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January 27, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

Sched Netweb site
  • PSA tops DP World's bid for P&O Ports
  • Grand Alliance upgrades service offerings
  • Toll refuses to let ACCC's concerns about Patrick bid bother it
  • LA sees 2005 box volumes rise 2.23pc, Long Beach containers up 16pc
  • MOL Logistics launches Chinese language website
  • FedEx Express to buy China's DTW Group for US$400m
  • New Macau low-cost carrier to begin services in Q4
  • Northwest tells bankruptcy court that labour cost savings essential

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global Logistics raises stake in ECU Hold NV to 49.99 pc
  • MOL adds ships to Indian Ocean consortium
  • Varun Shipping posts 127 pc rise in Q3 net profit
  • Lloyd's List to organise conference on manning & training in India
  • IPBCC announces rate restoration in westbound trade
  • PM agrees on task force to scrutinise exporters' problems, suggest solutions
  • Ficci calls for unified, comprehensive duty drawback scheme
  • PHDCCI stresses need for simple, transparent & exporter-friendly duty neutralisation scheme
  • 100 pc FDI via automatic route to be allowed in export trading
  • CCEA gives approval to Rs 2,000-cr. National export Insurance account
  • Textile export target raised to $ 85 bn
  • Govt to ease textile machinery import norms
  • KPT formulates ambitious expansion plan to meet demands of booming trade
  • Planners insist on Major Port Trusts sharing capital dredging costs
  • CONCOR, IRCON to join hands to operate port-related infrastructure on foreign soil
  • Assocham goes global
  • CBDT set to free banks of collating TDS exemption data

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority appoints financial director
  • Another record year for Eurogate
  • Alitalia to take over Volare
  • NYK launches new inland intermodal services to and from Amsterdam
  • FedEx Express buys express company DTW in China

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • P&O board accepts PSA offer
  • Enel charters K Line bulker
  • CKY slots charters on MSC's Europe-US Gulf service
  • AMB buys Hamburg cargo facilities
  • Intertanko and Intercargo join Danish pilotage initiative
  • North of England advises on letters of indemnity
  • Strike hits Marseille but oil pushes up figures
  • LR buys German consultant
  • Gladstone bunker spill

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Milestone for first National Security Cutter
  • Noble guarded on plans for Smedvig stake
  • Songa Offshore lists on Oslo exchange
  • Kirby reports record quarter
  • Promotion at Crowley

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Carlile Transportation Systems moves operations to Port of Tacoma
  • Grand Alliance carriers plan to expand service levels
  • Coast Guard responds to fire at Columbia River Yacht Club
  • Greenbrier buys equipment from YSD Industries
  • Crowley taps Joel Klenck as ship assist/escort services VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Dubai Ports World set to trump PSA's offer for P&O
    A SWIFT response to PSA International's recommended £3.54bn ($6.7bn) bid for P&O is expected from Dubai Ports World, whose initial offer has triggered a bid battle for the prestigious British ports and ferries group.
  • Frontline's stake in Genmar rises to 11.25% after share re-purchase
    JOHN Fredriksen's Frontline has increased its stake in General Maritime - without spending a cent - and continues to eye its rival as a potential takeover target.
  • Opec chief backs status quo
    ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries president Edmund Daukoru thinks the cartel will keep production quotas level at its meeting next week, writes Martyn Wingrove.
  • Repsol cuts reserves by a quarter
    SPANISH oil major Repsol YPF slashed it oil and gas reserves by 25% yesterday, in a move that is expected to reduce net profit for 2006 by up to €170m ($208m), writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
  • Brit's Dane Douetil to lead Lloyd's reforms
    LLOYD'S and the London insurance market has moved quickly to appoint a new chairman for the Market Reform Group, hard on the heels of Lime Street axeing the faltering Kinnect electronic project.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • NEWSFLASH: Dubai ups bid for P&O
    IN A late-night swoop, DP World has upped its offer for P&O to 520 pence, trumping PSA International's earlier bid of 470 pence
  • Frontline's inside job on Genmar
    FRONTLINE has reiterated its hope to acquire control of General Maritime, while its stake in GenMar has crept above the 10% threshold, making it a GenMar 'insider'
  • Pilotage clause for Danish Strait
    TANKER operators' forum Intertanko is encouraging the use of a new 'Danish Strait' pilotage clause for inclusion in trip- and timecharter contracts
  • Portia close to Trinidad deal
    PORTIA Management Services will take over the management of the Port of Spain having signed a Heads of Agreement with the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Grand Alliance boosts Ceres throughput
  • Stowaway 'killers' back in court
  • German owner pioneers towing kite
  • HMM blames currency for slump
  • CKY charters MSC slots to US Gulf
  • India investigate casualties
  • Dilemma for DP as P&O tops 500p
  • QM2 action in court and on board
  • 20% raise for Indian officers
  • New cruise terminal for Liverpool

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • DP World tops PSA bid for P&O
    New bid by Dubai government trumps earlier offer of $6.4 billion by Singapore's PSA International for British ports and ferries group.
  • WSC's Koch says better import data needed
  • UPS sees jump in profit
  • Dispute threatens NY cocoa deliveries
  • Rutledge joins GreenLine Systems
  • Kirby earnings soar
  • CNF 4Q profit up
  • Eastern Car Liner charters U.S. Gulf-S. America slots
  • New Vancouver rail pact
  • LAN Cargo appoints CEO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Ban on container traffic boosts charges at Sydney Harbour
    Shipping lines using Sydney Harbour were shocked by new towage fees to be imposed by Adsteam Harbour from March 1 and the forecast of even higher charges in the future.
  • Singapore closes in on US$3bn Qatar deal
  • MSC to add Colombo to ANZ-Euro service
  • Chief of Switzerland's SBB up-beat about European intermodal traffic
  • Imbituba expansion under way
  • Hamburg expects record volumes again in 2006
  • Panalpina plans significant Indonesian growth
  • India to consult on transport Act
  • NYK to boost terminal's hinterland connections
  • OOCL 2005 growth slows
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine announces 2005 results
  • Transport MEPs protest '13bn cut in Trans-European Network budget
  • Concor eyeing foreign projects

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Belgians bulk up
    CMB scores $54m fourth quarter and $206m for all of 2005 despite weakening dry cargo market.
  • Two more held over OWS
    Toepfer-managed containership and NCC chemical tanker held last month over oily-water separator problems.
  • Freddie in a fix?
    Frontline will be considered Genmar 'insider' for purposes of SEC, could face tougher trading, reporting rules.
  • Barclays stays big
    Overseas Shipholding Group's top institutional investor remains hot on tanker giant's stock.
  • Scrapper undeterred
    An Indian shipbreaker remains committed to starting up a scrapyard in the US Pacific Northwest for the US 'ghost fleet'.
  • Quartet detained in Canada
    Shih Wei, Cosco Shanghai, Harbor Shipping and Fleet Management vessels crop up on December list.
  • Varun looks overseas
    Yudhishthir Khatau warns that high Indian taxes may drive shipowners to healthier fiscal climates.
  • Bluewater profit soars
    Newly listed marine insurer stays on course and is upbeat about the outlook.
  • Tidewater triples profits
    Revenues and earnings grow for New Orleans offshore operator.
  • Keppel keeps on growing
    Rig orders drive leap in fourth-quarter profits though group warns 20% annual growth set to fall.
  • Haywire Point
    Second accident in a month at Aussie coal terminal causes more delay and lands BHP-Mitsubishi with huge demurrage bill.
  • Chukoku funds gas newbuild
    Okayama-based bank teams up with STB Leasing and Tokyo Star to finance local owner.
  • Sovcomflot adds products trio
    Series of MR tankers grows to nine at Admiralty shipyard as Russian owner confirms long-mooted order.
  • Kirby at record high
    US oil barge giant posts best ever annual profit for 2005 and expects better again this year.
  • P&O jilts Dubai
    UK ports and ferries group accepts higher takeover offer from Singapore's PSA, leaving bidding war possible as DP World mulls options.
  • P&O sure PSA can deliver
    Chairman Sir John Parker likes Singapore group's commitment to retain existing management and employees after takeover.
  • HMM profit sinks
    Higher bunker prices and trading downturn hits diversified South Korean shipping group.
  • Forbes expands marine arm
    London insurance broker appoints rival Willis' Peter Hall as executive director.
  • Growth slows at OOCL
    Liner operator sees revenues and volumes ease off in the fourth quarter compared to the whole of 2005.
  • Cosco Shipyard inks orders
    Chinese shiprepair group off to strong start in 2006 with newbuilding and repair deals worth $13m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • "K" Line, Yang Ming to start Asia/Mediterranean service
  • MSC to increase capacity in transpacific
  • Adrion joins TUI's executive board
  • Hamburg Sud, CCNI to share space in U.S./South America service
  • CMA CGM to charter slots on COSCO's China/Long Beach ships
  • Eastern Car Liners to take slots from Industrial Maritime Carriers
  • ANL selects MacAndrews as U.K. agents
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Klenck to VP of tug services
  • Grand Alliance completes post-P&O Nedlloyd network adjustments
  • Paris MOU sets vessel pollution inspections
  • Coast Guard raises entry conditions for ships calling Equatorial Guinea
  • Hanjin opens new Belgium office
  • UAL Corp. selects Nasdaq for new listing
  • Schneider economist warns of severe recession, truck shortage
  • BNSF sets $2.4 billion capital spending budget for 2006
  • CN's net income up 14% in 4th quarter
  • CSX's 4th quarter profit up 49%
  • CNF posts 59% rise in 4th-quarter net income
  • BNSF's 4th-quarter earnings up 24%
  • Mead to step down as DOT inspector general
  • Moorman to replace Goode as Norfolk Southern's chairman
  • NEMF trucking promotes Nallen
  • Taiwan reopens market to U.S. beef imports
  • Serrano resigns as EGL CFO
  • Metals logistics firms merge marketing services
  • Odyssey Logistics opens service center in Charlotte
  • Shippers to push for freight policy during White House visit
  • Bush administration reaffirms to Japan that American beef is safe
  • U.S. ends property rights investigation against Pakistan
  • OH Logistics names Weaver to head acquisitions
  • JPMorgan Chase Vastera updates compliance software
  • MOL Logistics (Japan) adds Chinese Web Site
  • Held resigns as Schenker's chairman
  • FMC reviews 2 OTI license applications
  • PSA makes formal $6.33 billion offer for P&O
  • Strikes halt Marseilles-Fos' box volume growth
  • Prince Rupert Port terminal upgrade approved

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • MS "Jupiter" chartered by Statoil
    Norwegian passenger/ferry MS "Jupiter" formerly with Fjord Line, but which now belongs to Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS) and Fjord ...
  • Color Line buys terminal preference
    Norway's biggest passenger/ferry operator Color Line buys preference to the ferry terminal in Kristiansand in South Norway to the ...
  • Paris MOU to focus on oil spill requirements
    The 22 port states of the Paris MOU will lauch a concentrated inspection campaign to check how requirements for preventing ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Barge operator posts record result
    Gulf barge company announcing 39% profit increase for 2005, shaking off hurricane season woes.
  • Five new companies join Russian Bunker Association
    The Russian Bunker Industry Association has informed Bunkerworld of the minutes of its latest general meeting, held yesterday.
  • SPC 2005 profits surge 60% on record sales
    SPC benefited from increased product sales and strong refining margins in 2005.
  • Gladstone bunker spill could cost millions
    The cost of what is described as Gladstone's worst oil spill in over 30 years could run into millions.
  • South Korea forecasts continued oil demand growth
    The South Korean government projects continued oil demand growth in 2006, with shipping fuel consumption playing a part.
  • Rotterdam/Antwerp trade market quite at midday
  • Singapore: Dip in residual fuels, sharp fall in distillates
  • Onboard MariNOx system reaps fuel savings
    Trials confirm that onboard NOx and CO2 monitoring system helps to save on fuel consumption.

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