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October 21, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tackle kidnapping in Malacca Strait now: security executive
    THE rising trend of kidnap for ransom in the Malacca Strait must be stamped out urgently, before the problem becomes endemic like in South and Central America, says a Singapore-based security executive.
  • Armed decoy tugs mooted to deter pirates
    A Singapore-based tug and barge operator has suggested using decoy tugs manned by the littoral states' armed forces to help curb piracy in the Malacca Strait, which he warned may rise after a lull through much of this year.
  • World dry-bulk fleet set for record growth
    THE world's fleet of ships carrying commodities such as coal and iron ore is headed for a record expansion this year as new vessels are delivered from yards, according to shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young.
  • Global trade boosts Orient Overseas' Q3 sales
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bunker supplier's action fails due to Greek law provisions
    A US appeals court has thrown out a bunker supplier's action for unpaid fuel because Greek law does not recognise in rem action against a vessel to enforce maritime liens for the provision of necessaries such as fuel oils and bunkers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tackle kidnapping in Malacca Strait now: security executive
    THE rising trend of kidnap for ransom in the Malacca Strait must be stamped out urgently, before the problem becomes endemic like in South and Central America, says a Singapore-based security executive.
  • Armed decoy tugs mooted to deter pirates
    A Singapore-based tug and barge operator has suggested using decoy tugs manned by the littoral states' armed forces to help curb piracy in the Malacca Strait, which he warned may rise after a lull through much of this year.
  • World dry-bulk fleet set for record growth
    THE world's fleet of ships carrying commodities such as coal and iron ore is headed for a record expansion this year as new vessels are delivered from yards, according to shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young.
  • Global trade boosts Orient Overseas' Q3 sales
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bunker supplier's action fails due to Greek law provisions
    A US appeals court has thrown out a bunker supplier's action for unpaid fuel because Greek law does not recognise in rem action against a vessel to enforce maritime liens for the provision of necessaries such as fuel oils and bunkers.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC revamps East Asia service
  • US wishes to resolve textile row with China: Portman
  • TUI offer for CP Ships successful
  • Kuehne & Nagel to buy ACR Logistics
  • PSA throughput up 8.7pc in Singapore
  • Ningbo's new logistics park starts operations
  • China attempts to standardise logistics industry
  • Senior appointments made at NOL
  • Xiamen Airlines to become second Xiamen-Hong Kong route carrier
  • China United Airlines to fly again
  • Delta adds new transatlantic routes to schedule
  • US Airways sells debt worth US$777 million

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global cruise liners charting course for Indian waters
  • DCI scouts for dredging projects abroad too
  • Varun Shipping posts Rs 43 cr. net profit in Q2
  • CIWTC resumes salt shipments to Bangladesh
  • Salvo of tax bullets compels shipping cos to flag out vessels to tax-free regimes
  • P&I Club to raise premium to 12.5 pc in 2006
  • Search continuing for tug, crew'DGS
  • CP Ships' shareholders okay TUI takeover
  • CONCOR sets up full-fledged ICD at Mandideep, Bhopal
  • More rail, road linkages to Kolkata Port seen essential
  • Railways hopes to earn more in 2005-06'Minister
  • IMC seeks views for foreign trade policy review
  • Gem & jewellery exports cross 8-bn mark in H1
  • PHDCCI urges RBI to fix maximum ceiling on export interest rate
  • Contract signed to export 5 lakh bales of cotton
  • ...earnings grow by 16 pc in H1
  • GAC India opens new facility near Sahar Air Cargo Complex
  • GIFT to begin Alternative Disputes Resolution course from October 22
  • Kamal Morarka re-elected president of MVIRDC World Trade Centre
  • Praful Patel to speak at IMC today

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • DHL Danzas Air & Ocean: new vice-president marketing & sales
  • "K" Line establishes a New Black Sea Service
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo awarded Cargo 2000 accreditation
  • ICA and Adria Kombi to join networks
  • Bofill & Arnan with Wim Bosman and Green Tunisie
  • Kuehne + Nagel receive German logistics award 2005

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • Macquarie Bank buys IoM ferry company, eyes PD Ports
  • Seaway looks for German expertise
  • More cash for Colon
  • IMO-Interferry safety project gets going
  • Farstad's US$11.5m charter deal
  • Schat Harding starts KISS lifeboat production in China

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • MAN B&W power for new Chinese training ship
  • Sea Containers suspends dividends

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • Port of Vancouver, BC makes list of top employers
  • General Maritime selling 10 single-hull tankers
  • Federal Railroad Administration sets emergency track switch deadline
  • K Line signs contract to time charter new VLCC
  • Guggenheim Aviation Partners orders Boeing converted freighters

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • IACS and Greeks go head-to-head on rules
    BLOODLETTING appeared to be avoided on Thursday during eight hours of talks in which Greek shipowners and more than a dozen representatives of classification societies aired their differences on proposed common structural rules for tankers and bulkers.
  • Branson signals cruise venture
    SIR Richard Branson plans to "do to cruising what he has done to the airline business". The British entrepreneur is to unveil results of talks with Miami executives about "alliances" with US cruise entities in three to four months.
  • Reliance plans to spend $1bn in 25 ship spree
    Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries is to spend Rs50bn ($1.11bn) to acquire 25 ships, a combination of chemical tankers, crude oil carriers, gas carriers and product tankers, writes Shirish Nadkarni in Mumbai .
  • Teekay Corp to decamp Canadian ship teams
    Vancouver-based Teekay Shipping Corp is making plans to relocate three of its ship teams, presently based in its head office, to Singapore, Houston and Glasgow, writes Michael Grey .
  • Talisman poised to take over North Sea explorer Paladin
    IN WHAT is set to be the latest of a series of takeovers of independent oil and gas companies, Talisman Energy has agreed terms of a recommended cash offer for all of British oil and gas producer Paladin Resources' share capital.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • Wilma closes Yucatan cruise ports
    MAJOR cruise ports at Cozumel and Cancun on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are shut today as Hurricane Wilma bears down on the region with at least 13 deaths already in its wake
  • Shipper negligence blamed for blaze
    US-based shipper PPG Industries has been found liable for the fire that gutted the 1,500 TEU container ship DG Harmong in November 1998
  • Cristobal expansion underway
    PANAMA Ports Co, a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings, has started a $200M expansion of the Atlantic port of Cristobal
  • Shipping windfall for World Cup 2007
    THE World Cup cricket tournament in March 2007 is already having significant shipping impact in the Caribbean and trade implications will spread
  • Caribbean-wide cruise policy sought
    GOVERNMENT ministers speaking at this week's Caribbean Shipping Association conference in Barbados called for a region-wide policy on cruise shipping
  • LR posts '20M profit in tough year
    LLOYD'S Register has posted an operating profit for the six months to 30 June of £20.1M ($35.5M) with group income up just 1.4% at '371.8M
  • Corsica Ferries wants compensation
  • Alert issued on Singapore bunkers
  • LUKoil raises production level
  • Wilma update
  • Transpetro cost 'could hit $5Bn'
  • Gamble pays out as tugs sink
  • US court reverses MSC Carla ruling
  • Superfast cuts Scottish service
  • Macquarie buys IoM Steam Packet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • S. Fla. ports prepare for Wilma's winds
    As new hurricane threatens Gulf region, Coast Guard orders South Florida ports and terminals to prepare for gale-force winds.
  • U.S., Canada sign for CSI
  • UPS profit higher, maintains positive outlook
  • Port trucker pay hurt most by marine terminal delays: Study
  • FedEx CEO: Red tape threatening Europe economy
  • PNCT adds post-Panamax cranes
  • Boston, Dalian are newest sister ports
  • FedEx Express adds India flights
  • Sea Containers suspends dividends

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • ICS crisis: Australian air and sea ports clog
    One week after the mandatory and controversial introduction of its web-based Integrated Cargo System for imports, the Australian Customs Service faces an embarrassing back-down as cargo facilities clog with goods.
  • Zim plans five new services in 'secondary' east/west routes
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is to start extending its east/west range of services significantly in the near future, with five new services launched on 'secondary' routes throughout 2006-7.
  • Korean Government prepares for truckers' strike
  • Iranian import ban worries Korean exporters
  • Patrick rebuffs Toll as PN boss goes
  • Gulf and Pakistan shippers attack freight rate rises
  • Chittagong set to fulfill potential, as efficiency improves
  • Russian Railways VP goes to Duma to press for reform
  • Portland opens up south road entrance to Terminal 6
  • Georgia and Shanghai jointly promote trade
  • Box volumes slip at Australian ports
  • Inchon exceeds 100,000TEU mark for the first time

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • Tanker blues continue
    Public shares are at or near their 52-week lows after spate of downgrades, drop in energy sector and general market malaise.
  • Italian JV wins Montanari gas ships
    Montanari stock climbs after it fetches $223m for 10 LPG fleets from two domestic rivals.
  • LR takes pension hit
    Classification society hits new record but pension fund deficit takes a bite out of profitability.
  • Only way is up?
    Nine-month profits slip, but Swedish tanker owner Concordia hoping new deliveries will boost fortunes.
  • Take AIM
    Financial broker gets out heavy hitters to talk up London's alternative stock market for shipping.
  • OSG man exits with $5m
    Former operations chief Peter Swift secures generous severance package.
  • TUI falls just short
    Final acceptance of offer for CP Ships stands at 89.1% of shareholders, meaning 100% ownership will be delayed temporarily.
  • Superfast switches IX
    Extra ship on Baltic route means Greek owner will have only one ferry in North Sea.
  • Probe begins into sell-off
    Prosecutors investigate possible criminal action during privatisation of Lithuanian Shipping.
  • A tale of two clubs
    Divergent renewal strategies highlight differences between the have and have nots of the P&I world.
  • Neorion raises capital
    Greek group's Syros yard to be modernised using money from share issue.
  • Riga Sea Line crisis
    Future of Baltic ferry operator in doubt after ship is impounded by Riga port authority.
  • Lots of pluses for OOCL
    Hong Kong container line improves volumes and revenues in all markets in first nine months.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • TUI acquires 89.1% of CP Ships shares
  • Court holds PPG liable for hazmat fire on 'DG Harmony'
  • Höegh Autoliners names Edvardsen VP, cargo handling
  • Coast Guard probes fuel sheen in Hood Canal on Olympic Peninsula
  • American returns to red with $153 million 3rd quarter net loss
  • ANA, Japan Post to create air cargo airline
  • AirBridge Cargo makes management changes
  • United to start winter Chicago/Costa Rica service
  • Nober to leave STB
  • Bridge opening expected to ease Portland rail congestion
  • Yellow Roadway names Naatz as senior VP
  • Chertoff seeks to repair FEMA logistics
  • Schenker buys remaining Linjegods shares
  • NASSTRAC selects new location for logistics conference
  • FMC learns about PierPass and other terminal concerns
  • PD Ports subject to takeover approach, shares jump 12%
  • Nhava Sheva terminal handles record TEUs in September
  • Jacksonville port official to head Florida port finance group

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • German-Danish agreement to sell Scandlines
    After several years of disagreement, it now seems that the German and Danish transport ministers have reached an agreement to ...
  • Superfast Ferries expanding in the Baltic Sea
    Superfast Ferries will transfer their ro-pax-ferry "Superfast IX" from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. The vessel ...
  • Deadlock on oil spill compensation revision
    Talks at the IOPC Fund Assemply to revise oil spill compensation this week has so far remained deadlocked as parties ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2005
  • DOE: Oil demand decline could be overestimated
    As oil prices fall again, DOE and analysts warn against reading too much into the apparent 'demand destruction' seen in recent weeks.
  • Russia: 'No' to lower fuel oil export duty
    Russian economy minister says further differentiation in oil product export duties is not needed, proposals put off indefinitely.
  • US base oil capacity coming back on line
    Group I base oil plants knocked offline by hurricane Rita will be operating normally before their group II counterparts.
  • Alarm raised over abrasive fuels in Singapore
    Bunker alert goes out after several samples reveal high concentration of hazardous contaminant, debunkering also reported.
  • Gulf of Guinea: New facilities poised to meet rising demand
    New bunker services in the Gulf of Guinea are poised to meet rising bunker demand driven by oil exploration companies.
  • Gap narrows between Rotterdam barge offers/bids
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks up, distillates down
  • Chimbusco posts rise in bonded bunker fuel sales
    Chimbusco posted a 33% rise in bonded bunker fuel sales for the first three quarters of 2005.
  • Philippines lowers tariffs on bunker fuel
    The Philippines is set lower tariffs and excise taxes on petroleum products and bunker fuel.
  • Bunkerworld launches Credit Reporting
    Every few years there is a shake-up in the otherwise relatively quiet marine credit reporting sector. Today's launch of Bunkerworld Credit Reporting is one of those times.
  • New Antwerp strike threatens bunker timetable
    Second union-led strike in a matter of weeks threatens to disrupt marine fuel supplies in Europe's second largest bunkering centre.

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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
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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