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January 14, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers cry foul over increased freight rates
    In sharp contrast to the same time last year, the more familiar refrain of lines raising container freight rates and shippers crying foul is starting to emerge again.
  • Ship queues get bigger as cargoes slow
    Shipping lines outside the world's biggest ore and coal ports are near the longest since at least 2008 as demand gains and freezing weather in China delays cargo unloading, according to Global Ports, which tracks congestion.
  • High-explosive leak shuts US ports
    Officials shut down a busy port and urged people to get out of town on Tuesday after a forklift operator accidentally punctured containers of PETN, the highly explosive substance used in a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk hikes Europe-south Asia rate US$300/TEU February 15
  • Sixth of CMA CGM debt from massive wrong-way hedging: report
  • Tianjin port container throughput up 2.4 pc to 8.7 TEU
  • Seaspan takes in 5,100-TEUer, hands it to MOL for 12 years
  • Fujian mulls standardising port administration to cut red tape
  • China's largest logistics park to be built in Changsha
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas handles 6 million TEU in 2009
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Nhava Sheva Port sees 2009 box volume fall 8pc
  • Box shortage threatens Portland Port's export resurgence
  • UPS to cut 1,800 management, admin staff in US re-organisation
  • Cathay, Dragonair December cargo up 25pc, but 7pc down in 2009
  • Mainland private carrier SF Express launches cargo routes to Korea
  • Swissport signs three-year agreement with Korean Air

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL develops world's 1st portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks
  • Year of Hope dawns for maritime industry
  • INTTRA announces faster, streamlined web-based container tracking application
  • Well done! Fieo tells Anand Sharma
  • China killing India's manufacturing sector, says L&T CMD
  • Border trade resumes
  • MoS seeks 3-fold rise in budgetary allocations for ports
  • Another beginning for Krishnapatnam port
  • Rlys scales up fiscal freight target
  • SEZ doors opened for investigating agencies
  • Tata wants Investment Commission to be wound up
  • Corp India upbeat, notes D&B
  • National fibre policy being sewn up, reveals Maran
  • Industrial growth engine firing on all cylinders
  • Basic nations meeting in Delhi to map out climate strategy
  • WTC, AIAI to hold 3-day Global Economic Summit next week

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 12, 2010
  • Slovakian government yields to protests
    The Slovakian government has yielded to the protest of road haulage companies. Road charges will still be levied on express highways and motorways, but normal roads are free o...
  • New immobilizer technology for trailer braking system
    The USA-based tier-one supplier Wabco Holdings Inc has introduced a new trailer immobilizer that increases protection against trailer theft by using the trailers braking system. Th...
  • The economic downturn causes bankruptcies in Austria
    Steel transport specialist MR Transport & Spedition GmbH (MR) and Tron Trans GmbH are bankrupt. Austria's creditors' association (Alpenl'ndische Kreditorenverband) expects bank...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides healthcare logistics services for Roche in Chile
    Roche Chile has chosen the Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based company Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to manage its national distribution centre. The exclusive logistics contra...
  • Agility to appear in court in the USA
    Court proceedings against Public Warehousing Company (PWC), now part of the global service provider Agility, recently commenced in Atlanta GA (USA). The US department ...
  • Goodrich Power Systems renews contract with DB Schenker
    Goodrich Power Systems has extended a contract with DB Schenker in the UK. The agreement pertained to import and export air freight, primarily from the USA and Canada. The two...
  • HHLA: "Securing the future" project to be extended
    The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is extending its 'Securing the Future' project, which it successfully launched in 2009. The focus is now on...
  • MOL develops world's first portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks
    The Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that it and Musashino Co Ltd have jointly developed the world's first portable liquid-level gauge for vessel ballast ...
  • Emes trading as "Arkas Line"
    Emes Shipping & Transport SA, the liner/container operating unit of the Turkey-based Arkas Group, changed its name to Arkas Container Transport SA and began to operate und...
  • Marek Retelski appointed head of TIR department at the IRU
    Martin Marmy, the secretary general of the International Road Union (IRU) announced that Marek Retelski was appointed head of the IRU's TIR department on 11 January 2010. Retelski ...
  • Air France-KLM accounts missing millions
    The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM has discovered a hole of between EUR 21 and 24 million in its accounts, according to the French daily newspaper "Le Figa...
  • Astar Air Cargo to lay off 303 pilots
    Astar Air Cargo (known as DHL Airways until 2003), based in Cincinnati OH (USA), recently announced that it will lay off 303 pilots between 6 March and 1 July this year, due t...
  • US railroad employment up for first time in months
    The US labour department registered an increase of 700 railroad employments in December last year. It was the first improvement in months. The railways employed 208,900 people...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Pirate suspect "attacked other ships"
  • Neftegaz-67 guilty verdicts
  • Europe Asia box trade revival

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Crowley ready to begin relief shipments to Haiti
  • Port of Bellingham welcomes new commissioner
  • Port of Everett to add seasonal daytime parking fee
  • Versacold set to begin construction of Tacoma facility
  • Financial moves give ZIM improved bond rating

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Secondhand ship prices could fall further
    Potential 30% slide to put pressure on bank lending.
  • Clarksons resumes ship valuations
  • Asia-Europe rates recovering but fragile
    Lines off to good start in 2010 as demand grows.
  • Union threatens action over delays to CMA CGM funding
    CFDT calls for $500m credit line to be given quickly.
  • Royal Fleet Auxiliary outsourcing move slammed
    Farming out contracts to private firms unecessary, say critics.
  • Zim buoyed by ratings upgrade
    Standard & Poor Maalot lifts Israeli line's bond rating to B stable.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • US Coast Guard offers quake aid
    THE US Coast Guard is among several parts of the shipping sector that began today mobilising aid for earthquake-ravaged Haiti
  • Fuel change worries P&I Club
    LONDON's P&I Club has expressed concern that a new EU directive on the use of low-sulphur fuel by ships "presents a serious safety risk"
  • India-Bangladesh port tie agreed
    INDIA WILL be allowed to use Bangladesh's Chittagong and Mongla ports under an accord reached in summit talks this week in Delhi
  • Timchenko 'behind Kozmino deal'
    RUSSIAN businessman Gennady Timchenko has today been identified by a newspaper as the man behind the company that won the first crude oil loading assignment at Kozmino
  • Teekay plans bond refinance
    TANKER giant Teekay today announced a $300M junk bond offering to refinance the group's existing notes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Crowley Responds to Haiti Earthquake
  • YRC Launches Public Campaign to Win Back Shippers
  • UPS Donates $1 Million to Haitian Earthquake Relief
  • Union Pacific Tests Ultra-Long Train
  • Port Everglades Waives Tariff for Haiti Relief
  • DB Schenker Rail Boosts NordCargo Stake
  • UPS to Upgrade Handheld Computers
  • Domestic Container Traffic Rises 2.9 Percent in 2009
  • Late 2009 Sales Boost Heavy Truck Production
  • Europe Sees First Growth in Asia Box Imports
  • Trade Groups Press For Export Controls Change
  • Rail Carloads Fell 18 Percent in Two Years
  • Freight Index Rose 1.8 Percent in November
  • Moller-Maersk Appoints New IT Chief
  • Baltimore, Ports America Finalize 50-Year Deal
  • Seaboard Marine Temporarily Halts Haiti Service
  • Crowley Assessing Haiti Relief Needs
  • Evergreen Hikes Europe-Asia Rates
  • International Air Cargo Grows in Japan
  • JAL Faces Bankruptcy
  • Saudi Arabia Opens Gateway Terminal
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Jumps 10 Percent
  • Maersk Alabama Suspect Charged with More Hijackings
  • Port of Morehead City Remains Closed
  • NYK Cutting Fleet Size, Plans Restructuring

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Antwerp chills the champers:Scheldt deepening gets green-light
  • Hapag-Lloyd receives the 'eco' Vienna Express
  • DB Schenker Rail acquires majority stake in NordCargo
  • Teesport workers safe
  • MSC shines in Antwerp

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • B+H sells Sachem
    Michael Hudner-led shipowner reportedly offloads bulker converted from tanker for $10.5m.
  • Haiti port crippled
    Liner operators cancel calls in Haiti after earthquake hits Port-au-Prince port facilities, but relief shipments are promised as soon as it's safe.
  • TK paying facility
    Teekay Corp unveils details of new notes offering, $100m of which will pay down a revolving credit facility.
  • Sigma's newest
    OceanFreight's tanker Tigani enters Heidmar-managed aframax pool in latest tie-up with George Economou.
  • Fleet deal dead
    Gulf Navigation abandons plans to acquire an entire fleet and eyes individuals buys, CEO says.
  • Casualty file
    This week's WebTV roundup of shipping incidents brings footage of the grounded CSCL Hamburg off Egypt.
  • $83.9m for owner
    OceanFreight reveals proceeds of selling 73.3 million shares to Yorkville Advisors and files $400m shelf registration.
  • Red ahead
    Louis Cruise Lines warns of full-year loss as it reports sale of ageing ship.
  • Bulk sale admitted
    Nasdaq-listed OceanFreight confirms that it sold the panamax bulker Pierre for $22.6m.
  • Get out!
    Logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants TUI to sell 43% holding in container line Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Slow salvation
    Applying the brakes to container services saves almost 50 vessels from lay-up, Alphaliner says.
  • Digging it
    Dutch government gives go-ahead for overdue dredging work to deepen Scheldt near Antwerp.
  • Numbers up
    Finland's Viking Line carried more passengers and freight in 2009 despite slump.
  • Box threat
    Irish authorities warn ships of submerged containers which tumbled from German ship in storm.
  • Four guilty
    Captain of Neftegaz-67 tug and three others from Chinese bulker face sentencing in Hong Kong Friday over fatal collision.
  • Sri Lankan scraps
    Chinese yard chosen by Mercantile Shipping to scrap Safmarine Soyo as Indian yards full.
  • Norilsk nails it
    Russian mining giant's own fleet of ships carried nearly 1m tons of cargo in 2009.
  • New high
    Liberian ship registry adds 215 ships in 2009 to reach new record.
  • KO for Cougars
    Carnival not in for a second helping of a cruise theme which unites older women with younger men.
  • Topaz Viet gig
    US-listed offshore drilling company part owned by TMT's Nobu Su ties up work for its fourth jack-up.
  • 'No pirate novice'
    Alleged Maersk Alabama hijacker being charged in US seized two other ships, prosecutors say.
  • Deep freeze
    China warns of serious impact on shipping as ice cover expands in Bohai Bay.
  • Déjà vu
    Michael McClure stands down as CFO from Navios entity for second time in almost as many years.
  • Noble ambition
    Hong Kong shipping and trading group lines up terminal investment at Ceyhan, Turkey.
  • Wreck unearthed
    Erosion at Seattle's aptly named Washaway Beach reveals bare bones of Canadian Exporter that sank in 1921.
  • Dalian higher
    Chinese port sees healthy growth in crude oil imports while box volumes remain largely unchanged.
  • Rough crossing
    Passengers injured on Danish ferry Villum Clausen in bad weather off the island of Bornholm.
  • Pressure easing
    Improving finances bring S&P bond rating upgrade for container line Zim.
  • Ro-ro drifted
    Crew fix engine failure on SNCM ferry that was adrift off Corsica.
  • Gorgon win sealed
    Aussie offshore company Neptune Marine Services secures $5m deal from Chevron LNG project.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Zim bond rating gets boost
  • Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia/Europe, intra-Asia rates
  • MSC raises Asia/Europe bunker surcharge
  • Cargoitalia adds Dubai, Chicago to network
  • UP reports intermodal record
  • DB Schenker Rail expands in Italy
  • Coalition drafts U.S. export controls reform
  • Recession improved China's export position
  • Benefiting from downturn?
  • Toll opens Zurich office as regional HQ
  • Morehead City port reopening delayed
  • MarAd starts small shipyard grant program
  • Antwerp says dredging will move forward

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2010
  • Inventory report sends crude below $80
    Markets surprised by builds in major categories.
  • Prices weakening across Europe
    Rotterdam prices for the key HS 380 cSt grade have lost almost $20 pmt in two days.
  • Fujairah market falls further
    Falling prices wipe out the gains seen since January 1.
  • Hamworthy Krystallon wins EPA approval
    Company says its technology will show what is achievable without using lower sulphur fuels.
  • Fuel oil export duty to rise
    Only minor changes to the Russian export tariff.
  • Companies must explore alternatives to low sulphur fuel
    Failure to consider exhaust gas cleaning systems leaves companies open to charges of hypocrisy.
  • Norway: Full 0.1% compliance expected by September
    Modification plans will not be taken into account after the end of August.
  • Bunker sales up in South European hub
    Reports say bunker volumes at record levels in Gibraltar and Algeciras.
  • New regional manager for DNVPS
    Sales manager from Piraeus office takes on position at Rotterdam regional office.
  • Singapore 380 cSt in drops below $500
    Asian bunker markets bearish as crude oil falls.
  • Tight supplies in Manila
    Unusually strong demand drains stocks.
  • More fuel oil cargoes headed for Asia
    Several bookings made in the past week as arbitrage window opens.
  • Praxis expands to Hamburg
    It is the fourth office for the global marine fuel specialists.
  • New player in Singapore's fuel oil market
    Tullett Prebon sets up physical fuel oil trading desk in Singapore.

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