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BRIEFS
May 3, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Indon navies step up patrols of piracy hot spots
    THE Singapore and Indonesia Navies have intensified patrols in territorial and international waters in response to piracy movement fears.
  • IMO settles issue of earlier phase out of single hull tankers
  • Concordia to use V-Max design for other tanker types
  • Bureau Veritas 2000 profit soars 47.5%
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett set to fight with Qantas over Impulse
    AIR New Zealand Ltd's Ansett unit said it may compete with Qantas Airways Ltd to buy unprofitable Impulse Airlines, one of two discount carriers that sparked a price war last year in Australia.
  • Boeing chief hits out at Seattle business climate
  • Japanese domestic air travel down
  • Boeing wins US$1b order for freighter jets
  • THAI board appointments stir protest
Features
  • Expansion plans stir up controversy
    FOR some, it is about getting a good night's sleep, for others it is about expanding a business that fuels local prosperity.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Indon navies step up patrols of piracy hot spots
    THE Singapore and Indonesia Navies have intensified patrols in territorial and international waters in response to piracy movement fears.
  • IMO settles issue of earlier phase out of single hull tankers
  • Concordia to use V-Max design for other tanker types
  • Bureau Veritas 2000 profit soars 47.5%
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett set to fight with Qantas over Impulse
    AIR New Zealand Ltd's Ansett unit said it may compete with Qantas Airways Ltd to buy unprofitable Impulse Airlines, one of two discount carriers that sparked a price war last year in Australia.
  • Boeing chief hits out at Seattle business climate
  • Japanese domestic air travel down
  • Boeing wins US$1b order for freighter jets
  • THAI board appointments stir protest
Features
  • Expansion plans stir up controversy
    FOR some, it is about getting a good night's sleep, for others it is about expanding a business that fuels local prosperity.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Indon navies step up patrols of piracy hot spots
    THE Singapore and Indonesia Navies have intensified patrols in territorial and international waters in response to piracy movement fears.
  • IMO settles issue of earlier phase out of single hull tankers
  • Concordia to use V-Max design for other tanker types
  • Bureau Veritas 2000 profit soars 47.5%
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett set to fight with Qantas over Impulse
    AIR New Zealand Ltd's Ansett unit said it may compete with Qantas Airways Ltd to buy unprofitable Impulse Airlines, one of two discount carriers that sparked a price war last year in Australia.
  • Boeing chief hits out at Seattle business climate
  • Japanese domestic air travel down
  • Boeing wins US$1b order for freighter jets
  • THAI board appointments stir protest
Features
  • Expansion plans stir up controversy
    FOR some, it is about getting a good night's sleep, for others it is about expanding a business that fuels local prosperity.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Lines fail to get eastbound rate hikes
    Potential overcapacity and the U.S. economic slowdown prevented container lines in the trans-Pacific trade from realizing rate increase goals they announced last fall.
  • U.S. air cargo volume falls in March
    The slowdown in the economy continued to take its toll as volume dropped 4% in March, according to the Air Transport Association.
  • i2 founder steps aside
    Sanjiv Sidhu will cede the post of chief executive officer to i2 president Greg Brady.
  • Buying spree boosts Deutsche Post
    The Germany company said profits jumped nearly 50% in 2000, fueled by global acquisitons.
  • Houston cargo off in 1Q
  • Logistics services firm gets Fritz investment
  • EU blasts Korean shipyards
  • UPS Capital moves into Europe
  • Ports in a storm
  • TMM revenue edges up
  • WTO rejects US appeal in lamb dispute
  • Grain piles up as barges wait out Mississippi floods
  • Killer bees destroyed at Jacksonville port
  • Former U.S. ambassador joins CN board

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM upgrades FAL with 8 new boxships
  • China Shipping to develop terminal wharves
  • Senari no go
  • CMST Huayu building Sino-European express channel
  • Atlas Air invests in new UK cargo airline
  • MTMC launches new pilot programme
  • Private Indonesian airline starts internal flights

Cargowebweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Logistic infrastructure for Indonesia
  • PSA Corp takes majority in Hesse Noord Natie
  • Piracy increases
  • Ethiopian Cargo to Amsterdam Schiphol
  • Evergreen profits up

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Full Conference Program - Indian Shipping Industry
  • SCI profit soars by 186 pc to Rs 578.59 cr in 2000-01 - Buoyant shipping market aids splendid performance
  • Contship Containerlines enters new trades with upgrade of Ocean Star Service
  • Contship joins Med Pac Conference as Med-USWC service improves
  • Maersk, three others in tanker pool
  • HK forecast: 30m TEU by 2010
  • Inttra, GT Nexus eye co-operation
  • MOL looks to establish green credentials
  • P&O optimistic about traffic
  • Lykes Lines appoints Mike Renard GM for Africa
  • Freight rate increase for Far East-Chittagong cargo
  • China Shipping opens Houston agency
  • Seamen's Church Instt. opens vessel simulator
  • OOCL doubles up at Samsung
  • Evergreen weighs Xiamen stake
  • Many eager to operate $ 270-m port terminal
  • Hyundai Heavy launches V-Max VLCC
  • Hamburg - Le Havre range ports grow
  • Shipbuilding alliance likely
  • CMA-CGM profit surges by 98 pc
  • Cosco sets up outpost in Moscow
  • OTAL chief heads Ghana shipowners body
  • NYK to place order for 3 capesize vessels
  • ...profit set to boom
  • Good show by CMB in first quarter
  • Dumping duty on NBR import extended
  • Basmati exports top 4 lakh t.
  • Cochin Shipyard to set up marine workshops at Major Ports
  • Parliamentary panel sees no need for TAMP
  • TAMP clears CPT's plan for higher tariffs
  • CWC's inland container depot at Rajkot opened
  • Exports surpass target; log 20 pc growth
  • Transfer pricing provisions in for review
  • Inflation rate up
  • CII seeks level field for suppliers to ONGC, OIL
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 43 m
  • 16 per cent excise duty on unbranded garments notified
  • Hanoi international fair chief invites Indian participation
  • G-7 upbeat on growth prospects
  • G-24 seeks easier access to developed nations' markets
  • Entrepreneur programme

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Praxis announces opening of US branch
  • Active market in St Eustatius
  • Improved avails in many West African markets
  • Business as usual in Chile and Ecuador
  • OK avails in East African ports
  • Market firming in Panama
  • Brazil bunker price update
  • Durban avails good despite refinery shut-down, mixed reports from Maputo
  • Mixed demand in Fujairah, avails OK
  • Suez market active, operations back to normal
  • New posted prices for Saudi Arabia
  • Crude softens on solid build in US crude and gasoline stocks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Container weights?!
  • P&O North Sea Ferries
  • TMI
  • AssetXS introduces Innofleet
  • Nato pipelines once again
  • Rotterdam port congress
  • Mixed trends for Eurotunnel
  • It has been put in words!
  • Fercam
  • New Schengen members

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Bender seeks control of Tampa Bay Shipbuilding
    If the Tampa Port Authority blesses the deal, Mobile, Ala.-based Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc. will take control of Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co. later this month.
  • Tim Colton opens new maritime consultancy
    Tim Colton, formerly president of international shipbuilding consultants Colton & Company, has returned to the consultancy biz after three years with Halter Marine.
  • Ocean Rig private placement oversubscribed
    Ocean Rig SA, whose Bingo rig contract with Friede Goldman Halter has been a large part of that company's problems, seems to have little trouble in raising money.
  • Big FPSO contract for ABS
    ABS has been selected as the preferred classification society for one of the world's largest FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) projects
  • EC says Korean shipbuilders still pricing below cost
    Korean shipyards are still distorting the international market by pricing ships below cost, according the European Commission's fourth report on the situation in world shipbuilding
  • Litton Ingalls gets $196.5 million LHD 8 contract
    The U.S. Navy has awarded an additional $196.5 million to Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, for the continuation of work towards the construction of an eighth WASP (LHD 1) Class large-deck, multipurpose, amphibious assault ship.
  • NTSB releases Ecstasy fire findings
    The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday issued a preliminary report on the July 1998 fire on the Carnival cruise ship Ecstasy

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Bob Walsh resigns as president of the Port of Portland Commission
  • Port of Seattle plans to spend $1.6 million to improve Sea-Tac ground transportation
  • Washington Governor Locke breaks ground for project to relieve congestion on State Route 519
  • Former governor, Bill Sheffield, candidate for Port of Anchorage executive director position
  • Port of Bellingham partners with yacht club on May 5 to celebrate grand opening of Marina Square

The East Africanweb site
  • Mozambique Current Never Existed, After All!
  • Kenya Navy Returns Triumphant from India

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fraud squad swoops on Curnow Ship Management
    West Country shipmanager Curnow Ship Management, which operates the St Helena passenger and cargoship service to South Africa and the South Atlantic islands, is being investigated by the...
  • WTO complaint looms for Korea after Brussels finds 'cause for concern'
    THE European Commission's latest study of South Korean shipyard prices has done little to stave off a complaint to the World Trade Organisation against South Korea because of alleged unfair s...
  • Glencore Iraq oil row ensnares Frontline
    FRONTLINE appears to have been caught up in a row involving the United Nations, the US, the UK and France over the diversion of Iraqi crude by Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore International....
  • ShippingBabes feels heat from Howard Houlder
    SHIPPINGBABES.COM, the satirical website run from New York by Johnny Kulukundis, has been forced to shut down its gossip page after the threat of legal action from a London shipbroker. The...

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Panama Canal raises port launch fee
  • Cuba adds passenger terminals
  • Perception drives Gulf cruising
  • Call for bulker casualty transparency
  • Transhipments jump at Korean ports
  • Fraud squad raids Curnow Shipping
  • Indonesian waters top piracy league
  • Bad start for diesel delivery
  • Sinotrans set to name lead banks
  • Melbourne to study dredging plans
  • Philippines may hand over hijackers
  • Cho Yang focuses on Pacific
  • Greater barrier reef
  • Peter Deilmann breaks into Italy
  • P&O NSF inaugurates Hull terminal
  • Call for improved safety on cruisers
  • NZ wins US lamb appeal
  • New Normandy-Jersey links planned
  • Hit-and-run in Piraeus roads
  • ISF fears for ILO reform

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Deutsche Post prévoit une hausse sensible des résultats en 2001
    Deutsche Post a confirmé hier mercredi avoir réalisé en 2000 une hausse de 49% de son bénéfice net, qui a atteint 1,53 mio. d’EUR, sur un chiffre d’affaires en hausse de 46% à 32,7 mia. d’EUR. pour le premier trimestre, DP dit avoir poursuivi sur sa lancée au premier semestre, tant le chiffre d’affaires que les bénéfices étant en hausse. Par ailleurs, il semble se confirmer que le gouvernement allemand vendra un nouveau paquet d’actions en 2002, devenant ainsi actionnaire minoritaire.
  • Stef-TFE a dégagé un résultat 2000 “préservé”
    Le groupe Stef-TFE a connu en 2000 une progression de 7,9 % de son chiffre d’affaires consolidé, dans un environnement perturbé. C’est ce qu’a annoncé le président de l’important transporteur frigorifique français, Francis Lemor, à l’issue du conseil d’administration de la semaine passée. Les résultats seront présentés aux actionnaires le 13 juin.
  • HesseNoord Natie: deux étapes sur trois franchies dans le processus de reprise par PSA
    Le 8 mars dernier, les actionnaires de la Noord Natie, de la Hessenatie (groupe CMB) et PSA Corp signaient une lettre d’intention portant sur une prise de participation majoritaire de l’entité à fusionner HesseNoord Natie, participation se situant entre 75 et 80%. On sait que PSA s’engageait à détenir au moins 51%.Lundi dernier, comme initialement prévu, les trois parties se sont retrouvées pour signer l’acte de vente, mais l’importance exacte de la part de PSA n’est toujours pas définie. En fait, il s’agit de la deuxième étape du processus de reprise, une troisième devant la rendre effective dans les faits, ce qui n’interviendrait qu’après le 1er juin prochain.
  • Brême intègre la gestion portuaire dans une nouvelle entité
    Brême a décidé de confier la gestion de ses ports à une nouvelle entité. Cette Bremen Ports Management + Services GmbH reprendra les activités de l’actuelle administration portuaire de Brême et de Bremerhaven, à l’exception des services du capitaine du port et un certain nombre d’autres opérations, qui restent de la compétence du sénateur pour l’Economie et le Port.

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 2, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Safety Investigatiors Cite Cause of 1998 Carnival Ecstasy Fire
Breaking News
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards Elects New Executives
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Awards Contract To Wynn
  • French Port Authorities Ponder Mysterious Vessel
  • Safety Investigatiors Cite Cause of 1998 Carnival Ecstasy Fire
  • Petrobras CEO Defends Company's Honor
  • Litton Ingalls Lands $196.5 Million Naval Contract
  • Supertanker Freight Rates Back on Track

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 2, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Safety Investigatiors Cite Cause of 1998 Carnival Ecstasy Fire
Breaking News
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards Elects New Executives
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Awards Contract To Wynn
  • French Port Authorities Ponder Mysterious Vessel
  • Safety Investigatiors Cite Cause of 1998 Carnival Ecstasy Fire
  • Petrobras CEO Defends Company's Honor
  • Litton Ingalls Lands $196.5 Million Naval Contract
  • Supertanker Freight Rates Back on Track

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2001
  • Maritrans posts income turnaround
    Cost control and strong rates rescue the Florida tanker owner from the red.
  • US Coast Guard tightens ship reporting
    Charterters may be identified in new Notice of Arrival forms for vessels entering the US.
  • Anangel-American sells four vessels
    Net book value for the deal is $91.9m versus $97.5m valued by the brokers.
  • Babes bashed for gossip
    ShippingBabes Johnny K has been hit with a legal threat for something he did not write.
  • Serious Fraud Office raids Curnow Shipping
    Police are investigating the UK company running shipping to the remote island of St Helena.
  • EU launches fresh blast on Korean yard pricing
    European Commissioners have issued their fourth report on the situation in world shipbuilding.
  • Intercargo urges accident probe focus
    The dry cargo shipowners' association has called for greater transparency on casualties.
  • Valles eyes products trades
    Tanker owner Valles Steamship has beefed up its aframax newbuilding book again, but is looking at other sectors.
  • Sanko takes aframax newbuilding plunge
    Japanese owner Sanko Kisen has hit the tanker newbuilding trail on the back of time-charter business.
  • Norwegian owner goes for OBOs
    Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi is converting orders for two suezmaxes to combination carriers.
  • WG&A profits turn to loss
    Philippines shipowner reverses fortunes in 2000.
  • NTSB issue Ecstasy fire findings
    US federal safety agency has highlighted safety improvements in response to the 1998 cruise ship fire.
  • Seacor Smit doubles first quarter profits
    Growing day rates boost figures at Houston-based offshore vessel operator.
  • MMM sees modest growth in turnover
    Malaysian Merchant Marine sees interim turnover up 4% as figures show little change from 12 months ago.
  • Ship fire brought under control in India
    Port authorities at Vizag have extinguished an engine room blaze aboard a chemical tanker.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
USTR Proposes Changes to New Car Carrier and LNG Ship Taxes
Washington
Consultation period launched until 7 July
Assiterminal, no to the indiscriminate introduction of congestion charges in ports
Genoa
The association underlines that the AdSPs can adopt regulatory and/or control measures aimed at guaranteeing performance levels
In April, traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +5.4%
Ravenna
A slight decline of -1% expected in May
PKP Cargo announces further collective layoffs affecting 2,429 employees in two years
In 2024, the incidence of transport costs on Italy's trade in goods increased
Rome
Exports up by +2.5% and imports by +4.2% (+4.2%)
The UK's Department for Transport has unveiled a plan to accelerate port development
London
Kane: We are determined to make the projects that will really make a difference
MSC reportedly intends to buy Romanian shipyard Damen Mangalia
Prague
It would be used for the construction of cruise ships, ro-pax and tugboats
Medlog (MSC) Intermodal Terminal Opened in Paris Area
Geneva
It has an annual traffic capacity of over 100 thousand TEUs.
The board of directors of the National Association of Port Companies and Enterprises has been renewed
Rome
Luca Grilli confirmed as president for fourth consecutive term
PSA strategic partner of GCMD initiative for decarbonisation of maritime sector
Singapore
It is the first port operator to join the project
Sergio Liardo will be the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He will take over from Nicola Carlone in September
Construction of the first of two “Sonata” class luxury cruise ships has begun in Marghera
Construction of the first of two "Sonata" class luxury cruise ships has begun in Marghera
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2027
New traffic of Volkswagen cars at the Vezzani ro-ro terminal in Porto Marghera
Venice
The first ship will land in October
HHLA acquires 60% of intermodal terminal in western Ukraine
Hamburg
It will have a container traffic capacity of 100 thousand TEUs
Salvini's ministry appoints the presidents of the Italian AdSPs with an eyedropper and the maritime-port cluster protests (weakly)
Seafarers' wages rise of 5% over two years agreed
London
Goose (ITF): Positive result and fair outcome of difficult negotiations
New tariffs, inflation and wars threaten to significantly reduce the growth of the world economy
Paris
Cormann (OECD): The economic outlook shows that the current political uncertainty is weakening trade and investment, reducing consumer and business confidence
Container traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +7.7% in April
Beijing
In the first four months of this year, 98.8 million TEUs were handled (+8.1%)
Interporto Padova launches the tender to select a partner with which to develop the intermodal terminal's activities
Padua
The interport company gets 30% of the capital of the new Intermodal Terminal Padova
Submission act signed to allow Gulf Terminal expansion works to begin
Submission act signed to allow Gulf Terminal expansion works to begin
The Spice
Musso: a crucial step for our company
The new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow launched in Monfalcone
Hamburg/Monfalcone
Fincantieri will deliver it to TUI Cruises in the middle of next year
U.S. Port Authority Association Urges USTR to Scrap Further Tariff on Chinese STS Cranes
Washington
European Commission proposes Black Sea maritime security hub
Brussels
The aim is to protect critical maritime infrastructure and the marine environment.
The process of assigning the Taranto Logistics Platform for wind energy to Vestas has been completed
Taranto
Last month, freight traffic in the Apulian port increased by +22.3%
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
London
There are currently 158. Cotton and Trowsdale (ITF): Impunity is growing at all levels; urgent reform is needed
The Swiss government intends to apply the heavy vehicle tax to electrically powered trucks as well
Bern
The extension is planned starting from 2029
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +13.4%
Anjara
37.6 million tons of cargo moved
The new cruise terminal was inaugurated in the port of Koper
Coper
In September, the former maritime station recorded the arrival of its thousandth cruise ship
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
Copenhagen
This is highlighted in a new report by the Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum
Port regulation scheme for ship-to-ship LNG/bioGNL bunkering operations approved in Italy
Rome
Decisive fuel - Assogasliquidi underlines - to reach the decarbonisation objectives of maritime transport
While traditional shipping risks are diminishing, other dangers are increasing.
Munich
Allianz Commercial’s "Safety and Shipping Review 2025" Released. 2024 Will See All-Time Lowest Ship Losses
US Government Pushes to Take Over Port Management in Panama and Australia from China
Arlington/Sydney
They would be implemented through companies linked to the Trump administration
Mercitalia Logistics becomes FS Logistix, an integrated digital platform for end-to-end freight transport
Rome
Integration of the eight companies that make up the logistics sector of the FS group
F2i integrates FHP Holding Portuale and Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana into FHP Group
Milan
The aim is to make it the leading Italian operator of integrated maritime-land logistics in the dry bulk and break-bulk sector.
MOL confirms new US taxes on Chinese vessels could impact its upcoming orders
Tokyo
The company announces that it will take cautious decisions in selecting shipyards
The Unione Interporti Riuniti proposes the introduction of "terminal bonuses"
Venice
Incentive mechanisms for railway terminals are requested, which include aspects of railway operations, not only port operations, and terminalisation
ITF and Argentine union CATT against new provisions for the maritime sector of the Milei government
Buenos Aires/London
Cotton: These measures will trigger a race to the bottom in wages and working conditions
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services recorded a -0.7% decline in exports and a +1.0% increase in imports
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras increased. Decline in Valencia
Algeciras/Barcelona/Madrid/Valencia
In the first four months of 2025, Spanish ports handled 182.0 million tonnes (-1.9%)
The renewal proposal for the National Collective Labour Agreement for Railway Activities and the FS Italiane Company Contract has been signed
Rome
Salary increases recognized for an average monthly amount of 230 euros
The European Commission has published "The EU Blue Economy Report 2025"
Brussels
In 2022, the blue economy directly employed 4.82 million people and generated nearly €890 billion in revenues
In 2024, the number of combined transport shipments in Europe grew by +5.2%
Brussels
Performance in tonne-km increased by +8.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
Naples
-12.1% drop in cruise passengers in the Campania capital
Destroyer launch failed in North Korea
Pyongyang
The incident in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
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Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
Giampieri (Assoporti): the procedure for appointing AdSP presidents must find a quick solution
Rome
Hearing at the Chamber of Deputies
MAN Energy Solutions changes name to Everllence
Augusta
Brand born from the fusion of the English terms ever and excellence
The Ministry of the Interior and Fincantieri sign the new legality protocol
Rome
Vard delivers two CSOV vessels equipped with cyber notation
Trieste
They present all the mandatory requirements in terms of cybersecurity
An experimental section of the ultra-fast Hyper Transfer transport system will be built in Veneto
Munich
Capsules with magnetic levitation technology will be able to carry 12 tons of containerized cargo or 38 passengers
SBB urges UFT and ERA to take measures to avoid rail accidents caused by brake blocks
Bern
The Gotthard Base Tunnel has been fully reopened more than a year after a train derailment
Italian ports participate in the latest edition of Transport Logistic in Monaco
Munich
The Italian Pavilion inaugurated
In the first four months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Augusta grew by +21.6%
Augusta
Di Sarcina: we are already reaping the first fruits of the movement of containers from Catania
One billion euros to restore Ukraine's port infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks
Odessa
Entrance of 100 new special members in the port company CULMV of Genoa
Genoa
First entry of 45 units from next month
Musolino was unanimously confirmed as president of MEDports
Tangier
The association brings together 33 port authorities in the Mediterranean basin
In 2024, the Genoese Ente Bacini recorded record revenues
Genoa
Last year, 58 ships were placed in the five dry docks managed
ALIS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Network of Italian Logistics Schools
Rome
The aim is to strengthen the link between the world of school and the world of work.
Every euro invested in the Coast Guard generates a value of 1.53 euros for the national economy
Rome
Economic report on the Corps presented in Rome
European automotive logistics must look to the world
Brussels
Göbel (ECG): The challenges of our sector are global, and so must our responses be
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -8.7%
Genoa
Stable volumes in the first port, while in the second a decrease of -27.7% was recorded
Tender awarded for the enhancement of the Tuscan Port Community System
Leghorn
Investment of over 500 thousand euros for the application development activity lasting one year
Natilus evaluates with Kuehne+Nagel the use of its mixed-wing aircraft in cargo transport
Schindellegi
They are designed to achieve a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and a 40% increase in load capacity.
Conference on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on safety and work in ports
Rome
Organized by Filt Cgil, it will be held on Thursday and Friday in Livorno
Fincantieri signs a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Navigation
Trieste
Cooperation in areas such as maritime services, project management and technology integration
Port of Piraeus, Piraeus II floating dry dock reopened
Piraeus
It has a lifting capacity of 4 thousand tons
Poland finances expansion of Euroterminal Slawków intermodal terminal
Slavkow
From 285 thousand TEU containers per year, the capacity will increase to 530 thousand TEU
CMA CGM - Saigon Newport Corporation Agreement for New Container Terminal in Haiphong
Marseille
It will become operational in 2028 and will have a capacity of 1.9 million TEUs
Genova Industrie Navali acquires a stake in Lagomarsino Anielli
Genoa
Simultaneous sale of the company Pitturazioni Navali Industriali
Estonian AS Tallink charters cruise ferry Romantika to Algerian Madar Maritime Company
Tallinn
The Algiers company was founded last year
ANSI, the measures for logistics in the Infrastructure decree are good
Rome
D'Angelo: there is no lack of innovative drive, long-term vision and attention to transition and sustainability
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
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Vittorio Parmigiani
Porto Cervo, 30 maggio 2025
››› File
Project for the creation of a Renewable Energy Community in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
New anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Guinea
Rome
It involved the naval unit "Comandante Bettica" and the merchant ship "Grande Angola"
Kuehne+Nagel to buy Spanish haulage firm TDN
Schindellegi/Madrid
It has 600 employees and a fleet of over 700 vehicles
MPC Container Ships' Quarterly Revenue and Profit Decline
Oslo
Baack: Container market continues to show resilience
Fincantieri and SRSA sign agreement for maritime and coastal development in the Red Sea
Trieste
Fincantieri Arabia for Naval Services inaugurated in Riyadh
Green light for the sale of 56% of Wilson Sons to Shipping Agencies Services (MSC group)
London
The transaction will be completed early next month
Work to remove wrecks of 38 vessels in Catania port begins
Catania
Intervention worth over two million euros
The issue of the intended use of the Molo Clementino is heating up in Ancona
Ancona
ABB has reached a deal to buy France's BrightLoop
Zurich
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the electrification strategy in the industrial mobility and marine propulsion sectors.
GNV has obtained ISO 14001 certification
Genoa
It has been issued by LRQA - Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
The criteria for adjusting port concession fees to inflation rates have been defined
Rome
MBS Logistics buys Swiss freight forwarder Gerhard Wegmüller
Zurich
The company is headquartered in Zurich
Ferry Kriti I, earmarked for scrap, sold for $3.6 million
Athens
It will be dismantled by an EU-authorised shipyard
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +9.4% in April
Los Angeles/New York
In the first three months of 2025, the Port of New York handled 2.2 million containers (+10.0%)
The Council of Ministers has approved the Infrastructure Decree-Law
Rixi: important measure for road haulage
Global Ship Lease revenues increased by +6.4% in the first quarter
Athens
Net profit of 123.4 million dollars (+34.3%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge an urgent overcoming of the commissioner phase for the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
Federlogistica, a proactive plan is needed to strengthen cybersecurity of ports and logistics
Genoa
Creation of a national fund urged
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