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March 16, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DPW's US ports may go to different buyers
    DUBAI Ports World, which agreed to sell six US ports to diffuse opposition from American lawmakers, said potential bidders may include private equity firms or terminal operators seeking to purchase individual properties.
  • Shipping lines' group hopes to raise rates again
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp, Hapag-Lloyd AG and nine other container shipping lines expect to raise rates for the sixth consecutive year as demand for Asian goods rises, a trade group said.
  • US cruise execs bullish about prospects this year
    TRIPS on cruise ships remain a popular vacation value and 2006 looks encouraging despite rising fuel prices and media reports focusing on crime and safety problems on vessels, top cruise executives said on Tuesday.
  • Express delivery market seen to surge in booming India: TNT

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA carriers expect `strong cargo demand' in 2006
  • U-Freight opens temperature controlled warehouse in Shanghai
  • Shenzhen to host China-Europe e-Logistics Forum
  • Dredging of Melbourne's Port Philip Bay channel delayed
  • FPS Sri Lanka, Ceylinco Sembcorp team up in Sri Lanka
  • APL Panama refloated
  • JAL, KAL to expand code share ties
  • Malaysian forwarders to bump up transport surcharges
  • Alaska Airlines to operate all-Boeing 737 fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Larger role for freight brokers envisaged
  • BOFBA felicitates SCI chief
  • Govt may restore tax breaks to old export-oriented units in FTP
  • Cotton exports set to reach 2.6 m bales by July
  • Land trade routes through Bangladesh may soon become a reality
  • Exporters of job-generating products slated to get incentives
  • Licence for medical devices imports made mandatory
  • Govt holding talks with stakeholders
  • Tenders for wheat imports to close on April 21, 22
  • IOC optimistic on exporting 5 lakh tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh
  • GTI's container facility commissioned
  • Continental Airlines cargo business picks up
  • PPT-NHAI SPV commissions truck terminal at Masakani
  • Chidambaram to keep taxes stable in investment boom period
  • 180 items to be dereserved
  • 'Textiles, leather sectors can achieve top leader status'
  • MoF may grant non-corporates more time to pay service tax
  • WTC to conduct 1-day programme on FTP

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Evergreen underlines importance of going green
  • March 15 2006 Continental IBS welcomes two new members

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • P&O US ports sale "within 6 months"
  • Hamburg Sud buys FOML out of Australia and New Zealand trades
  • Aida uses SAMS
  • US tug company in legal trouble
  • SpecTec and ShipServ strengthen links

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • DP World gives details of U.S. ports biz sale
  • Kleven books MPDSV order
  • MSC Cruises orders third Musica class vessel
  • Harvey Gulf in $200 million expansion

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Zim announces plans to begin Portland calls
  • Hamburg Sud makes deal for Fesco Ocean Management Ltd.
  • Union Pacific bumping up first quarter earnings prediction
  • Port of Tacoma Commission President named to economic development board
  • Trade with NAFTA partners up ten percent during 2005

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O North America confident on asset sale
    TRADE and private equity buyers have already expressed interest in P&O's US port assets that are to be sold following the political outcry in Washington over change of ownership to DP World.
  • Grindrod plans $800m fleet and ports expansion
    Grindrod, South Africa's leading shipping and logistics firm, intends to invest more than $800m expanding its fleet, ports and rail operations during the next three years.
  • P&O Ports North America officially goes on to the market
    P&O PORTS North America is now officially up for grabs, after arrangements for the sale were formally announced yesterday, writes David Osler .
  • Transpetro tanker price rockets to over $4bn
    Transpetro's $1.9bn tanker order has ballooned to more than $4bn following the opening of envelopes containing prices for the first phase of the newbuilding programme.
  • UK leads European shortsea league
    Britain leads the European Union's shortsea shipping league, according to a new study, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Carlyle Group in DP World rumours
    SPECULATION is rampant in Washington that global investment firm The Carlyle Group may be setting its sights on the terminal operations that Dubai Ports World is being forced to sell
  • 'Paranoia and politics' hit ports deal
    DUBAI Ports World's South Korea vice-president Robert Walker has blamed political posturing ahead of the US mid-term elections for the takeover fiasco
  • Spain invests in new safety plan
    SPAIN is to invest '1Bn ($1.2Bn) in a new national maritime safety plan; more than half the funding will cover the modernisation of safety agency Salvamento Maritimo
  • DP World moving forward with US sale
    DUBAI Ports World announced today that it is moving forward with the sale of the former P&O Ports terminal contracts in the US
  • Cyprus exposes Georgian fakes
    THE Cyprus flag has alerted port authorities and Port State MOUs to the existence of high-quality counterfeit Georgian seafarers' certificates
  • Russians adopt shipyard resolution
    RUSSIAN shipbuilders have called on the government to direct owners controlled by the state to place tanker orders overseas only where Russian yards can participate
  • Felixstowe gantry crane struck
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
  • RINA to report strong earnings for 2005
  • RIF register welcomes first ships
  • Virgin Cruise rumours grow
  • Cruise lines target onboard revenue
  • MOL bonds to net $380M
  • Cruise lines push for further expansion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • February drop for West Coast imports
    Expected drop in container volume at Port of Los Angeles, other hubs as Asian factories shut for Chinese New Year.
  • DP World readies 'expedited' sale of U.S. terminals
  • Canada extends U.S. corn duty
  • Menendez wants more port security funding
  • UPS probing supply chain unit
  • Great Lakes shipments fall
  • D. Post sees flat 2006
  • Ship damages Felixstowe crane
  • Union Pacific notches up earnings outlook

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Updated:DPW retains N.America beachhead at expanding Vancouver
    As DP World appoints advisors and makes arrangements to transfer P&O's US terminals to a US entity, it retains a North American beachhead through Vancouver's expanding Centerm terminal.
  • Resistance to Panama Canal expansion grows
    The latest polls indicate growing opposition to the Panama Canal expansion plan two weeks before the 'definitive proposal' is due to land on President Martin Torrijos' desk.
  • Spring thaw prompts new shoots in charter market
  • LA/LB loaded exports show growth, in advance of US-flagged service start
  • Hong Kong loses out to Singapore again
  • Modern Terminals sees volume and profit growth
  • Bird flu worries affect chicken exports from uninfected Brazil
  • STX set to launch Japanese services via new subsidiary
  • ICF boosts Pannoncont share to 100%
  • Tropical Shipping takes efficiency measures

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Get real, say 'patriots'
    Mass support by TradeWinds readers of Dubai as suitable owner of US terminals provokes a backlash.
  • Desperately seeking citizen
    P&O Ports North America says subsidiaries of foreign companies are ruled out as buyers as Dubai sells off its controversial US acquisition.
  • Dubai sale takes shape
    Deutsche Bank's New York office plans an 'expedited' sale of P&O Ports North America within four to six months.
  • Mercator 'after aframax charters'
    Mercator Lines is said to have wrested back a lucrative annual crude-hauling contract and to be in need of aframaxes on the charter market.
  • Restis in peace
    Golden Energy Marine Corp has formally buried its dormant IPO bid even after some observers had suspected a resurrection.
  • Toisa takes Norwegian plunge
    Gregory Callimanopulos' offshore company orders diving support vessel at Kleven Verft.
  • GFI lays an easter egg
    Derivatives trader will plug a vital gap with the April launch of its new dry cargo broking desk.
  • Entente cordiale
    India and Finland come together to develop shipbuilding and port infrastructure with talk of a new maritime university on the way.
  • Grindrod to grow
    Grindrod announces ambitious strategy for fleet growth and increased influence in neighbouring ports.
  • Viking Line cuts losses
    Finnish ferry owner has better first quarter as passenger numbers improve.
  • Nevsky wins Damen work
    Russian shipyard to build hulls of four dry cargoships on behalf of Dutch group.
  • STX clinches product order
    Speculation centres on Parakou as Korean yard picks up $270m six-ship contract.
  • Cosco moves into Greece
    Line launches new service in first step towards developing mooted transshipment hub.
  • Eitzen comes out on Top
    Oslo-listed Camillo Eitzen behind the purchase of five suezmaxes from Nasdaq-listed Top Tankers.
  • New asbestos challenge
    House of Lords considers appeal that payments to some victims should be cut.
  • Transpetro gets ready to haggle
    Petrobras shipping unit has picked yards to build tankers for huge fleet renewal programme, but will look to cut hugely inflated prices.
  • Maersk boxship bashes crane
    New Felixstowe gantry crane put out of action after containership suffers engine malfunction.
  • ACL looks up
    US barge owner raises profit forecast for 2006 in strengthening market.
  • Inmarsat investors sell out
    Initial post-privatisation investors have sold the last of their stakes in UK-listed satellite provider.
  • MSC orders again
    Italian owner returns to French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique for fifth cruise newbuilding.
  • V.Ships boards Seabourn
    Ship manager takes over running of US cruise line's three 10,000-gt ships.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Hyundai to resume transpacific service to Long Beach
  • UP raises first quarter earnings expectations
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo buys outstanding shares in Pannoncont
  • AAR: Record low for rail accidents in 2005
  • RailAmerica's February carloads down 2.8%
  • Holiday to affect U.S.-Mexico commercial traffic
  • Barge strikes bridge in Annapolis, Md.
  • Eurinpro building warehouse in Belgium for DHL Exel Supply Chain
  • Hellmann Logistics teams with Havertys Furniture
  • Erickson's Flooring opens DC in Michigan business park
  • Integrated Global Logistics opens offices
  • Anderson named new IWLA president, CEO
  • FMC reviews 4 OTI applications, revokes 13 licenses
  • DP World opponents: e-mail shows DP World not selling U.S. terminals
  • P&O to hit Eller with $450,000 tab for court costs
  • Eurogate's bid for 3.5 million TEUs JadeWeserPort successful
  • Box volume up 5% at Marseilles-Fos
  • Marine Terminals Corp. appoints Ward
  • Teofilo to retire from Port of Long Beach
  • DP World sets up process to sell U.S. operations

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • Shipping committee accused of "academic arrogance"
    Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, chairman of leading Norwegian shipowners Wilh. Wilhelmsen, accuses professor Guttorm Schjelderup, who heads the committee on taxation of ...
  • Less loss for Viking Line
    During the period November 1, 2005'January 31, 2006, the consolidated sales of the Viking Line Group totalled EUR 87.2 ...
  • Maersk Line ship hits new crane in Felixstowe
    When Maersk Lines container carrier the "Gudrun M'rsk" was leaving the berth in Felixstowe, UK, it lost its power. The ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 15, 2006
  • DOE & API at a glance: This week's key US inventory figures
  • Houston facing low-sulphur regulations
    State authority mulling adoption of California's auxiliary engine regulation.
  • Krystallon to showcase scrubbers
    Joint venture marketing its scrubbing solutions at upcoming Miami convention.
  • Rotterdam market steadilly climbing on crude
  • O.W. Bunker: Worldwide manager moves to Hong Kong office
  • Singapore: February bunker sales up 13.87% on year
    Over two million mt of bunker sales recorded, but down from January's figure.
  • Singapore: 380 cst supplies tight, congestion at terminals
    Shortage likely to persist until end of March and suppliers anticipating firm bunker prices.
  • Long Beach: Managing Director of Maritime Services retires
  • TBA announces 3rd International Istanbul Bunker Conference
    The Turkish Bunker Association has announced the dates, location and agenda of its forthcoming conference.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
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PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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