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April 28, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US House panel rejects overseas container checks
    A US House of Representatives committee on Wednesday rejected a Democratic proposal to require overseas inspection of all US-bound marine containers but approved a plan for more screening in American ports and possibly abroad.
  • AB Ports says H2 expansion is on target
    ASSOCIATED British Ports Holdings plc, the biggest UK operator of ports, said at its annual general meeting that it has made a 'satisfactory' start to 2006 and will meet its second-half growth targets.
  • China to expand port capacity by 80% in 5 yrs
    CHINA plans to expand total sea port capacity by at least 80 per cent to about 7.5 billion tons by the end of 2010, as trade rises in the world's fastest growing major economy.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q1 profit drops
Admiralty Casebook
  • The importance of a proper lookout
    THE master of a UK-registered cargo ship was asleep on the bridge while his ship missed a course alteration and ran aground in the Baltic Sea, but an investigation report said the proximate cause of the incident was his failure to have a lookout.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US House panel rejects overseas container checks
    A US House of Representatives committee on Wednesday rejected a Democratic proposal to require overseas inspection of all US-bound marine containers but approved a plan for more screening in American ports and possibly abroad.
  • AB Ports says H2 expansion is on target
    ASSOCIATED British Ports Holdings plc, the biggest UK operator of ports, said at its annual general meeting that it has made a 'satisfactory' start to 2006 and will meet its second-half growth targets.
  • China to expand port capacity by 80% in 5 yrs
    CHINA plans to expand total sea port capacity by at least 80 per cent to about 7.5 billion tons by the end of 2010, as trade rises in the world's fastest growing major economy.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q1 profit drops
Admiralty Casebook
  • The importance of a proper lookout
    THE master of a UK-registered cargo ship was asleep on the bridge while his ship missed a course alteration and ran aground in the Baltic Sea, but an investigation report said the proximate cause of the incident was his failure to have a lookout.

Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH Alliance to add fifth Asia-US east coast loop
  • Hamburg Sud transports 10pc more cargo in 2005
  • Schenker opens new Chongqing office
  • Rate increase for Far East-W Africa trade coming in June
  • CSCL to add more services to network
  • Panama Canal expansion to allow bigger vessels to use it
  • Penghai International Shipping Agency starts operation
  • China opens new airway connecting Asia and Europe
  • Boeing's Q1 net income up 29pc
  • SAS signs cargo handling services deal at Newark

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A.S. Shipping Agencies sets record in handling granite blocks at Chennai Port
  • Marimed Group opens own office in India
  • Odyssey of world's largest cruise liner begins
  • Software exports log in 36 pc growth
  • Chinese market for mangoes, grapes opens up with signing of trade protocols
  • India, Uzbekistan sign 7 memoranda of understanding
  • Garment exports from Tirupur touch Rs 8,000 cr.
  • Paradip Port to witness crude throughput surge in Q4
  • Railways aims to haul over 700 m tonnes in 2006-07 by producing more electric locomotives
  • CONCOR forms strategic alliances to run parallel with private operators
  • Centre wants Safta to come into effect from July
  • More details of mega SERs outlined
  • Nafed chief seeks transport subsidy for export of onion
  • Bahrain team visits IMC to explore business prospects
  • Fieo (WR) to hold open house with DGFT chief
  • Meeting with Mauritius mission at WTC today

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Thiel Logistik expands board of directors
  • PSA buys USD 4.4 billion slice of Hutchison Ports
  • Lufthansa to sell Thomas Cook shares
  • Record profits for Emirates
  • Prospect of becoming a DB subsidiary horrifies Duisport
  • DHL opens third UK Unilever logistics centre
  • China to open air cargo market to foreign firms
  • Control Instruments acquires Tripmaster

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • BW GAS buys Yara fleet
  • Camillo Eitzen set to buy Fouquet Sacop
  • MAIB warns on cruise ship balconies
  • Aker's record backlog
  • Panamax bulker runs onto the Varne

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Bourbon orders 12 tugs
  • Kirby reports record earnings
  • Warning on cruise ship balcony fire risks

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • MedBlulk ships calling Port of Longview terminals
  • Korean Air Cargo announces three-times-per-week service to Sea-Tac
  • Chinese delegation in Bremerton to sign Sister Port Agreement
  • Department of Homeland Security eyes port worker background checks
  • CKYH Alliance members to begin new AWE-5 service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • BW Gas in $347m deal for Yara fleet
    BERGESEN Worldwide Gas is extending its leadership in the liquefied petroleum gas shipping industry through the acquisition of Yara International's fleet of ammonia carriers in a deal worth almost $350m.
  • Eitzen eyes chemical listing after Fouquet Sacop takeover
    ACQUISITIVE Norwegian shipowner Camillo Eitzen is to consider setting up a listed company for its chemical tanker business after announcing plans to buy French small tanker operator Fouquet Sacop for €219m ($256m).
  • Product tanker refused entry to US over alleged deficiencies
    THE PRODUCT tanker Aral Wind remained 12 miles off Port Canaveral yesterday after the US Coast Guard again refused it permission to enter port.
  • Maersk in league of its own with 13,000 teu boxship
    THE world's first 13,000 teu ship may be just weeks away from entering service.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Sanborn laments political 'silliness'
    DUBAI Ports World operations director David Sanborn, whose US Maritime Administrator nomination was withdrawn in the wake of the US ports controversy, has highlighted the risks of uneducated politicians
  • HHI buys into HMM to block Fredriksen
    HYUNDAI Heavy Industries has acted swiftly to shore up the defences of Hyundai Merchant Marine against possible takeover from John Fredriksen-controlled Geveran
  • Urgent balcony safety warning
    THE UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is urging immediate short-term measures to prevent a recurrence of the balcony fire that struck the Star Princess
  • Aliança boosts cabotage capacity
    BRAZILIAN liner operator Aliança Navegaçao is transferring three vessels onto the cabotage trade to meet rapid increasing demand
  • Jamian exit leaves MarAd rudderless
    THE departure of Deputy (and acting) Administrator John Jamian tomorrow will leave the US Maritime Administration lacking a guiding hand
  • Rina 'has checked and is confident'
    THE head of Italian class society Rina has declined to join the debate as regards why the Al Salam Boccaccio 98 went down, but says it fully carried out its responsibilities
  • Outsourcing 'now crucial': GAC
  • Tanker aground off Puerto Rico
  • Camillo Eitzen to buy Fouquet Sacop
  • UK cruise sector attracts more capacity
  • Solid growth for Aker Yards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Container ship charter rates rising
    Revival following a near year-long bear market is gathering strength as cargo volumes rise faster than expected on key long-haul trade routes.
  • Senate diverts some war money to port security
  • U.S., Canada reach tentative agreement in lumber dispute
  • Software optimizing U.S. container terminal operations
  • Fuel no drag for Canadian Pacific profit
  • Matson net off in Q1
  • Hanjin signs for Busan berths
  • FEC Railway net gains

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Going global: Dongnama reveals grand development plans
    South Korea's Dongnama Shipping has outlined its plans to become a major liner operator in four clear phases and finally get listed on an overseas stock market by 2014.
  • Hyundai Heavy rescues HMM from hostile M&A
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has saved its biggest client Hyundai Merchant Marine from facing the risk of a hostile merger and acquisition attempt by a foreign investor.
  • Bigger motherships see ports differ on how to satiate feeders
  • Hutchison to build Guangdong terminal
  • Incomplete e-commerce benefits have stifled commitment
  • Modern Terminals to fund Taicang phase II with bank loan
  • German private railfreight lobby takes Berlin to Brussels
  • Trading partners unconcerned by EC's anti-trust lead
  • Latest hinterland investment in St Petersburg
  • Savannah opens new container berth
  • APL Logistics to take on big fish in Chile
  • Good potential for Upper Rhine ports
  • Russian Troika starts new east-west train service to Moscow

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Exmar earnings up
    Belgian gas power sees higher profit and turnover from year earlier, with LNG ships yielding most of the difference.
  • Warchest hits $100m
    Stamford's OMI Corp fattens repurchase programme to $100m with new $70m authorisation.
  • RRF cuts confirmed
    US military authorities say only 10 ships are set to be cut from the US Ready Reserve Force but commercial operators believe the figure is much higher.
  • More shares shrinkage?
    Today's OMI board meeting should produce a $70m shares buyback authorisation if past is prologue.
  • 'Wouldn't touch it with a log, mate'
    Stevedores refuse to unload logs from Korean bulker in Australia and maritime officials consider it too dangerous to inspect.
  • Sanborn speaks out
    Dubai Ports World still wants a US footprint, says David Sanborn at his first public appearance after withdrawing his name as nominee to run MarAd.
  • MAIB in the dock
    UK accident investigator is attacked by officers' union for failing to criticise the Red Ensign.
  • Evergreen on the mark
    Evergreen Marine Corp of Taiwan guesses right as predicted increases in sales and profit for 2005 materialise.
  • Back to square one
    Pre-earnings share surge obliterated as disappointed Aker Yards investors knock nearly 9% off price.
  • Samudera profit chopped
    Singapore-listed operator feels the heat from bunker and charter hire costs.
  • Tanker grounds off Puerto Rico
    No spill reported from stricken Ernst Jacob tanker which ran aground off Puerto Rico with 490,000 barrels of crude oil on-board.
  • Kirby breaks records again
    US barge operator hits new first quarter high as demand remains strong.
  • Tough for Rig Tenders
    Indonesian supply ship owner struggling with lower profits in first quarter.
  • Torm packs off two bulkers
    Pacific Basin buys two bulkers from Torm of Denmark for $35.1m pushing Torm's 2006 profit forecast up.
  • All-time high for Aker
    Orderbook tops $7.5bn for Norwegian yard group as profits leap in first quarter.
  • Thanh Long plans upgrade
    Another Vinashin group yard ready to expand capacity in Haiphong.
  • Eitzen to buy Fouquet Sacop
    Camillo Eitzen & Co set to scoop up French shipowner Fouquet Sacop in EUR 219m deal.
  • Eitzen in chemical listing?
    Purchase of Fouquet Sacop fleet could see Camillo Eitzen & Co's chemical tanker segment spun off in a separate listing.
  • Wan Hai downgraded
    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's turns negative on Taiwanese intra-Asian boxship player.
  • APL sambas south
    NOL-owned container line adds third string from US to South America in response to demand.
  • Experience wins the day
    BW Gas boss Jan Haakon Pettersen said his company had advantage in Yara deal over rivals newer to the gas sector.
  • Slide goes on at U-Ming
    Taiwanese bulker owner relying on investment income for most of profit in first quarter.
  • BW Gas buys Yara 10
    Oslo-listed owner comes out of the blue to take over Norwegian fertiliser giant's LPG fleet, beating rivals Teekay and OSG.
  • ISC sees off Katrina
    New Orleans-based owner returns to profit after earlier hurricane-related losses.
  • NYK takes VOSA stake
    Japanese shipowner holds under 3% of Vietnam Ocean Shipping Agency after investing in IPO.
  • Heavy trading in HMM
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) sees more action as compatriot Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) lines up $362m share purchase.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Matson's 1st quarter operating income drops 38%
  • OMI's profits down 12%
  • International Shipholding's 1st quarter profits cut in half
  • APL joins Maersk's U.S. East Coast/East Coast South America loop
  • WITASS to raise Jamaica terminal handling charge
  • NYK invests in Vietnam shipping agency VOSA
  • Höegh Autoliners to name PCTC at Wilmington
  • Fletcher joins AXSMarine
  • Shippers support proposed tax credit scheme for railroads
  • Norfolk Southern's profits up 57% in first quarter
  • YRC's 1st quarter profits slump 16%
  • Virginia kicks off intermodal study with freight forum
  • U.S. industry worries trade taking back seat to security
  • Business data confidentiality concerns raised at Senate hearing
  • CBP to automate C-TPAT process
  • RILA praises defeat of cargo scanning amendment
  • Loadline joins United Shipping
  • Port of Antwerp's 1st quarter box volumes up 9%
  • Coast Guard investigates oil spill in Delaware Bay
  • Port of Miami schedules access forum

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Ciserv to be integrated within Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä will integrate Ciserv in its service organisation from 1 May 2006. Ciserv is a group of service companies owned ...
  • Camillo Eitzen to buy the Fouquet Sacop fleet
    Camillo Eitzen & Co (CECO) intends to buy the French Fouquet Sacop and its fleet of 12 chemical tankers ranging from ...
  • Fast ferry service over Skagerrak
    On Wednesday, Master Ferries started sailings between Kristiansand and Hanstholm with their Incat ship "Master Cat". The inauguration call at ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2006
  • Gulf barge operator posts impressive result
    Bunkers and oil transportation proving to be good business for Kirby's first quarter.
  • Matson's profit slides
    Container operator unable to cover all of increased bunker costs with fuel surcharge.
  • Vitol fuel oil tanker runs aground
    No reports of spillage from cargo of 300,000 barrels.
  • UK's MCA gets to grips with MARPOL Annex VI
    Pragmatism has guided the MCA's approach to IMO sampling guidelines and other teething problems in implementing the regulation.
  • Royal Vopak sees operating profit rise 39.3% in Q1
    Terminal group announcing first quarter results today, with strong growth seen across all sectors.
  • Bunker forum to build bridges between commercial and operations
    Engineering company promotes increased dialogue and understanding between those in the bunker chain.
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuels up, distillates down
    Stocks of residual fuels rose to the highest in six weeks while middle distillates fell to a near two-year low.
  • Hong Kong: Supplies of 180 cst makes slow recovery
    180 cst commences loading but market may still be tight for the month of May.
  • Oil prices dip below $72 per barrel
    Oil prices fell for the third day following a drop in US gasoline and crude inventories.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
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