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October 14, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Asia 2011 to be held at Marina Sands IR
    THE third Sea Asia Conference and Exhibition will be held at a new location in 2011 - Marina Bay Sands.
  • Fresh perspectives for marine P&I market in Asia?
    MARINE insurance has long been slated as a major growth business for underwriters in the Asia-Pacific.
  • Availability drives up supertanker surplus
    The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of crude from the Middle East rose in the past week with more ships available for hire.
  • Jurong Port Sept throughput falls
  • Global crisis fuels boom in Bangladesh shipbuilding
  • No fishy business in Polish shipyards sale
  • New minister meets Piraeus port workers
  • Shipping in 'desperate' need of Chinese financing
  • Weeks after recovery, Arctic Sea's mystery grows
Strait Talk
  • Resolving pay pressures
    TWO news items about seafarers' pay have crossed my desk recently. Lengthy negotiations over pay on flag-of-convenience ships came to a conclusion a couple of weeks ago in Manila. And about the same time, a new report showed wage costs had soared in the past year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Asia 2011 to be held at Marina Sands IR
    THE third Sea Asia Conference and Exhibition will be held at a new location in 2011 - Marina Bay Sands.
  • Fresh perspectives for marine P&I market in Asia?
    MARINE insurance has long been slated as a major growth business for underwriters in the Asia-Pacific.
  • Availability drives up supertanker surplus
    The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of crude from the Middle East rose in the past week with more ships available for hire.
  • Jurong Port Sept throughput falls
  • Global crisis fuels boom in Bangladesh shipbuilding
  • No fishy business in Polish shipyards sale
  • New minister meets Piraeus port workers
  • Shipping in 'desperate' need of Chinese financing
  • Weeks after recovery, Arctic Sea's mystery grows
Strait Talk
  • Resolving pay pressures
    TWO news items about seafarers' pay have crossed my desk recently. Lengthy negotiations over pay on flag-of-convenience ships came to a conclusion a couple of weeks ago in Manila. And about the same time, a new report showed wage costs had soared in the past year.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC to hike rate US$200/FEU from US to Asia November 16
  • China shipping shows signs of recovery in first eight months
  • Lay-ups rise 10.4pc as peak season fades into winter doldrums
  • Elasticity, short terms mark busy, but depressed charter market
  • World's biggest tunnel-bridge opens this month in Shanghai
  • Norwegian tanker tycoon mulls Container Company investment
  • DHL to open three Singapore, India life science centres
  • WWL to provide logistics for new Nissan Chennai auto plant
  • Delivery of Boeing's first 747-8 Freighter delayed to Q4 2010
  • Uganda Air Cargo moves into passenger service
  • All Nippon Airways appoints Globe Air Cargo GSA in France

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping may be kept out of Competition Commission's purview
  • Bharati Shipyard ups the ante for Great Offshore acquisition
  • Web-based solution for LCL consolidation,Globtrack launched
  • Opening TSA salvo sets tone for next year's contract talks
  • MAERSK LINE to raise rates, cut capacity on Atlantic services
  • CMA CGM announces rate restoration from Europe to French Pacific Islands
  • EVERGREEN LINE relaunches FEM, cuts capacity on TPS services
  • BBC Andino Express Line announces service from Port of West Palm Beach to South America
  • Old boxship orders keep delivery stream flowing
  • NYK LINE welcomes new electric vehicles
  • ...scraps new Tacoma terminal plan, will use APM's instead
  • OOCL to hike rate by $ 300/TEU on South China-NZ trade lane
  • MISC commences long-term third-party charter hire
  • UASC implements ISCS
  • Sensitive items' imports surge by 34.5 pc in April-July
  • Tobacco exports up
  • Rani Jadhav takes over TAMP's reins
  • US firm to clear Paradip oil spill
  • ACT puts on show its superior might
  • Geetapuram port enhances handling capacity
  • Subcontinental box train may be flagged off next year
  • India's exports continue to drop in August'09
  • States now squabble over date of GST implementation
  • Planner feels sops for industry must be retained
  • Swati Piramal now heads Assocham

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2009
  • Piraeus reports more strikes
    The port of Piraeus (Greece), which suffered from repeated industrial unrest last year, has reported that work has halted in the container sector. Port workers stopped lifting boxe...
  • Logistics giants join forces with WFP to respond to Asian crisis
    Agility, TNT and UPS - three of the biggest corporate names in global logistics - have joined international efforts to expedite food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people aff...
  • New partnership between Karl Dischinger and n7froid
    The French forwarding company n7froid, headquartered in Selongey (Burgundy), began to collaborate with the Ehrenkirchen-Kirchhofen near Freiburg (DE)-based specialis...
  • Gefco Brazil receives Infraero Efficiency Logistics Award
    Gefco Brazil, the national subsidiary of the French logistics service provider Gefco, was recently presented with the Infraero Efficiency Logistics Award for the best logistics ent...
  • Bilbao handles over 21 million t up to August
    The port of Bilbao (Spain) handled 21.01 million t of goods between January and August this year. The port authority reported that the international economic crisis reduced tr...
  • Contargo offers emergency programme due to low water levels on Rhine
    The transport and logistics service provider Contargo is working out a low water emergency programme to combat the low water level on the River Rhine. Contargo is setting up tempor...
  • Global airline capacity up by 1.04% but growth slowing
    Global airline capacity is showing positive growth of 1.04% this month, compared to October last year. In September 2009 the growth was slightly higher, at 1.4%, accordin...

Marine Logweb site
  • HOS sells four single hull tank barges

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • IRISL still free to trade in UK
    ISLAMIC Republic of Iran Shipping Line's British subsidiaries can operate legally despite ban.
  • Boxlines see charter periods collapse
    Research finds average charter duration for boxships has shortened to 4.5 months.
  • Trust ports prepare for election
    UK Trust Ports are preparing themselves for a possible fire sale after the general election as the government scrambles to fill a giant hole in public finances.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • KG investors turn on managers
    GERMAN KG houses may be facing a flood of lawsuits from angry investors as more one-ship companies head into restructuring
  • Scandinavia mulls superbank
    NORDEA and Swedbank might merge to create a Nordic superbank, it has been reported
  • Emissions regs debate heats up
    ANTI-POLLUTION advocates claim US lawmakers are attempting to weaken the government's ability to regulate proposed laws requiring cleaner burning engines on US-flagged ships
  • NYK achieves management award
    NYK Shipmanagement has become the first Asian ship manager to be certified in accordance with the DNV standards for competence management
  • Piracy attack foiled in Singapore Strait
    A SUSPECTED act of piracy in the Singapore Strait was foiled today by a vigilant crew
  • Japan spared wrath of Melor
    JAPANESE shipping companies and ports escaped lightly last week when Typhoon Melor, the largest storm to come ashore in a decade, blew across the islands
  • Paradip to cover Black Rose salvage
    PARADIP port authority is to stump up Rs 174M ($3.7M) to cover the cost of salvage of the bulk carrier Black Rose

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • Terminals at Samoan Ports Now 'Fully Operational'
  • CSX Profit Falls 23 Percent to $293 Million
  • Box Trade Moves toward Recovery
  • Diesel Edges Up as Oil Nears 2009 High
  • Stimulus Gets Ohio Truck Bypass Going
  • Evergreen, CSCL to Launch Joint Service
  • Kirby Chairman to Retire
  • Quality Distribution Sells Tank Cleaning Subsidiary
  • Wallenius Adds China Capacity
  • Genesee & Wyoming Traffic Falls
  • Air Cargo Decline Eases in Germany, UK
  • Toll Group Acquires Footwork Express
  • RailAmerica IPO Begins Trading at $15
  • CMA CGM Launches INTTRA in North America
  • MSC Hikes US-Asia Rates
  • Rails, Ports Go to China to Market West Coast
  • Customs Pledges Automation Program Will Arrive

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • Zim still negotiating itself out of trouble
  • Atlantic trades remain in the sink
  • Asia - Europe on the rebound?
  • Evergreen's September figures take a tumble
  • APL volumes ahead, rates recovering

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • GrandUnion closes
    Bagging stock in exchange for three bulkers, Greek shipowner now controls 71% of Aries Maritime Transport.
  • WSF orders duo
    Washington State Ferries awards $114m contract to Todd Shipyards for two car ferries.
  • Not wholly true
    Former Sovcomflot finance chief, Igor Borisenko, admits to making untruthful statement to auditor, Moore Stephens.
  • IRISL ship halted
    US military reportedly boards IRISL-chartered boxship Hansa India because of eight containers of bullets and cartridges from Iran.
  • Under $200m
    George Economou's DryShips lands two more waivers to cut its troublesome debt pile to $187.5m.
  • Kirby chair retires
    Kirby Corp chairman set to retire from the top role on the barge company's board of directors in April.
  • Reed in US play
    Law firm Reed Smith launches US shipping practice with hire of Troutman Sanders duo.
  • Yard blast deaths
    Up to three killed after gas explosion at Bangladeshi shipbreaker Sitakundu, reports say.
  • Not off limits
    Former Sovcomflot CFO Igor Borisenko says the devil was in the detail of charter terms with Yuri Nikitin-linked firms.
  • Facility stretched
    Offshore player Helix Energy Solutions strikes deal to extend and increase revolving credit facility, as well as to allow asset sales.
  • Cash for flotels
    Ocean Hotels scores $100m deal with Export Development Canada to build two accommodation vessels at Davie Yards.
  • Montecristo fixed
    OceanFreight's newest cape tied up for at least four years at $23,500 per day, with an option for four more years.
  • New route ready
    Evergreen set to launch joint weekly Pacific service with China Shipping as rates still hurt.
  • Still afloat
    A bulker reported to have partially sunk causing crew to evacuate off Philippines is in port for repairs.
  • Offshore shift
    DryShips is now a driller, says Lazard Capital Markets, as it upgrades George Economou-led company to "buy".
  • Another rise
    Taiwan's Evergreen pursues sustainable rates from Europe to the Med by adding $75 per teu.
  • Russia up
    Overall port volumes rise 8% in Russia to end-September as oil cargoes increase.
  • Lantana hit
    Small Singapore-registered product tanker was boarded off Malaysia early this morning.
  • Dutch unit bust
    Oceanteam's Amsterdam-based arm files for bankruptcy following court defeat in Bergen.
  • Gas gamble
    Singapore's Ezion forms joint venture to own support ships for Australia's massive Gorgon LNG project.
  • Japan holds 22
    Cido Shipping car carrier among vessels that failed September port state control checks.
  • Ro-ro threat
    Crew of Australian vessel Matthew Flinders facing legal action over strike as they await back-pay.
  • Khan can't
    Bangladesh shipbuilder loses out on $100m Brunei ship order due lack of funding.
  • Casualty file
    Somali pirates pick a fight with the wrong ship and the Full City is back in this week's casualty news.
  • Eidesvik extends
    Oslo-listed offshore player keeps Trico AHTS for a further two years on back of new deal with ConocoPhillips.
  • Qatar Nav falls
    Earnings down in first three quarters at bulker and containership owner on weaker markets.
  • Olsen in at Imarex
    SeaBird Exploration CFO to clock on at Herman Michelet-led derivatives broker Imarex from November.
  • STX on the slide
    An upcoming $140m share sale has STX Corp shares on the ropes Tuesday.
  • Jason eyes IPO
    Singapore marine electronics supplier aiming to raise around $1.5m from initial public offering.
  • Price named
    Hyundai Heavy could spend $214m on controlling stake in Hyundai Corp, report says.
  • Vyborg thrives
    Russian shipyard expects 2009 revenues to be up 150% on previous year thanks to Gazflot deal.
  • Steering failure
    Investigation uncovers why fully-laden capesize ran aground in Australia's Port Hedland in July 2008.
  • MOL merger
    Japanese giant bringing together two subsidiaries, Kansai Kisen and Diamond Ferry, to form Ferry Sunflower.
  • Bows bash
    Tanker and containership damaged in collision in river Waal in Netherlands.
  • Rates still weak
    Average revenue per feu at Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines continues to remain in the doldrums.
  • Rauma hope
    STX Europe's Finnish yard close to winning EUR 160m South African research ship order.
  • ACL orders 50
    US owner will build big series of hopper barges at its own Jeffboat shipyard next year.
  • Flag milestone
    Ships registered in Singapore have passed the 4,000 for the first time, official figures show.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • NIT League examines new Chinese shipping regulation
  • MSC hikes rates on U.S. to Asia cargo
  • APL: Volumes up slightly, rates depressed
  • Egypt comes under APL spotlight
  • Kuehne + Nagel wins contract from Mydent
  • "Opportunities and Challenges"
  • BDP opens project cargo office in Mexico
  • CORRECTION: Port director opposes truck regs rewrite

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • WWL adds sailing on China Express Service
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics China Express Service operating between China, Japan and South Korea has increased its sailings from two to three sailings a month because of a resurgence in trade
  • Polferries for sale
    The state-owned ferry company Polferries is up for sale, the Polish Treasury announces. Maersk and DFDS are among the speculators the Polferries CEO Jan Warchol says to Tradewinds. The

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2009
  • Consumers to 'bear brunt' of fuel surcharge
    Marine Atlantic faces further criticism.
  • Prices continue to climb in Europe
    Mediterranean market could see supplies tighten.
  • Prices fall in Fujairah and firm in Durban
    Demand in Fujairah improves.
  • ExxonMobil Marine Fuels announces new Director
    Vincent Chong replaces Linda Wright as head of oil major's marine fuels division.
  • Marine surveyor acquitted in short-delivery case
    Evidence, including confession, deemed insufficient for conviction
  • Singapore and Hong Kong slightly softer
    Bunker prices in Busan and Tokyo strengthened.
  • Maersk swaps larger vessels for smaller ones
    APL and Hapag-Lloyd discontinue slot purchases.
  • Singapore September bunker sales up 11%
    Second highest monthly sales volume ever recorded.
  • BW Group CEO suggests bunker levy
    Sohmen-Pao says proceeds can be 'put to good use'.
  • Crude oil prices at seven-week high
    Analyst revises up oil price forecast for the rest of 2009.
  • Lower revenues persist for NOL
    Average revenue per FEU down partly due to lower bunker recovery.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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- 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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