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March 16, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Stakes raised in Malacca Strait with first Japanese victims
    MALACCA Strait pirates are being hunted down in an unprecedented response after sparking diplomatic and naval fury by kidnapping two Japanese and one Filipino from a Japanese-owned tug.
  • HK's Feb container traffic up 2.6% on China trade
    HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, Cosco Pacific Ltd and other operators of Hong Kong's port handled 2.6 per cent more containers last month as China's growing trade with the US and Europe boosted shipments.
  • India's ship scrap prices surpass Bangladesh's
    THE price paid for ships to be scrapped in India rose last week, surpassing prices in Bangladesh for the first time since 2003 because of higher demand for recycled steel plates.
  • Norway's map agency charged
Strait Talk
  • Attack will redouble Tokyo's efforts
    THE chances are that senior diplomats in the Japanese embassy in Jakarta have had little rest over the past couple of days.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Stakes raised in Malacca Strait with first Japanese victims
    MALACCA Strait pirates are being hunted down in an unprecedented response after sparking diplomatic and naval fury by kidnapping two Japanese and one Filipino from a Japanese-owned tug.
  • HK's Feb container traffic up 2.6% on China trade
    HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, Cosco Pacific Ltd and other operators of Hong Kong's port handled 2.6 per cent more containers last month as China's growing trade with the US and Europe boosted shipments.
  • India's ship scrap prices surpass Bangladesh's
    THE price paid for ships to be scrapped in India rose last week, surpassing prices in Bangladesh for the first time since 2003 because of higher demand for recycled steel plates.
  • Norway's map agency charged
Strait Talk
  • Attack will redouble Tokyo's efforts
    THE chances are that senior diplomats in the Japanese embassy in Jakarta have had little rest over the past couple of days.

Sched Netweb site
  • K + N posts best financial results in 115-year history
  • Vancouver chief calls for 24-hour off-dock facility operation
  • Asean nations look to bilateral trade deals to ward off China threat
  • Easter spending in US tipped to slip
  • TNT wins Dutch business award in HK
  • First Madrid to Beijing/Shanghai flights to begin in May
  • Cathay to expand schedule
  • Dragonair to fly more often to Beijing via codeshare
  • Urumqi airport logistics centre to be built
  • Lynden International appoints new manager

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSL bags major export order from Seatankers
  • Ship scrap prices rise
  • IPBCC explains its stand on Mumbai Congestion Surcharge
  • BAF to rise from S-E Asia, S. Asia to New Zealand
  • Freightwings gets coveted ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • Indian logistics firms brace against MNCs' entry
  • FinMin to rework FBT to define taxable expenses clearly
  • Comprehensive steel policy to be worked out
  • Budget proposal amounts to double taxation of employees' benefits, say insurers
  • Exim Bank study projects textile exports to touch $ 70 bn by 2014
  • FTAs only hitting industries'CII
  • Tea without sugar! Industry winces at flood of bitter imports
  • Cash withdrawals tax rebate likely for cos
  • Swelling imports widen trade gap to $ 24 bn in April-Feb. 2004-05
  • Oilseeds development fund from Customs collections mooted
  • Kamal Nath sees malta as useful interlocutor in talks with EC
  • Rajesh Kapadia is IMC's President-elect
  • Santhanam takes over as Consultative Committee Chairman of City Chambers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • IFO380, IFO180 reach record highs in Singapore
    Key IFO grades the highest recorded according to Bunkerworld data, as fuel oil assessments also climb and crude oil prices threaten October's record high of $55.67 a barrel.
  • Malacca Straits: Resumed piracy attacks renew fears in Singapore
    A recent spate of piracy attacks in the Malacca Straits has renewed fears over the threat of a possible terrorist attack in Singapore.
  • Proliferation of SECAs could mean fuel shortages
    The possibility of a proliferation of Sulphur Emissions Control Areas (SECAs) where the maximum permissible sulphur content would be 1.5% could lead to a shortage of the necessary fuels globally, delegates told at Singapore shipping forum.
  • Bunker tankers escape South Korean single hull tanker ban
    Market sources say South Korean bunker tankers do not fall within the limits for the country's impending single hulled tanker ban.
  • Saudi Armaco halts HSFO exports for summer
    Saudi oil giant to halt 380 cst term exports for summer months, despite shipping out in excess of 500,000 mt in Q105.
  • Vancouver, Seattle see high prices on refinery turnarounds
    Suppliers hopeful that marine diesel oil prices will soften upon refinery resumption as cruise season approaches.
  • Shell sustains inverted pricing policy in Houston
    No let up as oil major's bunkering arm continues to offer IFO380 bunker fuel at inverted prices to high sulphur fuel oil assessments in Houston.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • Paris Air Show to include first public appearance of Airbus A380
  • South Korea selects RFID system from Savi Technology and LG CNS
  • Californian senator introduces port security bills
  • PWC Logistics forms JV with Al Bateen Investment and Bin Jabr
  • Saudi Railways Organisation invites bids for Landbridge project
  • Envirotainer adds South African representative to GSA network
  • Maersk introduces Hispaniola service
  • Minoan Lines names new CEO

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • Aussie bulker access row
  • ABS approves LNG pyramids
  • US issues East Africa attack warning
  • Gun battle off Yemen

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • Cruising heads for 11 million passenger mark
  • Trico exits Chaper 11
  • Upsurge in pirate activity

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fincantieri linked with Bahamas repair plan
    FINCANTIERI is eyeing a diversification into the shiprepair and conversion business through the acquisition of a stake in Grand Bahama Shipyard, according to market reports in Italy.
  • Legal battle launched over alleged inaccuracies in £30m sale of VLCCs
    KELLOGG Brown and Root and Brazil-based Halliburton Produtos have launched a legal battle for damages in a row over the purchase of two ex-Concordia Maritime very large crude carriers sold for $15m each.
  • Indonesian warships hunt pirates after kidnappings
    INDONESIA is sending three warships to the Malacca Strait to hunt down pirates who have kidnapped five seafarers in three days.
  • Veteran Greenberg sidelined amid US insurance upheaval
    REGULATORY upheavals in insurance have claimed the biggest scalp to date with the sidelining of Maurice (Hank) Greenberg, the autocrat of the industry for years.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • LNG consolidation forecast
    NORWEGIAN owner Leif Hoegh believes new entrants and growing pressure on terms and margins are likely to result in consolidation within the LNG sector
  • Toll in talks for Stena Challenger
    TOLL Shipping is reportedly poised to charter the 1,600 passenger ferry Stena Challenger for its Interisland Line
  • India to import 1M tonnes of sugar
    INDIA will import more than one million tonnes of raw sugar in the coming months to feed the sugar factories of Uttar Pradesh state after a sharp fall in the sugar cane crop
  • Stolt VP Wakely dumps stock
    STOLT executive vice president John Wakely sold all his company stock today, following sell-offs earlier this month by the firm's chairman and chief executive
  • Coega terminals get the go-ahead
    SOUTH African Port Operations has been given the go-ahead to start investing in bulk and container terminal infrastructure at the new Eastern Cape port of Coega
  • New fears on Russian oil safety
    GROWING Russian oil exports mean that another Prestige-type accident is inevitable, ITOPF managing director Tosh Moller has warned
  • Mersey Docks steady during change
  • Greeks claim oil pipeline closer
  • Indian cruise tax cuts proposed
  • SembCorp clarifies Solitaire issue
  • Billion tonne ore target met
  • PSA to fast-track terminal growth
  • MedAcruise venture set up
  • Fincantieri to buy Bahamas yard
  • Master slated over security call
  • Cautious Tasmania backs Spirit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • NCBFAA: Brace for China apparel flood
    Ports and carriers advised to gear up for onslaught of textile and apparel imports as China enters quota-free era.
  • Port exec urges post-boom plans
  • EU pushing U.S. to open trans-Atlantic air-cargo market
  • ICS expands at Jaxport
  • U.S. wins food names case
  • Canada funds port security
  • S.A. shift for Hamburg Süd
  • FPS adds Mauritius hub
  • Parrett to lead USCIB
  • CN lock-out/strike OK'd

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • PONL Mondriaan precursor to post-panamax ordering spree
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) is exploring the shipbuilding market for additional shipbuilding capacity with a view to ordering eight more 8,478TEU ships.
  • CIRB ruling opens door to intermodal disruption
  • New Guinea Pacific Line splits in two
  • Swire's CCS adds new Tasman string
  • EU buyers step into Indian seafood shortfall
  • Silport signs co-operations agreements for terminal development
  • APM Terminals to operate and manage Apapa Container Terminal
  • Some Euro-ports still lacking ISPS security plan, ESPO reports
  • Shenzhen and HK volumes to converge in 2007
  • Task force calls for single NA trading-zone by 2010
  • ABP open safety course at Hull

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • TTA pursues bulker
    Thai owner forms new subsidiary to buy Elmira handymax.
  • Claims puzzle for Cefor
    Norwegian hull insurers face another underwriting loss despite absence of major casualties.
  • Restructuring boosts DFDS
    Danish ferry operator beats forecast result as strategy shift yields benefit.
  • Tasmania mulls ferry hand-out
    State government likely to retain loss-making Spirit of Tasmania III.
  • Fincantieri looks overseas
    Italian shipbuilder may buy stake in Grand Bahama repair yard to boost cruise connection.
  • DVB turns in solid year
    Dagfinn Lunde happy as bank claims drive towards more syndication work paying off.
  • Down in B and up in A
    Peter Livanos continues juggling shares in Oslo-listed Odfjell.
  • MISC wants full control
    Malaysian owner looking to buy 100% of its yard unit Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering.
  • K Line rides convertible
    New bond offering set for April will fund growing newbuilding programme.
  • Minibulker listing set to go
    Norway's Kristian Eidesvik has sold 35% of Wilson ASA for NOK 288m ($47m), exceeding his target.
  • Tidewater six-pack to Norway
    A Norwegian IPO scheme has emerged as the buyer of six anchor handlers for $202m.
  • Wakely sells out
    Stolt vp latest to dispose of shares following end of blackout period.
  • Toll chases P&O ferry
    New Zealand ferry operation to be beefed up with charter deal for UK owner's unwanted ship.
  • Mersey Docks notches profit
    Liverpool-based ports and feedership group builds earnings as rival considers offer.
  • Excelerate links with ChevTex
    Texan regas ship player finds oil major partner to take up delivered gas supplies.
  • Qatargas details berth deal
    LNG producing giant's Ali Al-Hammadi puts outline numbers to long-term supply deal with Korean shipbuilders.
  • Emission rules may lead to shortages
    Expansion of Marpol Annex VI SOx Emission Control Areas (SECA) could spell trouble for owners.
  • Rocknes "unaware" of charted rock
    Prosecutor claims state mapping agency "failed to point out" underwater rocks in Bergen inlet.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • Leif Hoegh doubles operating profit, restructures business
  • Evergreen, COSCO add Chinese ports to Brazilian service
  • Malacca Straits experiences upswing in pirate attacks
  • P&O Nedlloyd christens first 8,450-TEU containership
  • US Airways agrees second $125 million finance package
  • Masterson to leave FedEx June 1
  • Canadian Pacific Railway buys 35 hybrid locomotives
  • Kuehne + Nagel net earnings rose 23.1% in 2004
  • Gabriel Technologies names Angus chief technology officer
  • Industry sees gap between Asia, U.S. in tackling port congestion
  • COSCO Pacific terminals reach 23-million-TEU traffic
  • Port of Seattle's profits rise on higher volumes
  • Hong Kong port: "Shippers will shift more cargoes to Shenzhen ports"

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 15, 2005
  • NHS charged after "Rocknes" accident
    Norwegian Hydrographical Society (NHS) (Statens Kartverk Sj') is charged with negligence for not having provided information about the uncharted rock ...
  • Danish shipping woman new president in wallenius Lines
    Lone Fønss Schrøder has been appointed president of Wallenius Lines from 1 October, when she succeeds Christer Olsson who has ...
  • Torm buys pool-partner's fleet
    Dampskibsselskabet Torm has purchased six product carriers, which already sail in the Torm MR-pool and has spent some USD ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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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
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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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