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June 24, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Making a good port great
    IN today's high-tech world, the maritime industry is generally considered a laggard. But given the phenomenal growth in sea trade over the past decade, this is changing fast.
  • KL wants greater use of technology in fighting piracy
    More attention should be given to the role of technology in order to sustain the efforts towards combating security threats in the Strait of Malacca, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.
  • Next yacht race to be more exciting: Volvo
    The next edition of the Volvo yacht race in 2011-2012 will be shorter and less costly and will have more entries, in order to be more competitive and hopefully more exciting for the public, organisers said on Monday.
Strait Talk
  • Cautious optimism for shipping services
    SO, just how bad has the shipping services sector got? The answer, it seems, may well be, 'Not quite as bad as you may have thought'.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Making a good port great
    IN today's high-tech world, the maritime industry is generally considered a laggard. But given the phenomenal growth in sea trade over the past decade, this is changing fast.
  • KL wants greater use of technology in fighting piracy
    More attention should be given to the role of technology in order to sustain the efforts towards combating security threats in the Strait of Malacca, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.
  • Next yacht race to be more exciting: Volvo
    The next edition of the Volvo yacht race in 2011-2012 will be shorter and less costly and will have more entries, in order to be more competitive and hopefully more exciting for the public, organisers said on Monday.
Strait Talk
  • Cautious optimism for shipping services
    SO, just how bad has the shipping services sector got? The answer, it seems, may well be, 'Not quite as bad as you may have thought'.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk spurns shipping to invest in high yield oil, terminals
  • Swire drops trade lane after 100 years, ends Eastabout Round-the-World
  • SCI-MSC India-north Europe service calls at Hamburg
  • Finland's Containerships expands Mediterranean capacity
  • Chinese Rizhao port's throughput hit a record high in May
  • NCR appoints DHL to manage service parts Hong Kong hub
  • US International Trade Commission blames China for tyre dumping
  • Oakland to ban dirty trucks to cut diesel pollution
  • US textile makers blame duty dodgers sneaking in cheap yarn
  • DSV scraps plans to acquire DFDS over EU anti-trust probe
  • Far East-Med services cut 24pc in last year, not by half
  • ICBC earmarks US$3 billion to finance Tianjin's Airbus plant
  • China Eastern reportedly acquiring Shanghai Airlines in share swap
  • Qantas A330 flight hits turbulence between HK-Perth, injuring 7
  • Amerijet acquires central Asian companies SRX Transcontinental
  • Lufthansa, Deutsche Post expect difficulties in air cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM announces rate restoration on India/Pak & Europe trades
  • Cargotec unveils new brand strategy
  • Cargotec launches Kalmar UniQ'
  • Analysts sceptical of rapid brightening of box shipping scenario
  • CMA CGM offers upgraded service between Asia & MidEast
  • Sesa Goa to export 5 lakh tonnes of ore fines
  • Handicrafts body seeks ban on Chinese imports
  • Apeda to impose stricter quality norms for g'nut exports
  • FA & CAOs' key roles in port developments brought to fore
  • Hassan's ex-im trade convinced of NM Port as ideal gateway
  • DP World posts Capt. Anil Singh at helm of Subcontinent Region
  • Draft MPRAA 2009 finalised
  • AeroLogic begins operations
  • KPCHAA seeks streamlining of ship crew's visa verification norms
  • ...urges suspension of stamp duty on import consignments
  • Budget to please all-Montek
  • Smaller SEZs march ahead of bigger ones
  • MSME sector mainly dogged by funds constraints-Minister
  • Amidst global gloom, World Bank sees GDP growth of 8 pc in 2010
  • Talk on India, SA ties at IMC on June 29

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Germany's Paul Günther leasing firm files for bankruptcy
    Hamburg-based German company Paul Günther, a leading European container chassis leaser, has filed for bankruptcy, with the procedure expected to lead to the firm being restructured...
  • Sales figures up, operational result down for GLS
    The Amsterdam-based pan-European parcel, express and logistics service provider General Logistics Systems (GLS) improved its sales figures in 2008/2009 by 2.4% to EUR 1.8 billion, ...
  • EU funding Lithuanian logistics centre infrastructure work
    The EU is providing Lithuania with around LTL 220 million (approximately USD 90 million) from its cohesion fund for the infrastructure work in planned logistics centres in Vilnius,...
  • FedEx registers large loss in Q4
    The US CEP and logistics service provider FedEx made a big loss of USD 876 million in the fourth quarter (to the end of May), with revenues standing at USD 7.85 billion, down by 20...
  • FM Logistic opens FMCG facility in Poland
    The French contract logistics specialist FM Logistic recently opened a new 10,000 sqm fast-moving consumer goods logistics facility in Olszowa in the city of Ujazd (Poland), betwee...
  • K Line participating in ultra-deepwater drillship project
    Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui & Co, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Japan Drilling (J4) have announced that J4 has agreed to participate in a project for an ultra-deepwater drill...
  • Hamburg Süd appoints new agency in Poland
    The company Safe Shipping will be taking over Hamburg Süd and Aliança's agency operations in Poland on 1 July. The agency has succeeded Morska Agencja Gdynia, with whom Hamburg S'd...
  • Maersk increases Asia-New Zealand rates
    Maersk Line recently increased rates on services from northeastern and Southeast Asia to New Zealand, including links from South Korea, Russia, PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, M...
  • Emirates' Mercator stages e-freight summit in Dubai
    Mercator, a Dubai-based business technology provider and part of the Emirates Group, recently held its first cargo event to showcase its latest cargo innovation, SkyChain. The orga...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • ECSA backs Rotterdam Rules
  • One dead on released Marathon
  • Komrowski takes over Blue Star
  • Profits down at Sanko

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Northrop Grumman gets $214 million LLTM award for LPD 26
  • J.F. Lehman buys Drew Marine
  • Parliamentary report slams U.K. destroyer program blunders
  • WSF gets $200,000 for Steel Electric ferries
  • One crewmember dead, one injured, aboard ship released by pirates
  • Bidding war for Great Offshore

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Grimaldi holds its own in the Mediterranean
    Grimaldi adds 10% in cargo revenues and 15% for passengers in short-sea market.
  • Pirates to release Belgian dredger
    Pompei and its 10-man crew could be free within the week after $2.8m ransom agreed.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • China newbuild orders slump
    NEWBUILDING orders at Chinese yards have dropped drastically compared to last year according to the Ministry of Industry and Information. Orders secured for the five months ending May 2009 amounted to 1.18M dwt, 96% down compared to the corresponding period in 2008
  • Stay clear of Wonsan, N Korea
    NORTH Korea warned ships today to stay away from its eastern port of Wonsan starting on Thursday, during tests of a short-range missile
  • Fleet Management in crosshairs
    FLEET Management, which operated the Cosco Busan during the November 2007 San Francisco Bay spill, has lost a crucial argument in its attempt to avert huge fines
  • Liners decline at record levels
    BOX LINES have suffered a record decline in 1Q09 revenues, according to a report by shipbrokers Barry Rogliano Salles
  • ME box volumes fall 16%
    MIDDLE East container volumes have fallen by 16% this year compared to last, APL executive Euguene Seroka told Emirates Business magazine today
  • Ship rescued off South Africa
    THE BULKER Kiran is being towed safely along the South African coast today after drifting on to rocks during last night's extreme storms

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines Freezes Fleet Expansion
  • Senators Push for Rail Safety Tech Grants
  • Manufacturers Back U.S. Complaints Against China
  • U.S., Europe Seek WTO Help With Chinese Export Restraints
  • Truckers Take Aim at Oil Speculators
  • Newsome Named CEO of South Carolina Ports
  • CN Makes Progress on Chicago Short Line
  • Judge Rejects Operator's Bid in Cosco Busan Spill
  • Evergreen to Scrap Old Ships
  • Maersk Chief Projects 10 Percent Box Dropoff
  • CMA CGM Upgrades Asia-Middle East Service
  • Aqaba Terminal Scores Record Throughput
  • Shipping Investment Fund to Launch in Hamburg

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • ICG to cross the bridge?
  • Aqaba Container Terminal to be expanded
  • Swire consolidates to core trades
  • Stocks hit by new doubts
  • ATA fights oil speculation

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Eastwind 13 sold
    Nordea takes control and sells off chunk of New York's Eastwind Group, including 13 ships, to Sammy Ofer's Samama.
  • 'Last resort'
    Nordea banker discusses taking over Eastwind ships, as a bulker is arrested in pursuit of claims against the troubled New York owner.
  • Gard downgraded
    Failure to cut investment risk costs Norwegian insurance group market leading A+ rating.
  • Ransom for $1.3m
    Pirates get rich reward for freeing cargoship where seafarer died.
  • Komrowski buys
    Hambug-based shipping group buys AP Moller-Maersk's German shipmanagement arm, Reederei Blue Star.
  • Casualty file
    Titan Salvage monitors a grounded reefer off Norway and a tanker explodes in WebTV's smash-up roundup.
  • $100m pier
    Jamaican government and Carnival planning a revamp of Ocho Rios pier for mining cargoes and cruiseships.
  • Princess crippled
    Fire damage to Princess Cruises' Royal Princess is worse than at first expected.
  • Cheers!
    Beer and ships combine to produce "pleasant" profit for Dr Oetker.
  • Summer relief
    Reactivation of liner services reduces laid-up container fleet but there is more pain for non-operating owners.
  • Three held
    Good Faith bulker and Tschudi tug among detained vessels in Hong Kong during May.
  • Back for more
    Stamford Drilling takes its stake in Cecon to 12.37% only a week after its first raid on the stock.
  • SLK axes
    Slovakian shipyard to lay off 198 out of 685 workers in shipping downturn.
  • Slowcat
    Fastcat-Ryde ferry grounds off UK as it tries to pick a way through yacht race.
  • Big hit
    Japan's Taiheiyo Kaiun increases first-half loss forecast by JPY4bn after scrapping bulker charters.
  • Dutch ship freed
    Somali pirates free general cargo vessel but release brings news of death of crewman.
  • UBS' $65m swoop
    Financial giant splashes out to take a 5% share in Jon Erik Reinhardsen-led Petroleum Geo-Services
  • ABG joins fray
    Indian shipyard counters rival Bharati's offer for big chunk of Great Offshore.
  • Four sold
    Washington State Ferries finally offloads 1920s-built ferries to Californian breaker.
  • Games gain
    NCL charters Norwegian Star as floating hotel for next year's Vancouver Winter Olympics.
  • FMG hopeful
    Australian mining group plans second port as it tries to resolve remaining charter disputes with bulker owners.
  • Greens grabbed
    Police arrest four remaining protestors who stormed British-managed bulker on the River Medway.
  • Sanko profit dips
    Japanese owner's annual result falls, but tankers compensate for slump in bulker earnings.
  • China crisis
    New ship orders plunge 96% at Chinese shipyards in first five months of 2009.
  • Big John tops up
    Norwegian tycoon lifts holding in Golar LNG with $1m share swoop less than a month after taking over the operational reigns.
  • Navios cape coup
    Angeliki Frangou-led bulker operator acquires four capesize newbuildings for about $80m each.
  • No improvement
    Singapore liner operator sees year-on-year declines in both volumes and average rates of over 20%.
  • Swire cuts back
    Firm to make 200 redundant as global economic woes prompt axing of two round-the-world services.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Carrier, Asian ports numbers tumbles
  • Mariner self defense bill introduced
  • CMA CGM merges Asia/Middle East loops
  • ANS handles TAM's cargo in southern U.S.
  • BA Cargo makes regional management changes
  • Smith to lead AA's northern Europe cargo sales
  • House introduces transportation bill
  • DHL Express targets clinical trial industry
  • Hollis co-chairs industry tech standards group
  • NCBFAA offers CES grandfathering exam
  • India aims to broaden port regulatory powers
  • New Chennai container terminal opens
  • Waltz named senior VP GCT Canada

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Dutch cargo vessel freed
    According to the Dutch Defence Ministry, Somali pirates have freed the Dutch cargo vessel MV Marathon, the news agency AP reports. The Dutch navy is now escorting the vessel to
  • Over 2 billion ferry passengers worldwide
    Over 2 billion passengers, 255 million cars and 34.1 million trailers were transported by ferry services worldwide last year, according to ShipPax Information. There were 6.7 million number
  • New container service to Varberg
    The Dutch shipping company Harlingen North Connect Lines (HNCL) will start up a container service between Swedish Varberg and Riga on a weekly basis. The service will call at Harlingen
  • Lauritzen increases stakes in offshore
    Danish Lauritzen has appointed Anders Mortensen, previously president of Lauritzen Tankers and responsible for J. Lauritzen's product tanker activities since 2004, as president of Lauritzen Offshore Services. The new business
  • Eitzen eyes OMX Copenhagen
    Norwegian Eitzen is considering registration of its dry bulk operations on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, reports Maritime Denmark. If so, it will be via its subsidiary Orion where Eitzen owns
  • Alexela fined for Sløvåg explosion
    The Norwegian oil terminal Alexela Slövåg has been fined NOK 2 million for an explosion that occurred at the terminal in May 2007. According to the Estonian port operator, Alexela

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 23, 2009
  • Oil spill in Texas
    Five tugs and two barges impacted by the oil.
  • Fuel surcharges soaring as bunker costs bite
    BAFs up by 50% in last quarter with further increases due in July.
  • Bunker prices continue to fall in Europe
    Meanwhile, crude oil showed price gains in early trading on NYMEX.
  • Rising bunker prices mean routes 'no longer viable'
    Swire Shipping Ltd. is axing two round-the-world services and firing 200 staff.
  • Supplies returning to Durban spot market
    Engen and Shell both back in the market.
  • NOL container revenues fall
    Drop in container volumes accompanied by lower core freight rates and recovery of bunker fuel costs.
  • Singapore bunker prices 'lowest' this month
    Bunkers continue to tumble on lower crude oil prices.
  • EMSA: Accidental pollution declines
    No major oil tanker or bunker spills recorded in European waters in 2008.
  • Major bunker project in southern China
    Reports say Chimbusco joint venture aims to sell one million mt of bunkers a year.
  • Bad weather foils oil removal from stranded tanker
    Removal of fuel oil could take up to a week.
  • Crude oil price rally could be over
    'Some of the drivers for the recent oil price rally appear to have played out', says analyst.
  • Asia July fuel oil inflows expected above 3 million mt
    Western arbitrage cargo arrivals up 27% compared to June.
  • Zim to impose 'emergency' bunker surcharge
    Surcharge to be imposed on Asia-Mediterranean-Europe trade lanes.

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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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