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January 16, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Busan Port posts smallest gain in volume in 16 years
    SOUTH Korea's Busan port, the world's fifth-busiest, handled 1.6 per cent more containers in 2006, the smallest gain in 16 years, on growing competition from terminals in Shanghai, Dalian and other Chinese cities.
  • Bangladesh bans 'toxic' oil tanker
    BANGLADESH banned on Sunday an allegedly 'toxic' oil tanker from being dismantled in the country after it was bought by a local shipbreaker, an official said.
  • Malaysia's MISC sees soft shipping rates ahead
    MALAYSIAN shipping company MISC expects freight rates for crude oil to remain soft over the next two years as competitors put more new tankers to sea.
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may gain from tight supply
  • Philippines's Int'l Container to buy China port operator
  • Maersk to raise 2007 Asia-Europe capacity
  • Shell hired most oil tankers last year

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL completes sale of three of four US terminals to OTPP
  • Vandegrift Forwarding establishes presence in HK
  • Tacoma becomes new US-Canada gateway for Mitsubishi Fuso trucks
  • ProLogis leases 40pc of Lingang Park distribution area to DHL China
  • Kuehne + Nagel renews with Australia's Woodside Energy
  • Alliance of European forwarders link to widely used e-booking system
  • TNT targets Brazil and emerging markets in global expansion
  • DHL launches new regional brand campaign
  • Savi signs 7 licences for its RFID container technology

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo signs MoU with Gujarat to develop infrastructure for international logistics
  • IWAI roping in private sector to build inland waterway vessels, terminals
  • Velji Dosabhai ships first export box from Seabird CFS
  • DGS to enlarge list of countries
  • Maersk Line launches Asia-Europe network
  • AADA to implement rate restoration in Feb.
  • ...quick customer service efficiency comes in for praise
  • Rates hiked on Asia-S. Africa run
  • WTSA lines to raise rates for scrap metal
  • Vietnam joins WTO, resulting in tariff changes
  • Evergreen enters logistics market in W. China
  • MSC US appoints two Vice-Presidents
  • Tianjin port opens 4 new deep-water box berths
  • Marine Terminals Corp & CMA CGM in Bayport JV
  • PTP emerges 1st in Asia to get PEMSEA award
  • OOIL completes sale of Vancouver & New Jersey terminals
  • SX-Class OOCL Tokyo named at Geoje Shipyard
  • Pak plans to build fourth port
  • Shanghai port moves 20 pc more boxes
  • India, Europe trade poised to touch $ 100 bn by 2010
  • State mill to export 10,000 t sugar to Lanka
  • Petro goods sector emerges as top exporter
  • Bilateral trade favouring Russia-CII study
  • Coir exports earn 10.75 pc more
  • Leather exports up
  • GPL to take IPO route to develop port-based SEZ in Ganjam dist.
  • Rlys plans to run double-stack containers on electrified routes
  • Gati signs MoU with Chinese co.
  • Rlys' corridors welcome-Fieo
  • Road transporters still hold the edge with effective last-mile connectivity
  • Airline passengers to increase to 77 m this year
  • Govt to help exporters fight anti-dumping duty cases overseas
  • CII urges continuation of DEPB scheme
  • Single regulator for energy, transport likely
  • Summit nets phenomenal Rs 4.5 lakh cr. of investments
  • IMC trade team to attend CeBIT 2007 at Hannover
  • Rajeev Chandrasekhar named Ficci Vice-President

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Mike Petters named Chairman of ASA
  • COSCO wins order for semi-submersible
  • Frontline to spin off heavy lift operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels fails to slow booming Asian yard capacity
    CONCERNS raised in European Parliament that rapidly expanding Asian yards could cause crash in newbuild prices.
  • GL restructures Maritime division
    GERMANISCHER Lloyd has re-organised its Maritime Services division in a move to focus more clearly on different customer groups.
  • Frontline firms up heavy-lift business
    COMPANY appoints experienced chief executive and plans to sell up to two-thirds of Sealift to outside investors.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • CMA CGM in Cheng Lie talk
    MARSEILLES 15 January ' Speculation has been growing in recent days regarding a possible takeover of Taiwanese shipping company Cheng Lie Navigation Co (CNC Line) by French container giant CMA CGM
  • P&O's Bilbao vessel charter extended
    P&O Ferries has ended speculation about its Portsmouth-Bilbao service by extending the charter of the 37,583-gt Pride of Bilbao from Irish Continental Group
  • Anchors fall off Alaskan tankers
    A joint investigation has been launched into why anchors fitted on Alaska Tanker Co's Alaskan Frontier and Alaskan Navigator went missing and others were cracked
  • Argentine pulp protest fizzles out
    COASTGUARD personnel kept demonstrators away from the Buquebus ferry terminal at Buenos Aires on Friday, and the much-publicised event fizzled out
  • Taoiseach slams Irish Ferries rebate
    IRISH premier Bertie Ahern has described as deplorable the government's redundancy rebate to Irish Ferries after local workers were replaced by cheaper eastern Europeans
  • Belarus deal will benefit tankers
    A deal hammered out by Russian and Belarus officials on Friday has made the advantage of piping oil to market through Belarus less attractive, to tankers' benefit
  • Russian seafarer strike successful
  • Star's Indian venture struggling
  • Blue Lady hull damaged
  • Tanker deviates to pick up yachties
  • Philippines tackles officer shortage
  • Labour launches Jones Act suit
  • Delmas wreck removal delayed
  • BLT seeks $500M to fund newbuildings
  • Spill battle after bulker breaks up

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent opposes sale to state, courts private investors
    TUI Chief Executive Michael Frenzel said he would welcome private investors to help the company fend off a potential hostile takeover.
  • Union sues over "kit" ships
  • Horizon Lines expects Q1 EPS of $0.10 to $0.15
  • Customs program to speed low-risk ag shipments
  • Wilmington awaits cranes
  • Transport index falls
  • Europe View: Mediterranean ports losing ground
  • Slow start for railroads
  • Wal-Mart procurement chief exits
  • EU seeks Canada air pact
  • YRC Worldwide forms single management team
  • Mumbai air exports gain

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • ASEAN to focus on Free Trade Agreements before a region-wide Free Trade Area is ready
    ASEAN leaders say they will study the possibility of a region-wide Free Trade Area while focusing on signing Free Trade Agreements with individual countries.
  • LA/LB loaded exports increase, but imports continue domination
  • TUI shares remain stable as CEO reiterates investor-oriented outlook
  • Malacca authorities examine the case for a major box port development
  • Taiwan's CNC Line denies takeover reports
  • Canadian National Railway reaches labour agreements
  • South Korean ports to tighten dangerous goods inspection
  • Chittagong Port normal, but delays continue for boxes destined for Dhaka
  • SITC extends China-Japan service into Manila
  • Trans-Siberian train steams slowly into 2007, with almost no transit cargo

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Russian missing off Norway
    Search and rescue operation underway as massive wave sweeps seafarer overboard Malta-flagged vessel.
  • Abeele talks trades
    Philippe's new derivatives fund is up and running with $17m and a deep-pocket investor.
  • P&O keeps cocaine ship
    Ferry operator wins 20% saving on extended charter from ISG.
  • Irish Ferries wins lay-off payout
    Government move to compensate shipowner for replacing Irish staff angers unions.
  • Greek bulker grounds off Latvia
    Water leaks into engine room of Cyprus-flagged vessel pushed onto sandbank by severe weather.
  • Baltic consolidation
    Osterstroms acquires Nordship in move that strengthens Swedish private shipping.
  • Cash tills ring for Cosco
    Singapore-listed yard takes in $450m worth of new orders, including six Turkish bulkers.
  • Knock Stocks going
    First Olsen Tankers continues fleet renewal with sale of 1993-built suezmax.
  • Fesco ship holed off Russia
    Sixteen evacuated from container vessel which sustains hull breach after leaving Far Eastern port for Vladivostok.
  • TUI chief admits 2006 loss
    German shipping and tourism giant will dip into the red when it posts annual result, but Michael Frenzel not expecting sack.
  • Horizon in line
    US Jones Act liner player is confident of meeting market expectations in 2007.
  • Big shortlist for ONGC tender
    Great Eastern, Essar and SCI lining up against Swire, Tidewater and others for 30-ship offshore deal.
  • Samskip goes to Zeebrugge
    Icelandic shortsea container line takes space capacity at PSA HNN's terminal.
  • BLT looks for cash
    Indonesian tanker and gas carrier owner needs $400m to finance fleet growth.
  • Tanker blast in Philippines
    Four injured in explosion during cleaning of tank on vessel docked in Manila.
  • Frontline spins off heavies
    New Fredriksen company to buy suezmaxes from Ship Finance International for heavy-lift conversion.
  • BW takes more of Prosafe
    Singapore group wants to consolidate FPSO sector after bringing stake in Norwegian player to 22%.
  • Wartsila buys SA firm
    Finnish engine builder adds South African propeller repair company to its global portfolio.
  • Bangladesh bars "toxic" tanker
    Shipbreakers won't get their hands on Apsheron until it has been decontaminated outside Bangladeshi waters.
  • Sadler named LR CEO
    Thirty-year veteran named as successor to David Moorhouse at UK classification society.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Frontline mulls spin off of heavy lift business
  • Horizon Lines confident about 2007
  • Danaos delivers dry bulk vessels to Shanghai Time Shipping
  • Lloyd's Register picks Sadler for CEO
  • McKay replaced as president of maritime union
  • TACA's fuel surcharges unchanged
  • IPBCC carriers to raise westbound rates
  • ESPMC-WITASS lines raising Kingston import THC
  • EWATA altering West African congestion surcharges
  • EMTA lines reduce Israel war risk surcharge
  • Genco announces time charters
  • Airforwarders object to cargo security legislation
  • U.S. rail freight traffic down at start of year
  • CSX names Sanborn VP, northern region
  • ITI appoints 3 new directors
  • CBP expands clearance program for low-risk ag shipments
  • Geodis' revenue up 5.3% in 2006
  • Summit Global gains approval in Shanghai
  • EURTEAM selects INTTRA
  • Judge reverses decision on Port of L.A. lawsuit
  • Port of L.A., air regulators test electric container tractors
  • Wilmington, N.C. awaits crane delivery
  • ELG Haniel reopens Thames cargo wharf
  • Port of Seattle's Dinsmore to join Stark Investments

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Scandlines sale is still uncertain
    The sale of Scandlines has still not been carried out. The owners of the German-Danish company will this week try ...
  • Good results for North European registers on flag state performance
    The international shipping organisations Bimco, Intercargo, ICS/ISF and Intertanko have published the second edition of the 'Flag State Performance ...
  • Insufficient ballast water stranded MS Server
    Too little ballast water may have been the main reason why the Cypriot flagged handy, geared bulker MS Server of ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 15, 2007
  • Port offers clean fuel incentives
    Shipowners will be eligible for reduced dues as part of emissions rewards scheme.
  • Singapore prices dip as fuel oil supplies ease
    But Rotterdam IFO prices still undercut Singapore by around $47 per mt.
  • High winds hit bunkering in Northwest Europe
    Vessels forced to ride out the storms at Skaw as they await low-sulphur bunker fuel.
  • Rotterdam stable at Midday
  • EU to seek emissions progress within IMO
    But "unsatisfactory" MARPOL Annex VI revision could prompt new unilateral measures.
  • Tokyo grapples with tight supplies
    Bunker prices climb with shortages expected to ease next week or early February.
  • Singapore: Record 380 cst sales in December
    Key grade 380 cst selling close to two million mt in December.
  • Bunker spill hits Norway's coast
    Cypriot cargo ship breaks in two, efforts underway to contain fuel spill.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
PORTS
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
LOGISTICS
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
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
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPPING
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
SHIPPING
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
SHIPPING
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
SHIPYARDS
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
LOGISTICS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SEAFARERS
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.
TRADE
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
TRANSPORTATION
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.
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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
TRADE
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%
NEWS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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)
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
INDUSTRY
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%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPPING
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
PUBLICATIONS
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
SHIPYARDS
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
INSURANCE
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
RIVER TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
PORTS
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
OFFSHORE
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
SHIPPING
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
LOGISTICS
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
SHIPPING
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
AWARDS
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
LAW
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
NEWS
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
SHIPYARDS
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.
CRUISES
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
SHIPYARDS
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.
NEWS
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
PORTS
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
PORTS
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
PORTS
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
PORTS
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
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
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
MEETINGS
"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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
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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