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December 18, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More integration sought for maritime sector
    Greater integration in the maritime industry is the focus of an initiative to be launched by the National University of Singapore's Centre for Maritime Studies at the conclusion of its Global Maritime and Intermodal Logistics Conference.
  • Screening trial for containers to commence
    There is to be a six-month trial to see how feasible it is to screen every shipping container bound to the US from Singapore.
  • Newcastle coal prices near record on harbour congestion
    Coal prices at Australia's Newcastle port stayed near a record on concern that congestion at the harbour will worsen after a regulator rejected plans to change the way shipping capacity is allocated.
  • Daewoo profits plunge 67% to 11.3b won
  • China shipping firms to expand oil tanker fleets
  • US steps up anti-piracy operations off Somalia
  • SSA takes to the seas for a good cause

Sched Netweb site
  • Shipowners deplore rivalry for crewmen, but welcome workplace regulation
  • China increases pace of Xinjiang-Central Asia transport network building
  • MOL opens St Petersburg office to expand Russian operations
  • Hutchison ups investment in Bahamas CT as Phase 4 begins
  • Intra-Asian trade up with 29pc increase in exports within Asia
  • Vladivostok Container Terminal throughput up 34pc to November
  • Pudong's PACTL moves its first million tons of airfreight
  • Boeing to start building first 777 freighter as design phase ends
  • Air NZ investigates radioactive scare in cargo building

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL,HMM,CMA-CGM & MOL announce winter capacity plans
  • Yemen-UAE team up to operate Aden box terminal
  • Hanjin adds capacity, with bigger newbuilds replacing smaller ships
  • GAC Group opens 13 shipping agency offices in Australia
  • Japanese sign $ 239 m loan for Mombasa box terminal
  • YANG MING LINE's AES3 service starts calling at SCT
  • EvERGREEN LINE moving towards mega ships?
  • War risk insurer, Hellenic, to cut premium rates to 2002 levels
  • Le Havre puts up good show in Jan.-Oct. 2007
  • Cosco Pacific plans to double port spending
  • China Shipping expects to top profit projections
  • Cosco Corp. to sell bulk carriers
  • Vietnam pushes port investment
  • Hyundai Heavy Ind announces 679.8-bn won S'pore order
  • Ship freight rates to & from US projected to dip
  • Transworld Group awards GWS $ 80-m shipbuilding contract
  • Ficci seeks easier access to Korea's services market
  • India, Pak trade potential fixed at $ 12 bn
  • PET film may attract EU dumping duties again
  • AIAI signs MoU for mutual cooperation with University of Technology, Sydney
  • The Millionaire Club
  • UK ports run risk of becoming 'feeder-only' points
  • L&T shipyard may spring up in Mundra, Chennai or Kakinadas
  • Manufacturing drives IIP: Up by 11.8 pc in October
  • Commercial credit growth springs forward
  • RBI official asks exporters to factor in rising Re. while negotiating global deals
  • Mere $ 33 m rise in forex reserves
  • Rev. Dept takes umbrage at Commerce Ministry's note to CCEA on export sops 'Ad hoc concessions may be deemed export subsidy & challenged at WTO'

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Nicolas Perrin definite head of SBB Cargo
  • Intermarine appoints managing director for Asia
  • MOL opens St Petersburg office
  • Continental Airlines generates record revenue
  • Agility acquires French Medgroup

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Offshore rates "to stay at historic highs"
  • P&I claims "set to stay high"
  • Rina backs Cruise Ship Safety Forum
  • LR runs coatings courses

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • DryShips takes stake in Ocean Rig
  • Todd inks WSF ferry design contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Portland Port Commission Oks sale of headquarters building
  • Virgin America Airline coming to Sea-Tac Airport
  • Boeing donation to aid Pacific Northwest flood victims
  • Matson ads ro-ro capacity with return of MV MOKIHANA
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps Hurt as contracts manager

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Ionia fined $4.9m for Kriton waste oil pollution
    ATTORNEY Michael Chalos hails fine as 'vindication' of the Greek company.
  • Ionia faces $9m fine for Kriton waste oil pollution
  • Hutchison makes bid for GBPA
    HUTCHISON Ports confirms it has made an offer to buy the parent company of Grand Bahama Port Authority.
  • DryShips takes stake in Ocean Rig
    GREEK dry-bulk carrier diversifies into drilling market, paying $405m for 30.4% stake.
  • Scare Tactics
    IS global warming simply the latest bogeyman conjured up by scientists, media, lobbyists, politicians and government officials?
  • A charge too far
    THE verdict in the manslaughter trial of the watchkeeping ferry officer of the Pride of Bilbao may not be surprising in the circumstances.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Human error caused Crown casualty
    A second officer's panicked confusion between port and starboard appears to have caused the severe list of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess last year
  • Sepetiba ore exports suspended
    AN accident last week has led to a suspension of all ship movements involving Brazilian iron ore exports out of the Rio de Janeiro state port of Sepetiba
  • UK to recognise Sri Lankan tickets
    MARITIME authorities in the UK and Sri Lanka agreed to recognise each other's certificates of competency
  • P&I claims could break 2006 record
    LAST year's record level of P&I claims was not a peak but a new plateau, warns HSBC Insurance Brokers
  • DryShips goes offshore
    DRYSHIPS will acquire 30.4% of Ocean Rig ASA, with DryShips' chairman George Economou buying an additional 4.4% share
  • Arkas gets funds for Turkish ports
    TURKISH transport group Arkas Holding has secured a $45M loan to expand port operations and develop logistics facilities in Anatolia
  • Algerian terror spreads to ferries
  • 48-hr rule will cause cruise losses
  • CLIA blasts cabotage plan
  • Ionia hit with $5M dumping fine
  • Alang gets serious on asbestos
  • Coastguard rescues drifting ferry
  • Repaired Cosco Busan set free
  • Tugs are pulling against the tide
  • Korea acts on single-hull tankers
  • Four to bid for Canal expansion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Rotterdam awards construction contract for Maasvlakte container mega-port
    Europe's busiest box port awards contract for construction work on 4-million-TEU Maasvlakte 2 container project.
  • U.S. grants EU postal, warehouse concessions
  • Port Everglades net up 50%
  • DHS criticized for delaying box security devices
  • TACA carriers suspend bunker fuel charge formula
  • Bistate Jasper port office approved
  • Consortia selected to bid on Panama Canal expansion
  • Cargolux lowers fuel fee
  • Cosco Busan to move
  • Eurogate buys into Russia container terminal
  • MSC increases fuel surcharges

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Arkas secures USD45 million IFC loan
  • Singapore 100% scanning trial: a test for the bill
  • MOL terminates Scandinavian agency contract to go it alone
  • Dutch consortia wins Maasvlakte 2 construction contract
  • South Carolina approves plan for container facility

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Spill nears bird bay
    South Korea's worst oil spill continues drifting, and it's drawing near to an important wintering location for migratory birds.
  • Miner restarts shipments
    Brazilian miner Vale restarted iron ore shipments to China after a bulker damaged its Rio de Janeiro terminal.
  • Top talks about Noiseless
    US-listed tanker and bulker owner confirms the unloading of a suezmax tanker.
  • Down on DryShips play
    Economou-led dry-bulk player's shares tank after company buys into Oslo-listed rig contractor, while other dry stocks follow the bearish trend.
  • Top Tankers no more
    Enter Top Ships, the new name of the US-listed tanker and bulker owner formally known as Top Tankers.
  • Brazil shells out $990m
    The Brazilian Transport Ministry's Merchant Marine Fund has approved $990m in financing for shipbuilding projects and shipyard upgrades.
  • Economou in rig play
    DryShips takes $405m punt on deep water drilling as company chief sells on week old Ocean Rig stake.
  • FreeSeas forecast slashed
    New York analyst chops fourth-quarter forecast for the US-listed bulker owner, but the company fires back with strong charter rates.
  • Fuel spilt in Ohio
    Bulk carrier smacks a dock in Toledo and spills 10 tonnes of fuel into the Maumee River.
  • TMM to buy back
    Mexican tanker owner can spend up to $10m on its own stock.
  • Vroon buys bitumen tankers
    Dutch owner orders eight small ships at GEO Shipyard in Korea.
  • 19 missing after tanker clash
    Search goes on for fishermen after boat hit Formosa vessel.
  • TBS takes two
    US owner snaps up veteran tweendeckers from Dannebrog of Denmark.
  • Filipinos fleeced
    Excessive government fees and manning agency charges add to high peso woes.
  • IFC backs Arkas
    Turkish shipping group gets $45m from World Bank lender to improve infrastrucutre.
  • Cargoship refloated off UK
    Russian-owned vessel went hard aground at mouth of River Teign.
  • Transworld signs for boxships
    Indian group heads to China for two 1,740-teu vessels to meet growing demand.
  • Lamnalco orders at ABG
    Indian yard wins offshore support vessels from Cypriot and Egyptian owners.
  • Limarko loses oldie
    Lithuanian owner offloads 1986-built cargoship to Scandinavian interests as it upgrades fleet.
  • Supramaxes for Apeejay
    Indian owner to spend $130m on Guangzhou newbuildings.
  • Zim adds option
    Israeli box line orders ninth 12,600-teu giant at Samsung in Korea.
  • Ionia fined $4.9m
    Greek tanker owner's records to be reviewed every six months after conviction for concealing oil dumping.
  • Clessidra eyes Tirrenia
    Italian buyout firm will throw hat in ring if government sells stake in ferry owner.
  • Cafiero dies aged 66
    Italian shipping industry mourns passing of tanker, bulker and shipmanagement group chief.
  • Deep Sea sells and fixes
    Oslo-listed supply boat operator offloads newbuilding for profit and ties-up another for two years.
  • Seadrill bids for Aker
    Fredriksen's Norwegian drilling outfit makes voluntary offer for Oslo-listed rival Aker Drilling.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Hutchison tycoon sells shares in two Chinese carriers
  • China Shipping places orders for iron ore and bulk cargo vessels
  • Tanker company fined $4.9 million
  • Beluga christens "kite ship"
  • Last of Maersk's PS-class giants named
  • U.S. Navy countering Somali pirates with aggression
  • Maersk Line representative "impressed" with Indian economic growth
  • ESPMC raises Callao congestion charge, introduces hazmat additional
  • MOL consolidates Nordic business
  • Matson, Horizon offer to buy gantry cranes for Guam port
  • Cargolux lowering fuel surcharge
  • Kuehne + Nagel's head of rail & logistics quits
  • Chertoff: Congress needs to reform DHS oversight
  • Singapore signs pact with U.S. for container scanning
  • Whirlpool opening new warehouse in Ohio
  • Minnesota seeks South African export opportunities
  • Contract awarded for Charleston terminal
  • COSCO Pacific terminals throughput up 20 percent for year
  • Chennai sees congestion charge, 1 million TEUs
  • Longview port delays berth-building contract for second time

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • First commercial vessel with towing kite named
    The first commercial vessel in a very long time to use wind as an auxiliary power source has been named in 'berseebrücke in Hamburg. Beluga Shipping GmbH named their heavy lift vessel Beluga Skysails after the innovative towing kite called ...
  • Snøhvit LNG shipments stopped indefinitely
    StatoilHydro has stopped Snøhvit LNG shipments indefinitely while two crisis teams will try to find out what went wrong at the Melkøya LNG plant. LNG exports should now have been 5.67 billion standard cubic metres or 4.1 million ...
  • Inadequate loading routines on Statfjord
    Offshore loading routines on Statfjord contributed to the leak not being discovered sooner. The pumping data from the platform and the loading data from the shuttle tanker are only collated and compared every hour. In the latest incident last Wednesday ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • PDVSA holiday hours advisory
  • Demand mixed as year-end approaches
    Pre-holiday bunkering slots filling up fast in some markets while others report slow demand.
  • Work on Egyptian bunker terminal moving ahead
    Port Said project on target to open in 2010.
  • US snow storms end crude oil's slide
    Crude oil prices climbing; bunker prices firming in Singapore and Fujairah.
  • Rotterdam still tight for prompt
  • Bunker spill in Tasmania
    Boom deployed to contain the slick.
  • New HK shipowners chairman singles out emission issue
    Shipping emissions remain a challenge to the industry, newly elected chair of the shipowners association says.
  • Sri Lanka supplier invites bunkering partners
    State-owned oil refiner wants to expand its bunkering business.

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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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