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October 13, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA to focus R&D on shipping, port, offshore & engineering
    SINGAPORE will take a 'cluster approach' in pushing research and development in the maritime industry, in line with its development as an international maritime centre.
  • Swissco plans to expand fleet for offshore work
    SINGAPORE's Swissco International Ltd said yesterday that by 2008 it plans to more than double its fleet of vessels that support offshore oil and gas exploration and production.
  • Israel magnate buys 8.7% of Hanjin Shipping
    ISRAELI shipping magnate Sami Ofer has acquired an 8.7 per cent stake in top South Korean shipper Hanjin Shipping Co from Geveran Trading Co Ltd, raising his total stake to 12 per cent, a local newspaper said yesterday.
  • JPMorgan cuts share rating for Top Tankers
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court clears company of blame in tugboat sinking near Japan
    THE Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld the appeal of the owners of the tugboat Marina Iris that sank with all its crew off Japan's coast more than three years ago, ordering the tug's insurers to pay up with interests and costs.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA to focus R&D on shipping, port, offshore & engineering
    SINGAPORE will take a 'cluster approach' in pushing research and development in the maritime industry, in line with its development as an international maritime centre.
  • Swissco plans to expand fleet for offshore work
    SINGAPORE's Swissco International Ltd said yesterday that by 2008 it plans to more than double its fleet of vessels that support offshore oil and gas exploration and production.
  • Israel magnate buys 8.7% of Hanjin Shipping
    ISRAELI shipping magnate Sami Ofer has acquired an 8.7 per cent stake in top South Korean shipper Hanjin Shipping Co from Geveran Trading Co Ltd, raising his total stake to 12 per cent, a local newspaper said yesterday.
  • JPMorgan cuts share rating for Top Tankers
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court clears company of blame in tugboat sinking near Japan
    THE Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld the appeal of the owners of the tugboat Marina Iris that sank with all its crew off Japan's coast more than three years ago, ordering the tug's insurers to pay up with interests and costs.

Sched Netweb site
  • Ningbo handles 5m TEU over first 9 months
  • China condemns EU leather shoe tariff
  • Diageo logistics hub opens in Singapore
  • NWS Holdings FY2005-06 profit sinks 43pc
  • Hanjin's new India company to be fully operational in April, 2007
  • Swire Shipping undergoes rebranding exercise
  • Drop in demand from US, Europe slows Hactl's growth
  • Air China strengthens ties with Globe Air Cargo in Europe
  • Lufthansa Cargo opens animal facility in Frankfurt

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Anchor Freight, AGIL form strategic alliance to provide better services
  • EU lowers tariffs on polyester fibres
  • Synthetic textile exports grow by 21 pc in April-July
  • Exim Bank to raise $ 750 m in 6 months
  • EU for better trade ties with India
  • French cotton on to Gujarat fibre
  • PIX service to Far East begins calling at Port Pipavav
  • Mohapatra stresses need for boosting port capacity
  • ABG Shipyard seeks slot for 2nd facility in Dahej SEZ
  • Alcock Ashdown turnaround prompts Gujarat govt to go in for fresh bids
  • Maruti scouts for export gateway in Gujarat
  • L&T may drop anchor at Kakinada for fabrication facility
  • Major table tennis tournament opens with a smash at KPT's SVP Auditorium
  • 10 in fray for feasibility study: Port at Nicobar
  • R. Radhakrishnan re-elected BCHAA President for 2006-08
  • GSECL bags contract to build Indore air cargo complex
  • Incentive package for private inland water transport operators getting ready
  • Haridaspur-Paradip Railway Company now well on track
  • L&T, Sembcorp in last dash for stake in Dahej SEZ
  • M&A deals may touch $ 25 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Schenker announces new UK board and HQ
  • More cargo in Brunswick GA
  • Russian Railways intend to sell 49% of cargo company
  • Austria: limited services at Wolfurt intermodal terminal
  • Deutsche Post AG sheds Vfw AG in Germany
  • Port Management and Logistics Conference in Slovenia

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Intertanko warns against knee-jerk reaction on slops
  • Nigerian gang kills soldiers, hijacks oil barges
  • EC official in IMO talks
  • PRS gets EC blessing
  • Finnlines trumpets good results

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Todd Pacific wins Alaska ferry contract
  • Keppel O&M adds to orderbook
  • Prosafe declines Teekay offer for Petrojarl shares

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Portland Port Commissioners Ok order for fourth Post-Panamax crane
  • FANZL taps Gale Searing as sales/customer service director
  • Ramps to Sea-Tac Airport closing to make way for light rail link
  • Change of command ceremony set for Coast Guard cutter HEALY
  • Canadian federal government investing in Port of Vancouver

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ofer and Citigroup swoop on Hanjin
    SHARES in Hanjin Shipping surged 5.6% yesterday following news that both Israeli shipping tycoon Sami Ofer and Citigroup had paid a total of nearly $323m to increase their stakes in South Korea's top shipping company.
  • Angry lines say EC is 'harping on about past'
    THE liner shipping industry is expected to harden its tone with the Brussels competition authorities today, accusing European Commission officials of "tedious and unsubstantiated accusations" regarding alleged past collusion.
  • FT Everard christens green tanker Speciality
    LEADING British shortsea tanker operator FT Everard & Sons has christened the first of its four long-awaited state-of-the-art double hull product tanker newbuildings, writes Julian Bray.
  • Giant Step death toll rises to six
    FOUR more bodies from Mitsui OSK Lines' 1985-built 197,060 dwt ore carrier Giant Step, which grounded and broke up a week ago, have been found, taking the confirmed death toll to six, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong.
  • SMIT to sell interest in SmitWijs Towage
    DUTCH maritime firm SMIT has announced that it will sell its 50% interest in SmitWijs Towage to the other joint shareholder, SvitzerWijsmuller, for an undisclosed sum.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • DOJ targets Stolt executives
    PHILADELPHIA 12 October ' Stolt-Neilsen SA has publicly confirmed that both its chairman and chief executive officer are currently being investigated by the US Department of Justice
  • PDVSA warns of media manipulation
    VENEZUELAN oil giant PDVSA has issued a stern rebuttal to reports that refinery woes forced cutbacks in planned October gasoline exports to the US
  • US cuts LNG forecast again
    The US Energy Information Administration continues to slash its forecast for American LNG imports
  • Frontline converts first single-hull
    THE first single hull vessel to be converted into an FPSO by Frontline is a 16-year-old Aframax that will be docked at Keppel in Singapore for the work
  • HSH moves alongside Greek investors
    HSH Nordbank will open a representative office in Athens in the first quarter of 2007 to cater directly for the powerful Greek ship investment market
  • No breaking news for Hartlepool
    Able UK, which planned to dismantle four US naval reserve vessels at its facility in Hartlepool, has had its application thrown out by local councillors
  • NYK-Fil wins 'disability' case
  • Green policies need legislative backing
  • Chittagong sinking threat to safety
  • Varun to raise $544M for expansion
  • Finnlines' recovery back on track
  • Deutsche Bahn to bid for HHLA stake
  • Giant Step toll rises to six
  • Sammy Ofer raises Hanjin stake
  • Precious clears $265M debt
  • Japan bans North Korean ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Maersk sells boxships to Seaspan
    The Danish parent of Maersk Line has sold four 4,800-TEU boxships in charter deal with Vancouver-based Seaspan Corp.
  • Trade deficit soars to all-time high in August
  • Portland orders fourth crane
  • Export ABCs: Information time
  • Former VPA chief is new U.S. Seaway administrator
  • Japan bans N. Korean ships
  • Zim's Ofer ups Hanjin stake
  • SCI sets global plan
  • Safmarine names ship

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Bankers say Ofer move for Hanjin cannot be ruled out
    Geveran Trading sold its entire stake in Hanjin Shipping to Israeli shipping tycoon Sami Ofer last week, six months after the disposal of its shares in Hyundai Merchant Marine.
  • Durban congestion charge threat raised again
    The shipping lines in South Africa have threatened to impose a surcharge on containers handled at Durban Container Terminal due to long delays in processing cargo.
  • Major ANZ changes for Maersk
  • Chittagong Port channel blocked by sunken vessel
  • Mediators' report fails to settle Rotterdam-Zeeland co-operation quarrel
  • Consortia exemption could be in EC's sights next
  • Maersk makes NZ moves despite mooted ports union
  • MEPs call for EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
  • Dalian to get China's third free-trade port zone
  • Canadian West Coast infrastructure plan confirmed
  • Zhenhua clinches US$220m crane-building contracts
  • Ground broken on Nigeria's Kano ICD

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • FFA bet burns DryShips
    George Economou bet against the dry-bulk market earlier this year. The market won.
  • Able scrap bid blocked
    Local council throws out application to recycle "ghost ships" in UK northeast port, appeal pending.
  • TT Club conjures up $30m
    Liner shipping mutual boosts capitalisation through innovative 30 year deal to issue loan notes and buy matching bonds.
  • Jinhui returns to Oshima
    Sumitomo Corp brokers another handymax newbuild for the Hong Kong-listed bulk owner.
  • Bimco: 'Don't lie to USCG'
    International seafarers are being warned on how to keep out of prison if the US Coast Guard inspects their ship.
  • Qatar orders feederships
    Qatar Navigation is going to Korea's Daesun for up to four $24m feeder containerships.
  • Fincantieri courts Argentines
    Italian state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri is buddying up with Astillero Rio Santiago.
  • Acergy on the up
    Oslo-listed offshore owner posts big nine-month profit jump as it boasts of 'superior project execution.'
  • Euroseas gets handy
    Pittas family-controlled Euroseas Ltd is picking up an NSB Niederelbe boxship under charter until July 2009.
  • Keppel prepares the Puffin
    Singapore yard picks up $130m of new work including first conversion for Frontline FPSO.
  • Defective trio held
    Three ships detained by Hong Kong port state control inspectors during September.
  • Prosafe says no
    Norwegian FPSO owner is resisting Teekay's bid to take over rival Petrojarl by holding on to its stake.
  • Missing crew in Lisbon jail
    Seamen from a tug that disappeared a year ago in Indian Ocean have been reported found in prison in Portugal.
  • Finnlines shows off
    Finnish ferry group targeted for takeover by Grimaldi releases strong nine-month profit figures ahead of schedule.
  • Shop a cop
    Intercargo is setting up a port state control corruption hot-line covering two unnamed ports in one PSC region.
  • Brittany buys local
    Aker's newly acquired Lorient shipyard set to build second ferry for regional council.
  • John sells to Sammy?
    Shares in Hanjin Shipping jump nearly 10% on reports Ofer is buyer of Fredriksen stake.
  • MSC eyes West Africa
    Swiss-based shipowner is the second liner company to announce a new such service in as many days.
  • Axel wants more
    Consolidator continues to buy shares in new stocklisted venture ahead of Oslo launch.
  • Maersk to take control of tugs
    Danish giant's SvitzerWijsmuller buying out partner Smit in SmitWijs Towage.
  • TTA opens in Singapore
    Generous tax breaks tempt Thai owner to move some of its business to the Lion Republic.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • MOL ship accident death toll up to six
  • Maersk sells, charters back four ships to Seaspan
  • Maersk Line to change Intra-Asia loop
  • Polish register gets EU limited recognition
  • Safmarine names 4,154-TEU ship
  • Lufthansa Cargo's volume up 3.9% in September
  • Cathay's September cargo up 6.3%
  • STB to hold November hearing on grain transportation
  • CBP prepares pilot program for third-party validators
  • FMC reviews 7 OTI applications, revokes 2 licenses
  • Canada's $591 million initiative to aid West Coast port expansions
  • OOIL cautions shareholders about terminal sale
  • New Zealand ports talking merger
  • Portland port commission O.K.s purchase of 4th post-Panamax crane

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • More A-shares secure A.P. Møller-Mærsk
    The A.P. Møller-Mærsk has taken a further step into securing the company from hostile takeover. A chunck of 5,000 ...
  • More tax deduction for Danish owners
    Danish shipowners is heading toward more competitive tax terms. The minister for Business Affairs, Bendt Bendtsen, has issued a bill ...
  • Platform lifeboats to be upgraded
    Around 250 oil workers from production platforms in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea are today sent ashore until ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2006
  • Quiet trading sees little price movement
    Bunker prices in US markets settling down as crude lifts slightly after yesterday's low.
  • LA port emissions now online
    California port pollutant monitoring scheme up-and-running.
  • New Zealand's High Court upholds bunker spill fine
    Failure to slow pumping rate was an 'aggravating circumstance'.
  • Bunker project still mired in discussions over tax
    Indian port sees cargo throughput leap, but bunker facility must wait for decision on VAT
  • Rotterdam market firms, suppliers committed until Tuesday
  • Taiwan's bunker market opening to more competition
    New supplier expects Kaohsiung licence soon
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuels above 13 million barrels
    Stocks of middle distillates also up from week-ago levels.
  • Hong Kong SECA needs support from regional countries
    Hong Kong officials and China's Maritime Safety Administration will likely discuss a Hong Kong SECA next week.
  • Singapore suppliers back regulation through local initiatives
    IBIA official's call for global regulations sparks reaction from Singapore players.

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