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August 8, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai Ports World on course with global expansion plans
    WHILE still busy integrating its recently acquired P&O terminal network, Dubai Ports World remains on its steady course of global expansion with a US$200 million investment to more than double its Dominican Republic container port and has held discussions with Greek officials on possible acquisitions there.
  • Tsakos Energy H1 profit surges to US$156m
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation reports net revenue less voyage expenses of US$155.88 million in the six months to June, up from US$120.52 million in the same period last year.
  • Clean oil tanker rates up after BP shutdown
    RATES for oil tankers carrying clean fuel from Asia to the United States rose yesterday and may climb 15 per cent soon on expectations that BP's closure of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska, the biggest in the US, will boost fuel prices there, shipbrokers said.
  • Navigation system for Mekong formed
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    SHANGHAI International Port is likely to buy a minority stake in a container terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium, company officials said yesterday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai Ports World on course with global expansion plans
    WHILE still busy integrating its recently acquired P&O terminal network, Dubai Ports World remains on its steady course of global expansion with a US$200 million investment to more than double its Dominican Republic container port and has held discussions with Greek officials on possible acquisitions there.
  • Tsakos Energy H1 profit surges to US$156m
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation reports net revenue less voyage expenses of US$155.88 million in the six months to June, up from US$120.52 million in the same period last year.
  • Clean oil tanker rates up after BP shutdown
    RATES for oil tankers carrying clean fuel from Asia to the United States rose yesterday and may climb 15 per cent soon on expectations that BP's closure of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska, the biggest in the US, will boost fuel prices there, shipbrokers said.
  • Navigation system for Mekong formed
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    SHANGHAI International Port is likely to buy a minority stake in a container terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium, company officials said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL sees net profit fall 9.19pc in H1
  • UPS opens 2 retail centres in Shanghai
  • Chongqing merges river ports
  • E R Schiffahrt puts newbuild into service
  • KMTC celebrates 10 years in Malaysia
  • Jiangsu to invest US$1.25b on upgrading waterways
  • Korean Air starts converting aircraft into freighters
  • Great Wall to launch cargo flights to India
  • Continental places new order for 12 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Aeromar Logistics awarded coveted ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Clarion Shipping Services spells out expansion plans
  • GE Shipping sinks demerger plan
  • Lyman Container Line expands operations
  • Grand Alliance & TNWA announce joint Asia-US East Coast service
  • Italia Marittima set to upgrade Med-US East Coast service, providing direct calls in Turkey
  • HK terminal operators to impose port security charge
  • APM ties up with Saigon Port Co to build new Viet terminal
  • DP world to expand Caribbean port
  • NATO Shipping Center established in UK
  • Shippers may have to pay fee to use Malacca Strait
  • CMA CGM's CIMEX service calls at FICT
  • WTSA to raise US-Asia waste paper rates from Sept.
  • SK Shipping orders 2 VLCCs
  • Massive container port to be built off W. Australia
  • KoPT holding talks with Cardinal Logistics to install 3rd mobile harbour crane
  • New Mangalore Port resumes handling of iron ore shipments
  • S. R. Kulkarni elected to world body
  • Fiscal deficit up by 42 per cent this year in Q1
  • NSIC to help ECGC market its products
  • Commerce Ministry refunds part of Chennai, Kochi SEZ units' CST
  • Sugar mills allowed to fulfil export obligation

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • TEN's strong first half
  • ICTSI's revenues up
  • Canada beefs up anti-spill flights
  • Buoyant July for Imarex

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • NASSCO and USS finalize $1 billion deal
  • OSG in CNG ship venture
  • Keppel FELS to build semi for Brazil

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • Woodstone begins expansion at Bellingham industrial park
  • Port of Seattle closing ramp to Airport Expressway
  • IMO offices on the move to make way for upgrades
  • Port of Tacoma issues bonds for Kaiser Aluminum project
  • MarAd announces contract to repair historic vessel SAVANNAH

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Oil price and tanker rates soar after BP shutdown
    CLOSURE of BP's Alaskan Prudhoe Bay oil field has sent oil prices soaring back to record levels and product tanker rates climbing.
  • Iran heavy crude excess sold to domestic market and Asia
    IRAN has shifted its stored heavy crude from two Middle East Gulf fields by supplying its own refineries and selling it into Asian markets, writes Martin Wingrove.
  • Safmarine Agulhas breaks up in heavy swells
    A "BIG bang" marked the last moments of the Safmarine Agulhas containership which finally split in two off the Port of East London at the weekend, writes Helen Hill in Amsterdam.
  • Fuel spill threatens Canadian wildlife
    Clean-up crews are striving to mop up 50 tonnes of bunker fuel spilled by a bulk carrier off Canada's west coast Friday, that is threatening a nearby wildlife reserve .
  • US shippers say no to ELAA proposals for data pool
    KEY elements of a plan drawn up by container lines for a new regulatory regime in Europe to replace the conference system have run into opposition in the US.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • US reserves may fill Alaskan shortfall
    ANCHORAGE 07 August ' US Strategic Petroleum Reserves may well be tapped this week to make up for the 400,000bpd shortfall caused by the shut-down of a major Alaskan oil field
  • Sunken tug closes lower Mississippi
    THE LOWER Mississippi River is closed to vessels over 4.6m draught today after a towboat sank yesterday morning near Bayou Goula, Louisiana
  • Gazprom, Sonatrach end MoU delay
    RUSSIAN natural gas exporter Gazprom and Algeria's Sonatrach have ended an awkward delay by signing a memorandum of understanding in Moscow
  • Tanker rates buoyed
    DOUBLE Hull Tankers, the Overseas Shipholding Group spin-off, is reporting unexpectedly strong, counter-seasonal rates for 2Q and 3Q06
  • East Asia braces for storms
    FORECASTERS predict that the season's next typhoon, Saomai, will cross Japan's southern island territories before making landfall in China later this week
  • Tanker mergers ahead, says Arntzen
    CONSOLIDATION in tanker shipping has moved slowly ahead in recent times, but this is likely to change, a senior industry executive says
  • KG financing holding steady
  • Putin urges Russian yard revival
  • Squamish spill raises concerns
  • Conflicting views of Israel risk
  • Seafarers safe after collision
  • India keeps Chinese from its ports
  • Cougar Ace moved to calmer waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • Maersk to launch record box ship
    The 13,000-TEU vessel is scheduled for delivery on Saturday.
  • APL ship suffers rudder damage in NY-NJ
  • OCEMA unit starts Memphis chassis pool
  • DP World to invest $100 million in Argentina
  • VPA's Bray to retire next year
  • Cosco in talks to take over Greek port operations
  • Ford sues Customs over compliance records
  • Vancouver hub for sale, owner confirms
  • Mexican, Canadian FAST drivers qualify for hazmat shipments
  • Loss widens at Northwest Airlines
  • Japan resumes beef imports from US
  • Report finds TWIC system vulnerable
  • Indian port plan suffers setback

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • South Africa bunker shortage sees ships turned away
    Marine fuel shortages at ports in South Africa - the southern African coast's main bunker fuel hub - have resulted in passing ships needing fuel being turned away.
  • Switches thrown on Portland rail yard, as area changed to industrial use
  • Safmarine Agulhas wreck splits, after tender for its breakup floated
  • Challenger renews bid for Australian terminal space
  • SIPG: 80% probability of buying into APMT Zeebrugge
  • 'EU-25' beats eurozone for retail growth, but stats playing demographic tricks
  • Australian shippers back Part X retention
  • Indonesia's Pelindo II increases throughput 1.52% in H1
  • COSCO denies recent reports on Greek port investment details
  • ICTSI net income up 16%, with international business brisker
  • Vladivostok Container Terminal ups throughput

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • Something old, something new...
    Or why "retrofit" is not a dirty word at the offices of US Shipping.
  • Eagle lands on the money
    Nasdaq-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping has turned in solid results after an eventful second quarter.
  • Billion-dollar closing
    US Shipping Partners has succeeded in satisfying the conditions for its ambitious nine-plus-five tanker order at San Diego's Nassco.
  • OSG sells DHT
    Morten Arntzen-led Overseas Shipholding Group has registered to sell down its holding in Double Hull Tankers.
  • US Shipping drops a buck
    US Shipping Partners' share fell by a dollar this afternoon after weak quarterlies on the way to a billion-dollar tanker order.
  • OSG to haul gas
    TransCanada and Overseas Shipholding Group are teaming up for a worldwide compressed natural gas (CNG) project.
  • Double Hull profit holed
    Second-quarter income slashed 43% at US-listed Double Hull Tankers Inc as freight rates droop.
  • Glencore takes back Citius
    But another pruned dividend for Aries Maritime investors after product tanker's expensive repair.
  • Costs cripple STX Pan Ocean
    Korean bulker player sees net profit slashed by 96% on rising fuel costs and falling freight rates.
  • DryShips pays $111m
    But shares slip after US-listed owner confirms P&A bulker buys.
  • Pleas for abandoned seafarer
    Concern grows for life of Burmese officer previously presumed dead and now left stranded on uninhabited Yemeni Island.
  • Russian groups co-operate
    Shipowner Sovcomflot and MNP shipbuilding group to work together on tanker and gas carrier projects.
  • Agulhas snaps in two
    Safmarine-chartered containership breaks up off coast of South Africa as wreck removal contract up for grabs.
  • Handy sized merger
    Shipbroker Howe Robinson is combining with Angus Graham to become a big force at the smaller end of the dry cargo market.
  • Single-hulls get the boot
    Tsakos Energy in talks to offload three tankers, as analyst hikes company's price target by 15% on better rate outlook.
  • Superfast sale for $144m
    Attica Group inks surprise deal to sell Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry to SNCM buyers Veolia.
  • SA bulker limps to port
    Water pumped from listing vessel which reaches refuge of Durban port undamaged.
  • Out with the old
    Brostrom sells last remaining single-hull as joint-owned Treguier goes out the door.
  • Keppel in Brazil rig order
    Petrobras to charter semi-submersible rig to be built at Singapore's Keppel Corp for $270m.
  • Gearbulk ship in BC spill
    Open hatch bulker spills bunker fuel after puncturing fuel tank in Canadian west coast port.
  • Cougar Ace heads north
    Listing car carrier towed into the Bering Sea in search of calmer waters for operation to right ship.
  • Gulf Nav oversubscribed
    Investors in Dubai tanker owner offer to buy 30 times the shares available.
  • IHI cuts losses
    Revenues up but still a quarterly loss for Japanese engineering group Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries.
  • Hong Kong holds trio
    Authorities detain three containerships last month for failing port state control inspections.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • Trade resumption contingency plans could include rollback of regs
  • Bulk carrier officers charged with pollution violations
  • E.R. Schiffahrt to charter 8,204-TEU ship to CMA CGM
  • Björk Eklund Group joins INTTRA
  • NYK renames Macau agent
  • Germanischer Lloyd moves to larger office in Wuhan, China
  • British Airways World Cargo's 1st quarter revenues up 11.6%
  • ANA Group's 1st quarter profit rises 256%
  • Etihad joins Asia-Pacific air freight portal
  • Cathay Pacific resumes Hong Kong operations
  • United's July cargo volumes flat
  • CBP expands FAST locations
  • Senate approves Connaughton, Nottingham, Hill to transport posts
  • Bush nominates Veroneau for USTR deputy post
  • Nike knockoffs seized in Norfolk
  • Tacoma issues $100 million bond for development over next year
  • Bahamas joins CSI
  • VPA seeks new executive director as Bray nears retirement
  • ICTSI's 2nd quarter net income up 16%
  • Long Beach director tabs Coast Guard veteran for new deputy role
  • Bennett to head North Carolina port planning team

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2006
  • Port receives top environmental award
    Long Beach receiving AAPA award next month, saying it's a 'tremendous honour'.
  • Pipeline shutdown sends US oil sky high
    Price up over $2 per barrel as Alaska production may be affected for months.
  • Vancouver: Bunker spill
    Cleanup underway after ship hits pier over the weekend.
  • OceanConnect sets record straight
    CEO speaking to Bunkerworld, says market speculation is 'much ado about nothing'.
  • FAL Energy delivers top polo day
    Only the match score clouded the day when FAL Energy hosted event in beautiful settings at London's only remaining polo club.
  • Changes afoot at OceanConnect
    Statement expected soon to clarify shareholder changes.
  • Stranded Safmarine vessel snaps in two
    'Almighty bang' heard as doomed ship breaks up, thankfully after its bunkers had been removed.
  • Quiet market in Rotterdam, prices stable
  • Oil prices rise as Middle East violence continues
    Prices remain robustly above $70 per barrel on strong energy demand from US and China.
  • Hong Kong: Quiet start to week as terminal congestion continues
    Congestion eases slightly over the weekend; another tropical storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean.

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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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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
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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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