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November 5, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lines to raise US-Asia container rates
    Evergreen Marine Corp, China Cosco Holdings and eight other shipping companies agreed to raise rates for US-Asia shipments as they battle to reverse industrywide losses.
  • Shipping costs can rise 7.8% this year: Nomura
    The cost of seaborne haulage of goods such as coal and iron ore can increase at least 7.8 per cent by year-end, supported in part by Chinese raw-material demand, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • Royal Caribbean expects 4th-quarter loss
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second-largest cruise operator, has forecast a loss for this quarter as it discounted more tickets than expected in a seasonally slow period.
  • Loans to ship owners expected to rise

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen hikes North America to EU, Asia, Oz, Mideast rates
  • WTSA to hike backhaul dry, reefer rates December 1, January 15
  • Piraeus dockers resume strike against Cosco Pacific CT
  • MSC to hike transatlantic rate US250/TEU on December 1
  • Maersk offers east-Med to central Europe service
  • Xiamen Port's international transshipments grow 10.8 pc in first three quarters
  • Drewry expects east-west rates to rise 18pc next year
  • Somali PM wants pirates hit from landside and money traced
  • Buffett to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe for US$35 billion
  • EU minister calls for harmonisation of trade regulations
  • Canadian National profits down 16pc in third quarter
  • US rail association reports 14.8pc drop in sample volume
  • SNCF Geodis stages exhibition at Dubai trade show
  • Air Macau launches Nanning-Macau-Taipei route
  • China Southern Airlines launches Zhengzhou-Bangkok service
  • CAAS bags CAPA's air navigation services provider award

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Kiran Dhingra is also MoS Secy
  • 4-day Marine & Boat Expo to be held in Goa from Dec. 10
  • Dud cheques issued by Iranians add to Basmati exporters' woes
  • Following US crisis, IT firms seek ECGC shelter
  • Kiwi envoy sees trade boom post-FTA with India
  • Over 2 decades later, rice being imported
  • Onion MEP hiked steeply to deter exports
  • Revised pay scales for Port Trust officers may be ready by year-end
  • Stricter environmental norms now applicable to new port projects
  • Reforms in agriculture, food processing seen imperative
  • Fall in imports shrinks trade deficit in September
  • More export sops coming-Sharma
  • Stimulus steps will stay till economy recovers, assures Pranab
  • EPCES presents 10-point charter of demands to Commerce Ministry
  • Nielsen survey finds India at peak of 52 nations in consumer confidence
  • Tarun Das' exit from CII marks end of an era

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
  • First fully-refrigerated freight train transits Channel tunnel
    Eurotunnel provided access to the first freight train composed entirely of 30 refrigerated containers one night recently, in line with its programme to develop cross-Channel railfr...
  • Fiege Switzerland expands European agent network
    The logistics service provider Fiege Logistik (Schweiz) added two active partners to its European network, with effect from 2 November. They are the Norwegian company Cargo Partner...
  • Increase in Swiss heavy vehicle fee deemed unlawful
    Switzerland's federal administrative court has deemed unlawful the last increase in the distance-related heavy vehicle fee (HVF, or Leistungsabh'ngige Schwerverkehrsabgabe LSVA in ...
  • OOCL makes strategic management changes
    OOCL has enhanced its strategic planning and organisational efficiency by making the following management changes. Henry Wong will relocate to Hong Kong on 1 November, to take up t...
  • 65 candles for Bob Dons
    Bob Dons, the founder of the Swiss company Dons Transporte AG in Reinach near Basel, recently celebrated his 65th birthday. Dons, a Dutch national, obtained his commercial vehicle ...
  • Starting shot fired for logistics cluster Basel
    Representatives of the Basel chamber of commerce, St Gallen university (chair for logistics management), the Rhine ports in Basel and Baselland and Spedlogswiss recently presented ...
  • Freja takes over the activities of Cargo Express
    Freja Transport & Logistics took over all the activities of Cargo Express International Transport & Spedition on 30 October 2009. Cargo Express is a Danish forwarding and transport...
  • DGX acquires operations of C&H Freight
    DGX (Dependable Global Express) has taken over certain operations of C&H Freight (USA), a neutral NVOCC specialising in the Central and South American trade. Operations of C&H Frei...
  • Evergreen raises charges on Far East-Europe trade
    The Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen is increasing its charges by USD 225 per teu on 1 December. The rate hike will be levied on all cargo and commodities, including temperature-c...
  • Maersk introduces new service
    The Danish shipping line Maersk will launch a new service called Adriatic Levant Express or "Alex" on 18 November. The new sailing will operate between the Eastern Mediterranean an...
  • BA pleads guilty to fixing surcharge prices in Canada
    British Airways (BA) has pleaded guilty to taking part in an airfreight cartel in Canada. The carrier has now been fined CAD 4.5 million (USD 4.1 million). BA admitted to fixing su...
  • Munich Airport's winter timetable offers flights to nearly 220 destinations
    Munich airport (Germany) introduced its winter timetable on 25 October. For the period up to 27 March 2010, airlines have booked slots for approximately 154,000 take-offs and landi...
  • Swiss adding Canadian cities to network
    Switzerland's flag carrier Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) will add two further destinations to its long-haul network in summer 2010. The Canadian cities of Calgary and Vanco...
  • Iata: scheduled traffic figures for September
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) recently reported international scheduled traffic figures for September 2009. Passenger demand was essentially unchanged, whilst ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Round Table restates case on GHGs
  • LR to issue anti-pollution certificates to US flag vessels
  • New SA service
  • Arctic Sea in Malta

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • New maritime debt collection service starts operations
  • LR approved to issue IAPP certs to U.S.-flag vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • WTSA member carriers eye series of rate increases
  • Airlines expanding service menu from Portland International Airport
  • Portland Shipping Club needs shopping spree support
  • Israel Corporation shareholders Ok capital injection for ZIM
  • Coast Guard sets up safety zone due to Columbia Channel blasting

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Kolding warns bailouts could delay box sector recovery
    Maersk Line boss says state aid presents huge risk of another situation of oversupply.
  • Tui ups Hapag-Lloyd rescue funds after state aid approval
  • New fund targets shipping and logistics
    Italian banker Fabrizio Vettosi reemerges as head of newly formed Venice Shipping and Logistics.
  • Aldo Grimaldi set for return to ship operations
    Grand Navi Veloci founder to launch hew motorways of the sea services in 2010.
  • Brussels steps up efforts to boost sea motorways
    European Commission in talks over increasing level of subsidies.
  • Zim rescued by $550m bailout after knife-edge vote
    Israel Corp agrees to extra $100m safety net in order to appease minority shareholders.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Israeli commandos seize ship
    ISRAELI commandos seized a box ship near Cyprus early today, with Israel's government accusing its crew of smuggling arms
  • Lost ferry was full of holes
    A SAFETY inquiry has listed a catalogue of serious safety hazards in the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika
  • Zim scheme at last approved
    BOX LINE Zim has finally hammered out a $450M rescue plan with its parent company, which was approved by Israel Corp shareholders last night
  • Timor leak stopped, fire halted
    PTTEP's Montara field wellhead has finally been choked off, more than 10 weeks after it first began spewing light and sweet crude and gas into the Timor Sea
  • Fincantieri thrown lifeline
    ITALY'S cash-strapped shipbuilder Fincantieri has reportedly been thrown a lifeline, with €1.5Bn ($2.2Bn) in export credit financing
  • Cruise face-lift creates 300 jobs
    THE UK will gain 300 jobs from a scheme to place a £20M ($33M) refit order at a UK drydock, cruise operator Saga Shipping told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • USPS Hikes Shipping Prices
  • S&P Positive on BNSF-Berkshire Hathaway
  • Virginia Spends Stimulus Funds Slowest
  • Heavy Truck Sales Surge in October
  • Shippers Appeal to NY, Newark on Harbor Truckers
  • Quality Distribution Swings to Profit
  • Trucking Spot Market Up 10 Percent in October
  • Mediation Board to Change Representation Rules
  • Atlantic Container Line to Hike Rates
  • Seaspan Posts Larger 3Q Loss
  • Nippon Express Profit Tumbles
  • Lines to Add Africa-Europe Reefer Service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Zim rescue package agreed
  • Buffett snaps up BNSF
  • GA moves last Asia service from A'dam to R'dam
  • Australian IMDG Code training deadline nears
  • SAECS recommences Reefer Express

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • RBS sells MSVs
    Royal Bank of Scotland seeking buyer or charterer for pair of offshore construction vessels ordered by TS Marine.
  • NCL notes sell
    Cruiseship owner Norwegian Cruise Lines has sold $450m worth of senior secured notes.
  • Delays spur cull
    GC Rieber confirms cancellation of Polar Marine II newbuildings, blaming the nix on "significant delays."
  • Samba pirates
    Port security seizes wooden pirate boat used to steal cargo from the CMA CGM Sambhar in the Brazilian port of Santos.
  • Grandad?
    It's time for brokers to grow up, Platou broker Richard Fulford-Smith says at Greek Shipping Summit.
  • FBR boosts OSG
    Analyst hikes rating on Overseas Shipholding Group thanks to "excellent" cost-cutting efforts and because the worst is behind the tanker owner.
  • Pistiolis firm
    Everybody needs to deal with their own problems, charters included, Top Ships chief executive says at Greek Shipping Summit
  • Cleansing cash?
    Yuri Privalov fights off suggestions he used bank accounts of Yuri Nikitin's companies to steal over $1m from Sovcomflot.
  • 'Bystander' Bruny
    Managers and owner of the Cape Bruny reject lawsuit's implication of the tanker in a Puerto Rico tank farm fire.
  • Math talk
    Tanker charter rates will stay low and asset values will drop, private Greek owner Leon Patitsas says.
  • Summit begins
    Greek Shipping Summit 2009 kicks off in Athens with a special tanker focus. TradeWinds correspondent Yiota Gousas takes us there.
  • Lending patience
    Greek banks will start lending again in six to 12 months, Petrofin's Ted Petropoulos says.
  • Transocean down
    New York-listed rig and drillship owner sees plunge in profits but beats expectations.
  • Newbuilding re-jig
    Gabriel Panayotides' Excel sells stake in one newbuilding, takes full control of another and bags a larger share of a third. Four more "do not exist."
  • Israeli raid
    Marines intercept UFS containership suspected of carrying weapons from Iran.
  • Watergate
    Upon leaving Fiona Maritime, Yuri Privalov was told to throw his work computer into the River Thames by Dmitry Skarga, London court hears.
  • LNG rescue
    MOL-managed gas carrier picks up 19 people from sinking boat off Cocos Islands.
  • Free to go
    German navy releases four suspected pirates intercepted in Indian Ocean.
  • Ready to float
    Attempt to be made to refloat grounded Jadrolinija ferry Marko Polo off Croatia.
  • Bleak box outlook
    DnB NOR sees little good news in the liner sector and shipping in general, but is more positive on offshore.
  • IHB buys
    Bulgarian group takes bulker cancelled by Navibulgar off the hands of its Varna Shipyard subsidiary.
  • ABG boosted
    Government subsidies for confirmed orders lift Indian shipbuilder's second-quarter net.
  • Zim deal done
    Israel Corp shareholders agree $550m refinancing package for cash-strapped container line Zim.
  • Sembcorp strong
    Singapore ship and rig builder spies better demand on the horizon as third quarter profit edges up.
  • Noteworthy
    Dutch terminals group Royal Vopak to sell $680m of notes in US private placement market.
  • Goldenport scraps
    Greek owner offloads 1985-built boxship while arranging $20m in finance for new bulker additions.
  • Safe suffers
    Polys Hajioannou-led bulk operation sees third quarter results slide on weaker rates and higher costs.
  • Losses widen
    Results deteriorate at Gerry Wang-led boxship leaser Seaspan as it suffers $92.5m loss on interest rate swaps.
  • Pacific price hike
    WTSA container lines slap rate increase of up to $120 per teu on exports from US to Asia.
  • Hyoki lower
    Japanese coastal shipping company has revised interim and full year profits forecast downwards.
  • Yujin downbeat
    Singapore small tanker operator sees Asian business fall away and sees revenues fall as a result.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Zim restructuring approved
  • ACL hikes rates on North Atlantic
  • Trailer Bridge announces management changes
  • Con-way reports lower earnings
  • Pacer in deal with Union Pacific
  • 3RD Quarter Results
  • Expeditors reports 33% drop in profit
  • FMC reviews 8 OTI license applications
  • NYK, Yusen Air & Sea look to integrate

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • ACL hikes prices across the Atlantic
    Atlantic Container Line has announced a two-step rate increase of USD 550 for 20-foot containers and USD 950 for 40 footers. The first increase is USD 300 and
  • Greece's new shipping minister wants to reverse recruitment trend
    Greek Economy Minister Louka Katsela in the new Greek government has promised Greek shipowners that the country will have a policy that supports a strong shipping industry. She also says
  • CESA: shipbuilding capacity needs to be altered
    At the CESA meeting in Berlin on October 29, delegates from Europe, Japan, China and USA acknowledged that "the shipbuilding industry throughout the world is experiencing a more challenging business
  • First law suit just days after San Fransisco oil spill
    Just days after the Dubai Star spilled up to 3,000 litres of fuel oil into the San Fransisco Bay during the morning of October 31 while bunkering the first law
  • Florø to become repair yard
    STX Europe's Norwegian yard in Florø will undergo restructuring and specialize in service and maintenance of offshore and traditional commercial vessels, after it has delivered the last ship in its
  • Arctic Sea to resume voyage to Algeria
    The cargo vessel Arctic Sea's operator Solchart Management has announced that the ship will resume its voyage to B'ja'a, Algeria, on Thursday, reports the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. The
  • Vessels attacked by pirates off Kenya
    On Monday evening, pirates attempted to hijack the commercial vessels Harriette and Jo Cedar 360 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya ' but failed. The US-flagged cargo vessel Harriette, 25

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • Inventory report sends crude over $80 in early trading
    But analysts cautioning that numbers were not 'too bullish'.
  • Rotterdam prices bounce back
    Double-digit increases in many ports today.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah, weak in Durban
    Suez reporting tight avails for IFO grades.
  • Istanbul market short on product
    Production problems at Tupras refinery hits marine fuel production.
  • Bunker clean-up: 'Fine detail work' begins
    80% of shoreline oil has been removed.
  • WFS sees revenue and profits fall
    Company says its marine sector performed well 'despite challenging conditions'.
  • Singapore IFO at 13-month high
    Bunker product sees double-digit gains.
  • Shareholders approve Zim's bailout plan
    Vote marks end of 'intensive restructuring process'.
  • Shanghai bunker market to benefit from box volume rebound
    Bonded bunker sales to rise to 1.5 million mt in 2010 and 2 million mt in 2011, supplier predicts.
  • MPA urges Singapore market to uphold 'business integrity'
    Players will have 'less problems going forward' if they 'respect the rules'.
  • More fuel quality problems predicted due to ECAs
    Growth in demand for low sulphur fuel oil when North American ECA comes online will 'change the picture'.

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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
››› 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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