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November 30, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA, Temasek Poly in fuel cell research tie-up
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Temasek Polytechnic jointly launched a new maritime fuel cell research initiative, yesterday.
  • Turkish freighter survives pirate raid
    Pirates boarded a Turkish freighter in the Indian Ocean but abandoned the vessel after not being able to locate its crew who had hidden in a secret place, the authorities said in a news report on Sunday.
  • 2 ships collide off Shandong; all rescued
    All 49 sailors aboard two foreign cargo ships that collided in the sea off east China's Shandong Province early yesterday have been rescued, Chinese maritime authorities said.
Shipping Times
  • UN agency pushes for new security rules
    The UN agency that oversees aviation is pushing new guidelines for cargo security to counter Al-Qaeda's new mail-bomb strategy, but is stopping short of calling for 100 per cent screening of packages, as pilots and some US lawmakers have urged.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA, Temasek Poly in fuel cell research tie-up
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Temasek Polytechnic jointly launched a new maritime fuel cell research initiative, yesterday.
  • Turkish freighter survives pirate raid
    Pirates boarded a Turkish freighter in the Indian Ocean but abandoned the vessel after not being able to locate its crew who had hidden in a secret place, the authorities said in a news report on Sunday.
  • 2 ships collide off Shandong; all rescued
    All 49 sailors aboard two foreign cargo ships that collided in the sea off east China's Shandong Province early yesterday have been rescued, Chinese maritime authorities said.
Shipping Times
  • UN agency pushes for new security rules
    The UN agency that oversees aviation is pushing new guidelines for cargo security to counter Al-Qaeda's new mail-bomb strategy, but is stopping short of calling for 100 per cent screening of packages, as pilots and some US lawmakers have urged.

Sched Netweb site
  • Fesco buys 12.5pc of TransContainer, eyes controlling stake
  • Rising crew wages push up ship operating expenses: poll
  • Moody's upgrades NYK outlook, but keeps old Baa1 bond rating
  • Crippled 917-TEU Tiger Spring puts West Bengali navigation at risk
  • Kerry takes over Holland's ADCO Shipping and Forwarding
  • Port of Qinzhou box container volume soars 123.6pc
  • Port of Yingkou throughput breaks record
  • Aramex launch sea-air service to China-Europe via Vancouver
  • ESC warns single wagon-load rail freight may implode
  • Crewmen once stranded in UK, then arrested in Turkey
  • Walvis Bay to be dredged to 14 metres for 5,000-TEU ships
  • Beijing, Manila increase aviation ties to 13,500 seats weekly
  • Twelve die in third plane crash in four months at Pakistan
  • NATO to extend Ukraine lease for Ruslan heavy-lift aircraft
  • MidAmerica airport pursues fading China air hub dream
  • Germany's Fraport helps build St Petersburg air terminal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...combines US Gulf feeder and Kingston-ECSA relay service
  • APL launches quick-sailing third China/S-E Asia loop calling at Chiwan
  • ASAA holds training programme in association with JBS Academy
  • CKYH alliance prunes Asia-Med winter services
  • CSCL & Evergreen to scrap transpac loop
  • DP World's SPCT welcomes UASC and COSCO
  • ECU Line Poland starts direct Warsaw-Far East LCL service
  • Evergreen Line to vessel-share with MCC Tranport on MBS service
  • Israelis hike THCs on import containers using new calculation
  • Low prices lead to rise in boxship orders
  • MISC BERHAD registers 160 pc growth in second quarter PBT
  • MOL Vale sign long-term transport contract for 2 VLOCs
  • SCI on growth track makes it a good investment proposition-Hajara
  • T.S. Line Gold Star begin China-MidEast loop
  • TSA seeks $ 400 per FEU hike on Asia-US route
  • Zim improves performance in Q3 of 2010
  • CCI clears VPT's berth project to handle steam coal
  • GTI completes one year without any Lost Time Injury
  • Kerala wakes up to economic potential of its coast
  • KoPT fears grounded ship may disrupt traffic in Hooghly
  • Panel proposes single regulator for ports
  • India-Israel FTA likely next year
  • Pranab stresses need to sustain economic growth rate for 10-15 years
  • Montek in running for IMF chief's post

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2010
  • New Suzuki cars head for Austria via Bremerhaven
    The Japanese shipping company K Line's vessel "Pacific Highway" discharged the first Suzuki cars bound for Austria in Bremerhaven (Germany) at the end of November. The Ge...
  • 50th Liebherr mobile harbour crane for Russia
    Liebherr, a leading cargo handling equipment manufacturer, has strongly supported the development of Russia's commercial sea ports over the years, with the supply of numerous tailo...
  • Aramex launches China-Europe sea-air option
    Aramex, a global logistics and transportation solutions provider, has launched a new, faster and more cost-effective sea-air option for shipments from China to Europe. Aramex will ...
  • SBB Cargo honoured with Swiss Logistics Award
    GS1 Schweiz, a national non-profit trade organisation, has awarded the Swiss Logistics Award 2010, Switzerland's most important logistics prize, to a new alliance between SBB Cargo...
  • Von Bergen opening two Swiss logistics centres in 2011
    Von Bergen SA, a transport and logistics service provider based in Cr't-du-Locle near La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), will start operations in two new logistics centres in western...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Pirate gets 30 year prison sentence
  • Vinashin's woes have ripple effect
  • Canadian ferry project moves along
  • DryShips unit to drill off Falklands
  • Petrobras unseals bids for presalt rigs
  • Singapore invests in marine fuel cell research

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Port of Everett taps Reardanz as chief administrative officer
  • Evergreen Line boosting Far East/South America rates
  • Crowley scholarships go to University of Washington students
  • Matson set to begin series of rate increases
  • Boeing making changes to 787 power distribution panels

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Lights go out on Irish subsidies
    UK to stop paying towards cost of navigational aids around Ireland
  • UK light dues set to top ministers' meeting
  • UK facing fresh pressure over light dues
  • Time to scrap the platitudes on Irish light dues
  • Shipping to present its case at Cancun climate talks
    To push for industry's right to develop CO2 reduction technologies through the IMO
  • Why you need to know what happened inside the...
  • Georgia loses STCW recognition
    Attempts by Georgian authorities to rectify failings are considered inadequate
  • Brussels plans crew certificates clampdown
  • Shipper says slow steaming has no benefits
    Extra transit time means intermediate storage facilities are needed, says silicon...
  • Boxship sums support slow steaming

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Pirates hijack box ship
    PIRATES have seized a Malaysian box ship about 900 n-miles off the Somali coast, EU NAVFOR told Fairplay today
  • US embraces 'pirate jail' role
    AMERICA is proving a willing incarcerator of Somali pirates, announcing a 30-year prison term for one attacker Monday
  • Vancouver strike threat looms
    PACIFIC container gateway Vancouver faces the risk of renewed labour disruptions from independent truckers
  • SCI sets follow-on price range
    SHIPPING Corp of India has fixed its follow-on public issue price at 134-140 rupees ($2.92-3.05) per share
  • Grounded ship worries port
    A BOX SHIP that has grounded in the Kolkata channel in India could threaten nearby traffic today, according to authorities
  • Only Platinum bids for ACL
    JONES Act barge major American Commercial Lines confirmed today that it received no bids to compete with Platinum Equity's $777M takeover offer
  • Cargo ship smashed in collision
    A DANISH general cargo ship has been badly damaged in a collision with a box ship off Germany, according to police
  • Mercator unveils acquisition
  • Mermaid depresses TTA profits
  • Pirate attacks thwarted
  • Shanghai to offer SME aid
  • Wuhan sets $26.5Bn expansion
  • China bunker 'disadvantages' seen
  • China's box ports surge

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Federal Agencies Offer Truck Fuel Rules
  • BNSF, Illinois Set Terms for $45 Million Project
  • Robbers Steal Five Containers Near LA Port
  • SeaAxis Predicts Ship Oversupply into 2011
  • Used Truck Sales Drop 16 Percent as Prices Rise
  • BA, Iberia Shareholders OK $9 Billion Merger
  • Steel Imports Tumble 13.7 Percent in October
  • Norbert Dentressangle Buys TDG
  • STB Delays Cargo Exemption Hearing
  • Pirates Seize Malaysian Container Ship
  • Cargo Plane Crashes in Pakistan
  • TUI in Talks to Sell Hapag-Lloyd Stake
  • Thanksgiving Retail Sales Jump 9.2 Percent
  • Trucking Dashboard
  • Factoring in Whom to Pay
  • Pricing for Profitability
  • A 60-Minute Stress Test
  • Crisis Planning
  • Rating Pacific Rates
  • Savannah Prepares to Dig Deeper
  • ILA's Daggett Hits Broadway
  • Slow Track to Rail Policy
  • An Infrastructure for Consensus?
  • Seeking a Regulated Recipe
  • Ticking Clock on Cargo Security
  • Look South for Free Trade Benefits
  • Puerto Rico Shippers Unsettled, Unmoved
  • Shippers Stacking Up More
  • No Consensus

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Norbert Dentressangle buys TDG
  • Iranian charged with Nigerian arms trafficking
  • Vancouver box surge nearing 2008 volume
  • Increased footfall not converted into Black Friday sales
  • Eurozone 'calm' after Irish bail-out

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Principal seizes suezmax spot fix
    Shipping arm of US fund giant Apollo Management ties up tanker as Swiss trader kicks off quest for tonnage, brokers say.
  • Last chance to win our photo contest
    The deadline for entries to TradeWinds' Photographer of the Year competition is noon GMT on Wednesday.
  • Karaindros wing calling it quits?
    Scrap deal may mark the end of Andreas Karaindros' dynasty as a shipowner, sources say.
  • Stolt Nielsen scoops stock
    Norwegian tanker titan's $50m buyback programme shifts into gear with 10,000-unit share swoop.
  • CSDC in $300m tanker order
    Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Development signs up for octet of products tankers in China.
  • Dahlman drops Golar LNG view
    Investment bank slices shipowner from buy to hold following recent strong showing of its shares.
  • ACL acquisition still on track
    Shareholders have two weeks to chew over the fate of $777m buyout tied to Nasdaq-listed tug and barge giant.
  • Black Rose picked by India
    Court orders district officials to take possession of sunken bulker off port of Paradip.
  • Greek bulker grabs 'abnormal price'
    Machrimar Management-controlled bulk carrier sells for a fee 'usually reserved for tankers', cash buyer says.
  • Solvang reveals Neu Gas split
    Olso-listed owner confirms rumours its LPG joint venture with Neu has been pulled.
  • Ship grounded after rudder fell off
    Japanese report reveals unusual case of Chinese boxship that lost its way in Kanmon Strait.
  • Perkins picketed after sackings
    Protest keeps cargoship in Australian port of Darwin following dismissal of two crew.
  • Court cash spurs Jinhui's stock
    Oslo-listed shipowner's shares on the march following $42.9m influx linked to Hong Kong court win.
  • Vroon tanker dodges pirates
    Dutch owner's Iver Exact joins Turkish and Kuwaiti ships in surviving attacks but Albedo hijacked.
  • DryShips Falkland foray confirmed
    George Economou-led firm rubber stamps near $80m contract for the Eirik Raude.
  • Fire hits Stena Pioneer off UK
    Swedish vessel's crew extinguished engine room blaze off Lancashire, with no injuries reported.
  • Mermaid slumps into the red
    TTA offshore spinoff posts full-year loss due to idle rig and reduced subsea earnings.
  • Swee Joo's annual losses mount
    Malaysian bulker and boxship group struggling with higher costs in year to end-September.
  • Drifting ship towed to safety
    Albanian cargoship adrift for four days off Greece before being towed to beach in Laconia.
  • Maersk plans UK oil splurge
    Dane's unit Maersk Oil looking to double production in UK's North Sea as investment grows.
  • Jinhui downsizes bulkers
    Oslo-listed shipowner says it has shifted its chartering focus from capesizes to supramax bulkers.
  • Stowaway feared dead off UK
    Search finds nothing after Cameroonian stowaway says friend jumped off bulker Thuleland.
  • Dolphin jumps on Rieber trio
    Oslo-listed owner nets term deals for two newbuildings and one active vessel with Atle Jacobsen's Dolphin Interconnect.
  • Malaga mashed in Kiel collision
    Danish cargoship severely damaged in clash with US vessel off Germany.
  • SCI ship comes under fire
    Shipping Corporation of India suezmax attacked by suspected Somali 336nm west of Goa, India.
  • Most Sky crew released
    Turkish seafarers return to families following arrests in Istabul after quitting "squalid" cargoship in UK.
  • Vinashin: "We'll restructure alone"
    Vietnamese shipbuilder denies bringing in KPMG to advise on its debt reduction programme.
  • Weak markets hit Alam
    Weak performance in its two main business segments continues to hurt Malaysian shipowner.
  • TTA bulker profits jump
    Thoresen Thai Agencies has seen full-year profits from its drybulk arm rise almost 54% from a year ago.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • NIT League lays out Shipping Act positions
  • Maersk denies reported mega-ship order
  • TUI eyes sell-off of Hapag-Lloyd stake
  • Lufthansa transitions to new cargo chief
  • Aramex starts China-to-Europe sea-air service
  • Russia/China rail freight to double in next decade
  • Norbert Dentressangle acquires TDG
  • U.S. coalition plugs nuclear energy exports
  • IBM vet Smith joins Geodis
  • Kerry buys stake in Dutch forwarder
  • Interior charts Atlantic Coast wind farms
  • Antwerp port to build large wind farm
  • Ganda to head ICTSI's Portland terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • Danish ports receive infrastructure investments
    A number of Danish ports will tbe granted investment funds as part of the Danish national traffic package ' the selected ports will share DKK 200 million. The Port of Thyborøn

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
  • OOCL raises bunker surcharge
    Increase in bunker surcharges on routes between Australia and Hong Kong, Macau and South China.
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    Players report strong demand with good volumes in Suez.
  • EC seeks advice on sulphur dispute settlement
    Consultation results key in deciding between IMO and ISO test requirements, says EC official.
  • Rotterdam bunker market firms
    Prompt deliveries of fuel oil products 'feasible' in Piraeus.
  • Taiwan looks to spot market for fuel oil cargoes
    CPC has already bought six term-cargoes of 380 cSt product.
  • DNV to unveil LNG concept for supertankers
    Analysts '92% certain' that it will become most cost effective fuel for VLCCs, Bunkerworld Business Exchange is told.
  • Reports say Maersk could power container ships with LNG
    Shipping group declines to make comment.
  • Russian plans could push up price of fuel oil exports
    Decision on new tax formula for 2011 could be made by middle of December.
  • South China fuel oil imports to rise 33% in November
    Bonded bunker traders import two thirds of the total monthly volume.
  • Week opens with gains in bunker prices
    Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker hubs, traders say.
  • Singapore embarks on new marine fuel cell research
    Projects identified include testing fuel cells as auxiliary power in vessels, in place of diesel generators.
  • Bunkerworld adds more Chinese ports
    Bunker prices for three Shenzhen ports now available on Bunkerworld's prices page.
  • China eyes number two spot in Asia-Pacific
    Poised to become second largest bunker market after Singapore on the back of stable growth in bunker sales, says Chimbusco official.

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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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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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