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February 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • Slow steaming cuts idle fleet capacity to 1.37 million TEU
  • Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia-Canada rate US$400-$500/FEU mid March
  • Hamburg Sud hikes rate for Asia-India, Pakistan, Mideast trades
  • DP World's new Saigon Premier CT attracts MISC service
  • Horizon Lines posts Q4 profit of US$1.3 million
  • Japan's Kuroneko Takkyubin express opens in Shanghai
  • Back to the future: Breakbulk reborn in China-Africa trade
  • Pemco converts six B737s into freighters for Hainan Airlines
  • Air France-KLM to sell two new Boeing 777 freighters to FedEx
  • China Eastern Airlines launches Nanning-Rangoon service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Trends, challenges & investment opportunities in logistics sector brought into sharp focus
  • Mercator weighing prospects of acquiring 5 second-hand tankers, 3 dry bulk carriers
  • Move to make Singapore maritime knowledge hub
  • CSL delivers 4th PSV to German firm
  • Maran unfolds strategy to draw overseas investors
  • Basmati exports to exceed fiscal target
  • Korean industrial zone in S. Gujarat to boost investments & trade
  • Trainee IAS officers visit JNPT
  • Bonded warehousing facilities at Nhava Sheva get a fillip
  • ICES 1.5 launched at CWC's CFS-Ambad
  • Optimistic of final lap, CONCOR may post 4-5 pc rise in cargo traffic
  • Sensex in the bear grip
  • Rs 345-cr. market development assistance earmarked for khadi
  • Fieo spots rosier horizons
  • Manufacturing sector growing by leaps & bounds
  • Apeda initiates process to register Basmati under GI
  • BRIC will drive break-bulk shipping growth-Goldman Sachs

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
  • Road Haulage Association wins labour dispute
    The UK's Road Haulage Association (RHA) has won an unfair dismissal case brought by a former member of its staff. An employment tribunal has found that the redundancy of Gerald Wil...
  • Werner reduced fleet size by 10% in 2009
    The US trucking company Werner Enterprises reported its Q4/2009 revenue fell by 10% to USD 439.6 million. Full year revenue decreased by 23% to USD 1.666 billion in 2009, comp...
  • K Line acquires stake in Air Tiger Express
    The Japanese shipping company K Line has reached an agreement with Air Tiger Express Companies to acquire a 51% stake in the company. The New York City USA)-based international fre...
  • Eurogate and HHLA to create hinterland terminals and depots together
    Through a joint venture operated by their intermodal subsidiaries in Germany, Eurogate and HHLA, two German port logistics service providers, intend to set up full-service hinterla...
  • Knight Transportation Q4 profits fall
    The trucking company Knight Transportation has reported that its Q4 profits fell by more than 18%, to USD 13.1 million, as sales slipped by 4%. Revenue in 2009 amounted to USD 651....
  • Norbert Dentressangle sees sales drop in 2009
    The French logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle, based in St Vallier near Lyon, reported lower sales in 2009, compared to the previous year. The company's turnover...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Italia doubles area of Verona platform
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) is set to inaugurate a new 5,000 sqm warehouse at Interporto Quadrante Europa (IQE) in Verona (Italy), therefore doubling its spaces and resources in that ci...
  • Wincanton with new partners for Italy, Bulgaria and Romania
    Wincanton, a transport and logistics service provider, has added partners in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania to its road services network. The Sofia-based Bulgarian company Unimasters ...
  • Africa Express Line to operate new Eagle service to West Africa
    The British shipping company Africa Express Line is to operate a Europe Africa Global Line Express service (Eagle). The sailing will call once a week at Vado Ligure in Savona (Ital...
  • GAC appoints industry veterans as new MDs in Thailand and Abu Dhabi
    In its latest round of management appointments, the GAC Group has named industry veterans Mark Delaney and Ronnie Knowles as managing directors of its operations in Thailand and Ab...
  • Abu Dhabi Airport records increase in cargo traffic in 2009
    Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) recently released its 2009 full year traffic figures for Abu Dhabi international airport. They showed that cargo traffic rose by 7% to a total of ...
  • Barig welcomes three new members
    Three new members joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) in January. The newcomers are the Iranian airline Taban Air, a specialist for airfreight and charte...
  • Madina strengthens activities at Paris-Vatry Airport
    Two months after starting up its activities at Paris-Vatry airport (France), the private Libyan company, Madina Air Cargo has confirmed its twice-weekly service to Mitiga airport i...
  • Kenya Airways to participate in EU emissions scheme
    The East African carrier Kenya Airways is cooperating with the UK's Environmental Agency by submitting an emissions management plan aimed at reducing the airline's carbon footprint...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Budget ax whacks MARAD
  • Budget boost for offshore wind
  • Three promoted at OSG
  • Keppel AMFELS delivers first rig of year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Banks pull plug on Baltic Max
    Owners forced to scrap proposed scheme as banks back out
  • Maritime co-ordinator seeks help for owners and yards
  • Time not right for New York IPOs
    Appetite for new issues in Big Apple still low as shipping fundamentals unchanged
  • Navios in $55.5m cash and stock deal for new capesize
    Resale newbuilding is seventh in last 12 months
  • Super-slow steaming stretching Asia-north Europe voyages
    Average time extends from eight to almost 10 weeks
  • Finland set to support its shipyards
    Government declares to help yards achieve orders of €500m

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Obama targets tax havens
    PRESIDENT Barack Obama's new budget plan could affect US shipping companies with overseas subsidiaries
  • Pirates release Filitsa
    PIRATES have released bulk carrier Filitsa after a ransom was paid, according to EU NAVFOR
  • SCI begins ship spending spree
    SCI HAS decided to exploit the global fall in ship prices to go on a shopping spree for secondhand vessels
  • Danske sees bullish APM future
    APM HAS turned the corner and become a 'buy' target for investors, according to Peter Rothausen, shipping analyst at Danske Securities
  • Navios buys another Cape
    NAVIOS Maritime Holdings said today it will acquire yet another Capesize newbuilding with a mix of cash and convertible preferred shares
  • Fewer box ships laid up
    THE NUMBER of box ships in lay-up fell last month for the first time since the second half of 2008, an AXS Alphaliner report has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Cummins Reports Record Profit in Fourth Quarter
  • Administration Shifts DOT Priorities
  • AMB Property Lost $28 Million in 2009
  • CMA CGM Gets $80 Million Cash Injection
  • Suggs Replaces Greer at Greatwide
  • Toll Acquires Summit
  • STB Backs Shipper on Union Pacific Rates
  • Antwerp Launches Breakbulk Promotion Effort
  • FMC Reorganizes
  • Gothenburg Port Seeks Private Terminal Operators
  • Finnish Dockworkers Strike
  • Obama Proposes Fee for Rail Inspections
  • Yusen Air & Sea Net Profit Tumbles 58.2 Percent
  • Idled Container Ship Count Falls
  • UPS Triples Net Profit in Fourth Quarter

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Maersk trials new fees
  • Busan aims to up transhipment to battle volume fall
  • Eurozone dole queue lengthens
  • JB Hunt's intermodal volumes show promise
  • China: 'don't erect trade barriers'

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Navios buys cape
    Angeliki Frangou-led Greek snaps up capesize resale at unnamed Korean yard for $55.5m.
  • Four more
    Dean Taylor-led Tidewater taps war chest to pick up new vessels from "less well-capitalised vessel owners."
  • 'They too will fail'
    Dismissing 'sham' bunkering charges as old news, Aegean Marine general counsel expresses confidence that founder will triumph in administrative cases.
  • K-Sea hit again
    Barclays Capital analyst downgrades K-Sea Transportation Partners after dividend halt.
  • HHI takes 10%
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries strikes deal that will see it own a stake of OSX's new shipyard.
  • Horrid Halla?
    Expert witnesses clash at Sovcomflot trial over the quality of Halla's Incheon built ships.
  • Bye Beta
    Star Bulk boss Akis Tsirigakis confirms the Nasdaq-listed company will wave farewell to capesize bulker.
  • Miami River shut
    Tug sinking leads to closure of Florida waterway although so far no ship calls are impacted.
  • Tidewater falls
    Offshore vessel giant sees net profits slump further than expected as vessel utilisation drops.
  • Valuation wrangle
    Expert witnesses differ over premium payable for Sovcomflot suezmax newbuilding resales.
  • Bunker buy
    Canada's Algoma takes ownership of fuel tanker previously on long-term bareboat charter.
  • Why no IPO?
    Eitzen Bulk CEO Per Lange answers this and other questions relating to Orion merger.
  • Precious dips
    Thai bulker owner posts substantial drop in annual profit as revenues are slashed.
  • Atlantska back
    Croatian owner close to reinstating two cancelled panamaxes at Jiangsu Eastern at lower price.
  • Ports stoppage
    Finnish terminals hit by 24-hour strike over dockers' contract terms.
  • Design draw
    China's CIMC snaps up US marine engineer Friede & Goldman to boost its Yantai Raffles unit.
  • Back to black
    Wilh Wilhelmsen will return to profitability in the fourth quarter but operating figures will be down, analysts say.
  • 50 down
    Idle boxship numbers show "first significant decline" as operators reactivate their own vessels.
  • Kiel clash
    Two general cargoships damaged in collision in German waterway.
  • Subsea suprises
    Kristian Siem's offshore construction company reports better than expected fourth quarter results.
  • Pirate pick-up
    Hijacked Zodiac ship Asian Glory back at Somali coast after collecting pirates from stalled mothership.
  • Mercator expands
    Indian owner confirms rumours of big tanker acquisition plan, with bulkers also on menu.
  • Help arrives
    Finnish government readies EUR 500m aid package to boost STX Europe's struggling Turku shipyard.
  • Greek to scrap
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport sending ageing boxship MSC Mekong for demolition.
  • Bulker double
    Croatian owner Uljanik goes to shipyard of same name for two 52,000-dwt dry cargoship newbuildings.
  • Gahdir linked
    New name in frame for buy-out of Korea's Daehan Shipbuilding as Iranian group submits letter of intent.
  • Icebreaker deal
    Swedish owner Transatlantic extends contract to operate and man state owned ice breakers.
  • Sapura switch
    Malaysia's SapuraCrest, in which John Fredriksen has a major stake, names new chief executive.
  • Green boost
    Port of Long Beach gives green light to further funding in bid to boost green shipping.
  • Filitsa free
    Greek bulker hijacked off Somali almost three months ago en route to Mombasa after $3m ransom paid.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • FMC reorganizes
  • Slow steaming helps, deliveries hurt
  • STB issues rail study update
  • Raytheon to develop rail nuke detectors
  • Maritime programs take hit in '11 budget
  • Toll acquires Summit Logistics
  • K + N opens Belarus subsidiary

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Government approval of support to Turku Shipyard
    The Finnish government has approved the proposal from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy concerning support to STX Finland's Turku Shipyard. The measures involved aim at getting mainly domestic
  • Don't count on low-sulphur exception says IBIA
    From January 1, 2010, EU member states must take all necessary steps to ensure that ships at berth in EU ports do not use marine fuels with a sulphur content
  • Tor Anglia sale alerts Danish PM
    Danish MP Steen Gade, Socialitisk Folkeparti, has criticised the sale of the Tor Anglia for recycling in China, despite the vessel having been given a Green Passport by DNV. Steen
  • Sailor fell overboard ' found dead 45 minutes later
    A Danish seafarer lost his life yesterday when he slipped while boarding the bunker tanker OW Copenhagen, lying in the bunkering area north of Port of Copenhagen. A search for
  • Somali pirates make big money on piracy
    Somali pirates are making big money on piracy, a new report submitted by a Kenya-based anti-piracy watchdog reveals. Last year, Somali pirates raised some USD 60 million in
  • CESA on the warpath
    After complaints from several of its members, the Community of European Shipyards' Association, CESA, will establish a cost investigation procedure aiming at assessing realistic production costs for "what seems to
  • Finnish stevedores on strike
    The Finnish trucking and transportation union, AKT branch, has issued a port strike warning, beginning on February 19, 2010, unless a new collective agreement is reached before then. To speed
  • Greek bulker freed after ransom
    The Greek-owned bulker MV Filitsa, which was hijacked some 400 nautical miles north east of the Seychelles on November 11 last year, has been freed after a ransom was

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • UK shipping bunkers see increase in emissions in 2008
    Report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows a 2 percent drop in GHG emissions, but CO2 from shipping rises by 10.6 percent.
  • Brazilian oil firm opens Rotterdam office
    Petrobras has been active in the port's bunker market for over two years.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Markets lack direction in South Europe.
  • Extra incentives for ships to slow down
    Harbor Commissioners at the port give preliminary approval to around $9 million.
  • IBIA warns against misrepresentation of EU sulphur rule
    'No automatic dispensation' for ships with modifications plans in place for safe use of 0,1% sulphur fuel at berth.
  • Prices firm in Middle East hub
    Fujairah price rises wipe out Monday's losses.
  • Return to the 'spot market is likely'
    Bunker suppliers are 're-evaluating' the value of high volume term-contracts.
  • Bunker prices bounce back
    Good avails in Singapore and Hong Kong, but Busan remains tight.
  • No hedging strategy equals 'speculation'
    Global Risk Management seminar highlights importance of correct hedging strategies.
  • UBT promotes Singapore staff
  • Little impact from Karachi's ban on uncertified barges
    Bunker association says ban could lead to substantial losses for the bunker industry.
  • Shippers, bunker firms lobby against rate rise
    Incoming Manila harbour operator suspends imposition of service fee after industry resistance.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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