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March 17, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index hits 2-month high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, hit fresh two-month highs on Monday, but brokers said cargo demand needed to rise to maintain this momentum.
  • Takeover of Forth Ports hinges on land bank
    Undeveloped land owned by Forth Ports has emerged as the wild card in the company's valuation as a group of shareholders attempt to take Britain's last remaining listed port operator private.
Strait Talk
  • A chance to quiz the experts
    IN A WEEK'S time, the Singapore Expo should be buzzing as Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2010 gets underway. I suspect the organisers have been lucky with their timing.
Motoring
  • NY taxi drivers fix meters to overcharge fares
    About 3,000 taxi drivers here routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK February up 20pc to 1.6 million TEU, Singapore rises 18pc
  • Lay-ups diminish as slow steaming, recovery employ idle ships
  • China Cosco forecasts rising rates for container shipments
  • Xiamen starts dredging to accommodate 150,000-tonners
  • Chinese export growth said tentative despite sharp upturn
  • Taicang port's throughput up 34.9pc in first two months
  • Singapore port fee concessions extended to attract shipping
  • DHL expands in Japan with 38 Servicepoints to total 175
  • Carotrans joins Freightgate Rate Network
  • Shenzhen Airport's 2009 revenue up 9.7pc with more expected in 2010
  • China Eastern to launch Qingdao-Nanjing-Singapore service
  • Shenzhen Airlines increases Shenzhen-Singapore frequency
  • Air China wants US$954 million in share sale to service debt
  • Continental argues it would provide competition with flight rights
  • Air France-KLM opts to publish all rates on OAG platform

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Elliance Consolidation & Shipping CC, South Africa, appoints Wheels & Waves Logistics as agent in India
  • Mercator Lines augments fleet
  • Bharati Shipyard buys another 3 pc stake in Great Offshore
  • 5th batch of IIFF-FIATA Dip. course in freight forwarding to start soon
  • Pipelay barge Kuber gives Punj Lloyd Group competitive underwater edge
  • Russia spots over $ 10-bn deals with India
  • Cargo traffic gaining momentum at Major Ports
  • Railways' first auto hub opened at Shalimar
  • States urged to share 50 pc of rly project costs
  • Flight from China's Chengdu touches Bangalore
  • Capital goods, durables haul IIP to robust 16.7 pc growth in Jan.
  • Infrastructure deficit hindering growth of economy-Nath
  • No service tax on downloaded software
  • India now 9th among Top 10 industrial nations-UNIDO
  • 4 textile CoEs fast coming up
  • Govt favours lower GST with wider base
  • MSMEs role in higher GDP seen
  • We'll act against banks overcharging on dollar credit-Sharma

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 15, 2010
  • No dangerous goods embargo during World Cup
    The organising committee of the football World Cup that is taking place in South Africa in June and July has reassured the industry that there will be no embargo on transporting da...
  • Logwin focusing on Solutions and Air + Ocean
    The Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics corporation Logwin generated a turnover of EUR 1.113 billion from continuing business operations (2008: EUR 1.408 billion). Cuts in pr...
  • DHL extends contract with BP in UK
    DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a four-year contract worth GBP 75 million to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for BP's UK convenience r...
  • Gillhuber lands new contract from BMW
    The service provider Gillhuber Logistik is stepping up its collaboration in the logistics services sector with the German BMW group. From April this year, Gillhuber Logistik GmbH w...
  • Rail Cargo Austria sees sales collapse
    Rail Cargo Austria (RCA), the railfreight subsidiary of the Austrian state railway ÖBB, reported a EUR 500 million drop in sales in business year 2010. The result was not so drasti...
  • CTL starts hauling Fiat cars from Poland to Germany
    The rail service provider CTL Logistics began to haul Fiat vehicles from the Italian car maker's plants in Tychy (Poland) to Germany in February. An average of three full trains pe...
  • Another Gottwald harbour crane for Suriname
    Integra Port Services recently ordered another HMK 260 E from Gottwald Port Technology for deployment in the public terminal in the river port of Paramaribo (Suriname). This fourth...
  • New MK Airlines handling agent in Johannesburg
    MK Airlines, a UK-registered cargo airline operating a fleet of Boeing B747 freighter aircraft, has appointed Aero-Link Consulting as its handling agent in Johannesburg (South Afri...
  • Across-the-board increases for Hong Kong airport in February
    Hong Kong international airport's cargo throughput, boosted by strong Chinese New Year traffic, registered year-on-year growth of 30.1% in February, reaching 257,000 t. Imports jum...
  • Santiago de Chile international airport again operating efficiently, says LAN
    The Latin American carrier LAN Airlines has reported that Arturo Merino Benitez international airport in the Chilean capital of Santiago is once again operating efficiently, althou...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Officer charged in Queen of North deaths
  • $8.28 million Navy award for BAE San Diego Ship Repair
  • Management change at Aluminum Chambered Boats
  • Governors urge offshore wind development

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Punctuality of liner services slides to 53%
    Drewry report finds only half of ship arrivals on time, despite spread of slow-steaming
  • CSF and GNV forge ferries pact
    Ferry majors enter into code-sharing agreement
  • James Fisher revenues up 7%
    Group revenues climb from '233.6m in 2008 to '249.6m in 2009
  • TBS in talks to modify credit facilities
    Company in discussion with lender as it reports 2009 loss of $67m
  • Container charter rate spike bound to fall
    Seaspan chief executive Gerry Wang expects volumes to come down to a normal level

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Putin defends Arctic claim
    PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin has defended Russia's claims to the shipping-vital Arctic continental shelf, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Optimism put back in the box
    THE PERIOD market for box ships has been warned that the pick-up in timecharter rates should not be misread as a steady upward trend's beginning
  • 'Cat fines' claims rising
    CLAIMS against insurers from 'cat fines' are increasing, a marine investigator told a London conference today
  • Clock's ticking for TBS
    BULKER and 'tweendecker operator TBS International's loan-covenant waivers expire on 1 April, possibly forcing it to tap alternative financing to pay off debt
  • Danger! Too much information
    MARINERS are grappling with too many different chart and information manufacturers and too many onboard pieces of kit, an industry specialist said today
  • Norovirus again for Mercury
    US HEALTH authorities have urged Celebrity Cruises to get its virus-plagued cruise ship Celebrity Mercury into port for four days of inspections
  • HSH sees 2011 turnaround
    GERMAN shipping finance giant HSH Nordbank said today it expects to record profits next year after reducing its losses from €2.8Bn ($3.8Bn) to €679M last year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Shippers Seek New Analysis of Rail Technology
  • More Truckload Owners Looking to Sell
  • Court Allows LA Terminal Expansion
  • Marseilles Fos Containers Jump 24 Percent
  • China Eastern Acquires Great Wall Airline Stake
  • TNT Express Launches Express Import
  • Qantas Freight to Join Cargo 2000
  • Kuehne + Nagel Wins Wine Distribution Contract
  • Truck Repo Rate Drops 55 Percent
  • HSH Nordbank Narrows Loss in 2009
  • More Ocean Carriers Fall Behind Schedule
  • Hanjin Expands E-Commerce Tools
  • Seaspan Swung to Q4 Profit on Higher Revenue
  • Ocean Carriers Boost Asia-Europe Capacity

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Project Hope to convert containerships
  • More carriers bring back services between Asia and Europe
  • TCC plumps for LA
  • Schedule reliability worse in Q4 09
  • Transpac rates to 'double'

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Petrobras pens LPG pair
    Race ends as Brazilian oil giant awards long-term time charter contract to Maersk, brokers say.
  • Big banks exercise options
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Product Partners to pocket $4m as underwriters snatch up shares from public offering.
  • Take the money and run
    Analyst downgrades Fredriksen's Ship Finance International and urges clients to redeploy funds.
  • TBS sits on the brink
    Nasdaq-listed bulker and tweendeck owner fights to stay afloat as future becomes a 'going concern' for auditors.
  • Titan sells single-hullers
    VLCC pair Titan Chios and Titan Scorpio sold to mystery buyers for combined $30m.
  • MMM lays off all staff
    Entire workforce "retrenched" in voluntary scheme as tanker buy axed at Malaysian Merchant Marine.
  • George Chao offloads cape
    Wah Kwong Shipping of Hong Kong sells capesize bulker in $54.5m deal, brokers say.
  • Wilhelmsen ship escapes
    Car carrier Tortugas fired on and chased by pirates in Indian Ocean but avoids hijacking.
  • Rauma yard bags state hand-out
    STX Europe to pocket EUR 4m from Finnish government as "innovation support" to build research ship.
  • George swells stake in DRYS
    Greek owner George Economou sees holding in Nasdaq-listed DryShips grow to over 15% after stock award.
  • Golar scraps Aussie LNG deals
    Norwegian owner terminates Gladstone offtake and supply contracts as field changes ownership.
  • Sevan given space on loan
    Deutsche Bank and GIEK give Sevan Marine wriggle room on a loan as it looks to secure fresh work for an FPSO.
  • Yang Ming finds buyers for bonds
    Taiwanese container line to pay low yield on debt of 1.42% over five years.
  • Officers blamed in Maersk grounding
    UK report says poor planning and interaction led to Maersk Kendal running aground off Singapore last year.
  • Milford Haven port strike off
    Dispute over pilots' pension scheme resolved at Welsh oil terminal.
  • IMO rejects cash crisis talk
    London-based shipping regulator says it doesn't have problems getting money from member states.
  • Somali pirates free tanker
    Singapore-managed chemical tanker Theresa VIII and 28 crew released after four-month detention.
  • Fisher's full-year profit up
    UK shipping group comes through tough 2009 for tankers with increased profit thanks to expanded marine service divisions.
  • HSH cuts loss for full-year
    German shipping bank remained in red to tune of EUR 679m last year, but expects profit in 2011.
  • Hellenic happy as net falls
    Fotini Karamanlis is happy with Hellenic Carriers' full-year profit as its bottom line slumps by over 40%.
  • Coscol ready to splash out
    Heavy-lift and multi-purpose Cosco unit plans near $600m rights offer for 20-ship splurge.
  • ALG set for summer bookings boost
    UK cruiseship group says peak season business up 7% so far in 2010.
  • Xiamen port profit to fall
    China's Xiaman International Port says it expects to report 'substantial reduction' in full year results.
  • MPA stretches port stays
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority extends port dues concessions for another six months.
  • Maersk ship joins US Navy
    Danish shipowner's American arm ties-up tasty ten month charter with US military at juicy rate.
  • Far East criuse tie-up
    Singapore Cruise Centre ties up with Danang Port Holding in bid to boost local cruise facilities.
  • Petrobas takes AHTS pair
    Malaysian offshore vessel operator inks charters worth MYR 114m from oil major Petronas.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Capacity boost coming to Asia/Europe
  • CMA CGM considers outside investment
  • Drewry: Slower doesn't mean on time
  • USTR to combat more non-tariff trade barriers
  • Report: Foreign turbine makers nab grants
  • Va. terminal privatization could be on hold
  • COSCO Pacific February volume up 27%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • Number of idle container ships falls
    The number of idle containerships continued its slide over the last two weeks with 474 units, 1,22 million TEU in total, recorded to be idle on 15 March, according to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 16, 2010
  • South Korea's plan to introduce next generation ships by 2015
    Early implementation of new technologies such as fuel cells give country's shipbuilding industry a competitive advantage.
  • Prices fall across Europe
    Meanwhile, NYMEX showing gains of more than $1 in early trading.
  • Compass appoints two new bunker brokers
    Susanne Newman has vast experience and knowledge, while Darren Middleton will add value to German customers.
  • Prices weaken in Fujairah, Durban
    Good avails and demand in Fujairah.
  • Ecospec presentation will be held in Vancouver
    A chance to find out more about this revolutionary new scrubbing technology.
  • Singapore power plants burning more fuel oil
    Reports say Indonesia is cutting exports of natural gas.
  • Market analysis: Bunker price gap to crude widens
    March seeing bunker prices lag behind increases in oil values.
  • Polar Tankers agrees to pay $588,000 for 2004 oil spill
    Settlement funds will be used to restore Puget Sound.
  • Fujairah bunker prices fall closer to Singapore
    Saudi Arabian refinery offers second 380 cSt fuel oil cargo in two days.
  • Singapore 380 cSt price at five-week low
    Both prices and demand weak at other key Asian ports.
  • CSAV sees 47.4% increase in February box volumes
    Total volumes lifted for the year-to-date higher than the corresponding period in 2009 and 2008.
  • South China to see lower March fuel oil imports
    On the back of a slow recovery in the bonded bunker market.
  • Will CSNOx system be 'silver bullet' for the shipping industry?
    By allowing operators to continue using cheap heavy fuel and still meet the most stringent emissions regulations.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints Chief Accountant
    Samantha Ngo has seven years of experience working in the bunker industry in Singapore and Asia.

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