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May 20, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dry bulk ship buyer looks for bargains
    After years of sky-high order books, a surfeit of dry bulk ships in the current recession means that companies like Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd should be able to buy vessels at bargain prices, the company's top executive said on Monday.
  • Singapore is prepared to ride out the storm: MPA
    IN 2008, the Singapore port was again the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage, container throughput and bunker sales, despite the economic downturn. Yet it is among the safest and most efficient ports in the world.
  • Malacca pirates can be struck down within 5 years: KL
    Pirate gangs in the Strait of Malacca can be 'struck down' within the next five years if the current aggressive pace of enforcement is maintained, a senior Malaysian maritime security official told Reuters.
Strait Talk
  • How should we fend off pirate attacks?
    AN incident that took place in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday should give food for thought. The Dubai Princess, a 115,485 dwt crude oil tanker, was travelling through the danger zone when a speedboat carrying half-a-dozen pirates armed with guns and a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher was observed chasing the Emarat Maritime-managed vessel.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dry bulk ship buyer looks for bargains
    After years of sky-high order books, a surfeit of dry bulk ships in the current recession means that companies like Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd should be able to buy vessels at bargain prices, the company's top executive said on Monday.
  • Singapore is prepared to ride out the storm: MPA
    IN 2008, the Singapore port was again the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage, container throughput and bunker sales, despite the economic downturn. Yet it is among the safest and most efficient ports in the world.
  • Malacca pirates can be struck down within 5 years: KL
    Pirate gangs in the Strait of Malacca can be 'struck down' within the next five years if the current aggressive pace of enforcement is maintained, a senior Malaysian maritime security official told Reuters.
Strait Talk
  • How should we fend off pirate attacks?
    AN incident that took place in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday should give food for thought. The Dubai Princess, a 115,485 dwt crude oil tanker, was travelling through the danger zone when a speedboat carrying half-a-dozen pirates armed with guns and a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher was observed chasing the Emarat Maritime-managed vessel.

Sched Netweb site
  • United States Australasia Discussion Agreement hikes rates
  • Grand Alliance: MISC's departure will not hurt service
  • Port suspects angry locals driving golf balls to attack CT
  • FESCO withdraws credit ratings from Moody's
  • Kwun Tong Public Cargo Working Area's new boundary
  • DHL launches LCL service in Shenzhen
  • Ningbo-Chengdu sea-rail intermodal to be launched this year
  • UASC chief Soerensen departs as four-year contract ends
  • OOCL eco-initiatives included in emissions reduction guide
  • Accent put on green at cargo-partner's Singapore opening
  • Houston port lauds Texas Congressional Delegation for US$98 million stimulus victory
  • Vladivostok's April box volume down 16pc to 15,500 TEU
  • Hainan Airlines to offer Beijing-Dubai-Luanda service
  • Senai Airport attracts first cargo airline
  • Dallas Chamber economist urges city build two air cargo hubs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ahlers celebrates global centenary & 5 years of Indian subsidiary
  • Soerensen bowing out of UASC
  • Falling rental incomes may prompt scrapping of supertankers
  • Belarus envoy seeks to enhance trade ties with India
  • Indian IT industry will dominate global space-Deloitte
  • A critical look at port bureaucracy
  • With assurance of no job losses, Cochin port workers call off strike
  • MbPT commissions 1 of 2 new tugs
  • Pankaj Shah & Sunder Balan elected to helm of ACHAA
  • Fieo President hopes new govt will be reforms-friendly
  • India Inc expects new govt to take quick & decisive actions now
  • S. K. Jakhar re-elected IFFCO Chairman
  • Resignations pave way for reconstitution of Plan panel

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 18, 2009
  • Joël Moebel leaving Schenker France
    Joël Moebel, who has worked for Schenker SA in France for 22 years, and who has been the company's long-serving director and regional director Europe West at DB Schenker AG, has su...
  • Sorensen quits UASC
    The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has announced that Ken Sorensen, its chairman and CEO, is stepping down after a four-year term of office. UASC's board said that the company...
  • MISC withdraws from Far East trade
    The shipping line MISC Berhad, based in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), has informed its partners in the Grand Alliance that it will withdraw from the trade between Europe (including the ...
  • FedEx Express and Cologne Bonn airport hold topping out ceremony
    FedEx Express, a subsidiary of US-based FedEx Corp and Cologne Bonn airport (Germany; recently held a topping out ceremony for the express service provider's new Central ...
  • Australian Logistics Council (ALC) is on the move
    The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) board has been working to make sure that ALC, as Australia's national umbrella body for transport and logistics (T&L), continues to focus on ...
  • Royal Mail doubles earnings
    The Royal Mail Group, a British mail service provider, almost doubled its profit last year, despite the on-going recession. The group's operating profit increased to GBP 321 millio...
  • Wim Bosman Group awarded ISO certification again
    The Wim Bosman Group has again been awarded ISO 9001 certification (quality) at its companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, after an intensive audit week, from 30 Ma...
  • Rhenus becomes preferred Lufthansa Cargo partner
    Rhenus Freight Logistics GmbH & Co KG signed a cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo AG at the beginning of May. As a result, Rhenus has become one of the preferred partners o...
  • AA revamps B757s for short international flights
    The US carrier American Airlines (AA) is to revamp its smaller, single-aisle B757s and put them on the shorter international routes. Fort Worth-based AA began flying the first...
  • Prague Airport host Routes Europe 2009 conference
    Prague Airport is hosting the biggest event for air service development professionals in the European region from 16 to 19 May. Over 650 delegates, representing 75 airlines and up ...
  • Port of Antwerp strengthens ties with South Korean port city of Incheon
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) renewed its 1996 friendship agreement with the South Korean port city of Incheon on 14 May. The ceremony took place as part of the royal trade mi...
  • Scandlines generates positive pre-tax results in 2008
    The German-Danish Baltic Sea ferry shipping line Scandlines, based in Rostock (Germany), ended the 2008 business year with a positive pretax result, but nevertheless laun...
  • Iberia announces severe cost cutting measures
    The Spanish national carrier Iberia has announced severe cost cutting measures after suffering a EUR 92.6 million loss in the first quarter of 2009. Earnings declined by 15.6% as d...
  • HHLA keeps downturn within bounds
    Against a backdrop of a worldwide collapse of industrial production and volumes transported, the German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported distin...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • ESPO calls on EU Parliament resist protectionism
  • ABS guidance on thick steel plates for boxships
  • Shippers "should challenge bill of lading terms"
  • Ship valuers under pressure

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Mabus sworn in as Secretary of the Navy
  • Bender gets $2.5 million RRF ships job
  • Dry bulk shares trade higher
  • Austal launches fast patrol craft

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Frangou urges more mature risk approach
    INDUSTRY needs to restore a proper approach to risk, Navios Maritime chief executive Angeliki Frangou has said.
  • Dry derivatives vehicle grinds to virtual standstill
    FFA alternative fails as market crash changes trading landscape.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • APM's financial chief quits
    FINANCIAL chief S'ren Thorup S'rensen today resigned from AP M'ller-Maersk, in a time of continuing organisational upheaval and financial loss for the Danish group
  • Moody's reacts to FESCO move
    SOURCES at Moody's, the international rating agency, have revealed that FESCO is the only global shipping company to withdraw from the rating system since shipping revenues and vessel values dropped last year
  • Mwangura cleared of all charges
    MOMBASA'S high court has dropped charges against Kenyan seafarer activist Andrew Mwangura, who told Fairplay today that the case had been Kenya's attempt to "muzzle" him
  • China to raise refining capacity
    CHINA'S State Council has decided to increase oil refining capacity this year nearly 18.5% over the figure for 2008
  • Indian shipping shares react
    INDIA'S stocks are forecast to soar 20% in the next few weeks after the election victory of the Congress-led Alliance coalition
  • Trade financing seen improving
    TRADE financing will continue to improve in the next 6-12 months and restrictions will ease, IHS chief economist Nariman Behravesh told a conference in Nice today
  • Yard unions again accuse Warsaw
    POLISH unions today continued to accuse the government of lying about the amount of government aid received at Gdansk shipyards since 2004

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Long Beach to Cut Budget Nearly 14 Percent
  • Rail Bill Nears Senate Vote
  • Lawmakers Propose "Last Mile" Funding
  • Study: Rails Overcharge Consumers by $3 Billion
  • MSC Consolidates Asia-Med Service
  • U.S.-Flag Ships Make Anti-Piracy Progress
  • Hamburg Volume Falls 21.7 Percent
  • Portland Box Executive Retires
  • Hanjin Launches New Ship
  • COSCO Vessels Begin Calling Port of Savannah
  • Farm Leaders Fear Trade Restrictions
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk CFO Resigns
  • Davidson: ABF Ready for Freight
  • Shipper Group Adds Web-based Transportation Management
  • Zollars: YRC On Road to Profit
  • Maersk Delays Rate Hike
  • Hanjin Shipping to Increase Rates
  • Porcari, Babbitt Face Senate Panel
  • ICTSI Profit Drops 44 Percent
  • Anti-Piracy Group Seeks 'Joint' Response
  • Panel Opposes Galveston Pilots Rate Hike
  • White House to Raise CAFE Standards

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Maersk cfo resigns
  • Oil hits six-month high
  • Fitzpatrick light dues 'assurance' as consultation period ends
  • Mark-It concludes reefer monitoring deal with APL
  • Piracy 'not an inside job'

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Paragon net rises
    US-listed bulker owner posts best profits in company history and beats Wall Street expectations.
  • Town says yes
    Voters in Argentine community of Magdalena overwhelmingly approve $9.5m settlement with Shell over 1999 spill.
  • Dry stocks jump
    Dry-bulk shares head upward after Dahlman Rose upgrade, but Omega Navigation shifts to reverse.
  • Glencore in
    US-listed Omega brings in giant charterer to buy 50% of its first Hyundai Mipo products tanker newbuilding.
  • Conrad net grows
    Gulf Coast shipyard reports 26.7% boost in fist-quarter profits as $24m barge order lifts order backlog.
  • Crash shuts Miss
    Mississippi River closed at for 72 kilometres near Memphis after a crash between tugs sends 26 barges adrift.
  • 'Big jolt' foreseen
    Dahlman Rose analyst upgrades seven bulker owners as steel price improvement could lead to potential "frenzy" for bulker tonnage.
  • Patriot released
    After nearly a month in pirate hands, German handymax bulker is freed off Somalia.
  • GSL waiver sought
    Global Ship Lease reports improved profits and said talks with banks continue to avoid loan covenant default.
  • Fall guy on the up
    Crewman airlifted to Bermuda hospital after fall on Greek tanker could be back to work next week.
  • Chilly warning
    Green Reefers may lay-up or scrap ships and warns of weak year but cost cuts reap first-quarter profit.
  • Murmansk mauled
    Russian tanker and bulker owner turns from profit to loss in first quarter as rates fall.
  • Another let-off
    George Economou's DryShips gets a waiver from DnB NOR on a loan used to buy two bulkers.
  • BLT bonus
    Indonesian tanker owner to pocket nearly $50m from sale of conventional and Islamic bonds.
  • DHT does better
    US tanker owner boosted by hedging in first quarter, but daily rates down for VLCCs and aframaxes.
  • Novoship rises
    Revenues and profit grow at Russian tanker owner in first quarter, after weaker 2008.
  • BWO better
    Helmut Sohmen-backed FPSO owner posts improved first quarter numbers despite being scarred by interest in rivals.
  • Torm saved
    Compensation payments prevent red ink at Danish owner's dry-cargo operation but first quarter profit still hurt by falling rates.
  • Prison please!
    Pirate suspects don't mind 'doing porridge' in the Netherlands as they lap up life of television, football and fancy toilets.
  • Arcade's game up
    Blank-cheque outfit Arcade Acquisition Corp, which saw planned 10-ship purchase fail, winds up.
  • Sorensen quits
    AP Moller-Maersk's finance chief Soren Thorup Sorensen to leave over ill health.
  • Solstad sombre
    Norwegian offshore owner dodges downturn in first quarter, but it is nervous about the market during the next couple of years.
  • Hanjin hikes
    South Korean owner bumps up rates on Asia Europe routes claiming move is "inevitable" in the present climate.
  • Crew missing
    One body recovered and 11 other seafarers feared dead after sand carrier capsizes off China.
  • Gdansk safe?
    Polish PM Donald Tusk says EU approval of yard restructuring plan could be given "within days."
  • Fatal detour
    Four boaters died in ferry collision after changing course to look at actor Russell Crowe's house in Sydney.
  • 'No Somali spies'
    Reports pirates laid hands on sensitive military document to target ships not reliable or serious, MSCHOA says.
  • Newbuild grounds
    Vessel under tow from Ukraine ran aground off Turkey after tug ropes broke.
  • Patchara sold
    Thailand's Precious Shipping continues clear out of elderly tonnage with handysize disposal.
  • TK edges up
    Japanese tug player Tokyo Kisen posts slightly better annual profit, but expects drop-off in current year.
  • Pumping begins
    Fuel removal has started from the wreck of Louis Cruise Lines' Sea Diamond off Greece.
  • Mermaid battered
    Thai-owned offshore contractor sees second quarter profits evaporate on lower revenue and higher costs.
  • DPW in Oz tie-up
    Dubai terminal operator DP World has taken a 30 year concession at Port Adelaide in South Australia.
  • Long Beach lower
    US west coast port continues to suffer the consequences of the global economic slowdown.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Hamburg Süd, COSCO Pacific see biggest '08 volume gains
  • Hanjin seeking Asia/Europe rate hike
  • IMO executive: Arming crews no answer to piracy
  • Rep. Israel offers air cargo security bills
  • Delta expands network in June
  • CryoPort, FedEx launch product for life sciences
  • Exel to operate General Mills Southeast DC
  • Homebase renews K + N contract
  • CEVA wins Powerwave contract
  • ATA seeks widespread injunction on L.A. truck plan
  • Tanger Med grows facilities, Virginia trade
  • Cold ironing comes to Antwerp

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Termination of icebreaker service
    Danske Havne, the association of Danish ports, has recommended that the state-owned icebreaker service be terminated as soon as possible. 'It is an old-fashioned service, which has become

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2009
  • Aegean upbeat on Q2 prospects
    Sees increase in sales; welcomes opportunities for more growth.
  • Prices soar in Northern Europe
    Rotterdam 380 cst bunker product gains $16 per metric tonne.
  • Russia fuel oil exports climb
    Weak domestic demand sees more product heading abroad.
  • New 'sail' could be tested on tanker
    Developer says its fuel-saving technology could be suitable for all ships.
  • Cutting bunker consumption remains a priority
    Slow steaming will last beyond the end of the recession, says Maersk.
  • Bunker prices jump in key Asia ports
    Demand generally reported to be slow.
  • Istanbul bunker conference opens next week
    Turkish Bunker Association event will look at regional market and boarder industry issues.
  • Sri Lanka's bunker market 'to grow' as conflict ends
    End of war will bring security and stability to the country, benefiting port and bunker market growth.
  • India's Global Fuels & Lubricants moves
  • Supplier makes first delivery at Gwadar
    Starts with MGO sales, may be followed by IFO sales later this year.

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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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