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August 1, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China's Cosco Shipyard in US$113m expansion drive
    CHINA's largest shipyard group, the Cosco Shipyard Group , is pumping in US$113 million to expand three of its seven shipyards, boosting its capacity by 28 per cent within a year's time, its main shareholder said yesterday.
  • Somali militia frees Korean trawler, crew
    SOMALI militiamen freed a South Korean trawler and its 25-man crew on Sunday and were probably paid about US$400,000 for their release, an east African maritime organisation said.
  • Fears of toxic spill allayed
    THE danger of a hazardous chemical spill at Keppel's Batangas Shipyard has diminished following the discovery by salvage divers that the sulphuric acid cargo carried by a chemical barge, which sank at the shipyard's pier, has been diluted by seawater.
  • PSA adds capacity at Voltri terminal
  • SK Shipping orders 2 VLCCs for US$250m
  • M'sian yard wins escort tug order
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    BELGIAN owner CMB, whose main business activity is dry bulker operation Bocimar, made a net profit of 68 million euros in the first half of this year, compared to 78 million euros in the same period in 2005.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China's Cosco Shipyard in US$113m expansion drive
    CHINA's largest shipyard group, the Cosco Shipyard Group , is pumping in US$113 million to expand three of its seven shipyards, boosting its capacity by 28 per cent within a year's time, its main shareholder said yesterday.
  • Somali militia frees Korean trawler, crew
    SOMALI militiamen freed a South Korean trawler and its 25-man crew on Sunday and were probably paid about US$400,000 for their release, an east African maritime organisation said.
  • Fears of toxic spill allayed
    THE danger of a hazardous chemical spill at Keppel's Batangas Shipyard has diminished following the discovery by salvage divers that the sulphuric acid cargo carried by a chemical barge, which sank at the shipyard's pier, has been diluted by seawater.
  • PSA adds capacity at Voltri terminal
  • SK Shipping orders 2 VLCCs for US$250m
  • M'sian yard wins escort tug order
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    BELGIAN owner CMB, whose main business activity is dry bulker operation Bocimar, made a net profit of 68 million euros in the first half of this year, compared to 78 million euros in the same period in 2005.

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA to raise US-Asia waste paper rates from September
  • Birkart says e-billing is way forward
  • Volumes up slightly at Sino-Russian checkpoint in H1
  • PSA's Genoa terminal receives new quay crane
  • Fangcheng H1 cargo volumes rise 41.5pc
  • Embarcadero teams up with Savi Networks at US ports
  • HK's airport authority to invest in new freight zone at Pudong Airport
  • United Airlines to add 40 Asia Pacific flights to network
  • Malaysia Airlines to unbundle domestic services

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ANL launching 2 new services covering Indian Subcontinent
  • Rosy hue in ship paint manufacturers' prospects
  • Insurance cover rule for ships suspended
  • Transworld launches its first newbuild, OEL Singapore
  • MOL opens own office in Ahmedabad
  • Evergreen enters into slot-charter agreement with Hanjin on two trade lanes
  • STX Pan Ocean to start new intra-Asia service this month
  • MISC joins OOCL & TSK on Middle East Asia Express (MAX) service
  • Newbuild OOCL Europe to serve Asia-Europe trade
  • TS Lines bolsters China-Japan services
  • OOIL orders 4 boxships
  • DCT Gdansk selects Liebherr to supply cranes for Poland's 1st deepwater box terminal
  • "K" Line adding service from Asia to Gulf of Aden/Red Sea
  • Tianjin port teams up with Cosco, A.P. Moller in JV
  • USS Product Carriers orders 9 ships
  • AADA to levy PSS from mid-Aug.
  • PSA reviving long-delayed IPO, says report
  • PWC Logistics & SPAN Group complete objectives
  • DP World to invest in Egyptian port
  • Coir Board draws up plans to achieve Rs 1,000-cr. export target
  • Fieo stresses need to lure more mother vessels to Chennai Port
  • Workshop on HIV/AIDS awareness held at MbPT
  • S. Velumani takes over as CMD of Ennore Port
  • Passport to be mandatory to cross Petrapole from Jan. 2007
  • Forex earnings from tourism doubled
  • Govt mulling gradual reduction in Asean palm oil import duties
  • Tatas earmark Rs 100 cr. for Tada leather SEZ
  • Rubber export packing facility to come up in Kochi
  • Govt to open tobacco co. in Russia

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Horizon's good first half
  • Three engineers lose their certificates for exam fraud
  • EU to spend euros35m on transport projects
  • NWA and GA in joint service
  • Finnlines takes delivery of delayed ferry

Marine Logweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Promotions at Crowley Maritime
  • Multraship orders Carousel tugs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • WTSA member carriers eye waste paper rate increase
  • Horizon Lines sees gains in second quarter numbers
  • Deal reached for cleanup of Asarco smelter site in Tacoma
  • NASSCO lays keel for fourth T-AKE vessel
  • Crowley Maritime taps Harland for West Coast/Alaska VP post

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lebanon storage tank oil spill heads for Syria
    TAR from a major oil spill fouling the coast of Lebanon has reached Syria, underlining fears that the pollution could spread to a wider area as continuing hostilities frustrate clean-up operations, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.
  • Green light for Med pollution alliance
    MORE than a year after the announcement of an ambitious new pollution-fighting taskforce for the Mediterranean, the initiative finally appears to be moving forward with leading participants expecting an effective launch date this autumn.
  • Angry lines condemn GE's container security initiative
    THE US-based World Shipping Council has hit out at what it says is an attempt by IT giant General Electric to promote its own container security product via a not-for-profit global standards organisation.
  • Woman missing from Royal Caribbean cruise
    INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the disappearance of a passenger from Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas last week.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Bush, Blair visit US ports
    WHILE UK prime minister Tony Blair focuses on the environment at the Port of Long Beach today, President George Bush is promoting free trade in Miami
  • Drifting vessel forces oil rig shutdown
    THE breakdown of an Indian-owned feeder container ship yesterday led to the shutdown of oil production from ONGC's Bombay High oil platform
  • NAT grows after two-ship deal
    NORDIC American Tanker Shipping (NAT), the Bermuda-based Suezmax owner managed from Norway, has extended its expansion by the acquisition of two ships
  • Venezuela repeats US oil threat
    VENEZUELAN officials have once again threatened to curtail oil shipments to America, although most analysts continue to believe such a move is unlikely
  • Frustrated Mass officials look for next step
    MASSACHUSETTS activists whose efforts to enforce a state oil spill prevention act were rebuffed last week are being urged to work with the Coast Guard
  • Barcelona passengers in heat rage
  • Iran to boost Caspian presence
  • Polembros eyes dumping at Gadani
  • SNCM goes solo in Corsica tender
  • Cougar Ace 'stable'
  • SCI profit takes a hit
  • Yards boost Keppel profit
  • Felda to sell remaining ships
  • Citgo faces spill probe

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Industry coalition offers Senate guidance for supply-chain security legislation
    A broad coalition of supply chain interests is urging the Senate leadership what to include -- and leave out -- of new security legislation.
  • Call to revive Doha talks
  • Horizon turns profit in Q2
  • Savannah passes 2M TEUs
  • Export ABCs: UPC update
  • China start-up hits Matson net
  • Halifax feeder ship seized
  • India seeks foreign investment with SEZ plan
  • Trinity sells European unit
  • Rate hike for wastepaper
  • CSAV makes Charleston move
  • TNT mulls sale of freight management unit
  • Zim's Stramer dies of heart attack
  • Storm haunts ISC results

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • APMT to expand in Aqaba
    APM Terminals has signed a 25-year contract to manage, operate and expand Aqaba Container Terminal, but despite the emphasis on regional gateway status, rather than transhipments, ship size remains important.
  • Politics can put brakes on US state tolling programmes
    With existing sources of US highway-funding seemingly unsustainable, while policy increasingly rejects 'building out of congestion', half the US states are looking at road-tolling programmes, according to the government watchdog.
  • WTSA raises US-Asia waste paper rates
  • Samudera Indonesia sees profits fall and sales expand
  • Reduced container freight rates help pull down SCI profits
  • TNT posts increased revenues from ocean freight
  • Two more loops between Korea and China
  • CMA CGM lured by Brazilian shrimp
  • Szczecin-Swinoujscie see 18% growth

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • OMI tops $22
    Stamford owner has highest shares closing ever after favourable review in Barron's.
  • Quarter ONE
    Omega Navigation turns a profit in its first three months as a public company.
  • Cruise death confirmed
    Florida woman apparently fell from deck of Royal Caribbean vessel.
  • NATS makes it three
    But Herbjorn Hansson is not confirming he has written George Procopiou a $246m cheque.
  • Navibulgar notches less
    State-owned Bulgarian shipping company's earnings down in first half, as revenues fall and costs rise.
  • Great Eastern goes south
    Earnings for Indian owner fall 20% in first quarter after last year's stellar performance.
  • Westfal-Larsen riches revealed
    Asset value of Bergen-based shipping family's companies reaches at least NOK 6bn ($971m).
  • Numbers up at Cosco Corp
    Spate of ship repair and conversion orders pushes turnover and profit up at Cosco Corp (Singapore).
  • Cheating officers stripped
    Three engineering officers lose certificates of competency over examination fraud.
  • SKS eyes new box run
    Indian owner wants partner to launch containership service to Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
  • US equity muscles in on Pipavav
    Indus Capital and another investment company to take stakes in company building big new Indian shipyard.
  • Gulf signs with Glencore
    IPO owner reportedly ties up three handymaxes with US commodity group.
  • Samudera hit by double whammy
    Rising bunker costs plus lower rates take their toll on Indonesian owner's second quarter figures.
  • WTSA hikes rates
    Transpacific carriers slap surcharge on westbound boxes laden with costly wastepaper.
  • Mariner struck again
    Royal Caribbean ship suffers second norovirus outbreak this year as 300 passengers are laid low.
  • Blue Lady break-up to go ahead
    Hazardous materials deemed within scope of Alang shipbreakers by Indian government-appointed committee.
  • QM2 crewman pleads guilt
    Filipino seafarer admits killing colleague, will remain in custody until sentencing in late September.
  • BLT serves up tasty half
    Berlian Laju Tanker of Indonesia increases first-half income and revenue but second quarter down a little.
  • Mitsui back in black
    Japanese shipbuilder returns to profit in first quarter to 30 June, as revenues soar.
  • Broker boosts research
    Braemar Seascope appoints Australia based research manager to increase dry bulk coverage.
  • Asbestos prosecution
    Aussie shipowner stuck with record fine for failure to maintain a safe workplace on cement carrier.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Grand, New World alliances partner on new Asia/U.S. East Coast service
  • WTSA recommends $50 per FEU hike in wastepaper rates
  • Matson's 2nd-quarter operating income down 37%
  • Horizon Lines posts $6.4 million second quarter profit
  • Uncertainty over New Orleans terminal hurts ISG earnings
  • TORM sells off three bulk carriers
  • China Shipping establishes Indian subsidiary
  • Crowley promotes Harland
  • UAL's posts first 2nd-quarter profit since 2000
  • CBP seeks 50% fee hike for express waybills
  • YRC's profits up 21% in 2nd quarter
  • Ex-Chief of Staff Card joins UP board
  • GAO: Defense's critical technology export lists of "questionable value"
  • U.S. corn refiners prepare to re-enter Mexican market
  • Kuehne + Nagel appoints managing directors for Mexico, Canada
  • Padmanabhan tabbed to lead Management Dynamics India subsidiary
  • Globe Express opens Istanbul, Dalian offices
  • Aqaba signs deal with APM Terminals
  • M Ship sues ICE Marine over patent infringement
  • Blair to visit Port of Long Beach today
  • Quay crane delivered to Voltri Terminal Europa
  • Canadian shipbuilder seeks protection from creditors

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Hurtigruten reflagging
    After 168 years of sailing under Norwegian flag, two of Hurtigrutens vessels will reflag. The vessels' Norwegian crews are replaced ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 31, 2006
  • Fuel cost exceeds cruise line's forecast
    Bunker bill running higher than Royal Caribbean expectations, blamed for profit fall.
  • Valero expects bunkers to pick up in fourth quarter
    Company posting positive second quarter results, with better numbers to come.
  • Marine environment becomes casualty of war
    International effort underway to address environmental disaster after bombed power plant leaks thousands of tonnes of fuel oil.
  • Scrubbers for bigger engines expected by year-end
    Krystallon scrubbers geared to fit European ferry sector targeted by upcoming EU sulphur directive, as well as SECA needs.
  • Rotterdam down sharply on lower crude/barge market
  • K Line lowers profit forecast
    Shipowner's mixed fleet expected to improve revenue, but fuel cost is hurting the company's profits.
  • Hong Kong: Fifteen suppliers on official 'Annex VI' register
    Since Annex VI came into force on May 19, 2005, 15 bunker suppliers in Hong Kong have confirmed their compliance with the regulation.
  • Shipping firm posts 84% drop in Q2 profit
    Singapore-listed shipping firm attributes fall in profit to high bunker costs and low freight rates.
  • Titan seeks to expand delivery capability with new barges
    Additional barges will initially be deployed in Titan's existing bunkering markets before expanding to other Asian ports.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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