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January 30, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • $3m system to boost haulage industry
    A NEW Containerised Traffic System (CTS), launched yesterday, promises to streamline the tracking and communication processes for transport companies serving the local port industry, allowing them to enjoy full integration with their container depots, shippers and drivers throughout Singapore.
  • Shipyards in the US battling lack of workers
    Dirk VanEnkevort wanted to take advantage of a shipbuilding boom when his family's firm leased one of the largest dry docks in the Great Lakes region in 2005. But now he's so short-handed he has turned to robots to help keep up.
  • Rotterdam operator keen on deep-water port in India
    The Dutch port of Rotterdam expects to expand into India this year, a senior executive said yesterday, but he denied media reports that the port was close to a tie-up with Indian builder Larsen and Toubro Ltd .
Strait Talk
  • Getting around the ENC dilemma
    LAST week, executives from electronic chart company Jeppesen Marine took part in a Norwegian press day at the Baltic Exchange in London.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • $3m system to boost haulage industry
    A NEW Containerised Traffic System (CTS), launched yesterday, promises to streamline the tracking and communication processes for transport companies serving the local port industry, allowing them to enjoy full integration with their container depots, shippers and drivers throughout Singapore.
  • Shipyards in the US battling lack of workers
    Dirk VanEnkevort wanted to take advantage of a shipbuilding boom when his family's firm leased one of the largest dry docks in the Great Lakes region in 2005. But now he's so short-handed he has turned to robots to help keep up.
  • Rotterdam operator keen on deep-water port in India
    The Dutch port of Rotterdam expects to expand into India this year, a senior executive said yesterday, but he denied media reports that the port was close to a tie-up with Indian builder Larsen and Toubro Ltd .
Strait Talk
  • Getting around the ENC dilemma
    LAST week, executives from electronic chart company Jeppesen Marine took part in a Norwegian press day at the Baltic Exchange in London.

Sched Netweb site
  • US economic slump brings west coast shipping declines
  • CSAV NORASIA starts NAS service from Asia to Mideast and North Africa
  • Ningbo export container sales surge 64.8pc in 2007
  • TOC Asia 2008 to be held in Shanghai, featuring CBP speaker
  • Virginia Port Authority to buy US$41.7 million in straddle carriers
  • M+R Spedag opens Guangzhou office
  • World Courier expands pharma storage facility in India
  • Lufthansa Cargo moves to Tianjin to set up third China JV
  • China Eastern demands more information on Air China tie-up scheme
  • Grand China Express Airlines to launch 30 new lines from western China
  • Spain's Air Europa orders eight 787 Dreamliners

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sarjak Container Lines accomplishes Herculean feat
  • Emirates joins MIX service
  • Delhi to host Conquest 2008
  • Zeal & enthusiasm mark R-Day celebrations at Kandla Port
  • AI to deploy 2 cargo jets on S-E Asian sector
  • Louis Berger to prepare master plan for Navi Mumbai int'l airport
  • FinMin cautions Customs against dual claims for SEZ duty drawback
  • Excess imports face curbs
  • Growth momentum can be maintained, assures PM
  • Intrinsic strength of Indian, Chinese economies seen shrugging off global slowdown

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Tarros Group announces death of chairman
  • Houston gets additional wharf
  • Turkish introducing more main deck capacity to Algiers
  • New contracts for Bibby Distribution in UK
  • World Air Cargo Event, Bahrain, 12-14 February

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Australian/UK crew row
  • Foss in tug swap
  • Volumes grow at Panama's ports
  • PSA in Argentine JV
  • Mississippi bargeman wins dope complaint case

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Excel to acquire Quintana
  • More cruise ship applications for Intersleek 900
  • Austal books $73 million four-ferry order
  • Senesco Marine delivers barge
  • Cummings calls for new LNG terminal siting measures

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Class faces EU cartel probe
    COMPETITION authorities mount series of 'dawn raids' into alleged restrictive business practices.
  • IACS prioritises safety agenda
  • Excel clinches deal to buy Quintana
    SURPRISE deal comes a week after Quintana terminated a three-month sale process.
  • Congressman takes tough stand over box scans
    US politician Elijah Cummings vows to ensure 100% scanning of containers becomes compulsory.
  • United we stand, focused and relevant we remain
    THE year 2008 will contain a number of key milestones and anniversaries for the International Maritime Organization.
  • Let's make life complicated
    UK'S tonnage tax regime has largely been doing what it was designed to do, while the EC has been complicating matters.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Class societies named after raids
    Several leading classification societies have confirmed they were raided today by corporate watchdogs in Europe as part of an investigation into possible collusion to distort the classification market
  • First port fund seeks investors
    THE WORLD'S first private equity fund for port investment has been set up in Kuwait and is targeting $500M from institutional investors
  • Port incompetence costs millions
    THE shipping industry is losing $615M a year because of port inefficiencies and poor management, says Maersk's Poul Woodall
  • DPW unafraid of US slowdown
    THE MD of DP World UAE does not believe that any slowdown in the US economy will affect the Middle East, and describes the port operator's plans for growth
  • Aker foresees Gulf shuttle boom
    JONES Act shipowner Aker American Shipping reported a loss for 2007, but sees significant upside ahead from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico shuttle tanker market
  • Old ferry to become old master
    TENDERS have been invited from a number of European shipyards to refurbish the secondhand ferry Jean Nicoli recently bought by SeaFrance for its Dover-Calais it service
  • Panamanian ports enjoy record year
  • China ports ignore coal export ban
  • Quintana sells to Excel after all
  • Dawn raid shock for class societies
  • GE Shipping cleans up
  • Attitudes harden on 100% box scans
  • STX in Nigerian oil and gas venture
  • Hyundai MM and HHI vie for HEC
  • MOL hopes for solution to pitting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Port of Jacksonville threatens eminent domain in Hanjin site negotiations
    Jacksonville Port Authority wants to kick-start negotiations to purchase a 167-acre site for a future Hanjin box terminal.
  • February TWIC enrollment sites are announced
  • NYK nearly doubles profit
  • Small manufacturers ask Congress for trade boost
  • Maryland funds Baltimore port highway upgrade
  • Fuel hurts BNSF profit
  • G7 goods trade grows
  • Simpson, ex-Crowley VP, dies
  • NIX route adds Emirates
  • OOCL adds Cambodia office
  • PSA, IPH buy control of Argentina terminal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Savannah bucks trend as boxes jump 20% in 2007
  • APL sees advance in both rates and volumes in 2007
  • 'Fastest growing' Port of Brisbane secures HPH investment
  • Transnet starts Cape Town's rehabilitation programme
  • OOCL expands in Cambodia

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Owner's books red
    US-listed Arlington Tankers posts a fourth-quarter loss of $636,000 on interest rate swaps, despite slightly increased revenues.
  • Carnival cuts estimates
    Cruise giant reduces per-share earnings estimate by $0.03 on fuel costs and disruptions at AIDA.
  • Marad scraps three
    US Maritime Administration sells a trio of reserve fleet ships for scrap, instead of having to pay recyclers to take them.
  • Leveraging Quintana
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst says Excel Maritime Carriers will be enhanced by the Quintana buy, but fleet leverage is a concern.
  • CSAV seeking $200m
    Chilean liner company plans April shareholders meeting to vote on a $200m capital grab.
  • Rose earns $15.3m
    Japanese-controlled general cargoship goes to undisclosed South Korean buyers.
  • Class action
    EC inspectors raid European offices of classification societies investigating "possible cooperation among IACS members."
  • Quintana sold
    Excel Maritime Carriers has completed the take-over of bulker rival Quintana Maritime two weeks after the deal was officially called off.
  • Maersk giant gets help
    The post-panamax Elly Maersk is aided to port off Spain after problems in the Mediterranean.
  • NZ exempts three
    Kiwi court allows older ferries to maintain 20 knots in Cook Strait despite new tighter speed regulations.
  • Holiday hell for passengers
    Carnival cruiseship could be the latest to be struck by norovirus during voyage to Mexico.
  • Three's company for MISC
    Malaysian shipowner joins up with a trio of heavyweights to form an LNG joint venture in Africa.
  • Crew rescued off Lebanon
    German naval vessel comes to aid of 12 crew whose ship got caught in storm and lost containers overboard.
  • Bridge work criticised in clash
    UK report reveals flaws in VTS at mouth of Humber after collision between James Fisher tanker and cargoship.
  • Crowley orders barge duo
    Domestic shipyard Gunderson Marine to deliver two more heavy-lift units to US owner.
  • STX bags capesize brace
    Greek owner splashes out $215m on 181,000-dwt twins at South Korean shipyard.
  • HMM confident of deal
    Korean owner expects to buy former group company Hyundai Engineering when it comes up for sale.
  • New chief for Mitsubishi Heavy
    Japanese shipbuilder's president Kazuo Tsukuda (left) to become chairman, with Hideaki Omiya taking top job.
  • NYK in full flow
    Japanese shipowner ups full-year profit forecast on the strength of its long-term time-charter commitments.
  • Mercator makes more
    Indian tanker and bulker owner rides better markets in first nine months to more than double profit.
  • BC loses appeal
    Canadian owner can't publish new data from Queen of the North until federal report into fatal sinking is released.
  • Balmoral cruise cancelled
    Fred Olsen Cruise Lines pulls plug on inaugural cruise of stretched ship blaming 'technical' issues.
  • Mipo minted
    Increased orders for expensive vessels send full-year profit soaring at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
  • PDZ sells Gee Hong
    Malaysian intra-Asian boxship operator offloads 30 year-old containership to Trans Mediterranean.
  • Money pours in at GE
    Indian tanker and bulker owner gains from higher freight rates, new accounting rules and ship sales in first nine months.
  • Austal inks extra Macau ships
    Cotai Waterjets (Macao) adds to initial ten-vessel contract at Australian fast ferry builder.
  • ESL takes USAC slots
    Emirates Shipping Line is to take space on Arab line's India to Mediterranean liner service.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Carriers, shippers support "balanced" draft cargo convention
  • U.K. tonnage tax set for "unwelcome" changes for some shipowners
  • Simpson, long-time Crowley executive, dies
  • American Ro-Ro adds ships to Mideast service
  • Emirates to take slots on North China India Express of KMTC, CNC
  • International Shipholding may buyback 1 million shares of stock
  • OOCL opens Cambodia office
  • Lufthansa Cargo, DHL Express christen air cargo joint venture AeroLogic
  • Matlin Patterson orders 6 Airbus 330-200 freighters
  • Swiss WorldCargo makes organizational changes
  • CBP puts $5 billion price tag on land port upgrades
  • Con-way's earning's slide 55% in 4th quarter
  • YRC posts big losses after fourth quarter charges
  • Trans-Asia rail test train arrives five days early
  • Trade groups seek more time for 10+2 comments
  • EU, China announce information sharing
  • Ruelas leaves Agility for Enterra Solutions
  • Savannah reports record container volume in 2007
  • Portland seeks to qualify terminal bidders
  • Hutchison investing A$200 million in Port of Brisbane box terminals
  • Kalmar to service RTGs at Durban's Pier 1 Container Terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Explorer wreck located
    The M/V Explorer wreck has been located. It was in late November that the Explorer hit ice and sank while on a cruise with 86 passengers and 66 crew members, all safely rescued. The Royal Navy HMS Endurance has ...
  • Outrage after Total decision
    Oil major Total's decision to immediately pay out court-ordered damages to oil spill victims after the loss of the tanker Erika, but at the same time appeal the verdict where the company was fined for being partly responsible for ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 29, 2008
  • Spill response hampered by language problems
    Coast Guard crews underestimated San Francisco bunker spill through inexperience and inability to communicate.
  • Fujairah prices stay well above Singapore
    Price differential diverts demand to Asian hub.
  • Bunkering JV to focus on barges
    Contracts already signed for new barges to operate in Durban and Cape Town, bunker trading activities transferred.
  • Product flows into Singapore as new storage comes on line
    February fuel oil cargo volumes set to reach 10 month-high.
  • Rotterdam market quiet
  • Saudi Aramco aborts February cargo offer
    86,000 tonne high-viscosity fuel oil cargo offered from Yanbu refinery has been cancelled.
  • NYK posts 91% rise in net profit
    Forecasts record full-year results despite pressure from higher bunker fuel prices.
  • Thieves steal barge steel
    Steel plates worth close to $60,000 cut from barge hull.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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