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November 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ReCAAP shares experience with African states
    The Singapore-based Information Sharing Centre (ISC) for the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery (ReCAAP) is sharing its experience with countries in east Africa and Arabia to help them counter the scourge.
  • Mid-East tanker rates slide for third day
    The cost of shipping Middle East oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, slid for a third day because there are more ships than cargoes.
  • Deutsche Post DHL ups 2009 outlook
    Deutsche Post DHL has hiked its 2009 outlook as it released stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, saying that cost cuts were helping offset stubbornly weak volumes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai increases China-India rate US$100/TEU November 14
  • Seaspan interest swaps sink 28pc gain into US$65 million loss
  • Zim clears hurdle for US$450 bailout, debts rescheduled
  • Maersk opens a global service centre in Chengdu
  • Fuzhou CT up 29pc in first 9 months, up 35pc in September
  • China's manufacturers enjoy eight months of growth
  • Shippers, retailers condemn LA-style clean trucks in NY-NJ
  • Neptune CEO Ron Widdows joins board of insurers' P&I Club
  • More capacity must be cut to produce profit: Alphaliner
  • DHL scoops UK's News International newspaper distribution deal
  • Air cargo to grow 6pc a year, says Malaysian minister
  • India's Captain Gopinath launches Deccan 360 air cargo line
  • Continental's October cargo revenue ton miles rises 11.5pc
  • UAL's cargo performance slides 1.1pc in October

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CII organising major logistics conference on Nov. 11
  • OOCL Logistics launches new product
  • Box cargo movement between Kolkata & Bangla ports by barges to begin soon
  • No immediate recovery seen for shipping cos
  • IMC's Shipping & Aviation Committee submits charter of issues to CBEC
  • Oasis of the Seas-Cruiser with a difference
  • Drewry report sees 18 pc rise in rates next year
  • Kerala seeks ban on coconut fibre export
  • US Customs yet to return shrimp exporters' bonds
  • KPT sorts out 24-hr priority berthing issues
  • ...observing Vigilance Awareness Week
  • Currency swings hurting MSMEs, observes Fieo
  • Food prices unlikely to fall soon-Pawar
  • Ex-im figures confirm India's integration with world economy
  • Pranab sets ball rolling for 2010-11 Union Budget
  • Dr Prahalad to speak on innovation issues today
  • Officials leave for Switzerland to speed up tax treaty

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • TNT still feeling recession
    TNT, the Dutch post and CEP services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam, registered a 5.9% decline in sales in Q3, from EUR 2.687 to 2.483 billion. The operating profit fell by...
  • Norbert Dentressangle reports declining sales
    The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle registered a 14.6% fall in sales, from EUR 2.38 to 2.031 billion, in the first nine months of 2009 in comparison wi...
  • DSV reports interim results for first nine months
    The Danish transport and logistics provider DSV recently reported its results for the nine months ended 30 September. Revenues rose from DKK 26.117 billion in the same period last ...
  • Stobart Group reports higher revenues and profits
    The multimodal transport and logistics service provider Stobart Group has posted its interim financial results for H1/2009. Revenues of GBP 218.2 million from continuing operations...
  • NFI Global tasked with transporting high-value shipments from Mexico City
    Transporting high value tequila from Mexico to the USA requires a strong and secure supply chain partner. NFI Global recently filled this requirement by transporting several high-v...
  • Rhenus Freight Logistics with three new German gateways
    Rhenus Freight Logistics has established three new gateways in Germany, in addition to its existing direct transportation services, in order to further develop its pan-European tra...
  • Erfa urges early recast of railway package
    The European Rail Freight Association (Erfa) has written to Brian Simpson MEP, the chairman of the European parliamentary transport committee, urging him and his TRAN colleagues to...
  • DHL opens Melbourne airport facility
    DHL has opened a new USD 32 million airfreight facility at Melbourne airport, to boost Victoria and Tasmania's international trade. The new facility covers almost 50,000 sqm and in...
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo doubles Frankfurt-Mumbai freighter frequencies
    With the start of the winter timetable Cathay Pacific Cargo, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways' freight division, doubled freighter frequencies from Frankfurt to Mumbai. In ad...
  • NYK, Mitsui, K Line all in trouble
    The three major Japanese shipping companies NYK, Mitsui ISK Lines and K Line have all made large losses in the first semester of 2009. The largest deficit - USD 479 million - was r...
  • Berkshire Hathaway to acquire largest US railroad company
    Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to buy the US railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in what Buffett described as an "all-in wager on the economic f...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Bulker hijacked
  • Tax headache looms for UK shipping's non-doms
  • Rieber's "satisfactory quarter"
  • Finnlines back in black
  • New debt collector launched

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Shah named President of Ingram Barge
  • ABB and Fincantieri cooperate on shoreside power
  • Feeder ship used to smuggle arms

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Port association schedules international trade routes event
  • Schnitzer Steel dividend string running since November, 1993
  • US Border Patrol honors Coast Guard Auxiliarist
  • OOCL celebrates launch of new container vessel
  • Aries Maritime sets charter for Capesize tanker AUSTRALIA

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Clipper using Russian marines onboard its vessels
    Group using up to six marines at a time on some of its ships transiting the Gulf Of Aden.
  • Poll finds 45% of crew want to carry a gun
  • IMO backs Somalia coastguard
    International cash offered despite serious concerns over lack of legal infrastructure.
  • UK tax changes see marginal fall in non-doms
    Slight reduction in London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee membership.
  • Bigger fleet pays off for Seadrill
    Rig owner posts rising revenues and profits in third quarter.
  • Low charter rates slash Eagle Bulk profits
    Supramax owner posts third quarter net income of $512,261 compared with $23m in 2008.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Earthquake hits Iranian port
    A TREMOR has reportedly struck a port city in Iran, injuring hundreds
  • Pirates attack Greek ship
    PIRATES have hijacked a Greek-owned bulker in the Indian Ocean, Fairplay was told today
  • Petrobras signs $10Bn loan
    PETROBRAS signed a $10Bn financing deal today with China Development Bank
  • French port strike tomorrow
    FRANCE pledged today to push ahead with port changes despite a 24-hour strike planned tomorrow across that sector
  • Gijón wins port award
    SPAIN'S Gijón has become the first winner of ESPO's new award for integration of ports with their cities
  • Liners challenge truck ban
    IMPORTERS and exporters have received support from the liner trade in opposing the green-truck programme at Port of Los Angeles
  • Ecuador seeks banana control
    ECUADOR is poised to set up a national banana exporting company, IHS Global Insight reported today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Radiation Detectors Fully Deployed
  • Hunt, NS Ink Intermodal Deal
  • Evergreen Cutting Fleet Size
  • Rail Traffic Dips at End of October
  • Fitch Negative on BNSF-Berkshire Hathaway
  • FAA Rejects Night Flight Ban
  • CIT Group Bankruptcy Affects Railcar Supplier
  • Court Approves Velocity Express Sale
  • BirdDog Acquires Churchill Transport
  • American Railcar Profit Slides 85 Percent
  • Traffic Slips at Short Lines
  • Con-way Says Used 'Aggressive' Pricing
  • A330 Freighter Makes Maiden Test Flight
  • Cobham Aviation Buys Three Freighters
  • Frankfurt Cargo Traffic Begins Recovery
  • JDA Software to Acquire i2 Technologies
  • i2 Technologies Profit Surges
  • Emery Harper, Shipping Lawyer, Dies at 73
  • Deutsche Post DHL Lost $123 Million
  • Bedek Converts First 767-300 Freighter
  • "K" Line Buys Ship Repair Yard Stake
  • Panalpina Earnings Slump

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • More strike misery at Piraeus
  • Panalpina still suffering
  • Francop released by Israel after arms cache seized
  • FBC develops container hybrids
  • Pirates fight over Somali yacht hostages

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Eagle target cut
    Pair of analysts reduce their price targets for Eagle Bulk Shipping's shares but hold firm to bullish views.
  • Medea listing
    Crew members awaiting repatriation as Greek-controlled bulker Medea K stuck at Gabonese port for weeks with up to 25-degree list.
  • Beluga attacked
    German navy comes to the rescue as multipurpose ship BBC Thames comes under pirate assault.
  • Low backlog
    Offshore vessel owner Global Industries turns around quarterly loss but faces backlog at the "lowest level for some time."
  • Takeover stalls
    BLT's bid to gobble up Camillo Eitzen has been delayed, Norwegian owner says.
  • The Costa Coffee
    High court hears how commissions were served up in deals at centre of corruption case.
  • Ice driller
    Transocean expected to announce deal for Arctic-class floater estimated to cost $1.1bn.
  • 'Count us in'
    Camillo Eitzen pledges $50m to Eitzen Chemical's potential $130m equity issue.
  • Yard firm unveiled
    Brazilian construction company Construcap confirms it is negotiating land for yard in Brazil's south.
  • Dacha deal
    Talk of kick backs from corrupt Sovcomflot transactions started at Yuri Nikitin's holiday home, court told.
  • Miami leak
    Diesel spilled in Miami River during refuelling of US-controlled multipurpose Titan Express.
  • Bulker escapes
    Greek crew fights off attack with water cannons as Turkish navy detains five pirates in Gulf of Aden.
  • Eagle net drops
    But sharp fall in Sophocles Zoullas-led bulk owner's third-quarter profits beats expectations on Wall Street.
  • Fear confirmed
    Meadway Shipping bulker and its 21 strong crew are in the hands of Somali pirates, UN says.
  • Casualty file
    WebTV roundup of casualty incidents brings dramatic footage of fires affecting a Puerto Rico tank farm and a Seadrill jack-up rig.
  • Mittal buying?
    Mercator boss HK Mittal linked to deal to take over company's shipyard in Maharashtra.
  • Aries cape fixed
    Nasdaq-listed owner ties up formerly spot trading bulker on two year deal.
  • Greek bulker fear
    A Meadway ship has been hijacked in the Indian Ocean, naval source believe.
  • BV defiant
    French class society sees marine revenue grow despite significant slowdown in newbuilding orders.
  • Trico triumph
    US offshore vessel player pushes up third quarter profit and revenue thanks to subsea business.
  • Must do better
    Norwegian gas carrier owner Solvang says performance unsatisfactory despite profit rising due to financial gains.
  • Duo detained
    Canada held Bockstiegel boxship and Euronav suezmax in October after failing safety checks.
  • Time to spend
    Sven Rong's GC Rieber to exploit weak offshore markets to make further acquisitions despite third quarter red ink.
  • Lakes lower
    Canadian owner Algoma's nine-month profit dragged down by loss-making domestic bulkers.
  • Olsen earns more
    Bonheur, Norwegian owner Fred Olsen's holding company, posts fat nine-month profit thanks to offshore drilling.
  • Still red
    Ro-ro player Finnlines turns in nine-month loss, but says cost-cutting is starting to have positive effect.
  • Single skin sale?
    Oslo-listed Aker Floating Production agonising over sale of 180,000-dwt tanker as it posts Q3 loss.
  • AI extends
    US cruiseship owner gives investors longer to sell notes in buy-back deal as it posts third-quarter loss.
  • Revs limited
    Clarksons says income from its broking desks continues to be restricted by struggling freight markets but it's a different story for its research arm.
  • Chilly winter
    Dof predicts difficult months ahead for North Sea spot market as it reports drop in Q3 operating profit.
  • K Line yard move
    Japanese shipowner invests in a second yard in China with stake in Zhejiang Eastern Shipyard.
  • New fund
    Former Efibanca director Fabrizio Vettosi puts together EUR 25m pot to invest in shipping.
  • Jaya jumps
    Troubled Singapore offshore shipbuilder and shipowner sees profits rise thanks to asset disposals.
  • Arabian adventure
    Seamec offshore vessel lands revised $8.5m charter with Dulam International.
  • Better to come
    Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen sees profit dwindle in first half, but full year forecast is up on 2008.
  • Sumitomo slumps
    Japanese shipbuilder's interim profits decline dramatically, but it revises full-year profits upwards.
  • Out again
    Piraeus port workers start two-day strike in continuing protest at Cosco's 35-year deal to run two terminals.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • WTSA again seeks higher rates
  • Spain passes armed rider law as piracy heats up
  • Israel apprehends weapons aboard containership
  • Logue promoted to head FedEx Freight
  • U.S., EU, Mexico go to WTO over China export quotas
  • NFTC urges Obama to join transpacific trade talks
  • Commerce to speed up business visa approvals
  • Panalpina reports lower volumes
  • Letter says New York, Newark steering wrong way
  • Richmond, Calif. expands rail handling for Honda

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Banks anticipate huge credit losses next year
    More than nine per cent of the world's ship finance loans will be bad (non-performing) in 2010, according to more than half of 27 top shipping managers in banks
  • Norway aims at being a world-class shipping nation
    The Norwegian government has launched the information campaign "Norway as a maritime host country" to attract more shipping companies to the country. "We'll try to bring back Norwegian shipping activities
  • Maersk Supply to transfer whole fleet from Isle of Man to Danish flag
    Over the next month, Maersk Supply Service will re-flag its whole fleet currently flying the Isle of Man flag. In the future, the majority of this fleet of 17

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Bunker prices mixed in North Europe
  • Rising bunker costs hit profits
    Chemical carrier says medium to long-term prospects are good.
  • Fujairah sees IFO grades up but distillate prices down
    Prices firming elsewhere in the region.
  • ECA rules could damage shipping's prospects
    The transport industry could see a 'modal shift' from sea to land.
  • Fuel oil cargo for November loading
    India's Essar Oil offers parcel from its Vadinar plant.
  • Strike hits bunker demand
    Industrial unrest in Piraeus prompts containerships to stay away.
  • Prices hit 13-month highs
    380 cSt in Singapore slightly weaker.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at nine-week high
    Stocks of middle distillates fell to a four-month low.
  • Singapore corruption case pre-trial conference deferred again
  • SGX: 'Right time' for 380 cSt futures contract
    Exchange unfazed by predecessor's failure 20 years ago, citing better market conditions now.
  • Oil retrieval work near completion
    Work expected to be completed in three to four days.
  • Maritime debt collection company launched
    Bunker supply 'a particularly risky business' expected to be 'a source of much new business'.
  • Vopak issues new notes for $680 million
    CFO says proceeds 'further facilitates' execution of the company's growth ambitions.
  • Merger to cut costs
    More details of how bunker supplies will be affected by the merger will be known later.
  • India 'starting to support' bunkering sector
    State governments 'more proactive in considering tax exemptions.'

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