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March 17, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World confirms it will sell ports to US buyer
    THE Dubai-owned company that had sought to buy several port terminals in major East Coast cities confirmed on Wednesday that it would sell those operations to an unrelated US buyer, ending speculation about the ambiguity in its previous statements that it would 'transfer' the terminals to a 'US entity'.
  • DP World boldly gears up for bigger challenges ahead
    ALTHOUGH the dust has hardly settled on its gaining control of six US ports, Dubai-based DP World is already looking to bigger challenges ahead with confidence.
  • Evergreen to order 20 ships in next decade
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp, operator of Asia's largest container shipping line, said it is planning to order at least 20 container ships in the next 10 years to replace existing vessels.
  • Hong Kong's Feb container volume rises
Admiralty Casebook
  • Vital to inspect lifeboats
    CANBERRA's transport safety investigators have called on ship owners, managers, statutory authorities and classification societies to urgently inspect keel attachments for hooks on lifeboats to ensure that they are structurally sound.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World confirms it will sell ports to US buyer
    THE Dubai-owned company that had sought to buy several port terminals in major East Coast cities confirmed on Wednesday that it would sell those operations to an unrelated US buyer, ending speculation about the ambiguity in its previous statements that it would 'transfer' the terminals to a 'US entity'.
  • DP World boldly gears up for bigger challenges ahead
    ALTHOUGH the dust has hardly settled on its gaining control of six US ports, Dubai-based DP World is already looking to bigger challenges ahead with confidence.
  • Evergreen to order 20 ships in next decade
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp, operator of Asia's largest container shipping line, said it is planning to order at least 20 container ships in the next 10 years to replace existing vessels.
  • Hong Kong's Feb container volume rises
Admiralty Casebook
  • Vital to inspect lifeboats
    CANBERRA's transport safety investigators have called on ship owners, managers, statutory authorities and classification societies to urgently inspect keel attachments for hooks on lifeboats to ensure that they are structurally sound.

Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore throughput up 4.1pc in Feb, HK's rises 6.7pc
  • Hamburg Sud acquires Fesco's Australia, NZ trade assets
  • Eurogate seeks to steer Asia-based clients to Bremerhaven
  • K+N net income for 2005 grows 32pc
  • Eurogate awarded tender for JadeWeserPort
  • Sensitive items list on FTA to be finalised by India, Asean
  • Auckland box volumes grow 8pc over June-Dec 2005 period
  • Cathay Pacific awards multi-million HK dollar contract to DHL
  • Qatar Airways to start flying to Hong Kong
  • Shanghai Airlines hires overseas pilots to fly cargo planes
  • Hager, Carnes join Schenker board

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines bags major crude transport deal from MRPL
  • Essar Shipping swells fleet with VLCC
  • Camaraderie, informal interaction mark AMTOI's 2nd annual get-together
  • Exports post 26.3 pc growth in 11 months of 2005-06
  • All taxes on inputs for export production must be refunded, stress BoT members
  • Tax on recipients of services imports to be introduced soon
  • Maharashtra govt to set up 2 agriculture export zones
  • Imports will continue to outpace exports, says JP Morgan report
  • Base import price of palm oil cut
  • Sugar exporters unhappy with prices in Pak
  • Rubber mark plans to set up zone
  • DP World to sell all US port operations within 6 months to unrelated entity
  • Women of Mumbai Port Trust felicitated on International Women's Day 2006
  • KoPT clears plans for two multi-purpose jetties at Haldia dock
  • KRCL's Palanpur-Gandhidham line poised to wean away road cargo
  • Private sector may be allowed to operate rail-side warehousing complexes too
  • Strategies & issues of textile industry highlighted at Chennai seminar
  • Govt may relax tax-filing norms for LTUs

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Intercontainer takes over Pannoncont

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Fredriksen in DESS deal
  • TSA set for rate increases
  • MEPC considers recycling
  • Rina launches risk assessment
  • Green passports for Shell's LNG fleet

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Deep Sea Supply acquires 22 newbuild contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • New post-panamax crane heading to Port of Portland
  • FRA data finds US railroads have safest year ever
  • Open house meetings planned for new Mukilteo ferry terminal
  • Hanjin adds new service calling Korea, Indonesia
  • APL wins nod from truckers for LA/Long Beach terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Buyers line up for P&O's US assets
    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 Dubai's DP World.
  • Golden Energy in $500m tanker order at Sungdong
    RESTIS Group's tanker arm Golden Energy has signed $500m worth of new tanker orders in South Korea in a move that underlines the strength behind the company after last year's aborted plans for a public flotation in New York.
  • Deep pockets, Deep Sea for ambitious Fredriksen
    JOHN Fredriksen will become the largest shareholder in Deep Sea Supply, the Oslo-listed offshore supply vessel operator, after pumping 22 newbuilding contracts into the company in a deal worth almost $400m.
  • Carisbrooke takes Port Weller option
    CARISBROOKE Shipping has returned to Canada to fulfil its latest expansion and renewal plans, writes Hugh O'Mahony.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Washington critics praise DP World
    DUBAI Ports World's decision to sell off US terminal interests over the next four to six months has been praised by critics and greeted with sighs of relief by supporters of President Bush
  • California LNG date revealed
    AUSTRALIA'S Woodside Natural Gas says its California gas project will start delivering supplies in 2010 at the earliest
  • Nippon Oil cuts Iranian import
    NIPPON Oil, Japan's largest refiner and wholesaler, is to slash imports of Iranian crude by 15% this year
  • Pemex to boost dwindling oil reserves
    PEMEX chief executive Luis Ramirez has called for massive investment to develop Mexico's off-shore and on-shore fields to counter dwindling oil reserves
  • K-Line reveals expansion plan
    JAPANESE ship operator K-Line intends to increase the size of its fleet by 75% and to double profits to '100Bn ($851M) by 2015
  • US Congress targets port security
    US CONGRESS remained busy yesterday on maritime matters with the Senate approving a bill to spend nearly a billion dollars next year on port security
  • Sea Malta banned from selling ships
  • Cruise sector struggles with image
  • Carnival pulls back from Pinnacle
  • Machado furious over Transpetro bids
  • Frontline banned from Pertamina business
  • NCL awaits easing of yard capacity
  • Indian ports restrained by red tape

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Customs may reconsider third-party C-TPAT validations
    U.S. may reconsider its long-standing opposition to having third parties validate supply chain security at foreign locations.
  • U.S.-Canada short sea ventures win Marad interest
  • Southern California eyes transport partnership
  • Some Friday closures for NY-NJ terminals
  • Alliance shifts PNW service
  • U.S. welcomes delay on EU wood packing rule
  • "Logistics City" key topic at China Trade & Logistics Conference
  • EU abandons plan for port deregulation
  • Eurogate wins bidding for new German box port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Hamburg Sud-Fesco deal to prompt shake-up
    Significant changes are expected in Australian and New Zealand services as a consequence of Hamburg Sud's acquiring Fesco's cross-trades.
  • K Line's Maekawa sounds note of optimism with call for pragmatism
  • CKYH Alliance to upgrade PNW service
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port's third box-terminal starts trial operations
  • Brazil health inspectors' strike affects rail and container flows
  • South Korea freezes container stevedoring fee
  • New rail-shuttle links Amsterdam and Duisburg
  • MSC to launch Sydney-Noumea link
  • Heung-A to call at Miike

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • It's a wipeout
    Fewer than 5% of the participants in TradeWinds' poll support the US politicans who have blocked Dubai's takeover of P&O's American terminal interests.
  • Hummingbird buzz
    Famed investor Paul Sonkin has taken a major stake in fledgling dry bulk company FreeSeas.
  • The ol' one-two
    VLCC owner Euronav had best-ever revenue in 2005, but profit was only second place in comparison to 2004.
  • Matson scraps two ships
    Two of the three oldest ships in the fleet of Hawaii specialist Matson are bound for the torch.
  • 'In default'?
    Analyst says DryShips "appears" to be in default of one loan covenant and is likely to break others as its cash-flow picture turns bleak, but George Economou says critics have it wrong.
  • Crewman died in gangway collapse
    UK inquest hears how Cuban sailor fell from bulker into icy water after chain snapped at Newport.
  • BIMP-EAGA Shipping anyone?
    Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines get together to launch new shipowning company.
  • Japanese orders up
    Yards log first year-on-year increase in contracts since the summer of 2005.
  • DFDS posts profit
    Danish ferry operator ends 2005 on the up but competition in the passenger sector as well as increased bunker costs take their toll.
  • Green growth
    Evergreen pledges more 7,000-teu vessels to renew fleet and keep up with growing volumes of trade.
  • CSSC chasing cash
    Huge Chinese state shipbuilding group ready to fund expansion with share issues by two subsidiaries.
  • DryShips profits on more ships
    Expanded fleet helps improve results at Nasdaq-listed bulker firm, but underlining rates show decline.
  • Gati forges new link
    Indian feedership operator adds Chennai to Colombo service with new ship.
  • CKYH re-jigs Pacific routes
    COSCON, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin alliance to offer more space and shorter transit times.
  • Daewoo to "stay Korean"
    Worries over foreign involvement in defence technologies will mean sell-off of shipbuilder to domestic funds, report claims.
  • Fredriksen nets more fish business
    Pan Fish issues fresh equity to fund more shares in competitor Fjord Seafood.
  • Strong by the year at TBS
    The pride of the Westchester County dry cargo shipping industry is once more down by the quarter but up by the year.
  • Fesco looks to London
    Russian boxship owner will list on LSE later this year to fund acquisitions and mergers.
  • Fredriksen takes Deep Sea stake
    Tanker titan taking 20% stake in Oslo-listed offshore owner in return for 22 newbuilding contracts.
  • Cargoship to be refloated
    Sunken Premship-X to be brought to surface in Philippines as oil booms go up.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • CKYH alliance to reduce capacity to Pacific Northwest
  • COSCO, Zim to start Mediterranean/West Africa loop
  • Importance of U.S. crews on LNG tankers subject of webcast
  • Hyundai to resume transpacific service to Long Beach
  • Central, Eastern Europe express market ready for double-digit growth
  • ACI reports 3% rise in air cargo in 2005
  • World Air delays filing 2005 annual report
  • Cargolux to add third Hong Kong/Barcelona flight
  • Lufthansa to resume flights to Bahrain
  • North American Airlines to add second New York/Ghana flight
  • ANA, Asiana in cargo code-sharing agreement
  • ANA Group, SWISS team up, Air Hokkaido to close
  • Poulton quits United
  • 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.
  • Starbucks to arm containers with security device
  • Weber opens new DC in Inland Empire
  • Kohl named head of KOM International
  • 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
  • For Sale: Waterfront property owned by Dubai
  • Port of Long Beach's TEUs up 3.5 percent in February
  • New steel facility slated for Port of Tampa
  • Madagascar terminal to use Navis TOS

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • Denmark aims to be Europe's top shipping nation
    The Danish Minister for Economics and Business Affairs, Bendt Bendtsen, has launched a long-term plan, produced in cooperation with ...
  • Danish shipping applaudes government master plan
    The chairman of Danish Shipowners Association, Torben Janholt, CEO of J.Lauritzen, is fully satisfied with the masterplan for the Danish ...
  • EU Short Sea Shipping carried 1.8 billion tons
    In 2004, short sea shipping carried 1.8 billion tons of cargo, or 63.4 per cent of all EU maritime transport ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 16, 2006
  • African terminal secures finance for 50% expansion
    New terminal said to be first independent on-shore tank storage facility in the Horn of Africa has secured finance for 50% expansion.
  • IMO to consider new fuel tank rules, ship emissions
    Environmental committee looking at resolutions on fuel tank design and establishing a ship emissions working group.
  • Soft crude tempts Rotterdam lower
  • New York market moves on from Shell's departure
    Biggest US East Coast bunker market already shaking off the exit of oil major.
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuels and distillates up
  • Crude prices fall on build in US inventories
    US crude oil inventories increased for the fifth consecutive week to a seven-year high.
  • Shipping & aviation swamping CO2 emission reductions
    Study claims government data to be misleading due to exclusion of shipping and aviation emissions - with which CO2 emissions have actually increased.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
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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
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MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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