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May 14, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Space supply squeeze hits US exporters
    At a time when the struggling US economy needs the biggest boost it can get from booming exports, companies and agricultural producers with American goods bound for overseas can't find enough empty containers and have to wait weeks to get space on ships headed to Asia.
  • Scholarships launched in a visionary's name
    In recognition of the need to help less privileged Singaporeans upgrade themselves and the visionary spirit of the late Howe Yoon Chong, PSA International has launched a $15 million endowment fund with contributions from PSA and Temasek Holdings.
Strait Talk
  • Big issues to confront at salvage convention
    SINGAPORE seems to be having a good year for shipping conferences. The most recent, the TradeWinds 2008 Marine Risk Forum last week, attracted some big-name speakers and considerable media interest.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Space supply squeeze hits US exporters
    At a time when the struggling US economy needs the biggest boost it can get from booming exports, companies and agricultural producers with American goods bound for overseas can't find enough empty containers and have to wait weeks to get space on ships headed to Asia.
  • Scholarships launched in a visionary's name
    In recognition of the need to help less privileged Singaporeans upgrade themselves and the visionary spirit of the late Howe Yoon Chong, PSA International has launched a $15 million endowment fund with contributions from PSA and Temasek Holdings.
Strait Talk
  • Big issues to confront at salvage convention
    SINGAPORE seems to be having a good year for shipping conferences. The most recent, the TradeWinds 2008 Marine Risk Forum last week, attracted some big-name speakers and considerable media interest.

Sched Netweb site
  • Marseilles-Fos port sees first quarter throughput rise 12pc with boxes leading with 15pc growth
  • Guangzhou warehouse demand mainly from 3PL providers this year: DTZ
  • China Railway first quarter profit soars 150pc
  • WSC chief Koch takes leave to help old boss McCain until November
  • Darwin-based Perkins Shipping opens shop in Singapore
  • TNT introduces new brand in Brazil: TNT Mercurio
  • Qantas accused of shabby treatment toward price fixing executive
  • Regional airports tipped to rise with demand for more destination choice
  • Unisys to supply biometrics ID cards to Canadian airports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Hanjin Shipping expands Med coverage
  • INSA to seek reasons for curtailing classification societies
  • Clean fuel will double shipping costs-WSC
  • Box shortage forces US exporters to turn to airfreight!
  • Credit crunch rocks shipbuilding industry
  • OEL doubles capacity on Mict-Jebel Ali service
  • Mercator Lines to spend Rs 4,000 cr. to augment fleet
  • DSO invites investments from Gujarat's SMEs
  • KS-E Rly hauls 39 pc more revenue in April
  • Cargo handling facilities at new airports to be made mandatory
  • Industrial production plunges in March to 6-yr low
  • Revenue Department notifies export duty on steel products
  • Chambers' panacea for hauling up growth
  • Govt official paints rosy picture of IT sector's growth & exports
  • Pharma EPC asks for wider range of Focus Market scheme
  • States seek legal power to slap VAT on imports
  • 3 more export-related services to get tax refunds
  • $=Rs 42.05!
  • Sitting on wheat bumper harvests, Pawar rules out imports for now
  • Yen for infrastructure

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • GAC names new general manager to head logistics in Dubai
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo commences Karachi flights
  • New direct Swiss service to Shanghai
  • Tarabot bags Saudi land-bridge project
  • DHL inaugurates Panamanian hub

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Schulte slams ITF inspector
  • Bocimar sells, and orders
  • ELAA urges update of EU consortia laws
  • Attempted pirate attack in Malacca Strait

Marine Logweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Liftboat salvage starts
  • $5.8 million Navy award to BAE Ship Repair Norfolk
  • Technip wins subsea mining contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Threat of dry bulk doomsday scenario is real
    EXPERT says decreasing exports out of China would reduce demand for dry bulk imports.
  • Chinese steel and cement stems prompt Pacific upturn
  • Shipping Partners explores sale option
    COMPANY at risk of defaulting on loan covenants unless market conditions improve dramatically.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • MOL to add 53 ore carriers
    MITSUI OSK Lines announced today that it will take delivery of 53 dedicated ore carriers between now and the end of 2014.
  • Oz fines SYMS garbage ship
    UNLAWFUL disposal of garbage into Port Phillip Bay has earned the owners and master of a Chinese containership fines of over A$42,000 ($39,600) in the first such prosecution by Victoria's Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
  • US coastwise trade plummets
    THE Jones Act spot tanker market is being heavily impacted by historically high crude prices, according to US Shipping Partners chief executive Paul Gridley
  • Vessel operator fined over bunkering spill
    A February 2007 bunkering spill from a visiting bulker has earned the vessel's operator a $27,500 fine from the Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Iran, Azerbijan in maritime agreement
    IRAN and Azerbaijan have agreed to cooperate on shipping trade matters in the Caspian region
  • Chavez links up with Iran
    A NEW liner service is due to start on 16 May connecting Iran with Cuba and Venezuela.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • NY Container Terminal easing truck jam
    New York Container Terminal taking steps to ease truck congestion after exports surge by 85 percent in recent months.
  • Crew, officer shortages threaten global trade: Drewry
  • Maersk names new box ship
  • May Doha deal still possible
  • Seattle box volume off
  • ELAA supports new EU block exemption for carriers
  • APL adds Vietnam feeder
  • Lufthansa's U.S. air cargo improves by 30%
  • Australia pact for CII, UPS
  • Seattle port signs rail corridor deal with BNSF
  • Open investment urged ahead of U.S.-EU air talks

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • American Commercial meets the challenge with Q1 profit
  • Contrasting outcomes for Aus, NZ wine exports
  • Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway to free up capacity
  • IRISL starting Med ' Cuba ' Venezuela box link
  • Now, Toll buys in NZ

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Offshore tenders seek 146
    Brazil's Petrobras unveils a huge offshore vessel program worth $50bn.
  • Snohvit shuts down
    StatoilHyrdro starts the shutdown of its Barents Sea LNG export facility.
  • Venezuela to order at Viana
    Venezuelan interests in talks to book vessels from Portugal's Viana do Castelo Shipyard, including for PDVSA.
  • Ocean Heavylift settles
    Force majeure claim on the Ancora will drop the price of the ship by $17m.
  • Green goes red
    Oslo-listed reefer owner blames disappointing first quarter on rising costs and labouring spot market.
  • Aries Maritime pays up
    US-listed containership and products tanker owner returns to paying dividends after a one-quarter suspension.
  • Putin puts the boot in
    New Russian PM hits out at delayed creation of United Shipbuilding Corp and says domestic yards need to be more competitive.
  • Coscon firms foursome
    Quartet of 4,250-teu options firmed at Jiangsu New Yangzi brings Cosco Container Lines' tally to 20.
  • Three spree
    Paragon Shipping fixes panamax for three years and confirms charters for same period for two other units.
  • Japan detains 20
    Two general cargoships held in April with faults relating to oil filtering equipment.
  • Ferries grounded by truckers
    Strike over haulage rates leaves at least five vessels stuck at Piraeus on Tuesday.
  • USSP for sale?
    Jones Act owner to "explore strategic alternatives" as market slumps while it raises loan default fears.
  • Death of an industry?
    Polish yard workers bring coffin to prime minister's office to beg for help, as Gdynia buyer reportedly pulls out.
  • Petrojarl returns to red
    Oslo-listed FPSO owner's first quarter figures hit by reduced production and the slack US dollar.
  • USSP swings to loss
    US-listed tanker and tank-barge owner suffers tough first quarter, but hopes new deliveries will boost fortunes.
  • Good year for Varun
    Indian tanker and gas carrier owner's annual profit almost doubles as revenues soar.
  • Mipo scoops mystery sextet
    Hyundai Heavy Industries unit grabs $308m chemical tanker order from Europe.
  • MOL plots ore carrier frenzy
    Japanese owner will grow its dry-cargo fleet by nearly a third over the next six years with 53 new bulkers set to hit the water.
  • Hanjin confirms VLCC pair
    Order for 320,000-dwt pair at Hyundai Heavy reported in TradeWinds confirmed by Korean owner.
  • PUC toasts stellar start
    Singapore group's first quarter profit rises sharply as tugs and barges earn more.
  • Naikai Zosen soars
    Japanese yard smashes last year's result as strong second half sees profit more than double.
  • Bocimar orders dry quartet
    Belgian owner's $154m gain from selling three ships to Genco to be reinvested in Chinese capesize and post-panamax tonnage.
  • OSM fined over bunker spill
    Norwegian manager's Singapore operation has paid $27,500 after bulker leaked fuel oil in Seattle last year.
  • Forex pain for Rieber
    Weak dollar and pound hurt charter revenues at Rieber Shipping in first quarter but profit up.
  • TBS sells to buy
    US tweendecker specialist offers up to 3.4m shares worth $179.5m to boost fleet.
  • 100 orders and counting...
    Sophocles Zoullas puts a figure on the number of bulker newbuildings cancelled so far in 2008.
  • Profits up at MISC
    Shipowner's results up 13% on better performance from offshore, yard and liner segments.
  • ASL has all guns blazing
    Singapore-listed shipowner and yard group sees net profits jump by 32% in the third quarter.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • ELAA happy with European liner consortia review
  • Hanjin posts $30 million 1st quarter loss
  • Maersk yard delivers 7,000-TEU ship, group nears 2 million-TEU mark
  • MOL plans to build 53 ore ships
  • Maersk Line ending Med/Brazil loop
  • CKYH Alliance to resume Asia/U.S. East Coast link
  • CMB selling ships to Genco
  • Investor boosts stake in Horizon Lines
  • TBS plans secondary stock sale
  • TACA holds bunker, currency adjustments steady
  • General Maritime buying two Aframax tankers
  • APL, Hanjin start joint Vietnam feeder
  • Sperry Marine expands operations in China
  • Scholarship renamed for Crowley executive Simpson
  • Airbus delays A380 deliveries again
  • ABX reports strong revenue growth
  • UPS expands Arkansas facility
  • Ex-Qantas executive takes plea deal in price-fixing scheme
  • Alaska Air names new cargo VP
  • Planners: S. Calif. needs $531 billion for transport systems
  • CN announces new intermodal service
  • BNSF Railway buys site at Dallas Logistics Hub
  • Survey: More U.S. consumers to spend tax rebates on essentials
  • USDA agency proposes minimum age to transport animals
  • L.A. port releases details of access licensing scheme
  • Leading Chinese container ports volume up 28% in March

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Big contract for TTS
    TTS Ships Equipment AB in Göteborg have secured a contract worth approximately EUR 50 million for delivery of cargo access equipment to the world's largest ro-ro vessels under construction at Mitsibishi Heavy Industries in Japan. Swedish Wallenius and Norwegian ...
  • Norwegian delivery from Dockstavarvet
    Swedish yard Dockstavarvet AB has delivered one pilot boat for the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) for the pilot station in Fedje outside Bergen. LOS 116 is the first boat in a series based on an existing hull design from NCA ...
  • Alcohol caused the grounding of Wani Will
    The mate on duty on the coaster Wani Will was heavily intoxicated on the voyage on February 24, 2008, that ended just south of the breakwater at R'nne on Bornholm. The second officer on duty was tested by police shortly ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 13, 2008
  • Rosneft steps up Russian bunkering operations
    Company reveals near-term sales targets in St. Petersburg and river market prior to international market entry.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Rotterdam bunker market remains firm
  • Testing agency warns against 'listing' contaminants
    Residual bunker fuel contains 'thousands of different components', some of which could be harmful in certain conditions, says DNVPS.
  • Singapore: April bunker sales up
    Sales at fresh record high.
  • Indonesia mulls quitting OPEC 'temporarily'
    Country is no longer a net exporter of oil.
  • Singapore shipowner fined for Seattle spill
    Songa Hua crew deemed negligent during bunker loading.
  • Bunker costs may hurt Malaysian liner's results
    Expects container shipping markets to weaken further.

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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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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
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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
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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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