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November 24, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping emissions slow climate change
    Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, researchers said last Friday.
  • Hapag steering towards loss in 2010
    Already tossed by economic storms, German carrier Hapag-Lloyd is on course for a further loss in 2010, one of its owners said on Sunday.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC hikes US-Asia rates US$150-$225/TEU from January 1
  • Cosco Pacific volumes continue to lag, but declines narrow
  • LA's October volume down 8.3pc, Long Beach slides 24pc
  • Hamburg Sud shifts terminals in Seattle
  • MOL signs 10-year contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group
  • Anti-pirate noise makers fail, we need heavy arms: Maersk Alabama mate
  • Savannah boxes up 12.3pc month-to-month in October in year's first uptick
  • Swire adds fifth 1,100-TEU ship to Asia-Australia service
  • Antwerp freezes port dues and concession fees to fight downturn
  • TIACA to TSA: Speed up cargo screening machine evaluation
  • Singapore man elected president of ICAO's navigation commission
  • WFS commence ground handling for five carriers at Paris Orly

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IndAmEx service to call at Port of Savannah from Dec.
  • NOL's Widdows honoured with 'Admiral of the Ocean Sea' award
  • Wheat now imported in containers!
  • Sebi clears way for Great Offshore open offer bids from Bharati & ABG
  • Saileela Exim opens new office
  • Market to return to growth next year, feels
  • Now, wave of consolidation
  • TNWA announces transpacific service changes
  • Grand Alliance spells out winter programme for USEC all-water services
  • World's first LNG/LPG/ethylene tanker built in China & classed by GL
  • Intermodal numbers indicate recession bottoming out
  • Maersk Line to call at Total Terminals International in Oakland
  • OOCL Logistics launches Payment Audit
  • CSCL offers Asia to MidEast/Gulf slot swap service with UASC
  • South Asia Gateway Terminals surpassing Sri Lanka Ports Authority
  • Hamburg stays in black despite dwindling box volumes
  • Slovenia sees Adriatic route as shortest to south Europe
  • With talks inconclusive, Vizag port strike continues
  • Karaikal port receives 1st gearless Panamax vessel
  • KPT breezes past 50-m tonne mark
  • Fieo expresses fears over falling dollar
  • Maran keen to attract FDI in textile sector
  • Textile body raises pitch for cotton export freeze
  • Though price fever hots up, govt dilly-dallies on rice imports!
  • RBI expected to hike rates in Jan. 2010
  • WTC, AIAI to hold networking event tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 22, 2009
  • Kenan Advantage buys Reinhard Transportation
    The US company Kenan Advantage Group, based in North Canton OH (USA) and a bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum and specialty products industries, has acquir...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • ITF: "ships should keep out of piracy area"
  • Shipping industry calls for new thinking on piracy
  • ITF launches Asian campaign week
  • France signs Recycling Convention
  • Rina's CBM deals

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Keppel FELS Brasil to upgrade drillships

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • NOAA program offers info for Cherry Point mariners
  • Transportation secretary calls for continued vigilance against pirates
  • Coast Guard security team returns to Seattle from Cuba
  • NOL executive receives Admiral of the Ocean Seas honor
  • OOCL celebrates launch of new Panamax vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brightoil makes large tanker sector foray
    Hong Kong-listed marine bunker supplier buys aframax tanker for $52.5m
  • China port volumes growth return to pre-crisis levels
    Chinese ports see 7% growth in cargo volumes for first 10 months of the year driven by commodities import demand
  • Capesize sale loss drags Star Bulk into the red
    Nasdaq listed company reports $72.9m third quarter net loss
  • Keppel bags $200m Vietnam rig contract
    PV Drilling issues letter of award for Vietnam's first semi-submersible drilling tender
  • Otto Marine charters anchor handler pair
    Femco bareboat charters anchor handler newbuildings for seven years

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Odds rising on box rate reversal
    GERMANY's ISL has affirmed its forecast for a turnaround in box ship charter rates towards the end of 2010
  • Star Bulk trumps forecast
    STAR Bulk Carriers, despite a huge quarterly drop, revealed results that were far better than expected
  • New anti-piracy plan sought
    SHIPOWNERS are seeking new strategies to counter piracy, concerned that the international naval presence in the Gulf of Aden is becoming a 'business as usual' scenario
  • 29 reported dead as ferry sinks
    RESCUERS were still hunting for survivors today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a tropical storm seas off Karimun, Riau Islands near Singapore on Sunday
  • Irish shipping traffic drops 20%
    SHIPPING traffic volumes in Ireland have declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, the Irish Maritime Development Office said today
  • Another US refinery shut down
    VALERO'S closure of its Delaware City refinery might be followed by other US refinery shutdowns, IHS Global Insight warned today
  • Hammerfest LNG plant delayed
    STATOIL said today it has delayed opening its Hammerfest LNG plant in northern Norway

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Rail Union BLET Names President
  • City of Long Beach Won't Review Port Settlement
  • Box Volume Starts Turnaround, Says Study
  • Diesel Slips Third Straight Week
  • Truck Tonnage Hits Smallest Drop of 2009
  • World Steel Production Increases in October
  • Corpus Christi Eyes 600 Percent Fee Hike
  • COSCO Hikes Rates in Two Lanes
  • OOCL Gets Latest Panamax Ship
  • Norfolk Southern Train Derails
  • Damco Starts LCL Service for Latin America
  • Hapag- Lloyd to Post 2010 Loss, Owner Says

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • COSCON raise rates again
  • RSGT installs SPARCS N4
  • DB Bahn signs exclusive Qatar deal
  • CWT expands Middle East operations
  • Damco launches 'Americas Bridge' service

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Reefer in collision
    Lagoa Shipping's Marianao Ice involved in crash that sinks barge with cargo of sugar off Cuba.
  • Anagram ship sale
    Brazilian miner Vale paying $60m for trio of conversion-bound VLCCs from Saudi Arabia's Vela International Marine.
  • Seacor redeems
    Fabrikant-led offshore vessel and tanker owner paying up early on more than $246m worth of convertible debentures.
  • Carnival could pay
    Wedbush lifts price target by 14% and says Micky Arison-led cruiseship owner could reinstate its dividend by next year.
  • Torm duo sold
    Panamax bulkers in the fleet of Danish owner reportedly sold for roughly $65m.
  • Window-dressing
    Yuri Nikitin and Tagir Izmaylov concocted paper trail to cover Novoship joint venture plans, court told.
  • Fire kills one
    Brazilian navy speeds out to a fire aboard a Turkish bulker Duden that has already claimed one life.
  • House warming
    Yuri Nikitin gave former Sovcomflot boss Dmitry Skarga $100,000 for his wife to buy a new house, court hears.
  • Trouble 'n strife
    Yuri Nikitin too busy monitoring wife's spending to notice Dmitry Skarga kept using credit card for two years while at Sovcomflot.
  • 'Jahre Viking' sold
    Fred Olsen sells world's former largest ship to Asian owner who will use it for storage.
  • Growing in Greece
    Gard invests in Greece with recruitment of law firm partner Ioanna Vitta and shipping company hires.
  • Ro-ro prospect
    Baltic operator Scandlines eyeing order for two vessels to beef up Gedser to Rostock run.
  • Unhappy birthday
    AP Moller-Maersk shipyard workers spend Lindo's 50th anniversary on the picket line.
  • In the clear
    Claims of more than $125m against Arvid Tage and fellow directors over Britannia Bulk bankruptcy are dropped.
  • MISC goes big
    Malaysian shipping giant to sell up to $1.54bn of shares to existing investors to finance capital spending.
  • MISC falls back
    Bigger liner losses hurt Malaysian giant MISC again in first nine months, but improvement on the way.
  • Coastal cruising
    Malaysian offshore vessel owner and shipbuilder pushes up earnings in first nine months.
  • Daewoo deal
    Korean shipbuilder wins $167m contract to supply tanker parts to Middle East yard.
  • $90m for Odfjell
    Norwegian owner is the latest to profit from bond market with NOK 500m issue.
  • Vogemann buys 3
    German owner buys panamax trio in $82m deal with Taiwanese firm.
  • A new hope
    Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers banking on new vessels to boost revenues after clocking up more losses.
  • Money for Maersk
    Danish owner turns to state export lender for over $500m loan, finance chief says.
  • $200m notes
    Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust plans huge notes issue to fund new vessels.
  • Sealink net sliced
    Malaysian offshore shipowner and builder sees third quarter bottom line cut in half.
  • More losses
    Shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuehne expects another deficit at Hapag-Lloyd next year, but says its situation is improving.
  • STX axes
    Korean shipbuilder's French yard to lose 351 jobs through voluntary redundancy.
  • Keppel lands one
    Singapore-listed yard to build $200m semi-submersible for PetroVietnam.
  • Towed to safety
    Veteran general cargoship Biostar brought into port after grounding due to water ingress off Norway.
  • Deadly blast
    Two workers killed in explosion at US shipbuilder Halter Marine's Escatawpa yard.
  • Bumi wins Viet job
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has been awarded a potential 15 year charter for an FPSO off Vietnam.
  • Ferry sinks
    At least 29 people killed as Dumai Express 10 goes down in rough seas off Sumatra.
  • Seizure denied
    Greek manager of bulker Red Sea Spirit says it fended off pirate attack contrary to earlier reports.
  • Tanker targeted
    Japanese product tanker becomes eleventh ship to be attacked by robbers off Anambas Island.
  • Otto wins Kiwi gig
    Lee Kok Wah-led offshore player wins debut seismic contract with $10m deal from New Zealand government.
  • Nesa chased
    Laden NITC VLCC has reportedly escaped hijacking by pirates in waters north of Somalia.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Investors interested in CMA CGM, report says
  • Maersk gets $512 million export loan facility
  • MSC hikes rates for Asia-bound cargo
  • UPS raises rates 4.9%
  • Sunteck names Castellaw VP of LTL operations
  • Agility plans to fight fraud charges
  • Horizon Logistics aims for smaller shippers
  • Mohawk Global Logistics expands in upstate N.Y.
  • FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications
  • L.A. port blasts ATA's truck program position
  • China province seeks port access via North Korea
  • PD Ports sold to new investors

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Silja Europa towed after rudder failure
    Yesterday afternoon, Tallink Silja's cruise ferry Silja Europa was on her way from Stockholm to Turku when the rudder system failed. The Silja Europa was unable to proceed on her
  • Shipping has a cooling effect
    Shipping is reducing the speed of global warming with its emissions of NOx and SOx, but a reduction in these emissions is still necessary, writes Jan Fuglestvedt at the Center

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
  • Petrobras refinery to offer low sulphur fuel
    Brazil operation expected to begin from 2013.
  • Economist predicts 'end of globalisation'
    Triple-digit oil prices will drive the return of manufacturing from overseas as shipping becomes too costly.
  • Prices falling in southern Europe
    Some suppliers in Rotterdam report tight avails.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Tight avails in Durban.
  • Shipping giant takes state loan
    A.P. Moller-Maersk says it has been 'difficult' to obtain funding from other sources.
  • Fuel oil output could surge
    Saudi Arabian refinery considers shutting hydrocracker unit at Ras Tanura.
  • Ships branded 'rogues on the high seas'
    16 'super-ships' emit as much sulphur as all the cars in the world, says science and environment writer.
  • Tanker rates fail to cover bunker and capital costs
    Maersk has ships 'sitting still' but is not planning lay-ups.
  • JNPT completes first bonded sales after 10 years
    Suppliers delivers 380 cSt product to a container ship.
  • Singapore market remains quiet
    Prices firming across the region.
  • Kandla port to enlarge SEZ
    Neighbouring Tuna port to benefit from future activities such as bunkering, dry-docking and shipbuilding.
  • Bunkering, petroleum sales boost Singapore Q3 trade
    Quarter-on-quarter increase but year-on-year numbers are down.

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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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