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January 25, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Haji-Ioannou, burned by Web venture, pushes cheap cruises
    ON Stelios Haji-Ioannou's cruise ship clean sheets cost extra. Mr Haji-Ioannou, founder of Luton, England-based EasyJet plc, Europe's No 2 low-cost airline, is extending his EasyGroup brand into cruises, pizza and car insurance with one unifying theme: cheaper is better.
  • Daewoo's profit in Q4 more than triples to 32b won
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, more than trebled its fourth-quarter profit from a year earlier as prices of vessels started recovering from a decade low.
  • Winds close Novorossiisk port for fifth day
    RUSSIA's second-largest oil port, Novorossiisk, was closed to shipping for a fifth consecutive day because of high winds and snow in the Black Sea, local ship agents said.
Strait Talk
  • Ports and politics
    PORTS have been in the headlines in recent weeks. PSA's approach to UK ports and ferries company P&O, coming just as Dubai Ports World looked increasingly secure in its friendly bid, has kept even business journalists who normally have to look up the word 'shipping' in the dictionary in a frenzy.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Haji-Ioannou, burned by Web venture, pushes cheap cruises
    ON Stelios Haji-Ioannou's cruise ship clean sheets cost extra. Mr Haji-Ioannou, founder of Luton, England-based EasyJet plc, Europe's No 2 low-cost airline, is extending his EasyGroup brand into cruises, pizza and car insurance with one unifying theme: cheaper is better.
  • Daewoo's profit in Q4 more than triples to 32b won
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, more than trebled its fourth-quarter profit from a year earlier as prices of vessels started recovering from a decade low.
  • Winds close Novorossiisk port for fifth day
    RUSSIA's second-largest oil port, Novorossiisk, was closed to shipping for a fifth consecutive day because of high winds and snow in the Black Sea, local ship agents said.
Strait Talk
  • Ports and politics
    PORTS have been in the headlines in recent weeks. PSA's approach to UK ports and ferries company P&O, coming just as Dubai Ports World looked increasingly secure in its friendly bid, has kept even business journalists who normally have to look up the word 'shipping' in the dictionary in a frenzy.

Sched Netweb site
  • IRA unveils 2006 rate restoration schedule
  • Grand Alliance signs up to call at VPA terminals for 10 years
  • Fraser River to offset dredging costs with river sand sales
  • Danish line involved in Indian FDI venture
  • Port of Montreal handles 1.25m TEU in 2005
  • F S Mackenzie sets up shop in Germany
  • Shanghai Airlines employs 757-cargo jet on Shanghai-Macau route
  • Asiana signs up for full memberships of Cargo 2000
  • FPS NZ receives IATA accreditation
  • EGL selects OAG airfreight rates database

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India, Bahamas to sign MoU on cruise shipping
  • Old ships accounted for 31 pc of dry-bulk fleet in 2005
  • GE Shipping board to meet on January 30
  • DEPB scheme may be given indefinite extension
  • Commerce Minister to organise PM-exporters meeting
  • Gulf-Asia VLCC rates spurt on Asian demand surge
  • Garlic exports swell
  • Misuse of EPCG scheme: car import rules tightened
  • Switzerland exploring FTA
  • Baalu commissions Mumbai Port's new harbour tug Ajit
  • Major Ports Chairmen make strong pitch for tax sops
  • Bangla port installing scanners to detect deadly cargoes
  • NMPT keen on joining SPV for Mangalore SEZ
  • IOC, GSPC put Gujarat LNG terminal plans on back burner
  • MbPT, JNPT heads see ample scope to develop third port at Rewas-Mandwa
  • Paradip Port Trust plans massive rail, road upgradation
  • Railways, Planners preparing revenue-sharing model for dedicated freight corridor
  • Infrastructure projects get Rs 25,000 cr. from IDFC
  • 11 bidders in fray for Delhi, Mumbai airports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Van der Weide joins Global Airline Services
  • HHLA and Kalmar to cooperate in automating terminal
  • Airbaltic to fly from Düsseldorf to Riga and Vilnius
  • Hupac shifts more than half a million trucks to railway
  • IHG - highly successful in Spain

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • Eastern Europe to lead way in box port growth
  • 'K' Line to boost Asia-North America routes
  • LR hands OSG fleet ballast water notation
  • Moore Stephens says cheap finance is on way out

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • Chouest continues aggressive newbuild strategy
  • Bollinger delivers Bordelon OSV's
  • Paris MOU plans MARPOL Annex I campaign
  • Inchcape helps Kenya boost anti-piracy measures
  • Court challenge to EU ship pollution penalties

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Major box players send chill through small lines
    MAGISTRAL Container Lines, a small intra-Asian operator, is cutting back on chartered tonnage as market conditions deteriorate.
  • Dry bulk freight rates 'will remain at very decent levels'
    DRY bulk freight rates will remain at decent levels this year with a pick-up in 2008 as owners are forced to scrap elderly tonnage and demand continues to rise, according to Pacific Carriers' Keith Denholm.
  • ICS gives moral support to pollution legal fight while BIMCO mulls action
    INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping secretary general Chris Horrocks backed the planned legal challenge to the European Union ship source pollution directive yesterday, although the association will not be joining the coalition of trade associations directly involved, writes Sandra Speares.
  • SBM bags $1.5bn in orders
    SBM Offshore announced a string of orders valued at an estimated $1.5bn, including a contract with Esso Exploration Angola for two floating production, storage and offloading conversions for the Kizomba C development.
  • Crackdown on ship oil filter polluters
    THE Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control has launched a concerted campaign to stamp out illegal bypassing of the oil filtering systems on board ships, writes Hugh O'Mahony.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • Master killed in Syrian port tragedy
    THE master of a Turkish-owned vessel died when a 54-year-old ship dramatically broke up and sank near the entrance to Tartous port, Syria, at the weekend
  • Bulker grounds at Santo Domingo
    A LIBERIAN-flagged and German-owned bulker bound for Santo Domingo only made it to the harbour entrance before running aground early yesterday
  • Pemex oil exports hit record
    PETROLEOS Mexicanos reported this week that it earned a record $28.28Bn from oil exports during 2005, despite several shutdowns caused by the storm season
  • Captain blamed for APL grounding
    THE chief officer of the APL Panama, which ran aground on Christmas night off the port of Ensenada, Mexico, has blamed the ship's captain
  • Ladyman: Red Ensign is safe
  • Bangladesh has 60% breaking market
  • EU faces legal challenge on pollution
  • Daewoo building profits collapse
  • Fleetwood tackles maritime apathy
  • GAC sees rising star potential
  • High density fuel alert issued

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • U.S. container terminals want more automation, says PMA's McKenna
    Terminals will have to completely automate box handling to keep up with projected growth, according to West Coast port employers group.
  • DOT proposes national freight policy
  • CN results strengthen
  • New tonnage to hit box charter rates
  • "K" Line upgrades Asia-N. America services
  • Norfolk Southern names Moorman chairman
  • Coast Guard salvaging 2,300 Louisiana vessels
  • Record profits for BNSF
  • Strong Q4 for CSX
  • OH Logistics seeks acquisitions

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • INSC accuses carriers of levying extra charges
    Indonesian shippers have accused some carriers of levying supplementary fees of US$30/TEU, excluding terminal handling charges, and US$40 for bill of lading charges ' higher than the US$10 government maximums.
  • Patrick to dissolve troubled joint venture with Toll
    Soon after revealing what it claims is a massive deterioration in Pacific National profits Patrick Corporation has begun formal action to dissolve the joint venture with hostile suitor Toll Holdings.
  • Japan leads Asian nations in accusing Brussels of being 'one-sided'
  • APL sees average revenue/box slide in P12
  • Canadian ports await post-election initiatives
  • Maersk and MSC launch new Australia-Asia services
  • Portland's 41.56% drop 'significantly less' than expected
  • Carrier defections stunt Contship growth
  • Containerships gun for bulk cargo
  • India expected to give duty exemption on temporary box imports
  • Shipping Australia Ltd: New conference is unlikely 'in the short term'
  • K Line to expand transpacific routes' capacity
  • Kaliningrad port volumes up over 55% in 2005
  • Manzanillo gets Latin America's first super post-panamax cranes

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • Euronav makes $81m
    Revived hire market in fourth quarter helps tanker owner close strong 2005.
  • Under my thumb
    Coast Guard enforcing new fingerprint rules for mariner licenses in security crackdown.
  • S&P boost for Gard
    Rating agency takes a positive view of Norwegian P&I club and upgrades hull insurance offshoot.
  • Pier pressure for Wilhelmsen
    Vehicle carrier undamaged after avoiding collision with pier in Georgia.
  • Two drown off Syria
    Loss of North Korea-flagged cargoship off Tartous claims two lives while five crew members are rescued.
  • Bigger and faster for K Line
    Japanese owner's 5,500-teu newbuildings to cut transit times across the Pacific.
  • Three's a crowd
    Rising fuel costs and falling passenger numbers lead to reduction in services at Irish Ferries.
  • Western Bulk share coup
    Christen Sveaas dominates ownership of Norwegian handymax operator after buying out partner's stake.
  • Daewoo builds on orders
    Korean yard announces improved fourth-quarter results as vessels ordered at higher prices come on the books.
  • Everard calls for investment
    Spend cash on the environment or regulators will spend it for you, British shipowners told.
  • KLC teams with Saigon Shipping
    Korean owner launches logistics joint venture with long-standing Vietnamese partner.
  • Aboitiz chops prices
    Philippine ferry owner reacts to airline competition by cutting passenger fares in half.
  • Spill barge goes for repairs
    Discharge of petrol at New Haven resulted from hull puncture in US owner Hornbeck's vessel.
  • Owners tackle EU on pollution
    Shipping group led by Intertanko starts legal challenge against new criminalisation law on spills from vessels.
  • Varun hits the heights
    India's expanding tanker and gas carrier player has chalked up another big profit jump in the third quarter.
  • Search for Greek captain off Algeria
    Honduras-flagged cargo vessel disappears with its master in rough seas as seven crew members are saved.
  • NOL volumes rise 5%
    Growth in containers handled by Neptune Orient Lines continued to remain positive in December.
  • Shell reigns supreme
    Oil major retains title of top ranked clean charterer to add to that of number one crude oil charterer.
  • Quintana extends Coal Age
    US-listed bulker player gets another four to six months work for panamax, albeit at lower rate.
  • Fredriksen gets diluted
    SeaDrill's fresh equity issue of 75m new shares sees Fredriksen's stake in the company slip to below 41%.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • "K" Line to upgrade transpacific capacity
  • APL's box traffic up 11% in 2005
  • Weyerhaeuser to use GT Nexus platform
  • MSC starts Mexico/U.S. Gulf/East Coast to Med loop
  • Tropical Shipping to start Canada/Port of Caucedo service
  • U.S. Navy captures pirate vessel off East African coast
  • FedEx raises stake in Chinese express business
  • EGL signs up to use OAG's Internet air cargo rates tool
  • Avion Group joins Iceland stock exchange
  • DOT looks to new funding approaches for infrastructure
  • Rail official calls for linkups between carriers
  • U.S. restores Ukraine's GSP status
  • CBP official urges security investment abroad
  • Toyota picks Ryder as logistics manager for new Texas plant
  • SHIPEX contracts for IES trade operations software
  • Port of New Orleans' cargo volumes at 80% of past levels
  • Manzanillo terminal receives six super post-Panamax cranes
  • Port software veterans launch new firm
  • SAPO orders another 25 straddle carriers from Kalmar

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2006
  • Port clarifies 1.5% low-sulphur ruling
    Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners inserting stricter conditions into terminal lease agreement.
  • Spanish maritime group ceases bunkering operations
    Group announces immediate withdrawal from bunker trading and bunker manager's resignation.
  • Debunkerings plague shipowner's green fuelling policy
    Global Ro--Ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reported a string of debunkerings, which the company claims is directly linked to its procurement of low sulphur bunker fuel.
  • Off-spec fuels reported in Suez area
    Recent Suez samples display similar problems to those seen in Port Said last year, but local source claims it must be a mistake.
  • Shipping coalition launches legal challenge against EU Directive
    Coalition contends European Court of Justice should consider the validity of EU Directive on Ship-Source Pollution.
  • Rotterdam market seen easing with crude
  • Bunker oil spill continues to threaten marine life
    Bunker fuel spill continues to threaten mangrove forests and marine life in the Philippines.
  • South Korean refiner set to exit fuel oil export business
    GS Caltex starting refinery upgrade project and directing fuel oil supplies only into domestic bunker market.

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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
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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