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April 23, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for action against piracy gains intensity
    THE views of what should be done about the piracy problem are as divergent as the people that present those views. This was clear from a conference on piracy and sea robbery, which was held as part of Singapore Maritime Week.
  • Credit crunch and low oil prices hit offshore industry
    SHORED up by high oil prices, the offshore industry has boomed for the past few years. But this year it has lost much its shine as the global economy weakened and oil prices sank with it.
  • Box volumes at China ports down
    China's ports posted a 12.8 per cent decline in first-quarter container volume from a year earlier to 25.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units, according to a statement posted yesterday on the Ministry of Transportation's website.
  • SingTel unveils IT solutions in Sea Asia
  • S'pore named best Asian port
  • Maritime industry should focus on minimising risks
  • UK yacht maker to ramp up Asian sales

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC closes in on Maersk in lunge for market share: Alphaliner
  • Lay ups of 6,000-TEU plus vessels increase to 42
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan ranked most competitive among China ports
  • Long Beach delays imposition of container tax again
  • Container Corp of India sees 4Q profit fall 7.4 pc
  • NOL appoints two senior managers for APL Logistics
  • Russia fines China's Hongzhou Shipping US$28,000 for undeclared cash
  • Ontario to test cost-cutting double-trailer trucks this summer
  • Geodis absorbs 1,200 former IBM Global Logistics workers
  • ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2009 held June 3-4
  • Vietnam Airlines to expand fleet with ten A321-200s by 2014
  • Frankfurt air cargo down, but shrinkage shrinks in March
  • Weak demand pushes down jet fuel prices, usage

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Exodus ChemTank's range of products & services generates immense biz at ChemSpec 2009
  • Nato warships in high seas drama
  • DHL launches ocean freight innovations
  • Jewellers' body aims to generate Rs 1.25-lakh cr. business by 2011-12
  • EU finds harmful colouring agent in curry powder, rejects consignment
  • VPT to beef up core strengths this fiscal
  • NHAI to call fresh bids for 19 projects
  • CONCOR's 3 WR terminals bag ISO certification
  • RBI policy statement ignores all suggestions, regrets Fieo
  • IMC: RBI's double squeeze sends right signals to banks

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2009
  • Rhenus Contract Logistics inks contract with zooplus
    Rhenus Contract Logistics Netherlands has signed a 10-year contract with zooplus AG. Zooplus was founded in 1999 and is the leading e-commerce company for pet supplies on the Europ...
  • BHS selects Kuehne + Nagel for furniture deliveries
    Kuehne + Nagel, the global logistics service provider based in Schindellegi (CH), recently announced that it had been chosen by UK multi-channel retailer BHS to support the ex...
  • NYK Logistics expands healthcare capacity
    Facing an increasing demand for healthcare services, NYK Logistics North Continent has expanded its good distribution practices (GDP) licensed area within its Antwerp warehouse by ...
  • Ceva Logistics and Grundfos renew contract
    Grundfos, one of the world's leading pump manufacturers with an annual production of close to 16 million pump units, and Ceva Logistics have signed a new contract for spare parts l...
  • New appointment at Volga-Dnepr
    The Russian cargo carrier Volga Dnepr has appointed Sergey Zhiltsov as director of the external relations department of the Volga-Dnepr Group. He will be responsible for implementi...
  • AF-KLM and Unimex Travel Service to bid for CSA
    Air France-KLM and the Czech consortium Unimex-Travel Service were recently selected by the Czech government as candidates to take over state-owned Czech airlines CSA, officials sa...
  • Asian airlines suffering heavy losses
    Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will cut capacity, delay plane deliveries and ask staff to go up to four weeks without pay this year. Cathay Pacific lost more than USD 8.6 milli...
  • Swiss takes delivery of its first A330
    Zurich-based Swiss International Air Lines has received its first of nine new A330-300s. The aircraft was ordered in September 2007 to expand the Swiss carrier's medium to long hau...
  • DHL Express Austria and Switzerland team up for a joint future
    DHL Express, Deutsche Post DHL's specialist arm for express services, chose Beat M'ller as its new managing director of DHL Express (Austria) GmbH, effective 1 March. Over the past...

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • DNV says sustainability cannot be ignored during recession
  • Euronav feels the pinch
  • British detention rate down in March

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Waterfront planning efforts making progress in Bellingham
  • ARRA funding headed to series of Coast Guard projects
  • NYK plans to develop new super eco vessel
  • Port of Seattle eyes ethics compliance program
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines installs reefer box monitoring system

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Scrapping of boxships gathers pace
    DEMOLITION rising sharply as owners take whatever action they can to eliminate unwanted tonnage.
  • MSC goes on a cut-price post-panamax fixtures spree
  • Shipowners opt for alternative financing
    BOND issues and private equity have started to take over from traditional bank lending to finance newbuildings.
  • Incentives to boost North Sea offshore sector
    BRITAIN to introduce "field allowance" to oil companies to develop more fields off the British coast.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Cruise pricing scrapes new lows
    ANALYSTS warned today that 2009 cruise pricing is proving even more abysmal than expected
  • Jamaican flag builds Euro base
    THE JAMAICA Ship Registry is raising its profile in the European market with the promotion of its German representative office to a regional branch
  • Shipping 'stress tests' urged
    SHIPPING companies should be subjecting themselves to realistic "stress tests" and taking more proactive steps to restructure balance sheets and debt, according to Randee Day of Seabury
  • MSC narrows gap on APM
    MSC IS continuing to expand capacity despite weak freight markets ' and has narrowed the gap on sector leader APM
  • Slimming a bulk 'monster'
    FORCED cancellations of newbuilding orders could slim down the "monster" of overcapacity in bulk shipping, the Sea Asia 09 Conference heard in Singapore yesterday
  • Asian piracy revival warned
    THE GLOBAL economic slump could revive piracy attacks in Southeast Asia, ReCAAP executive director Yoshiaki Ito warned a conference today
  • Financing shortage reshapes S&P
    THE S&P market has moved away from the larger, newer ships that sold last year towards smaller transactions for older tonnage "because it is impossible to get debt financing and buyers are having to pay 100% equity"

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • USF Holland Closes Holland, Mich. Terminal
  • Rail Antitrust Law a Mistake, Buttrey Says
  • Customs Launches New Version of ACE
  • Buttrey Wants Courts to Review STB Power
  • Ryder Net Falls 88 Percent
  • Trucker Vitran Loses $2.4 Million
  • Maersk to Hike Australia Asia Rates
  • Long Beach to Postpone Cargo Fee
  • Boeing Profit Cut in Half
  • Retail Industry Groups to Merge
  • American Steel Exports Plunge 34.4 Percent
  • ABF Loses $29 Million in First Quarter
  • RFID Market Growing
  • AAA Chief Calls for Transportation Investment
  • Long Beach to Test 'Green' Terminal Tractors
  • NS Profit Falls 39 Percent in Q1
  • Express Association Sets Priorities
  • MSC Boosts Fleet
  • Zim to Add Piraeus Call
  • Delaware Renews H'egh Lease at Wilmington
  • Japan Posts Rare Annual Trade Deficit
  • LA-LB Programs Drive Shippers to Other Ports
  • Export Credit Support Booms
  • Deltaport's Third Berth Nears Completion
  • C.H. Robinson Profit Dips Only 1 Percent
  • Refrigerated Trucker's Profit Soars

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • IMB reports sharp increase in GoA piracy
  • ICG group takeover runs and runs
  • Prince Rupert box cargo drops
  • NYK to design eco ship
  • COSCON adds new port to China/US service

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Alabama's ordeal
    FBI special agent gives detailed account of the Maersk Alabama hijacking and paints Muse as a ringleader.
  • Elba scores 7
    BG Group is sourcing seven cargoes for US LNG import terminal at Elba Island in Georgia.
  • No misadventure
    Unnamed bulker involved in collision with fishing boat off Australia, not Swire's Pacific Adventurer.
  • DR taps banker
    New York investment bank Dahlman Rose hires veteran banker Elliott Etheredge to head its maritime team.
  • All-water for MOL
    Japanese owner launching direct link to Asia from its Jacksonville terminal in US.
  • BC selling trio
    Canadian ferry owner BC Ferries puts three quadragenarian vessels on the selling block.
  • Pirate faces life
    US charges pirate suspect in New York as an adult, and France delivers 11 to Kenya.
  • Golden upgrade
    Dahlman Rose lifts rating on Herman Billung-led bulker owner Golden Ocean thanks to its "significantly improved" liquidity position.
  • Turks 'set free'
    Master and chief engineer abducted from Turkish tanker in Nigeria are said to have been released.
  • ITF: No ban
    Labour group rejects reports that the Philippines' President Arroyo has banned seafarers from trip through the Gulf of Aden.
  • Petrobras in talks
    Jose Sergio Gabrielli-led oil company is in South Korea to discuss up to $30bn worth of orders, including drillships and rigs.
  • Line at a loss
    Li Shaode-led CSCL warns it will slump into the red in the first quarter following sharp fall in freight rates.
  • Merger hunt
    Denmark's Nordic Tankers to seek out consolidation opportunities as part of new strategy to 2012.
  • Tanker tumble
    VLCC and suezmax values could slump by 20% over the next couple of months, warns Fearnley Fonds.
  • Bulkers busted
    Ships in fleets of STX and Clemko of Greece hauled aside by UK's MCA in March.
  • Davie sells
    Canadian shipyard's restructuring continues with $20m share placement to client Cecon, among others.
  • Loan stretched
    Sven Rong's GC Rieber gets two year extension on NOK 250m loan as Technocean hangs on to the Polar Prince.
  • Link launch?
    Canada's Nautisol says foreign investors ready to start ferry service from Victoria to Vancouver.
  • Change of tack
    New owner of Serbian river shipping company JRB to convert head office into hotel.
  • Bond bonus
    Jan Erik Tveteraas-led FPSO player nets $12m from convertible bond deal with Luxor Capital.
  • AMSC in profit
    First quarter turns black at last for US owner of products carriers chartered to OSG.
  • Euronav's $300m
    Belgian tanker owner confirms fresh finance for fleet additions as it reports weak first quarter.
  • Wilson sells again
    Norwegian mini-bulker specialist trims the fat with the disposal of another oldie.
  • IHI to cut loss
    Troubled Japanese shipbuilder once again slashes its full-year net loss figure right before results time.
  • MSC growing
    Bargain chartering spree narrows gap between the second-largest liner operator and AP Moller-Maersk.
  • Cop ships
    Canadian police charter three Carnival cruise vessels to house officers during 2010 Winter Olympics.
  • Trader tossed
    Thoresen Thai continues clearout of old ladies as general cargo vessel leaves the fleet.
  • Aegean bulks up
    Nikolas Tavlarios-led bunker player acquires Scandinavian owned tanker for West Africa operation.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Alabama pirate faces life sentence
  • NYK unveils design for "Super Eco-ship"
  • COSCO adds ports to HSH service
  • ESC questions lightweight air freight rate hikes
  • United expanding U.S./Europe cargo capacity
  • NS records lower profit, revenue
  • Mundra sees high-cube double-stack rail
  • NRF, RILA plan merger
  • U.S., Mauritius focus on trade opportunities
  • Exel subsidiary renews Crate & Barrel deal
  • DHL starts direct LCL services from Shenzhen
  • FMC examines appeal of clean trucks ruling
  • Port of Charleston awards $55 million contract
  • Höegh signs deal with Delaware port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Somali piracy soars
    A dramatic increase in activity by Somali pirates led to a near doubling of the number of ships attacked during the first three months of this year compared with the
  • Somali pirate in US court
    The Somali citizen Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse has been charged with piracy. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse has also been charged with conspiracy to seize a ship by force, conspiracy to commit hostage
  • Deltamarin to develop FPDSO
    The Finnish engineering company Deltamarin Ltd has won a design and engineering contract for a FPDSO (Floating Production, Drilling, Storage & Offloading) vessel called Guanambi I. The unit will be developed
  • Wilson sells oldie
    The Norwegian shipping company Wilson has sold the 3,700 DWT cargo vessel MV Mingo, built in 1980, to a Marshall Islands registered company. The price tag is USD 540,000. After
  • Port of Murmansk fined for environmental crime
    The Russian ministry of the environment has fined Murmansk Sea Commercial Port RUB 1 million (EUR 24,500) for committing an environmental crime in Kola Bay, which was discovered during an

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 22, 2009
  • Bunker supplier prepares for emissions regulations
    'Steady demand' for lower-sulphur gasoil in US Gulf region.
  • Bunker prices steady in North Europe
    Southern European markets generally soft.
  • Refinery resumes fuel oil exports
    IOC offers cargo as Asia arbitrage volumes fall.
  • Key ports report tight 'avails'
    Singapore bunker prices firm but other Asian markets in retreat.
  • Suez Canal 'crucial' to regional bunker market
    Bunker demand in the Mediterranean will take 'three years' to recover to 2007 levels.
  • Ships need to be 'fuel efficient'
    Slow steaming is a 'short-term measure', says chairman of leading maritime group.
  • MGO supplies tighten in East Asian port
    Tight avails lift Hong Kong's MGO prices to a 3-month high.
  • Aegean expands West Africa operation
    International bunker supplier takes delivery of a double hull tanker to serve markets on the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Lubes firm to expand in West Africa
    Gulf Oil Marine provides services in more than 500 ports worldwide.

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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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