Logistics
  • DHL to make Hong Kong largest hub outside US
    DHL, the German express group, is investing US$110 million to double the capacity of its cargo handling hub in Hong Kong six years ahead of schedule, as its business in mainland China grows.
  • Japan Post in tie-up talks with courier firms
    JAPAN Post is nearing the final stage of talks on tie-ups with several major couriers such as TNT Post Group of the Netherlands and Japan's Nippon Express Co, a news report said yesterday.
  • LOGISTICS BRIEFS
    PANALPINA Welttransport Holding, a Swiss logistics and transport company, opened a logistics service centre in the United States to handle growing demand from the automotive business.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    UK shipping minister Steve Ladyman said last week that he would like to see non-EU crew members on ferries trading between EU ports subject to the same immigration controls as other non-EU citizens working within the trading bloc.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO to debate controversial anti-terrorist provisions
    CONTROVERSIAL amendments to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts At Sea convention, including the ability to board and search vessels on the high seas without flag-state permission, are being debated by International Maritime Organisation members this week.
  • Gurkhas deployed at S'pore ferry terminals
    IN the wake of the London and recent Bali terrorist bombings, the Singapore Police Force has stationed members of the elite Gurkha Contingent at passenger ferry terminals across Singapore.
  • China Shipping's Q3 sales up 25% on cargo growth
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which operates the country's biggest ocean transportation company, said third-quarter sales gained 25 per cent as expanding trade increased cargo volume and sent freight rates higher.
  • Commodity shipping rates expected to rise
  • Top Tankers buys three tankers for US$177m
Logistics
  • DHL to make Hong Kong largest hub outside US
    DHL, the German express group, is investing US$110 million to double the capacity of its cargo handling hub in Hong Kong six years ahead of schedule, as its business in mainland China grows.
  • Japan Post in tie-up talks with courier firms
    JAPAN Post is nearing the final stage of talks on tie-ups with several major couriers such as TNT Post Group of the Netherlands and Japan's Nippon Express Co, a news report said yesterday.
  • LOGISTICS BRIEFS
    PANALPINA Welttransport Holding, a Swiss logistics and transport company, opened a logistics service centre in the United States to handle growing demand from the automotive business.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    UK shipping minister Steve Ladyman said last week that he would like to see non-EU crew members on ferries trading between EU ports subject to the same immigration controls as other non-EU citizens working within the trading bloc.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO to debate controversial anti-terrorist provisions
    CONTROVERSIAL amendments to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts At Sea convention, including the ability to board and search vessels on the high seas without flag-state permission, are being debated by International Maritime Organisation members this week.
  • Gurkhas deployed at S'pore ferry terminals
    IN the wake of the London and recent Bali terrorist bombings, the Singapore Police Force has stationed members of the elite Gurkha Contingent at passenger ferry terminals across Singapore.
  • China Shipping's Q3 sales up 25% on cargo growth
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which operates the country's biggest ocean transportation company, said third-quarter sales gained 25 per cent as expanding trade increased cargo volume and sent freight rates higher.
  • Commodity shipping rates expected to rise
  • Top Tankers buys three tankers for US$177m
Logistics
  • DHL to make Hong Kong largest hub outside US
    DHL, the German express group, is investing US$110 million to double the capacity of its cargo handling hub in Hong Kong six years ahead of schedule, as its business in mainland China grows.
  • Japan Post in tie-up talks with courier firms
    JAPAN Post is nearing the final stage of talks on tie-ups with several major couriers such as TNT Post Group of the Netherlands and Japan's Nippon Express Co, a news report said yesterday.
  • LOGISTICS BRIEFS
    PANALPINA Welttransport Holding, a Swiss logistics and transport company, opened a logistics service centre in the United States to handle growing demand from the automotive business.
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    UK shipping minister Steve Ladyman said last week that he would like to see non-EU crew members on ferries trading between EU ports subject to the same immigration controls as other non-EU citizens working within the trading bloc.

Sched Netweb site
  • ELAA urges greater dialogue between shippers, carriers
  • Jiangxi railway authority adds services
  • Jurong volume rises 43pc through September
  • Collyer opens Shekou office
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Belgium
  • Liaoning agricultural exports thrive
  • Emirates boosts services to Shanghai, HK
  • Air China offers links to Frankfurt, LA
  • Continental Airlines makes US$84m pension contribution

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GAC acquires Benair Freight International
  • SCI set to sign deal with Daewoo for 2 VLCCs
  • Shreyas Shipping to expand multimodal logistics ops
  • Govt may allow registered export houses to import gold
  • MoF seeks Textile Ministry's view on application of Committee Cess
  • No sugar imports in 2005-06-Pawar
  • Income-tax on profit from DEPB licence sales will be scrapped, assures Chidambaram
  • DEPB licences now available online
  • Inter-ministerial panel formed to inspect export schemes
  • Ennore Port model being studied for Major Ports' corporatisation
  • Tuticorin has potential to become hub port, asserts CII
  • Now, Roman roads to lead to India!
  • TAMP quantifying gains of PSA-Sical in Tuticorin box terminal operations
  • Natural rubber exports rise by 36.5 pc in H1
  • State Finance Ministers agree to halve CST to 2 pc from April 2006
  • Promotional package for SMEs mooted

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • Hamburg Port Authority: new supervisory board
  • Tampa in Panama alliance
  • Swiss posts very encouraging load factors for the first nine months
  • IBS: private railcars and new Cotif
  • Wako Logistics acquires LA-based Asean Logistics

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • Marseilles strike largely over
  • Odfjell makes US5m profit on ship sales
  • Booking system "success"
  • OMI in share buy back

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • Nigel Gee ferries for Indian island service
  • Tug orders for Conrad
  • Yantai-Raffles to build floatel semisub
  • Name change for Philadelphia shipyard
  • Warning on AIS message problems
  • Another "magic pipe" indictment
  • Brazil launches

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • Denial of Southwest move to Boeing Field unleashes mixed reaction from players
  • NAFTA surface transport count makes slight gain during July
  • Washington State Ferries plans Port Townsend open house
  • Totem Ocean Trailer Express earns pollution prevention honor
  • Cargill selling K-2 facility to Associated Grain Terminals

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Double Hull Tankers bites the bullet
    DOUBLE Hull Tankers has finally succumbed to the market blues, filing a revised prospectus with US regulators that aims to raise $200m at a heavily discounted price instead of the $300m originally envisaged.
  • Eagle Bulk joins Double Hull in Wall Street shuffle
    Wall Street remained severely challenging to shipowners yesterday, as high-powered New York Stock Exchange aspirant Double Hull Tankers struggled to close its $300m deal within the desired $14-$16 a share even as Nasdaq dry bulk operator Eagle Bulk Shipping unveiled a $102m follow-on.
  • Restis confirms Golden Energy IPO flop but vows to go public in future
    RESTIS family offshoot Golden Energy Marine has confirmed it walked away from its initial public offering last week after failing to achieve the pricing it wanted, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.
  • US Coast Guard 'tough but fair' on seafarers
    THE US Coast Guard has underlined its intention to continue to crack down hard on deliberate marine pollution incidents, while ensuring seafarers are not unfairly persecuted after genuine accidents.
  • Biggest single drop for Howe Robinson index
    HOWE Robinson's weekly containership charter index was marked down over 100 points yesterday, the biggest-ever single drop, as the market continued to weaken.
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Taca exit paves way for takeover
    HAPAG-Lloyd will resign from the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement in order to clear the way for CP Ships' takeover.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • PDVSA files long-delayed 03 report
    VENEZUELAN oil giant PDVSA has finally filed its 2003 annual report with the Securities & Exchange Commission, revealing new details on the strike impact and investments in future output
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
    CHINESE migrants turned up on Puerto Rico this week, while there is an established route taking them through South America to other Caribbean islands
  • St Kitts patrol fights bulker blaze
    ST KITTS Coastguard helped prevent a near tragedy on 8 October when an engine room fire on bulker Chang An spread to the ship's galley and crew quarters
  • Irish withdraw from NorthLink bid
    IRISH Continental Group, parent company of Irish Ferries, is understood to have withdrawn its bid to take over the subsidised NorthLink shipping service
  • Transneft clarifies Indiga position
    INDIGA, a planned oil terminal on the Barents Sea for tankers to carry Russian crude from Arctic oilfields, has not been shelved, Transneft told Fairplay today
  • Unifeeder sends out clearer signal
    AARHUS, Denmark-based Uniship Group has changed its corporate identity to Unifeeder A/S
  • Marseilles counts its losses
  • Carolina awaits Jasper port ruling
  • Clarkson $300M fund gets green light
  • Ottawa blocks Ridley coal contracts
  • Xingang yard prepares for future
  • India to regulate intermediaries
  • NITC secures $108M in refinancing
  • Inuit propose Canadian Arctic port
  • ITF, Leonhardt reach agreement
  • Daewoo Mangalia bids for Santierul

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • No trans-Pacific rate war: Hanjin exec
    Lines should be able to avoid a damaging rate war in 2006 even though capacity will top demand by an estimated 5 to 7%.
  • EU grants conditional OK for CP Ships buy
  • PNCT chief: non-port businesses should be moved from NY-NJ piers
  • EU, U.S. start air talks Monday
  • Maersk Sealand tweaks Americas services
  • Philadelphia shipyard gets new name
  • MSC engineer charged in pollution probe
  • Gao leads Matson Asia
  • Maruba enters ABX service
  • Japan Post seeks Asia express link

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • CP Ships takeover cleared, after conference withdrawal
    TUI/Hapag-Lloyd's takeover of CP Ships has been cleared by the European Commission, with the proviso that Hapag-Lloyd/CP Ships should withdraw from North America-Europe conferences.
  • Australia Customs cargo-system switch goes ahead, with concessions
    The Australian Customs Service's contentious Integrated Cargo System (ICS) went live at 02:00 today, as planned, though parts of the old system will remain in short-term use.
  • Uneven pressure depressing entire charter market
  • India mulls Act to monitor shipping trade
  • EC: under-performing EU R&D could lead to under-performing job-market
  • CSCL adds new tonnage
  • Swift orders 1,500 Jindo containers
  • Deepsea Container Terminal Gdansk sees 2007 start

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • Prison bars for 'magic pipe'?
    A Boston grand jury has indicted an MSC chief engineer over what prosecutors hint may have been standard operating procedure.
  • Dozen does it
    Double Hull Tankes becomes shipping's newest public company at $12 per share, 20% below original target level.
  • Hull damage: $100m
    Double Hull Tankers cuts size and pricing of its initial public offering as company pushes to get OSG sale-leaseback deal done
  • OSG in BP talks
    New York owner talks 7-year Jones Act charters with oil major for two Aker newbuildings at rates in range of $48,000 per day.
  • Double trouble?
    OSG's Double Hull Tankers IPO delays pricing and may be weighing cut-rate level of $12 per share as investors resist $15 target.
  • Eagle flies high
    US bulk operator files for second equity offering at previously unthinkable $17 per share.
  • Sveaas goes offshore
    Norwegian investor is revealed as largest shareholder in US owner Trico Marine.
  • Finnlines upgraded
    Deutsche Bank more optimistic on cost competitiveness at Finnish ro-ro company.
  • L&B backs down in ITF row
    German owner signs crew agreements for NYK Prestige and Cap Lobos after latter boycotted in Hamburg.
  • Supply ship refloated
    Norwegian offshore vessel reaches port safely after running aground off UK.
  • Bluewater goes public
    Marine insurer looks to break into US market after raising NOK 50m in Oslo IPO.
  • Ow to take SSC private
    Ow Chio Kiat makes mandatory offer for Singapore Shipping Corp after his stake passes 35%.
  • STX Pan Ocean slammed
    Singapore analyst downgrades shipowners stock to sell over acquisition of Korean Express stake.
  • Crew escape bulker blaze
    Chinese ship damaged after engine room fire off St Kitts.
  • Odfjell reveals profit
    Norwegian owner says it will book $5m from sale of two 1980s-built chemical tankers.
  • Georgian yard goes private
    Government wants $7.7m for controlling stake in Batumi shiprepairer.
  • TBS adds Sanko bulker
    US dry cargo operator buys third ship since going public with acquisition of Sea Cattleya.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • ESC "disappointed but not surprised" by EC block exemption draft
  • Hanjin exec: Grand-New World partnership isn't a major worry
  • Matson promotes Gao to oversee re-entry into transpacific market
  • Schwarzenegger signs ship pollution bill
  • Consultant says LNG fleet needs massive capacity expansion
  • Transatlantic aviation talks back on
  • Emirates SkyCargo increases China capacity 50%
  • Cathay's air freight traffic up 19.8% in September
  • LAN Airlines orders 25 A320's, options 15 more
  • Schneider National will use MPRI simulators to train drivers
  • FMC collects $305,000 in civil penalties
  • CBP eliminates textile declaration
  • ITC proposes remedies for imports of certain Chinese steel pipe
  • U.S. proposes rules for imports of Central American peppers
  • Schwab selected as deputy trade representative
  • Houston tug strike averted
  • Port of Vancouver, Wash. appoints Shuck director of facilities
  • Cargill sells grain transfer facility to Associated Terminals

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2005
  • US Coast Guard will 'crack down hard' on pollution
    The US Coast Guard makes a timely commitment to uphold pollution laws, and enforcing emissions controls may be next.
  • New barge to boost Puerto Rico bunkering
    Harbor Bunkering launching new barge by the end of the year to provide more versatility for Caribbean customers.
  • Bunker supply resumes at French oil port
    End of port worker strike allows bunkering to resume and saves refinery from shutdown.
  • US lubricants industry shows signs of recovery
    US lubricant industry beginning to recover, but observers warn that worse may still be to come.
  • Rotterdam firm this morning
  • IEA urges refineries to increase output
    Oil prices rose after the IEA urged oil refineries to increase output capacity in the face of high fuel products demand in the fourth quarter.
  • Tight supply in Singapore buoys demand in Malaysian ports
    Tight Singapore bunker market prompts increased demand in Malaysian ports, but supply is tight there too.
  • New emissions analyser gets DNV endorsement
    A new nitrogen emissions analyser claiming to conform with MARPOL Annex VI has won endorsement from classification society.

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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
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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