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September 27, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker owners may have to pay for scrapping
    TANKER owners may soon be faced with the prospect of having to pay to have their ships scrapped due to the combination of an impending international ship scrapping convention and accelerated VLCC scrapping leading up to 2010.
  • New IMC award goes to Frank Tsao
    FIVE new awards were introduced at this year's Singapore International Maritime Awards to honour individuals and companies that have made outstanding contributions to Singapore's development as an International Maritime Centre.
  • Opening hand-shake
    MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore chairman Peter Ong and Singapore Exchange's senior executive vice-president and head of markets Gan Seow Ann taking part in the exchange's market opening ceremony, held in conjunction with the 5th Singapore Ship and Offshore Finance Forum.
  • Death ship SS Stockholm gets new life as Athena
  • Suez authority wants fee to release tanker
Strait Talk
  • Governments and independent groups can fight piracy together
    SITTING in the grand surroundings of the UK's National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, London last week, the realities of piracy seemed rather remote, at first.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker owners may have to pay for scrapping
    TANKER owners may soon be faced with the prospect of having to pay to have their ships scrapped due to the combination of an impending international ship scrapping convention and accelerated VLCC scrapping leading up to 2010.
  • New IMC award goes to Frank Tsao
    FIVE new awards were introduced at this year's Singapore International Maritime Awards to honour individuals and companies that have made outstanding contributions to Singapore's development as an International Maritime Centre.
  • Opening hand-shake
    MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore chairman Peter Ong and Singapore Exchange's senior executive vice-president and head of markets Gan Seow Ann taking part in the exchange's market opening ceremony, held in conjunction with the 5th Singapore Ship and Offshore Finance Forum.
  • Death ship SS Stockholm gets new life as Athena
  • Suez authority wants fee to release tanker
Strait Talk
  • Governments and independent groups can fight piracy together
    SITTING in the grand surroundings of the UK's National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, London last week, the realities of piracy seemed rather remote, at first.

Sched Netweb site
  • ZIM to provide shorter transit times on express service
  • EU's Competitiveness Council backs proposal to ban liner conferences
  • Second phase of Changsha Ningxia port opens
  • Fuzhou starts building maritime centre
  • Orange renews contract with Kuehne + Nagel
  • FedEx revamps web site
  • Sinotrans, China Southern to offer handling services at Shenyang airport
  • CR Airways receives 737
  • Team UPS formed for US Defence contract bid

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Amfico Agencies to get Chemline knowhow
  • MOL to open seafarers' training centre in Pune
  • CSL upgrades ONGC rig
  • Modi tempts Japanese with exclusive SEZ plots
  • Nath beckons Japanese SMEs
  • MbPT to open bids for bulk terminal project on Oct. 16
  • KPT awaiting BoA's nod for Rs 7,300-cr. Port-based multi-product SEZ
  • Manoranjan Kumar takes charge as Dy Chairman of KPT
  • CONCOR may race past Rs 30,000-cr. turnover in 2006-07, projects Anil Gupta
  • Friends Container Terminal at Waluj celebrates 1st anniversary
  • Plan panel wants cold storage hubs developed at airports
  • Rlys Freight Corp. of India to be registered
  • Reliance strikes gas off East coast
  • Blast victims given monetary aid

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Zankel to set up cargo-partner Hong Kong office
  • FastShip to issue tender for trans-Atlantic cargo capacity
  • Hanseflug full-freighter services to China
  • IRS acquires Trinity's European rail business
  • Norbert Dentressangle with strong H1/2006 revenues

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Frontline cashes in on newbuilding sale
  • Teo calls for IMO change
  • Chiquita ponders fleet sale
  • Marshalls passes 34m gt mark
  • Stolt-Nielsen get support for US court battle
  • Intertanko puts forward stop-gap scrapping code

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • VT Halter lands $199 million Navy award
  • VT Halter to build NOAA SWATH
  • Chiquita may sell Great White Fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Braemar may sue Clarksons over S&P broker move
    LONDON-listed broker Braemar Seascope is threatening legal action after two star sale and purchase brokers transferred allegiance to rival firm Clarksons.
  • Frontline VLCC sells for record $141m
    A RECORD second-hand price of more than $140m is being paid for a new VLCC as the tanker market prepares for the lucrative winter months.
  • Old capesizes boost 2009 dry bulk rates
    ALTHOUGH slackening next year, dry bulk shipping should experience an upturn in 2009 when 100 capesizes hit the 25-years-old barrier and face scrapping, says Keith Denholm, director of Pacific Carriers.
  • Siba Ships mulls listing to finance fast expansion
    BRESCIA-based Siba Ships, the ambitious livestock carrier now branching out into other segments of the industry, may go public in a bid to finance its expansion plans.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Prepare for a rough ride, warns Maersk
    HAMBURG 26 September ' Liner shipping faces a tougher trading environment than it has been expecting, warned Jorgen Engell, executive VP of AP Møller-Mærsk Group, yesterday
  • Russia may divert Shtokman gas
    PRESIDENT Putin has cast uncertainty over the development of the Shtokman field by suggesting that LNG shipments could be sent to European, rather than US, markets
  • EU adds Balkan maritime assets
    CONFIRMATION that Romania and Bulgaria are to be admitted to the EU from January 2007 will see two countries with sizeable maritime industries joining the bloc
  • Stolt finds nine faithful friends
    NINE groups, including the country of Luxembourg, have sided with product tanker operator Stolt-Nielsen by filing amicus curiae briefs with the US Supreme Court
  • Refloated Toro will need repairs
    THE Greek bulk carrier Toro will have to undergo repairs to its hull before it can sail again, a damage survey of the ship has determined
  • Chiquita could sell Great White ships
    SAGGING fruit prices, a scare over fresh spinach and plummeting stock prices may well spell the end of the Great White Fleet
  • IMO must be flexible on class rules
  • Solid-state radar 'could be like Intel'
  • Box ship speeds 'must fall': GL
  • French, Italians move in on CNAN
  • Frontline banks $59M from VL sale
  • Arntzen cites takeover benefits
  • Leper ship homeward bound

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Vancouver widens container lead
    Modest growth in TEUs through August at Seattle and Tacoma (left) fail to keep pace with 25%-gain at the western Canada gateway.
  • FMC investigating three New York intermediaries
  • Customs slates ACE meeting
  • Chiquita to sell fleet
  • Ga. ports OKs contracts
  • DHL facing UK strike
  • Cochin cuts truck charges
  • Panama Canal briefs industry on expansion plans
  • Concor revenue to gain 18%
  • Cargolux trims fuel fee
  • Hellmann signs with ProLogis

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • US Treasury Secretary urges Senators to avoid Chinese trade sanctions
    US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will meet with Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham today to urge them to stand down proposals to impose a 27.5% tariff on Chinese imports.
  • Malaysian port aims for critical hinterland cargo mass
    Port of Tanjung Pelepas CEO Harun Hj Johari says the port can reach the critical mass in hinterland cargo which it needs to attract more feeder lines to the port.
  • EC permits Czech to compensate inland transporters for low water-levels
  • Ashdod finishes dredge to 15.5m, in bid for post-panamax vessels
  • SIPG IPO due late next month
  • Box figures figure less, in first ABP volumes after de-listing
  • Competition heating up in expanding Busan Port
  • Marseilles-Fos growth still restrained

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Here comes Ultrapetrol
    Diversified barge-offshore-tanker-OBO-cruise owner is moving forward with bid to become first South American owner to list in New York.
  • End to Bora hora
    Aries will get tanker back next month after $1.3m in repairs, but faces $2.8m more in revenue cuts for quarter due to other off-hire days.
  • Greenpeace blocks Probo Koala
    Green activists prevent tanker leaving Estonian port after it was linked to deaths in Ivory Coast caused by toxic slops.
  • OSG set to earn more
    Dahlman Rose notches up earnings expectations for Overseas Shipholding Group from fourth quarter through 2008 based on Maritrans buy.
  • Friends rally to Stolt
    Law associations, trade groups and Luxembourg file supreme court amicus curiae briefs backing Stolt-Nielsen amnesty battle.
  • Teco to revive Davie
    Norwegian running repair company to take over bankrupt Canadian yard.
  • KGs eye more LNG
    Dr Peters chief Jurgen Salamon says gas business will become increasingly important to German financiers in coming years.
  • Basil goes offshore
    Papachristidis' KG venture orders four PSVs in bid to capitalise on booming energy markets.
  • Tough times ahead
    Speaking at SMM in Hamburg, Maersk's finance chief Jorgen Engell sees problem with box shipping demand lagging behind supply.
  • Bigger than ever
    SMM organisers turn away exhibitors as Hamburg event sells out.
  • Marco postpones new service
    Dubai owner blames 'technical reasons' for another delay in launching ferry run to India.
  • Siem sells trio
    Norwegian owner offloads standby ships to domestic rival Sartor Shipping.
  • Frontline banks $59m resale profit
    Norwegian owner confirms it hit the jackpot with sale of 2006-built VLCC Front Beijing.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Chiquita mulls sale of banana ships
  • IPBCC carriers to raise rates from Med
  • Competitiveness Council backs end to liner conferences
  • A.P. Moller salvage company extends Adsteam offer period
  • CBP, Coast Guard try to improve interoperability
  • Carriers to merge Asia/Australia services
  • Katims takes new job at Kings Point
  • FedEx to buy 90 757s to replace older aircraft
  • New portal for LTL cargo
  • Avion Group's profits down
  • Philippines confiscates smuggled pork shipments
  • Police raid counterfeiting factory in Italy
  • California container tax vetoed
  • Industry groups protest Senate bill proposing tariff on Chinese imports
  • Dow asks MSU for supply chain security check up
  • LauritzenCool Logistics establishes Turkish joint venture
  • Orange UK extends, expands contracts with Kuehne + Nagel
  • Ports will split $168 million in security grants
  • Georgia Ports Authority O.K.s contracts to lift Savannah's capacity

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Hurtigruten Group agrees refinancing
    Hurtigruten Group, which runs the Coastal Express service from Bergen to Kirkenes, has agreed refinancing of NOK 3.3 billion (EUR ...
  • DS Norden sells one and orders five
    Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S (DS Norden) have been on the sale and purchase scene, according to international broker reports. Several ...
  • Maersk buys oil licenses in the Mexican Gulf
    Maersk Oil & Gas has purchased a number of exploration licenses in the Mexican Gulf. It is the first time Maersk ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
  • Jamaica thanks IMO
    Port and bunkering expansion benefiting from technical cooperation.
  • Singapore: ExxonMobil wins Bunker Award
    Company gains recognition for its commitment to quality standards, quantity assurances and customer satisfaction in the local bunkering industry.
  • Cleaner, leaner and meaner
    New marine diesel engines are smaller but more powerful, more fuel efficient and promise reduced emissions.
  • Castrol Marine upgrades Shanghai service
    "The rapid growth of the Port of Shanghai is synonymous with the boom of the Chinese economy as a whole and Castrol Marine is committed to supporting this augmentation," says Castrol.
  • Krystallon launches new emissions measuring system
    Advanced electronic 'nose' integrated with Krystallon's seawater scrubbing technology.
  • Chemoil announces IPO launch
    Public Offer during period September 27 to October 2 expected to raise up to $356 million net, with $285 intended for new investments.
  • ARA market firming, prompt product still tight
  • Oil prices likely to decline further, report says
    OPEC maintains output at 28 million bpd, bunker prices tumble in line with crude.
  • Singapore readies for major bunkering conference
    Bunkerworld team out in force to meet delegates at SIBCON 2006, part of Singapore's inaugural Maritime Week events.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
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PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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