testata inforMARE
Cerca
28 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:31 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
May 26, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to boost Asia's maritime profile with 'world class' event
    AN attempt is being made to establish a world class maritime exhibition and conference in Singapore so that Asia is better integrated with the global maritime industry.
  • PSA to invest in Tianjin Port expansion
    PSA International Pte will make its fifth investment in mainland China as it expands operations in the world's fastest-growing economy.
  • Have fun, and think about joining shipping industry
    ICE-cream and satay sticks, bottle caps and straws may be the most unlikely materials to build boats with but that's what some 450 secondary school students will use to construct their own motor-driven, self-propelled boats - in an attempt to get a feel of what's in store for them in the shipping industry.
  • Indon court defends tanker sale
  • Dubai Ports looks to Asia to tap growing economies
  • China sees 50% rise in volumes in five years
  • Seamen block Irish ferry over cheap hiring policy
  • New service from Korean container companies
Strait Talk
  • An ironic twist to speculation on P&O
    THE UK press was busy speculating on the future of P&O last week, following reports that Singapore's Temasek may have bought a small number of shares.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to boost Asia's maritime profile with 'world class' event
    AN attempt is being made to establish a world class maritime exhibition and conference in Singapore so that Asia is better integrated with the global maritime industry.
  • PSA to invest in Tianjin Port expansion
    PSA International Pte will make its fifth investment in mainland China as it expands operations in the world's fastest-growing economy.
  • Have fun, and think about joining shipping industry
    ICE-cream and satay sticks, bottle caps and straws may be the most unlikely materials to build boats with but that's what some 450 secondary school students will use to construct their own motor-driven, self-propelled boats - in an attempt to get a feel of what's in store for them in the shipping industry.
  • Indon court defends tanker sale
  • Dubai Ports looks to Asia to tap growing economies
  • China sees 50% rise in volumes in five years
  • Seamen block Irish ferry over cheap hiring policy
  • New service from Korean container companies
Strait Talk
  • An ironic twist to speculation on P&O
    THE UK press was busy speculating on the future of P&O last week, following reports that Singapore's Temasek may have bought a small number of shares.

Sched Netweb site
  • PIL joins ECSA
  • Maersk merges Shanghai offices into single space
  • Heihe imports cargo worth US$14.7m since January
  • Dalian to quadruple shipbuilding output
  • Hamburg Sud promotes two executives in the Americas
  • Coastal shipping expected to make a comeback in Australia
  • Dachan Bay project fails HK green test
  • Awards opens 9th office in China
  • China Airlines adds 747 freighter to fleet
  • SriLankan launches `flying truck' service to Coimbatore, India
  • NWA to cut 2,000 mechanics from rolls says union
  • Air France-KLM orders 5 Boeing 777Fs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator takes delivery of used Aframax tanker
  • Patel Engineering Works trains prospective marine engineers at Kandla
  • Jewellery exports total $ 25 bn in 2004-05
  • India emerges as largest supplier of castor oil, derivatives
  • Nafed to export rape/mustard seeds
  • India's proposal on unbound tariff lines upsets US
  • Pakistan sees vast scope for bilateral trade
  • 'India Initiative 2005' to open in Warsaw on June 16
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port - 16 years young & raring to go
  • Baalu sets ball rolling for early launch of Sethu project
  • Railways haul record 601.89 m tonnes in 2004-05
  • CONCOR gets clearance to set up ICD at Gurgaon
  • Jet Airways starts Chennai-Kuala Lumpur daily service
  • Rlys carries 15.48 pc more cargo in April
  • Chidambaram seeks BCC&I help in facilitating tax compliance
  • Business confidence index ascends to new high in April, finds NCAER study
  • 2005-06 export target fixed at $ 92 bn
  • Panel formed to sort out differences on FTP
  • India can become international trading centre for diamonds, stresses Kamal Nath

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Refiners: 1.5% sulphur demand manageable - not 0.5%
    "Refiners have three choices; either invest in the expectation of a 'specialty' premium on 0.5% bunkers, invest to exit the bunker market or export and exit the EU bunker market," says refining lobby group.
  • Crude jumps on surprise US stock draw
    Crude prices jumped today after two days of gains, and some analysts believe this could be the beginning of higher prices caused by a tightening US market.
  • DOE & API at a glance: Latest US inventory data
  • Off-spec fuels reported in New York
    Fuel testing company issues fuel quality alert regarding high density fuels found in New York, according to reports.
  • Strategic Baku-Ceyhan pipeline opens
    The pipeline between the oil-rich Caspian Sea and the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan was inaugurated today, allowing oil from the region to reach world markets directly.
  • Styrene contamination prompts de-bunkering application
    Following recent reports of styrene contamination found in fuels in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region, container giant has reportedly submitted an application to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to de-bunker one of its vessels.
  • Cruise line returns to St. Croix bunker stop
    Royal Caribbean cruise lines has negotiated a second season of bunkering stops for its smaller vessels, and may consider refueling larger vessels on the island in the near future.
  • Bunkering Golf Tournament restarts in Singapore after two years
    Singapore's bunker industry figures were worrying about a different kind of bunker today as the republic's Bunker Industry Golf returned after a two year break.
  • Rotterdam market firm this morning
  • Singapore MPA clarifies Marpol VI stance
    Singapore Port State Control (PSC) officers will be guided by the MPA's bunkering code on sampling and will show some flexibility for vessels arriving from non-Marpol signatory states, local authority tells Bunkerworld. Meanwhile, putting the same questions to authorities in two Marpol VI signatory states has revealed some discrepancies in interpretation of the Regulation.
  • Asian owners seek stronger voice through Sea Asia event
    Shipowners hope new event will help Asian players gain stronger voice in "euro-centric" maritime industry.

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • APL launches Irish feeder service
  • Asiana Airlines names Swissport agent at Schiphol
  • Dubai to build 40-km long bonded overland cargo corridor
  • Crowe and Natural to merge
  • Iran, Tunisia sign MoU on Transportation

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • ICS/ISF opposes greater IMO role for EU
  • Burmese government accused over trade unionist's death
  • Eurasia boss: "Owners must value seafarers more"
  • LR's new LNG carrier guidelines
  • MSC signs up ShipServ for its HK fleet
  • Ex-Maersk man to become one of Samskip's top 3

Marine Logweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Aker and Kvaerner to establish Aker American Shipping
  • Incat lays keel for 112 m cat

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Seattle Coast Guard clinic wins top health care facility honor
  • Schnitzer board taps Carter as new CEO and President
  • Hawks Prairie Restaurant takes first in Olympia chowder competition
  • AAPA enters partnership with navigation association
  • Top Tankers walks away from vessel purchases

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • BIMCO chief Pontoppidan focuses on new generation
    KNUD Pontoppidan of AP Møller-Maersk has been formally elected the new president of BIMCO and has pledged to drive forward the global shipowner association's ambitious plans to appeal to a new generation of young shipping executives.
  • Höegh poaches Støhle to head new LNG arm
    BERMUDA and Oslo shipowner Leif Höegh has headhunted former Golar gas executive Sveinung Støhle to beef up its new-look liquefied natural gas shipping business due later this year to become a standalone company within the family group.
  • Chamber of Shipping slams Orrell over tax 'posturing'
    BRITAIN'S shipping bosses have angrily denounced the head of officers' union Numast for his 'posturing and rhetoric' in a keynote speech on tonnage tax.
  • Goods seized in Festival court case
    THE bankruptcy of Festival Cruises a year ago continues to make waves in Italian maritime circles, with a Genoa court moving this week to seize the personal belongings of 17 former company executives and board members.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Miami to levy cruise security fee
    MIAMI, the world's largest cruise homeport, is planning to levy a security fee on cruise passengers by the end of the year, in addition to the new levy on containers
  • China Shipping eyes Yangshan stake
    CHINA Shipping's port arm is keen to secure a sizeable stake in Phase II of Shanghai's giant Yangshan container port project as the delivery of four 9,560 TEU ships draws closer
  • PSA to invest in Tianjin expansion
    SINGAPORE container terminal operator PSA International is expanding its presence in China by investing in the expansion of Tianjin port in the north
  • Cynthia Fagan: correction
    FAIRPLAY understands the dry bulk vessel Cynthia Fagan suffered a small fire during a recent call at Djibouti. The ship's crew quickly extinguished it
  • ICS/ISF debate hours of work
    HOURS of work will become a major issue for shipping in the future, and consequently was one of the topics discussed at the joint ICS/ISF annual meeting
  • Eurogate signals growth ahead
    EUROGATE, the German container terminal operator, is hoping to raise its box throughput by 15% this year, driven by growth at its German flagship terminals
  • Canal chief expands on expansion
  • CalMac proposal worries union
  • Cash-rich owners can afford to wait
  • Agency rate squeeze to tighten
  • Spill tug officer pleads guilty
  • Liner execs warn of box chaos
  • Caribbean labour predicts calm
  • Coast Guard backs sea marshals
  • 'Great opportunity' for shipping
  • China's textile exports 'soaring'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Teamsters truck campaign goes global
    Tracking the worldwide business of shipping lines, union is taking its effort to organize harbor truckers international.
  • USSEC hikes westbound rates
  • Maersk exec says tighter trans-Pacific capacity coming
  • Export ABCs: More on the Sarbanes-Oxley effect
  • U.S.: Port security flawed
  • Bill bolsters TSA funding
  • Long wait for new Canal locks
  • CMA CGM eyeing buy: Saade
  • Hickler lands at DHL
  • CPR extends Montreal hours
  • Yellow completes USF buy

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • Carriers fear rates may 'go off a cliff' in Asia/Europe trade
    Spot rates on the Asia/Europe trades are down below US$1,000/TEU, according to liner sources in Asia, who are frustrated at the carrier's collective lack of resolve.
  • Zim prepares for market downturn
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services will issue bonds to industrial institutions in the US to raise funds for further expansion in the next two years.
  • ACT on the verge of signing first customers
    Asian Container Terminal (ACT), the Kwai Chung operation recently acquired by joint shareholders Dubai Ports International (DPI) and Singapore's PSA Corp, is close to signing up two major lines.
  • Howe Robinson: tight market sees tight resistance and tight margins
  • Chertoff pushes 'security envelopes'
  • Nansha intensifies Shenzhen competition
  • China's loss is India's gain, says FIEO
  • Montreal intermodal terminal goes 24 hours
  • Eurogate announces '52.1m net profits in 2004
  • Finnish lockout will not cut paper service to UK, says Stora Enso
  • New panamax container crane for Koper

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • No Festival
    Italian court orders seizure of assets of former Festival Cruises execs including Rina's Gianni Scerni.
  • Taking stock
    OMI's 'Big Two' have been awarded restricted stock worth more than $2.7m at today's share price.
  • Bharati nails Norway orders
    Sea-Cargo and Nor Lines contract for four ro-ros, with options for eight more.
  • Tug mate pleads guilty
    Bouchard employee Franklin Hill faces a year in jail for causing Buzzards Bay oil spill in US.
  • Hoegh spins off LNG arm
    Norwegian owner brings in Sveinung Stohle to head up LNG activities under a separate company.
  • Depressed crewman found dead
    UK inquest rules Pole died of natural causes on Irish containership.
  • Aker nears Color Line deal
    Announcement of firm cruiseship order for Finnyards expected this week.
  • QGTC to spend $20bn
    Qatar's newest shipping company boss Bob Curt says more equity will be needed to fund plans.
  • More for Mercator
    Indian tanker owner just keeps on growing as profits triple in year to 31 March.
  • Union man murdered in Myanmar
    ITF promising to isolate Asian nation after associate worker tortured and killed by army.
  • Court backs Frontline
    Indonesian judge overturns ruling fining tanker owner over purchase of VLCCs from Pertamina.
  • Grindrod moves into commodities
    South African shipowner buys external commodity trading and shipping operations from Seaboard Corp.
  • Arteaga still stuck in China
    Spanish owned suezmax tanker remains under detention seven weeks after grounding off Dalian.
  • Tajima two acquitted
    Panamanian court clears Filipino seafarers accused of murdering Japanese VLCC officer in 2002.
  • Koreans pair up
    Heung-A Shipping and STX Pan Ocean to launch direct service between China and Southeast Asia.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • GAO finds Patriot's protest 'meritorious' in contract dispute
  • Samskip hires former Maersk executive Hassing to go global
  • CCNI opens South Korea offices, takes slots on Atlantic service
  • AOTOS awards go to Davis, Handy, Scioscia
  • Coast Guard seeks cause of vessel fire in New Orleans
  • Boeing launches 777 freighter aircraft
  • FMC reviews 3 OTI applications, revokes 2 licenses
  • Bonner, Danet stump for international security standards
  • NIT League briefs FMC on industry issues
  • Zumstein, Cheeseman expand GeoLogic contracts
  • DHS contracts for prototype detectors
  • ICC issues warning on port bottlenecks
  • PSA to build box terminal in Tianjin

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 25, 2005
  • ICS/ISF voices concern over EU power ambitions
    The international shipowner organisations International Chamber of Shipping, ICS, and International Shipping Federation, ISF, have held their annual general meetings ...
  • "Norway" has left for Malaysia
    "Norway", built 1961 as "France" and once the biggest cruise liner in the world, has left for Malaysia and could ...
  • Norwegian yards want maintenance of new frigates
    Several Norwegian yards line up to compete for the maintenance of the five new Norwegian frigates being delivered from the ...

›››File
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile