testata inforMARE
Cerca
28 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
18:57 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
October 13, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • STX Offshore wins US$1.4b vessel order
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co, owner of Europe's largest shipyard, said it won a US$1.4 billion order to build 10 container ships for a European shipowner, its biggest contract in more than three years.
Strait Talk
  • Shippers may win battle only to lose the war
    THE Competition Commission of Singapore is currently holding a public consultation on Proposed Block Exemption Orders that would enable the liner shipping industry to continue to operate the so-called conference system.
Motoring
  • Singapore queue for $1.25m Lexus continues
    SINGAPORE has been allocated a fifth unit of the limited edition Lexus LFA supercar and authorised distributor Borneo Motors Singapore is hoping for a sixth because of its 'waiting list'.
  • GM's Volt fizzles rather than sizzles
    General Motors (GM), the largest US carmaker, is disputing accusations that its low-emission Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle a month before the car goes on sale.
  • China September car sales up 19%, Q4 growth seen
    Carmakers in China shipped 19.3 per cent more passenger cars to dealers in September from a year ago, official data showed, extending a rebound begun in August ahead of the peak car sales season.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • STX Offshore wins US$1.4b vessel order
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co, owner of Europe's largest shipyard, said it won a US$1.4 billion order to build 10 container ships for a European shipowner, its biggest contract in more than three years.
Strait Talk
  • Shippers may win battle only to lose the war
    THE Competition Commission of Singapore is currently holding a public consultation on Proposed Block Exemption Orders that would enable the liner shipping industry to continue to operate the so-called conference system.
Motoring
  • Singapore queue for $1.25m Lexus continues
    SINGAPORE has been allocated a fifth unit of the limited edition Lexus LFA supercar and authorised distributor Borneo Motors Singapore is hoping for a sixth because of its 'waiting list'.
  • GM's Volt fizzles rather than sizzles
    General Motors (GM), the largest US carmaker, is disputing accusations that its low-emission Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle a month before the car goes on sale.
  • China September car sales up 19%, Q4 growth seen
    Carmakers in China shipped 19.3 per cent more passenger cars to dealers in September from a year ago, official data showed, extending a rebound begun in August ahead of the peak car sales season.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • STX Offshore wins US$1.4b vessel order
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co, owner of Europe's largest shipyard, said it won a US$1.4 billion order to build 10 container ships for a European shipowner, its biggest contract in more than three years.
Strait Talk
  • Shippers may win battle only to lose the war
    THE Competition Commission of Singapore is currently holding a public consultation on Proposed Block Exemption Orders that would enable the liner shipping industry to continue to operate the so-called conference system.
Motoring
  • Singapore queue for $1.25m Lexus continues
    SINGAPORE has been allocated a fifth unit of the limited edition Lexus LFA supercar and authorised distributor Borneo Motors Singapore is hoping for a sixth because of its 'waiting list'.
  • GM's Volt fizzles rather than sizzles
    General Motors (GM), the largest US carmaker, is disputing accusations that its low-emission Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle a month before the car goes on sale.
  • China September car sales up 19%, Q4 growth seen
    Carmakers in China shipped 19.3 per cent more passenger cars to dealers in September from a year ago, official data showed, extending a rebound begun in August ahead of the peak car sales season.

Sched Netweb site
  • Chittagong box handling beset with labour strife, violence
  • Emirates Shipping co-loads with HMM on Korea-China-India loop
  • China to start construction of railway connecting Laos
  • Alashankou checkpoint trade volume up 9.8pc in first eight months
  • Party boss tells Nanning-Guangzhou railway builders to speed up
  • DB Schenker Salzburg's logistics hub linked to railway
  • Experts differ whether developing world 3PLs will join top 10
  • OECD data tells export economist that weather's worsening
  • Questions raised on why Nova Scotia needs new box shops
  • U-Con, Air Canada to set up N America joint venture
  • BA World Cargo picks Canada's Descartes logistics IT
  • St Louis gets boost with Alaska Air Cargo Seattle flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL vibes with customers in Diu as part of 4th anniversary celebrations
  • Safmarine forms Indian Subcontinent region with hq. in Mumbai
  • Houston channel opened to tanker traffic
  • JNPT adjudged 'Container Handling Port of Year' at MALA
  • KoPT roping in private sector for dredging channel
  • NMPT may develop container terminal on its own
  • Port Pipavav positions itself as ideal gateway for Punjab
  • Ships await 10-15 days for berth at Chittagong
  • Single nodal agency/separate Ministry vital to boost infrastructure
  • Policy to cut export transaction costs soon, assures Scindia

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Fujitsu and Fiege extend collaboration deal
    Fujitsu General (Euro) (FGE) and Fiege, a prominent German logistics service provider, have renewed and extended their cooperation in Poland, which commenced in 2005. The deal envi...
  • Agility appoints Steve Whittingham as MD for Korea and Japan
    Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has appointed Steve Whittingham as managing director for Korea and Japan, as the company strengthens its management team in these grow...
  • APM Terminals takes 50% stake in Brazilian facility
    APM Terminals, which is part of the Maersk group, has taken a 50% stake in the Brasil Terminal Portuario container terminal (BTP), which was built by the company Europe Terminal, w...
  • "Beluga Stavanger" loads almost 1,000 t with own cranes
    The construction unit "Kurt", which weighs almost 1,000 t, is anything but light duty. In a remarkable tandem lift the "Beluga Stavanger" used its own crane gea...
  • DSV adds South Africa branch to network
    DSV Air and Sea Holding has set up a subsidiary in South Africa. The South African unit recently agreed to acquire the activities of Transmedit Forwarding (Proprietary), which is c...
  • Canada to invest USD 3 billion in India's road projects
    Canada has promised to invest USD 3 billion in India's highway projects in the next five years. With this project Canada will turn its focus to India, and away from the U...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Salazar lifts deepwater drilling moratorium
  • Austal awarded construction contract for JHSV 4 and JHSV 5
  • Canada short-lists yards to build large ships
  • Jurong books FPSO conversion order
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding acquires equipment manufacturer

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Port of Seattle FTZ becoming more efficient
  • NYK operated vessel may be under pirate control
  • Port of Houston VP leaving for private sector post
  • Astoria Port Commission plans meeting in Seaside
  • Northern Lights earns ISO 9001:2008 designation

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Investors eye UK marine services firms
    Sector estimated to be worth around $2.5bn
  • DP World puts London listing on hold
  • Posidonia 2010: Greeks losing faith in London fundraising
  • Globus seeks shareholders' nod as it eyes US listing
  • Transcontainer plans partial IPO
    Company to test foreign investor interest with London and Moscow placements
  • Sovcomflot targets 2011 to launch IPO
  • Conti bullish on smaller boxships income
    Charter income from smaller sized vessels expected to beat pre-crisis levels
  • Small boxships squeezed out by newbuilds
  • Bangladesh High Court fires fresh salvo in scrap dispute
    Government bodies told not to issue beaching permits unless buyers have green...
  • Bangladesh move lifts Indian demolition rates

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Collision causes jet fuel spill
    A LARGE amount of jet fuel has leaked into the water after a collision this morning between a tanker and a box ship off the Netherlands, Fairplay was told
  • Google plan would aid shipping
    GOOGLE'S investment in an underwater 'electrical spine' along the US East Coast could crack open a new market for wind farm project cargo, Fairplay has been told
  • Strike stirs French fuel fears
    FRENCH refinery workers today joined the strike by oil terminal workers in Marseilles, raising fear that fuel shortages would result
  • Agents slam Israel tariff rises
    MAJOR increases in Israeli port tariffs are more likely to damage its trade prospects than generate more revenues, Israeli ship agents told Fairplay today
  • September Suez revenues fall
    SUEZ CANAL revenues fell in September compared with August's results, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Cargo ship sinks off Malta
    A TURKISH general cargo ship has reportedly sunk off Malta
  • Scorched box ship towed
    A BOX SHIP involved in an engine room fire has been towed to Cape Town for inspection and repair
  • Conti revisits bulker spree
  • Spanish oil spill cleared
  • Fire costs DFDS $1.6M
  • Sydney, Auckland post rises
  • Fortescue refinances for growth
  • Putin tells LNG port plan
  • Arctic sees cooling VLCC market
  • Capesize spot rates stall

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Executives: Election Results Will Not Affect Clean-Air Rules
  • Diesel Soars 6.6 Cents to $3.066 Per Gallon
  • State Officials Cheer Obama Transport Funding Plan
  • CargoSmart Launches EU Import Filing Service
  • MSC Imposes Low-Water Surcharge on Rhine Cargo
  • New York Teamster Leader to Run Against Hoffa
  • Baltimore Containers Surge to Second-Highest Month
  • SCI Hikes Rates from India to Europe
  • Trucking Employment Slips in September
  • French Dockworkers Join Nationwide Strikes
  • INTTRA Gains Three New Patents
  • Somali Pirates Hijack Japanese Breakbulk Ship
  • SDV Opens Logistics Offices in Poland
  • Beluga, Hochtief Order Jackup Ship
  • Container Terminal Operators Face Strong Competition
  • Frankfurt Cargo Jumps 15.4 Percent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • APM Terminals improves safety
  • PANYNJ & CSX celebrate opening of Liberty Corridor
  • France shuttered by another strike
  • Box ship holes tanker
  • Yang Ming leaps on the North East/South East Asia bandwagon

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Brazil offers hope for offshore
    Brazilian spot market may be stuck in the infant stage but a broker at RS Platou believes in the 'new' South American dream.
  • Tsakos inks trio of charter deals
    Nikolas Tsakos-led Greek keeps vessel and charterer names under wraps in new deals worth up to $53.5m.
  • Magellan Star pirates face trial
    Kenya's resolve on piracy trials to be tested as US Navy hands over nine men caught on German boxship.
  • Bangla accident 'kills three'
    Shipbreaking under more scrutiny in Bangladesh after three men allegedly crushed under metal plate.
  • Indonesia gets tough on tax
    Owners of 400 domestic-flagged ships need to pay import duty, shipowners' association says.
  • X-Press feeds terminal giant
    DP World Southampton linked to Scandinavia for the first time in a decade as UK feeder player launches new loop.
  • Safe bulker fixed
    Mystery patron poised to pay $20,250 per day for panamax controlled by Polys Hajioannou-led dry-bulk outfit.
  • Economou tanker in boxship smash
    Cardiff Marine aframax Mindoro said to be leaking after collision with Bernd Becker boxship off Netherlands.
  • Fairstar foresees spot strength
    Dutch heavy lift owner clinches second million-dollar spot deal in less than a week.
  • Energy giants call Capital
    Evangelos Marinakis-led owner sheds light on fixtures linked to BP and Petrobras.
  • Loan hope for Orlova crew
    Owner of Russian cruiseship held in Canada over unpaid debts trying to raise money to free vessel.
  • Maersk warns on costs squeeze
    APM Terminals chief Kim Fejfer says overcapacity in developed nations' ports leading to pressure from emerging economies.
  • STX confims box splash
    Korean yard to build four 13,000-teu vessels with six options, with Zodiac believed to be client.
  • Gun fights in pirate ports
    Shipping minister captured as deadly fighting erupts in town where Samho Dream and other ships are being held.
  • Q4 rally hopes killed off
    Huge vessel oversupply and an absence of floating storage contracts sounds death knell for significant fourth quarter tanker rebound, says Arctic Securities.
  • Golar written into Java script
    Oscar Spieler-led Golar LNG Energy named preferred bidder for Indonesian FSRU project.
  • Polys completes single-hull clearout
    Greek owner Polys Haji-Ioannou has sold his last single-hulled tanker ahead of newbuilding arrivals.
  • Ukraine yard liquidated
    End of the road for shipowner Ukrrichflot's Chernihiv repair plant.
  • Rodosi damaged in clash
    NewLead bulker needs repairs to hull gash as probe starts into Australian collision that sank tuna boat.
  • Conrad wins NC ferry order
    North Carolina adds second Sound Class vessel at Orange Shipyard in Texas.
  • Crew saved after Turkish ship sinks
    All 16 men picked up following Aynur Krk's engine failure and flooding off Malta.
  • Jurong wins Teekay FPSO
    SembCorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard to carry out conversion works on FPSO bound for Brazil.
  • Ferry blaze costs small
    DFDS says the financial impact from the weekend's Baltic ferry fire will likely be under $2m.
  • Jan De Nul wins Peru gig
    Belgian dredging contractor to deepen access at one of Latin America's largest container ports.
  • OOCL to lift rates again
    Hong Kong owner to raise rates on North East Asia-Australia service despite impending slowdown.
  • Man lost from Balmoral
    Search called off for passenger thought to have fallen from Fred Olsen ship off UK.
  • Superferries auctioned off
    US maritime administration snaps up bankrupt Hawaii Superferry ships, for which it is owed $135.7m.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Drewry: Box carriers wrest back control
  • U.S./Mexico ro/ro link starts in November
  • APL: Rates, volumes higher than in 2009
  • ALTA adds United, Mercator to roster
  • September intermodal rail traffic surges
  • McLeod Software branches out to LTL market
  • Schulz to head intermodal at DB Schenker Rail
  • Q3 cargo thefts decline, security firm says
  • Vanguard names Kewalram global COO
  • N.Y.-N.J. port seeks bridge replacement bids
  • APM-T: Violations cause half of terminal accidents
  • Cleveland port taps Gutheil as VP

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • Berg gets a foothold in Brazil
    Gothenburg-based Berg Propulsion has secured the first contract in Brazil since the company opened its new office in Rio de Janeiro earlier this year. Berg will equip a 64
  • SRAB again in deep trouble
    SRAB Shipping in Stockholm announces that it is forced to establish a balance sheet for liquidation purposes. In connection with the Q3 report, the company has made an assessment of
  • Finnish shipping companies expect better times
    According to a poll conducted by Shortsea Promotion Centre (SPC) Finland, the shipping companies in Finland believe that the bottom has been reached and that the trade outlooks is now
  • Collision in the North Sea
    A Cypriot container vessel, the Jork Ranger, and a Greek tanker, the Mindoro, have collided some 30 kilometres off the Dutch port Scheveningen, Dutch media reports. Nobody was injured but
  • Danish tug of war in Göteborg
    As of today, the Danish tug operator Nordane Shipping is offering harbour towage and escort towage in the Swedish port of Göteborg. The Danish company has stationed their two latest
  • Baltic Excellent on charter to UPM
    The Mariehamn-based shipping company Birka Cargo Ab Ltd and the Finnish forest industry UPM-Kymmene have agreed on a long term charter for the ro-ro vessel Baltic Excellent

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2010
  • No IFO prompt in Durban
    Fujairah prices fall.
  • Prices weaken across Europe
    Congestion continues at Vopak terminal.
  • Fuel spills after vessels collide
    Kerosene leaks from damaged.
  • Refinery workers walk out
    French strikes widen.
  • Breakthrough in moves to use hydrogen as marine fuel
    US researchers say new technology could 'greatly reduce global consumption of fossil fuels'.
  • Iranian ban on foreign bunker purchase in effect
    Bunker fuel requirements to be fulfilled locally, says traders.
  • General dip in bunker prices
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunker ports, according to traders.
  • LSFO first for Istanbul
    Local supplier launching supply of ECA-compliant product this week.
  • STX wins contract to build ten container vessels
    South Korean yard says ships will use less fuel and emit less CO2 than standard vessels.
  • Ginga Petroleum reopens Singapore distillates desk
    Three distillates brokers appointed, more to join soon.
  • Bunker spill from passenger ferry in Manila
    80 metres at the North Harbor in Manila contaminated, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

›››File
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
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile