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September 7, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Barge freight rates in US set for more gains
    Freight rates to ship grain by barge to the US Gulf, which surged as much as 50 per cent last month, are set to head higher this fall as the corn and soyabean harvest builds momentum, likely raising export prices.
  • Westports on course for RM900m turnover
    Westports Malaysia expects to chalk up revenue of close to RM900 million (S$389 million) this year, driven by brisk business activities due to an improved global economic scenario.
  • Vietnam arrests 4 more execs of troubled Vinashin
    Police have arrested four additional former senior executives of Vietnam's debt-laden, state- owned shipbuilding company as part of widening investigations into mismanagement, state media reported on Saturday.
  • Japanese tanker attacked off Indonesian island

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK Line to change name to NYK Container Line November 1
  • China export growth to slow towards year end: BMI study
  • Dutch transport minister leads delegation to Hong Kong
  • Beijing launches probe into 'unfair' EU export subsidies
  • Floating rope device said to snare pirate skiff propellers
  • Schenker to spend US$528 million on railcars, engines
  • Risetech moves house from Wanchai to Central Hong Kong
  • New container yard expands Colombo port capacity
  • Swiss M+R Spedag acquires India's PL Shipping & Logistics
  • Le Havre makes progress in port privatisation scheme
  • Correction: NY-NJ dredging not held up by reduction in Congressional funds
  • Savannah rallies local business to support river dredging
  • Dachser strengthens Eurohub facilities in Bratislava
  • Global RFID market value expected to grow 420pc in 10 years
  • Polar Air accepts US$17.4 million price fixing fine
  • Pilots had smoke in UPS 747 cockpit before fatal Dubai crash
  • EU adds two Ghanaian cargo carriers to no-fly list
  • FedEx widens pick-up window for China coast to Europe
  • Finnair to start Helsinki-Mumbai cargo service next year
  • Continental sets load factor record in August

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 13,500-TEU Evelyn Maersk becomes 100th mega boxship to call at Rotterdam in 2010
  • AAUS scraps AAP due to weak demand
  • Baltic Exchange launches index for dry Supramax in Asia
  • Brazil govt to take over 5 Amazon ports
  • China Cosco Holdings H1 profit higher by 175 pc
  • China Merchants wins $ 500-m Colombo terminal deal
  • Chinese navy repulses pirate attack
  • CSCL's first half profit up by 134 pc
  • Greencarrier opens office in Shenzhen
  • Hapag-Lloyd to hike global rates in Sept. & Oct.
  • ISO issues new guidelines on ship dismantling
  • Liladhar Pasoo adopts Softlink's Logi-Sys to enhance global operations
  • MAERSK LINE confirms GRIs in transatlantic trades
  • MSC hikes rates
  • OOCL to hike S-E Asia-Oz rate by $ 300/TEU from next month
  • Probe points finger at Khalijia
  • Savannah port volume up by record 20.7pc in July
  • T.S. LINES to offer Japan-Philippines loop, amends JTK1&2
  • Soda ash 'dumping' comes under scanner
  • Vizag Port being overhauled to augment capacity to handle 100 m tonnes a year-Ajeya Kallam
  • CONCOR N-W Region's awards function in Ahmedabad today
  • From 'Own Your Wagon', Rlys now comes out with own your rake!
  • AEPC in grip of that sinking feeling!
  • Govt allows duty-free export of 55 lakh bales of cotton
  • Seminar on 'Indo-Polish trade' today

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
  • Penske opens warehouse in Brazil for Whirlpool
    Penske Logistics has opened a 11,000 sqm warehouse in Manaus (Brazil) for its customer white ware manufacturer Whirlpool. Penske Logistics Brazil will store and ship Whirlpool bran...
  • Rhenus expanding in Asia
    Rhenus AG & Co. KG recently signed an agreement with the Pro-Log Group, based in Asia, to acquire a majority shareholding in the group. The move enables Rhenus to further conso...
  • GM Europe prolongs partnership with Chep
    General Motors Europe (GM Europe) has chosen Chep, one of the world's leading pallet and plastic container pooling specialists, to be its service provider once again. The latest co...
  • Port of Hamburg: throughput rising
    The port of Hamburg reported that its seafreight handling activities are increasing, thanks to the upsurge in global trade. The port's interim throughput jumped by 8.1% auf 58.6 mi...
  • Grup TCB expands infrastructure at its terminal in Turkey
    Grup TCB has acquired a new mobile harbour crane to expand its infrastructure at its TCEEGE terminal in Turkey. This brings the total number of mobile harbour cranes at this termin...
  • Vietnam's largest container seaport opens second phase
    Tan Cang-Cai Mep, Vietnam's largest container seaport, will inaugurate its second phase later this year; allowing it to receive ships with a loading capacity of up to 110,000 t. T...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Harland & Wolff wins order for offshore wind farm platforms
  • GL issues first EEDI certificate
  • Former manager gets prison term for dumping dredge spoil from barges

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • SMM 2010: U-turn on reflagging not enough to rescue KG funds
    Move to drop requirement in exchange for extension of tonnage tax regime not enough to save struggling KG system
  • German owners learn true value of training
  • Container lines bounce back after 2009 losses
  • Greek owners start to regroup
  • Caiano set to buy Green Reefers
    Kristian Eidesvik group to proceed with mandatory offer after taking controlling...
  • Green Reefers could become takeover target
  • Socatra sells tanker at premium price of $30m
    Deal on subjects at reported value $2m above brokers' estimates
  • Newlead's turnaround on track to bear fruit
  • Handysizes in demand with medium size gas carriers fully booked
    Charterers fix handysizes for shipments of ammonia out of the Middle East
  • Rates rise, but earnings still under a cloud

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Lyttelton is rattled but open
    LYTTELTON'S tremor-rocked port in New Zealand returned to a full day's operation today, but infrastructure damage in the region will continue to affect deliveries to and from its facilities
  • OceanFreight cuts losses
    OCEANFREIGHT, the Athens drybulk and tanker shipping operator, has pledged to forge ahead in renewing its fleet despite second-quarter net losses
  • Indian commandos foil pirates
    INDIA'S navy said today commandos from its destroyer Satish have seen off Somalian pirates who were closing in on a dozen merchant ships off Somalia in the Gulf of Aden
  • Pirates strike off Indonesia
    PIRATES have reportedly attacked a Japanese chemical tanker off Indonesia
  • Transneft cites pipeline pledge
    FUNDING has been agreed for a $4.5Bn trunkline that will join the main Russian pipeline system delivering to tankers at Primorsk, on the Gulf of Finland, Transneft said
  • Guido Grimaldi dies at 93
    GUIDO Grimaldi, founder and chairman of Grimaldi Group, has died in Italy at age 93
  • An icy waiting game in Arctic
    ICEBREAKER Henry Larsen is standing by today to aid the grounded tanker Nanny while it waits a sister ship to arrive, the Canadian Coast Guard said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Inventory's Guessing Game
  • Do-It-Yourself Inventory Improvement
  • For EU, P&I Clubs Are a Matter of Trust
  • Shipping's Risky Business
  • The Future of Box Futures
  • LA Wins on Trucks
  • Intermodal Drives Railcar Orders
  • A Restart at Con-way Freight
  • A Cure for What Ails Alameda Corridor?
  • For U.S. Ports, Recovery Is a Mixed Box
  • If You Build It... Stacking Up Hopes in the Heartland
  • Revisiting COGSA vs. Carmack
  • Stacking Forecasts
  • Canada's Ports Look to U.S.
  • Columbia Coastal Ends Boston run
  • Trade, Transport Bills Hang in the Balance

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Lyttelton survives massive 'quake
  • US plans Iraqi trade mission

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Shipping crisis sparked by greed
    Eye-watering rates lured investors to splash cash triggering turmoil, says seasoned trouble shooter.
  • Green Reefers falls on low buyout offer
    Kristian Eidesvik makes minority shareholders in Oslo listed reefer operator an offer they will find easy to refuse.
  • Tallink numbers on the up
    Estonian ferry player posts fourth quarter growth in passenger and cargo traffic.
  • Indian ship evades pirates
    Great Eastern bulker Jag Ratan and 11 other ships 'saved' from Gulf of Aden attack by Indian Navy.
  • Hellenic 'evaluating market'
    Fotini Karamanlis-led Greek mulling newbuilding or second-hand deals as it lets Chinese kamsarmax option go.
  • Bulker crewman hospitalised
    Bengali engineer taken from Great Wisdom off Russia with severe prostatitis.
  • Turkey makes it five
    UN-backed ship scrapping convention still some way from reaching the 15 signatories needed to enter into force.
  • Athenian books VLCCs at HHI
    Minos Kyriakou-led Greek to take up to three VLCCs at Korean yard in splurge of up to $320m.
  • Grimaldi founder Guido dies
    "Far-sighted, modern businessman" who started with one liberty ship dies aged 92 in Italy.
  • PNSC's annual profit plunges
    Revenues also down at Pakistan state shipowner after it scrapped older vessels.
  • Volgotanker claim kicked out
    Court dismisses $200m compensation case against Russian owner over oil spill from Volgoneft-139 in 2007.
  • Long lay-offs at Turku
    STX Finland chief Juha Heikinheimo warns of delay in re-employing shipyard workers if new orders are won.
  • Hellenic down on rate slide
    Fotini Karamanlis-led Greek bulker owner sees profit fall in first half but eyes rate stabilisation.
  • Worker overcome by fumes
    Probe begins into Perkins Shipping employee's exposure to toxic chemical in Australia.
  • Network Chartering reveals loss
    Bankrupt Norwegian tanker broker lost nearly $63m in 2009 as chemical markets crashed.
  • Greek fined in 'magic pipe' case
    Lengthy jail term avoided as chief engineer of Transmar bulker hit with probation period and fine.
  • Seadrill in Brazil spin-off?
    Barclays Capital says such a move could smooth John Fredriksen driller's move into South America.
  • Four more Vinashin arrests
    Former directors held in financial probe after ex-chairman Pham Thanh Binh "confesses."
  • Losinjplov making more money
    Croatian ro-ro owner enjoys strong second quarter, erasing loss in first three months.
  • Crew hurt in life boat drill
    Two men taken to hospital after crank fails during exercise on Finnish ro-pax.
  • Pirates rob Japanese tanker
    Focus switches to waters off Indonesia as Chemroad Luna attacked after recent piracy surge off Malaysia.
  • Ferry and yacht collide
    USCG reports no serious injuries after Carteret involved in clash off North Carolina.
  • Drunk master gets a month
    Ukrainian captain sentenced to jail in Sweden over Flinterforest grounding.
  • PPL stake sale re-jigged
    Baker Technology makes key amendments to deal to sell PPL Shipyard stake to China's Yangzijiang.
  • New Western wins double
    Bangladesh shipbuilder to deliver two coastal tankers to Bangladesh Petroleum Corp.
  • Van Oord wins Aussie deal
    Dutch dredging outfit secures work on new Cape Lambert Port facility in Western Australia.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Naval units to become civilian workboats
    The Turku-based shipping company Rederi Ab Fakir has bought two surplus units from the Finnish navy. The company has acquired the transport ferries Kampela 1 and Kala 4, which
  • New plan for another ferry service to Norway
    The former head of Sams'-Linien, Valter Merrild-Hansen is the frontman in yet another initiative to open a ferry service between Denmark and Norway. 'Color Line have moved their

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
  • Viswa Lab illustrates disconnect between price and quality
    'Best' quality fuels should be worth over $100 per tonne more than those with a low 'True Worth Index'.
  • Small price gains in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Bunkers trading higher even as crude oil futures show signs of easing.
  • Fujairah IFO prices firming
    Tight barge schedules in Middle East hub.
  • Martek develops system to measure funnel smoke
    Measuring density of funnel smoke could help shipowners defend themselves against claims.
  • New team member for Turkish supplier
    Laura Toplar has joined CYE Petrol as a bunker trader.
  • New Managing Director at Global Risk Management
    Christensen will head GRM's offices and work on strategy and business plans.
  • Clouds spoil voyage for world's biggest solar vessel
    Vessel aiming to sail around the world using solar power forced to stop to recharge batteries during maiden voyage.
  • Week opens with bunker prices mostly firm
    Singapore market sees lacklustre demand.
  • Iran holding fuel oil stocks at sea
    Western sanctions facing buyers with 'financing difficulties'.
  • Japan bunker market more competitive
    Price differential between Japan and Singapore bunker market narrows as Japanese players seek to attract buyers.
  • Barge operator swings to a loss
    Set to raise $100 million to reduce outstanding debts.
  • Shipping firm to further lower fuel surcharge
    Attributes reduction to lower bunker prices and company's fuel conservation and fleet optimisation.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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