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May 12, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Patrick 1st half profit rises 8.2% on ports growth
    PATRICK Corp, acquired by Toll Holdings Ltd after a battle for dominance of Australia's freight market, said first-half profit rose 8.2 per cent as earnings from ports jumped.
  • Kawasaki Kisen and Mitsui OSK expect profit fall
    MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, Japan's second- and third-largest shipping firms, yesterday forecast larger than expected profit declines for this business year.
  • Nippon Yusen, Yamato in business, capital tie-up
    NIPPON Yusen KK, Japan's biggest shipping line, and leading parcel delivery group Yamato Holdings Co said on Wednesday that they would form a capital tie as part of a sea, air and land transport alliance.
  • Precious Shipping's Q1 profit falls 51% on fuel, rates
  • Blast, fire hit Philippine oil tanker under repair
Admiralty Casebook
  • No blanket exemption from rules in ship collisions: court
    NOTHING in the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea provides a broad or blanket exemption from the rules for any situation at sea on the basis that it is a special circumstance, a US appeals court ruled on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Patrick 1st half profit rises 8.2% on ports growth
    PATRICK Corp, acquired by Toll Holdings Ltd after a battle for dominance of Australia's freight market, said first-half profit rose 8.2 per cent as earnings from ports jumped.
  • Kawasaki Kisen and Mitsui OSK expect profit fall
    MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, Japan's second- and third-largest shipping firms, yesterday forecast larger than expected profit declines for this business year.
  • Nippon Yusen, Yamato in business, capital tie-up
    NIPPON Yusen KK, Japan's biggest shipping line, and leading parcel delivery group Yamato Holdings Co said on Wednesday that they would form a capital tie as part of a sea, air and land transport alliance.
  • Precious Shipping's Q1 profit falls 51% on fuel, rates
  • Blast, fire hit Philippine oil tanker under repair
Admiralty Casebook
  • No blanket exemption from rules in ship collisions: court
    NOTHING in the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea provides a broad or blanket exemption from the rules for any situation at sea on the basis that it is a special circumstance, a US appeals court ruled on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • China to build 2 new port clusters
  • OnePort 'fiasco' losing HK$20m annually
  • E R Schiffahrt newbuild to be chartered by Cosco
  • Singapore seeks to cement economic ties with EU via FTA
  • FedEx sets up subsidiary in Nanjing
  • China aircraft numbers expected to double by 2011
  • Indian airlines looking to cash in from air cargo business
  • EVA Airways Q1 profit drops

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global Logistics opens own offices in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad & Ludhiana
  • Reliance plans shipping registry in Navi Mumbai SEZ
  • EU urges docked ships to use shore-side power to control pollution
  • India, Korea trade leaps by 50 pc in Jan.-March
  • Int'l symposium on air traffic in Dubai on Sept. 18-19
  • Airbus to redesign A350 aircraft
  • Rlys may ask DSP to supply more of rolling stock needs
  • C. Rly introduces 3-pronged strategy to lure more freight
  • IATA upset with hike in RNFC
  • An area of dispute goes
  • SEZ status for STPs ruled out
  • Manufacturing sector exports show excellent growth, finds Ascon study
  • Kamal Nath to seal biz cooperation deal with Poland
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends - By M. Sreedharan
  • Interactive meeting with Angolan Minister at IMC
  • BCHAA helps beef up security in Nhava Sheva

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • Good diet makes for safer ships, P&I Club says
  • Yangshan to cut port fees
  • Vietnamese yard sets seal on US$1bn deal
  • Farstad Shipping enjoys good first quarter

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • Port of Vancouver USA Commissioners approve purchase of giant mobile crane
  • Transportation Security Administration pulls plug on Aramex, Inter-Shipping
  • Concessions offerings expanding at Portland International Airport
  • Portland port board Oks Rivergate land sale to OMS
  • Celebrity Cruises cancels Alaska cruise of vessel SUMMIT

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Debate still rages over coastal state vessel monitoring
    PROPOSALS driven by the US to grant coastal states jurisdiction over monitoring ships that do not call have moved forward at the International Maritime Organization, but the permitted range remains a matter for heated debate.
  • China to build 18 tankers for PDVSA
    VENEZUELAN oil giant PDVSA has signed an agreement with Chinese shipyards to build 18 tankers for $1.3bn.
  • Angelopoulos bulkers bagged by Quintana
    Quintana Maritime has clinched a much-rumoured takeover of Theodore Angelopoulos' dry bulk fleet, with an announcement of the deal expected as early as today, Lloyd's List can confirm.
  • Nuclear row may deter investors in Iran's vital shipbuilding project
    IRAN requires a massive investment in shipping at a time when foreign sources of funds may be deterred by the country's nuclear dispute with the West.
  • IMO urged to act on lessons from Star Princess
    Lessons from the recent fire onboard the Star Princess cruise ship, which left one passenger dead, have been singled out by the UK for immediate global implementation, ahead of the determination of the cause of the fire.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • NOL profits down nearly 40%
    SINGAPORE listed liner and logistics giant Neptune Orient Lines has reported a near 40% drop in net profit for 1Q06 as rising fuel costs cut into net income
  • Philippines: typhoon Chanchu awaited
    TYPHOON Chanchu is reported to be approaching the Visayas (central Philippines) from the southeast and will make landfall tomorrow morning
  • Navy aids Karachi yard recovery
    PAKISTAN has abandoned plans to privatise Karachi Shipyard and will instead place it under the defence ministry to help revitalise the country's shipbuilding industry
  • TBS blames fall on Katrina
    TBS International, the bulk-to-breakbulk vessel operator, blamed Hurricane Katrina and a massive rise in the cost of bunkers for a 55% slump in first quarter net profit
  • Iraq unveils refinery plans
    IRAQ has unveiled plans to set up three more oil refineries in a bid to overcome crunching petrol shortages and combating thriving oil smuggling
  • Builders' risks clauses in revision
    LLOYD'S revision of its shipbuilders' risks clauses, prompted by spiralling claims as newbuildings increase in value, is expected by the end of the year
  • Welders killed in bunker vessel blast
  • Double duty for Top's Pistiolis
  • Food for thought
  • Toll assumes control of Patrick Corp
  • Russia responds to export incentive
  • Jamaica: congestion surcharge
  • Lauritzen Cool expands in the Med
  • MISC profit falls from peak levels
  • RCCL pod plague continues

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • TSA to unveil port worker ID rules
    The federal agency said it will publish long-awaited proposed rules for the Transportation Workers Identification Credential in next few days.
  • EU offer could end fight over U.S. subsidies
  • Increase for first-quarter intermodal box volume
  • NOL profits off on higher fuel, inland costs
  • MOL gains despite fuel costs
  • "K" Line net improves
  • Zim opens Asia-Gulf service
  • Caribbean ocean carriers raise fuel surcharge
  • FedEx hopeful on pilot deal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • Maersk and COSCO rumoured to be Tianjin's Beigangchi partners
    Masersk Group and COSCO have emerged as the probable partners of IPO candidate Tianjin Port Development Holdings in Beigangchi after signing a port development deal with the Tianjin Government yesterday.
  • Shanghai's Yangshan Port slashes transhipment rates
    Shanghai International Port Group has reduced its transhipment rates by 22% for International/China costal cargo, and by 53% for Yangtze River cargo starting today.
  • Indonesian owners want further port concentration
  • Japanese ocean carriers warn on freight-rates and costs
  • Hyundai Fortune up for sale
  • St Petersburg's PetroLesPort in new client negotiations
  • Rotterdam Port Alderman post passed to de Boer
  • Chiwan throughput up 19% for January-April
  • Yang Ming's FMS to call at Pasir Gudang, Songkhla and Laem Chabang

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • More Irish Sea strife
    UK ratings are warning Stena Line over Polish crew on a new Holyhead-Dublin ferry.
  • 'Let's bomb an LNG ship'
    A US politician says one energy major is proposing a rather direct test of the vulnerability of LNG carriers to terrorism.
  • 'Filthy ferry' targeted
    An Egyptian ro-ro owner is the latest shipowner to fall afoul of French prosecutors at Brest.
  • Second registry for India?
    Refinery mogul Mukesh Ambani is trying to put together an Indian second flag based in Mumbai's Special Economic Zone.
  • Bunkers hurt Thoresen
    Thoresen Thai Agencies recovers from a first-quarter slump but second quarter sales and earnings are still down on the year-ago figure.
  • Top profit soars
    Evangelos Pistiolis diversifies into real estate as his tanker venture's profit rises more than 50%.
  • Ray deal worth a billion
    Vietnam's state shipbuilder Vinashin says its newbuilding deal with Ray Car Carriers of Israel is worth $1bn.
  • DryShips at a discount?
    George Economou vehicle accepts possibility of issuing stock at below market price as it unveils piecemeal share sale.
  • NOL leaks fuel costs
    Bunker costs drain Neptune Orient Lines (NOL)'s first-quarter profit in a 'more challenging operating envinronment'.
  • Tanker explodes in Philippines
    Two yard workers hurt after incident on board products carrier.
  • K Line reaches record high
    But Japanese giant aided by one-off impairment charge in previous year, while fuel costs hit operating margin.
  • Daiichi to a tee
    Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha of Japan hits forecasted revenue and income on the button but issues profit warning for next year.
  • Shinwa Naiko upbeat
    Japanese coastal bulker operator's annual profit falls, but forecast better for current year.
  • Farstad flies
    Tonnage availability leaps 10% in the North Sea but fails to dampen results for Norwegian owner.
  • Torm figures above norm
    Torm of Denmark calls first-quarter performance "quite an achievement" as profit from vessel sales missing in the period.
  • Wilson halves profit
    Voyage expenses, finance costs and weaker freight rates all send Norwegian bulker player Wilson's profit south.
  • Oglebay Norton cutting losses
    Great Lakes bulker owner's performance improves in first quarter as it seeks buyer for fleet.
  • Shinwa sinks
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner's annual profit slashed, but predicting better things this year.
  • Good times for Iino
    But how long will it last, as company predicts near-40% decline in profits this year.
  • A baker's dozen
    Australian authorities detained thirteen ships in April for failing port state control inspections.
  • MOL defies bunker costs
    Japanese shipowner posts 15.7% increase in full-year results despite difficult trading environment.
  • TBS profits plummet
    US-listed tweendecker specialist's first quarter spanked by high bunker costs.
  • Rate decline hits Precious
    Thai bulker player sees first quarter net profits more than halve as charter rates drop by 35%.
  • Summit out of action
    Celebrity Cruises cancels seven night Alaskan voyage after ship's starboard thruster suffers defect.
  • It could work...
    Two analysts both give highly provisional nods to potential Quintana-Metrostar deal while waiting for the devil in the details.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • APL's profits slip 39% in 1st quarter
  • Japanese carriers report profits
  • Conferences to lift Panama Canal transit fees
  • WITASS to reinstate Jamaican congestion surcharge
  • Cathay's cargo up 3.8% in April
  • BNSF chief says railroads need investment tax credit
  • Avramovich joins KCS from DHL
  • Toll gets control of Patrick
  • DP World waits for second bite at U.S. market

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • North sea lifeboats not up to required standard
    Free-fall lifeboats used on the North Sea oil and gas platforms are not up to required standards. In short ...
  • Polish vessel blamed in the "Vertigo" collision
    The Polish bulk carrier "Ziemia Lodzka" gets most of the blame for the collision with the Jamaican-registered "Vertigo" in ...
  • Seafarers' eating habits a safety risk
    North of England P&I club has come to be one of the first to develop dietary recommendations for seafarers ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 11, 2006
  • Bunker fuel boosts Chile exports
    Increasing price and volumes for first quarter reported.
  • Bominflot strengthens Indian presence with physical position
    Bominflot will be offering physical deliveries in Kandla and Mumbai from May 15, with other ports being considered for development.
  • Bunkers take big bite out of NOL Group's Q1 result
    NOL Group and its container line APL suffer bunker setback, while rates have held up better than expected.
  • K-line: Rising bunker prices shaved $228.5 million from profit
    K-line says net profits up, but operating profit and current profit severely dented by higher fuel costs.
  • Another record result for World Fuel Services
    WFS off to a good 2006 start as Q1 net income doubles from a year earlier.
  • Crude suppresses Rotterdam activity
  • Singapore: Distillate stocks below 5 million barrels
    Onhore stocks of middle distillates lowest on record, residual fuels also down.
  • Philippines: 2 injured in oil tanker explosion
    Two people injured, investigations underway to find out the cause of explosion.
  • Gladstone: Larcom reschedules dry-docking dates
    Gladstone supplier IBS advises that the dry-docking of its bunker barge has been rescheduled to a later date.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› 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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