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March 13, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Freight futures sizzle as banks, funds tap growth
    Freight futures more than doubled last year on record prices to ship commodities and could grow another 20 per cent this year as more banks and hedge funds, stung by the credit crisis, fish for profits.
  • Demand to keep dry bulk rates firm
    Port congestion and strong demand from China and India should help dry bulk shipping rates stay strong throughout 2008, the top executive of dry bulk shipper Star Bulk Carriers Corp said on Tuesday.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy aims to double shipbuilding profit
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan's third-largest shipyard, aims to more than double earnings from its shipbuilding operations next fiscal year, helped by demand for vessels to carry goods to and from China.
  • Tanker leaks oil after collision off S Korea
  • Bookings may halt slide in Persian Gulf tanker rates

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to offer three Asia-Middle East services from April
  • Hamburg handles 9.9 million TEU, up 11.6pc after Elbe dredging
  • Lemissoler plans to buy eight box ships to increase fleet to 13
  • Nacala port in Mozambique to build container terminal
  • Georgia Ports Authority finishes TWIC security enrolment process
  • US railway lowers container rate for wheat, soybeans, corn, beans
  • CargoGulf sets up first UK office after operating through agency networks
  • Chengdu Air Logistics Park to open inspection centre
  • WFS names new senior VP for North America cargo operations
  • CAAS expansion of Singapore's Budget Terminal will double capacity
  • Despite global airfreight wobbles, Boeing bullish on growth

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Power-packed multimodal logistics conference in Delhi next month
  • Maersk Line upgrades MECL2 service
  • EEPC expecting a 'fair' deal in St Petersburg
  • China replaces US as India's largest trading partner
  • Rubber exports catapult by 1,500 pc!
  • Shipping Secy makes maiden call at Vizag Port!
  • GMB issues LoIs to L&T to develop Sutrapada, & to IL&FS for Khambhat port
  • Tuticorin Port on verge of crossing fiscal handling target of 20.38 m tonnes
  • Transcare zeroes in on Vallarpadam for distribution park site
  • Jet inks deal with Rutges Cargo to handle European road freight
  • GAC India opens 3PL facility at Bhiwandi
  • Forex reserves cross $ 300-bn mark
  • Need to step up trade & investment with UK stressed
  • Nath hints at relief for exporters in FTP review
  • List of sensitive commodities for exchange with Japan getting ready
  • DEPB scheme's extension awaits govt's word

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • EGSAC appoints new president
  • Maersk upgrades Middle East-US east coast service
  • AF-KLM offer for Alitalia is on the table
  • Trans-Eurasia Logistics launched
  • DSV reports good financial year 2007

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • ABS, PRS in co-op deal
  • UK goes ahead with "non-dom" taxes
  • UK's U-turn on tonnage tax
  • "K" Line boost Asia-S America services

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Canadian TSB issues final Queen of the North report
  • California to again enforce auxiliary engine reg
  • ABS and Polish Register to cooperate

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Port of Seattle net income jumps 66 percent during 2007
  • NAFTA trading partners report gains during year
  • Mitsui to begin marketing large range product tankers
  • Horizon Lines introducing fuel cost recovery programs
  • Orient Overseas reports increase in profits for 2007

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Darling delivers non-dom tax blow
    UK chancellor Alistair Darling's budget announcement will see many shipowners lose their tax-free status.
  • Budget boost to North Sea industry
  • ABS teams up with Polish Register of Shipping
    DUAL classification and co-operation in specific research will be important features of the liaison.
  • Cruise sector will survive economic slump
    INDUSTRY in good shape to weather downturn despite gloomy forecasts, say Seatrade conference speakers.
  • Coal buckets and spades
    THE coal industry is not given the importance it deserves in Colombia.
  • Anticipating French force
    IT does not bode well for the coming year, with the expectation of a lot more industrial aggravation in the French workforce.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • London howls after tax disaster
    London's status as an international maritime centre has been caused "huge damage" by today's changes to the UK's non-domiciled resident tax regime
  • Spanish arrest Ukrainian vessel
    THE Ukrainian vessel Newfane has been arrested in the Spanish port of Castellon following ITF action on unpaid crew
  • South China Sea dispute looms
    A violent confrontation in the South China Sea over the mineral-rich Spratly islands can be avoided if all the parties commit themselves to a diplomatic solution
  • US warns on climate change
    MORE hurricanes, melting ice caps, torrential rains and rising sea levels are in store for the ocean transportation sector, according to a study released yesterday by a blue ribbon committee
  • Melchiors forced out of Bimco
    BIMCO's secretary general Carsten Melchiors has been forced out of his job as the head of the world's largest shipping association following boardroom disagreements
  • Credit crunch hits newbuilds
  • Vessel seized after onboard dispute
  • Ore surge will prevent bulker glut
  • US law covers foreign deals
  • EC criminalises small spills
  • Cruising newbuild costs skyrocket
  • New private equity cruise model?
  • HMM eyeing Middle East market
  • Gales hit UK ports
  • RCCL settles surcharge probe

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Ports press FMC to approve truck pact
    LA, Long Beach want the agency to allow their clean-trucks plan to take effect, despite opposition by the ATA.
  • Oakland port mulls truck plan
  • ILWU slates stop-work meetings for May1
  • NY-NJ terminals plan March 17 holiday hours
  • "K" Line, MOL upgrade Asia-Mexico-S. America
  • UPS targets international markets for growth
  • Bill tightens Washington state port contracting
  • Bush: Pass Colombia pact
  • MSC opens service to New Orleans-S. America
  • Lufthansa ups cargo profit
  • Record growth for China foreign exchange reserves

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • CSAV signs up for eAutoFresh
  • NYK Logistics splits Europe into two regions
  • Ex-US president's wife names Texas in Shanghai
  • AWATA announces GRI
  • Feisty 'Johanna' has a sting in her tail

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • MOL withdraws from LR1
    Japanese owner pulls seven long-range products tankers out of Torm-run pool.
  • Tsakos aims for resales
    Tanker owner's chief executive says the company is poised to take advantage of bargain newbuilding resales when financing falls through.
  • Sinotrans soars
    Chinese owner boosted by bulkers in 2007, but tankers make a loss.
  • London braced for exodus
    World's leading maritime centre set to be knocked off its perch after chancellor confirms crack down on non-doms.
  • Hellenic: licensed to hunt
    Greek owner's boss Fotini Karamanlis lines up finance to add at least one more bulker to fleet.
  • ITF blasts ship held in Spain
    Single pineapple found in one store room of Ukrainian vessel with crew demanding food, water and back wages.
  • London, a Darling no more?
    George Voulgarakis steps up the fight to attract UK-based owners to Greece as Chancellor prepares to deliver budget.
  • Neuberger slice shrinking
    Even as investment company Neuberger Berman has taken up a big stake in spin-off Navios Maritime partners, it has shed its share of the parent to below 5%.
  • Tanker leaks off S Korea
    Attempts to contain quantity of diesel oil which leaked from damaged tanker after collision with fishing vessel.
  • Suez revenue keeps flowing
    Canal income up by a quarter during February to build on bumper 2007 performance.
  • ABS brings PRS in from the cold
    US class society teams up with non-IACS Polish Register for dual services.
  • Three workers die at Subic yard
    Two men killed by falling crane while another falls from roof at Hanjin's Philippines facility.
  • Glass full at Bourbon
    Vintage year for French offshore and bulker outfit as both annual sales and profit keep spirits high.
  • SBM strong across the board
    Didier Keller-led offshore player sees profits rise by over 20% following long-term contract renewals.
  • Gains lift PSA results
    Asset disposals propel Singapore terminal operator to near 60% increase in full year profits.
  • Hellenic hails 2007 profit
    Greek bulker owner improves earnings in strong market, and will add two more ships this spring.
  • K Line adds New Andes loop
    Japanese liner operator to introduce second loop on services between Asia and South America.
  • Star fixes Sigma
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Star Bulk Carriers secures another three years of employment for capesize.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Maersk changing MECL2 loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd reducing staff at some locations
  • BIMCO says goodbye to Melchiors, hello again to Skaanild
  • MOL, "K" Line boosting Asia/South America capacity
  • Shipper, carriers in scrape over scrap shipment
  • ABS signs cooperative agreement with Polish Register
  • Barbara Bush names boxship for OOCL in Shanghai
  • Airbus delivers third A380 to Singapore Airlines for London service
  • FMCSA oversight of Mexican truck pilot questioned
  • Con-way limits LTL fleet to 62 mph
  • Women In Trucking reaches membership target on anniversary
  • Census ramps up for "imminent" mandatory AES rule
  • BIS reports no slowdown in voluntary self-disclosures
  • Agility names Gagne Greater China CEO, restructures Asia Pacific
  • NYK to restructure European logistics business
  • USTDA grants funds for Mongolian coal rail line study
  • Nippon Express offers door-to-door service from Asia to India
  • FMC reviews 23 OTI licenses
  • PSA looking at stake in India's Kandla Port
  • BMW expansion expected to benefit Port of Charleston

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • DFDS with much higher profit
    DFDS continues its expansion plan launched last year and with five divisions in the market. The revenue grew by 10 per cent in 2007 to a total of DKK 8.3 billion. Pre-tax profit reached DKK 526 million, an ...
  • BIMCO sacks the Secretary General
    On Tuesday, Bimco announced a change at the Secretary General post, when the former Secretary General Torben C. Skaanild took up the position after Carsten Melchiors. In a statement, Bimco said that Melchiors was "released with immediate effect" by the ...
  • StatoilHydro charters four new vessels
    StatoilHydro has signed contracts for four new vessels aimed for the Norwegian continental shelf. The value of the contracts, including options, is almost NOK 3 billion. Two of the vessels will be delivered by Remøy Shipping and the other two ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2008
  • Chemoil opens for business in Fujairah
    Supplier is taking bunker orders, extending its global reach.
  • Turkish refinery to cut fuel oil output
    Players say it is not the refiner's intention to leave Istanbul market 'short'
  • Fuel 'huge issue' for cruise lines
    Bunker issues affecting cruise industry in 'staggering ways'.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • Chinese oil port could be operating this year
    New Tianjin facility to focus on servicing Sinopec projects and regional refineries.
  • Asian bunker markets extremely volatile
    Bunker prices in Singapore show wide fluctuations.
  • Horizon unveils fuel savings scheme
    Horizon Lines promoting fuel efficiency to combat rising bunker costs.
  • Another spill hits S Korea
    Over 40 mt of fuel leaks after collision between a tanker and a cargo ship.
  • Philippine supplier wants larger market share
    Marine Fuels Philippines to grow its fleet of bunker tankers.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
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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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