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February 17, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chirac orders French asbestos ship to return home
    FRENCH President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau back home after France's highest court blocked its transfer to India for scrapping.
  • Bangladesh merchant offers to buy asbestos laden liner
    A Bangladeshi scrap merchant has offered to buy a famed ocean liner crammed with asbestos for US$12 million, despite warnings from the government that it will not allow the vessel to be broken up here.
  • Aker Yards posts 4th consecutive quarterly gain
    AKER Yards ASA, Europe's largest shipbuilder, reported a fourth consecutive quarterly profit as it benefited from a tax gain and rising demand for oil-exploration vessels.
  • Precious Shipping's 2005 profit rises 30% to record
Admiralty Casebook
  • Onus on shipowners to test crane hooks
    A LONDON court last week ruled that a shipowner had not ensured the seaworthiness of a brand new vessel it had taken delivery barely a month earlier because it failed to test the safe working loads of hooks on the vessel's forward and aft cranes.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chirac orders French asbestos ship to return home
    FRENCH President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau back home after France's highest court blocked its transfer to India for scrapping.
  • Bangladesh merchant offers to buy asbestos laden liner
    A Bangladeshi scrap merchant has offered to buy a famed ocean liner crammed with asbestos for US$12 million, despite warnings from the government that it will not allow the vessel to be broken up here.
  • Aker Yards posts 4th consecutive quarterly gain
    AKER Yards ASA, Europe's largest shipbuilder, reported a fourth consecutive quarterly profit as it benefited from a tax gain and rising demand for oil-exploration vessels.
  • Precious Shipping's 2005 profit rises 30% to record
Admiralty Casebook
  • Onus on shipowners to test crane hooks
    A LONDON court last week ruled that a shipowner had not ensured the seaworthiness of a brand new vessel it had taken delivery barely a month earlier because it failed to test the safe working loads of hooks on the vessel's forward and aft cranes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Record throughput in January for Shantou
  • Hebei to invest US$24b on transport infrastructure
  • Warmest Jan in over 100 years in the US drives up retail sales
  • Harbin Railway Bureau tops 2005 rail cargo handling in China
  • AADA to raise bunker surcharge next month
  • Indonesian port operator wants control of JICT
  • New Australian Customs office opens in Geelong
  • OOCL launches e-Business service
  • Qantas H1 net profits negatively affected by higher fuel costs
  • Shippers support probe into alleged global airlines cargo price-fixing
  • Fernandes headed to Jupiter

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shreyas Shipping GDR issue
  • West Asia Maritime plans IPO in March
  • French President recalls Clemenceau
  • Shrimp exporters to file anti-dumping review petitions before USDC
  • Exporters to move court
  • Pakistan to import more sugar from India
  • Maharashtra to export 4 lakh tonnes of onions
  • Edible oil base import prices hiked by $ 14-17 per tonne
  • Basmati rice exports maintain pace
  • Textile exports to US up by 27 pc in 2005
  • PPT hopes to award contract for iron ore-cum-coal berth next month
  • 14 Big Guns apply for licence to operate box freight services on rail
  • CONCOR's ICD-Mandideep flags off 1st export train to JNP
  • South-Eastern Rly posts 33 pc growth in 10 months
  • Rly Ministry may cut coal freight rates
  • SICAL to spend Rs 350 cr. in Phase-I to connect its ICD-Noida to JNP & other strategic routes
  • Delhi, Mumbai airport upgrade projects may get tax breaks

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Swiss appoints CFO
  • P&O shareholders accept DP World takeover
  • Etihad with three new Pakistan routes
  • EU rail licence for Europorte 2
  • Record results for R'hlig group in 2005
  • Airfreight businesses acting as a cartel?
  • Zeebrugge chooses Kalmar Smartpath
  • New Route Africa for airlines and airports, Casablanca, 5'7 March

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Golden Ocean sees profit
  • GL proclaims 'SAFEDOR' workshop a success
  • Bonheur's shipping interests keep in the black

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Senators introduce water resources reform bill
  • Clemenceau ordered back to France

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Crowley taps Cunningham as VP for Puerto Rico liner services
  • Seattle-based Coast Guard cutter arrives at post in Antartica
  • Maruba adds Long Beach to CLAN service lineup
  • New drill barge christened by Panama Canal Authority
  • "K" Line takes delivery of new LNG carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cunard's new Queen scheduled for delivery next year
    CUNARD'S much-delayed third cruise liner was unveiled in London yesterday. The $480m, 90,000gt Queen Victoria will be built by the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.
  • Legal action hint as four-vessel Greek bulk carrier deal goes sour
    AN EN bloc acquisition of four bulk carriers involving Brave Maritime and fellow Greek operator Eolos Shipmanagement appears to have gone sour to the point that legal action is considered likely, sources familiar with the reported transaction have confirmed, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.
  • Brussels denies plans to overthrow national flags
    BRUSSELS has backed away from suggestions it is seeking to create a European Union flag for merchant shipping after an outcry led by the British press.
  • Countdown begins to Lloyd's List awards 2006
    FINAL preparations are under way for the 2006 Lloyd's List Awards, to be presented next Thursday at a gala dinner in London.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • US opposition to P&O sale brewing
    US critics are lobbying for a review of the sale of P&O Ports to Dubai Ports World (DPW), on the grounds that terrorist ties in the United Arab Emirates could somehow jeopardise US port security
  • More mystery shrouds Colombo deaths
    COLOMBO'S Admiralty Court has arrested the research vessel Mezen, on board which three Russian seafarers had been found dead in circumstances as yet unexplained
  • P&I targets dangerous goods
    MAJOR casualties involving dangerous goods could increase as the IMO code is not being properly followed, the UK P&I Club said today
  • Generalov pays premium for Fesco stake
    SERGEI Generalov's Industrial Investors group paid an 18% premium at today's privatisation auction in Moscow to take the Russian government's stake in Fesco
  • OMI earnings fall short
    OMI has issued a pre-earnings statement indicating results for Q405 that are below Wall Street's expectations
  • Breakers respond on Clemenceau
    INDIAN ship breakers say the controversy over demolition of the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau will force themto upgrade working facilities and enhance their image
  • Passengers: Grand Princess 'nearly flipped'
  • Tanker sales boost Fred Olsen companies
  • Freight futures pull Golden Ocean back
  • Maersk to phase in service changes
  • Mitsui, Vopak to merge terminals
  • Kuok inducted into SMF board

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • New Orleans gets $12 million credit line
    The loan will help the port with operating costs, debt repayments and other expenses in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
  • Business groups back US stance on China
  • Terrorist fears spark opposition to DP-P&O deal
  • ProLogis profit soars by 80 percent
  • Carload traffic plunges
  • Maruba extends S. America service to Long Beach
  • P&O Ports renews Army contract
  • ANL to join EPIC service on India-Europe trade
  • US says it could walk away from trade talks
  • Air France-KLM profit triples

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Operators race to meet Indian rail application deadline
    Up to 14 companies had submitted applications to operate container rail services by yesterday's deadline.
  • Indonesian importers to boycott Danish products
    Indonesia's Importers' Association (GINSI) yesterday began a boycott of Danish products, in protest against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, originating in Denmark.
  • Maruba confirms post-Americas Alliance service-coverage
  • UniFeeder to launch second Rotterdam-St Petersburg line
  • Danube barge service to double frequency
  • Maersk Line keeps a low profile
  • Russian state stake in FESCO goes to existing shareholder's subsidiary
  • HMM expands overseas network
  • What price the Baltic Pearl?
  • Fraser River volume rises may be short lived

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Precious profit record
    Long term charters shield top handymax owner from falling freight market and high bunker costs.
  • Dangerous goods prove so
    UK P&I club launches campaign to highlight chemical cargo threat to containerships.
  • Arneberg splashes out on Munch
    US-based Norwegian owner was one of the successful bidders at Fred Olsen's auction of paintings.
  • Flat year for Concordia
    Swedish tanker company made little money in 2005 but not a big surprise as it had no ships to trade.
  • Tamai Steamship on the rise
    Japanese bulker owner turns in better profit from diminished revenues in first nine months.
  • Fesco owner strengthens hold
    Industrial Investors wins auction for state's holding of nearly 20% of Russian boxship owner, giving it about 80% of the company.
  • Ninth aframax for Great Eastern
    Indian owner confirms purchase of double-hulled tanker delivered in January from Chinese yard.
  • Merwede wins Subsea business
    Dutch shipyard to build pipe-laying vessel for Siem subsidiary.
  • FFAs hurt Golden Ocean
    John Fredriksen dry bulk vehicle slips to fourth quarter loss after suffering derivatives loss.
  • Olsen in the money
    Norwegian owner's holding companies Ganger Rolf and Bonheur profit from tanker sales in 2005.
  • GATI orders at Asimar
    Indian owner books feeder containership order at Thai-listed ship repairer Asian Marine Services.
  • Stealthgas raids Manila again
    Vafias company buys second Philippines-flagged LPG carrier this year.
  • Eidsiva snaps up ro-ro
    Norwegian owner buys 1991-built Swedish vessel backed by 10-year charter.
  • Disposals help Halim Mazmin
    Malaysian owner sees a near 10% increase in full-year profits on high rates and second hand prices.
  • Clemenceau ordered home
    Former French aircraft carrier at the centre of an asbestos scare to return to France from Indian Ocean.
  • PUM seals Swire deal
    Singapore shipbuilder Pan United Marine to build two offshore vessels for Hong Kong shipowner.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Maruba, CMA CGM to add Long Beach calls
  • Deutsche Post's 2005 profits up 40%
  • ESC backs air cargo-pricing investigation
  • Delta reports 4th quarter net loss of $1.2 billion
  • Lufthansa's cargo down 3.1% in January
  • OOCL Logistics opens transloading, warehouse facility for U.S. Midwest
  • Saddle Creek appoints Rittenhouse
  • FMC reviews 7 OTI license applications
  • Lawmakers mount campaign to review DP World port deal
  • Panama Canal Authority christens massive barge

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • Eidsiva buys Swedish ro-ro
    The Swedish forest company Holmen (ex MoDo) has bought Dag Engstr'm Rederi AB:s share in the 22,193-gt forest ...
  • Crewman dies on Champion tanker
    A 31-year old Indian crew member on the Norwegian flagged "Champion Pioneer" died while bound and being held in ...
  • Powerful tug delivered to Swedish flag
    SvitzerWijsmuller has taken delivery of the 10th and last tug in the M-class from Shipyard Baltija, Klaipeda. The tug ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2006
  • West Coast markets finally move, prices down
    US West Coast prices were softening today in response to market movements elsewhere, but prices may be short-lived.
  • Shipowner adopts low-sulphur fuel policy
    Westwood Shipping choosing to use 1.5% fuel on its new vessels, may expand to cover whole fleet.
  • Partner chosen for one of Saudi Aramco's new refineries
    Partner chosen for one of two planned major export refineries in Saudi Arabia as oil firm seeks to ease capacity crunch.
  • Fiji official bemoans lack of bunkering facilities
    Port official says Fiji needs improved facilities as vessel calls drop sharply.
  • Teekay won over by promise of fuel savings
    BMT SeaTech reckons $1bn in fuel savings could easily be achieved across global fleet through improved efficiency measures.
  • Singapore: Residual fuels up, distillates down
  • Singapore bunker prices down, demand picks up
    Singapore's bunker demand has picked up since the start of February, with prices expected to firm towards month-end.

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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
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
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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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