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January 16, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oil spill feared as ship sinks off English coast
    A large cargo vessel carrying 5,300 tonnes of timber has sunk in heavy seas in the English Channel, raising the spectre of a significant oil spill.
  • Hyundai Merchant to hike capacity to Europe
    Hyundai Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-biggest shipping line, said it will start using the country's largest container vessel to meet growing trade demand between Asia and Europe.
  • Bulk freight costs may fall a seventh week
    Shipping costs for iron ore, coal and other commodities may extend declines for a seventh week on concern slowing economic growth may reduce demand for transport.
  • Fee on cargo boxes at ports in LA area to raise US$1.4b
  • New Viet seaport by 2020
Strait Talk
  • Still a cyclical business, for sure
    THE extent to which the US sub-prime debt crisis will have an effect on shipping will probably not become clear for some time.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oil spill feared as ship sinks off English coast
    A large cargo vessel carrying 5,300 tonnes of timber has sunk in heavy seas in the English Channel, raising the spectre of a significant oil spill.
  • Hyundai Merchant to hike capacity to Europe
    Hyundai Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-biggest shipping line, said it will start using the country's largest container vessel to meet growing trade demand between Asia and Europe.
  • Bulk freight costs may fall a seventh week
    Shipping costs for iron ore, coal and other commodities may extend declines for a seventh week on concern slowing economic growth may reduce demand for transport.
  • Fee on cargo boxes at ports in LA area to raise US$1.4b
  • New Viet seaport by 2020
Strait Talk
  • Still a cyclical business, for sure
    THE extent to which the US sub-prime debt crisis will have an effect on shipping will probably not become clear for some time.

Sched Netweb site
  • China ports post 20pc increase in container volume in 2007
  • LA-Long Beach harbours add new US$15 per TEU to $35 box tax
  • Guangzhou volume exceeds 9.2 million TEU in 2007
  • Shanghai's trade value up 21pc to US$521 billion in 2007
  • Shenzhen Dachan Bay Terminal One welcomes first call
  • Tianjin Port cooperates with Inner Mongolian Baotou city to boost trade
  • Malaysia's PTP posts 14.5pc increase in TEU volume in 2007
  • Indian high court ruling puts DP World's Mundra terminal control at risk
  • Danaos redeploys 3,100-TEU YM Milano on three-year charter
  • Shanghai to drive All Nippon Airways cargo growth
  • Globe Air Cargo acts for Royal Jordanian as GSA in France
  • TIACA to hold World Cargo Forum in Atlanta in 2012

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Baltic dry freight index tumbles
  • Industry rubs in need for duty-free import of natural rubber
  • $ 640-m Exim Bank credit for Ethiopian sugar industry
  • India, Oman discuss areas for $ 100-m fund investment
  • Polish Minister keen to diversify trade ties with India
  • DB AG to help Railways develop state-of-art freight centres
  • MMTC invites EoIs for warehousing & logistics solutions
  • Scope of rail wagon investment scheme likely to be expanded
  • A journey into the future!
  • Royal Freight Forwarders becomes 1st to get off mark at ICD-Raipur
  • Air India Cargo hoists radar to scan new horizons
  • Invoicing in Re. may be made mandatory
  • EEPC awards function today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Thomas E. Kern takes over pilot seat at Zurich airport
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line to continue ASAS/NGX service
  • Swiss increases flights from Euroairport
  • Kombiverkehr transported over 1,000,000 truck consignments in one year
  • Courcan Cargo renamed Broekman Logistics India Pvt Ltd
  • Interlaken Maritime Freight Seminar, 23-25 January 2008, Switzerland

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Heavy weather dangers
  • Mitropoulos beats drum for flag state audit
  • Ice Prince sinks
  • Rickmers buys into Genoa terminal

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Great Offshore bids for control of overseas company
  • BAE Systems to modernize guided missile cruiser
  • Rolls-Royce evaluates nickel boron coatings

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • IMO panel report sees big role for distillates
    EXPERT panel study says use of distillates can deliver big reductions in SOx and PM emissions with little impact on CO2 production.
  • Bunker association clears the air
  • Asian shipping stocks take a beating
    HONG KONG-listed maritime shares hardest hit as fears grow over impact of US recession.
  • Erika defendants to learn fate tomorrow
    PARIS court judge to deliver verdict on those charged with responsibility for tanker's sinking.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Operators turn backs on Nigeria
    MAERSK Line is pulling all its ship calls at Onne, and Bourbon suspends all activity in the Bonny area, in the face of sustained regional violence and militancy
  • Ship prices to rise in 2008
    KUALA LUMPUR 15 January ' SHIP prices will rise in 2008, said a Citi Investment Research study
  • Illegal log shipment left at Nacala
    A SHIPMENT comprising 750 containers full of logs bound for China has seemingly been abandoned at Nacala port in Mozambique
  • More booking slots for Panama Canal
    THE Panama Canal Authority will offer two additional booking slots to vessels of 28m beam or more for reservations made between 365 and 22 days prior to transit
  • Bangla box boat buy blocked
  • Swansea-Cork ferry to be revived
  • Big rise in Chinese coal imports
  • Bigger not better says APL
  • LNG boost for Repsol in Peru
  • Cruising confronts consumer pain
  • Container rates 'must rise'
  • Labroy to de-list and join DDW fold
  • Novel craft is 'ferry to nowhere'
  • Bondar to head IMarEST Australasia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • LA, Long Beach ports approve new fee
    Commissioners from both ports in a joint session unanimously approve a new container fee that is expected to raise $1.4 billion over the next few years.
  • Commission calls for overhaul of U.S. transportation spending
  • Clinton, Obama back plan for employee harbor truckers
  • Decline seen for U.S. imports
  • Shippers file anti-trust suit against forwarders
  • NYK buys U.S. forwarder
  • Export ABCs: Incoterms revision
  • U.S. delays EU GMO complaint
  • BBC Andino Express hikes rates
  • France to privatize stevedoring
  • Bulker sinks off England

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Maersk add direct Hamburg call to Morocco service
  • Schoeller renewing AAL fleet
  • Hapag-Lloyd 'for sale' rumours denied by TUI
  • Court throws out Melbourne dredging challenge
  • Vancouver sets new box record

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Prestige wreck 'stable'
    In its final report on the shipwreck of the Prestige, Repsol says the 13 litres of fuel leaking from the ship each day is not an environmental hazard.
  • Bulker demand to grow
    Despite recent declines in the Baltic Dry Index, a panel of US analysts sees 6% to 7% growth in bulker demand.
  • Keen on dry-bulk
    As stocks fall, two New York banks issue positive ratings for dry stocks, as Chinese growth is expected to endure in 2008 despite a potential US slowdown.
  • Fund manager ups stake
    St Denis J Villere share in International Shipholding Corp grows to more than 28.4% of preferred stock.
  • BDI fall to kick-start dollar
    A six-day drop in the Baltic Dry Index has investors running scared but one finance man feels the market softening has a silver lining.
  • Brazil eyeing neighbour's yards
    Brazilian shipbuilders have been analysing potential acquisitions of yards in neighbouring Argentina.
  • Great Offshore in mystery bid
    Bombay-listed player close to completing the takeover of an overseas rival, but refuses to name the target.
  • OSG net to surge ... later
    Analyst hikes her first-quarter earnings forecast for the New York-based tanker owner as spot rates gives the company a boost, but her fourth-quarter forecast dims.
  • Chinese in at Tallinn
    Port of Ningbo to invest in new container terminal in Estonia to push Baltic exports.
  • Belinda towed to safety
    After fishing nets foul the bulker's propeller, an AHTS tows the Lady Belinda to Singapore.
  • Court fight for ferry damages
    New York City prepares to defend compensation claims from passengers injured in 2003 Staten Island crash.
  • Dry stocks slump again
    Heavy losses for bulker owners seen in Oslo and New York as capesizes continue to stay off the radar.
  • Drunk captain fined
    Ukranian master was three times over the legal alcohol limit as he prepared to sail from the UK port of Southampton.
  • Samudera slates supramaxes
    Indonesian shipowner inks 57,700-dwt twins at South Korea's STX Shipbuilding in $97.6m move.
  • Ice Prince sinks
    Greek-flagged multi-purpose vessel finally succumbs to rough weather off UK's Devon coast.
  • Alaska ferry "going nowhere"
    Critics of $70m ice-breaking catamaran project say federal cash is being wasted.
  • Seoul stocks slump
    South Korean shipbuilders' shares slip again as declining dry-bulk rates have investors spooked.
  • Agarwal looks east
    Boss of India's ABG Shipyard says east coast yard still on agenda, plus Far East acquisition.
  • AFP wants cash quickly
    Oslo-listed FPSO group to sell $150m of nine-month notes to fund tanker conversions.
  • Police break-up port protest
    Dock workers strike again as merchant marine minister hails new dawn for Greek ports.
  • Labroy de-listing
    Acquisition by Dubai Drydocks World to take Singapore shipbuilder off the country's exchange.
  • SuperSeaCats to be sold
    Two Tallinn to Helsinki Sea Containers fast ferries going to Reefer & General of Greece.
  • Da Ji sinking claims 6
    A further six still reported missing from Chinese bulk-carrier which sank off Taiwan on Monday.
  • IHI hits retrospective red
    Troubled shipbuilder sees profits erased after first quarter earnings are restated.
  • PSA handles record volumes
    Singapore company said 2007 volumes grew by 14.8%, as foreign facilities outpaced domestic ones.
  • Onne too many for Maersk
    Danish giant suspends calls to Nigerian supply vessel port of Onne as militant attacks increase.
  • Norfolk PCC refloated
    Salvors manage to pull the City of Sunderland free of sandbank off UK east coast late Monday.
  • China Cosco on the up
    Cosco's bulker and boxship holding company expecting huge 2007 profit on back of dry boom.
  • Pareto picks for 2008
    Norwegian investment house names its favourite stocks with the emphasis on chemicals, bulk and LNG.
  • Strong yen clobbers yards
    MES, Kawasaki, IHI and Mitsubishi all see share price fall on fears value of overseas earnings will erode.
  • New yard for HHI
    Korean shipbuilder will complete facility in Gunsan in 2010 to meet rising demand.
  • Fredriksen pockets GOGL shares
    Golden Ocean shareholder and other prime movers exercise options worth NOK 225m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Widdows: If economy slows, don't expect container rate bargains
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine board appoints Kim as new CEO
  • Cargo ship sinks in English Channel
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk suspends calls at Onne, Nigeria due to security
  • Yang Ming orders five 4,500-TEU ships from CSBC
  • Maersk adding Hamburg to Europe/Morocco loop
  • Inchcape promotes Pillai to Egypt general manager
  • Cathay to add 20 flights to India by March
  • Airbus could build freighters in Alabama
  • U.S. truckers host Chinese delegation
  • Kulik retires from CEVA
  • Senator to visit Wal-Mart DC
  • NYK Logistics (Americas) buys Texas firm Bruni International
  • Eyford to ease First Nations Prince Rupert box terminal concerns
  • Tacoma port issues $131 million in GO bonds
  • COSCO Pacific sees big throughput gains for December, year
  • World Bank puts up $72 million for Puerto Limon

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Ice Prince sank in the English Channel
    General cargo vessel the Ice Prince sank on Tuesday morning after having suffered a severe list since Sunday evening. The Greek flagged vessel, built in 1990 in St Petersburg, was under way to Alexandria, Egypt, with a cargo of timber ...
  • Novoship took delivery
    The Russian shipping company Novoship has taken delivery of the tanker NS Lotus from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. NS Lotus was the last vessel delivered in a series of four, designated to transport crude oil and other oil ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 15, 2008
  • Chandran 'celebration of life' announced
    Family and Chemoil management holding San Francisco service for close friends and business associates.
  • New system will 'streamline bunker purchases'
    Efficiency and risk reduction 'increasingly important to safe and successful vessel operations'.
  • Slower sailing speeds 'cut pollution'
    Hapag-Lloyd official says burning less bunker fuel means cleaner shipping.
  • Supply worries keep Fujairah prices firm
    Prices in the Middle East hub remain well above Singapore.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • Pollution alert as vessel sinks
    UK authorities say counter pollution aerial surveillance is underway
  • Lanka IOC starts new lube blending plant
    Sri Lankan firm says it has more than 10% market share in the supply of marine lubricants.
  • Japan: Bunker fuel bill slides
    December's retroactive 180 cst bunker fuel price down from record high.
  • Port Kembla bunkers reach new high
    Sources say tight availability has help drive up prices at the Australian port.
  • Sri Lankan firms get help installing new software
    India's state-owned oil firm will fund the software project.

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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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Arrival ports by:
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- 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
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MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
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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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