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December 14, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls for fourth session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a fourth session on Friday although there were signs of firmer cargo business for larger capesize vessels.
  • Crude tanker market to stay turbulent: Maersk
    The crude oil tanker market will stay turbulent next year as fleet growth is expected to overshadow growing oil demand, Maersk Tankers chief operating officer said on Friday.
  • Icy Illinois River may halt grain barge traffic
    A blast of frigid weather descending on the US Midwest early this week will increase ice on the Illinois River and may shut the waterway completely to grain barge traffic north of Peoria by late this week, industry sources said last Friday.

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA sets January 10 US$250/TEU China-Oz bunker surcharge
  • Hong Kong throughput up 5pc in Q3 year on year to 67.8 million tonnes
  • MSC to assess THC from Xingang, Japan to US
  • NE Teesport in UK stays open despite heavy snowfall
  • Regional Container Lines, Kambara Kisen to set up JV
  • Linescape launches FRESCO freight rate exchange
  • China Southern to launch flights to New Zealand in April
  • Germany's industrial orders, air freight volumes grow on back of exports
  • India's DRI raid slowed by security protocol

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...achieves 97 pc On Time Arrival on Asia-USWC trades
  • APL boxes up by 3 pc to 441,600 TEUs monthly, but rates off by 4 pc
  • CKYH to launch AWE-6 Far East-US East Coast service next year
  • Entering mega dry bulk carriers may displace 168 Capesize vessels!
  • Express Transport bags coveted ISO & OHSAS certifications
  • Fall in iron ore trade, rise in vessel availability pull BDI down by 50 pc
  • MISC to add 2,758-TEU ship to Halal Express 2
  • Overcapacity seen triggering market share quest & rate war
  • PIL, Wan Hai join others to expand Black Sea link
  • Rotterdam port to offer 3 pc recovery rebate
  • Slovenia exploring scope for maritime cooperation
  • TSA members must lay up ships to steady rates-Alphaliner
  • Two African services calling at Ningbo's
  • Update knowhow, MoS Secy exhorts marine engineers
  • Vasan sees immense scope for growth of shipbuilding industry
  • With box shipping recovering, major lines set to hike rates
  • With West Africa beckoning, MOL opens office in Ivory Coast
  • Zhejiang's 1st river container terminal starts operations
  • ChPT, Ennore Port Ltd hand over more funds for road link
  • DRDO against 4 port projects, MoEF too objects in Orissa
  • Global air freight grows by 9.6 pc in Oct.
  • NMSEZ leasing plots near D'Node
  • PM asks Germany to ease hi-tech export controls

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Signal International completes Mobile shipyard upgrades
  • Navy extends deadline for LCS block buy decision
  • Castrol Academy partners with Maersk Training
  • Cancun may bring tax on ship fuel nearer
  • Wärtsilä propulsion for research ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • The Greenbrier Companies set to offer common stock shares
  • The New World Alliance adding Vietnam to Europe run
  • Reduced parking garage prices in line for Portland Airport
  • Puget Sound Coast Guard trying new warning system
  • Bruner, Newsome take home Connie Awards for 2010

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders four 13,200 teu boxships
    German line has ordered four 13,200 teu vessels from Hyundai Heavy Industries, and upgraded the size of another six vessels ordered in the beginning of 2008
  • Costamare takes boxship value case to Wall Street
  • Niche and regional players hold their own against the big guns
  • Boxship owners eye bridge funds
  • MSC slams Navfor for failing to assist its ship
    Naval forces failed to intervene when pirates attacked its boxship
  • When is a mercenary not a mercenary?
  • FMC findings get mixed response
    US shipper groups give feedback on probe into vessel capacity and equipment...
  • Antitrust debate goes on despite Oberstar...
  • Lloyd's List Greek shipping Awards 2010
    Glittering awards night underlines Greek shipping's international scope
  • Improving quality is key for Chinese...

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd thinks big
    GERMAN container line Hapag-Lloyd today confirmed an order for 10 13,200teu container vessels at South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Baltic ice advancing
    COLDER weather than normal in Scandinavia is forming early ice in the northern Baltic, but the sea is still icing up slower than in the last early winter, a key weather agency has said
  • Sinking causes oil slick
    SPAIN is today trying to contain oil spilled in the sinking over the weekend of a general cargo ship off Galicia
  • SeaFrance wins new delay
    SEAFRANCE said today it has won another delay ' this one until 28 April ' to complete its recovery plan, with or without a buyer
  • BIMCO: US recovery seen needed for tankers
    THE OUTLOOK for the tanker market is unlikely to improve until US crude oil demand recovers, BIMCO said today
  • FMC approves Hainan's exemption in US
    REGULATORS in the US have granted Hainan Pan Ocean Shipping's request for exemption from rules requiring advance notice on price cuts
  • Canadian forestry exports move to Asia
    EXPORTS of Canadian forest products to China and Japan are on the rise and combined are approaching the levels of exports to the US
  • Karachi gaining from Qasim's strike
  • Indonesia on way back as net oil exporter?
  • Storms sink ship off Israel
  • DNV unveils green LNG-fuel tanker design
  • Odfjell claims court victory
  • Pirates take two ships, free bulker
  • FMC inquiry criticised
  • Ritual sparks bomb scare

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Somali Pirates Release Vessel, Crew
  • Diesel Jumps to Highest Price Since October 2008
  • CSAV Orders Two 8,000-TEU Container Ships
  • Federal Truck Safety Site Temporarily Disabled
  • Court to Expedite Filings in Clean-Truck Case
  • Airbus Forecasts 5.9 Percent Freight Growth
  • FMCSA Launches Truck Safety Program Online
  • Zim Sells Stake in Chinese Rail Venture
  • Damco Names Head of North American Strategic Sales
  • Carrier Alliance to Launch Vietnam-Europe Loop
  • Syria to Invest $800 Million in Maritime Sector
  • All Nippon Airways International Cargo Growth Slows
  • Hong Kong Sets Air Cargo Tonnage Record
  • Swift Builds Muscle
  • Mississippi Yearning
  • Seeing Red Over Grey Boxes
  • War on the Waterfront
  • Hardball in NY-NJ
  • Wheeling and Dealing
  • Trade Facilitation is Developing
  • Building on Stimulus
  • Back From the Brink
  • Another Bite From the Big Apple
  • Will US Ports Measure Up?
  • Westbound Market Exports Confidence
  • Hardly A Slack Season

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • New Board of Directors appointed at Transnet
  • Hamburg Sud, Maersk and Safmarine withdraw Far East/South Africa ECSA peak loader
  • Somali pirates seize 1,700TEU containership
  • TNWA joins Vietnam party
  • Back-to-black Eredene plans to invest more funds into India's infrastructure

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Chinese shipyard photo in the lead
    As deadline nears German fund manager is one of three leading contenders to be TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year.
  • Hapag bets on boxship biggies
    German liner giant says bigger is better as four 13,200-teu units are added to Hyundai Heavy Industries order.
  • CMES arm sheds lone bulker
    China Merchants Energy Shipping wing taps local buyers in $4m demolition deal, brokers say.
  • Norden tanker tally up to six
    Copenhagen-listed owner reveals itself as the buyer of a products tanker from the Zacchello Group.
  • Trico fire-sales under attack
    Creditors call bankrupt offshore owner's sales record 'dismal' as lawyers look to torpedo private PSV transactions.
  • Slow spur for Maersk VLs
    Slow steaming scheme will help keep Maersk Tankers' VLCC arm in the black next year, CEO says.
  • Utkilen cashes in chemical tanker
    Privately-held Norwegian owner seals $2.7m demolition deal as scrap yards race to score stainless steel, broker claims.
  • Odfjell targets terminal investor
    Norwegian tanker owner is singling out potential buyers for a chunk of its Dutch tank terminal to fund expansion.
  • USC eyes Lisin's shipyards
    Talks have begun on sale of tycoon's Russian plants to state holding company.
  • Second delay for OOIL quartet
    Equipment hold-ups and tactical reasons lead Hong Kong-listed line to push back the arrival of four newbuildings for a second time.
  • Fuel oil leaks from Greek ferry
    Ro-ro Aegean Star holed after slamming into harbour wall on island of Lesvos.
  • Greek suezmax escapes pirates
    Gregory Callimanopulos-owned tanker United Star attacked twice by pirates off Oman but evades hijacking.
  • Odfjell in Sevmash victory
    Russian court rules in favour of Norwegian owner over quashed tanker order at Sevmash shipyard.
  • Ships in smash off Denmark
    Water ingress on Chinese bulker after collision with Hartmann boxship in North Sea.
  • Earnings looking up for Yujin
    Singapore tanker owner expects to beat analysts' profit predictions in 2010.
  • Chang joins Bergen board
    Brian Chang parachuted in as a director of Oslo-listed shipbuilder by major shareholder Spring Capital.
  • Reefer comes loose in Russia
    Triton vessel breaks moorings and collides with two bulkers at Novorossiysk in Russia.
  • AtoB@C adds Bodewes bulker
    Swedish owner declares option for second newbuilding at Dutch shipyard.
  • CSAV places boxship order
    Chilean liner operator returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for more post-panamax tonnage.
  • Titan selling China yard
    Sale of Titan Quanzhou Shipyard to Grand China Logistics will help cut debt at Hong Kong oil trader.
  • Crew saved after cargoship sinks
    Eleven Ukrainians rescued following loss of Interglobal's BG Adriatic off Israel.
  • Not so brilliant for cruisers
    Passengers injured as Brilliance of the Seas battered by rough weather off Egypt.
  • Listing vessel to be towed
    Ignazio Messina's ro-ro Jolly Amaranto hit by storm off Egypt, with list said to be up to 40 degrees.
  • Sevan Marine issue on the money
    Oslo-listed FPSO owner hits its NOK 700m upper target in its latest trip to the bond market.
  • Black Sea service returns
    Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines are set to resume their Far East to Ukraine service.
  • North Spirit sinks off Spain
    Vessel whose master and engineer were seized in Cameroon earlier this year goes down in Bay of Biscay.
  • STX OSV wins PSV order
    Norwegian shipbuilder recently listed in Singapore takes order backlog to 50 ships with latest deal.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd: 'Super-size me'
  • NIT League calls FMC report 'disappointment'
  • NWA carriers add first Cai Mep/Europe link
  • Experts: Advance cargo data already in CBP systems
  • TSA to test private sector dogs for screening
  • Cathay November volume up 8.4%
  • Florida eases truck weights for harvest scramble
  • St. Lawrence Seaway November cargo jumps 28%
  • Plastic pallet fire retardant in butter?
  • U.S. exports increase 3.2% in October
  • Klein becomes head of tax at USCIB
  • Heeren VP North America strategic sales at Damco

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Cleantec under escort to Ålbæk bugt (update)
    The Chinese owned bulk carrier Cleantec, 33,344 DWT, is currently heading for Ålbæk Bugt under own power, but escorted by Danish response vessels. The vessel collided with the German-owned
  • Odfjell wins court battle
    The state commercial court in Russian Arkhangelsk has ruled in favour of Odfjell and approved the company's application concerning the "recognition and enforcement" of the arbitral award filed against the
  • One vessel seized, one released
    The Panama-flagged bulk carrier Renuar, 70,156 DWT, has been hijacked some 1,050 nautical miles east of Somali Eyl and 550 nautical miles from the Indian coast. "The attack was
  • Dane the first female captain at Cunard
    Cunard Line has appointed its first female captain on one of the company's cruise liners. The newly appointed captain is the Danish Inger Klein Olsen, 43. On December 1, she

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Fujairah prices stable
    A local supplier offers prompt deliveries for main fuel oil products in Suez.
  • Rotterdam bunker market steady
    Gibraltar's fuel oil prices lost ground to compete with Piraeus, sources reported.
  • New tanker design capable of bunkering
    Delivery of the vessel is expected to take place in the the second quarter of 2011.
  • Fuel oil cargoes command 'high price'
    Shell to pay $1 premium against Singapore spot quotes.
  • Head of Maersk's tanker division backs slow steaming
    Some Maersk VLCCs have been steaming at speeds of less than 10 knots.
  • Bunker sector 'remains strong'
    Bunker tanker owner says competition is intensifying but that Singapore bunker market is growing.
  • Hong Kong, Busan MGO prices hit fresh highs
    Demand generally 'weak' at key Asian bunker ports, traders say.
  • Singapore November sales below monthly average
    Sales for the year to date, however, have surpassed total sales in 2009.
  • Passenger vessel leaks fuel after ramming harbour entrance
    Containment booms deployed in Greek port.
  • Sale of yard to 'significantly reduce' Titan's debt
    Selling equity stake in Titan Quanzhou and issuing 500 million of its shares to a Chinese transportation group.
  • Mumbai MGO prices surge on tight avails
    Local traders uncertain when supply squeeze will ease.

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