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November 5, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore oil and gas industry cooling off
    The offshore oil and gas market has turned from white-hot to warm over the past quarter. And as conditions get tougher, Chinese yards - many of them greenfield projects or still in the blueprint stage - will have more difficulty accessing capital, says Lloyd's Register's director for oil and gas Iain Light.
  • Asian shipyards seeking security of surety bonds
    WITH the financial crisis now reaching Asia, companies are bracing for the worst by shoring up their balance sheets and freeing up access to capital. The shipbuilding industry in Singapore and around Asia is not immune, as companies prepare for tougher times.
  • Who's to pay for smooth sailing?
    It's a big weekend for sailing, with the Melges 24 North Americans, Soling National Championships, IRC big-boat East Coast Championship and a handful of other regattas drawing racers big and small by the hundreds to the Chesapeake.
  • DryShips Q3 profit up 71% on larger fleet, higher rates
Strait Talk
  • Training is still crucial to produce qualified seafarers
    LAST week this column looked at Singapore Maritime Academy's unique and highly successful Maritime Experiential Learning (MEL). I wonder how many readers, especially those who have seen downturns before and mass layoffs in the shipping industry, thought that now is the wrong time to be encouraging young people to look at a career in the shipping industry.
Motoring
  • Technical issues, bad press hurt CNG car sales
    SLUGGISH and sometimes jerky performance seem to have driven a wedge between the Singapore car buyer and compressed natural gas (CNG), with the love affair set for a possibly unhappy ending.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore oil and gas industry cooling off
    The offshore oil and gas market has turned from white-hot to warm over the past quarter. And as conditions get tougher, Chinese yards - many of them greenfield projects or still in the blueprint stage - will have more difficulty accessing capital, says Lloyd's Register's director for oil and gas Iain Light.
  • Asian shipyards seeking security of surety bonds
    WITH the financial crisis now reaching Asia, companies are bracing for the worst by shoring up their balance sheets and freeing up access to capital. The shipbuilding industry in Singapore and around Asia is not immune, as companies prepare for tougher times.
  • Who's to pay for smooth sailing?
    It's a big weekend for sailing, with the Melges 24 North Americans, Soling National Championships, IRC big-boat East Coast Championship and a handful of other regattas drawing racers big and small by the hundreds to the Chesapeake.
  • DryShips Q3 profit up 71% on larger fleet, higher rates
Strait Talk
  • Training is still crucial to produce qualified seafarers
    LAST week this column looked at Singapore Maritime Academy's unique and highly successful Maritime Experiential Learning (MEL). I wonder how many readers, especially those who have seen downturns before and mass layoffs in the shipping industry, thought that now is the wrong time to be encouraging young people to look at a career in the shipping industry.
Motoring
  • Technical issues, bad press hurt CNG car sales
    SLUGGISH and sometimes jerky performance seem to have driven a wedge between the Singapore car buyer and compressed natural gas (CNG), with the love affair set for a possibly unhappy ending.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore oil and gas industry cooling off
    The offshore oil and gas market has turned from white-hot to warm over the past quarter. And as conditions get tougher, Chinese yards - many of them greenfield projects or still in the blueprint stage - will have more difficulty accessing capital, says Lloyd's Register's director for oil and gas Iain Light.
  • Asian shipyards seeking security of surety bonds
    WITH the financial crisis now reaching Asia, companies are bracing for the worst by shoring up their balance sheets and freeing up access to capital. The shipbuilding industry in Singapore and around Asia is not immune, as companies prepare for tougher times.
  • Who's to pay for smooth sailing?
    It's a big weekend for sailing, with the Melges 24 North Americans, Soling National Championships, IRC big-boat East Coast Championship and a handful of other regattas drawing racers big and small by the hundreds to the Chesapeake.
  • DryShips Q3 profit up 71% on larger fleet, higher rates
Strait Talk
  • Training is still crucial to produce qualified seafarers
    LAST week this column looked at Singapore Maritime Academy's unique and highly successful Maritime Experiential Learning (MEL). I wonder how many readers, especially those who have seen downturns before and mass layoffs in the shipping industry, thought that now is the wrong time to be encouraging young people to look at a career in the shipping industry.
Motoring
  • Technical issues, bad press hurt CNG car sales
    SLUGGISH and sometimes jerky performance seem to have driven a wedge between the Singapore car buyer and compressed natural gas (CNG), with the love affair set for a possibly unhappy ending.

Sched Netweb site
  • Danaos Corporation posts 10pc third quarter earnings growth
  • Seaspan shrinks loss 87pc from US$38.6 million to US$5 million
  • Search continues for missing containership crew off China
  • Shanghai bypass offered with Jiangyin service to Japan
  • Hamburg Sud christens Rio Negro in South Korea
  • Ningbo's growth beats the odds, export value tops US$50 billion
  • ER Schiffahrt names last of five 4,300-TEU newbuildings
  • Eleven killed in Chongqing container crane accident
  • Submit costs before rate hike, regulator tells Nehru port
  • CEVA posts revenue rise of 76pc in second quarter
  • US truck index falls, signs worsening, says ATA
  • Two major food retailers make positive shift to airfreight
  • Boeing sees mega sales as China quadruples freighter numbers over 20 years
  • Doom and gloom forecast for Asia commercial aviation

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Garware Offshore books 4,500-DWT vessel from Norway
  • GPPL earmarks Rs 260 cr. more to improve Port accessibility
  • MoS asks IPA to prepare data on Port land management patterns
  • ABGKCTL adding muscle to cargo handling power
  • Kandla Port Trust observing Vigilance Awareness Week
  • Europe coming out with its version of cargo manifest rule
  • Govt to set up high-level committee to address industry's problems
  • Export duty on steel products, pig iron scrapped
  • India, China to become economic powerhouses, avers media tycoon
  • Fieo open house with Customs tomorrow
  • IFFCO Kandla marks it with zeal & fervour

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • Karl Nutzinger joins Schenker's board of management
  • MOL on its own to east coast South America, PIL joins "K" Line
  • Gulf Air increases Paris flights
  • New pallets from W'rth Logistics
  • DSV reports record turnover for first nine months
  • Pack & Move in Basel, 18-21 November
  • Air Cargo Forum opening today in KL

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • Singapore company replaces Ship Finance in SCAN deal.
  • Hamworthy buys Polish naval architect
  • Vale books capesize at $15,500 and $25,000 a day
  • Deep Sea's earnings rise
  • Lukoil takes Asia's first two icebreakers

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • U.S. Shipping Partners to seek OTC listing
  • Genco cancels six-ship newbuild acquisition
  • Bourbon in contact with Sagitta officers
  • CIMC takes stake in Yantai Raffles
  • Rowan puts LeTourneau sale on hold

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • UK Club hits owners with $200m top-up call
    NEGATIVE investment returns and escalating claims force UK P&I Club to call for top-up payments.
  • UK Club sets the trend in debt market initiative
  • More bankruptcies round the corner, warns DVB
    BIG names in drybulk and container trades face collapse, claims Dagfinn Lunde, DVB Bank's head of shipping.
  • Intercargo calls for consistency in port state checks
    STUDY by association reveals more deficiencies are recorded in China than in the US.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • Obama captures White House
    DEMOCRAT Barack Obama captured the White House on Tuesday defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black U.S. President
  • Shipping bank asks German bail-out
    GERMANY's HSH Nordbank, the world's largest shipping bank, has applied for a guarantee from the German government's bail-out fund
  • Coast Guard stresses safe tows
    US COAST Guard patrols in the Gulf of Mexico and on major rivers are mounting a large operation to ensure that towing vessels are properly manned and that crews are properly licensed
  • Direct China-Taiwan shipping agreed
    CHINA and Taiwan signed landmark agreements today that would permit direct shipping links, a long-standing demand by businesses in both countries

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • Mob figure accused of ILA extortion
    Feds charge imprisoned Mafia figure with conspiracy, extortion of New Jersey waterfront union local.
  • Horizon Lines downgraded
  • "K" Line, PIL team up on Asia-S. America service
  • Ports America moves chairman Tilden to board
  • Prince Rupert TEUs up
  • Record Expeditors' profit
  • NAM eyes Doha access
  • Taiwan, China to expand direct shipping links
  • Dockers' pact clears way for French port privatization
  • DP World volumes gain
  • LA-Long Beach to begin collecting truck fee Nov. 17

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • MSC Napoli inquiry: grounding 'least worst option'
  • Hamburg Sud receives third Monte-class
  • MOL to go independent on FE/ECSA trade
  • Prince Rupert box traffic accelerates
  • PIL forges deal with K Line on Asia/Latin America route

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • Genco ditches buy
    In "difficult market environment", Peter Georgiopoulos' bulker owner cancels deal to buy six newbuildings.
  • Administration
    Arvid Tage-led Britannia Bulk enters administration after asset sale falls through.
  • Stocks win votes
    US shipping and offshore stocks hitch a ride on an Election Day market rally.
  • UK asks for more
    Leading P&I mutual confirms $133m refinancing cash call with maybe another $70m demand in the pipeline.
  • Seaboard net falls
    US containership, ro-ro and tweendecker operator sees profits drop as fuel costs cancel out higher revenues.
  • NYSE cuts another
    US Shipping Partners is seeking an over-the-counter listing after the New York Stock Exchange suspends trading.
  • SSM sets 17.5%
    Steamship Mutual confirms a hefty general increase in P&I premiums with deductibles also facing a hike.
  • Spot roulette
    Offshore shipowners gambled and won in October as average AHTS spot rates reached an all time high.
  • BNP man in Free
    Global shipping head at BNP Paribas takes independent board post at US-listed bulker owner FreeSeas.
  • Bank axes desk
    Irish bank AIB closes two-man shipping desk but will continue to do deals on case-by-case basis.
  • Cash call day
    UK Club breaks silence to ask members to dip into pockets for $130m call but sugars the medicine with 12.5% general increase.
  • Yard warning
    Havyard Solstrand's future remains uncertain amid warning of other shipyards in peril.
  • Dredger doubles
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock sees profits surge on rising revenues but misses Wall Street expectations.
  • Hemas buys
    Sri Lankan conglomerate snaps up 17% stake in country's biggest shipowner Mercantile to move into shipping.
  • Buy Genmar
    Nordea says tanker owner's stock should be acquired after recent falls, as aframax earnings continue to be "decent".
  • Vale scales back
    Brazilian miner closes operations and slashes iron ore production in face of slumping steel demand.
  • Engineer faces jail
    Croat on Swedish reefer caught in "magic pipe" case in US pleads guilty, as does owner.
  • Domestic bliss
    South Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean signs $150m iron ore contract with compatriot logistics player to secure stable profit.
  • Tanker tie-up
    MOL to work more closely with subsidiary Tokyo Marine in burgeoning chemical trades.
  • Scan responds
    Norwegian offshore player completes sale-and-leaseback of seismic three-some after tearing up a similar deal with John Fredriksen.
  • Samskip chops
    Economic crisis leads Icelandic line to cut one ship from European trades and drop Reykjavik call.
  • SembCorp storms
    Offshore shipbuilder sees third quarter profit jump 74% as margins widen.
  • Daiichi doubt
    Japanese bulker owner posts higher first half profit but expects loss for rest of year as markets collapse.
  • Direct deal
    China and Taiwan to exempt shipowners from income tax when carrying cargo directly across Taiwan Strait.
  • HMM in the red
    Containership and tanker owner makes third quarter net loss on weaker Korean won, but operating profit doubles.
  • Shinwa pulls back
    Japanese tanker and bulker outfit sets full-year sights lower but second quarter profit up.
  • Iraqi yard plan
    Iraq's government pledges to construct $850m facility to build and repair ships at Khor al-Zubeir.
  • Stena shifts
    Swedish owner's plans for a new $110m ferry terminal in south-west Scotland should be lodged this month.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
  • MOL withdraws from European liner group
  • Idle ship capacity thought to be at 150,000-TEU level and growing
  • MOL links tanker business with Tokyo Marine
  • Danaos reports increase in earnings
  • SeaBridge sees Dec. 1 start-up for Gulf cargo service
  • Moody's downgrades Horizon Lines
  • Boeing: Air cargo will recover over long term
  • Cathay's Tyler says Hong Kong runway capacity running out
  • UPS, ANA eye partnership to ease pressure from slowing demand
  • Martinair launches OAG freight product, expands OAG to India
  • Horizon Air raises single item weight limit for some destinations
  • Con-way Freight streamlines terminal network
  • SGS changes name to CEVA Ground
  • New WCO chief outlines priorities
  • NIT League urges infrastructure funding in stimulus package

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
  • New Fredericia-Moss ro-ro service
    Seatruck Ferries Ltd and Fredericia Shipping A/S will jointly start a new ro-ro service between Fredericia and Moss. As of January 1, 2009, Seatruck Ferries will offer three weekly sailings in each direction with the ro-ro ferry ...
  • Bad times for shipbreaking industry in Alang
    The Indian shipbreaking industry in Alang has been badly impacted by a strengthening of the US dollar against the rupee and a fall in steel scrap prices. According to information from ship breakers, the industry is going through its 'worst ...
  • Major shipping associations in open letter
    The international shipping associations BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko, InterManager and ITF have sent an open letter to all governments urging them to take action against piracy in the Gulf of Aden. "The undersigned call upon all governments, individually, and collectively ...

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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
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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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