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February 25, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag sale now at risk for lack of credit: report
  • Road freight comprises 13pc of Hong Kong-mainland cargo trade
  • Maersk Line to raise trans-Atlantic rates
  • Wuhan-Guangzhou railway to open early next year
  • Yangtze River ports register box, cargo growth in January
  • Drugged pilot blamed for Cosco Busan's Frisco Bay bridge bash
  • China ports face overcapacity as expansion continues
  • JKH short-listed to develop, manage Chennai box terminal
  • US Coast Guard escorts giant cranes from China into Savannah
  • Portland box traffic falls 28pc in January
  • CLECAT, ESC support plans for priority rail freight corridors in EU
  • Air France takes new B777 Freighter, but delays other orders
  • Cochin airport to build export perishables centre
  • Forward Air Q4 earnings plunge 33pc despite higher sales

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global enters into strategic, long-term alliance with Hind Terminals
  • IMO tells Nigeria to act against sea pirates
  • Baltic dry freight index soars to 4-month high
  • Anchor modifying containers to suit user's need & purpose
  • USITC to inspect India's farm import barriers
  • CCEA clears decks for Petronet's captive port at Puthuvypeen & box terminal at Tuticorin
  • BoA approves merger of 3 Adani SEZs near Mundra Port
  • KoPT Board defers move to award Haldia Dock deal till development model is finalised
  • Adani Automobile Terminal receives "K" Line's PCC
  • Ground handling services by NACIL & SATS cleared
  • Inflation sinks to 14-month low of 3.92 pc
  • Management gurus urge govt to shelter economy from Chinese dumping
  • Plan panel proposes fresh stimulus package in full Budget
  • World Bank & ADB funds going abegging-CAG report
  • Excise duty & service tax reduced by 2 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
  • Taiwan's leading carriers enhance their cooperation on the Intra-Asia trades
    Taiwan's two leading carriers, Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines, will co-operate on Intra-Asia trades from late February. The agreement consists of slot exchanges between...
  • GAC strengthens presence in India
    GAC India has strengthened its presence in the Gujarat region with the addition of a new logistics office in Vadodara. The facility offers professional logistics and international ...
  • Nike constructs new logistics facility in China
    Sportswear provider Nike has started to build a new distribution centre in eastern China. At 120,000 sqm it is thought to be the largest in the country. The facility will cost abou...
  • C.H. Robinson with new office in Vietnam
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the forwarding and logistics service provider based in Eden Prairie MN (USA), has expanded its operations into Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). The new off...
  • Green Cargo to rely on Quintiq
    Green Cargo, Sweden's state owned freight railway, will rely on Quintiq's advanced planning and scheduling (APS)-technology in future. Green Cargo has awarded Quintiq with a contra...
  • NYK restructures services linking Asia with Central and Latin America
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has restructured its MAREX service, which links Asia with Hawaii and Central America, and its ALEX service, which connects Asia w...
  • VTG results better than expected
    VTG AG, Europe's leading private railcar lessor and rail logistics company, recently published its results for financial 2008. Corporate sales rose by 12.4 % or EUR 67.4 million to...
  • Grand Alliance: EU3 service switches to Cape of Good Hope route
    The members of the Grand Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) und Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) - will route vessels sailing in their EU3 service ...
  • Hamburg S'd rationalises service between Asia, Mexico and South American west coast
    The partners in the Asia Express Consortium - CCNI, Hamburg S'd and MSC - have reduced the capacity on their service between Asia, Mexico and the South American west coast, with im...
  • Tariff amendments designed to retain business, jobs in tough economy
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners considered a package of incentives aimed at retaining international trade business and attracting additional cargo to the port of Long ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Stalingrad crew "set to go home"
  • Lower rates hit Eitzen Chemical
  • Refloating effort starts off Galveston
  • Changes at top at Excel and Safe Bulkers

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Navatek to build unmanned vessel for Singapore Navy
  • Obama names pick for key Pentagon acquisition job
  • Sharjah yard delivers first F&G Super M2

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Weak won hits newbuilding cancellation efforts
    FALLING won threatens to result in huge currency losses for South Korean yards.
  • Sparks set to fly as South Korea fights to survive the downturn
  • Shipowners outraged by light dues hike
    INCREASE a "catastrophic blow for shipping at a very difficult time for the industry".
  • Russian product tanker thwarts pirate attack off Nigeria
    THE vessel, Khatanga, escaped with no casualties or damage, owner Murmansk Maritime Shipping confirmed.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • TUI insists Hapag sale is sailing
    GERMANY'S tour operator and shipping group TUI has expressed renewed confidence that it will succeed in selling its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line business to a Hamburg-based consortium
  • Eagle Bulk skyrockets
    SHARES in Eagle Bulk jumped 50% today, while many other shipping stocks rode a broad rally in US markets
  • Hiong Guan sentenced
    HIONG Guan Navegacion was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida to $1.7M in fines and fees for its falsification of oil discharge records aboard the general cargo ship Balsa 62
  • Maersk raises trans-Atlantic rates
    MAERSK Line has raised its trans-Atlantic rates, in a response to what it termed "market instability"
  • Fortescue Metals takes a hit
    THE EXTENT of Fortescue Metals Group's exposure in the shipping sector has been revealed by the company in a market update
  • Jones Act plaintiffs pounce
    PUERTO Rico shippers have demanded a huge damage payout from Jones Act container carriers accused of price collusion
  • South Korean shares tumble
    SOUTH Korean shipping and shipbuilding stocks fell sharply today, with the world's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai HI, declining 5.79% to 179,000 won ($118.40).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • UK ports delay expansion, cut jobs
    Felixstowe and other ports defer projects and freeze investment as container volumes slide
  • Port of Long Beach plans incentives
  • Seattle box volume dips 5.7 percent
  • HSH Nordbank gets $3.9 billion in aid
  • Study: Deregulation still haunts harbor truckers
  • Indian ports face strike
  • Asia Express Consortium, MSC team up
  • Coast Guard works to refloat grounded tanker
  • JAL, ANA volumes dive
  • Port Manatee approves master plan
  • Grand Alliance diverts ships around Cape of Good Hope

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Maersk ramps-up Asia - Europe slings
  • Wall St slumps to 12-year low
  • Grimaldi adds another Grande-class vessel
  • GT Nexus hubs tractor giant's logistics
  • MISC's Q3 spoilt by liner trades

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • US stocks surge
    Eagle Bulk and Royal Caribbean lead rallying shipping shares after analyst upgrades.
  • Dividend falls
    Bjorn Moller-led spin-off Teekay Tankers is set to pay shareholders 31.4% less per share.
  • Tanker evades
    Pirates open fire on Murmansk Shipping's Khatanga off Nigeria, but attack fails.
  • Havila hit hard
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner faces loss of estimated $150m ten year charter as costly newbuilding is delivered.
  • Yasa ship free
    Turkish aframax which grounded off Galveston and needed lightering re-floated on Tuesday.
  • Dur: Sell Frontline
    Lazard analyst downgrades Frontline and lowers tanker rate estimates.
  • 'Almost free fall'
    Belships rues dive in fourth-quarter dry-bulk rates and lack of disposal gains as profit slashed.
  • 'Solid entry point'
    Wachovia analyst upgrades Eagle, Euroseas and Diana as price slide creates an opportunity.
  • Yard pact
    Korea's Samsung Heavy signs up with Russia to jointly develop technology and newbuilding business.
  • Eitzen in big loss
    Impairment charge on reduced fleet value and soaring expenses send Eitzen Chemical to $192m reverse.
  • Harbor strike
    Top P&I club auditor John Harbor to be Strike Club finance director.
  • FPSOcean sunk
    Norwegian FPSO start-up files for bankruptcy as funding dries up and no immediate contract for its one unit in sight.
  • Malaysian malaise
    Boxship and bulker player Swee Joo hit by global downturn in its first quarter.
  • MISC boxed in
    Malaysian owner's nine-month profit down as liner operation suffers losses and tanker rates weaken.
  • Battle scars
    Sembcorp still hurting from foreign exchange scandal with near $30m payout attached to fourth quarter accounts.
  • Storage rising
    Up to 45 VLCCs tied up on crude storage deals as traders still seek to make contango killing.
  • BC battered
    Canada's BC Ferries has seen profit slashed in the first three quarters as costs rose and passenger numbers fell.
  • Toxic trend
    German transport bank forecasts that VLCC market will take years to recover from current troubles.
  • Poor planning
    UK shipmanager ASP criticised over use of anchor on holed ro-pax that hit Cepsa buoy off Spain.
  • Yangzijiang soars
    Increased deliveries send profit soaring at Chinese yard which has clean cancellation record.
  • FMG totals up
    Aussie mining group calculates its potential liabilities arising from its disputed shipping contracts.
  • Philly rocked
    Unrealised currency losses and lower revenue push Aker Philadelphia Shipyard into the red for the fourth quarter.
  • Baltija stable
    AP Moller-Maersk's Lithuanian yard prepared to stick with investment plans despite tough market for new orders.
  • Tighten up
    UK authorities tell Fesco to improve cargo stability checks after Sinegorsk lost timber off Dover.
  • Shanghai shroud
    Dense fog causes backlog of 100 vessels at Chinese port on Tuesday.
  • More dry pain
    Sell-off in dry bulk stocks continues amid resignations, downgrades and general weak stock market.
  • Stuck in Sharjah
    Eight Indian crew still waiting for back pay after their cargoship grounded in UAE on 5 January.
  • IoM holds fire
    Island's ship registry says it will revoke annual fee increase for 2009 due to economic downturn.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Maersk hikes transatlantic rates
  • MISC to raise Asia/Europe rates
  • NYK to scrap car carriers
  • LaHood favors tax on travel, not fuel
  • Obama fills Commerce, ICE posts
  • India to build food parks
  • Reversal: Hapag-Lloyd to continue forwarder payments
  • Forwarders seek support for FMC clean truck probe
  • Hapag-Lloyd ending forwarder compensation
  • Long Beach O.K.s cargo discount plan
  • Taipei container terminal opens
  • China ports' January volume down 14%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Niger Delta Ministry to fight piracy
    IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has urged the Government of Nigeria to intervene to help reduce the incidence of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the
  • More vessels leave the Suez canal
    The Grand Alliance group consisting of some of the world's largest container shipping companies are diverting their EU3 service away from the Suez canal on the way back from Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Coast Guard removes LSFO from grounded tanker
    Vessel runs aground in US Gulf, inspections in place to prevent spill.
  • Russian Navy takes blame for spill
    Representative expresses 'extreme regret', meeting with environment response.
  • Europe: Demand firms in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices in European ports head in different directions on Tuesday.
  • Bunker trader to pay for crew to go home
    Vessel arrested for unpaid bunkers in December to be sold.
  • Fall in bunker prices 'the most positive development'
    Lower bunker prices having a 'moderating effect' in tough market.
  • Asia: Weak demand and softening bunker prices
    MGO prices in Hong Kong, however, firmed on tight avails.
  • OPEC has achieved 'full compliance' with agreed cuts
    February output down by an estimated 4.3 million bpd from September.
  • MPA expects Singapore bunker sales to slow
    Could be a challenge to even meet 2007 figures of 31.5 million mt.
  • Philippine liners cut bunker surcharges
    The cuts will reflect the "true cost" of fuel.
  • Taiwan bunker sales fall year-on-year
    Bunker market has been shrinking since 2001.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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