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October 12, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • French marines repel pirates with gunfire
    French marines aboard trawlers in the Indian Ocean fired on pirates to repel a dawn attack last Saturday, as two vessels used in the attack were subsequently captured by Seychelles coastguards, sources said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangdong trade value decline narrows again in August
  • Kolkatta shuts port to box ships until congestion cleared
  • Piraeus dock strike induces Athens to rethink Cosco CT deal
  • MOL provides aid to typhoon victims in Luzon
  • NYK disaster relief for Asia Pacific disaster zone
  • Jilin province's trade value falls 24.5 pc in first eight months
  • Auckland box volume up 7pc in July-September quarter
  • Panalpina bags Asia-Germany 1,000-TEU Giochi Preziosi deal
  • South Carolina ports authority hopes to lure Maersk back
  • Air France-KLM to cut cargo capacity 40pc, end Shanghai run
  • Nanning to launch cross-strait service via Macau
  • United Airlines prepares bid for US$659 million financing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Softlink's Logi-Sys being increasingly adopted by air & sea logistics players
  • GE Shipping contracts to sell a Suezmax crude carrier
  • NATO alerts India to possible Qaeda-backed Somali pirate attacks
  • Doubts surface about efficacy of Energy Efficiency Design Index at shipping meet
  • Excellence & high standards honoured at awards fete
  • Essar Group likely to hive off shipping division
  • Oilmeal exports up by 19 pc in Sept.
  • Border trade at brisk pace
  • ECGC imposes ceiling on credit risk cover for US market
  • Eden channel being considered as viable alternative solution to Haldia's woes
  • CoPT & IWAI sign MoU to operate ro-ro/lo-lo barges between Willingdon & Vallarpadam ICTT
  • Last girder installed on India's longest bridge at Vallarpadam
  • Boeing, Airbus churn out more jets despite downturn
  • Emirates Sky Cargo launches Dubai-Durban service
  • Giant leap for textile sector predicted
  • Govt profligacy bloats fiscal deficit
  • IMC to open office in Belgium

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2009
  • Lloyd Fonds AG offers more security on investments
    Lloyd Fonds AG, a leading German initiator of closed-end funds and other structured investment products based in Hamburg, is offering more security on secondary market funds. ...
  • Shipping industry updates flag state performance table
    The Round Table of international associations (Bimco, International Chamber of Shipping/International Shipping Federation, Intercargo and Intertanko) have published their latest "S...
  • New logistics centre near Minsk
    The Belgian investment firm AOI NV (Antwerpse Ontwikkelings en Investeringsmaatschappij NV) will invest USD 300 million in the construction of a multifunctional logistics cent...
  • Science to Business GmbH applies for kanban patent
    LOGIS.NET, a centre of excellence for transport and logistics in the Weser-Ems regional innovations strategy of Science to Business GmbH of the University of Applied Scie...
  • Weko supports expansion of Post monopoly
    Switzerland's competition commission (Weko) has approved the merging of the early delivery operations of Swiss Post, the NZZ group and Tamedia. This hands a new monopoly to th...
  • Maersk Line launches service to Petrolesport
    Maersk Line has included OJSC Petrolesport (a Global Ports Investments Plc company) in its service schedule. PLP has become the second stevedoring company in the Bolshoy port of Sa...
  • Mitsui OSK Lines to apply Europe-Asia peak-season surcharge
    Mitsui OSK Lines will apply a peak-season bill of lading surcharge for all shipments from Europe and the Mediterranean to Asia for all equipment types. The USD 100/teu surchar...
  • KLM's 90th Anniversary
    KLM is celebrating its 90th anniversary. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded on 7 October 1919 for the Netherlands and its colonies. KLM is the oldest airline in the world still o...
  • David Albaiceta is new general manager Asia-Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo Charter
    The charter experts in the Lufthansa Cargo group have found a genuine all-rounder to replace Eric Erbacher as general manger in Asia. David Albaiceta, a Spanish national who speaks...

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Rotterdam joins call for 80% CO2 cut by 2050
  • GSCC slams ministry loss
  • Emissions study: reefer containers worse than ships
  • Mystery products tanker found on fire off Cameroon

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2009
  • Title XI loan guarantees or Canal Barge
  • Derecktor launches LNG escort tug

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Cocaine smugglers nabbed at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • AAPA set to honor ports/executives at convention
  • MarAd guarantees loans for New Orleans barge firm
  • Washington State Ferries wins grant to lower vessel engine pollution levels
  • Labor Day holiday hits weekly rail freight numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Vale agrees to tender VLOCs in Brazil
    MINING giant Vale plans to order an unspecified number of very large ore carriers in Brazil.
  • Lula urges Vale to look to home market
  • EU ferry compensation plan opposed
    PROPOSAL could bankrupt small companies.
  • Somalia fails to get bulk of piracy aid
    LESS than one third of the aid pledged by international donors six months ago to boost security and fight piracy has been received.
  • Battistello defends Contship management of Medcenter terminal
    CECILIA Battistello responds to stinging criticism from union.
  • London Greeks unhappy with shipping ministry shake-up
    LOSS of Ministry of Merchant Marine is a great loss to the community.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Clipper rejects tax allegations
    DENMARK'S Clipper Group today firmly denied paying bonuses into offshore accounts for up to 50 staff to avoid paying tax
  • ABG fully complied with tax laws
    ABG Shipyard of India has asserted that it has fully complied with income tax laws
  • Angola snubs US for LNG exports
    ANGOLA is looking for new LNG export markets as prices in the US continue to fall
  • Laeisz firm despite Wadan pressure
    TENSION between German owner Reederei F Laeisz and the administrator of insolvent Wadan Yards over two container ship newbuildings is growing
  • Storms will generate rice imports
    PHILIPPINE agriculture officials have predicted the country will need to increase rice imports to 2M tonnes next year
  • Tanker charterers maintain pressure
    TANKER charterers maintained the downward pressure on VLCC tanker rates this week
  • Klaveness stays loyal to Philippines
    NORWEGIAN dry bulk shipping company TKG is to continue with Filipino seafarers on its vessels as the company looks to an upturn in the sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Boxes Pile up in Strike-Bound Piraeus
  • NY/NJ Names Director of Aviation
  • Express-1 Acquires Forwarder LRG
  • Lobbyist Opposes White House Ban
  • Seaway Tonnage Slumps
  • Semi-submersible Vessel Loads Lift Boats at Freeport
  • Gal-Tex Pilot Commission Schedules Hearings
  • Trade Gap Narrows as Oil Demand Falls
  • Small Railroad Traffic Firms
  • Lufthansa Cargo Traffic Drops 8.5 Percent in September
  • Carriers Battling For Survival, Official Warns
  • YRC Reimer Closes Edmonton Terminal
  • Daimler Trucks Sees 'Slight' Sales Improvement
  • New Rail Yard Closer to Reality at Port of Beaumont
  • FedEx Economist Predicts Strong Recovery

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Shipping is still a risk business
    Since September 1, a remarkable eight tropical cyclones have hit the Western Pacific; five of which became typhoons, with two reaching Super Typhoon status. The storms have hit late in the season, and tragically the latest, Typhoon Parma, claimed the lives of 11 seafarers early this week when a feedership was engulfed and sent to its watery grave.
  • Rumours continue over CMA CGM
  • Antwerp builds on Chinese ambitions
  • Indian ports on the recovery path?
  • Hapag-Lloyd gets cash from shareholders
  • Drewry says market has 'bottomed out'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Energy Star sold
    Japanese-controlled panamax said to have fetched comparatively low $29.5m from Greek buyers, possibly Safety Management.
  • Trico after $400m
    Norwegian unit of Trico Marine Services prepares to issue $400m in notes to pay existing debt.
  • Give in
    Evangelos Marinakis says Chinese and Korean shipyards must bite the bullet and allow newbuilding order cancellations.
  • Miner eyes local
    Roger Agnelli-led Vale says it has launched a tender process with domestic shipyards to potentially build bulkers in Brazil
  • 'Nothing sinister'
    Clipper Group executive says company "very upset" about being associated with tax dodging probe.
  • Notes priced
    Hercules Offshore prices $300m senior secured notes at 97.4% of principal amount.
  • Driller gets loan
    Brazil's Odebrecht Oil and Gas earns $1.5bn line of credit to build two drillships for Petrobras.
  • Chemoil faces loss
    Red ink on the way in the third quarter for Singapore-listed tanker and bunker player, warns CEO Mike Bandy.
  • Greek tragedy?
    Shipping body laments axing of Greek marine ministry but Capt Panayiotis Tsakos spies a plus side.
  • Saved by sale
    India's Chowgule Steamships posts higher six-month profit due to offloading 1995-built bulker.
  • TOPS suit settled
    Lawsuit over $1.8bn Texas Offshore Port System settled, sending Oiltanking to find new investors.
  • No tax tricks
    India's ABG Shipyard dismisses accusations of tax evasion as it confirms raids at offices and "officials' premises".
  • Ready and waiting
    The question of what constitutes valid notice of readiness is back in court in a dispute over a VLCC chartered to a John Fredriksen linked company.
  • Kolkata shuts
    Indian port will not handle boxships until 17 October due to congestion and equipment breakdowns.
  • 'Shore spillage'
    International Andromeda Shipping official says the company's chemical tanker is not responsible for an oil spill of Brazil.
  • Crew pay shame
    Union seeks back pay for crew stranded in Liverpool after Norwegian owner goes bust.
  • Gard in Rita win
    London to host Gulf of Mexico hurricane damage fight between Norwegian marine insurance group and Swiss reinsurer.
  • HH cuts by half
    Swedish ferry company to shed 100 of 200 jobs as freight volumes fall.
  • Greener reefers?
    New Zealand study claims boxships emit 27% more greenhouse gases than reefers.
  • It's quotes time
    Sergey involved in some Frank exchanges in a London court while capesize rates get cursed.
  • Pipavav falls
    Initial momentum fades as Indian shipbuilder makes trading debut in Mumbai.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Nobu Su and AP Moller-Maersk are shedding tankers and Bertram Rickmers is chasing VLOC newbuilding switch.
  • Essar eyes sale
    Indian group could offer shares in shipping and oil businesses as part of global expansion.
  • PD to go
    UK ports company to be bought by Canada's Brookfield to ease Babcock & Brown's debt.
  • Half must go
    RS Platou's Bjorn Bodding says 50% of dry-cargo newbuildings need to be axed to balance market.
  • Laker leaks
    One crewman reportedly injured as elderly bulker takes on water in Ohio Great Lakes port.
  • Cash for clunkers
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao backs idea of bunker levy to encourage green scrapping and help industry.
  • Greek ro-ro sinks
    Veteran vessel goes down in Aegean after collision with bulker, killing one crewman.
  • Vipco surges
    Vietnamese tanker owner's shares reach 17-month high after profits rise to end-September.
  • No-go
    Australian passenger/livestock ro-ro stays put in pay dispute with crew.
  • Down on cruise
    Moody's predicts another tough year for the industry, but expects improvements from 2011.
  • Two missing
    Search on for crew after cargoship sinks in storm off Indonesia.
  • Watch out!
    Ships warned after explosives-filled containers fall from vessel off Papua New Guinea.
  • Added incentive
    US west coast port of Long Beach offers help to encourage extra containers through terminals.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • TUI provides update on Hapag-Lloyd financing
  • MSC to add inland pickup charge for Midwest exports
  • Coalition aims to modernize CBP detention, seizure laws
  • Port of Seattle closes overseas offices
  • BPA details port fee rates
  • Fourth JNPT terminal bid process scrapped

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Clipper staff in tax trouble
    The Danish tax authorities have caught a number of people employed by the Clipper Group in Copenhagen in an action against Danes with money in tax shelters around the world
  • Arctic Sea anchored off Gibraltar
    According to Russian prosecutors the controversial cargo ship Arctic Sea is anchored off Gibraltar. They dismiss earlier information alleging the ship was under escort to Algeria by the Russian frigate d

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2009
  • Houston sees a wide spread in prices
    Most players up across the board but one supplier offering below market average.
  • Microbes to clean up oil spills
    Paradip port use new technology to reduce environmental threat.
  • Bunker prices end week firm in Rotterdam
    Crude oil sees losses on NYMEX.
  • Aegean ready to boost Trinidad operation
    Says its bunker sales in the Caribbean region have held up well during global slowdown.
  • Bunker prices firming in Fujairah
    But South Africa sees IFO prices slip.
  • Shipping group fighting to avoid collapse
    Bunker suppliers report late payments.
  • President lays foundation stone for bunker project
    Sri Lankan Chamber of Commerce says new port could become one of the 'greatest in the world'.
  • Bunker Holding announces new Chief Accountant
  • Doubts raised on CMA CGM
    Auditors question the liner's ability to continue as a 'going concern'.
  • Cruise lines to remain under pressure
    Moody's says lower bunker costs are 'one of the few bright spots'.
  • Bunker prices soar in Japan
    Bunker prices in key Asian ports generally firming.
  • Bunkering operations resume in Tokyo
    Typhoon Melor passed Tokyo Bay on Thursday night.
  • Fujairah fuel oil supplies remain tight
    Imports from India and Saudi Arabia 'not enough' to meet demand.
  • TUI 'restructures' Hapag loan
    Restructuring will meet federal government's conditions for state aid.
  • Busan offers new incentive to container lines
    Authority offers one-year 'grace period' on payment of port fees.
  • Oil tanker capsizes and catches fire
    Tanker had delivered 14,000 litres of fuel before the accident.
  • 'Fuel efficient' system to be marketed in Indonesia
    Neftech's fuel emulsification technology can cut fuel consumption 'by some 10%'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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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
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
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