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April 22, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • LPG tanker earnings hit six-month low
    FREIGHT rates for the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas slumped a second week as a rising number of vessels competed for cargo, cutting shipowners' earnings to a six-month low, a shipbroker said.
  • 52 lines get Busan perks for more transshipment
    AP Moller-Maersk, Hanjin Shipping Co and 50 other shipping lines will receive 45 per cent more in incentives from South Korea's Busan port because they moved more cargo for transshipment last year.
  • Six Viet sailors return 8 months after ship seizure
    SIX of 12 Vietnamese crew who were detained along with their cargo ship in Tanzania more than eight months ago, have returned home, the vessel's owner Sea Saigon Shipping Company said yesterday.
  • Hyundai Heavy orders up 14%
Admiralty Casebook
  • Singapore's logical stand on bill of lading vindicated
    TWO weeks ago, this column reported the House of Lords decision in The Rafaela case, in which five law lords unanimously ruled that a straight bill of lading is as much a document of title as a 'to order' bill.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • LPG tanker earnings hit six-month low
    FREIGHT rates for the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas slumped a second week as a rising number of vessels competed for cargo, cutting shipowners' earnings to a six-month low, a shipbroker said.
  • 52 lines get Busan perks for more transshipment
    AP Moller-Maersk, Hanjin Shipping Co and 50 other shipping lines will receive 45 per cent more in incentives from South Korea's Busan port because they moved more cargo for transshipment last year.
  • Six Viet sailors return 8 months after ship seizure
    SIX of 12 Vietnamese crew who were detained along with their cargo ship in Tanzania more than eight months ago, have returned home, the vessel's owner Sea Saigon Shipping Company said yesterday.
  • Hyundai Heavy orders up 14%
Admiralty Casebook
  • Singapore's logical stand on bill of lading vindicated
    TWO weeks ago, this column reported the House of Lords decision in The Rafaela case, in which five law lords unanimously ruled that a straight bill of lading is as much a document of title as a 'to order' bill.

Sched Netweb site
  • Tianjin Port to build 10 more box terminals
  • Finnish port strike unlikely
  • Heilongjiang-Russia highway to be built
  • Port of Tacoma director appointed to COAC
  • DHL launches new Shanghai-US, Beijing-HK services
  • Continental Airlines reports Q1 loss
  • Qantas to add Brisbane-Los Angeles flight

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Royal Caribbean: Bunker costs make forecasting difficult
    While announcing first quarter profits, Royal Caribbean has said that bunkers are the most important factor affecting net cruise costs and make forecasting very difficult.
  • West-East fuel oil arbitrage shows signs of opening
    VLCC booking reported from northwest Europe to Asia as fuel oil arbitrage shows the first signs of opening for weeks.
  • Switzerland: Former bunker purchaser joins Addax
  • ARA market quiet but firm at midday
  • US Coastguard reiterates stance on single-hull phase-out
    The US Coastguard Marine Safety Office has reiterated that the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) remains the enforceable US governing standard for phase-out requirements applicable to single-hull tank vessels operating in US waters.
  • Halifax barge rates to rise, refinery down
  • Singapore: Fuel oil stocks fall, middle distillates rise
  • More bidders for South Korea's Inchon refinery
    A South Korean court has called for more bidders for Inchon Oil Refinery in addition to Citigroup's sole bid for the company.
  • Titan in agreement to buy VLCC
    Titan has signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase an addition VLCC, boosting its fleet capacity to more than three million deadweight tonnes.
  • Singapore market not threatened by Dubai's move
    Dubai's move to set up an exchange that will offer futures trading in marine oil at the port of Fujairah is not seen as a threat to Singapore's number one position in the bunker market.
  • Cargo demand prompts price spike in Houston
    Demand from fuel oil traders for HSFO product for VLCC exportation redirecting supplies typically earmarked for the bunker arena.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • IACC: 14th annual conference in Houston
  • Blue Vector and Intelleflex release new RFID System
  • Pakistan Railways to be restructured
  • Kuehne + Nagel lights the way
  • ERS to launch Rotterdam-Duisburg-Istanbul container shuttle
  • Aeroflot boosts Moscow to Frankfurt frequencies
  • Norasia launches Middle East service
  • ICTSI appoints project head for China

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • OMI tops Q1 record
  • Vessel sales boost Teekay's Q1 results
  • New bulker rules draft available
  • EC okays Italian subsidies

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Manitowoc gets cement barge order
  • Teekay nets $279 million in first quarter
  • OMI reports record profits
  • Pentagon soft pedals on DD(X) rebid
  • Indonesian union battles "high risk seafarer" designation

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Greenbrier announces orders for 1,300 new railcars, two barges
  • Washington State Ferries set to institute peak season charge
  • Portland Women's Shipping Club looking for industry's top boss
  • Port of Portland wins award for Vanport Wetlands project
  • West Coast port congestion one topic of Marad meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Euronav enjoys record first quarter
    EXPANSION-minded tanker specialist Euronav chalked up a record result in the first quarter of this year. The company, which was spun-off by CMB less than six months ago, achieved net income of $81m, or $1.92 per share.
  • Korean yards call owners' bluff and stick to price hikes
    SOUTH Korean shipyards, armed with full order books for the next three years, have resolved to increase their newbuilding prices in a sellers' market.
  • Fredriksen looks to build up medium-size boxship fleet
    NORWEGIAN tanker tycoon John Fredriksen is on the hunt for more containerships after obtaining first-rate terms for his first fixture in this sector a few days ago.
  • Maersk Sealand leads elite few with revamped container line model
    MAERSK Sealand is at the forefront of an elite group of ocean carriers that are transforming themselves from price takers to price leaders, writes Janet Porter.
  • Fresh look for Lloyd's List Email Bulletin
    TODAY marks the launch of the new and improved Lloyd's List Daily Email Bulletin, timed for delivery as the newspaper rolls off the presses.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • NCL's Dawn in TV allegation
    CIVIL lawsuits are expected to be filed against Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) after the New York Post revealed yesterday that the Norwegian Dawn was scheduled for an early return on 17 April for an appearance on the TV show 'The Apprentice'
  • Indonesia to designate hubs
    INDONESIA will designate priority ports under its new "hub-and spoke" policy as part of measures to implement the cabotage policy announced last month
  • Busan dangles transhipment carrot
    BUSAN Port Authority will pay out a record W12.2Bn ($12.1M) to shipping companies this year by way of transhipment volume incentives
  • HPH invests in new joint-venture
    HONG Kong's Hutchison Port Holdings has tied up with US based Savi Technology to float a joint-venture specialising in cargo tracking through Radio Frequency Identification
  • Kerala applies for Sri Lanka link
    KERALA Shipping and Inland Navigation has asked Director General of Shipping for permission to run a passenger service between India and Sri Lanka
  • Stena profits from Irish investment
    STENA Line's strength on the Irish Sea drove profits sharply higher in 2004 despite increasing compettion on the North Sea
  • Cruise fuel woes continue for RCCL
  • Port delays hit barge operators
  • Canadian capacity crunch looming
  • Guayaquil calm after Gutierrez goes
  • SCI seeks damages from CMA CGM
  • Four missing in Med
  • Le Havre link profitable: CGT
  • Paralysed SNCM in state of chaos
  • OMI first quarter profits up 34%
  • Teekay: upgrades ships, buys shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Customs offers 'no-inspect ' clearance
    In Miami, U.S. Customs' Bonner (left) unveils inspection-free clearance for containers in validated secure supply chain.
  • UPS net up 16% in first quarter
  • Boxship orders still climbing
  • Union Pacific net lower
  • Montreal terminal plans investment
  • Hub Group doubles profit
  • N.C. ports ask added funding
  • P&O Ports taps N. Amer. execs
  • Intermodal brighter for FEC
  • Greenbrier gets railcar, ship orders
  • Record quarter for USA Truck

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Canadian shippers propose rate increases as solution to Atlantic capacity crunch
    Shippers in the North Atlantic trades face 'a potential capacity crunch of serious proportions' following reductions in capacity to Montreal and Halifax, warned the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA).
  • CMA CGM Seine under threat of arrest for skipping Nhava Sheva
    The High Court of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has issued a summons and warrant for the arrest of the CMA CGM Seine, following a complaint by Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
  • BNSF says its expanding 'ahead of the growth curve'
  • Berlin names projects for Germany's 'extra' €2bn infrastructure budget
  • China's mid-west volumes set to take-off say consultants
  • Privateers back Aus inland rail study
  • Vos builds chemical distribution centre at Duisburg's
  • Wan Hai and Sinotrans launch joint N China/Taiwan service
  • Busan transhipment incentives rise nearly 50%
  • Intermodal fuels big Q1 profit for Canadian National Railway
  • Boxes drive Wellington results
  • MOL Logistics move into Guangzhou
  • P&O Ports North America promotes VPs
  • Ups and downs for Inchon and Masan

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Euronav sees best 1Q
    Belgian owner says strong market in late-2004 carried over into strong fixtures this year.
  • Teekay takes down debt
    Debt-equity ratio now lower than before Tapias acquisition one year ago.
  • Vroon adds three
    Dutch owner's bulker order at Dayang complemented by buying of chartered-in reefer.
  • OMI gets $30,000+ with HMM
    Bugbee ridicules notion Stamford owner is 'calling top of market' with 7-year charters.
  • Bunker blow for RCCL
    Fuel price rise of 30% set to add $50m to cruise line costs.
  • SSY debuts in Beijing
    Big broking name plants another foot in the Chinese market.
  • NCL facing 'Dawn' action
    Cruise line braced for compensation claims after admitting ship had TV appearance booked.
  • Shreyas shreds previous profit
    Indian feedership owner's increased volumes add nearly 400% to bottom line in year to end March.
  • Fire warning over PVC
    Continued use of hazardous polyvinyl chloride in shipbuilding attacked at green ship conference.
  • A tale of two markets
    Leif Hoegh contrasts busy car carriers with idle LNG vessels.
  • EC okays Italian aid scheme
    Road hauliers will receive millions of euros to send goods by sea.
  • Aker gets ferry option
    Deal for $210m newbuilding for Tallink could boost Finnish yard work until 2007.
  • Sea Invest targets tankers
    Owner of Belgian bulker operation Kleimar buys into France's Fouquet Sacop.
  • All hail Hazira
    Shell finally gets its first LNG cargo into India's first merchant terminal.
  • Kazakhs plan Vyborg raid
    Russian yard becomes takeover target after building Kazakhstan's national fleet of tankers.
  • PacBasin expands in Tokyo
    Handysize owner adds three to Japanese operation in bid to increase cargo and newbuild activity.
  • A drawn out and bloody affair
    Howe Robinson warns 2005's container rate increases may be followed by severe and prolonged downturn.
  • Court clears path for Latvian
    Riga owner's boardroom battle could be over after it is allowed to register new directors.
  • TOP and Glencore snuggle up
    Oil trader has just tied up eleven of US tanker operator's fleet on new or extended charters.
  • Prisco picks Hyundai again
    Russian tanker owner adds to orderbook in Korea with two more aframaxes.
  • HMM takes third suezmax
    South Korean owner's expanding tanker operation now includes a suezmax from TOP Tankers.
  • Color Line sells Skagen
    Norwegian ferry line offloads 1975-built veteran to Egyptian owner.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Maersk Sealand moves ship capacity from Los Angeles to PNW ports
  • OOCL boosts 1st quarter rates, revenues
  • Italy gets approval for $314-million shortsea subsidies
  • Montreal box traffic, rates go up
  • Fuel costs prolong losses at American Airlines
  • Continental's net loss deepens to $184 million
  • America West, US Airways explore possible merger
  • Appeals court delays hazmat rail ban in Washington, D.C.
  • CN's first quarter net income up 42%
  • Hub Group net profits soar 97%
  • CSX train flips its load
  • FMC reviews 6 intermediaries' applications, revokes 8 licenses
  • SEKO names van der Putten to head new office in Amsterdam
  • Loy lands job with Cohen Group
  • Bill dedicates funding stream for port security grants
  • Capacity limits hold back growth at the port of Antwerp
  • Bangor gets port director

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 21, 2005
  • Tallink and Aker in option agreement on new ferry
    In connection with the keel-laying of the latest newbuilding for Tallink at Aker Finnyards in Raumo, the companies agreed ...
  • Tankers forced away from Norwegan coast
    This week the Greenpeace vessel "Esperanza" persuaded two product tankers at least 50 nautical miles of the Norwegian coast near ...
  • SEK 100 million from Swedish Shipowners to maritime research and education
    Chalmers University of Technology in G'teborg has launched a new institution, Chalmers Lighthouse, for maritime education and research. Chalmers Lindholmen ...

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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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