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August 19, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Missing ship, crew found off West Africa
    The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
  • Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed
    A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
  • Traders call for electronic platform
    Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
  • More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
  • Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
  • Hold the fire?
    SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
  • British rail ticket prices to fall next year
    British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
  • Airport near Oxford takes on London name
    An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Missing ship, crew found off West Africa
    The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
  • Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed
    A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
  • Traders call for electronic platform
    Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
  • More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
  • Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
  • Hold the fire?
    SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
  • British rail ticket prices to fall next year
    British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
  • Airport near Oxford takes on London name
    An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Missing ship, crew found off West Africa
    The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
  • Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed
    A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
  • Traders call for electronic platform
    Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
  • More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
  • Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
  • Hold the fire?
    SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
  • British rail ticket prices to fall next year
    British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
  • Airport near Oxford takes on London name
    An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK July cargo down 14.5pc to 1.93 million TEU, Singapore off 18.6pc
  • Scrapping hits new high as 4,000-TEU ships go to the breakers
  • CMA CGM increases subcontinent to Med, Europe rates
  • APL box volumes drop 11pc but rate per box rises
  • Cosco Pacific container terminal throughput down 6.7pc in July
  • Russian navy finds Arctic Sea, but mystery remains unresolved
  • Panama Canal fetes its 95th birthday on eve millionth transit
  • Pakistan starts container train trials from Islamabad to Istanbul
  • American rail carloads down slip slightly, but boxes up
  • Boxes up as North American trucking quarterly volumes fall
  • China's air cargo June volume rises 12.1pc as HK's slides
  • CITIC sheds 14.5pc of Cathay, Air China buys 12.5pc, Swire takes 2pc
  • UPS, China's DHgate.com join in e-commerce shipping service

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2009
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide expands in France
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc ("C.H. Robinson"), one of the largest produce sourcing and non-asset based logistics companies in the world, has expanded its produce operations by open...
  • Rutges Cargo joins Wallenborn Group
    The Wim Bosman Group, a logistics company based in the Netherlands, has streamlined its core activities by selling Rutges Cargo, its air-cargo trucking subsidiary, to the...
  • Rhenus providing logistics and IT services for Dr Otto Schmidt
    The Cologne (Germany)-based publishing house Dr Otto Schmidt has entrusted Rhenus Medien Logistik GmbH with a comprehensive service and logistics contract. Rhenus will implement it...
  • Sascha Üblacker named sales director at MAN Rental
    Sascha Üblacker is the new sales director of the MAN Rental operator Truck Rental Solutions GmbH, based in Sittensen (Germany). He is responsible for the Germany-wide development a...
  • Difficult market conditions lead to declines
    The Eurogate Group reported a 10.1% decline in container handling volumes in H1/2009, compared to the same months the previous year, due to the slump in global ...
  • Prince Rupert cargo volumes rebound to match 2008 performance
    Canada's Prince Rupert Port Authority reported an upsurge in volumes in Q2/2009, so that the half-year mark was on par with the first six months of 2008. The port te...
  • Port of Hamburg seaborne cargo still low in H1/2009
    Germany's port of Hamburg handled a total of 54.2 million t of seagoing cargo in the first half of this year. This represents a drop of 23.7% compared to the same period in 2008. P...
  • Norfolk Southern selects Greencastle site for new regional intermodal facility
    The US railway Norfolk Southern announced that it will construct a new intermodal terminal in Greencastle PA to serve the mid-Atlantic region, as part of the company's mu...

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Arctic Sea arrests
  • Attempted pirate attack off Singapore
  • New contract for Farstad
  • French warship rescues refugees

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • MARAD announces $98 million in shipyard grants
  • NASSCO launches T-AKE 9
  • Eight hijack suspects held on Arctic Sea

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Doubt casts over Arctic Sea hijacking
    SENIOR Finnish policeman reveals it was a case of aggravated criminal extortion.
  • MSC benefits from scrapping spree
    AGGRESSIVE programme leaves MSC with no idle vessels in contrast with MISC and CSCL.
  • Future of Polish yards under threat
    INVESTOR behind acquisition of state owned shipyards has failed to pay the 381m Zloty ($129m) it offered.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • CSAV renegotiates orderbook
    THE board of embattled Chilean liner CSAV has approved the restructuring of its newbuild programme
  • Kremlin confirms hijacking
    RUSSIA'S foreign ministry reportedly confirmed today the long-held theory that the freed cargo ship Arctic Sea had been hijacked in the Baltic Sea
  • Floating facility tied to Oz deal
    AUSTRALIA'S energy producer Santos backed some of its unexplored gas fields today into a venture with GDF SUEZ, before building a floating LNG facility
  • Russian ex-official grabs Wadan
    HOPE HAS returned to Germany's Wadan Yards with the acquisition of the insolvent shipbuilding group by former Russian energy minister Igor Yusufov
  • Iscomar ferries remain afloat
    SPANISH owner Contenemar said today ships run by its subsidiary Iscomar Ferries are still working, even though operating payments have been suspended for most of its ships and terminals
  • Turkish ship crew fined in Poti
    A GEORGIAN court today fined the crew of the Turkish tanker Buket 66,000 lari ($39,653) for transporting a cargo of fuel to breakaway Abkhazia
  • Gauguin become Beachcomber
    THE LUXURY cruise ship Paul Gauguin has been sold to Pacific Beachcomber, a leading Tahitian hotel owner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • California Port Labor Dispute Settled
  • DOT Grants $98 Million in Stimulus for Shipyards
  • SIA Cargo Load Factor Jumps
  • Zenith Adds Furniture Distribution Center
  • Hopes Fade for ILA Contract Extension
  • Watco Launches Alabama Warrior Line
  • Charleston Profit Falls 53 Percent
  • Trade Slump Hurts West Coast Container Volume
  • Moller-Maersk Eyes Insolvent Competitors
  • Wabtec Commuter Sales Help Offset Freight Decline
  • Panama Canal Signs Locks Construction Contract
  • Mumbai Port Cuts Box Charges
  • Russia Arrests Eight for Hijacking Arctic Sea
  • Hamburg Box Traffic Plunges 28.7 Percent
  • Coast Guard Tightens Hurricane Rules in New Orleans
  • Ship Calls at Port of Olympia Increase
  • Metals Market Expands Rotterdam Steel Contract
  • London Heathrow Freight Grows in July
  • CMA CGM Hikes India-Europe Rates

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Hurricane Bill threatens
  • Arctic Sea 'hijackers' held
  • Stocks suffer on sustainability fears
  • DFDS still looking for Zero
  • Cosco Busan managers in guilty plea

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • DVB takes stock
    Bank is now a shareholder in Top Ships as it gains security for products-tanker bridge loan.
  • Diana dividend?
    Analyst sees long-range return of shareholder payouts from Greek owner, but not before a little bulker shopping.
  • Pole-axed
    Vital sale of Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards falls through after mysterious buyer fails to meet payment deadline.
  • FreeSeas buys
    Ion Varouxakis-led bulker owner snaps up distressed handymax, with Eastwind vessel the prime candidate.
  • Four for Onsys
    Malaysian owner signs for more bunker tankers at Titan's Quanzhou shipyard in China.
  • Arctic Sea arrests
    Eight Russians, Latvians and Estonians arrested over 'hijacking' of ship found off Cape Verde on Monday.
  • Bank looks east
    Norwegian bank DnB NOR establishes Asian-based equity research and securities sales team in Singapore.
  • More rises
    Maersk includes another two routes in ongoing rates restoration drive.
  • Scout flees south
    Farstad anchor handler to escape the North Sea for the next two years thanks to $30m deal with Petrobras.
  • Aggressive buying
    Indian breakers pay $515 per ldt for pair of Turkish tankers in strong market.
  • AI widens loss
    Owner of US-based Windstar hit by falling revenues in first half as it divests non-core businesses.
  • $237m up
    Hornbeck Offshore completes enlarged notes issue and earmarks $200m to repay debt.
  • Gas dreams
    Igor Yusofov's new company in the clear to focus on LNG carriers and icebreakers after takeover at Wadan Yards.
  • Brace yourselves
    Jaya fires full-year profit warning as the cost of reshuffling its newbuilding orderbook hits home.
  • Pair pushed back
    CGGVeritas requests 18 month delay to Eidesvik Offshore newbuildings at Ulstein Verft.
  • Grisly sighting
    Police hunt sparked after Australian ferry passengers see human leg floating in waters off Victoria.
  • Power of three
    Operating profit at Eidesvik Offshore climbs 26% in the second quarter thanks to the introduction of newbuildings.
  • JES drops
    Chinese shipbuilder sees second quarter profits slide by two thirds as operating costs jump.
  • Tanker refloats
    Jill Jacob frees itself after shifting cargo following grounding in Delaware River, US.
  • In the dark
    Analysts feel Rickmers Maritime has left too many questions unanswered over dividends and funding.
  • Breathing space
    Singapore courts give troubled offshore vessel builder and owner Jaya Holdings room to manoeuvre.
  • Green shoots?
    Singapore has seen container throughput reach its highest level in eight months.
  • Fisher buys
    UK marine services group continues expansion with '5.25m move for nuclear engineering company.
  • Flamingo hits
    Small fuel leak reported after Corrib Gas support ship grounds on rocks off Ireland.
  • Gauguin sold
    One-ship luxury cruise operation acquired by French Polynesia-based resort group for undisclosed fee.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Maersk considers acquisitions, but not now
  • Arctic Sea rescued off Africa Coast
  • MSC raises forest products rates to South America
  • APL Logistics consolidates operations
  • Menlo opens export center for Caterpillar
  • Report: L.A.-Long Beach rebound to take time
  • Suez Canal struggles continue in July
  • Hamburg looks for positives after first half drop-off

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Creditors back Eimskip
    All Eimskip's unsecured creditors have now voted in favour of the composition proposal, which was therefore approved. Eimskip states that it will "preserve the company's operations and safeguard 1,500 jobs
  • Tallink Silja to lay off 80 employees
    Tallink Silja OY, the Finnish subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, wants to reduce the number of staff in the shore-based organization by 80 full-time positions out of a
  • Arctic Sea found ' eight hijackers detained
    The missing cargo ship Arctic Sea has been found ' off Cape Verde. Eight alleged hijackers from Estonia, Latvia and Russia have been detained. "The hijackers boarded the Arctic Sea, threatened

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 18, 2009
  • Bunker prices climbing in Northern Europe
    Avails tighten for prompt supplies in Rotterdam.
  • Container line reports loss
    But lower bunker prices mean year-on-year operating costs have fallen.
  • Oil major takes storage in Fujairah
    Total's trading arm signs deal to store fuel oil.
  • Call for Svalbard fuel oil ban
    Governor of the Norwegian archipelago says the area is not equipped to respond to a major spill.
  • Aegean ready to explore growth opportunities
    'Actively exploring' new opportunities through startups or acquisitions, 19 newbuilds in the pipeline.
  • Middle East fuel oil cargo commands higher premium
    Domestic demand limiting export volumes.
  • Bunker prices mixed as crude rebounds
    Moderate gains in some ports while prices fall further elsewhere in Asia.
  • DnB NOR sets up equity research and sales unit in Singapore
    Focus on companies in the energy and maritime sectors and investors active in Asia.
  • Fujairah bunker prices back above Singapore
    Premiums firm amid tight regional fuel oil supplies.

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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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