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April 29, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EC rocks the boat with grab at bigger seat aboard IMO
    THE European Commission's move to represent the European Union at the International Maritime Organisation has stirred opposition from several EU member states with large merchant fleets.
  • Eurotunnel posts loss of 570m in '04
    HEAVILY indebted cross-channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel made a net loss of 570 million last year, after a 1.3-billion loss in 2003, the company said on Tuesday.
  • S'pore, 3 others sign anti-piracy agreement
    A Japan-initiated regional agreement on combating piracy in Asian waters was kick-started yesterday with the first four countries ratifying the agreement.
  • New Malaysian coast guard to start patrolling in June
  • M'sia warns private armed escorts
  • Canada port gets go-ahead for new C$530m terminal
  • Asian dry bulk rates dip to 3-month low

Sched Netweb site
  • COSCO launches HK-Manila service
  • Tianjin Port to build 10 more box terminals
  • China opposes EU probe on textile exports
  • Modern Terminals' Dachan projects gets green light
  • Long Beach gets nod for tariff hike
  • Atlanta Shipping Agency gets ISO certification
  • Radiation screening starts in Port of Oakland
  • Construction of six new berths at Nansha port begins
  • DFDS to buy out Bachmann
  • BARC moves to bigger premises near Heathrow
  • Menzies praised in Australia

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IPBCC to implement rate restorations (WB) in June, September & December
  • Thomas K. Varghese selected for NMDC Excellence Award
  • Varun Shipping acquires LPG tanker
  • Tanker sector may be headed for capacity crunch
  • ONGC undertakes feasibility study of cost of owning VLCC
  • Freight rates for tea shipments thru' Amingaon ICD may go up
  • Shrimp exporters will know outcome of US dumping probe in Aug.'SEAI
  • Montenegro team visits Mumbai Port
  • APM Terminals now largest shareholder in Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd
  • Railways to revive 'assisted siding'
  • First import cargo Customs-cleared at Lohegaon airport
  • Pune airport facility to benefit 6 adjoining districts
  • 10 pc capital subsidy scheme for textile processors may be notified by May
  • Maharashtra seeks Centre's nod to export 17.5 lakh bales of cotton
  • 12.5 pc VAT on sale of DEPB licences likely
  • Exim Bank makes Rs 258-cr. profit in 2004-05

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Royal Vopak: First quarter profits up 22%
    Royal Vopak announced its first quarter results today. Dutch terminals saw turnover rise due to increased demand for fuel oil storage.
  • Confusion still rife on the eve of MARPOL Annex VI
    With the coming into force of MARPOL Annex VI just three weeks away on May 19, there still appears to be a widespread lack of understanding among bunker buyers and sellers around the world as to exactly how the regulation will affect them.
  • IBC: "Business as usual is not an option"
    IBC Keynote speaker focuses in on industry's environmental challenges.
  • Turkish player switches storage provider
    Turkish player Oiltrade Marine Ltd has changed storage provider to load more product each day.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen questions Petrobras reports
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW) says reports of a new contract between the Norwegian operator and Brazilian oil giant Petrobras have been distorted.
  • Rotterdam market plunges with crude
  • DOE & API at a glance: This week's key US inventory figures
  • Singapore: Fuel oil stocks and light distillates rise
  • Prestigious award goes to Singapore port again
    The ''Best Seaport in Asia'' award was conferred on the port of Singapore, signifying the Republic's outstanding position in the international maritime community.
  • Reports: Petrobras seals new bunkering deal in Singapore
    Petrobras has secured the contract to supply low sulphur bunker fuel to Wallenius Wilhelmsen in Singapore.
  • New Malaysia coastguard to ward off piracy
    A new Malaysia maritime agency seeks to provide higher levels of maritime safety in the Malacca Straits amid increasingly daring pirate attacks.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Werner Enterprises enhances website
  • Italy planning to tax non-EU import containers
  • DHL extending Swiss parcels services
  • TX Logistik starts Swedish rail operations
  • Kenya Airways introducing new services
  • P&O ports strong, ferries hit by Calais troubles
  • Smedegaard Andersen new member of Moller-Maersk board

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Rhode Island senator pushes for state LNG carrier law
  • P&O: ports strong, ferries hit by Calais troubles
  • Finnlines makes good start but whole year "uncertain"
  • Samudera in Q1 profits jump

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Port of Tacoma releases 2004 Annual Report
  • Seattle Maritime Festival set for May 11 - 15
  • Top Tankers announces up to 17 vessel purchase
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen buying auto distribution company
  • Mitsui adding third string to intra-Asia liner service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Miles takes axe to CP Ships' magnificent seven brands
    CP SHIPS is abandoning the policy of multiple liner shipping brands that has increasingly become the focus of customer dis-satisfaction, to combine all its activities under a single identity.
  • FFA brokers unveil joint trading platform
    THREE brokers of forward freight agreements have unveiled a joint screen-based trading platform to take advantage of the start of clearing services by LCH Clearnet.
  • Caltex defectors set up rival Asian panel
    TWO former employees of charterer Caltex are to set up an Asian tanker brokers' panel as a rival to the established London body, writes Neville Smith.
  • Maersk pays above the average for five 'small' boxships
    MAERSK Sealand has come in for a quintuple boxship order in South Korea and is paying big money for comparatively small ships.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Iraq holds up wheat imports
    FIVE ships carrying Australian wheat to Umm Qasr, Iraq, have been refused permission to unload until the Iraqi grain board tests for alleged iron filing contamination
  • Freight policies 'need rethinking'
    A senior player in the short-sea shipping sector called today on European governments to think again about policies that drive manufacturers further from their customers
  • Ports sue over Italian bulker rules
    ASSITERMINAL, the Italian port terminal association, has sued the government for the incorrect implementation of the EU directive on bulk carrier control
  • Cold comfort for Star Reefers
    STAR Reefers, the London-based operator, expects the strong market to continue after posting 1Q05 net profit of $12.0M compared with $6.3M a year earlier
  • NZ port safety in the spotlight
  • Outsourcing labour offshore
  • Boxships of 20,000 TEU 'unlikely'
  • Brostrom plans for growth
  • LCH Clearnet joins FFA market
  • NYK's Chinese officers now in place
  • Australia focuses on lifeboats
  • Rickmers anticipates berth shortage
  • Malaysia cautions armed escorts
  • Triestino's China licence clarified

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • CP Ships to drop multiple brands
    The company plans to market its services under the single CP Ships name and retire its seven operating brands.
  • Terminal business thrives at P&O
  • New director appointed at Port Everglades
  • Port of Oakland upgrades security
  • Modern Terminals wins China port contract
  • CSXWT sale boosts corporate profit
  • EU sugar subsidies illegal, WTO rules
  • BNSF earnings soar 66 percent
  • CP Rail posts record first quarter
  • Hamburg Sud revenue jumps 31 percent
  • Interim port director named at Pensacola

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Carrier executives caught out as anti-trust debate reveals carrier complicity
    Trust issues sparked an explosion at Containerisation International's 'Freight UK' conference this afternoon, when editorial director Jane Boyes revealed that two carriers had been overheard discussing prices for a client.
  • CP Ships abandons multi-brand policy
    In what is a sudden change of course CP Ships has ditched its multi-brand policy in favour of a single recognisable trade mark, the carrier announced today.
  • Southampton lorry booking system set to beat congestion
  • Teesport seeks 'B&Q effect' with new UK import centre
  • US Appeal Court ruling opens way for textile imports protection
  • SITC Maritime mulls first transpacific service
  • Sino-US container security initiative launched in Shanghai
  • Empties get dedicated Rotterdam barge service at Catem
  • Gwangyang to offer toll fee allowances to box trailers
  • New Pohang berths will divert cargo from Busan

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • Bid buzz for CP Ships
    Chinese whispers of a $1.2bn hostile Seaspan bid for container line sets market alight.
  • Bocimar up 18%
    Profits rise for CMB bulker arm on the back of strong rates and more gains on ship sales.
  • Aframax swap
    Tsakos Energy Navigation buys one, sells one.
  • Hamburg Sud on a roll
    Rudolf August Oetker gets just a little richer as his shipping line's turnover grows by 31% and cargo volume hits 1.4m teu.
  • Westfal-Larsen eyes six-pack
    Norwegian owner signs for up to six chemical tankers at Chernomorsky in Ukraine.
  • LCH shakes up FFA market
    New clearing house for freight contracts set to go live in July as competition hots up.
  • Kirby breaks record
    Contract and spot rate rises produce bumper first quarter profit for US barge giant.
  • BlueBridge under microscope
    New Zealand ferry becomes latest to attract attention of authorities after going off course.
  • Klaveness hits all-time high
    Pre-tax profits rise 50% as company logs record results for 2004.
  • Seatrade adds 15 reefers
    Antwerp-based owner buys out Vroon and Sun Group's United Reefer vessels in further sector consolidation.
  • Star shines brighter
    Recovery of reefer market continues with first quarter spot freight rates 50% higher than last year.
  • B+H out of the US?
    Experts speculate Michael Hudner's tanker operation looking to delist from New York in favour of Oslo.
  • Heung-A pulls off dramatic recovery
    Korean owner turns in hefty profit for 2004 despite a lengthy stint under receivership.
  • Strikes unsettle Finnlines
    Finnish ro-ro owner unsure of impact of action by cargo handlers at domestic ports.
  • Matson makes more
    US to Hawaii container line boosted by terminals investment in first quarter.
  • TOP seals Nomikos bulkers
    Evangelos Pistiolis moves into dry market with deal for 15 ships as he adds more tankers.
  • P&O on target
    Slimmed down ferry operations operated successfully in first quarter, despite problems in Calais.
  • IMC inks China yard tie-up
    Singapore owner enters joint venture with mainland firm to build new facility on Zhousan islands.
  • Paint gets pricey
    Record commodity prices are driving up coating costs, claims paint manufacturer International.
  • Aussies hold ten
    Capesize bulkers from Ceres Hellenic, MOL, Excel Maritime and Iino among last month's detainees.
  • Samudera makes stellar start
    Four fold increase in first quarter net profits as Singapore shipowner rides the boxship boom.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • CP Ships ends multiple brand policy
  • NYK, "K" Line, MOL boost dividend payments
  • Matson's 1st-quarter operating income soars 60%
  • Investment income, tonnage tax lift Int'l Shipholding's earnings
  • U.S. appeals court lifts injunction prohibiting China safeguards
  • Trade groups say ISO supply chain process flawed
  • New U.S. trade group to focus on Cuba
  • DOT, NRC seek comments on global nuke material transport rules
  • USDA considers cacti imports from Denmark, Netherlands
  • Maryland DOT moves to sell Baltimore World Trade Center
  • BDP conducts online regulatory compliance survey
  • Exel sells Cory Environmental to Montagu Private Equity
  • Management Dynamics opens U.K. office
  • P&O Ports' Asian terminals top 1.5 million TEU traffic
  • Port of New York-New Jersey accelerates rail program
  • PMA names Hennessey chief operating officer

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 28, 2005
  • No toxic waste and only a little asbestos in ferry
    Ship's clean.' That was the headline in the Indian newspaper Indian Express after talking to member of search party of ...
  • Network Chartering/Bryggen Shipping well ahead
    Network Chartering Group, which includes Bryggen Shipping & Trading, saw income surge last year to NOK 543.8 million (EUR 67.0 million ...
  • Unexpected expenses during Finnlines' first quarter
    Finnlines recorded a revenue of EUR 173.8 million (163.2 million in first quarter 2004) during the first quarter of 2005 ...

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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
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
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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)
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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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