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January 26, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
    MAINBOARD-listed Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd is investing nearly $55 million in Indonesia's fast growing coal logistics business as the sector is expected to be a key growth engine for the company, SKL executives said yesterday.
  • S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
    SINGAPORE is adopting a maritime convention which provides for a higher level of compensation in claims and which will also enhance its attractiveness as a centre for maritime law and arbitration.
  • Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, a port-operating unit of China's largest shipping company, will spend US$718 million this year to invest in ports and buy containers as it seeks to expand, analysts said.
  • SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
  • Tough year ahead for P&I clubs
    WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
    MAINBOARD-listed Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd is investing nearly $55 million in Indonesia's fast growing coal logistics business as the sector is expected to be a key growth engine for the company, SKL executives said yesterday.
  • S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
    SINGAPORE is adopting a maritime convention which provides for a higher level of compensation in claims and which will also enhance its attractiveness as a centre for maritime law and arbitration.
  • Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, a port-operating unit of China's largest shipping company, will spend US$718 million this year to invest in ports and buy containers as it seeks to expand, analysts said.
  • SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
  • Tough year ahead for P&I clubs
    WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.

Sched Netweb site
  • Modern Terminals throughput rises 10pc in 2004
  • OOCL enters JV to develop 5 berths at Ningbo port
  • Yantai port box handling up in 2004
  • Hyundai wins US$800m in newbuild orders, including world's largest
  • NOL records 37pc increase in FEU over performance period
  • HPH agrees to convert terminal with Ningbo Port Group
  • JAL to increase cargo flights in 2005
  • Korean Air obtains IOSA certification
  • Lufthansa and TAP Air Portugal to code-share from February
  • Continental to offer New York to Guayaquil service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • New Panama storage terminal attracting attention
    Terminal operator Petroport tells Bunkerworld that its 700,000 barrel facility in Cristobal could be supplemented by future projects in Panama.
  • Martek near launch of marine emission control system
    Martek Marine set to launch on-board emission control equipment that should facilitate Marpol Annex VI compliance on NOx and deliver fuel savings. The system can also be configured to measure SOx emissions.
  • Hong Kong's earliest dates pushed into February
    Strong demand puts strain on limited product stocks and barges.
  • EMSA offers cash for capacity to barge operators
    The EU's European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has called on bunker barge operators, among others, to enlist a fleet of emergency spill response vessels in four regions.
  • Singapore to accede to liability limitation convention
    The MPA has said that Singapore will accede to the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976.
  • Fujairah: ADNOC withdrawal could be only temporary
    Sources at ADNOC have said the company will be out of the Fujairah market until the company is able to fully commit to its bunker operations.
  • Crude, bunkers hit long-term highs amid report of OPEC cut
    Reports of OPEC output cut of 800,000 bpd and cold snap in US Northeast send oil and bunker prices to long-term highs.

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Roadway: New Canadian cross-border shipping tools
  • Sale of Richard Lawson Auto Logistics in UK
  • Mixed cargo development at Finnish Railways in 2004
  • Martinair Cargo second weekly Beirut-Amsterdam flight
  • New Istanbul-Novorossiysk container service
  • Allan awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Essar Shipping's revenues up
  • Farstad says "too risky" to keep newbuild contracts
  • Hamburg Süd and Aliança plug PONL gap
  • London wharves to be safeguarded
  • Frontline S&P deals
  • LR in MISC deal

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • New ASA leadership
  • EU meeting on maritime R&D
  • Recent Navy contracts

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Torm plans $250m bulk buy as profits rise
    DANISH product tanker and bulk operator Torm is to spend $250m on the addition of six vessels to its fleet, as it revealed strong market conditions will bring higher-than-expected results for 2004.
  • Cosco lines up spending spree in Hong Kong
    COSCO is mustering its various corporate divisions into a dress parade centred on Hong Kong, writes Sam Chambers.
  • Macao sets date to launch register
    MARCH is the latest date set for the roll out of a new shipping register, one that intends to scoop up many of China's emerging small and medium owners.
  • SCI and NITC in Iran-India tanker link
    INDIAN national carrier Shipping Corporation of India and the Tehran-based National Iranian Tanker Co have begun negotiations to set up a joint venture, writes Shirish Nadkarni in Mumbai.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • CATS coughs up
    EMBATTLED Canadian American Transportation System will refund $150,000 to customers in the face of a legal threat by New York's attorney general Eliot Spitzer
  • Ship runs aground - crew runs away
    A NORTH Korean-flagged general cargo ship ran ashore in heavy weather at Khaldi, south of Beirut, late last night
  • UP storm damage finally cleared
    UNION Pacific's California rail lines have been restored following this month's storm damage, but repairs have dealt the key US intermodal operator a heavy financial blow
  • Tough year for Eurotunnel
  • Brazil triples Alcool exports
  • Fred Olsen to upgrade Grand Latino
  • California eyes 'free time' cuts
  • Iberojet buys Festival's Mistral
  • Brostrom adds Nordtank ships
  • NUMAST attacks Chamber of Shipping
  • Danish Ports announce cargo rise
  • Frontline profits from tanker sale
  • Brisbane delay for P&O Cruises

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Hutchinson quits Homeland Security
    Number two official at U.S. anti-terror agency plans to step down after being passed over for top job.
  • U.S. needs national intermodal policy
    Planner says plan needed for ports, railroads and motor carriers to accommodate expected doubling of container volumes over the next decade.
  • Seminar: Terminal safety a bottom-line issue
  • Chertoff confirmation hearings set
  • Intermodal gains for Canadian National earnings
  • Charleston sees volume increase
  • Record containers for Houston
  • Tsunami quiets Malacca pirates
  • BNSF powers to record quarter
  • CSX earnings fall
  • Menlo fuels CNF profit
  • Zuniga, Koch named to COAC

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Contship Italia wants common user rights at VTE
    Contship Italia has confirmed that it has bid for the sixth Voltri module but it has also bid to operate a further 550m of quay along with PSA Corp.
  • China's economy surges ahead unchecked in 2004
    China's economy continued to expand during 2004, the National Bureau of Statistics announced today, in spite of attempts by Beijing to cool growth amid fears that the economy could overheat.
  • CIMC forecasts a 250% net profit growth
  • High labour costs in Hong Kong deminish CEPA benefits
  • Yield slips but volumes keep APL revenues up
  • GPPL to invest Rs10billion in Pipavav box-terminal
  • Exports of high-tech products up 72% in Shanghai
  • CMA CGM and CSCL launch new Pacific service
  • Norfolk Southern puts chlorine crash costs at $30-40m
  • Union Pacific opens last two storm-damaged lines
  • Russian Railways to present plans to capitalists of Davos
  • Hungry for new capacity, Eurogate posts 7.56% growth
  • CSIC ranked top among Chinese yards in new ship orders
  • End of works programme at Lisbon's LISCONT means new-client drive

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Tug captain missing
    Coast Guard scours Mississippi after captain went down with his vessel.
  • Sovcomflot to reap $140m windfall
    Russian owner selling four suezmax newbuildings to Konig for $320m en bloc.
  • Athos I good to go
    Holed Tsakos tanker set to sail from Alabama repair yard and resume trading.
  • Profit boost for Torm
    Danish product carrier owner hikes result by $26m as it buys another 5.5 ships.
  • 'No newbuildings on Horizon'
    A defensive business plan remains in place behind Horizon Lines' equity offensive, say US financiers.
  • Volgotanker accounts thawed
    Russian tanker owner wins back bank access to cash in continuing tax bill row.
  • Star teams with Westwood
    Timber lines hope to grow together by pruning waste on the Pacific.
  • TEN buys own shares
    Tanker operator will repurchase more than $8m-worth, as stock comes off November high.
  • Huge jump for Essar
    Indian tanker and bulker owner's profit soars through third quarter, boosted by red-hot markets.
  • Boom time for NSCSA
    Saudi VLCC owner reaps reward from strong tanker market in fourth quarter, giving it big annual profit figure.
  • Livanos buys again
    A week after selling stock in Odfjell, Greek owner maintains strong position with deal for 60,000 A-shares.
  • Stolt guns to buyback bonds
    Repurchases will be funded by proceeds from sale of Stolt Offshore stake, provided investors agree.
  • NOL ends year strongly
    Singapore liner firm handled almost 250,000 containers between mid November and the end of 2004.
  • KLC coins it
    Sixfold profit increase for Korean bulker and LNG carrier owner in 2004.
  • S&P deal nets quick profit
    Frontline rings up easy gain of $54m on VLCC sistership transaction.
  • Profits up at MMM
    Larger fleet and an improvement in freight rates help lift figures at Malaysian Merchant Marine.
  • Tug and barge recovered
    Stolen Indonesian vessels recovered by Malaysian authorities, but nine-man crew still missing.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • APL's box traffic up 16% in December
  • CMA CGM joins China Shipping transpacific link
  • China Shipping expands in Asia/Med trade
  • Ship master, convicted of being drunk, faces deportation
  • FESCO starts Korea/Sakhalin Island shuttle service
  • CORRECTION: CMA CGM may enroll more ships under tonnage tax regime
  • Continental to start non-stop Newark/Ecuador service in June
  • FMCSA takes comments on hours of service changes
  • UP suffers 86% fall in 4th quarter earnings
  • UP reopens lines, estimates $200 million storm cost
  • Norfolk Southern estimates $30 million to $40 million derailment cost
  • Cleanup continues on Chicago ship canal
  • BNSF changes name of railroad subsidiary
  • AISA confirms court challenge of FMC's rule on NSAs
  • Bush names Jackson DHS deputy; Hutchinson resigns
  • New USDA chief vows to re-start beef trade with Japan
  • SAP acquires TomorrowNow
  • NIT League, IANA pick E.J. Krause to manage 2 major conferences
  • Military Sealift Command boosts efforts for tsunami relief
  • Houston scores 1.4 million TEUs, $134 million revenue
  • Georgia ports see 11.5% rise in container throughput
  • Ports of Indiana wraps up 2004 with 7.6 million tons
  • Blood, Seattle port executive, ends 33-year career

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Fall in Coastal Express pax numbers
    The Norwegian Coastal Express, operating between Bergen and Kirkenes, saw passenger numbers fall by 5.o per cent last year ...
  • 15 per cent freight increase for Stena Line
    Stena Line, including its subsidiary Swedish Scandlines carried 1.6 million freight units last year, up by 15 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
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PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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