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February 25, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for survey of Malacca Straits
    A systematic survey of the Malacca Straits should be conducted in the interest of safety of shipping, said the commanding officer of the British hydrographic survey vessel sent to survey the epicentre of the Dec 26 Sumatran earthquake.
  • THE EPICENTRE
    DATA collected by the HMS Scott from a 45,000 sq km patch of ocean over the earthquake's rupture zone, was processed to create this three- dimensional digital elevation model.
  • MISC Q3 earnings rise 64% to record RM1b
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp , the world's biggest owner of liquefied natural gas tankers, said fiscal third-quarter profit rose 64 per cent to a record as demand pushed freight rates higher and it improved efficiency.
  • Marine group Sinwa reports healthy 17% rise in net profit

Admiralty Casebook
  • War clause reduces ship owner's damages claim against charterer
    A'war clause' in a time charter agreement has diminished a ship owner's damages claim against a charterer, even though the charterer cancelled the charter well before the start of the second Gulf war in 2003.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for survey of Malacca Straits
    A systematic survey of the Malacca Straits should be conducted in the interest of safety of shipping, said the commanding officer of the British hydrographic survey vessel sent to survey the epicentre of the Dec 26 Sumatran earthquake.
  • THE EPICENTRE
    DATA collected by the HMS Scott from a 45,000 sq km patch of ocean over the earthquake's rupture zone, was processed to create this three- dimensional digital elevation model.
  • MISC Q3 earnings rise 64% to record RM1b
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp , the world's biggest owner of liquefied natural gas tankers, said fiscal third-quarter profit rose 64 per cent to a record as demand pushed freight rates higher and it improved efficiency.
  • Marine group Sinwa reports healthy 17% rise in net profit

Admiralty Casebook
  • War clause reduces ship owner's damages claim against charterer
    A'war clause' in a time charter agreement has diminished a ship owner's damages claim against a charterer, even though the charterer cancelled the charter well before the start of the second Gulf war in 2003.

Sched Netweb site
  • Chiwan container throughput rises in January
  • Kerry pays US$46m to do business with Chinese police
  • Vinpac receives Class-A licence for Shanghai branch
  • Higher AADA bunker surcharges for China-Australia trade
  • PHA wins US$150,000 green grant
  • Software improves Tacoma terminal efficiency
  • Schenker strengthens network with new logistics centre
  • Emirates plans to fly to Beijing
  • UPS, Continental win tentative go-ahead for more China flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Feeder operators impose congestion surcharge on box movements to/from CCT
  • StanChart Pvt. Equity to acquire 25 pc stake in ABG Shipyard
  • Austrian chamber chief stresses need for closer economic ties with India
  • India, Kazakhstan to forge ties in hydrocarbon sector
  • Philippines buys 31,000 t of old-crop wheat
  • Capital dredging, better port infrastructure need of the hour, says Baalu
  • Railways hikes wagon registration fees
  • CONCOR's ICD at Irugur, Coimbatore, declared Customs notified area
  • Railways to improve infrastructure facilities for cargo movement
  • Warehousing period of capital goods in EOUs extended
  • Fieo seeks ex-PM's help to end I-T Dept's harassment!
  • NFTP suggestions invited by March 4
  • Govt to make scrutiny of self-assessed returns part of Central Excise Rules
  • FinMin favours 10-year tax holiday for SEZ units
  • Ficci allays traders' fears on VAT
  • Indo-Pak JSG forms 2 sub-groups to foster trade
  • Excise duty leviable on 65 pc of drug's declared price
  • Plea to classify steel wire rods, wires separately in tariff schedule
  • Capexil finds export potential in Jharkhand

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Houston bunker premium returns as Shell backs off
    Market sources credit return of regular bunker premium over cargo market to less aggressive sales by Shell, but wonder for how long.
  • Oil rollercoaster continues after US oil inventory reports
    Market reactions to weekly US oil inventory statistics reflected a mixed set of data which ran partially contra to expectations.
  • DOE & API: Latest US oil inventory figures
  • Novorossiysk: Bunker Holdings triples capacity with new barge
    Fully-owned product tanker set to start operations as bunker barge next month.
  • Fresh Yanbu cargo attracts bids from Singapore
    First spot cargo on sale from Yanbu refinery since high-sodium debacle attracts several bids from Singapore, where bunker market has yet to recover fully from product shortages.
  • Market shrugs off Singapore residual stock draw
    Fuel oil stocks still high after significant draw with more cargoes imminent, but arbitrage arrivals seen sloping off next month.
  • Rotterdam still firming Thursday morning
  • BP onboard with Portland bunkering facility
    BP Marine and Portland Bunkers International to collaborate when newly-constructed bunkering facility opens on the English south coast in March, with more services in the pipeline.
  • Criminalisation for accidental pollution given go ahead
    European parliament vote gives the go-ahead for criminalising accidental pollution of the sea.

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • GloMaP.com and e-Logistics form strategic partnership
  • FMCSA streamlines motor carrier registration
  • Schenker inaugurates new complex in Hungary
  • Total UK chooses EWS
  • Martinair Cargo: official opening of Johannesburg branch
  • Vancouver to expand container handling facilities
  • Rob Veltman named new regional director Martinair Cargo

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • ITF praises Panama
  • Ship Finance
  • Stolt-Nielsen in China JV
  • KR expands

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Matson to buy Kvaerner Philly box ships
  • DD(X) to go to single yard?
  • Tax changes boost OSG net
  • Hornbeck Offshore revenues soar

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • JetBlue Airways coming onboard at Portland International Airport
  • Coast Guard plans drill for mass casulties in Astoria
  • Marcon wins authority to market surplus UK vessels
  • DBE businesses see sales jump at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Shipping firm pays fine for damaging coral reef

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd's winning battle on falling rates
    LLOYD'S has shown itself better placed than many of its competitors in London to fight off downward rates pressure, according to the Association of Lloyd's Members, which represents much of the private capital in the specialist market.
  • Genmar keeps records rolling in
    General Maritime, the aframax and suezmax tanker specialist coveted by rival Frontline, has achieved a second consecutive year of record profits after a strong fourth quarter, writes Tony Gray.
  • Global trade growth held back by port congestion
    PORT congestion is turning into a major impediment to trade and economy, a new study by Drewry Shipping Consultants and HypoVereinsbank's shipping division has shown.
  • DSF eyes world stage as Danish government considers Bill
    DENMARK'S re-elected government is poised to push through legislation to restructure shipping mortgage provider Danish Ship Finance and claw back DKr1.6bn ($285m) as settlement of a bond issue dispute dating back to the 1980s.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • EU to criminalise accidents
    CRIMINAL penalties for masters and seafarers involved in accidental oil spills look set to become a reality of life at sea within the EU following a vote yesterday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
  • Congestion threatens world economy
    GLOBAL bottlenecks at overburdened ports are threatening the growth of world trade, the authors of a new report on port capacity said today
  • Ship sales boost Attica results
    ATTICA, the Athens-listed ferry group, has reported a 2004 net profit of $33.8M, up 21% on 2003 due to the extraordinary income from the sale of five ships
  • Gijon to debut new discharge system
    SPAIN'S European Bulk Handling Installation terminal at Gijon is to introduce a fully-automated ship unloading system in July, with implications for dock labour levels
  • Gijon to lose all box calls
    MAERSK will end its feeder service at the northern Spanish port of Gijon in May, port chairman Fernando Rexach has confirmed
  • Seafarers dead in cargo tank
    TWO seafarers working on board the crude oil tanker Tassels suffocated on 22 February while the vessel was at a berth in New Mangalore, India
  • New LNG terminal in Sicily
  • OSG benefits from busy year
  • SCI chairman to retire
  • Adsteam reports strong half-year
  • Nippon agrees to ore price hike
  • Boxship rates to continue rising
  • Paranagua to invest in cruise
  • Dubai completes CSX acquisition
  • Port Klang operators may merge
  • Alaska ferry critic takes helm

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • No let-up for West Coast ports
    January began the year the way 2004 ended: with double-digit growth in containerized imports from Asia.
  • Canada boosts security spending
    The proposal would spend US$181 million on improving marine security, including increased coordination on the Container Security Initiative.
  • MSC official slams Port of Baltimore
  • UPS to close Dayton air hub
  • OSG posts record earnings
  • US pledges to help Russia enter WTO
  • EU steps up pressure on China
  • Ports vulnerable to nuclear threat, report says
  • Cosco Pacific expected to post jump in profit
  • G-Log posts record revenue, appoints senior VP
  • GT Nexus unveils freight-optimization service
  • US, EU meet on Airbus-Boeing dispute

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Navy goes to aid of MSC in distress
    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Arunta has gone to the assistance of MSC Denisse, which is adrift with a flooded engine-room and only emergency power in the Indian Ocean.
  • Pretoria approves port upgrade funds
    South Africa's finance minister Trevor Manuel has approved the funding for improvements to the country's major ports, including the financing of Durban's second terminal.
  • Cartagena operator acquires rival
  • New facility partially operational by year-end in Ningbo
  • ICF launches another Sopron hub service
  • Taiyoung Shipping to launch Korea/China service
  • Seattle and Vancouver growth leads to more longshore jobs
  • Ulsan throughput drops 10.3%
  • Water flows into Deurganckdok as time passes on Scheldt dredge deal
  • Brazilian rail-operator growth going like a train
  • Railway man named Russia's Person of the Year

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Cuba headache
    Florida's anti-Castro lobby has persuaded the US Treasury to make trouble for shipping.
  • Choosing its spots
    Arntzen unveils more-balanced chartering strategy for former Stelmar fleet.
  • 'Flattered'
    Peter G deflects questions on Frontline approach, role of institutional holders in potential merger.
  • OSG sets aside $6m
    Morten Arntzen prepares to settle waste-oil probe, but still has $211m in quarterly net income.
  • Tax benefit boosted OSG
    Tanker owner reversed $77.4m in net deferred tax liabilities to its record income total in 4th quarter.
  • MSC ship loses power
    Australian navy comes to rescue of boxship adrift off Christmas Island.
  • Peter, watch your back!
    Institutional shareholders are said to be backing Frontline's Genmar takeover bid.
  • Bidcorp becomes Dart Line
    South Africans rebrand ro-ro service after taking full control of company.
  • Grindrod doubles profit
    Strong showing for drybulk unit and explosive fleet expansion generates $95m for company in 2004.
  • Contracts curb Brostrom
    Strong 2004 profit performance could have been better if Swedish tanker owner had been free to play the spot market in fourth quarter.
  • Halim Mazmin profits rise
    Malaysian owner overcomes revenue drop with strong profits from ship sales.
  • Top seals NYK tanker
    US listed tanker owner confirms it is acquiring Japanese owned product tanker Mikom Accord.
  • Disposals drive Attica
    Greek ferry group boosted by ship sales as Greece to Italy market shrinks.
  • Stolt expands in China
    Stolt-Nielsen teams up with Shanghai Kingman Container Service in tank container joint venture.
  • Pan United hurt by provision
    Singapore repairer and builder saw strong fourth quarter, but full-year results subdued by lingering bad debt.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Hong Kong shippers dismiss second rate hike warning
  • RCL posts record financial results
  • NSCSA buys share of LPG trader and shipowner
  • Chenowith named president of T. Parker Host
  • United increases Asia coverage
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo adds Italian intermodal link
  • Kansas City Southern promotes three executives
  • Panalpina announces new plan for IPO
  • Cash payment required before shipping U.S. agriculture goods to Cuba
  • Laredo picks up growth in U.S./Mexico trade
  • Port of Tampa to buy $15 million 41-acre site
  • Fraser River port container volumes up 27%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2005
  • Up for Broström despite weak dollar
    Göteborg-based tanker operator Broström reports a SEK 305 million (EUR 33.6 million) pre-tax profit for 2004, up by ...
  • Employers want to limit union North Sea power
    Employers ' represented by Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) and Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) ' want to limit the power of the ...
  • Organic growth in the Swedish Club
    At the P&I renewal on 20 February, the Swedish Club fleet had grown organically by 12 per cent compared ...

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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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