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August 11, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine engineering, the rush for wind - and urban solutions
    MEN and women who go to sea in ships develop a special ethos. Mariners work in a hostile and unpredictable environment over which they have no control. A unique blend of vigilance and adaptability is bred from operating huge industrial structures within the ever-changing forces of wind, waves and currents, varying from calm to storm, tropical to arctic.
Strait Talk
  • Container ships: is bigger better?
    THERE was some good news from the liner trades last week. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) swung back into the black with a second-quarter net profit of US$100 million, reversing a net loss of US$146 million a year earlier.
Motoring
  • General Motors takes the sub-prime route to its expected IPO
    There goes the General Motors (GM) pre-IPO roadshow. President Barack Obama visited Detroit last week and declared: 'We expect taxpayers will get back all the money my administration has invested in GM.'
  • Honda to cut Japan output 4% after subsidies end
    Honda Motor Co plans to reduce its Japanese car production by 4 per cent in October compared with the July-September quarter, in what would represent a small impact from the end of government subsidies to stimulate demand.
  • Jianghuai to invest 30b yuan in green cars
    Chinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile Co said yesterday it plans to invest about 30 billion yuan (S$5.9 billion) in production of clean- technology vehicles through a partnership with Yang Rong, a Chinese car tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes.
  • Petition wants firm to stop renting recalled cars
  • China car sales may rise to 16 million this year

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine engineering, the rush for wind - and urban solutions
    MEN and women who go to sea in ships develop a special ethos. Mariners work in a hostile and unpredictable environment over which they have no control. A unique blend of vigilance and adaptability is bred from operating huge industrial structures within the ever-changing forces of wind, waves and currents, varying from calm to storm, tropical to arctic.
Strait Talk
  • Container ships: is bigger better?
    THERE was some good news from the liner trades last week. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) swung back into the black with a second-quarter net profit of US$100 million, reversing a net loss of US$146 million a year earlier.
Motoring
  • General Motors takes the sub-prime route to its expected IPO
    There goes the General Motors (GM) pre-IPO roadshow. President Barack Obama visited Detroit last week and declared: 'We expect taxpayers will get back all the money my administration has invested in GM.'
  • Honda to cut Japan output 4% after subsidies end
    Honda Motor Co plans to reduce its Japanese car production by 4 per cent in October compared with the July-September quarter, in what would represent a small impact from the end of government subsidies to stimulate demand.
  • Jianghuai to invest 30b yuan in green cars
    Chinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile Co said yesterday it plans to invest about 30 billion yuan (S$5.9 billion) in production of clean- technology vehicles through a partnership with Yang Rong, a Chinese car tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes.
  • Petition wants firm to stop renting recalled cars
  • China car sales may rise to 16 million this year

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine engineering, the rush for wind - and urban solutions
    MEN and women who go to sea in ships develop a special ethos. Mariners work in a hostile and unpredictable environment over which they have no control. A unique blend of vigilance and adaptability is bred from operating huge industrial structures within the ever-changing forces of wind, waves and currents, varying from calm to storm, tropical to arctic.
Strait Talk
  • Container ships: is bigger better?
    THERE was some good news from the liner trades last week. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) swung back into the black with a second-quarter net profit of US$100 million, reversing a net loss of US$146 million a year earlier.
Motoring
  • General Motors takes the sub-prime route to its expected IPO
    There goes the General Motors (GM) pre-IPO roadshow. President Barack Obama visited Detroit last week and declared: 'We expect taxpayers will get back all the money my administration has invested in GM.'
  • Honda to cut Japan output 4% after subsidies end
    Honda Motor Co plans to reduce its Japanese car production by 4 per cent in October compared with the July-September quarter, in what would represent a small impact from the end of government subsidies to stimulate demand.
  • Jianghuai to invest 30b yuan in green cars
    Chinese carmaker Jianghuai Automobile Co said yesterday it plans to invest about 30 billion yuan (S$5.9 billion) in production of clean- technology vehicles through a partnership with Yang Rong, a Chinese car tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes.
  • Petition wants firm to stop renting recalled cars
  • China car sales may rise to 16 million this year

Sched Netweb site
  • India closes Mumbai ports after MSC ship and bulker collide
  • Shipowners call for justice, slam release of Somali pirates
  • Hormuz Strait MOL tanker bombing now linked to terrorists
  • China food cold chain enhanced to cut crippling spoilage rate
  • Cosco takes delivery of 5,100-TEU ship for transpacific
  • First stages of China-ASEAN rail network completed
  • Charleston South Carolina, up 19pc, accommodates 8,000-TEU ships
  • Vancouver fears cargo loss to US as productivity pace slackens
  • Famous Pacific warns of logistics risks in inward investment
  • Hong Kong's AAT moves 44pc more air freight in July
  • Atlas Air Worldwide second quarter profit triples
  • IATA e-freight goes live in 58 US airports
  • BioStorage Technologies approved as air cargo screener by TSA

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI offers novel 'coastal' service
  • Hire rates for Capesizes dip
  • Call to end 'damaging' cycle of rate fluctuations
  • Connection & enterprise-the unholy nexus
  • IWAI clinches NTPC deal for ferrying coal to Bengal, Bihar power plants
  • MSC adding Port Pipavav to ISES service in mid-Sept.
  • Apparel exporters dismayed over child labour tag
  • Interim anti-dumping duty slapped on PVC flex films from China
  • Services exports fall in 2009-10
  • Imports piling up at ports as exports-laden rakes get scarce
  • MoS encouraging competition for port projects
  • 3. Mumbai Port not to handle dangerous goods listed under IMDG Code
  • Orders for Airbus jets soar
  • Now, Railways dreams of dedicated car export freight corridors
  • DMRC pays back JICA Rs 560 cr.
  • BIFA invites entries for awards thru' microsite
  • Fieo fears more rate hikes
  • Sweeping tax reforms on way
  • CLSS 2010 is about the company you keep!
  • Guangxi developing into major Asean trading hub
  • EEPC to open office in Ahmedabad

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 9, 2010
  • High US weather cancellation rate in February
    The US bureau of transportation statistics (BTS) has published a special report entitled "Effects of the February 2010 Snowstorms on Airline Performance", describing how ...
  • Beijing municipal government planning new airport
    The Beijing municipal government has been assessing conditions in the district of Daxing to the south of the city, where it may want to locate a new international airport. Municipa...
  • UPS expands presence in Indonesia and forms alliance
    UPS has expanded its alliance with local domestic courier PT Tiki Jalur Nugraha Eka Kurir (JNE) to extend pick-up and delivery services for international express packages in all of...
  • Pacer International reports Q2 results
    Pacer International Inc, an asset-light North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, has reported its results for the period to 30 June. Revenues increase...
  • World Courier expanding global clinical trial logistics network
    World Courier expanding its clinical trial supply chain services network, which is GMP compliant, to 13 strategic and emerging markets. It is establishing a new 135,000 sqft region...
  • Asiana now operating Seoul-Nanjing route daily
    South Korean Asiana Airlines reports that with effect from today 9 August it is increasing the frequency of its service between Seoul Incheon and Nanjing (China) from four flights ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Chinese buyer swoops on Friede Goldman
  • Waller power barges set for launch at Signal
  • Matt Simmons dies at 67
  • Gibbs & Cox names new Chief Executive and President
  • MARINE LOG RADIO: Carbon War Room's Peter Boyd
  • APL to receive NAMEPA award
  • Rand Logistics reports increased revenues

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Newport Port Commission hears status of NOAA project
  • David Matsuda sworn in as new Maritime Administrator
  • Trucking association names Grand Champion driver for 2010
  • Port of Coos Bay names new Chief Operating Officer
  • New logistics research center set for development in Panama

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Economou eyes more box deals
    DryShips boss ready to pounce on good investment opportunities in the box sector after surprise stake in Danaos
  • Economou to take 10% stake in Danaos
  • New horizons, traditional base
  • Posidonia 2010: New horizons, traditional base
  • Ridgebury unveils plan to buy Teekay suezmaxes
    Company intends to buy quartet using proceeds from a raised IPO
  • Ridgebury goes it alone with IPO
  • Yangzijiang posts record quarterly profits
    Singapore-listed Chinese yard enjoys the fruits of pre-financial crisis contracts.
  • Chinese shipyards on the rebound
  • July crude imports fall as Chinese trade growth slows down
    Iron ore imports reflect cooling commodities demand as production glut hits steel...
  • Buoyant asset values mask lack of confidence

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Chemoil swings to profits
    SINGAPORE bunker supplier Chemoil posted a return to profits today following cost cutting and improvement across most of its market segments
  • New LB port bridge voted
    OFFICIALS at Long Beach's port have voted to approve building a bridge high enough that bigger ships can pass beneath. Full Story
  • New suitor seen for SeaFrance
    LD LINES and Brittany Ferries might rescue troubled operator SeaFrance, a French union representative has told Fairplay. Full Story
  • Charleston port suit settled
    A LAWSUIT over green issues at Charleston's port has been settled

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Ted Stevens Dies in Alaska Plane Crash
  • NYK Postpones Oakland Chassis Withdrawal
  • LaHood Predicts High-Speed Rail Soon
  • Patriot Rail Buying Weyerhaeuser Short Lines
  • Change in Maritime Law Would Lift Liability Limits
  • Western Express Founder Wise Dies at 60
  • Roadrunner Revenue Rises on Trucking, Logistics
  • Chinese Export Surge Slows
  • Rail Freight Bounces in July
  • MSC: Other Ship in Mumbai Collision at Fault
  • EPA Helps Owner-Operators Retrofit 300 Trucks
  • All Nippon Airways Gains Cargo Market Share
  • Two Indian Ports to Remain Closed a Week

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • CSAV the first carrier to trade box derivatives
  • Turk in pole position at ADC
  • Both JNP and Mumbai ports remain closed
  • US bill seeks to boost rail investment
  • Sinotrans in HI profits nosedive

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Euroseas lands boxship boost
    Top brass at Greek owner says two boxships are back in business and another pair is on the way as market rebounds in Q2.
  • Star glows amid Wall Street beat
    Akis Tsirigaki-led bulker owner sheds red ink as cost control helps boost the bottom line in Q2.
  • Yangzijiang emerges on top
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder sees profit soar 32% in the second as backlog tips $5.2bn.
  • Ridgebury eyes Teekay quartet
    Bob Burke-backed Nasdaq float could target $300m as fourth tanker lands in crosshairs.
  • STX scores second drillship deal
    South Korean construction clan bags another Noble order but a Dutch outfit has nabbed a piece of the $550m pie.
  • Crude makes 'exceptional' start
    Evangelos Marinakis-led shipowner pays substantial dividend as its second quarter performance leaves rivals trailing.
  • Capital in $55m cash grab
    Nasdaq-listed tanker owner targets share sale haul to pay for latest new arrival.
  • Rand beats the bulker 'blues'
    Great Lakes owner beats the street as fresh fiscal figures follow an 18% surge in quarterly revenue.
  • Baltic goes to market
    Bulker owner turns to shareholders for nearly $130m just hours after announcing its first dividend payout.
  • Death at MSC Chitra smash site
    Indian police man drowns while patrolling waters near site of collision between boxship and bulker.
  • Crude scores another $50m
    Tanker owner secures additional funds from Nordea as Shell takes on one of its VLCCs on a one-year deal.
  • Cosco Guangdong bags bulker brace
    Unidentified Asian owner splashes out low $55m for supramax bulker pair at Cosco Corp yard.
  • Eitzen Chemical in French retreat
    Oslo-listed owner shuts up shop at old Navale Francaise office as it reports a wider second quarter loss.
  • Bulker death in Great Lakes
    Crewman of laker Stewart J Cort crushed in conveyor belt accident near Devil's Island.
  • Baltic makes maiden payout
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led Baltic Trading pays first dividend after profitable second quarter.
  • MSC leak 'not substantial'
    Shipmanager knocks back suggestions of huge oil spill from MSC Chitra as salvors ready plan.
  • Hashim back on buying trail
    Precious Shipping plans to resume 25-strong bulker spending spree in the fourth quarter, CEO says.
  • Crude slip shows China cooling
    Slump in Chinese oil imports raises concern but there is better news on the iron ore front.
  • Chilly quarter for Toei Reefer
    Japanese reefer owner plummets to first-quarter loss despite revenue gain with year looking weak.
  • Great gets greater in first quarter
    Indian owner Great Offshore grows profit as costs slashed but figure well down on fourth quarter record.
  • Red start for Kuribayashi
    Japanese ro-ro owner posts loss in first quarter but eyes return to profit this year on improved sales.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Suez gun law catches carriers in crosshairs
  • MSC hikes rates from Med to U.S.
  • Court: Man smuggled guns to battle pirates
  • Bill offers tax incentives to rail expansion
  • Rail traffic up in June
  • Marine highway, Egyptian style
  • CBP allows Avaya sales to U.S. government
  • Avalon names Lanouette VP of L.A. office
  • Agmoni heads Damco Asia-Pacific air cargo
  • Workers clear containers in Mumbai harbor
  • Panama Canal opens Pacific approach bids
  • Port of Montreal names Couture VP

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
  • STX to build two anchor handlers
    STX Norway Offshore has through its Brazilian subsidiary signed a contract with Norskan Offshore to build two AHTS-vessels (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) for delivery in 2012 and 2013. The
  • Donsö-based shipping company orders newbuildings
    Donsö-based Northern Offshore Services AB, which specialises in crew vessels for windpower projects at sea, is expanding heavily. The next newbuildings will be delivered in the first half of
  • First docking at Fayard's Lindø facility
    Fayard, formerly named Fredericia Skibsv'rft, had its first docking at the new facility at Lindø on Monday this week. The very first vessel was the Swedish flagged ro-ro Stena
  • Danish Navy celebrates 500 year anniversary
    The Danish Navy celebrated its 500 year anniversary on August 10 with a parade in Copenhagen with a large number of warships present, including a number of foreign warships. The

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 10, 2010
  • Prices down in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Tight avails of HS product in Hamburg.
  • Bunker prices falling in the Middle East
    NYMEX showing losses of more than $1 in early trading.
  • Korean fuel oil market facing fundamental change
    Fuel oil imports will become competitive, says Chemoil.
  • Average fuel quality well within new ISO 8217 limits
    DNVPS data from the first half of 2010 indicate most parameters would meet revised specification limits by a clear margin.
  • Report claims 800 metric tonnes of bunker fuel leaked off Mumbai
    But ship operator says true figure is not substantial.
  • Tankers secured for new English Channel bunkering station
    One of the vessels bigger than originally planned 'in response to predicted demand being greater than initially expected'.
  • Price movement mixed at major ports
    Supplies ample at all key Asian ports.
  • Bunkering operations halted at Indian ports
    Operations at Jawaharlal Nehru and Mumbai hit by oil spill, fallen containers.
  • Lower bunker costs boost freight income
    Chemical carrier saves $3.3 million in voyage expenses.
  • LNG-powered ship completes first navigational test in Chinese waters
    China Natural Gas to expand the use of LNG-powered ships along the Yangtze River.
  • Chimbusco International launches in Singapore
    Aims to become a physical supplier in Singapore 'in the near future'.

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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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