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February 16, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Caribbean outbound Aframax rates down 32%
    The cost to transport crude from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers fell 32 per cent last week as the number of ships outweighed light demand for voyages.

Sched Netweb site
  • Charter rates plunge deeper in global financial downturn
  • Great Ocean Container Lines closes operations
  • 300 Hong Kong logistics firms face shutdown in slump
  • Suzhou throughput ranks first among China river ports
  • Shandong ports 2008 throughput up 14.3pc
  • Major survey starts on European cargo movement methods
  • Zim restructures services in response to shaky market
  • Maersk Logistics and MIT team up on carbon emissions
  • Hamburg's 2008 box volume down, but bulk shipments up
  • Myanmar cracks down on smuggling through export boxes
  • Airlines want to be heard in December global eco-talks
  • Qantas road freight operation comes under scrutiny
  • Lufthansa launches Italy-US freighter flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI launches India-Red Sea direct service
  • Where shipping is faster than by air!
  • Owner-operator-builder OSV cos ride downturn wave
  • Firming freight rates caused by cargo-laden vessels idling at sea-brokers
  • Handysize fleet seen growing moderately
  • Alarming rise in mishaps during mooring, says P&I Club
  • IMO's March meet may make energy efficiency of new ships mandatory
  • Chinese demand for iron ore keeps pushing up Baltic Dry Index
  • Vegetable oil imports rise to record levels in Jan.
  • SECR speeding up freight trains
  • Gateway Rail chief hails statement on kickstarting corridor
  • Corridor passable, but freight cuts were crucial-Fieo
  • GLS Delhi achieves another massive landmark
  • Import of wheat, rice ruled out
  • CII takes initiative to oppose US trade curbs
  • Forex reserves swell by $2.9 bn
  • Weavers' package coming
  • RBI task force to study diamond industry's woes
  • Enhanced ECGC cover for MSME exporters & banks under stimulus package
  • Talk on forex risk management on Thursday

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
  • DPD expanding in Russia
    DPD opened a depot in Belgorod (Russia) at the end of January, further strengthening its presence in central Russia. Belgorod has 350,000 inhabitants and is an important hub on sev...
  • FedEx cuts 900 freight division jobs
    The US parcel service provider FedEx has cut around 900 jobs - about 2.5% of the FedEx subsidiary's 35,000 employees - in its freight division, on account of the economic downturn....
  • New Netto Marken-Discount warehouse in Germany
    The German food retailer Netto Marken-Discount has established a new warehouse and leased 10,300 sqm of space in Sohren (Germany). NAI Apollo acted as consultant for the tenant and...
  • Gilles Fournier new Le Havre supervisory board president
    Gilles Fournier has been elected as the new president of the supervisory board of the French port of Le Havre.
  • Randy Richards to lead FreightScan global sales
    FreightScan, a leader in the development and deployment of innovative technology solutions for the freight and logistics industry, has secured the services of Randy Richards, a for...
  • Kaohsiung drops out of top ten
    The Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung has lost its place in the world's top ten container ports. The container volume of the eighth-busiest port in 2007 dropped by 5.6% to 9.7 million te...
  • Dakosy simplifies airfreight exports
    More and more freight forwarders are addressing the Atlas-AES issue, as the compulsory introduction of AES on 1 July 2009 moves ever closer. The optimal solution will integrate the...
  • Port of Long Beach with new electronic gate system
    The port of Long Beach will begin collecting a clean truck fee in mid-February, to finance the replacement of thousands of polluting cargo trucks. The port will simultaneously kick...
  • Tarros returning to Thessaloniki
    The La Spezia-based Italian shipping line Tarros has resumed services to the port of Thessaloniki (Greece), with the first departure by the "Vento di Bora". The link will operate w...
  • New weekly Far East service for Khorfakkan
    Gulftainer, a leading regional port management and logistics firm based in Sharjah (UAE), has established a new connection at its Khorfakkan Container Terminal. CMA CGM's Mediterra...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Chemstar Venus "released"
  • ELAA figures show box trade downturn
  • Singapore cuts port dues
  • Connaughton joins ABS
  • Farstad warns of pending tonnage glut

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
  • $100 million for small shipyard assistance grants

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Port of Olympia receives grant to help with cleanup project
  • Port of Coos Bay nets loans to purchase CORP rail line
  • Port of Portland schedules airport advisory group meeting
  • Schnitzer Steel buys Puerto Rican metals recycler
  • Rail freight traffic count down again during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • European yards face collapse in credit crisis
    SHIPBUILDERS and marine equipment industries face being wiped out if credit markets do not ease "soon," warns Brussels.
  • Brussels extends rules on state aid to EU shipyards
  • Yards rebuff boxship owners
    SOUTH Korean shipyards refuse to bow to pressure from hardpressed boxship owners to cancel orders or reduce prices.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Appeals court to curb 'Rule Bs'
    A US appeals court appears near certain to issue an order that will stem the flood of 'Rule B' asset attachments in New York, which could drastically alter legal strategies during the shipping crisis
  • Taiheiyo hit by defaults
    TAIHEIYO Kaiun, an affiliate of the NYK Group, has suffered losses amounting to $256M in the third quarter ending 31 December, 2008 primarily due to charter defaults
  • Crew deaths linked to food poisoning
    FOUR crew members of the Korean ship Bright Star have died presumably due to food poisoning
  • Sietas yard fighting for survival
    LOSS-MAKING contracts for container and heavy lift vessels and the cancellation of several newbuilding orders are jeopardising the future of Hamburg's Sietas shipyard
  • Tampa Bay reopens
    TAMPA Bay port facilities have been reopened to maritime traffic after an oil spill that resulted from an overnight vessel collision was successfully cleaned
  • Brazil, Argentina in trade spat
    POWERFUL Brazilian lobby group Fiesp is recommending strong retaliation against imports from rival Argentina, after its near neighbour imposed new tariffs on Brazilian imports
  • USS lifeline lengthened
    THE ticking clock for US Shipping Partners has yet again been re-set, with its forbearance agreement with lenders extended until 20 February

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • CMA CGM Asia-Carib to bypass Canal
    Avoiding tolls, French carrier plans longer but less expensive route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope
  • Zim scales back Asia-US
  • Tampa port re-opened
  • SC bids Charleston project
  • Union Pacific rates to rise
  • Zim changes E. Med Express
  • Gulf Winds opens in Bayport
  • ILA and USMX plan further contract negotiations
  • Long way around
  • Cargo off at Air France-KLM
  • Box charter rates plummet

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Ocean carriers are not Fools
    These are critical days for ocean carriers. Despite the aggressive pruning of cellular capacity, plummeting volumes have resulted in freight rates - particularly on the once booming Asia to Europe tradelane - collapsing to sub-economic levels. But the gloves are off...April 1, 2009 heralds the big fight back by the bloodied but unbowed carriers against the present ruinous trading conditions that threaten their very existence.
  • US-ANZ rates backflip but Euro goes up
  • Containerships adds Riga
  • A new draft for Itajai but NOT Portonave!
  • 'Reconstruction a must' for Itajai
  • New Singapore hi-tec logistics centre for Panalpina

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Kamsarmax sold
    Bulker newbuilding nearing completion at Oshima Shipbuilding fetches $36m, suggesting a value drop.
  • Four crew dead
    Master suffers heart attack and others ill after food poisoning outbreak kills four on bulker off India
  • Massoel buys
    Swiss owner said to have snapped up 2002-built Japanese supramax for $22m.
  • Thoresen sinks
    Thai dry-bulk and offshore player Thoresen Thai Agencies reports 60% drop in consolidated quarterly profits.
  • Genmar to buy?
    Finance chief tells TradeWinds Web TV that General Maritime could spend cash on ships.
  • Gearbulk prevails
    Appeal court rules in favour of shipowner in $128m battle over Stocznia Gdynia's failure to build bulkers.
  • Stolt stops divi
    Niels Stolt-Nielsen-led firm to save $30m after axing 2008 dividend.
  • Eagle cut to sell
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst "increasingly concerned" over New York bulker owner's finances.
  • Oilexco effect
    North Sea spot suffering as a result of insolvent oil firm's two idle rigs, brokers say.
  • Japan seeks LNG
    Leading Japanese shipping and shipbuilding companies join new consortium to develop offshore LNG projects.
  • It's quotes time
    Disney gets ready to caricature John Fredriksen and Capt Tsakos dishes out a truth hard to swallow.
  • Dutch auction?
    Sale of wreck valued at more than $30m for $1,300 to Nigerian offshoot sparks furious legal battle.
  • A bit closer
    Hurtigruten wins approval from bondholders for share issue as it leaps another hurdle in race to restructure.
  • Cash pool
    China Shipping combining with group owners CSDC, CSCL and CS Haisheng to form financial advice and clearing house.
  • NATS just short
    Herbjorn Hansson-led shipowner piles on the profit in the fourth quarter but analysts were expecting marginally more.
  • Release denied
    Japanese manager of Chemstar Venus rubbishes reports it has been freed by Somali pirates.
  • Pirates perk up
    Sunny skies and a spate of recent ship releases have inspired a string of attacks by Somali pirates this week, the IMB says.
  • Shipping boom!
    UN figures reveal big growth in world fleet ' in the far-off halcyon days between 2007 and 2008.
  • Italian ro-pax row
    GNV cries foul over EC plan to shove traffic from roads onto newer operators' ships.
  • Ukrferry extends
    Ukrainian ro-ro owner to run new Black Sea service from Kerch to Poti in Georgia.
  • Flexible friend
    Port of Tallinn grabs $50m EU loan, with independent interest rates for each of the four tranche.
  • Russian arrests
    Russian Navy says it seized 10 pirates while Somaliland police detain a further seven.
  • Rope row
    Indian marine official accuses ABG Shipyard of not properly securing anchor-handler that bashed into bridge.
  • Idle idyll
    Growing number of owners turning to Philippines ports to lay-up ships in downturn.
  • Nice work
    Staff at Pakistan National Shipping Corporation win recession-busting 25% pay rise backdated to last July.
  • Ferry appeal
    Irish-based consortium needs £2.7m in a week to snap up ferry for Wales to Ireland service.
  • 10 more days
    US Shipping Partners secures another short term waiver as it battles to complete strategic review.
  • BP extends
    UK oil major has added another year to its charter of a VLCC from Frontline tanker spin-off.
  • Back on track
    Japanese ro-pax operator Tokai Kisen returned to profit in 2008 as revenues rose.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • CMA CGM Asia/Caribbean takes long way home
  • OOCL to cut 25% of capacity
  • Ocean Shipholdings gains MSP slot
  • Lufthansa Cargo trims labor costs
  • Cathay suffers another air cargo drop
  • Schenker, Envirotainer partner
  • UP to raise rates even as volume falls
  • Pacer reports 4th quarter loss
  • Gilbert assumes City Drayage operation
  • Craig named partner at Venable
  • Senate Commerce subcommittee chairs named
  • Dawson appointed CEO of AssetNation
  • Panalpina opens Singapore facility
  • Intermodal shippers' buy-in key to SoCal port fee
  • ILA, USMX hold initial talks
  • SoCal ports ready to collect clean truck fees

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Combi Dock III named and delivered
    Combi Dock III has been officially named and delivered to the Danish/German joint venture Combi Dock A/S. Lone Poulsen, wife of Anders Poulsen, CEO at J. Poulsen Shipping
  • Absalon prisoners extradited to Holland
    The Danish warship Absalon has finally managed to hand over the five Somalia pirates, who have been detained on board the ship since early January. Their boat sank after interception
  • DFDS Queen becomes floating hotel in Oskarshamn
    DFDS's cruise ferry the Queen of Scandinavia has left the berth at Kors'r, Denmark, after six months of lay-up. The ship has been chartered to function as a hotel
  • Nordic Tankers reports Steen Bryde to the police
    Nordic Tankers has reported its former CEO and chairman of the board, Steen Bryde, to the police for fraud and attempt to fraud. After going through all the papers from
  • Increasing idle container fleet
    427 container vessels are currently idle according to Lloyd's MIU, that is 124 vessels more than French AXS-Alphaliner stated only one week ago. The 427 boxships represent 9.1
  • Record breaking recycling
    ",The volume of tonnage sent for recycling in only the first month of 2009 was more than 40 percent of the total recycled in the whole of 2006.", says DNV
  • Latvia demands damages for oil spill along coast
    The municipality of Kolka detected an oil spill on 23 December, which had drifted ashore on the Courland coast, and informed the authorities. The head of the Latvian authority responsible

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
  • Bunker prices end week down on West Coast
    Softer despite 10% jump for crude oil prices.
  • Coast Guard deals with Tampa spill
    Diesel fuel tank leak following vessel collision.
  • Oil demand to fall in 2009
    Forecasts see falling numbers before recovery in 2010.
  • European bunker markets lack direction
    Rotterdam market sees 'lots of activity'.
  • Complacency on environmental targets 'a grave mistake'
    Despite economic distractions, finding solutions to reduce ship emissions cannot be sidelined, says Chemoil.
  • Trader retires
  • BAFs boost Wilh. Wilhelmsen profits
    Strong 2008 and Q4 results with BAFs and falling bunker prices making a 'significant contribution'.
  • Players analyse Singapore's January bunker sales
    Traders speculate that 'Chinese New Year' boosted volumes.
  • Fuel oil exports down
    Russian oil terminal sees volumes fall.
  • Asian bunkers end week mixed
    Prices in Singapore flat in line with fuel oil cargo values.
  • Strong start to year for Singapore bunker sales
    January sales rose 10.4% month-on-month despite fewer 'bunkers-only calls'.
  • Saudi Aramco offers February, March cargoes
    The refiner is offering a total of 280,000 mt of fuel oil cargoes.
  • Scandinavian Bunkering files suit against MISC
    Claims amount to $24-27 million for an alleged breach of contract.
  • Chinese economy slowing oil recovery
    Oil 'needs at least another two years' to reach $70-$75, says OPEC official.
  • Singapore to help bunker industry with port dues
    Concessions to be extended to harbour craft and all ocean-going vessels.

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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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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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