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FORUM of Shipping
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The LNG shipping market
in 2000

 
A new millenium

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A new millennium arrived and a new era in LNG began. As a company that depends on shipping for its livelihood we do have a natural bias towards shipping and, for this, we make no apology, but the year 2000 saw the LNG industry recognition that LNG shipping is the most important tool in the modern LNG industry. Let us not forget that the only reason that US$ 4 billion are invested in liquefaction plants, is to facilitate the transportation of methane by sea.

Our final comment in our review last year recommended the move to build speculation ships. It happened that two first class owners, Bergesen and Exmar, did just that: we thank them for such a move. The fact that two independent shipowners (i.e. non project-related) made these decisions, is a clear indication that this industry is changing.

 

Flexibility

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We have long advocated that flexibility is the keyword for LNG in the modern world. Deregulation in the various energy sectors that produces immense competition has attracted new players. These new players however, are energy traders who like to trade, but this word "trade" has not really existed in the traditional LNG dictionary. Trading demands flexibility: flexibility in quantity, timing, destination, client, and shipping. LNG shipping also needs a flexible approach and, for this, we mean departure from the attitude that LNG is synonym of high risk. Perhaps it was a little risky in its infancy (every new idea is), but at the young age of 35 it is no longer a baby and certainly not high risk. In today's energy sector, gas is the sexy commodity that everybody want to go with !

 

Pricing top

The oil price has risen this year to US$ 35 per barrel (but has settled back to US$ 25-27) and this rise had an impact on gas prices, as if it was linked to the oil price. Hence the Japanese market saw its LNG price rise to a high level of US$ five to six m.btu(1). However, the new "American" market has seen the Henry Hub price peak at US$10, with a diurnal variation of US$ 1. This is a market that traders yearn for but one that LNG players (and here we include the financiers) don't understand.

 

(1) btu = British thermal unit (0.252 kcal)
 

Shipping top

We want flexibility. Pricing indicates that trading is viable but where are the ships? Our brave shipowners, who ordered in speculation, have subsequently secured traditional 20 years charters and thus there was no "breaking the mould". Traders need a supply of ships and production plants need to know that there is a supply of ships that will arrive to lift the cargo. This scenario will sound familiar to the oil and coal industry, who are after all the competitive fuels in the energy sector.

There are several traditional shipowners, located in the Mediterranean, who are taking a close look at this industry and it is our opinion that they will not have to spend too much time on this subject before realising the tremendous opportunities that exist. Their main advantage will be flexibility, their experience with traders and their ability to do what they know best: running ships.
 

Projects top

There was one new project that started this year, Oman LNG but no contracts were signed for proposed plants. However, we have seen renewed activities in Iran, Yemen, Norway, Egypt, Venezuela and Angola so that 2006 could be a very interesting year, as this is the time when these are expected to be on stream.

Atlantic LNG (Trinidad) confirmed the next phase of expansion with two new trains whilst North West Shelf (Australia) and Malaysia LNG are very close to finalising their expansion programmes.

The USA will soon have four receiving terminals in operation (by 2002) and no doubt will have expansion plans approved for the two to be re-opened, Cove Point and Elba Island. Everett in Boston was sold by Cabot to Tractebel, whilst Cove Point was sold to Williams which raises the question whether Duke sold their LNG interests at Lakes Charles too soon to CMS energy in 1999.

Europe has been attracting interest with its main activity focused on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish market has been opened up and it looks as if there will be two new terminals, one in Bilbao and the other at El Ferrol. Portugal is constructing a new terminal near Sines which should ultimately free up some capacity at Huelva and this news should interest traders.

Turkey will have a second receiving terminal, in Aliaga, ready by September 2001. But as yet there is no information on where the LNG will come from or where the gas will be sold. This terminal is under construction independently from Botas, the state owned energy monopoly, and how it will be utilised is still uncertain. However, what is clear is that the Turkish market has a need for the new facility.

India continues to test the patience of many LNG sellers as the year 2000 has passed without a decision on where their second LNG terminal will be sited (Enron has the first receiving terminal in Dabhol that should receive its first LNG in 2001).

Nigeria LNG is actively marketing sales from its next planned expansion of trains four and five. The market in the Atlantic Basin would clearly seem to be the most attractive one at the moment. There is also a rumour that Nigeria may get a second LNG project (start up +2006) that will have partners different to those involved in the first project, most likely Exxon, Chevron and others. This second plant will probably be located offshore.

Indonesia has had a quiet year with life basically reverting to normal, now that Korea is once again lifting its required quota. The price of the product has also returned to pre-1997 prices well assisted by the rise in crude prices. TotalFinaElf continues to seek buyers for its gas to enable a new train to be built but for the moment there are no developments. Perhaps they are looking forward to the idea of a new receiving terminal on the West Coast of North America that would bring the US market into the commercial reach of South East Asia.

Qatar, with its two plants of Qatargas and Ras Gas in full production still hopes to be the biggest LNG production plant in the world with expansion plans in an advanced stage. No doubt the pressure of a green field plant starting in Iran using the South Pars field will hasten some decision making.
 

The fleet top
lng fleet

There were 113 ships at the end of 1999 but with 14 ships delivered in 2000 there were 127 in December 2000. The total capacity is 13,569,049 cbm comprising of:

Six new "Moss-type" ships were added and eight 'membrane-type', bringing the fleet distribution to 67 "Moss design" and 54 'membrane type'.

Although 2000 was a busy year for ship deliveries, there was significant activity in ship orders. A total of 22 ships were ordered and there are a further seven optional vessels. Perhaps what is really interesting in this orderbook is that there were only five ships ordered by sellers, comprising one for Nigeria LNG ordering its third ship from Hyundai Heavy Industries and Malaysia ordering a further four. All of the others were private shipowners or gas buyers. Tokyo Gas has ordered two ships from Kawasaki, and Tokyo Electric one ship from Mitsubishi. Shell and BP also entered the market with orders for two ships each plus options for a further three each. However, the real event of the year was the speculative orders placed by Exmar and Bergesen (nice to know someone read our report last year!). Exmar have since found employment of their first ship with Enron, whilst Bergesen recently fixed their ship to Tractabel (ex. Cabot). Both of these charters are for 20 years.

2000 saw the arrival of three new LNG owners in Spain. Elcano, Tapias and Marpetrol / Knutsen who have ordered new ships from a new group formed by the merger of Bazan and AESA (now re-branded as Izar), to add to the list of 13 yards able to build LNG ships. The first Spanish ship is due in 2003 and will be a "membrane type" ship. The list of yards building ships is set to grow again next year but we will have to wait to see how negotiations develop.

The not so good news (from the shipowners point of view) for 2000 was that the wave of new orders for all types of vessels has resulted in the ship prices rising again. The new LNG ship price hit a floor of about US$ 143 million in March 2000, but it has now returned to about US$ 165 million for vessels built in Korea. If prices can stabilise around this level we should see some more ships ordered over the next year, speculative maybe, but if 2000 is an example, anyone who orders a firm ship does not need to wait long to find employment for it.

The 'Mystic Lady' was renamed the 'Hoegh Galleon' and was fixed to Enron for 17 years. With this firm business the owners embarked upon major refurbishment work on the ship and it should have been ready by November. Unfortunately, it has been delayed until March / April 2001 following a fire in one of the void spaces whilst undergoing repairs in Singapore.

The Osprey ships that are under charter to British Gas have been performing well and are under great demand. The high gas prices in the USA have resulted in spot charter rates reaching as high as US$ 150,000 per day, rates which must be pleasing some shareholders.

The oldest vessel in the world LNG fleet is now 35 years old (still on charter to Enagas) and there are 46 ships over 20 years old.
 

The spot market top

Well it has still not truly arrived but the number of transactions on short term deals has increased significantly. The CMS terminal in Lake Charles is set to have received a total of 55 cargoes in 2000 alone. CMS, Duke, Enron and El Paso (although their first cargo arrives Jan 1 2001) have all moved cargoes into the United-States. Coral Energy have again been active but Gaz de France is perhaps the surprising entity this year which has seen it moving cargoes on the 'Edouard LD' from Qatar : this a vessel that has spent its entire life trading between Algeria and France. In December the same vessel crossed the Atlantic with a cargo sold to El Paso and will perform a second soon after.

The high gas prices in the United States have encouraged activity in the longer hauls away from the traditional fixed routes. However, even without the high prevailing prices the sellers are now firmly aware that there is a good market where excess volumes can be moved. As the other terminals in the United States open up the opportunities to continue to move gas in that direction will improve. Where there is volatility in the pricing we will see the energy traders desperate to participate with LNG cargoes. At the moment we are not aware of any gas buyer who has not onsold his LNG cargo, as soon as he has signed the purchase contract. However, where we have seen the volatility in the Henry Hub price, it will not be long before we see some LNG cargoes changing hands en route. LNG does pose a problem here, in that you never know how much cargo you will receive due to boil-off, but this can be addressed by only trading some of the molecules and not the entire cargo.

If the trade can develop along these lines the true spot market will arrive, but the shipping will need to be created. Could we have a pooled fleet offering coa-type contracts? Perhaps and we would like to see it happen, although who will participate remains to be seen. We are aware that some large shipowners are looking at this scenario and we would certainly like to encourage large operators such as A P Moller to reassess their view on LNG shipping. A real challenge would be to convince some of the other old pioneers such as P&O and Geogas to re-enter this arena, although their memories may be too good to take such steps.

The LNG market is truly global with cargoes moving east and west. Australia, and Malaysia have sold cargoes into the United-States with Oman and Qatar selling into Europe. Whether buyers obtain full flexibility on destination is perhaps the biggest challenge for the future, but if they do it will greatly assist the spot market for the traders. Imagine a trader buying a cargo from Oman and taking his ship through the Suez Canal. He can try to sell to Turkey, continue west and tempt Greece, whilst still talking to Italy. France is the next opportunity followed by Spain and then if still no luck in the Mediterranean just keep checking the Nymex price in the United-States. If successful in selling in the Mediterranean his vessel can then be well placed to lift a cargo from Algeria or Egypt before returning to the Middle East Gulf area.

There are certainly some interesting years ahead.
 

Conclusion top

We have been tempted to repeat our conclusion from last year which is still valid, especially our view on speculative ships, but that is not in keeping with the innovations in this industry.

Instead we would suggest that as the industry is going through a transition period that will leave a permanent mark. We believe that time is right to try and move away from the staid, and thirsty, steam turbine technology as propulsion. Diesel electric has been discussed for many years but now that the passenger ship industry has embraced gas turbines the LNG industry should perhaps do likewise.

There have been brave decisions made this year with speculative ship orders and a speculative terminal (Turkey). New players are arriving into this industry and at least one 'old' one has re-entered (El Paso) so that LNG is constantly hitting the headlines.

This industry should no longer be considered as specialised but should in fact be recognised as "special" and with this re-branding more new players will be encouraged rather than discouraged as was the case when "specialised" was the brand name.

And last but not least, with a re-branding perhaps our friends in the financial institutions will reassess the financing risks on our speculative new gas turbine vessels, which will truly be "special ships". LNG Shipping Solutions(2) will be the way for the future developments in this industry.

 

(2)j/v between BRS and Clarksons

 




Shipping and Shipbuilding Markets in 2000

I N D E X

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Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
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Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
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Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
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Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
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DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
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Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
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Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
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OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
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Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
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Rome
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Tehran
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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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
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Rome
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Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
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Singapore
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Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
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Rotterdam
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Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
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The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
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Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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Casablanca
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Genoa
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Zurich
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Geneva
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Hong Kong
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Ancona
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Luxembourg
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Rome
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Lysaker
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London
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Milan
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Helsinki
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NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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Paris
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Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
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Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
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Rome
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The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
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Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
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Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
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Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
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Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
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Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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%
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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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
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
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MEETINGS
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
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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)
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FORUM of Shipping
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Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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
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
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
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
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
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