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February 26, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Insurance premiums may go up
    Rising losses from navigational accidents last year may lead to significantly higher insurance premiums this year, according to DNV Maritime Solutions.
  • Historic RoRo vessel launch for ST Marine
    ST Marine will play a small part in the production of the Airbus A380 after it launched on Saturday the first of two roll-on roll-off (RoRo) vessels to be chartered to Airbus for transporting sections of large aircraft components for the giant passenger jet.
  • Asian Aframax rates may rise
    Asian aframax charter rates may advance for a third week, boosted by increased demand for ships to carry March cargoes and rising bookings for larger tankers.
  • Dry bulk rates expected to rise
  • Indonesian navy ferries passengers amid poor weather
  • Israel's ZIM eyes US$500m HK IPO: report

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim plans US$500 million Hong Kong IPO in second half: report
  • Samsung Heavy Industries delivers 9,000-TEU Maersk Alfirk
  • Vladivostok box terminal sees January throughput rise 24pc
  • Inter Marine Container Lines boosts DCT Gdansk's feeder links
  • CSAV Norasia adds loop and Malaysian call to VTX service
  • DB Schenker provides transport service to VW plant in Russia
  • Senator Lines appoints new agency in Switzerland
  • Interest generated in containerising US grain for Far East backhaul
  • Air China in talks to buy all Air China Cargo shares from Beijing Airport
  • 'Future of freighters is now,' says Boeing as orders flow in
  • FEDAGSA meet to coincide with TIACA November conference in Kuala Lumpur

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Seacon adding Tuticorin call to SPX service
  • TNMB plans for 2 shipbuilding units
  • Black Sea swallows ship with 25 Indians
  • Inttra expects to process a million boxes in Subcontinent this year
  • Gujarat decides to set up dredging body via JV route
  • MAT on profits from ship sales may be waived
  • Hamburg Süd, Aliança & Costa Container Lines to upgrade EC S. America-Gulf & Caribbean Services
  • Med-ECSA service to be optimised with 2 comprehensive slings
  • Hanjin gets go-ahead for terminal in Algeciras
  • Biggest HMM boxship calls at Port of Hamburg on maiden voyage
  • DP World buys Egypt's deepwater Port of Sokhna
  • Global showcase for latest in shipping, port and shipbuilding activities
  • EU hopes to persuade US to relent on 100 pc box scanning law
  • Colombo port to be equipped with 4 new box cranes
  • Spices gain flavour overseas with handsome gains in value & volume
  • Box train operators lay out formula for successful runs
  • With no yen for DRFC loan, Rlys considering other options Water transport makes more sense to Ambuja Cements
  • 3 global freighters fly in to check out FDI policy
  • EU in talks with India on open skies deals
  • Crude holds near $ 100 a barrel
  • Plexconcil seeks permission to invest EEFC funds in overseas stock markets
  • Levy on sunflower oil may be cut
  • Forex reserves up by $ 2.048 bn
  • CMAI chief spells out what needs to be done for textile exporters
  • Steel Ministry for ad valorem export duty on chrome ore
  • Global summit on innovation, IP today
  • Parleys on India-Korea FTA today
  • Major 4-day meet on agro industries in April

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Pepy new SNCF president
  • Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd restructuring Epic service
  • AF-KLM remains interested in all of Alitalia
  • Korean Air acquiring further A380s
  • Angel Trains for sale
  • Frigo Coldstore Logistics: new cold store in Hamburg

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • North Korea seizes Russian ship
  • US politicians oppose winter use of St Lawrence
  • Riverdance in more trouble
  • Witherbys and Seamanship merge

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Yantai-Raffles delivers accommodation barge
  • Ezra Vietnam unit lands $55.4 million contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Washington state sees jump in export numbers for 2007
  • Hanjin adds larger ship to Far East Europe Express run
  • Crowley vice president presented safety award
  • WSF finance director announces plans to step down
  • Ship management company backs seafarers' protection plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Zim mulls year-end Hong Kong listing
    THE Israeli shipping line hopes to raise more than $500m from the share sale.
  • Grand Alliance in transatlantic tie-up with Zim
  • Lamnalco swoops for Smit terminals
    LAMNALCO makes surprise $300m cash bid for the Terminals Division of Dutch firm Smit.
  • Sevmash 'baffled' by Odfjell cancellation
    RUSSIAN yard bewildered by Odfjell decision to cancel $500m 12-ship newbuilding order.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Star suffers massive loss
    Star Cruises plummeted even further into the red on currency translations and fuel expenses, but will reap gains from its Apollo deal in 2008
  • SCI shipmanagement tender flops
    SHIPPING Corporation of India has reported a poor response to its global tender to place 30 ships ' 15 tankers and 15 bulk carriers ' under private manning and management
  • Riverdance salvage thwarted
    HOPES of getting the stranded ro-ro ferry Riverdance nearer to being able to be refloated were thwarted over last weekend by bad weather, and it could be weeks before another attempt is made
  • Still room for luxury in a downturn
    LUXURY cruise customers won't curtail travel plans despite "dire predictions on discretionary spending", according to a new survey by SeaDream Yacht Club
  • Boskalis bids for Smit terminals
  • Turks call off search for lost ship
  • Rain cost BHP 20% of coal exports
  • Seattle investigates chemical spill
  • Inchon reports first boxed grain
  • Hawaii coastguard hunts polluter
  • Pemex privatisation protested
  • Cold weather hits Taiwan fish trade
  • POSCO delays India deal, not Hanoi
  • Baosteel agrees to ore price hike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Loss for Trailer Bridge in fourth quarter
    Jones Act line falls into the red on higher fuel costs, startup of Dominican service, and soft conditions in its core Puerto Rico market.
  • Four TWIC centers added
  • FMC budget hearing delayed
  • South Korea losing U.S. market share: Report
  • CMA CGM upgrades Asia-Middle East service
  • Truckers hit Canada carbon tax
  • WW partners order vessels
  • K&N to run Beiersdorf hub
  • Inland pact for New Orleans
  • U.S. tops Thailand exports
  • DP World may add hub fees

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Santos strike averted'. for now
  • Long Beach approves clean trucks programme using 'owner-operators'
  • Eimskip ceo goes in another 'immediate effect' resignation
  • Zim considers Hong Kong IPO
  • Aker win ice breaker box ship order from Royal Artic Line

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Tanker newcomer's chief quits
    Robert Mitchell quits his roles at the head of St Lawrence Energy, weeks after the company emerged as a US owner of products tanker newbuildings.
  • DryShips in drillship deal
    George Economou's Nasdaq-listed bulker owner quietly picks up rights for two drillships at a South Korean shipyard.
  • Gulfmark soars on results
    Fourth-quarter profits drop but beat Street expectations, leading the US offshore vessel owner's stock to jump 10.5%.
  • Trailer Bridge posts loss
    US container barge operator sees a loss in the fourth quarter as fuel costs increase and a new service drags earnings.
  • Turkish yards closed
    Spate of fatal accidents prompts government to order "partial" closure of three shipyards and union to call strike.
  • Heiress joins board
    Kathrine Fredriksen takes the board seat vacated by dealmaker Tor Olav Troim at her father's company.
  • Handy fetches $16.8m
    A 26-year-old handysize bulker is sold to undisclosed interests out of Nordstrand Maritime's fleet.
  • Hornbeck plays accordion
    Houston offshore vessel owner expands credit facility to $250m using an "accordion feature".
  • Capital picks up two
    Two products tankers to make their way from Capital Maritime to the US-listed owner.
  • Changi Hope deal hopeless
    A steel mill's reported deal to buy a handysize bulker has fallen through, brokers say.
  • Omega sets poison pill
    Nasdaq-listed owner approves shareholder rights plan to defend against a takeover attempt.
  • Jan de Nul orders in China
    Dutch owner signs for two hopper dredgers at Xinhe, with option for third.
  • Star stuck in the red
    Hong Kong-listed cruise outfit's fourth quarter loss narrows, but 2007 is worse overall.
  • WWL goes large
    Wilh Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines unveil combined order for eight LCTCs in Korea.
  • Profit soars for Yangzijiang
    Listed Chinese yard almost doubles 2007 earnings on back of boxship building boom.
  • Lamnalco bids for Smit Terminals
    Dutch/Saudi group offers $300m for salvor's oil and gas services business.
  • BP Shipping's $1bn bill
    Bunkers fuel 20% rise in fleet expenses but $181m 'profit' beats target.
  • Poor response for SCI
    Ship management tender draws only two bids, with Indian owner now considering whether to go ahead.
  • Odfjell adds another
    Joint venture with Dong Zhan Shipping orders small chemical tanker at Zhoushan Penglai.
  • North Korea holds cargoship
    Russian diplomat refused meeting with crew of vessel accused of violating sea borders.
  • Zim plans $500m IPO
    Ofer to offer stake in container line through Hong Kong stock exchange listing.
  • Riga Shipyard plots expansion
    Latvian yard ready to invest at least $6m to move into new ship types.
  • Cargoship missing
    Fears grow for 25 Indian crew of Turkish-managed ship unable to be traced in Black Sea.
  • B+H slumps to a loss
    Tanker to bulker conversions pushes Amex-listed products tanker and OBO operator into the red.
  • Sevmash to keep building
    Russian yard will complete and try to sell 12 chemical tankers dumped by Odfjell because of delays.
  • Finstaship eyes spin-off
    Finnish state icebreaking operation could form separate company for multipurpose ships to raise expansion cash.
  • Eight more for Mipo
    Korean yard building car carriers and chemical tankers for two European owners.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Israel Corp. planning Zim share offering
  • Eight new ships orders for Wallenius Wilhelmsen
  • INTTRA business booming in India
  • Cargo ship with Indian crew lost in Black Sea
  • Malaysia Airlines reports record profits in 2007
  • Cargolux raising fuel surcharge
  • Hager to leave DB Schenker
  • Beacon acquires List Logistics
  • Scott joins software firm TradeMerit
  • Transatlantic crackdown nabs fake computer parts
  • Teamsters try to tie port Prop-1B funds to truck plan vote
  • N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority to get out of auction rate debt
  • Montreal reports record traffic for 2007
  • Titan to open steel processing facility at Port of Tampa
  • Port Manatee master plan approved

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Brøvig orders chemcarriers in China
    Brøvigs Rederi in Southern Norway has placed orders at Shuang Dong Shipyard for two, option two stainless steel chemical tankers of 4,400 DWT each for delivery 2010 for the firm orders. The contract price is said to be around USD ...
  • Credit crisis could put pressure on ship prices
    German shipping bank DVB says that the US mortgage crisis and slower growth in China and India could bring ship prices down. According to the bank decelerating growth in Asia, particularly in China, is likely to reduce charter rates and ...
  • Finnlines: Stagnation in Finnish export
    Finnlines reports that the economic trend seems to have changed considerably at the end of last year. The import to Finland continued to grow, while the growth in export volumes stalled. Further it is stated that the economic development in ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • BP Shipping's fleet operations costs top $1 billion
    Says 20% rise in operating for 2007 reflect "higher bunkering costs and demand-led inflation across the shipping industry."
  • South Korean bunker prices spike
    Supply worries sees Korean market firm while other markets soften.
  • Beluga eyes bigger kite, double fuel savings
    Company reporting 10-15% fuel savings during first commercial outing for the SkySails system.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Floating bunker surcharges 'winning support'
    Container lines claim freight customers accept the need to separate bunker costs for freight rate calculations.
  • Slower sailing potential curtailed
    Container lines' ability to cut cost and emissions by slowing down ships limited by tight port schedules.
  • BP Oman wants more local hires
    Energy major behind Salalah bunkering terminal wants 50% of its staff in Oman to be Omani nationals.
  • ARA: Limited activity Monday morning
  • GS Caltex to trim March bunkers by 10%
    Reduction plans will not extend beyond March, company sources said.
  • Barclays forecasts oil at over $135 in 2015
    The investment bank raises oil prices forecast on oil supply concerns.
  • Collision leaves up to 20 dead
    A barge carrying fuel oil tankers has collided with a ferry in the Amazon River.
  • Petrobras starts new bunker delivery service

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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
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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