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January 12, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai rides high on waves of luxury-cruise tourism
    Dubai's nascent cruise industry is set to buck the global downturn with a predicted 30 per cent surge in passenger traffic in 2010
  • Fewer players at UK boat show
    The recession has taken its toll on London's International Boat Show this year with fewer exhibitors and smaller attendances expected, but boat-builders are more confident for 2010, organisers said.
  • Shanghai box volume falls as China trade slumps
    Shanghai's annual cargo box traffic fell for the first time in more than three decades on slumping demand for Chinese exports, undermining the port's bid to surpass Singapore as the world's busiest container harbour.

Sched Netweb site
  • 'K' Line to restructure box shipping in 2010 to survive
  • MSC adds three 8,000-TEU ships to Asia-US east coast run via Suez
  • Hebei provincial ports to exceed 500 million tonnes in 2009
  • Port of Qingdao throughput surpasses 315 million tonnes
  • Fuzhou Xingang Terminal moved over 500,000 TEU in 2009
  • Amsterdam container volume declines 53pc in 2009
  • Drewry: Better in 2010, but not much - stand by for asset sales
  • Greenies sue Long Beach, truckers over clean trucks scheme
  • US railways suffer worse container movement year since 2003
  • Chongqing-Bangkok aircraft bellyhold service launched
  • DHL cuts will result in 300 Astar pilot lay offs
  • Nagpur likely to be India's first multimodal air cargo hub

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Curtains to rise on GMH 2010 today
  • Mercator may acquire 6 used tankers
  • 2009-a boom year for Alang
  • Voice of maritime health worldwide, IMMA is born
  • InterManager pledges all support for crew in Year of the Seafarer
  • Top 20 shipping lines' active box capacity dwindles by 2.4 pc
  • Vini Container Lines handles first direct consol to Sydney
  • Hanjin Shipping & UASC to introduce West Africa Service
  • Major container lines to hike rates from mid-Jan. & Feb. 1
  • HOEGH AUTOLINERS starts regular service to Mersin, Turkey
  • OOCL's latest 4,500-TEU vessel to be deployed on CPX service
  • MOL's LNG Pioneer in rescue operation
  • Jeddah's Red Sea Gateway Terminal opens for business
  • MOL to boost investment in Gearbulk
  • Strike hits box movement in Le Harve
  • Record 370,000-TEU of boxship capacity scrapped in 2009
  • ...establishes ship management company in Philippines
  • DB SCHENKER wins major contract
  • CCT awarded with ISO 28000 & ISO 14001 certification
  • Port Klang cuts storage times
  • High winds & snow force Felixstowe container port closure
  • GMB ports set admirable pace even in times of recession
  • Haldia Dock throughput dips
  • AI launches 3 separate arms
  • CHAs' skills sharpened with 2-day training course in Hyderabad
  • Supply chain disruptions feared in 100 pc air cargo screening in US
  • Deadline for import of white sugar may be extended
  • National manufacturing policy on anvil
  • Industry may post 15-20 pc growth in Q3 net profit
  • Right to Food Act soon
  • Import curb on HR coil off
  • Union Budget on Feb. 26, confirms Pranab
  • Special subsidiary under SAIL mooted for overseas acquisitions
  • FM's pre-Budget talks with states tomorrow
  • Sharma may lead trade team on W. African safari

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 8, 2010
  • German airports with upward trend in December
    The German airports working group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflugh'fen ADV) has registered a solid upward trend in traffic volumes at Germany's 23 international airport...
  • European Freight Forwarding Index starts 2010 on a weak note
    The first European Freight Forwarding Index published in 2010 shows that the freight market started the year on a weak note. The 139 participants in the survey, which is compiled b...
  • Rhenus acquires authorised economic operator status
    Parts of the Rhenus Group, a German logistics service provider, acquired the status of authorised economic operator at the end of 2009. AEO status enables an entity to benefit from...
  • German firms Spedition Bode and Fr. Meyer's Sohn intensify cooperation
    The two German companies Fr. Meyer's Sohn and Spedition Bode, both based in L'beck, intensified their collaboration on 1 January. Each entity will remain independent, whilst they w...
  • MOL increases stake in Gearbulk
    MOL increased its share in Gearbulk Holding Limited from 40 to 49% at the end of 2009. MOL has been a shareholder in Gearbulk, the world's leading open hatch shipping company, sinc...
  • HHLA and Eurogate to improve Hamburg feeder services
    The German companies Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Eurogate are set to improve the port of Hamburg's competitivity by expanding their new feeder logistics centre. The joi...
  • New K Line Vigo-Zeebrugge-Sheerness service
    K Line European Sea Highway (Kess) launched a weekly triangle service between Vigo (Spain), the Bastenaken terminal in Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Sheerness (England) on 1 January. Thu...
  • Gulftainer increases volumes in 2009
    The Sharjah-based terminal and logistics company Gulftainer increased throughput at its UAE facilities by nearly 10% in 2009. The Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and the Sharja...
  • TAP satisfied with Angolan cargo business
    TAP Cargo, the freight division of the Portuguese airline, increased the volume of cargo flown to Angola in 2009 by 10%. The 1,100 t flown fulfilled the carrier's expectations for ...
  • Taca launches new San Salvador flights
    The airline Taca, which operates out of El Salvador, has launched three new links from the nation's capital San Salvador. Taca now offers daily connections to Houston (USA) and Roa...
  • Turkish Airlines acquiring new aircraft
    Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines is set to buy 30 Airbus 320 family planes, as part of its ongoing fleet expansion (105 new aircraft). An order for 20 jets is definite and th...
  • Hervé Le Jeune leaves TLF
    Hervé Le Jeune, who has been the manager of the French transport and logistics trade association F'd'ration des entreprises de transport et de logistique de France (TLF) since the ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • ISF concern over swine flu actions
  • Odfjell scraps parcel tanker
  • St Lawrence volumes well down
  • North club stays stable

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Royal Caribbean and R-R settle pod lawsuit
  • Stolt agrees to buy cancelled parcel tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Port of Tacoma taps Curt Stoner as container terminal business boss
  • Crowley making changes to management team
  • Navios Holdings sells Panamax vessel for $63 million
  • Monthly Port Tracker report looks for box count increases
  • Diana Shipping announces pair of time charter contracts

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Port congestion at all-time high
    Cold weather and increased coal demand lead to bulk vessels delays worldwide.
  • Clarksons resumes secondhand ship valuations
    Guide prices for secondhand ship values restarted as liquidity returns to sale and purchase market.
  • US box imports set to pick-up
    Inbound volumes forecast to show gains as consumer demand rises.
  • European ports warn over strict state aid rules
    Dogmatic application of rules on public funding would put future development at risk.
  • TOP Ships faces bareboat charter wrangle
    Owner mulls action against charterer of new tankers after unilateral cut in charterhire.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Top charter pay cut
    SEEARLAND subsidiary Magellano Marine has allegedly slashed payments by a third on its bareboat charters of Top Ships' Ionian Wave and Tyrrhenian Wave
  • Seafarer-rights school set
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation today announced plans for an academy to equip seafarers with better knowledge of their rights
  • Royal scores pod payback
    ROLLS Royce will pay Royal Caribbean $65M to compensate the cruise line for Mermaid pod propulsion woes
  • Analyst sees tanker strength
    JEFFERIES analyst Douglas Mavrinac today graded up Nordic American, OSG and Frontline on a more bullish long-term outlook for the tanker sector
  • Contship Italia talks falter
    TALKS involving Contship Italia, politicians and unions have failed to resolve a dispute over plans for job cuts at the Medcenter Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro
  • Detroit bomb stirs box scan talk
    THE LATEST airline security scare could reignite the debate over 100% box scanning in US ports, a highly placed US Homeland Security source has told Fairplay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Shipping Demand Remains Positive, Says NYK Line
  • Diesel Hits 13-Month High
  • Port Tracker Launches New Format
  • Henderson Trucking Buys Alabama-based Carrier
  • DOE Grants Truck, Engine Makers $115 Million
  • Amtrak to Add Over 100 Locomotives
  • UK Plans Massive Offshore Wind Farms
  • Container Imports Increase after 30-Month Decline
  • Crowley Swaps Senior Management's Jobs
  • Portec Expands in China
  • Air France-KLM Traffic Falls in December
  • Dockworkers Strike at Top French Ports
  • Mercedes Opens Georgia Processing Center
  • OOCL Christens 14th SX Class Containership
  • Seaway Traffic Falls 25 Percent
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Approach $8 Billion
  • Transport Employment Fell in December
  • Maersk Clerk Charged with $250,000 Wire Fraud
  • Seaspan Gets 43rd Containership

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Somali pirates: British yacht couple 'will be shot'
  • Cork optimistic for 2010
  • China to outdo Germany as world's largest exporter
  • Cold crunch disrupts European travel
  • MBG schedules first sailing

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Bareboat battle
    Top Ships to seek redress as long term charterer unilaterally cuts hire on two handymax products carriers.
  • Mediator resisted
    Rolls Royce wants a new mediator in Carnival Corp lawsuit due to relationship with Royal Caribbean chief executive.
  • Pod suit settled
    Royal Caribbean Cruises to add $65m in gains to books after settlement with Rolls-Royce in pod propulsion fight.
  • Charter comeback
    Handysize prospects lure shipowner Nikos Pateras into launch of a new venture.
  • Global chosen
    Malaysia's state oil firm is poised to award the US offshore vessel owner a $105m pipelay contract.
  • Stage set
    Upgrading three stocks, Jefferies analyst becomes the latest to reveal far brighter expectations for US-listed tanker owners.
  • Two for Argas
    CGGVeritas and TAQA's seismic joint venture bags $375m worth of ocean bottom cable contracts.
  • Navios to buy?
    Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Holdings may buy ships after $88m double sale to affiliate.
  • Cash for cape
    Restis-linked Seanergy Maritime looks to shareholders for nearly $30m to see through stealthy capesize purchase.
  • Quick fix
    Diana Shipping secures one-year deal for panamax bulker only two weeks after buying the vessel.
  • Box exit
    Greece's NewLead brings down curtain on liner operations with sale of last two boxships.
  • Panamax crunch
    Clarksons says 10-year-old panamax boxship shed almost 50% of its value last year as broker's ship valuation service resumes.
  • Cash splash
    Indonesian owner Trada Maritime lines up $200m spend on tankers, bulkers, barges and tugs.
  • BlackRock buys
    New York-based investment heavyweight hikes its holding in offshore shipowner Tidewater.
  • Mystery buy
    India's GE Shipping buys teenage product tanker but it is keeping quiet on key details.
  • Asbestos hope
    Scottish judge upholds law that could cost insurers billions in payments to former yard workers exposed to deadly substance.
  • Decimated
    Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp is facing a 10% drop in revenues this year, but plans to diversify.
  • Stolt's back
    Oslo-listed owner snaps up SLS tanker quartet at fresh price having previously terminated the same newbuildings.
  • Speedy sale
    Germany's H. Vogemann sells panamax brace two months after buying the ships.
  • Prisco grows
    Russian tanker owner posts oil volume rise for 2009, as it moves into dry cargo.
  • Eitzen tanker torn
    Chemical unit listing off New York as part of deck collapses after overloading causes tank rupture.
  • Union pays out
    Former New Zealand crewman wins compensation in defamation case following union email.
  • Capes congested
    Around one in five capesize bulkers sitting at anchor at ports around the world, analyst says.
  • Paris dumps duo
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport Holdings has cancelled two supramax newbuildings on order in China.
  • HVS warned
    Vietnamese shiprepairer told to stop using copper slag for blasting work after residents kick up storm.
  • First fight over
    Norwegian offshore player PGS wins $58m spat with Spanish shipyard over newbuilding cancellation.
  • Four for Densa
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding bags two-plus-two bulker order from Turkish newcomer Densa Shipping.
  • Daewoo double
    Angelicoussis group books VLCC and capesize newbuilding orders at South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Baltimar blaze
    Multipurpose suffers fire off Denmark, but crew extinguish flames safely.
  • Danish dip
    Shipowners in Denmark have 30% fewer vessels on order than at this time last year.
  • Kogas refinances
    Korea Gas Corp refinances four LNG carriers operated under long-term COAs by domestic owners.
  • Hsin pens capes
    Taiwanese bulker owner Hsin Chien Marine takes capesize newbuilding pair at Hanjin Heavy.
  • Odfjell scraps
    Norwegian owner sells 1982-built Bow Maasslot tanker into India for close to book value.
  • Ship patched
    Wilson general cargoship ECL Commander repaired in Norway after suffering water ingress.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • ComPair: Transpacific capacity down 5%-6%
  • Coast Guard mulls stowage standards
  • China/India service to slow steam
  • UPS cutting 1,800 jobs
  • Rail analyst adjusts demand forecast
  • U.S., New Zealand to work on anti-terror IT
  • RILA lines up speakers for conference
  • Balido named Border Trade Alliance president
  • Icy conditions trouble Tianjin port
  • Corpus Christi project advances
  • HHLA to work with Iranian port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Stena Bulk orders Suezmax pair in South Korea
    Gothenburg-based Stena Bulk has ordered two 158,000-DWT tankers from South Korea's Samsung to be delivered in 2011. The company has also secured options for a further two vessels
  • Norwegian government charms Fredriksen to fly Norwegian flag
    When John Fredriksen and his daughter Cecile in November met Norway's minister of trade and industry, Trond Griske, they were joined also by the Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen and the
  • Norwegian shipping tax dispute in Supreme Court this week
    The tax dispute between a number of shipowners and the Norwegian government has reached the Supreme Court of Norway, Høyesterett, where the issue of deferred taxes will be considered during
  • Danish shipowners hire war ships
    A P Møller-Mærsk hired soldiers and a warship from Tanzania in December 2008 to protect the product tanker Brigit Maersk, the Copenhagen Post online reports. According to the news
  • Stolt-Nielsen buys earlier cancelled parcel tankers
    Stolt-Nielsen has agreed with SLS Shipbuilding to buy the four 44,000 DWT parcel tankers that SNSA ordered in June 2005, for an undisclosed sum. Stolt-Nielsen says the price
  • Odfjell sells tanker to recycler
    Odfjell sells the coated parcel tanker Bow Maasslot for recycling in India for an undisclosed sum. The vessel has green passport and the recycling yard shall submit a working plan

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Matson reacts to rising fuel costs
    Hawaii's largest shipping company to raise fuel surcharge by 3.5 percent.
  • Hybrid ship saves $2 million on initial voyage
    US Navy seeing benefits of reducing reliance on fossil fuel.
  • Fears of Arctic cruise ship disaster
    Danish navy says cruise ships are sailing too close to icebergs and glaciers.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    But early trading on NYMEX shows losses.
  • Bunker prices firming in Fujairah
    Prices for 380 cSt material climb $7 pmt.
  • New barge in Algeciras Bay
    Purpose-built 4,200 dwt barge has segregated tanks for up to five products.
  • Cruise ship for Kenyan bunker player
    Refurbished vessel expected to resume cruise trade in Indian Ocean.
  • Hedging deals brought heavy losses
    CMA CGM moved beyond bunker hedging to take positions in the oil markets.
  • Supplier warns of 'rushed and ill advised changes' to ISO 8217
    Chemoil says proposals could generate quality disputes and drive up costs.
  • Bunkers firm as crude rebounds
    Most Asian markets quiet on Monday.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • PetroChina secures fuel oil storage in Los Angeles
    Deal comes days after confirming lease for five million barrels storage in the Caribbean.
  • Bankruptcies 'good' for the shipping industry
    Rates improving but recovery still remain uncertain.
  • Pakistani supplier launches newbuild to supply 380 cst
    Steadfast says new barge will help it become 'more efficient'.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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