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June 1, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Piracy attacks rising in S-E Asian region, says report
    THERE were fewer piracy attacks in April compared to the previous year, but the number of incidents has been rising since January and more are taking place in the South-east Asian region, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said in its April report.
  • Baltic index at 8-month high on demand
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose to an eight-month high last Friday, driven by Chinese demand for goods.
  • Container market to pick up by year-end: Maersk
    Container vessel chartering rates have probably hit bottom and the container ship chartering market is likely to pick up at the end of 2009, said the head of Maersk Broker, one of the world's largest shipbrokers.
  • Vietnam port to launch direct US service
  • Denmark's Wrist eyes acquisitions in downturn
  • Gulf capital used to buy Polish shipyards: PM
  • A huge ship sunk in sporting spirit

Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV rescued by Hamburg shipowners, prompting shareholder backing
  • CKYH Alliance re-creates a two-services to call on Hamburg
  • China ports container volume down 13.4pc in April
  • China launches website portal listing top 100 forwarders
  • Asian Shipowners Forum talks of sailor shortage, welcomes India
  • To manufacture or warehouse? For Tacoma, that is the question
  • Cargotec's Kalmar shuttle carriers to Algeciras mega terminal
  • Martinair executive to do 8 months in US jail for price-fixing
  • Canada Post: No time for tender, so airmail deal went to our unit
  • Soft demand delays Southwest Airlines-Westjet codesharing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Minister is G. K. Vasan -known to deliver
  • Vasan puts berth projects on fast track
  • PTA with Mercosur opens huge markets for 450 export items from this month
  • India to press for duty-free access to EU market
  • FTA with Asean ready for signing
  • Decks cleared for mega export zones
  • Customs to refund duty drawback at full rate for merchant exporters
  • ICT's immense logistical advantages & slew of cost-effective solutions highlighted
  • Northern Rly introduces superfast parcel train service
  • Deccan 360 to take off with 30 franchisees
  • Textile Ministry to table Rs 3,200-cr. debt waiver for weavers
  • Fiscal gap widens as revenues shrink faster than expenditure
  • Tatas set aside Rs 20K cr. to develop infra projects
  • Corp. India ready with growth formula
  • Research paper sees infrastructure projects gaining momentum soon
  • GMR Infra group wins AP highway project
  • New gas finds by RIL may catapult country into big league

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 28, 2009
  • Geodis Wilson opens temperature-controlled facility in Paris
    The forwarding specialist Geodis Wilson will open a new dedicated warehouse for pharmaceutical products at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on 3 June. The new facility is de...
  • Logwin reorganises road and rail and solutions divisions
    The board and executive committee of the Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics enterprise Logwin AG have decided to meet the current challenges in the logistics market, caused ...
  • Asco enters Asia-Pacific market
    Asco, an Aberdeen (Scotland)-based oil and gas logistics specialist, has entered the Asia-Pacific market with the opening of a freight management operation in Singapore. Inter...
  • Gist continues relationship with Marks & Spencer
    The UK logistics service provider Gist has won a ten-year deal worth some GBP 2 billion with Marks & Spencer. The contract continues a 35-year relationship between the two fir...
  • DCT Gdansk wins two prestigious Pomeranian Griffin awards
    Having won both the Golden Giraffe and Amber Duck awards in 2008, the Polish container terminal DCT Gdansk added two Griffins to its menagerie in 2009. The Gryf Gospodarczy (Econom...
  • Rail investment can stimulate economic recovery
    The International Union of Railways (UIC) and the European Rail Industry (UNIFE), are present at the exhibition of the International Transport Forum that is currently taking p...
  • Shipping Australia concerned at recent maritime incidents
    "Recently there has been a spate of incidents with a barge going aground in Tasmania, a ship hitting a wharf and putting it out of commission in South Australia and then a tug...
  • CHKY alliance reorganises Hamburg-Far East services
    The CKYH alliance (Coscon, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) has reorganised its CNEU Far East service, and is now once again offering two independent sailings. At the end of ...
  • ITF-IRU workshop: Road transport can drive global economic recovery
    A joint ITF-IRU workshop concluded that road transport can be a key driver of global economic recovery, provided that governments worldwide promote and further facilitate...
  • Trans-Alpine multimodal railfreight traffic prices to fall
    The Swiss federal government will inject an additional CHF 50 million to support unaccompanied multimodal freight traffic across the Alps. The transport of containers and...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Paris MOU agrees new regime
  • Golar set to split
  • Independent Tankers
  • TT's liability guidelines

Marine Logweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Vroon Offshore fined in OSV deaths case
  • New hope for Terminal Island ship repair yard

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Port of Everett taps Olson as human resources adminstrator
  • Down weeks continue for US rail freight traffic
  • Panama Canal Authority lists menu of upgrades
  • Mitsui plans to move North America headquarters
  • Trade between NAFTA partners down again during month of March

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Vroon fined over Viking Islay deaths
    JUDGE fines company £280,000 for safety breaches in incident that left three seafarers dead.
  • Braemar boss urges owners to boost scrapping
    SHIPS still not despatched to breaking yards quickly enough to stave off mass defaults, warns Alan Marsh.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • CSAV clinches rescue deal
    NEGOTIATIONS between Compania Sudamericana de Vapores and German shipowners over period rate reductions and a capital injection for the embattled carrier have been successful
  • Deal sealed for Polish yards
    THE DEAL to buy Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards has been signed between Poland and Stichting Particulier Fonds Greenrights, acting on behalf of the buyer, Liechtenstein-based United Investment Trust
  • Creditors reject Armada debt deal
    ARMADA'S creditors today rejected a scheme of proposal to restructure the troubled drybulk operator's debt repayments in a vote held in Singapore
  • Golar's great divide
    GOLAR LNG is spinning off its spot-trading and project development arm, the company announced today
  • 500 rescued from blazing ro-pax
    OVER 500 passengers and crew were today evacuated from Italian ro-pax Vincenzo Florio after a fire broke out in its car hold, according to local port officials
  • Ore miners follow Rio's lead
    WESTERN Australian miner Mount Gibson Iron has taken Rio Tinto's lead and notified customers it will sell ore at the new Hamersley benchmark, an average 37% reduction on 2008 prices
  • Piracy bid busted
    A PIRATE attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden has been thwarted by an Indian frigate, reports AFP

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Panama Canal Invests $320M in Upgrades
  • NYK Opens Reverse Logistics Warehouse
  • Charleston Gets Another MSC Loop
  • Short Line Volume Edges Higher
  • Congress Sees Dueling Rail Bills
  • Intelligrated Buys FKI Logistex Group
  • Retail Sales, Jobs Decline Around the World
  • YRC Pension Fund Demands Payment
  • Obama Names Infrastructure Exec for DOT Job
  • Lufthansa Cargo Shifts Asian Hub
  • German Ship Owners to Rescue CSAV
  • Mainfreight Profit Grows 2 Percent
  • U.S., Africa Lower Trade Expectations
  • Economic Decline Revised Upward
  • "K" Line Establishes Agency in Brazil
  • Canadian Truckers Wary of Border Disruptions

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • The next threat to the recovery: OPEC's success
    Slowly, but surely, the price of oil has been inching up; recovering from a low of USD32 per barrel in January to surge above USD66 in today's trading.
  • US 'Aaa' safe for now
  • Montreal has structural advantages
  • MOL America on the move
  • CSAV wins a financial lifeline
  • Mothballed box fleet stable; but off-hire nightmare looms

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Missing the boat
    Norway's Arne Blystad has said thanks to $40.5m where he said no thanks to $87m last summer.
  • China game
    Brokers report that Chinese private buyers are continuing their dry-bulk tonnage moves.
  • Nobu grabs
    Belgium's Bocimar has sold another capesize in a week of rocketing charter rates.
  • Fredriksen flogs
    US-listed Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd is said to have sold its one spot-trading VLCC to Venezuela.
  • Busy at home
    Green Reefers' biggest shareholder Kristian Eidesvik has relieved Arnhild Odfjell in the chairman's seat.
  • Guilty in deaths
    Three men would have lived if Vroon Offshore had bought an oxygen meter, a UK judge found today.
  • Cotzias passes
    Piraeus shipbroker Nicolas J Cotzias died today in Athens, aged 80.
  • Dividend debate
    Analysts split on whether newbuilding cull will give Frontline enough cash to keep paying dividend this year.
  • Armada defeated
    Judicial manager set to take charge as insolvent charterer fails to win sufficient support for scheme of arrangement.
  • Boxship box office
    Kevin Spacey to produce Hollywood film on life and times of Maersk Alabama master Richard Phillips.
  • Flatline
    Another quarter with no revenue and growing losses for Malaysian tanker owner Nepline, which is in receivership.
  • Who dunnit?
    Indian statement sheds some light on discovery of two dead and four injured after failed hijacking off Somalia.
  • Home comfort
    Wilh Wilhelmsen mulling sale-and-leaseback of its head office to swell coffers in downturn.
  • Bulgarian battle
    Domestic owners Navibulgar and BRS vying for ferry contract to Russia.
  • OBO saved, 2 die
    Indian Navy steps in to foil pirate attack on laden Singapore-managed ship, two found dead in skiff.
  • It's quotes time
    Omar Nokta says it's time to take a chill pill over dry-bulk's ailments and Trico tussle gets even tastier.
  • Golar to split
    Spot LNG vessels and project development business to be spun off into separate company as Fredriksen-controlled owner restructures.
  • Casualty file
    Piracy in the Gulf of Aden once again heads our weekly webTV round but the multinational naval presence is producing a result.
  • Brokers buddy up
    Maersk Broker teams up with Berge of Spain in a dry-cargo commercial alliance.
  • Coal for China
    Jinzhou port forming joint venture to build a dry bulk terminal at its Liaoning province facility.
  • Seventh heaven
    Karl-Johan Bakken's Farstad will bring in $71m from series of long-term deals, with two anchor handlers swapping the North Sea for Australia.
  • Thai torment
    Malaysian boxship and bulker player blames interim loss on associated companies in Thailand.
  • Ferry blaze
    More than 500 passengers safely evacuated from Tirrenia ferry off Italy after fire breaks out in car hold.
  • Hearing hearing
    Two Washington State Ferries workers go to court over damage to their ears while working in engine rooms.
  • Still not happy
    Klaus Kjaerulff's Nordic Tankers says first quarter results are unsatisfactory as it warns of full year loss.
  • ITC edges up
    Frontline-owned VLCC player posts higher first quarter profit as interest costs fall.
  • John takes reins
    Tanker tycoon Fredriksen to try his hand at LNG as Golar boss Gary Smith quits to return to Australia.
  • Losses chopped
    Golar LNG benefits from interest swap value rises as its first quarter deficit falls.
  • NATS makes it six
    Newly acquired suezmax the latest Nordic American Tanker Shipping vessel to join Stena Bulk pool.
  • Dry reality check
    Jinhui puts dampers on dry-bulk rally, with banks and blue chip charterers under fire, as default payments boost its bottom line.
  • Close shave
    Ro-ro bashes quayside metres from Istanbul mansions after drifting in Bosporus strait.
  • CSAV gets bailout
    Chilean liner operator closes $710m deal with shipowners for much-needed refinancing package.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Escalation impossible when pirates already firing
    Philip Campbell, assistant naval attach' at the US Embassy in Athens, says the risk of escalating violence is unlikely if crews are armed. "They generally start the attack by shooting Read more
  • Two Swedish owner coasters blockaded in Denmark
    Two Swedish-owned coasters have been blockaded in Danish ports as a result of lack of payment to the crews. The Baltic Wind is lying alongside in Aabenraa in a

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 29, 2009
  • Prices continue to push higher
    Major markets see prices firm by $20-25 pmt over the week.
  • Increased interest in US bunker levy scheme
    IMERS under consideration at Bonn climate change meeting.
  • Bunker prices in May now $50 higher
    Recent rises in fuel oil and crude pushing up average monthly levels.
  • Strong price gains across Europe
    Rotterdam market activity still quiet.
  • Port project under threat
    Port Klang Free Zone had been expected to boost bunker sales.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks shrink
    Stocks of gas oil grow to new record.
  • Bunker court ruling still hitting profits
    Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate sees annual profits slide.
  • June fuel oil arrivals seen slowing
    US Gulf/Carib cargoes dominating Asian imports on arbitrage opportunities.
  • Week ends with sharp bunker price gains
    Double-digit price rises in several Asian ports Friday.
  • Brightoil in new land acquisition deal
    Chinese bunker supplier says it will 'enable the group to expand' storage and related businesses.
  • Improve fuel efficiency to cut GHG emissions, ASF says
    A 'cap-and-trade' emission trading scheme might not work, Asian shipowners say.
  • Oil jumps on OPEC decision
    Oil cartel keeps oil output unchanged.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
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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