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April 20, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TSA carriers running at over 90% capacity
    TRANSPACIFIC container shipping lines operating between Asia and the United States, including Neptune Orient Lines' APL liner division, say they are running at more than 90 per cent capacity, as they strive to fend off any slide in rates while tying up annual contract negotiations.
  • TUI to cut 2,000 jobs at recently acquired CP ships
    TUI, Europe's leading travel and tourism group, is to cut around 2,000 jobs at its recently acquired Canadian shipping firm, CP Ships, the head of TUI's Hapag-Lloyd shipping division, Michael Behrendt, said yesterday.
  • Varun Shipping plans US$250m fleet expansion
    VARUN Shipping Co, India's biggest carrier of liquefied petroleum gas, may spend as much as US$250 million this fiscal year to buy ships and upgrade vessels.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TIANJIN Port Holdings, which owns and operates China's fifth-largest port, plans to begin preliminary marketing next week of a Hong Kong share sale worth US$130-US$150 million, a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TSA carriers running at over 90% capacity
    TRANSPACIFIC container shipping lines operating between Asia and the United States, including Neptune Orient Lines' APL liner division, say they are running at more than 90 per cent capacity, as they strive to fend off any slide in rates while tying up annual contract negotiations.
  • TUI to cut 2,000 jobs at recently acquired CP ships
    TUI, Europe's leading travel and tourism group, is to cut around 2,000 jobs at its recently acquired Canadian shipping firm, CP Ships, the head of TUI's Hapag-Lloyd shipping division, Michael Behrendt, said yesterday.
  • Varun Shipping plans US$250m fleet expansion
    VARUN Shipping Co, India's biggest carrier of liquefied petroleum gas, may spend as much as US$250 million this fiscal year to buy ships and upgrade vessels.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TIANJIN Port Holdings, which owns and operates China's fifth-largest port, plans to begin preliminary marketing next week of a Hong Kong share sale worth US$130-US$150 million, a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA: China-US shipments up 24pc in Jan, Feb
  • April GRI `encouraging', says report
  • Schindler extends logistics contract with K+N
  • Customs authority to implement integrated supervision in Yangshan
  • INTTRA's China-Korea business up 165pc
  • Lanzhou to build eight logistics parks and one logistics hub
  • HK air cargo volume up 10pc in March
  • Cargo carriers obtain fifth freedom rights at Pudong
  • Upgraded Kuching airport ready for business

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI raises $ 206.56 m to acquire 2 VLCCs
  • DCI plumbs the depths with floating pipeline
  • Jafza offers incentives to Indian investors, traders
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese saccharin recommended
  • China seeks free access to Indian market
  • Textile exports to US grow by 25 pc in Feb.
  • Mormugao Port Trust chief underlines need to augment cargo-handling capacity
  • Cruise-cum-box terminal stalled due to lack of road connectivity-Agarwal
  • Paradip Port aims at 13.3 pc growth in cargo traffic during 2006-07
  • SATS, Air India jointly awarded Bangalore cargo terminal contract
  • More warehousing, boxships & logistics parks in Gati's agenda
  • MoU for technology transfer with German Railways in offing
  • Costlier export credit will swell transaction costs, blunt competitiveness'Fieo
  • MoF holds back 165 BPO applications
  • SC order restricts scope of state levies on goods from outside
  • Benefits of SEZ Act highlighted at seminar
  • First phase of tariff reduction among Saarc members planned for July-Aug.
  • Kamal Nath envisages Asian Economic Community
  • Fieo (WR) to hold meeting with Cuban team

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Albertini appointed Parisi airfreight manager Italy
  • Rotterdam: transhipment drives growth in container throughput
  • Scottish success for Emirates SkyCargo
  • Netherlands: Betuwe line to be operated by ports and ProRail

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans job cuts
  • MOL and Hoegh in gas carrier JV
  • Emirates liner company launched
  • Hatsu launches Mexico service
  • Euronav's record Q1

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Fincantieri christens fast ferry
  • MAN B&W diesels for world's largest LNG ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • TSA member carriers see no end to Asia/US cargo growth
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners buys Texas/California terminal assets
  • Coast Guard Auxiliary honors two longtime members
  • Washington State Ferries schedules Colman Dock meetings
  • Port of Portland opens wetlands to rare limited Earth Day tour

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cash-rich OSG gears up for growth
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group is seeking to double its authorised share capital to 120m shares as it marshals every resource at its disposal to nourish its ability to grow.
  • BHP Billiton plays green card as California LNG race hots up
    BHP Billiton has pledged to burn 'clean' natural gas to power vessels serving its proposed liquefied natural gas import project offshore California in a bid to cut harmful emissions.
  • CP Ships staff 'spurn' Hapag-Lloyd relocation offers
    HAPAG-Lloyd will begin advertising new head office jobs next week after apparently failing to persuade enough CP Ships staff to move to Germany, write Janet Porter and Katrin Berkenkopf in Hamburg.
  • US owners attack Sail Only if Scanned Bill
    SHIPOWNERS are stepping up pressure in Washington to stop a Bill calling for every US-bound container to be scanned from becoming law, writes Janet Porter.
  • Harland and Wolff in Olsen rig coup
    WITH Singaporean yards booked solid to 2009, Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries has landed contracts to participate in major upgrading work for two rigs owned by Fred Olsen Energy.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Asia-Europe restoration 'a success'
    FREIGHT rates in the westbound Asia-Europe trade have now moved into positive territory again after massive price undercutting by carriers earlier this year, according to Adolf Adrion, chief executive of Hapag-Lloyd Container Line
  • Inadequate dredging hits Lakes trade
    GREAT Lakes vessels could carry more cargo on every trip if ports and channels were kept properly dredged, says the United States Lake Carriers Association
  • easyCruise goes by river to Amsterdam
    STELIOS Haji-Ioannou's easyCruise is to move into river cruising with a weekly itinerary between Brussels and Amsterdam this summer
  • SCI agrees $206M loans for VLCCs
    SHIPPING Corp of India told stock exchanges today that it had agreed loans worth $206M to cover two 319,000-dwt VLCCs under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding
  • Pacific eastbound cargo growing
  • Expanding Varun posts record profit
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
  • Arpeni plans $130M fleet expansion
  • DPW may counter heavyweight Toll
  • Dalian IPO oversubscribed
  • Seven Mountain eyes shipbuilding
  • New rules drove order spree

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Union ends NY-NJ port protest
    Members of ILA maintenance local end walk-out over intermodal chassis inspections that snarled container handling at Maher, PNCT terminals.
  • WSC urges defeat of scan-all amendment
  • Hapag-Lloyd to cut 2,000 jobs
  • Truckers in So. California call for general strike
  • Seattle container volume falls
  • CN plans Memphis upgrade
  • Fuel prices will push Canada trucking costs higher
  • Seaspan revenues rise
  • CSX profit falls in Q1
  • New bulker for DryShips

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Beijing imposes port security charges on all Chinese ports
    China's Ministry of Communications has announced that new 'Port Facility Security Charges' will be added to the existing Rules on Port Levies (Applicable to International Trade) starting in June.
  • Audit to root out 'illegal port fees' says Jakarta
    Indonesia's Department of Transportation will audit its four oceangoing ports in a bid to find the 'illegal fees' that make Indonesian ports high cost, according to Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa.
  • Larger charter-market sectors power up
  • CSCL to launch a new service with eight 9,000TEU ships
  • Ultramar throws its hat into the ring for Pacific port concessions
  • Ukraine hints at possible change to ownership laws
  • Demand sends Oekombi Q1 volumes soaring
  • Launch of Emirates Shipping Line announced today

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Fyhr-less
    The dean of shipping equity analysts is leaving US investment bank Jefferies.
  • Supersize me!
    Cargo-hungry Tallink of Estonia devours compatriot port operator HTG Invest in $1.38m tie-up.
  • Sovcomflot strong in 2005
    Russian shipowner closes books on year that featured improved revenue and profit from vessel operations.
  • DryShips takes 28th
    Economou promises 'largest' US-listed bulker owner will keep looking for further growth options.
  • NCL gets Pride back
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) finally gets its hands on the Pride of Hawai'i after repairs were made to its propulsion system in Germany.
  • Nippon in, Fidelity out
    Investors react differently to recent softness in Sasebo Heavy Industries' share price.
  • Sohmen-Paos to float offshore unit
    BW Offshore the next to list on Oslo exchange, raising $300m for expansion.
  • Hapag-Lloyd in lay-off shock
    Two thousand jobs to go as burden of CP Ships' merger with Hapag-Lloyd takes its toll.
  • Varun muscles in
    India's Varun Shipping flexes its muscles in advance of Singapore listing with massive annual profit.
  • SCI wins VLCC funding
    Germany's KfW writes first ever loan to India as owner raises $205m.
  • Design deficiency
    Seaspan boss Gerry Wang explains reason for rudder cracks and says Samsung is footing the bill.
  • Euronav breaks out the bubbly
    Euronav of Belgium toasts "highest first-quarter result in history" as time charter equivalent (TCE) rates remain firm.
  • Hyundai Fortune unloads
    Fire ravaged Hyundai Merchant Marine containership arrives alongside in port of Salalah in Oman.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Emirates Shipping Line open for business
  • Sudan asks U.S. Navy to help fight piracy
  • Wan Hai names 2,646-TEU vessel
  • CNF to become Con-way Inc.
  • CSX's posts record operating income, revenue
  • Bush nominates Portman to head OMB
  • Schindler continues agreement with Kuehne + Nagel
  • WestStart-CALSTART adds three to board of directors
  • Priel joins United Shipping network of forwarders/brokers
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • COSCO to buy extra 10% of Shanghai terminal joint venture
  • New China service for Port of Miami

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Gotlandsbolaget warns for stagnation
    Rederi AB Gotland's new fast ferry has been named by Marieann Nilsson to "HSC Gotland II" at the Fincantieri Shipyard ...
  • "Galaxy" delivered to Tallink
    Aker Yards in Raumo has delivered the 48,300-GT passenger ferry "Galaxy" to Tallink. The vessel will replace "Romantika" on ...
  • Mols-Linien goes for more service on board
    Mols-Linien A/S has launched a new strategy in order to beat competition, mainly from the Great Belt Bridge ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2006
  • Vessels to run on natural gas as part of California LNG project
    BHP Billiton announcing emissions reduction plans and alternative fuels as part of its offshore gas platform project.
  • Shipowners, port oppose Texas ship engine fuel law
    Houston port authority and local shipowners bemoaning absence of cost-benefit analysis, fuel availability.
  • DOE & API: Weekly US oil inventory snapshot
    US oil inventory reports show sharp drops in stocks of gasoline, while crude inventories remain above average for the time of year despite draw.
  • Worlds biggest containership makes Rotterdam fuel stop
    The Cosco Ningbo making first fuel stop in Rotterdam during maiden voyage, same supplier to provide bunkers in Antwerp shortly.
  • Hoegh latest to install MariNOx' system
    System will monitor NOx and CO2 emissions on its 16,006 deadweight tonne (dwt) vehicle carrier Hual Tokyo.
  • Rotterdam: BP launches second double-hull lube barge
    The Vanora and Victoria are reputed to be the largest lube oil barges in the world, and are well-placed to cater to larger ships.
  • Hong Kong: Shortage of 180 cst persists
    Tight supplies expected to last until late April as most terminals are out of stock.
  • Malaysian firm seeks alternative site for fuel storage facility
    Company seeking a new site in Johor to build its fuel storage facility.

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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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