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August 12, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM ups transpacific, transatlantic US export rates September 1
  • Too few small ships that can best benefit from recovery: Alphaliner
  • MSC, CMA CGM take on Atlantic loop after Evergreen, CSCL quit
  • Maersk's Odense yard to discontinue shipbuilding
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca, CSAV in new east coast Americas loop
  • Sichuan first half provincial trade value increases 8.1pc
  • Da Chan Bay Terminal hosts Dongguan business seminar
  • Zhejiang first half foreign trade value down 18.9pc
  • FPS Rotterdam launches ocean freight service to Colombia
  • India's container trade expected to thrive: report
  • Nippon Express profits fall 58pc as freight demand fades
  • Work starts on expanding Port of Rotterdam terminal
  • Agility opens LCL container freight station in Dubai
  • Cathay-Dragonair cargo decline eases in July
  • Agility unveils new Malaysia air-sea-road logistics hub
  • UAL's air freight volume rises 5pc in July
  • JAL air cargo revenue declines 56pc in first half

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV Norasia to hike rates on IMEX & Marco Polo services
  • VLCCs more than cargo available in MidEast
  • Sailing smoothly into black, CSL declares maiden dividend
  • 25 pc of Greatship stake may be sold to finance expansion plan
  • Move to narrow trade gap with Thailand
  • Handicrafts body exploring new markets
  • Board of Trade chief stresses need to reduce transaction costs to boost exports
  • Kandla Port retains lead in cargo handling
  • Duty-free sugar imports allowed only through EDI ports
  • Easier access to softer loans drives up truck sales in July
  • Arshiya International's FTWZs fast coming up near JNP & Delhi
  • DTAA with Mauritius to be amended
  • Price index for services sector on anvil
  • 'Exports, soft loans & stimuli will lift Indian economy'

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2009
  • Agility's profits grow in H1
    Logistics service provider Agility has reported rising profitability for the first half of 2009. Revenues declined by 9% to KWD 821 million in H1/2009, compared to H1/2008. Operati...
  • Karl Gross opens new China office
    The medium-sized Bremen-based German enterprise Karl Gross Internationale Spedition recently opened an office near two industrial consultancies operated by two customers in the Chi...
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens Brazil and Asia offices
    FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx, has expanded its global presence with seven new freight forwarding offices in Asia and Latin America. FedEx Trade Networks opened new f...
  • JAL makes huge loss
    JAL lost USD 1 billion in the last quarter, as the global economic downturn and swine flu fears caused a slump in passenger numbers. The group announced drastic cuts to its flight ...
  • Gottwald lands another contract in Georgia
    Poti sea port, on the Black Sea in Georgia, has ordered two HMK 260 E mobile harbour cranes from the D'sseldorf-based German company Gottwald Port Technology. The cranes can handle...
  • Freight volume declines in port of Rostock
    10.9 million gross t of freight were handled in the port of Rostock (Germany) in H1/2009, 3.1 million t or 22% less than in the like-for-like period last year. The maritime port's ...
  • Long Beach recycling facility features on port website
    video A massive recycling facility at the port of Long Beach (USA) turns discarded refrigerators, railroad cars, buses, fence posts and other metal trash into a major export item. ...
  • Horizon Lines tops Drewry's punctuality list
    Horizon Lines, one of the USA's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics companies, which is based in Charlotte NC, has topped London-based Drewry Shipping Consulta...

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Panama flag: more ships, fewer detentions
  • Maersk to shut shipyard
  • Pacific Adventurer deal done
  • Merged Americas service
  • Anti-piracy water system launched

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Strategic delivers landing craft trio to Kuwait
  • Ship hijacked in European waters?
  • U.K. prevents LNG carrier from sailing
  • DSME swoops on U.S. wind turbine manufacturer
  • Keppel O and M books contracts worth US$59 millione

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Tanker Pacific places vessels into lay-up
    COMPANY lays up vessels in response to dismal spot market rates for suezmaxes and product tankers.
  • Hijacked crew may have been coerced
    THE Arctic Sea crew at the centre of hijacking speculation may have been acting under duress when the vessel reported to the British coastguard.
  • Hapag-Lloyd shareholders still locked in talks
    NO agreement between shareholders reached, amid signs of a split about how much each should contribute.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Tonga official quits in sinking
    TONGA'S transport minister resigned today amid new revelations about a ferry that sank last week off the South Pacific nation, with the loss of at least 95 lives
  • Casualties follow Asian storms
    CASUALTY alerts are flooding in after huge storms left Asian maritime industries reeling
  • Lease-cutting costs tip Top
    TOP SHIPS has taken a financial hit from its lease cancellation strategy but claims to be well positioned for the future, with no remaining capital commitments
  • Mystery surrounds 'lost' ship
    REPORTS continued to conflict today on a cargo vessel reported lost at sea with 15 Russian crewmen since July
  • NCL saves way into black
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line turned profits in its second quarter by spending less on fuel and switching from US crews to cheaper foreign seafarers
  • Sea4 resists takeover bid
    NORWAY'S Sea4 told Fairplay today it has advised its shareholders to resist a takeover bid by GC Rieber
  • Ship halted for asbestos check
    MARGARET Hill, an LNG carrier, has been stopped from leaving Southampton for scrapping on asbestos fears, a UK Environment Agency spokesman told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • LA, Long Beach Ports Target Water Quality
  • Report Slams NY Waterfront Commission
  • Airline ATSG Earned $8.1 Million in Second Quarter
  • Elliott to Take STB Chair This Week
  • Mississippi Export Railroad to Expand
  • Canadian National Tweaks EJ&E Operations
  • Bill Clinton to Lead Haitian Trade Mission
  • Hapag-Lloyd in Talks on Cash Infusion
  • Forwarders Join Forces in India, China
  • UK's Teesport Completes Phase One of Expansion
  • First Boxship Calls New Seattle Terminal
  • Japanese Air Cargo Slump Eases
  • Brazilian Ag Exports Push Santos Volume Up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • 40% cargo plunge forces Hamburg Sud and CSAV into bed
  • Seattle's Terminal 30 up and running
  • Eurogate underlines depth of European recession
  • Odense faces final curtain
  • Hapag to ask for state credit

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Eitzen grounds
    EMS Ship Management says all safe after chemical tanker Sichem Colibri runs aground at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river.
  • Sinotrans sinks
    Shipowner's first half profit eaten away by stagnating bulker and tanker earnings but it says the worst has passed.
  • $59m for Keppel
    Keppel Corp's shipyards bag work from Golar LNG, Diamond Offshore, Keppel Smit Towing, Premuda and Seadrill.
  • Texas tug crash
    Pair of tugs with barges in tow collide, closing Intracoastal Waterway and leaving one vessel partially submerged.
  • Star gets old liner
    Historic passenger liner United States transferred from Norwegian Cruise Lines to Star Cruises.
  • Eidsiva dives
    Slumping asset values pump up depreciation and send Norwegian owner to lower profit.
  • Moving too fast
    Speeding up of newbuilding deliveries will damage resurgent dry-cargo market, Richard Hext's Pac Basin says.
  • Russian rise
    Growing exports help Russian ports post volume increase in first six months.
  • Suspect nabbed
    Canadian man suspected of raping woman two years ago collared on Carnival ship in US.
  • Cash crunch
    Romania's president says Daewoo Mangalia shipyard needs money to keep production going.
  • Gulf gain?
    Maersk Line hikes fees on container routes from Europe to Middle East.
  • Sevan bags more
    Oslo listed offshore player tucks away nearly $40m from latest round of fund raising.
  • Save our ship
    Salvor Smit to attempt refloat of bulker Full City, which is impaled on rocks off Norway.
  • Rio airs concerns
    Tom Albanese-led miner raises health and welfare concerns for three detained Chinese staff.
  • NCL bounces back
    Norwegian Cruise Line books a $42.5m swing in second quarter profit as it returns to the black.
  • Another waived
    George Economou's Nasdaq-listed DryShips scores waivers from West LB for $71m worth of debt.
  • Haze hazard
    Annual smog threat prompts Singapore authorities to warn shipping of low visibility.
  • Handy hurt
    Pacific Basin's first half profit plunges as handysize earnings take a battering.
  • IHB loses more
    Bulgarian shipyard group hampered by higher costs in second quarter.
  • BP cans charter
    UK oil major said to have cancelled deal to charter rig newbuilding due to delays in delivery.
  • Rieber rejected
    Atle Bergshaven's Sea4 snubs GC Rieber takeover bid but leaves the door open for a comeback should Halul Offshore deal flop.
  • GE still talking
    Great Eastern still "in talks" to sell stake in Greatship to private equity to fund offshore expansion.
  • Cochin soars
    Indian state-controlled shipyard posts big annual profit jump as four supply ships are delivered.
  • Star sells debt
    Malaysian cruiseship company targeting $150m in revenue from 2016 bond issue.
  • Panama grows
    Central American ship registry now has nearly 22% of the world fleet as it adds 39 vessels in 2009.
  • Breezing in
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding enters wind turbine market with $50m US takeover.
  • Kansai falls
    Japanese ferry owner posts wider losses in first half as revenues slide.
  • Opinions differ
    Singapore's analyst community remains divided over the prospects for Neptune Orient Lines.
  • CMA CGM merges
    Liner giants team up on North Europe to South Atlantic route due to sliding container volumes.
  • Death ferry found
    Rope on surface may lead to sunken Tongan ferry which may now have claimed over 95.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Alphaliner: Small ship shortage brewing
  • CMA CGM raises U.S. export rates
  • COSCO plans Asia rate hike, surcharge
  • FedEx expands International Economy service
  • "Three Amigos" talk trade, security at summit
  • GAO: U.S. trade pacts reap commercial benefits
  • RILA: Proposed Chinese tires tariffs cost-prohibitive
  • Panalpina takes Japan freight in-house
  • Eurogate first half volume down 10.1%
  • Investment increases Teesport capacity
  • U.S. grant supports Aqaba vessel tracking study

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • International master organisation to act in Finneagle case
    On 29 March this year, an oil spill was detected from the Swedish-flagged ro-pax vessel Finneagle in regulary service between Nådendal in Finland and Kapellskär in Sweden. The
  • Unsecured hatch cover on Langeland
    The Swedish Coast Guard has again filmed the Norwegian coaster Langeland, lying at a depth of about 100 metres in the Koster Fjord on the Swedish west coast. The film
  • Lindø quits shipbuilding from 2012
    Odense Steel Shipyard will cease shipbuilding as of 2012 when the current contracts have been completed. The official decision was taken on Monday this week at a board meeting held
  • Stena Line strengthens capacity on Irish Sea ' unclear situation for newbuildings
    Stena Line has acquired the SeaFrance Manet which, after upgrading, will be deployed on the Stranraer'Belfast route as complement to the Stena Voyager and the Stena Caledonia. The vessel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Royal Caribbean consumes less fuel through 'technological advances'
    Cruise operator reduces consumption by 10,000 tonnes.
  • Repsol denies offer for stake in Argentine unit
    No 'fixed price' for YPF, negotiations continue.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Europe
    Crude oil down more than a dollar in early trading on NYMEX.
  • Fuel oil imports to fall
    But Chinese bunker demand remains firm.
  • Grounded ship's bunkers 'not contaminated'
    Tests disprove presence of toxic industrial waste.
  • FAL buys fuel oil cargo for Yanbu loading
    Discounts slightly narrower.
  • Trade monitor explains jump in fuel oil stocks
    Rise in Singapore inventories partly due to new data.
  • Bunker prices erratic Tuesday
    Buyers active in Singapore as prices fall, less activity in other key ports.
  • EIA likely to further raise global oil demand forecast
    Recent trend of upward revisions to continue, analysts say.
  • Morakot grounds tanker off Taiwan
    Fierce winds and heavy seas preventing inspection.
  • ZIM ups freight rates and bunker surcharge
    Observers say the shipping companies will face strong objections from shippers.

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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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