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November 9, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy's profit more than doubles in Q3
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's biggest shipbuilder, said yesterday its third-quarter net profit more than doubled amid strong performance by affiliates and higher vessel prices.
Logistics
  • UPS to introduce paperless shipping, easy package returns
    UNITED Parcel Services (UPS) has announced two new services that the world's largest package delivery company said would dramatically change the future of global shipping.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bulk carrier held liable for hitting barge
    THE English High Court has found the bulk carrier MV Ariela fully liable for hitting a barge at the entrance channel of the port of Mormugoa (Goa) in India and causing extensive damage to the barge and a dredger alongside it.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy's profit more than doubles in Q3
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's biggest shipbuilder, said yesterday its third-quarter net profit more than doubled amid strong performance by affiliates and higher vessel prices.
Logistics
  • UPS to introduce paperless shipping, easy package returns
    UNITED Parcel Services (UPS) has announced two new services that the world's largest package delivery company said would dramatically change the future of global shipping.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bulk carrier held liable for hitting barge
    THE English High Court has found the bulk carrier MV Ariela fully liable for hitting a barge at the entrance channel of the port of Mormugoa (Goa) in India and causing extensive damage to the barge and a dredger alongside it.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy's profit more than doubles in Q3
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's biggest shipbuilder, said yesterday its third-quarter net profit more than doubled amid strong performance by affiliates and higher vessel prices.
Logistics
  • UPS to introduce paperless shipping, easy package returns
    UNITED Parcel Services (UPS) has announced two new services that the world's largest package delivery company said would dramatically change the future of global shipping.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bulk carrier held liable for hitting barge
    THE English High Court has found the bulk carrier MV Ariela fully liable for hitting a barge at the entrance channel of the port of Mormugoa (Goa) in India and causing extensive damage to the barge and a dredger alongside it.

Sched Netweb site
  • New Maersk CEO: Box trade not growing enough, not profitable enough
  • Cosco Pacific obtains 20pc in major Egyptian container terminal
  • Maanshan port throughput to reach 81 million tons by 2020
  • AMB Property builds logistics facility in Ningbo
  • 8,750-TEU ship naming sparks Hapag-Lloyd hopes for growth
  • ICTSI unit takes over Georgia's Black Sea Batumi CT
  • Schenker picks single locations for Chengdu, Nanjing offices
  • Cathay orders US$5 billion in Boeing long-haul 747s and 777-300ERs
  • Sinotrans and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport sign transshipment deal
  • SIA Cargo launches e-freight initiative with London and Amsterdam

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Sanchez named new Ryder System CFO
  • Port of Amsterdam building wind farm at Afrikahaven
  • ANA posts record sales and profit performance
  • Thiel Logistik profits down
  • Merger of Czech and Slovak railfreight operators mooted

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Ship emissions "kill 60,000 a year"
  • Boxship hits SF bridge
  • Siba Ships sets new livestock record
  • Bourbon's revenues up
  • Intertanko's "near real-time" terminal info
  • New bridge procedures guide
  • Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Congress overrides Bush veto of WRDA
  • Guilty pleas in marine hose price fixing case
  • SMIT goes on newbuilding spree
  • Eastern Echo Board says Schlumberger offer too low
  • Bunker spill after box ship hits Bay Bridge
  • Bourbon reports soaring revenues

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Johnson, Petrich elected to Tacoma Port Commission
  • Navy vessel unloads cargo at Port of Olympia terminal
  • NYK receives new ship built to carry iron ore
  • Corps set to dredge mouth of Cowlitz River
  • Corps closing Chitttenden Locks for annual maintenance program

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Boxship bashes San Francisco bay bridge
    FUEL leak reported after bow of Cosco Busan hits bridge in foggy conditions.
  • BHP Billiton pushes ahead with Rio Tinto bid
    AUSTRALIAN miner vows to press ahead with takeover bid despite initial rejection by Rio Tinto.
  • Lines and shippers lock horns over new surchage
    CLASH over consultation on new levy will ruin efforts to reduce delays at UK's container ports.
  • CLASS ACTION
    BUREAU Veritas' move to list marks a first for a classification society, but will other classes follow suit?
  • Elastic standards
    OVERHEIGHT, overlength or non-standard containers cause trouble in terminals and on ships.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Chinese LNG 'spy' arrested in Korea
    The Changwon prosecutor in South Korea has arrested a Mr Wang, a Chinese site manager at a Busan-based shipbuilder
  • Eagle eyes more upside
    EAGLE Bulk Shipping's net income jumped 70% and the company predicts more upside ahead from profit-sharing agreements
  • Congress rebuffs Bush, OKs dredging
    BADLY needed dredging and port work US-wide was assured today when the Senate followed the House in over-riding Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act
  • German language waiver for masters
    THE German transport ministry has accepted owners' proposal for a temporary waiver on German-language requirements for masters on German-flagged vessels
  • Gas Natural to invest $4bn in LNG
    SPAIN'S largest gas utility Gas Natural will invest €2.64bn in mid stream and upstream LNG market between 2008 and 2012
  • Top Tankers dries out
    TOP Tankers has seen quarterly losses widen and has confirmed plans for a name change to 'Top Ships' to reflect its drybulk diversification
  • Study warns on ship emission deaths
  • Skuld stands firm on solvency
  • Equipment? Buy your own, says Aker
  • St Kitts solicits Russian tonnage
  • Sky-high profits for HHI
  • New corruption case rocks FMA
  • Safety: Canada cuts out courts
  • NCL seals Bermuda contract
  • Cruise ship grounds to prevent sinking
  • Transneft cuts tanker loadings again

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Hapag-Lloyd climbs back into black
    Jump in cargo volumes, rising rates help German carrier reverse third-quarter loss.
  • Senate overrides WRDA veto
  • Storm shuts Port of Rotterdam
  • House approves Peru free-trade pact
  • Customs seizes counterfeit footwear, jackets
  • Audit finds TSA accounting problems
  • Canada, Brazil challenge U.S. farm subsidies
  • Hutchison to build deep-water port in Pakistan
  • Ports fear gridlock as German rail workers strike
  • Deutsche Post lowers expectations for DHL
  • Coast Guard schedules meeting on TWIC readers

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • HPH strengthens its position in Pakistan
  • US import safety recommendations supported by Bush
  • Details of southern Californian clean truck programme revealed
  • Rotterdam flood barrier closure likely
  • TSI aims to reduce toxic emissions

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Pessimists prevail
    A quarter way through TradeWinds' freight rate forecasting contest the minority of capesize Cassandras are firmly in the lead.
  • A tale of two markets
    As TradeWinds Greek summit opens Evangelos Pistiolis is looking for improved tanker rates but Akis Tsirigakis is upbeat about the dry outlook.
  • US cruiseship grounds
    Authorities remove passengers from the small Spirit of Nantucket after it runs aground in a Virginia waterway.
  • Asimar inks order
    Thai shipbuilder wins offshore newbuilding deal from UAE's Al Mansoori Production Services.
  • Smit splashes out
    Rotterdam-based group adds 11 units to continue its 120-ship newbuilding programme.
  • A drop for Top
    US-listed Top Tankers experiences another tough third quarter as losses surge by 61.3%.
  • Zoullas dismisses conversion 'hype'
    Eagle Bulk chief claims converting VLCCs to carry dry cargo will create a lot of difficulties but will only impact 5% on capesize market.
  • Eimskip wins more Alcoa business
    Icelandic owner to carry another 260,000 tonnes of cargo annually for domestic aluminium producer.
  • TMM fires back
    In a letter to a Mexican newspaper, tanker owner blasts paper's claims of Pemex favouritism.
  • Decision time for Navibulgar
    Bulgarian government has to decide whether to let Martrade-led group take control of national owner as sole bidder in privatisation.
  • Iran looks to South America
    Commerce minister Mas'ud Mirkazemi strikes deal to set up shipping company with Latin American nations.
  • Double boost for Algoma
    Canadian owner making money at home and in the open ocean.
  • Ofer's magic pipe
    Zim containership caught in US, while a quartet of car carriers, including a Hoegh brace, is detained for other offences.
  • Daiichi doesn't disappoint
    Japanese bulker owner posts inevitable first-half profit rise in record dry sector.
  • Boxship bashes bridge
    Hanjin vessel damaged after hitting Bay Bridge in San Francisco, spilling thousands of gallons of fuel.
  • Garware barges into barges
    Indian owner lines up order in China to boost its oil and gas support fleet.
  • Sovcomflot energized
    Russian owner sees profits buoyed by fleet growth and tie-ups with energy companies.
  • Hyundai hits new high
    South Korean shipbuilder banks healthy returns after smashing last year's order record.
  • Twin assault from Bourbon
    French owner banking piles of cash thanks to bulker and offshore vessel fleets.
  • TUI hails CP integration
    German group's nine-month profit turns around 2006 losses as boxship acquisition increases its "efficiency."
  • Mipo motors on
    South Korean yard sees income climb 48.5% due to more orders at higher prices.
  • Sixth for TBS
    US-listed owner snaps up 1980s tweendecker to bring fleet to 40 ships, having bought five other vessels in third quarter.
  • Naikai on the rise
    Japanese shipyard improves first-half return on back of higher revenues.
  • Eagle Bulk soars
    High freight rates push Nasdaq-listed owner's profits up 70%.
  • Iino behind for now
    Japanese tanker and gas carrier owner sees first-half profit drop, but forecasts a full-year recovery.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Hapag-Lloyd starts recovery
  • Containership hits Bay Bridge, spills oil
  • Study: Ship pollution causes 60,000 premature deaths
  • Euroseas prices stock offering
  • FSL Trust adds two oil tankers to leased fleet
  • Japan Bank to finance loans for two bulk ships
  • South Korean sailor freed in Somali hijacking
  • SeaFreight adds Panama and Haiti calls
  • Canada airports encouraged by Singapore agreement, hope for open skies
  • Cathay Pacific places major order for freighters
  • U.S./Mexico cross-border program to track trucks with GPS
  • U.S, EU target 2009 for mutual recognition
  • Deutsche Post posts net profit decline
  • Pacer International president Shurstad steps down
  • Benetton Taiwan chooses Kuehne + Nagel for comprehensive services
  • L.A. firm charged with shipping salmonella-tainted seeds
  • Norfolk company starts all-water LCL service from Hong Kong
  • Hutchison building Pakistan's first deepwater container terminal
  • North Carolina seeing strong container growth

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Yet another oil terminal to Primorsk
    Petrotrans-Primorsk will according to Seanews.ru build an oil terminal, with a capacity of 12 million tons per year, in the port of Primorsk. The company have signed a contract reaching over 49 years on the lease of 104 hectares ...
  • Saaremaa wants a ferry line to Stockholm
    The county administrative board of Saaremaa in Estonia, is to start negotiations with shipping companies to run a service between Saaremaa (Ösel) and Stockholm, according to news agency BNS. According to representatives from municipalities of Saaremaa, a line could be ...
  • Stella Lines cooperating with UPM
    Stella Lines Oy Ltd is doubling its present freight capacity due to a new cooperation with UPM. As from the beginning of 2008 there will be weekly sailings between Kotka, Rauma and Gdynia as well as up to four ro ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
  • Carnival adds 'fuel supplement'
    Additional passenger charge implemented in face of rising fuel costs.
  • Middle East tanker operators under pressure
    Bunker prices climb while rates remain flat. Top Tankers reports Q3 losses.
  • Bunker spill sends fumes into city
    Container ship clips bridge in San Francisco Bay, spilling some 220 tonnes of fuel.
  • Rotterdam bunker numbers still near $500
  • Blending system upgrade
    Jiskoot says new blend controller is ideal for bunker operations.
  • Japanese spot market runs dry
    Contract customers use up bunker product as refiner cuts fuel oil deliveries.
  • Chinese shipowners to pay for oil spills
    China revises rules applying to major Chinese shipowners and operators.
  • Ship emissions 'are harming' the oceans
    Airborne pollutants from ships' exhaust gases are triggering rainfall over shipping lanes, a scientist warns.

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