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February 15, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KepCorp and SembCorp continue to fill order books
    BOTH Keppel Corp and the SembCorp Group have continued to add to their order books, with the two marine rivals announcing contract wins yesterday from the same customer.
  • IMO-EC talks skip pollution wrangle
    THE head of the International Maritime Organisation and a key European Commission official in charge of transport policy have held a lengthy meeting but without touching on a controversial proposal by the European body to criminalise accidental pollution by ships.
  • 8 rescued as cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean
    EIGHT crewmembers of a Saint Vincent-flagged cargo ship were rescued early yesterday after the boat started sinking south of the island of Crete, while sea and air rescue units continued to search for the rest of the missing, authorities said.
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may rise on March bookings
  • Carnival seeks US$1.6b in loans
  • Disaster averted as drifting ferry misses rocks off UK coast
  • PSA's volumes surge 14% in January

Sched Netweb site
  • CP Ships sees earnings rise in Q4
  • Tianjin to set up internet platform for customs services
  • U-Freight moves HK headquarters, names new mgt team
  • Oakland to receive US$48m in federal funds to deepen channel
  • "K" Line bonds upgraded from BBB+ to A-
  • ICTSI employs first Filipina port equipment operator
  • Lufthansa Cargo to raise rates; award contract to Menzies
  • Qantas chooses NJS to operate new Boeing 717 aircraft
  • Pulkovo chooses AirRep Cargo Europe as sales agent

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping lines add capacity on Asian trades in 2004
  • Underwater system to protect ships, ports developed
  • Shipping Ministry proposes maritime cess to part-finance NMDP
  • SCI vessel handled in record time at VCT
  • Rates of bulk carrier charters shoot up by 16-28 pc in just a week
  • Probe into dumping of SFS by China initiated
  • Exports set sizzling pace of 26 pc growth in April-January 2004-05
  • Import growth in double-digit, but 'sensitive' items show decline
  • India wants to bid jointly with China for oil projects
  • PMO okays Rlys plan to allow private cos to run container trains
  • Rlys hauls record 492 m tonnes of freight in April-Jan. 2004-05
  • MSWC's CFS a major facility for exim trade, farmers, aver Pawar & Deshmukh
  • Rlys computerising parcel management
  • Budget may address impact of WTO pact on trade
  • Silk body urges Ministry to stop taxing DEPB income
  • Business confidence index on upswing-Ficci survey

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Lukoil outlines plans for fuel oil export deal
    Planned acquisition of fuel oil and lubricants manufacturer and wholesalers to give Lukoil another foothold outside Russia.
  • Singapore: Supplier accreditations reach 19 as deadline looms
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued another round of accreditation certificates, bring the number of accredited suppliers to date to 19.
  • Rotterdam market stable Monday afternoon
  • Intertanko releases Greece conference details
    Tanker association forum to offer analysis and updates on the world economy, and on the energy, finance and tanker markets.
  • Frontline earnings surge on freight rates
    Frontline expected to report record earnings of $372 million for Q4 on high freight rates.
  • Supplier eyes quick resolution to storage hearing
    Sri Lanka-based supplier Sri Lanka Shipping Company still hopeful of starting bunker deliveries from floating storage facility in JV with Chemoil.
  • Indonesia mulling withdrawal of OPEC membership
    Declining production and increasing domestic consumption have left Indonesia in a precarious position with regard to its membership of the oil exporting cartel.
  • Malaysia: Pelepas bunker sales up 19% in 2004
    Increased container throughput behind a 19% increase in bunker sales at the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Rand McNally Traffic: real-time road news to mobile phones
  • Clecat replies to EC white paper maritime transport
  • Ryder reports Q4 net earnings up 59%
  • Transfracht: more trains for Dortmund
  • Garuda Indonesia reports USD 45 million operating profit
  • Another newbuilding for Saecs
  • Fesco promotes Aspi Rostami to president

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Giant wave hits cruise ship
  • CMB unit makes resale profit

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Washington State Ferries making headway on new vessels
  • Corps schedules workshop to discuss Grays Harbor navigation
  • Nicole Arena to be honored with Golden Compass Award
  • Thirty gallon oil spill reported at The Dalles Dam fish way
  • Tampa Port Authority taps Wainio as director

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Opec pumps investment into crude export capacity
    THE ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries is pumping investment into building its crude export capacity, maintaining strong demand for tankers and keeping in-line with global crude demand.
  • Voyager loses power after wave hits wheelhouse
    A MAJOR investigation is to be launched into a loss of power aboard the V.Ships-managed cruiseship Voyager after the vessel was hit by a wave big enough to stove in its wheelhouse windows, writes Sandra Speares.
  • V.Ships and IMC in Asia venture
    V.SHIPS and top Singapore bulker operator IMC are to join forces in a shipmanagement joint venture, with the game plan of becoming the biggest player in Asia by 2008.
  • Brokers divided on boxship futures index
    CONTAINER shipping heavyweights are split on whether the industry would support an index that could be used as a basis for derivatives trading.
  • Two seafarers missing after ship sinks in Aegean Sea
    TWO Ukrainian seafarers were still missing last night after a 27-year-old cargoship sank in the Aegean Sea, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • USCG probes bulker-tug collision
    COAST Guard investigators are today probing a collision between a bulker and a tug-pushed string of barges in which the tug and one barge were sunk
  • Helicopter hits ship's deck
    A HELICOPTER crashed onto the deck of a Singaporean general cargo vessel in the mouth of the Yangtze River in China on Friday morning
  • Channel ferries work through delays
    FERRY services between Dover and Calais are now operating at close to normal levels after disruption over the weekend
  • Crew removed after dock breaks free
    THE crew of the container ship CMA CGM Pasteur was evacuated on Saturday after the floating dock in which the ship was berthed for repair broke free from its moorings
  • Chuan Hup confirms sale
  • End in sight for Katerina 13
  • Mumbai to Star in India cruising
  • Accidents continue on US East Coast
  • Russian specialists record growth
  • NOL's net profit soars to $943M
  • GAC markets Galle bunker service
  • Disabled cruise ship restores power
  • Med sinking: eight safe, two lost
  • Polynesia expects cruise increase

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Portland details $89M box expansion
    Terminal 6 project is centerpiece of port's bid to win new customers and more than double capacity of terminal to 800,000 boxes by 2011.
  • NOL profits more than double
  • Container volume up at Virginia ports
  • Hanjin orders 6,500-TEU box ships
  • JoC's China Trade & Logistics conference will address key issues
  • FMC codifies reorganization
  • SSA's Hemingway to address JoC Trans-Pacific Maritime conference
  • P&O Ports tabs Northeast exec
  • Pacer shares hit 52-week high
  • Leung new NOL CFO
  • Train traffic slowing: Report

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • CN railway labour agreement averts strike
    Canadian National (CN) railway today announced a tentative labour-agreement, averting a strike which would have aggravated intermodal backlogs at key Canadian ports like Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax.
  • Bluff in search of a service
    New Zealand's South Island port of Bluff is desperately seeking new container customers, after last year's trans-Tasman call withdrawal sliced operating revenue and profits, leaving expensive equipment under-utilised.
  • CSBC will go private by the year-end
  • Transnet to call for tenders for box terminal at Ngqura/Coega Port
  • Maersk Mediterraean transatlantic services merging in May
  • Security company brings Order to Russian rail-transits
  • Efficiency and control drive NOL profits faster than revenue-growth
  • Bangladesh Railway procures container-wagons in anti-congestion bid
  • Russian rail-transport platforms could enter service in May
  • Dongnama deploys two ships on KCS
  • Korea enjoys digital/electronic trade surplus in January
  • Virginia hails January growth as sign of Asian cargo-reorientation
  • Hyundai shipyard twins take orders

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Not over yet for Stolt
    US Department of Justice appeals judge's ruling that restored amnesty protection for Stolt-Nielsen and former exec Richard Wingfield.
  • OMI shatters records
    Connecticut owner records highest-ever profit for quarter, full year, as stock shoots above $20 in after-hours trading.
  • Euronav grabs newbuilding
    Belgian owner pairs with Wah Kwong Group for $70.5m outlay on Geden suezmax unit.
  • DryShips snaps up bulker
    Egon Oldendorff has offloaded a 1995-built ship to George Economou's expanding newly listed venture.
  • CMB reaps $19m gain
    Belgian owner confirms Bocimar subsidiary's sale of CMB Daisy.
  • Congestion over for now
    TACA group of boxship lines suspends surcharge at Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • OMI runs to two-month high
    Tanker stock hits $19.50 on dividend boost ahead of late-day earnings report.
  • V Ships teams with IMC
    Shipmanagement joint venture sets sail from Singapore with 90 vessel fleet.
  • NOL doubles profit
    Singapore liner operator basks in higher rates and increased productivity from growing fleet.
  • Taiwanese ship missing
    Jui Pang general cargoship last heard from on 10 February off Hualien with 18 crew on board.
  • Freak wave hits cruiseship
    Passengers suffer minor injury as water knocks out communications, damages electrics and causes temporary loss of propulsion.
  • Todd clinches ferry deal
    US yard to build four large ro-paxes for Washington State Ferries.
  • TTA starts strongly
    Thai bulker owner's first quarter profit soars on back of stronger market.
  • Fesco sale scrapped
    Russian property fund reconsidering disposal of its 20% stake in boxship company.
  • OMI set for record
    Raised dividend boosts expectation that US tanker owner is set to unveil spectacular profit.
  • Drifting Diplomat restored
    Ro-ro ferry with 105 people repaired after breaking down and drifting off southwest UK coast.
  • Offen confirms Mipo deal
    Hamburg owner confirms it lies behind latest South Korean containership orders.
  • Aussies hold a dozen
    Chartworld and Transmed capesize bulkers among twelve ships detained down under in January.
  • Hanjin inks boxship trio
    South Korean liner operator opts for three more 6,500-teu boxships at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Cape Flattery refloated
    Pacific Basin handysize bulker finally pulled free after nine days aground on Hawaiian reef.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • "Excellent year" for liner boosts NOL's earnings to $943 million
  • Maersk Sealand cuts Med/U.S./Canada capacity
  • MarAd withdraws proposed cargo preference rulemaking
  • TACA removes Los Angeles congestion surcharge
  • Coast Guard refloats "Cape Flattery," investigates towboat sinking
  • Hanjin orders another three 6,500-TEU ships
  • Pulling heads Globe Air Cargo's U.K., Ireland operations
  • Schenker appoints U.S. projects executive
  • Gap to close distribution center

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
  • Tax benefits for Norwegian owners
    Norwegian owners will enjoy a tax reduction on around NOK 110 million this year and the tonnage tax will be ...
  • Profit turnaround for B&N
    In its last year-end report before the fusion with Gorthon Lines in the new company Transatlantic, Swedish B&N ...
  • Former shipowner judged to pay EUR 21 million
    The Swedish Supreme Court has sanctioned a verdict from the Court of Appeal against the former shipowner Vilgot Johansson, one ...

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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
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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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