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March 17, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Int'l piracy watchdog calls for action to nab kidnappers
    THE International Maritime Bureau yesterday warned that violence is on the rise in the Malacca Strait and urged law enforcement agencies of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to act to nab the pirates involved in three blatant attacks on shipping in the past two weeks.
  • Shipbroker Clarkson's H2 profit up 58%
    CLARKSON, the world's largest shipbroker, reported a 58 per cent increase in second-half profit, as growth in Asian trade and oil production drove up demand for vessels.
  • Australia's Freemantle Ports supports training ship
    SINGAPORE can learn from the experience of Fremantle Ports in supporting a training ship, the Leeuwin, which has spurred many young people in Australia to a maritime career.
  • EU ports meet security rules 8 months after 2004 deadline

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Q4 container throughput rises 4 per cent
  • Canadian government spends on east coast port security
  • HK govt introduces new multi-crossing permit
  • Coastal Maritime to move to larger Jaxport site
  • P&O Nedlloyd christens its largest vessel
  • Carrier establishes regional distribution centre in Singapore
  • FPS invests US$5 million in Mauritius operation
  • BAF to go up in April for Australia trade
  • Qantas to boost Sydney-Hong Kong-London service
  • DHL-Lufthansa Cargo to set up life sciences logistics centre
  • FedEx legal eagle Masterson to step down in June

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Proposal to buy 18 new ships forwarded to govt, says Srivastava
  • Nhava-Sewri sea link gets 'green' signal
  • Chennai Feeder operators announce rate restoration
  • Phenomenal surge in soyabean oil imports
  • Over 200 countries prescribe to Indian drugs: Minister
  • NEERI report allays environment fears over Sethusamudram project-Baalu
  • Mumbai Port reiterates stand on IPBCC's Congestion Surcharge
  • Direct clearance for green channel boxes at ports permitted
  • Rly Ministry yet to formulate policy for pvt. sector to run CONCOR-type operations
  • Plea to amend Competition Law
  • New drawback system blunts competitive edge, aver garment exporters
  • Assocham seeks full export proceeds convertibility for EEFC account holdersx
  • Better deal for exporters coming, assures Commerce Secy
  • Duty drawback panel to submit report by April 15
  • CII official optimistic of India's GDP growth overtaking China's
  • Granaries estimated to get 4 m tonnes more

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • UK IBIA members call for clarity on MARPOL Annex VI
    In an open letter published through IBIA, UK members raise 'practicality and safety' concerns over the alignment of MARPOL Annex VI with regional regulations for merchant shipping.
  • Reports: Off-spec Jebel Ali fuels originated in Iraq
  • Fujairah demand muted despite massive differentials
    As prices across major markets have hit record highs, differentials have widened significantly in favour of Fujairah although demand remains at half-pace.
  • Traders report acute shortages in Japan amid record prices
    Japanese traders struggling to meet requirements in tight market, while prices hit new highs.
  • Saudi Arabia pushing for higher output ceiling
    Saudi Arabia has proposed to increase oil output levels by 500,000 bpd while OPEC will meet today to decide the final outcome.
  • Salvage Union: 700,000 mt of polutants recovered in 2004
    More than 700,000 metric tonnes (mt) of pollutants were recovered during salvage operations in 2004, 13% of which (almost 100,000 mt) was bunker fuel, says the International Salvage Union (ISU).
  • Titan reiterates oil storage plans for Singapore
    Titan reiterates storage plans for Singapore and elaborates on storage options on Malaysia.
  • Refiners: Europe headed for a glut of heavy fuel oil
    Refiners to be saddled with large surplus of heavy fuel oil as utilities and ships are forced to pursue alternative fuel options

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Terion adds solar option to trailer-tracking technology
  • Ambitious projects mark Morocco-Senegal partnership
  • Merchants Logistics invests in China
  • RSC launches new Seine container service
  • UPS closing ex-Menlo US airfreight hub
  • Finnlines named for Stora Enso's Kotka-Gothenburg-freight service
  • Jansen confirmed on Lufthansa Technik board

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Record results for Clarksons
  • Bulker dispute "over"
  • Seatruck Ferries to double Irish Sea capacity
  • Multiport expands

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Bollinger to build products tankers?
  • MSC contract for Maersk Line Limited
  • B+H takes delivery of combi carriers
  • Canada funds port security projects
  • EC approves shipbuilding innovation aid schemes

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Sides reach tentative deal for WSF onboard food service
  • Canadian Pacific Railway buys Green Goat locomotives
  • Seattle Coast Guard Auxiliary unit celebrates 65 years of service
  • Customs nabs fujitive riding rails into US
  • Electric Boat wins contract for US Navy submarine work

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Attica denies HS stake increase
    GREEK ferry company dismisses reports it may be poised to increase a recently acquired stake in coastal ferry giant Hellenic Seaways.
  • Brown budget buoys British shipping
    BRITISH shipping yesterday received another boost from its government. In his annual budget Chancellor Gordon Brown put a '5m ($9.56m) a year price tag on earlier pledges to extend the tonnage tax system.
  • Tax times tweaked to up North Sea spoils
    THE British Treasury is expecting to milk another '1.1bn ($2bn) from the North Sea oil industry by changing the timing of corporate taxes as announced in yesterday's Budget, writes Martyn Wingrove.
  • Imabari snaps up Watanabe
    JAPAN'S Imabari Shipbuilding has snapped up a mid-sized neighbour, Watanabe Shipbuilding Co, which will become a fully owned subsidiary as of April 1.
  • Brussels witch-hunt may deter salvors offering aid, says ISU
    THE European Parliament's decision in favour of criminalising marine accidents may deter salvors from offering assistance to vessels threatening pollution, the International Salvage Union has warned.
  • Excel Maritime raises $123m to fund fleet growth
    EXCEL Maritime Carriers, the American Stock Exchange-listed dry bulk company, has raised $123.8m through an equity issue to fund its fleet expansion, in accordance with the prospectus issued last week.
  • Opec pumps up output to curb prices
    TANKER owners will receive a boost from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision yesterday to increase production and exports by 2% in April.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Norwegian Cruise Line to go public
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) is planning to raise equity on US public markets either this year or next, chief executive Colin Veitch has confirmed
  • Fujian plans massive port expansion
    CHINA'S south-eastern province of Fujian, which faces Taiwan, is boosting both container and bulk handling facilities
  • STX Pan Ocean profit surges
    STX Pan Ocean increased its turnover by 31% to W2.6Tr ($2.6Bn) in 2004, which helped its net profit increase to W211Bn
  • Titan tows bulker away from reefs
    FLORIDA-based salvor Titan Maritime has been appointed to rescue the drifting bulk carrier Gabrielle from the reefs off Cat Island in the Bahamas
  • Berths for new Estonian port
    SILLAMÄE in Estonia has signed agreements with four companies to build and operate terminals at the port, which is currently under development
  • NYK caught in Leonhardt-ITF dispute
    LEONHARDT & Blumberg, the company controlled by German owner Frank Leonhardt, is refusing to back down in a row with the ITF over one of its container vessels
  • Criminalisation may deter salvors
  • Lunde to move DVB into new sectors
  • Transnet denies ports chief probe
  • Clarksons reports pre-tax of £20M
  • DVB predicts shipping fall in 2007
  • Cardiff Marine forced into ITF deal
  • Gulf of Naples route interruption
  • Celebrity poised for series order
  • Cruising's untapped upside

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Shippers seek service guarantees
    Importers fear repeat of 2004 delays, but carriers unlikely to negotiate assurances.
  • Horizon hikes fuel, intermodal surcharges
  • NY-NJ port boosts warehouses
  • Pasha enters Hawaii trade
  • Report: Free-traders few in Congress
  • Progress for Senate highway bill
  • Cathay: No Air China merger
  • Record Clarksons profit
  • Box jam at Colombo

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Deurganckdok may alter Antwerp's modal split in multimodal Duisport's favour
    Duisburg has its hopes set on Antwerp's Deurganckdok for finally getting Antwerp rail-container traffic off the ground, improving the ratio of Duisburg's Rotterdam/Antwerp rail-containers from 5:1 to 5:4.
  • Shortsea's reach lengthens in US Gulf
    Volume-growth from Asia is driving the development of shortsea shipping, as port congestion on the US West Coast spills over to other gateways, according to Osprey Lines' president Rick Couch.
  • Point-to-point demand to support charter-class vessels
  • China volumes sustain growth
  • Malaysian railways push Trans-Asian link
  • Labour disruption threat subsides at Canadian National Railway
  • Inland Duisburg becomes third-biggest German port
  • Roadfreight players welcome freeze
  • Kwai Chung growth sucking up excess capacity
  • Patrick to buy FCL in freight expansion
  • Delhi revives SCI share sale
  • Asia-New Zealand rates rise in two trades
  • Busan New Port will add 30 new berths by 2011

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • SSY goes online with wet FFAs
    UK broker to offer screen trading in tanker freight derivatives, to add to dry cargo service.
  • Feds probe Genmar
    Department of Justice conducting grand jury inquiry of possible waste oil discharge from Genmar Ajax.
  • Seatruck goes to Spain
    Clipper's Irish Sea freight operator orders two ro-ros at Astilleros de Huelva to replace older vessels.
  • Deadline time in Brazil
    Transpetro presses ahead with today's application cutoff amid lingering lawsuits over 'virtual' shipyards in $1.9bn project.
  • Clarksons profits from boom
    UK shipbroker's 2004 earnings grew as shipping markets soared.
  • Excel whips up $120m
    Wall Street gives Gabriel Panayiotides more money for ship purchases.
  • Consultant blasts LNG charterers
    Keith Bainbridge hits out at energy majors for shaving rates to bone and putting industry safety at risk.
  • Banks want a piece of Excel too
    US-listed company also inks $95m loan to meet 60% cost of four ships.
  • Star takes more newbuilds
    Oslo-listed reefer operator contracts for another pair from Nissen Kaiun.
  • Keppel seeks foreign conquests
    Singapore yard group eyes new acquisitions, particularly in Qatar and other Gulf states.
  • CMB confirms Dryships deal
    Belgian group sells panamax newbuilding to George Economou-led company for massive $51m.
  • Maas goes bankrupt
    Dutch shipbuilder in trouble as ING bank calls time on mortgage.
  • Chong stalks Vita
    Dredging veteran continues to lift share holding in fledgling Singapore shipowner and property group.
  • Investors leery of K Line plan
    Pricing of convertible bonds leads to slide in share price for Japanese owner.
  • Trico Marine reborn
    US offshore vessel operator announces new managerial set up as it emerges from bankruptcy.
  • Union resolves Flecha dispute
    Strike aboard Cardiff Marine panamax comes to an end after promise of back pay and repatriation.
  • Malacca attackers return
    After an absence of two months pirates resume kidnapping crew with three incidents in two weeks.
  • B+H takes combo trio
    US-based owner confirms delivery of three mid-1990's double-hull combination carriers.
  • Seven suitors in Brazil
    Some big foreign yards tipped for 42-ship Transpetro tender, as Korea's Daewoo, Hyundai, STX vie with Lisnav, Jurong, Gdynia.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Horizon Lines increases vessel bunker, intermodal surcharges
  • Pasha joins U.S./Hawaii trade
  • U.S./Australasia discussion agreement ceases fumigation
  • U.S. State Department issues maritime warning
  • Continental Airlines files 10-K
  • Ukraine International Airlines signs agency deal with Globe
  • Air carrier safety, security results improve in 2004
  • Truck manifest achieves milestone
  • Canadian labor board green-lights 72-hour strike notice
  • Standard & Poor's places SIRVA's ratings on 'watch negative'
  • CBP finds fugitive on railcar
  • Aviamar joins United Shipping
  • ABX Logistics appoints Eshel
  • GAO: DHS relaxes quality standards to meet ACE milestones
  • CBP to stress C-TPAT evaluations for importers
  • ITC probes changes to U.S.-Singapore FTA rules for textiles
  • Exel picks ocean contract software from Descartes
  • U.S. wins geographical food names case in WTO
  • Parrett, Robinson named to top posts at USCIB
  • APM Terminals named preferred bidder for Apapa terminal
  • Canadian ports receive first-round security funding
  • Port of Tampa to buy 39-acres for $15 million
  • Fullen Dock starts stone shipping division
  • Port of Los Angeles promotes DiBernardo
  • Portland gets new port director

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 16, 2005
  • Mega-profit for J Lauritzen in 2004
    J. Lauritzen was much better off in 2004 and the company is also expecting this year, 2005, to be on ...
  • Gas tanker captain suffered nausea
    The captain of a Bergesen gas tanker suffered from nausea and collapsed as the vessel was about to enter Vlissingen ...
  • Evacuation lifeboats malfuntioned
    Oil workers were in potential mortal danger when evacuation after the blow-out from the Snorre A gas platform off ...

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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