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May 21, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strikers blockade oil depot in France
    French fishermen demanding state aid to cope with soaring fuel costs blockaded France's largest Mediterranean oil depot at Fos-sur-Mer yesterday, escalating a 10-day protest movement.
  • Hamburg to join bid for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd
    Hamburg, home to TUI AG's Hapag-Lloyd unit, will join MM Warburg & Co and billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne to bid for the container-shipping company, the German city's Finance Senator Michael Freytag said yesterday.
  • Strike closes six more Norwegian airports
    Another six Norwegian airports closed yesterday as a ground workers' strike escalated, creating transport problems for the oil industry which relies on airports in western Norway for access to offshore rigs.
Strait Talk
  • Misdeclared cargo poses challenge
    I CAN still remember the embarrassment although the incident in question happened 35 years ago. I was the third officer of a conventional general cargo liner and, as such, responsible for recording the details of all cargo in the ship's stowage plan.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strikers blockade oil depot in France
    French fishermen demanding state aid to cope with soaring fuel costs blockaded France's largest Mediterranean oil depot at Fos-sur-Mer yesterday, escalating a 10-day protest movement.
  • Hamburg to join bid for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd
    Hamburg, home to TUI AG's Hapag-Lloyd unit, will join MM Warburg & Co and billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne to bid for the container-shipping company, the German city's Finance Senator Michael Freytag said yesterday.
  • Strike closes six more Norwegian airports
    Another six Norwegian airports closed yesterday as a ground workers' strike escalated, creating transport problems for the oil industry which relies on airports in western Norway for access to offshore rigs.
Strait Talk
  • Misdeclared cargo poses challenge
    I CAN still remember the embarrassment although the incident in question happened 35 years ago. I was the third officer of a conventional general cargo liner and, as such, responsible for recording the details of all cargo in the ship's stowage plan.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco seeks stake in the big Greek port of Piraeus
  • Seaspan takes delivery of first of eight circa 2,500-TEU containerships
  • Maersk recasts east coast South America-Europe service
  • CMA CGM announces ANDEX South America west coast service
  • World container demand lower, pulls down US intermodal traffic
  • Shortage of seafarers in coming years alarms Drewry think tank
  • First China-Mexico flight service to be launched in late May
  • Dragonair to acquire two more Airbus A320-200s
  • Air Berlin commences Beijing-Dusseldorf service
  • Heathrow's Signet International clinches Queen's Award for Enterprise

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI plans to acquire more OSVs
  • Balaji Shipping mapping out new frontiers
  • Ship with sugar cargo hijacked; fate of 10 Indians uncertain
  • MMTC to import 8 m tonnes coal
  • 31 pc rise in veg oil imports
  • MoS to spend Rs 5K cr. on executing port expansion projects in 2008-09
  • Dubai co. keen on setting up port & shipyard in Gujarat
  • CONCOR & FACT join hands to establishb CFS in Kochi
  • D. S. Jha holds reins of NCHAA
  • Doesn't add up!
  • India, Finland to update air services pact in Aug.
  • Rangarajan panel moots 10 pc MAT on SEZ units
  • GJEPC keen to promote India as trading hub
  • Assocham optimistic of India-Pak trade talks
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Management reshuffle at Schenker
  • CKYH alliance to modify services and link K-PNW and AES2
  • BAWC shows strong revenue performance
  • ERS Railways: More trains to Poland
  • Skandia Autologistics is now Avelon Group

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Piracy attacks around the globe
  • Currency loss and volatile bulk rates hit Camillo Eitzen's Q1
  • Euroseas buys boxship
  • NCL settles equal opportunities case

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • U.K. set to sign aircraft carrier contract
  • GE and C-MAR team on hybrid tug technology
  • $550 million plan for LNG import facility offshore NJ
  • Earthrace nears Hawaii
  • USCG amends Vessel Security Officer regs
  • SpeedFerries buys SpeedOne

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • MHI stands firm against steel mills' demands
    MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries denies reports it has agreed to increases of $200 per tonne.
  • Material costs may threaten MHI deal
  • Aker Yards' shares plunge after Saevik sell off
    SHIPBUILDER'S market value slashed as Per Saevik disposes 11.45m shares at reduced price.
  • Excel has doubts over newbuilding deliveries
    YARD's failure to secure refund guarantees could wipe out half of Excel's newbuilding programme.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Takeover bid for Hapag-Lloyd
    A GROUP of investors including the Hamburg state government is bidding to buy Hapag-Lloyd, which is being sold by the German tourism group TUI, Hamburg-based bank M.
  • GAC puts off IPO plans
    THE Gulf Agency Company (GAC), a global provider of shipping and logistics services, has decided not to proceed with plans for an IPO, according to a report in Emirates Business
  • KDB to manage Daewoo sale
    KOREA Development Bank (KDB) will manage the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering itself after splitting with Goldman Sachs Group as a co-adviser, because of potential conflicts of interest
  • Three die in Everglades gas leak
    HAZARDOUS materials crews are investigating a chemical leak that killed three people early today aboard a ship that is alongside at Port Everglades
  • Slower ro-ros 'CO2-friendly'
    A change of attitude including a reduction in the speed of vessels is needed in the ro-ro industry, said Arild Borgund Iversen, president and CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, at the RORO 2008 Conference in Gothenburg
  • Oz cargo 'contamination' row
    THE JAPANESE Agriculture Ministry has rejected a 20,000-tonne shipment of West Australian barley after claiming residues of the insecticides Amitraz and Fipronil were detected in a pre-shipment sample.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Environmental report says Long Beach plan will aid handling, cut pollution
    Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project will improve efficiency while reducing pollution by more than 50%, according to Corps draft report.
  • Hamburg joins consortium to bid on Hapag-Lloyd
  • APL doubles capacity at Global Gateway in Oakland
  • Evergreen links Aus., E. Asia
  • Gas leak aboard ship kills three at Port Everglades
  • Wal-Mart not adding DCs
  • RFID: $9.7B by 2013
  • LNG trucks for LA-Long Beach
  • FMC delays meeting
  • Dockworker strike continues at Port of Marseilles
  • Savannah boxes up 19%

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Upgrade and slow-steaming for Maersk's ME3 service
  • Hamburg to bid for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Salalah to phase in more cranes
  • Leaking container kills three in Florida
  • Obama sides with opponents to Chicago railroad acquisition by CN

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Cowen's (belated) payday
    Settling with ousted chief executive cuts $1.1m from OceanFreight's first-quarter earnings.
  • Ice, dredging hurt lakers
    Thickest ice in years hampers fleet, and light loading in 'dredging crisis' didn't help.
  • OceanFreight logs profits
    US-listed bulker owner's adjusted net profits beat analyst expectations.
  • Color Line sells oldie
    Finland's Stella Naves Russia pays $20.8m for the Chrisitian 4.
  • O brother, where art thou?
    In the case of the Mapas, it could be on the bridge or in the engineroom of a car carrier.
  • Elders demand ship release
    UAE ship hijacked off Somalia chased from one port to another by angry elders threatening armed intervention.
  • Hamburg vies for Hapag
    NOL has competition as German city teams up with Klaus-Michael Kuehne to bid for TUI's container line.
  • Three dead in gas leak
    Deaths on ship berthed in Port Everglades blamed on argon from reefer container.
  • DFDS makes losing start
    Danish ro-ro ferry player posts first quarter loss as volumes stagnate and costs rise.
  • Dry high in sight?
    Baltic Dry Index set to reach new record on Tuesday as rumours circulate of $305,000 capesize spot deal just failing.
  • No dollar woe for Platou
    Private Norwegian broker banks heavier annual profit despite 20% drop in value of US dollar against kroner.
  • Indian ports set for major boost
    Shipping ministry lines up 10 expansion projects at cost of $1.2bn in current year.
  • Four revved up for Piraeus bid
    Foreign quartet want to take over car terminal at Greece's largest port.
  • Jadroplov falls to forex loss
    Croatian bulker and boxship owner hit by weaker US dollar in first quarter.
  • Aker slumps on Saevik's shock exit
    Norwegian shipbuilder's market value sliced by 7% after shipowner dumps his 11.45 million shares at a heavy discount.
  • Eitzen goes into reverse
    Weaker bulker market pushes Axel Eitzen's Camillo Eitzen holding company into the red in first quarter.
  • Bigger is better for Goedee
    Larger fleet and lower crewing costs help Dockwise to post improved profits in the first quarter.
  • CMA CGM targets South America
    French liner giant to start its own weekly service dedicated to the west coast of South America.
  • Norden high on dry
    Danish owner posts large first-quarter profit increase as volatile dry-bulk market reaps rich rewards.
  • Eidesvik earnings up
    Norwegian offshore owner beats the falling dollar as first quarter profits rise by a fifth.
  • Swords to ploughshares
    Former Aussie navy high-speed catamaran purchased by low-cost English Channel ferry operator.
  • Evergreen shifts focus
    Taiwanese box line launches its first link to Australia from East Asia.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • ISS to put focus back on liner agencies
  • French Court rejects Prestige claims against ABS
  • Thai carrier reports dip in profit, revenue
  • DryShips rides record dry bulk rates
  • Intermarine contracts for eight more ships
  • Chilean lines alter U.S. Gulf, Mexico, Central America loop
  • Far East/Europe trade swelled by new deliveries
  • CSAV recalls Far East ports to Pacific Caribbean service
  • Euroseas buys containership
  • Safmarine names 2,474-TEU ship
  • British Airways World Cargo revenue up 3%
  • Pennsylvania announces turnpike-leasing bid
  • Motor carrier Jevic goes out of business
  • STB awards utility $30 million in case against UP
  • Commerce seeks input on refining deemed export policy
  • Wincanton changes German management
  • PCC takes trade agenda to Washington
  • Schenker management changes
  • SoCal ports respond to FMC information request on antitrust agreement
  • L.A. port commissioners grill PierPass chief
  • Long Beach port to break five-year development moratorium
  • Port of Salalah buys cranes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • Pirates seized aid vessel
    The 4.787 DWT Jordanian-flagged cargo vessel Victoria, built 1997, carrying 4,200 tonnes of sugar in humanitarian aid from Denmark to Somalia was seized by pirates 35 nautical miles off Mogadishu on Saturday evening. The vessel is operated by ...
  • Orkla Finans behind new shipping company
    Norwegian Orkla Finans will stake NOK 1 billion in a new shipping company named Atlantis Navigation. The aim is to control a fleet of 15 vessels within three years. It's not yet announced which kind of vessels the new company ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2008
  • New offices for growing UAE supplier
    30% growth in past year, new offices opening in Dubai and Greece.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Fishermen's fuel protests, strikes, hamper bunkering
    Bunker business lost as vessels skip French oil hub to avoid delays.
  • Rotterdam barge market remains tight
  • Evergreen announces new Taiwan-China-Australia Express
    New service replaces the North Asia-China-Australia Express.
  • Malaysia seizes 'illegal fuel'
    Authorities seize vessel off Pulau Payar.
  • Indian refiner urges tax break on bunkers
    Indian bunker market suffering due to 'uncompetitive prices', IOC says.
  • Salvors 'exposed' to bunker spill damages
    International Salvage Union has repeated concerns about the bunker spill convention.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
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
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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)
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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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