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January 24, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Fleet growth at current pace 'can't continue indefinitely'
    A global shipping industry veteran has warned that fleet growth cannot go on indefinitely at the pace seen in the last few years, and that it is going to be rather painful for the industry when trade with China and India slows down.
  • Kidnappers seize 24 Filipino sailors in Niger Delta
    NIGERIAN kidnappers seized all 24 Filipino crewmen on board a vessel owned by Seereederei Baco-Liner GmbH in the Niger Delta on Saturday, the Philippine Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
  • Shanghai Port posts 2.95b yuan profit
    SHANGHAI International Port Co, operator of China's busiest container port, said it made a profit of 2.95 billion yuan last year, as the country's rising trade boosted sea cargo demand.
  • S'pore hosts ARF security shore exercise
  • NOL to upgrade Vietnam container terminal
Strait Talk
  • Out of trouble's way: a week in the life of a salvage tug
    LOOKING up from a stationary vessel to see the world's largest container ship bearing down at about three miles was just one of several memorable images of a few days last week spent on the salvage tug Anglian Monarch.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Fleet growth at current pace 'can't continue indefinitely'
    A global shipping industry veteran has warned that fleet growth cannot go on indefinitely at the pace seen in the last few years, and that it is going to be rather painful for the industry when trade with China and India slows down.
  • Kidnappers seize 24 Filipino sailors in Niger Delta
    NIGERIAN kidnappers seized all 24 Filipino crewmen on board a vessel owned by Seereederei Baco-Liner GmbH in the Niger Delta on Saturday, the Philippine Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
  • Shanghai Port posts 2.95b yuan profit
    SHANGHAI International Port Co, operator of China's busiest container port, said it made a profit of 2.95 billion yuan last year, as the country's rising trade boosted sea cargo demand.
  • S'pore hosts ARF security shore exercise
  • NOL to upgrade Vietnam container terminal
Strait Talk
  • Out of trouble's way: a week in the life of a salvage tug
    LOOKING up from a stationary vessel to see the world's largest container ship bearing down at about three miles was just one of several memorable images of a few days last week spent on the salvage tug Anglian Monarch.

Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore holds lead as world's No 1 container port
  • Shanghai's foreign trade value rises 22pc in 2006
  • Container throughput at LA-Long Beach up 11pc in 2006
  • Cosco Logistics to open Keelung office
  • Horizon Lines uses cargo tracking technology to monitor boxes
  • Safmarine adds to Far East, S America, S Africa services
  • Luanda port gets boxed in as congestion worsens
  • Continental Airlines back in the black in 2006
  • Dragonair starts Hong Kong-Busan scheduled service
  • US Transport Security chief protests bill to screen all bellyhold cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipowners hope to continue operating single hull tankers beyond 2010
  • Cargoplan International appointed Davies Turner's partner for India seafreight ops
  • GCL transports Nepal peace force gear to Beirut via Kolkata Port
  • GAC India Logistics rocks with Australian band
  • Export of skimmed milk powder may be banned
  • Tirupur knitting up Rs 11,000 cr. of exports
  • Gopalpur port to be developed into all-weather facility
  • Reliance Cap picks up 31 pc stake in BLR India
  • Customs duty on raw materials & capital goods slashed
  • PM & FM agree on need to cut corporate tax & I-T
  • US visas accessible for investors-Phulwani

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Mediterranean Shipping Co (USA) announces key executive promotions
  • TUI/Hapag-Lloyd take-over rumours going on
  • BA World Cargo expands shorthaul freighter programme
  • Port of Cologne still growing
  • DHL to invest USD 35 million in Hong Kong

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • MSC Napoli debunkering starts
  • Violent attacks in Congo, Nigeria
  • Only 25 states volunteer for IMO audit
  • K Line coal carrier first of class

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Salvage cost could hit $20m
    SALVING the MSC Napoli could cost $15 to $20m should the vessel break up, according to salvage experts.
  • Fatigue problem avoidable, says DNV
  • Lack of solid policies threaten British fleet
    DRAMATIC revival of UK fleet can only be sustained if the British government maintains constructive shipping policies.
  • Napoli hailed as 'model' for places of refuge directive
    MSC Napoli is the perfect example of the need for the European Commission's proposed directive on places of refuge.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Bulker aground off Cadiz
    SPANISH maritime authorities are to make a second attempt to refloat the Bahamas-flagged bulker Ocean Globe, which ran aground last night off Cadiz
  • Teekay, Marubeni in CNG alliance
    TEEKAY Shipping and Marubeni Corp are to form a strategic alliance with Sea NG to develop a system for transporting compressed natural gas
  • BC Ferries given food for thought
    THE report into the sinking of BC Ferries Queen of the North last March has described relations between the operation and the seafarer union as dysfunctional
  • Russia state auditor blasts Total
    FRENCH oil company Total has been accused of serious environmental violations and costly damage at its Russian Arctic project, Kharyaga
  • Cruise braces for new disability rules
  • Irish Ferries buys Kronprins Harald
  • Cracked bulker calls at Honolulu
  • Long Beach LNG terminal plan killed
  • CMA CGM to rejoin TSA
  • Star Cruises gambles on Macau
  • Smit begins salvage work on Napoli
  • SNCM, CMN close to Corsica reconcilation
  • Buenaventura bombing kills six
  • Owners seek enviro-subsidies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • BNSF profit gains, railroad to spend millions to speed up intermodal trains
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe boosts fourth quarter profit by 21%; budgets $750 million for track upgrades and expansion of intermodal hubs.
  • Salvage of MSC Napoli could take a year
  • Record revenue for Canadian National
  • NY-NJ port sets rail mark
  • Matson cuts fuel charge
  • Crowley adds Virgin Islands ship
  • Export ABCs: UCP 600
  • Piracy down 3rd year in row: IMB report
  • New Mideast-S. America service planned by CMA CGM
  • India motor carriers call off planned strike
  • Vietnam box hub to expand
  • Dubai plans business hubs

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Heavy weather leaves Deltaport counting the grounded boxes
    Bad weather marked by violent winds in the past few weeks has left nearly 7,000 containers stranded on the docks of Deltaport, Vancouver's biggest box facility.
  • Interview: Pacific Shipping Trust to spend US$1bn on three-year ship acquisition spree
    Pacific Shipping Trust will invest US$1bn to buy ships in the coming three years, which implies an investment of US$300m a year, says its trustee-manager PST Management.
  • Fuel pumping work to start on MSC Napoli tanks
  • UK ports await news on infrastructure funding
  • Berlin and Brussels negotiate over Maut compensation for German truckers
  • Fire and rain hit Australian freight services
  • Pyeongtaek to open two new berths this year
  • APM Terminals to extend Pipavav facility
  • Pacific Shipping Trust achieves an annual yield of 9.17%
  • Longer quay for VICT will increase handling capacity
  • Samudera Indonesia to buy two new containerships
  • Colombian port in US$150m tooling up exercise to handle regional cargo
  • Thailand expects 10-12.5% export growth for 2007
  • Santos port authority accused of manipulating water-depth statistics

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Eimskip falls to annual loss
    Expanding Icelandic boxship and reefer owner pushed into the red by higher costs.
  • Offen ship grounds in France
    Maersk-chartered container ship re-floated after running aground in port of Le Havre
  • Teekay in CNG alliance
    Top tanker owner to help develop gas pipeline aboard ship project.
  • Maersk ups ante at Pipavav
    Danish shipping group planning another berth at expanding Indian box terminal.
  • Ship blaze off Japan
    Ten Chinese crew members plucked from burning vessel off Japan's southeast coast.
  • CMA CGM: 'No link to previous grounding'
    Previous charterer of vessel listing off UK coast denies any link to 2001 incident which required extensive repair work.
  • Wang plots huge expansion
    Seaspan boss wants to add 15 containerships a year to more than double the fleet by 2012.
  • Another bulker aground
    Salvors battle to prevent bunker spill from Fidakis handymax off Cadiz.
  • Star goes into orbit
    Shares soar almost 50% as Stanley Ho takes a gamble on Asian cruise line.
  • Cosco ship holed off Hawaii
    Gash below waterline sees 30-year-old Chinese vessel pulled into Honolulu for repairs.
  • DPS wins tanker deal
    Indonesian yard receives vote of confidence from Prestige Marine of Singapore.
  • Strait Shipping extends reach
    New Zealand owner adding Napier to coastal run for its Kent ro-ro.
  • More growth for ABG
    Indian shipbuilder continues to hike earnings in third quarter as orders roll in.
  • ICG buys Color Line ferry
    Norwegian owner sells 31,914-gt unit to Irish Continental Group to replace Normandy on Ireland-France route.
  • Varun profit shrinks
    Third quarter drop in earnings on lower revenue for Indian gas carrier and tanker player.
  • Rousse workers on strike
    Bulgarian shipbuilder operating without 100 of 1,000 staff this week in pay protest.
  • Wartsila inks HHI LNG pact
    Finnish group to make dual-fuel engines for gas carriers through new Korean joint venture.
  • Genco getting younger
    US-listed bulker owner confirms sale of oldest vessel in fleet at 'favourable price'.
  • Bibby adds Mira
    UK owner expands European operations with general cargoship from Germany's Rohden.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Maersk cutting transpacific loop
  • CMA CGM rejoins TSA
  • "MSC Napoli" container looting continues
  • CMA CGM: "MSC Napoli" sold in perfect state
  • BIMCO wants EU coastal states more active with shipping improvements
  • Zim, Emirates add ship to Asia/U.S. Gulf and East Coast loop
  • CMA CGM to link Brazil, Middle East, India and South Africa
  • ISU hopes to present spill risk reduction plan to Borg
  • Pirate attacks wane near Malacca Straits
  • Crowley makes peak season U.S./Virgin Islands loop permanent
  • Matson decreases fuel surcharge
  • E.R. Schiffahrt names 2,824-TEU ship
  • Hyundai joins INTTRA
  • CORRECTION: Taxi-style licensing system advocated for port trucking
  • Macquarie executive moves to DOT
  • U.S. drops Bulgaria, Romania from GSP
  • Indian customs duties cut on several products
  • Hutchinson veers back to Venable
  • Davies Turner selects Cargoplan as U.K./India ocean freight agent
  • FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications
  • Vietnam International Container Terminals expanding
  • Virginia begins berth expansion

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • Ulstein to build big well intervention vessel
    Ulstein Verft is to build a big well intervention vessel for USD 135 million (NOK 875 million) to be delivered ...
  • Bergen biggest in shipping in Scandinavia
    No other city in Scandinavia has more merchant vessels than Bergen, 525 ships aggregating 5.3 million grt. In fact, the ...
  • Wärtsilä and Hyundai to form joint venture
    Wärtsilä Corporation and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd intend to establish an equally owned joint venture Wärtsilä Hyundai Engine Company ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 23, 2007
  • New MD for Bomin Bunker
    Management changes at Singapore branch of Bominflot Group.
  • Reports: Wrist Group on cusp of sale
    After 3 years on the market, O.W. Bunker parent company may be close to sale.
  • Tanks intact on beached vessel
    Oil leak from MSC Napoli has been limited so far but fears persist for further damage.
  • Gloomy outlook for S Korean shippers
    While some are upbeat, shipowners predicting weaker freight rates and high fuel costs will continue in 2007.
  • Rotterdam market firm Tuesday morning
  • Matson lowers bunker surcharge
    Falling bunker prices lead to 1.25% downward adjustment of surcharge.
  • Pirate attacks fall in Malacca Strait
    Improved security in the Malacca Strait has resulted in less piracy attacks in 2006.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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