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July 28, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK terminal operators to impose port security charge
    HONG Kong's five container terminal operators have reached an agreement with the territory's shippers to implement a port security charge from mid-August to cover additional security measures.
  • India may ease rules on wreckage insurance
    INDIA is looking at ways to ease new rules that demand ships entering its ports are covered by government-approved insurers against wreckage.
  • Tianjin Port to build container-stacking yard
    TIANJIN Port Development Holdings Ltd, which runs China's fifth-largest container port, said it will build facilities in the country with Cosco Pacific Ltd and AP Moller-Maersk A/S for handling cargo boxes.
  • Fate of Mazda cars aboard listing ship uncertain
  • Profits seen falling at Japan's shipping firms
  • Indian copters rescue stranded Indonesians
Admiralty Casebook
  • Need for epoxy coating on cargo tanks upheld
    ATERM in a voyage charter fixture note that cargo tanks were epoxy coated meant the coating had to be in sound condition and any coating that had broken down by as much as 40 per cent cannot satisfy such a term, the Singapore High Court ruled last month.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK terminal operators to impose port security charge
    HONG Kong's five container terminal operators have reached an agreement with the territory's shippers to implement a port security charge from mid-August to cover additional security measures.
  • India may ease rules on wreckage insurance
    INDIA is looking at ways to ease new rules that demand ships entering its ports are covered by government-approved insurers against wreckage.
  • Tianjin Port to build container-stacking yard
    TIANJIN Port Development Holdings Ltd, which runs China's fifth-largest container port, said it will build facilities in the country with Cosco Pacific Ltd and AP Moller-Maersk A/S for handling cargo boxes.
  • Fate of Mazda cars aboard listing ship uncertain
  • Profits seen falling at Japan's shipping firms
  • Indian copters rescue stranded Indonesians
Admiralty Casebook
  • Need for epoxy coating on cargo tanks upheld
    ATERM in a voyage charter fixture note that cargo tanks were epoxy coated meant the coating had to be in sound condition and any coating that had broken down by as much as 40 per cent cannot satisfy such a term, the Singapore High Court ruled last month.

Sched Netweb site
  • MISC joins Asia-Middle East service
  • Yangtze rated world's busiest river for cargo
  • UPS' net income rises 7.6pc in Q2
  • Phoenix spreads wings in Indian subcontinent
  • Evergreen Group chairman awarded CBE for services to British shipping
  • Hactl welcomes AA decision to consult operators on cargo terminal expansion
  • China air cargo, mail volumes up 11.5pc in H1
  • Swiss WorldCargo outsources ULD management to Jettainer

Exim Indiaweb site
  • JOIDES Resolution drills deep to success
  • From shrimp frying pan into fire!
  • DGFT allows vanaspati imports from Lanka under FTA
  • Trawling ban may spell Rs 300 cr. loss to exporters
  • 35,000 t soyameal exported to Pakistan this month
  • Adanis serve one from the heart!
  • Vizag Port betters own record in 3 days!
  • ICDs, CFSs among 10 services given tax breaks
  • Golden Quadrilateral almost complete
  • CBEC denies exporters 4 pc CVD exemption on imports
  • Gujarat SEZ Development Authority gives nod to slew of projects
  • Aftershock! Quake aftermath triggered industrial boom
  • Infrastructure sector projected to attract Rs 3,20,000-cr. investments in 6 years
  • Project cost limit under TUFS to be doubled
  • Call to use Baltic nations as gateway to EU, CIS markets

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Coeclerici renews board of directors
  • Evergreen enters slot-charter agreement with Hanjin
  • BAWC launches constant climate
  • Closer cooperation between Railion and PKP Cargo
  • Solid UPS growth in Q2/2006
  • Hope for expansion of Germany's Elbe-Lübeck canal
  • ABS launches new version of CSR SafeShip
  • Canada to host 23rd international air cargo forum and exposition

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • GL's good detention record
  • Weaker Q2 for Nordic American
  • ICTSI wins Syrian port contract
  • Stolt-Nielsen continues court battle to keep immunity

Marine Logweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Kirby reports recor net, buys Capital Towing assets
  • Ballasting problem suspected in Cougar Ace incident
  • ACL execs get new roles
  • Piracy still a serious menace
  • FORAN picked for UK carrier project

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • IKEA marks groundbreaking for new store in Portland
  • "K" Line adding service from Asia to Gulf of Aden/Red Sea
  • Corps holding public meeting detailing Columbia Jetty repair plans
  • TSA announces plans to screen Canadian/Mexican truck drivers
  • Burlington Northern breaks records with earnings during second quarter

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Nigeria oil exports hit by Shell shutdown
    A QUARTER of Nigeria's tanker export capacity has been shut down after Royal Dutch Shell called force majeure on its Bonny August loadings and kept its Forcados and EA terminals closed.
  • Greece looks to build on trading links with China
    Greece's prime minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday hailed maritime co-operation between China and Greece as an example that could drive greater trade ties between the two nations, now amounting to about $2bn a year, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.
  • Ballast water rules 'could have caused Cougar Ace casualty'
    RULES designed to protect the marine environment could have caused the car carrier Cougar Ace to roll on to its side, write Janet Porter and Marcus Hand.
  • 'Fundamental shift' likely in gas market
    THE senior US energy regulator has warned that the impact liquefied natural gas has on storage could mark "a fundamental shift in the overall gas market", writes Tony Gray.
  • StealthGas chief more bullish on LPG
    THE liquefied petroleum gas sector is headed for an extremely strong but unexpected market over the coming weeks and beyond, according to a leading Greek shipowner.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Hapag takeover 'makes sense'
    COPENHAGEN 27 July ' A takeover of Hapag-Lloyd's container shipping business by AP M'ller-M'rsk from German tourism specialist TUI ' as has been rumoured this week ' makes sense, according to one observer
  • Ghost fleet exorcisms continue
    EXORCISMS from the US Maritime Administration's James River Reserve Fleet continue as another ghost leaves for the breaking yard today
  • Tsavliris Russ loses CP claim
    THE owner of the shuttle tanker Sea Angel, which was chartered in by Tsavliris Russ to assist in the Tasman Spirit operation, has won a claim against the salvor
  • RCCL sees softening ahead
    HIGHER costs drove down second-quarter profits at RCCL despite stronger-than-expected yield growth, and the company confirms there could be challenges to come
  • EC to probe SNCM privatisation
    EC transport commissioner Jacques Barrot has launched an investigation into the privatisation of French ferry operator SNCM
  • Alliances combine for Asia-USEC service
    PARTICIPATING lines of the Grand and the New World alliances are expanding their existing Asia-Europe trade pact with the addition of an Asia-US East Coast route
  • Tata Steel in NYK shipping venture
  • Boxes overboard cost owners $3M
  • Further backing for sea motorways
  • PSA listing rumours resurface
  • Canadian wheat future in debate
  • Stolt renews its appeal
  • Titan tug to tow Cougar Ace
  • Cougar Ace probe targets ballast work

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • CKYH launch Savannah-Asia express
    Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping have added the Shanghai/Savannah Express, a new service between Asia and Savannah.
  • Swift hearing for Connaughton
  • Trade groups urge rebalance for Customs tasks
  • MOL suspects ballast water in car carrier listing
  • Inland demand carries American Commercial Lines to net gain
  • Boxship lines to pay fine
  • Mass. court tosses state barge oil spill law
  • KAL launches Miami flight
  • Zim opens Kolkata service
  • Gdansk hub orders cranes
  • DHL Japan in 'green' initiative

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Asia and Baltic drive Hamburg box boost
    Hamburg saw H1 container volumes rise by 10.7%, to a record total 4.2m TEU, driven by Asia ' particularly China - and Baltic transhipments, with HHLA also powering ahead 17.3% year-on-year.
  • Tianjin Port to invest US$63m in Beigangchi
    Hong Kong-listed Tianjin Port Development Holdings announced today that it would invest RMB504m (US$63.2m) to build three berths with COSCO Pacific and AP Moller-Maersk Group in the port of Tianjin.
  • Pounding sea takes its toll on stranded Agulhas
  • ANL in rapid global expansion
  • Korean shipbuilders clinch more orders
  • Shekou says decline due to Maersk's P&O acquisition
  • Oman prepares for opening of latest Gulf terminal
  • Tartous to get box-terminal, with ICTSI concession award
  • Poland's northern maritime gateway puts on 24,300TEU in H1
  • Zeebrugge books 9.9% H1 box rise
  • 'A2' road moves east, extending German ports' access through Poland

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • CMB trails
    Belgian shipping group down from first quarter and from first half of 2005.
  • Beating the Street
    Three tanker companies in three days have produced better earnings than Wall Street analysts predicted, raising the question 'why'?
  • Costs still curbing RCCL
    US cruiseship giant's first-half profit slashed as fuel bills escalate.
  • Salvors heading to Cougar Ace
    Mistakes in adjusting the ballast tanks believed to be behind dramatic listing of car carrier.
  • Tidewater triumphs in Q1
    Strong start for world's biggest offshore ship owner as earnings and revenues soar.
  • Owners warned on ratings
    Union leader Berlau says flag-of-convenience pay talks depend on deal on jobs for 'rich world' seamen.
  • Soft rates nip NATS
    Profit down at US suezmax player Nordic American Tanker Shipping but rates expected to strengthen.
  • Keppel delivers profit leap
    Investors to benefit as shipbuilder ups half-year dividend to 12 cents per share.
  • Master set free
    Fujairah court releases captain and five crew members of Champion Pioneer after murder decision overturned.
  • Horizon ship hits rocks
    Containership owned by US-listed Horizon Lines collides with rocks off the coast of Florida.
  • Tokyo Gas signs with NYK
    Japanese owner wins its first exclusive LNG ship contract with expanding utility company.
  • Swissco orders again
    Singapore owner adds Chinese offshore support vessel to orderbook.
  • Petrojarl in muted debut
    Norwegian FPSO owner sees profit drop in first half after completing de-merger from PGS.
  • Boxship runs aground in Suez
    Heavy fog causes Orient Overseas Container Line vessel to ground on sand bank for one hour.
  • ICTSI goes to Syria
    Philippines ports operator wins 10-year concession to run Tartous Container Terminal.
  • Seacor keeps steady course
    More income and revenue progress for NYSE-listed tanker and offshore owner Seacor Holdings.
  • Euroseas takes Torm bulker
    Greek bulker and boxship owner to lift fleet to eight ships with purchase of panamax Torm Tekla.
  • Another record for Kirby
    First-half profit hits new high as US barge giant seals takeover of Capital Towing's fleet.
  • Piracy levels unchanged
    Anti-piracy watchdog says number of attacks in first half of 2006 unchanged from twelve months ago.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Maritime group criticizes GE for container security approach
  • TUI's shares jump after Maersk takeover speculation
  • $3.25 million settlement for cargo washed overboard
  • Crowley to salvage MOL ro-ro vessel
  • Maersk changes Lacas service
  • NYK, Tokyo LNG Tanker to jointly own LNG carrier
  • Van Weelde opens New Orleans office
  • Tornqvist joins Trade Ship
  • Lufthansa's 2nd-quarter profits up 58%
  • IATA: World air freight up 5.4% after six months
  • CBP stops mushroom shipment infested with slugs
  • DHL wins Masters Pharmaceutical contract
  • New chairman for Singapore Airlines Cargo
  • Norfolk Southern's profits down 12%
  • RailAmerica's profits slide 16%
  • GAO knocks BIS method of monitoring "dual use" exports
  • Japan re-opens borders to U.S. beef imports
  • USTR chief hits road to resurrect support for Doha
  • APL commits to Oakland for 15 years, maybe more
  • ICTSI wins Tartous, Syria port concession
  • Port of Camden saw cargo growth

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 27, 2006
  • Future of black market supplier uncertain
    Authorities reportedly seizing assets and disbanding smuggling ring.
  • No spill yet from listing car carrier
    Coast Guard reporting fuel tanks secure for Mitsui ship in difficulty off Alaska.
  • FAMM committed to Greek market despite asset sale
    Sale of Greek fuel storage and lubricant blending plant should not affect FAMM's marketing activities.
  • Aegean affiliate acquires fuel terminal and lube blending plant
    Deal could provide Aegean with new bunker storage and marine lubricants blending capacity.
  • Oiltanking and Stolt-Nielsen finalise Antwerp terminal JV
    Stolthaven Terminals BV has acquired a 50% interest in Oiltanking Antwerp N.V.
  • Rotterdam market firming Thursday morning
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuels at record high
    Singapore storage tanks are filled to the brim while fuel oil cargoes remain on the water.
  • Reports: Three Japanese shipping firms to post lower Q2 profit
    High bunker costs and slow recovery in container freight rates expected to weigh down on pretax profit.
  • Heavy fuel oil inflows flood Singapore market
    Fuel oil traders rush to clear storage space to accommodate fuel oil cargoes stranded offshore Singapore.
  • SPC announces higher Q2 profit
    Refining margins expected to trend lower in the second half of 2006, company says.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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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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