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May 22, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World partner seeks to nullify P&O deal
    THE national furor has subsided over the control of major US port operations by a Dubai-owned company, but an unhappy partner at the Port of Miami is pressing ahead with its court effort to nullify the deal.
  • Malaysia orders inquiry into coral reef damage at Sipadan
    MALAYSIA has ordered an investigation into an incident in which coral reefs off the dive haven of Sipadan island were seriously damaged by a barge, leaving divers and environmentalists reeling.
  • China rescues 330 Viet fishermen
    CHINESE rescue ships have saved 330 Vietnamese fishermen who were aboard 22 boats caught in storms brought by powerful Typhoon Chanchu, state television reported yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • E Asia box trade set for firm growth
    CONTAINER port throughput in East Asia expanded threefold between 1995-2005, and by 78 per cent over 2000-05 to 189.4 million TEU according to a new study which also predicts that demand will increase by up to 126 per cent over 2004-15 to 344-385 million TEU by 2015.
Port Shots
  • Port Shorts
    AN oil tanker spilled up to 2,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday morning, an official said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World partner seeks to nullify P&O deal
    THE national furor has subsided over the control of major US port operations by a Dubai-owned company, but an unhappy partner at the Port of Miami is pressing ahead with its court effort to nullify the deal.
  • Malaysia orders inquiry into coral reef damage at Sipadan
    MALAYSIA has ordered an investigation into an incident in which coral reefs off the dive haven of Sipadan island were seriously damaged by a barge, leaving divers and environmentalists reeling.
  • China rescues 330 Viet fishermen
    CHINESE rescue ships have saved 330 Vietnamese fishermen who were aboard 22 boats caught in storms brought by powerful Typhoon Chanchu, state television reported yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • E Asia box trade set for firm growth
    CONTAINER port throughput in East Asia expanded threefold between 1995-2005, and by 78 per cent over 2000-05 to 189.4 million TEU according to a new study which also predicts that demand will increase by up to 126 per cent over 2004-15 to 344-385 million TEU by 2015.
Port Shots
  • Port Shorts
    AN oil tanker spilled up to 2,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday morning, an official said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World partner seeks to nullify P&O deal
    THE national furor has subsided over the control of major US port operations by a Dubai-owned company, but an unhappy partner at the Port of Miami is pressing ahead with its court effort to nullify the deal.
  • Malaysia orders inquiry into coral reef damage at Sipadan
    MALAYSIA has ordered an investigation into an incident in which coral reefs off the dive haven of Sipadan island were seriously damaged by a barge, leaving divers and environmentalists reeling.
  • China rescues 330 Viet fishermen
    CHINESE rescue ships have saved 330 Vietnamese fishermen who were aboard 22 boats caught in storms brought by powerful Typhoon Chanchu, state television reported yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • E Asia box trade set for firm growth
    CONTAINER port throughput in East Asia expanded threefold between 1995-2005, and by 78 per cent over 2000-05 to 189.4 million TEU according to a new study which also predicts that demand will increase by up to 126 per cent over 2004-15 to 344-385 million TEU by 2015.
Port Shots
  • Port Shorts
    AN oil tanker spilled up to 2,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday morning, an official said.

Sched Netweb site
  • We've no plans to sell more port assets: Hutchison boss
  • Shipping giants to invest in expansion of Qingdao port
  • Senator CEO says 2005 results show business is "back to normal"
  • 'K' Line starts new SE Asia feeder service
  • Johor to expand capacity to 1.2 million TEU
  • Asean needs to reduce industrial tariffs for FTA with EU: Mandelson
  • OTS Logistics appoints new exec committee member
  • TSA bolsters US air cargo security with new regulations
  • Strong demand fuels UPS' expansion of global air hub
  • Schenker to strengthen Europe-N America airfreight operations

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargoplan officially begins operations in Mumbai & Delhi
  • Evergreen wins AFSCA award for Best Shipping Line - Intra Asia again
  • Safewater Lines makes the mark in just a year
  • 22 pc rise in tea exports in March
  • Sensitive items imports dip by 8.6 pc
  • Sugar exports via free sale route from October likely
  • Pak to open up market for 100 more Indian goods
  • Textile exports to US post 18 pc rise during Jan.-April
  • 4-lane road, double-line rail links to Major Ports via PPP route proposed
  • Govt to give major thrust to shipbuilding sector
  • S-W Railway given 2006-07 haulage target of 50 m tonnes
  • Railways plans SPV to run freight corridors
  • Exporters' profits may be taxed from April 1, 2010
  • FinMin rejects service tax sops to EOUs
  • With strong financial muscle, IFFCO forays into infrastructure sector
  • Mumbai diamond cos making beeline to Surat
  • 10-hectare area for gems and jewellery SEZs proposed
  • Meeting with UK trade team at IMC today

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Brenntag names Stephen R. Clark as new chief executive
  • APL/Team Lines launch new Baltic feeder service
  • Etihad to double daily flights to Bangkok
  • Pannoncont to become Intercontainer Hungary
  • Deutsche Post World Net starts well in 2006
  • New Italian minister of transport repeals Messina bridge

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • UK stops Spanish ferry
  • Polish Register launches small ship safety drive
  • Galbraith's rejigs cargo dept
  • More transhipment in car trades as vessels get bigger
  • Vinashin's "US$1bn order"

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2006
  • U.S. Shipping exercises two barge option with Manitowoc

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Oregon training exercise will test response to transport disruptions
  • Weekly rail freight totals driven up by carload gains
  • Hard work earns Port Angeles man Honorary Coast Guard Chief honor
  • Public meeting will discuss plans for Hillsboro Airport
  • "K" Line plans merger of two subsidiary companies

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Battle looms over $1bn Aker Philadelphia project
    TRADE union interests in the US are seeking to scupper a $1bn, 10-product tanker Jones Act construction programme at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • PIL unveils investment trust with 30 vessel fleet target
    ASIA'S first stock market listed shipping trust is already in talks with other Asian owners on sale and leaseback deals, aiming to have a fleet of 30 vessels in three to four years.
  • Gazprom again delays naming its Shtokman partners
    A RUSSIAN liquefied natural gas project which could trigger orders for 15 vessels appears to have becomed mired in a political wrangle with the US, writes Tony Gray.
  • Global coating standard agreed
    TWO years of mind-boggling debate in which owners, ship builders and classification societies clashed head on, have ended with the unanimous approval of the first-ever global coating standard by the International Maritime Organization.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Senator's Mohr calls for liner unity
    SENATOR Lines CEO Hans-Hermann Mohr has urged fellow liner executives to "pull together as one" in an effort to rebuild a "sensible pricing policy".
  • Horizon backers try again
    TWO shareholders and a few officers and directors in Jones Act carrier Horizon Lines today revealed their attempt to sell shares in the company for nearly $100M
  • Vistamar lifeboat cracking ends cruise
    CRACKING to fenders on two lifeboats onboard the Spanish-owned cruise ship Vistamar is understood to be the cause of a cancelled cruise this week
  • Tsakos Energy posts record figures
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation reported record net earnings on record revenues for 1Q06 as its fleet was almost fully employed
  • US prepares for hurricanes, tsunami
  • Spain backs EU port liberalisation
  • Schiffsbank keeps up top margin
  • Union claims Aker failing Jones Act
  • Probation for tanker captain
  • OSG turns in polluting engineer
  • Fortuny action 'disproportionate'
  • Indonesia identifies hub ports
  • Hutchison's Li quashes sales talk

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • U.S. extends tonnage tax
    Taxes on the tonnage of vessels arriving at U.S. ports have been extended until Jan. 1, 2011.
  • "K" Line enters integrator market
  • Hutchison Whampoa focused on ports: Li
  • Horizon Lines files for sale of secondary shares
  • IMO wins approval for ship satellite tracking
  • Bulker refloated in Fla.
  • BA cargo revenues flat
  • Schenker expands direct airfreight between N. America, Europe
  • Union OKs Northwest pact
  • Lufthansa Cargo restructures handling and sales
  • Cargolux adds Dammam flight

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Canada's West Coast ports must expand box capacity plans
    Canada's West Coast container ports need capacity considerably beyond existing expansion plans, to meet anticipated demands by 2015, a Vancouver-based think tank has warned.
  • Tug and barge service planned for Virginia hinterland
  • Security concerns cause more delays to Chennai terminal
  • Yangtze feeder lowers costs says COSCON
  • CN beefs up intermodal management
  • Horizon Lines shareholders plan 5.75m share sell off
  • Russian Troika puts finance to use, in 171-platform order

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • UK to lose half its officers
    A UK government study says an ageing workforce and low intake will see numbers fall to 7,000 in 15 years' time.
  • TEN fixes four
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has added to its time-charter coverage with upside-sharing deals on four ice-class products tankers.
  • Private owners into Vinashin?
    Vietnam's state-owned shipbuilding group will restructure with equitised subsidiaries but the state will retain majority control.
  • Senesco pays off US Shipping
    Manitowoc has won two more ATB tankers while Rhode Island's Senesco yard pays $20m to get one off its hands.
  • Let's have another go
    Sponsors of Horizon Lines try a second time to sell their shares to the public.
  • Caught red-fingered
    Crewman plugging gap with finger on expelled tanker Aral Wind highlight of April US detentions.
  • Finnlines stake up for grabs
    Finnish ro-ro owner's second biggest investor will sell if the right offer comes along.
  • Ready but not waiting?
    Tsakos Energy files $300m shelf registration in the US but denies it intends to tap markets anytime soon.
  • PIL's 'shipping REIT' falters
    Singapore's first maritime fund cuts share price as investor interest wavers.
  • Tokai profits short-lived
    From black to red again for Japanese ferry owner.
  • Aker in mystery share drop
    Analysts and shipbuilder itself at a loss to explain plunge in price.
  • Sanoyas slumps
    Last-minute improvement cannot keep Japanese yard from sliding to a loss in 2005.
  • Meiji makes a packet
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner sees profits soar in year to March, but this year's forecast is lower.
  • SBM raises the bar
    Dutch FPSO owner is raising 2006 earnings forecast as fleet generates performance bonuses.
  • Namura heads into the red
    Japanese shipbuilder plunges to annual loss despite small rise in revenues.
  • Kyoei crumbles
    Japanese VLCC owner tears up forecast sheet after profits drop 60% in 2005.
  • Sasebo on the up
    Annual profit pushed higher as Japanese yard's revenues jump.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Weakening Asia/Europe market hits Senator Lines' operating result
  • U.S. indicts oil tanker chief engineering in oil dumping case
  • COSCO starts Wuhan/Yangshan feeder
  • Coast Guard gives Iraqi marines lessons in maritime security
  • Samskip to open Gothenburg office
  • Grounded freighter refloated off Florida
  • China set to become sixth-largest express market by 2010
  • Nasdaq loses patience with World Air
  • British Airways World Cargo's revenues up 3.3%
  • Schenker, BAX Global to start U.S./Germany flights
  • Bischof named Lufthansa's VP Americas
  • Container seal regulations still on hold
  • Senate committee gives Basham thumbs up
  • USTR issues AGOA progress report to Congress
  • "K" Line to merge air forwarding, logistics units
  • State Department lists countries failing to cooperate on antiterrorism
  • Haier selects Kuehne + Nagel for European supply chain services
  • CWB names Sliworsky for Tokyo job
  • Port of L.A. approves $21 million in emissions control projects
  • Marseilles-Fos' box volumes up 5% after four months

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • Swede fleet to double in 10 years
    In 2016, the Swedish controlled merchant fleet will be twice as large as today and Sweden will be back as ...
  • Mols-Linien celebrates 40 years of service
    Mols-Linien A/S is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend. The ferry service started on May 18. 1966, when ...
  • Snuff ban on Alandia ferries
    According to a verdict in the European Court, the exemption against the ban on sale of snuff on Åland is ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2006
  • LA barge company receives port funding
    Port announcing emissions reduction projects, including refits for tug engines.
  • New trading company formed in Greece
    Trading company formed to promote international sales for one of the leading suppliers in Piraeus.
  • P&I club warns members of low sulphur implications
    Gard warning of technical difficulties and likely strict enforcement of low sulphur regulations.
  • Total offers low sulphur supply at Baltic border
    Total refinery on Kiel Canal supplying low sulphur bunkers in the wider Hamburg area.
  • Suppliers report run on low sulphur bunkers
    Ship operators in last minute dash to comply with today's Baltic SECA implementation strain prompt supply capacity beyond expectations.
  • Rotterdam bullish on back of crude
  • SK Corp to export 1,000 cst HSFO into Singapore
    Low demand in South Korea's bunker market may have prompted the export, which is scheduled to arrive in early June.
  • Oil prices remain high despite surplus of supplies
    With crude over $70 per barrel, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister pledges to lower oil prices.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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