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March 23, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore engineering R&D gets $10m boost
    OFFSHORE engineering research and development in Singapore was given a boost yesterday with a new research programme being set up at the National University of Singapore with research grants of $10 million over the next three years.
  • Cosco Pacific sees H2 profit up 29%
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, Asia's third-largest container-terminal operator, boosted its second-half profit 29 per cent, as China's growing trade increased demand.
  • Panama Canal may resist calls to delay toll hike
    THE Panama Canal will probably resist calls from shipping lines to spread out proposed toll increases, threatening profits for companies such as AP Moeller Maersk and Evergreen Marine Corp, analysts said.
  • New biometric ID cards in US ports raise concerns
Admiralty Casebook
  • Physical nexus test for in rem claim overturned
    THE Supreme Court of Canada has finally put to rest uncertainty over how a phrase in the Federal Court Act that provides for admiralty jurisdiction of a court over the arrest of cargo or any property other than a vessel is to be interpreted.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore engineering R&D gets $10m boost
    OFFSHORE engineering research and development in Singapore was given a boost yesterday with a new research programme being set up at the National University of Singapore with research grants of $10 million over the next three years.
  • Cosco Pacific sees H2 profit up 29%
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, Asia's third-largest container-terminal operator, boosted its second-half profit 29 per cent, as China's growing trade increased demand.
  • Panama Canal may resist calls to delay toll hike
    THE Panama Canal will probably resist calls from shipping lines to spread out proposed toll increases, threatening profits for companies such as AP Moeller Maersk and Evergreen Marine Corp, analysts said.
  • New biometric ID cards in US ports raise concerns
Admiralty Casebook
  • Physical nexus test for in rem claim overturned
    THE Supreme Court of Canada has finally put to rest uncertainty over how a phrase in the Federal Court Act that provides for admiralty jurisdiction of a court over the arrest of cargo or any property other than a vessel is to be interpreted.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC's new European Silk service calls at XICT
  • HK's container throughput rises 14.2pc in February
  • New York and Los Angeles experience strong TEU growth
  • ABX Logistics opens new office in Shenzhen
  • Panalpina posts US$152.1m profit, up 53pc in 2006
  • Duisport Group posts 1pc higher EBIT in 2006
  • Chinese containers redesigned as UK jail cells
  • Air China and Cathay Pacific to set up air cargo JV
  • Price-fixing payout weakens Lufthansa Cargo profits
  • DHL clinches `Excellent Services Brand Award 2006'

Exim Indiaweb site
  • m.v. CMA CGM Rio Grande makes maiden call at GTI as part of Vasco Express service
  • India Steamship inks deal to acquire Aframax tanker
  • TCI Seaways acquires 5th vessel
  • Vijay Sheth remains Great Offshore MD
  • Exports get added spice
  • Top Israeli leaders apprised of investment opportunities in port & road sectors
  • Coal-handling port, power plant to come up in Nagapattinam
  • Dhamra port to become operational in 2 years
  • CWC meets trade on Golden jubilee celebrations
  • Railways working out busy season freight surcharge
  • 13 land customs stations to be developed along northern borders
  • Norms eased for conversion of sector-specific zones into multi-product SEZs
  • GST regime may end most export schemes, says Hoda panel member

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Alitalia gets new CEO
  • New Europe-East Coast South America Service (ESX)
  • China to challenge Boeing, Airbus
  • Rail4chem shareholders raise investment
  • Gefco boosts sales in 2006

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Galileo "in crisis"
  • ESPO fears EU "central planning"
  • UK budget ignores shipping
  • UK detains six
  • OSG fined US$27, with US$10m more to come
  • USCG "ignoring tracking deadline"
  • "K" Line switches to low sulphur fuel for Pacific Northwest calls
  • Philadelphia port row

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Plea for ratification of antifouling convention

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Sea-Tac Airport businesses earn Best Concessions honors
  • Deal places MEBA officers onboard Excelerate LNG carriers
  • Diana Shipping enters into time charter deal for vessel DANEA
  • AAPA taps Panama President at Port Person of the Year
  • Overseas Shipholding Group hit with $27 million pollution fine

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Russian mega-merger gets Kremlin green light
    POWERFUL ministry has thrown weight behind Russian shipping mega-merger of Sovcomflot and Novoship.
  • Ambitious Sovcomflot inks landmark Rosneft deal
  • Inmarsat moves for Stratos
    MARITIME satellite communications giant moves step nearer in $250m bid for leading distribution partner.
  • Maersk seeks partnership deal for Volkswerft
    DANISH giant holds talks with German yard Peene-Werft about cooperation with its own Volkswerft Stralsund.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Manpower strains 'linked to accidents'
    STAMFORD 22 March ' Statistics compiled by class society DNV reveal an increasing incidence of serious maritime accidents across several sectors, including tankers
  • Bishop blasts poaching culture
    RAMPANT poaching continues to exacerbate the growing shortfall of qualified officers, V.Ships, CEO Bob Bishop told the Connecticut Maritime Association yesterday
  • Novoship share transfer limit agreed
    LIMITS on the transfer of shares between Russia's state-controlled tanker companies Novoship and Sovcomflot have been agreed this week
  • Delhi tax savages Goa ore exports
    IRON ore exports from Goa, India, have recorded a drastic fall, following a new levy of Rs300 per tonne imposed by New Delhi
  • Traders plan legal action against strikes
  • Irish Continental in share surge
  • Hanseatic sets up on Tyneside
  • Novoship sales stir market
  • OSG confirms shuttle move
  • Sheths raise stakes at Great Eastern
  • Congress offers to fund LNG safety
  • OSG whistleblowers rewarded
  • Aboitiz rationalises routes
  • Eletson to offload Samothraki cargo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • China wants liner groups to negotiate rate changes with its shippers
    Beijing unveils new rules requiring liner conferences and discussion agreements to consult on surcharge and rate changes.
  • ILA's Bowers not ready to resign
  • Rail freight declines
  • LA-Long Beach a growing economic engine: Report
  • Port of Rotterdam braces for renewed tug strike
  • CMA CGM exec warns of more carrier mergers
  • Export ABCs: UCP 600, Pt. 2
  • IAS, Trinium form joint venture for box tracking
  • EU approves landmark air agreement with U.S.
  • Trade sues Michigan over ballast-water law
  • Hub names new CFO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Li Ka-shing: further selldown of port assets unlikely
    Tycoon Li Ka-shing said today that it is unlikely for flagship conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, the parent of Hutchison Port Holdings, to further sell down its ports and other assets.
  • UPDATE: Grand Alliance to start Asia-Black Sea Express in June
    The Grand Alliance is starting a weekly Asia'Black Sea Express (ABX) in late June, following the split between CSAV Norasia and Hapag-Lloyd on the same route.
  • ITF resolution supports FNV Bongenoten in Smit dispute
  • Modern Terminals sees profits fall 4% in 2006
  • National Container Company regains Vladivostok position with Fesco group move
  • Rotterdam Customs work-to-rule affects container shipping
  • Timeline of Betuwe line keeps on lengthening
  • COSCO Pacific to diversify terminal portfolio
  • Yang Ming to place US$900m newbuild order
  • Handling resumes at non-oil terminals of Marseilles-Fos
  • Russia revives "North-South Corridor" idea with India-Iran-Russia sea-rail proposal

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Monarch of the Fjord
    Entries are winging through the wires for TradeWinds' first maritime photography competition.
  • Morten's top ten
    CMA's 2007 Commodore takes a leaf out of David Letterman's book to list the joys of working in shipping.
  • Norway owners in the money
    The shipping industry is doing so well that in Norway, even the shipowners' lobby turned a net profit for 2006.
  • Ultrapetrol tumbles
    South American US market newcomer sees dry-dockings erode earnings but share price recovers after shaky start.
  • Lauritzen puts on brave face
    Danish bulker and gas carrier player is happy with 2006 performance, despite big drop in profit.
  • OSG whistleblowers rewarded
    12 crew to pocket $437,500 each for revealing systemic and long-running oil dumping violations on US tanker owner's vessels.
  • Samothraki awaits lightering
    Eletson sending another of its product tankers to take fuel oil cargo from vessel which grounded off Gibraltar.
  • UK holds six in February
    Five general cargoships detained last month, together with high-profile Golden Ocean bulker Golden Glory.
  • Zim picks Samho
    Israeli owner to take delivery of more 10,000-teu ships in 2010 from Korean yard.
  • Gulf Offshore inks Aker order
    Norwegian yard group at centre of share sale to build two PSVs for UK offshore player.
  • Aker Yards goes to 2%
    Norwegian shipbuilder ups ownership of its shares after exit by parent Aker.
  • Sydney Ferries in trouble again
    Australian ferry hits whale-watching ship before crashing into bridge.
  • Fire hits Color Line ferry
    No injuries reported as electronic notice board causes minor blaze between Norway and Denmark.
  • Mexican ship caught in drug bust
    Authorities hail largest maritime drugs bust in US history as 21 tons of cocaine found on vessel off Panama.
  • Russian ministries get behind merger
    Economy and transport chiefs set conditions for combination of Sovcomflot and Novoship.
  • DNV sees casualty creep
    Class society blames stress and fatigue as accident rates starting to show an upward trend again.
  • Ball gazing has MOL upbeat
    Japanese giant ups 2010 profit forecast by 10% as world trade set to take off.
  • GA eyes new trade
    The four members of the Grand Alliance have set their sites on a new Asia ' Black Sea service.
  • Euroseas snaps up fifth boxship
    Greek owner pays $19.5m for 1995-built vessel owned by Gerd Ritscher.
  • ADB to aid Colombo
    Asia Development Bank agrees 25 year loan to help upgrade facilities at Sri Lankan container port.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • China tightening liner conference rules
  • MOL sets midterm fleet, profit targets
  • Grand Alliance starting Asia/Black Sea service
  • Maersk introduces Vancouver congestion charge
  • NYK receives two 8,600-TEU ships
  • U.S. Coast Guard interdiction nets record cocaine seizure
  • Hoegh Autoliners Inc. hires new marketing VP
  • FedEx 3rd quarter earnings down 2%
  • Lufthansa Cargo's operating profit down after price-fixing settlements
  • Trucking company owner Garner dies
  • U.S. Chamber praises Chinese efforts on eve of IPR conference
  • UTi reshuffles upper management, launches five-year plan
  • GAO voices concern about U.S. food aid program
  • TSA sets TWIC prices
  • U.S. calls for global ban on commercial fishing subsidies
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • Philadelphia area businesses promoting new terminal
  • Yantian's third birth ready
  • Enterra, Holt form alliance for Philadelphia port
  • "K" Line ships to use low-sulfur fuel while docked in Pacific Northwest

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • Fire on Color Line's Peter Wessel
    Color Line car and passenger ferry the Peter Wessel was expected at Fredrikshavn late morning today after a fire in ...
  • Fatigue possible factor behind coaster collision
    The Danish Division for Investigation of Maritime Accidents and the Swedish Accident Investigation Board has jointly investigated the collision between ...
  • Reasoned opinion from EU to Estonia
    The European Commission has sent a reasoned opinion to Estonia for failure to respect EU legislation on better availability and ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 22, 2007
  • K-line joins low-sulphur bunker club
    Shipowner announcing new distillate fuel policy for US West Coast.
  • Norway declares its support for distillates
    Government ministers welcome "aggressive, long-term" solution to pollution from ships.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new staff
    Trader joining an expanding Middelfart team.
  • Mega-container ship to resume sea trials
    Problem with fuel feed was behind sea trial glitch.
  • UK consultant joins debate on market size
    Lack of consensus over bunker consumption a challenge to legislators.
  • Rotterdam market firms Thursday morning
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks at one-month high
    Build in onshore stocks fail to depress bunker prices.
  • Asian bunker prices surge
    Tight supplies in most Asian ports cause bunker prices to rise.
  • OPEC pledges sufficient supply
    Oil supplies sufficient to meet demand in an anticipated robust world economy.
  • Oil prices rise slightly
    Plunge in US stocks of gasoline pushed oil prices up slightly.

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