BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

November 8, 2001

Shipping Times

Shipping News

S'pore Q3 box volumes down a smaller 8.2%
SINGAPORE's container throughput volumes achieved a 5 per cent recovery in the third quarter, bringing the total year on year decline to the end of September to 11.3 per cent.
China's biggest logistics hub to be built in Beijing
HK ship register to hit 15m gt next year

Air and Land Transport

Sabena files for bankruptcy as airline crisis spreads
BELGIAN national airline Sabena became the first European flag carrier to announce bankruptcy, abandoning a weeks-long struggle for survival as the global airline industry lurched deeper into financial crisis.
Investment group offers to buy Ansett assets
Air Canada to lay off 171 pilots
Thai Airways raises domestic fares
KLM's Oct traffic down 18%

Logistics

DHL presses ahead with US$30m investment in Taiwan
THE Taiwan arm of DHL Worldwide Express will go ahead with its US$30 million investment projects in Taiwan this year despite the sluggish economy.
Thailand vital to Danzas growth in S-E Asia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

S'pore Q3 box volumes down a smaller 8.2%
SINGAPORE's container throughput volumes achieved a 5 per cent recovery in the third quarter, bringing the total year on year decline to the end of September to 11.3 per cent.
China's biggest logistics hub to be built in Beijing
HK ship register to hit 15m gt next year

Air and Land Transport

Sabena files for bankruptcy as airline crisis spreads
BELGIAN national airline Sabena became the first European flag carrier to announce bankruptcy, abandoning a weeks-long struggle for survival as the global airline industry lurched deeper into financial crisis.
Investment group offers to buy Ansett assets
Air Canada to lay off 171 pilots
Thai Airways raises domestic fares
KLM's Oct traffic down 18%

Logistics

DHL presses ahead with US$30m investment in Taiwan
THE Taiwan arm of DHL Worldwide Express will go ahead with its US$30 million investment projects in Taiwan this year despite the sluggish economy.
Thailand vital to Danzas growth in S-E Asia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

S'pore Q3 box volumes down a smaller 8.2%
SINGAPORE's container throughput volumes achieved a 5 per cent recovery in the third quarter, bringing the total year on year decline to the end of September to 11.3 per cent.
China's biggest logistics hub to be built in Beijing
HK ship register to hit 15m gt next year

Air and Land Transport

Sabena files for bankruptcy as airline crisis spreads
BELGIAN national airline Sabena became the first European flag carrier to announce bankruptcy, abandoning a weeks-long struggle for survival as the global airline industry lurched deeper into financial crisis.
Investment group offers to buy Ansett assets
Air Canada to lay off 171 pilots
Thai Airways raises domestic fares
KLM's Oct traffic down 18%

Logistics

DHL presses ahead with US$30m investment in Taiwan
THE Taiwan arm of DHL Worldwide Express will go ahead with its US$30 million investment projects in Taiwan this year despite the sluggish economy.
Thailand vital to Danzas growth in S-E Asia

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Rapid growth in economic zone Cosco wins four awards for quality shipping services Eastern highway to open soon Malaysia's Port Klang rejects blank looks over cheques US ports demand four days advance notice for ships Baltic Exchange redesign freight market information From Russia with cargo Sabena files for bankruptcy LanChile launches LanCargo China Southern Airlines reports rapid growth of E-Ticketing

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
End for Sabena 'Consolidation US air transport needed' Loss for SAS in third quarter Schenker also in GT Nexus

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Canada Maritime gains trio of quality awards Tank container specialist M&S TCS optimistic about Indian market Dumping duty slapped on Chinese zinc oxide ...likely on fluorescent lamps too Exim Bank signs credit pact to boost exports to Russia SAIF Zone woos investments from India P&O Ports' takeover of Chennai container terminal delayed Inter-ministerial group for pesticide industry soon Texprocil presents MoF with wish-list to prop up exports Sinha may prune customs peak rate to 20 pc ad valorem in Budget FAO projects higher pulses output, demand & prices Food processing policy awaits clearance No duty on SEZ coffee exports Rev. Dept. may raise over Rs 4,000 cr from service tax Wool industry welcomes DEPB Vanaspati units seek easier credit terms Indiantradeportal. com launched TCS market in India will grow in next 5 years World Silk Cong from Dec. 3 Meeting with industry/media today

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Montreal and Halifax market update Prices slip in South African markets Bunker deliveries still affected after tanker accident in Paranagua Bay Oman fuel oil higher, gasoil down today Sri Lanka bids for cheaper bunkers OPEC basket at new low, crude tiptoes higher despite DOE/API Suez bunker prices softer, demand average Slight recovery in Arab Gulf fuel oil prices EIA predicts steady crude prices until spring 2002 Brazil bunker prices down by $5 More bears for crude as US stock build exceeds expectations New posted prices for Saudi Arabia

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Newly alliance: Airline Business Alliance New sugar complex in Baton Rouge Santa Barbara Airlines appoints Macair Exel, Amey, Isotrak start "railtime" testing Air Canada Cargo: upper deck capacity between Germany and Canada STB: no concerns about CN-IC merger in 2nd year El Al postpones sale of B747-200 freighters Greenbrier reports profit despite 4th-quarter loss US ports demand four-day advance notice LanChile launches LanCargo

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
French oil giant under judicial investigation TotalFinaElf has been placed under judicial investigation in connection with the December 1999 Erika pollution disaster. Royal Olympic Cruises to take delivery of Olympia Explorer Relations between Greece's Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Inc. and German shipbuilder Blohm + Voss look to be improving. Aker Maritime hit by by losses on Kvaerner shares Aker Maritime reports that operational performance continued to improve in the third quarter. Profits were however severely hit by a write-down of the group's Kv'rner holding MarAd offers "green" workshop On January 29 and 30, 2002, the Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency will conduct a workshop in Washington, D.C. on Maritime Energy and Clean Emissions

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Hanjin/DSR Senator cutting weekly call to Port of Portland Port of Olympia schedules pair of public budget meetings New 3,700 TEU LICA MAERSK entering service for Maersk Sealand MarAd looking for comments on plan to require war risk insurance Coast Guard Port Captain for Puget Sound will talk security at Transportation Club meet

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OECD fires broadside at liner conferences Liner shipping's conference system is facing one of the most serious assaults in its long history after the OECD recommended that anti-trust exemption should be removed from price-fixing. ... German owners back beleaguered Liberia flag GERMAN shipowners, by far the largest users of the Liberian flag, are standing firmly behind the register despite a United Nations report linking money raised by the flag to the country's san... Magistrate slaps charter ban on TotalFinaElf FRENCH oil group, TotalFinaElf, reacted furiously yesterday after the magistrate investigating the Erika Erika. Magistrate, Dominique de Talanc', charged the group with marine pollution and...

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Rate collapse sparks FEFC action Gas fuels growth for Qatar French slam war risk hikes The Liberian register at war St Lawrence faces 'weather bomb' Spanish back second EU port strike MOL saves Lakshmi Stowaways still head for Canada PNSC launches tanker fleet plan Rail spat riles ore export developer ICONS welcomes Labor pledge Salinas takes up FASA chair Kværner stake sinks Aker interims Korea awaits full OECD ratification Germany confident of new subsidies Chinese trade growth slows Erika crisis team member charged

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Schenker would welcome portal standards The German forwarder said that it prefers the two multi-carrier Web portals it plans to use collaborate on information-swapping. Le Havre sets expansion Construction has begun on an ambitious plan to add 12 berths to the port's container facilities. Airline services form coalition Thousands of post-Sept. 11 layoffs have led maintenance, suppliers and ground handlers to form an industry lobby group. Coal surges at Mobile Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appoints Midwest execs India, Pakistan upgrading rail freight networks Danzas signs for Web cross-border technology Sabena files for bankruptcy DHL trims fuel surcharge Malaysia reassures on transship boxes Port of New Orleans sets security meeting Savi introduces asset management software Portland eyes port access Assante new president of P&O's New Jersey terminal

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Anvers: P&O Ports propose un nouveau partage de la darse à marée Alors que les discussions finales se poursuivent entre PSA Corp et les actionnaires des entreprises Hessenatie et Noord Natie, qui doivent se clôturer prochainement par la signature officielle de l'acte de prise de participation majoritaire par le groupe de Singapour dans Hesse Noord Natie, alors que l'administration portuaire anversoise réclame à cette dernière entité des éclaircissements sur certaines conditions relatives aux concessions, P&O Ports vient de jeter un pavé dans la marre en faisant une proposition ayant pour but d'optimaliser les possibilités du port scaldien dans le domaine de la grande containérisation. Il s'agit ni plus ni moins de remettre sur le marché via appel d'offres la concession du deuxième terminal à marée ouest, qui se trouve dans le prolongement du terminal dédié à MSC, vis-à-vis duquel P&O Ports sera candidat et d'arriver ainsi à un partage de la dite darse. La faillite de la Sabena a été prononcée Le Tribunal de Commerce a prononcé hier après-midi la faillite de la Sabena. Au même moment, le Premier ministre Guy Verhofstadt, le ministre des Entreprises publiques Rik Daems et le ministre des Finances Didier Reynders, recevaient en un endroit tenu secret certains candidats-investisseurs dans une nouvelle compagnie aérienne belge. Le Premier ministre serait arrivé à mobiliser des investisseurs qui apporteraient 200 millions d'EUR. Il s'agirait des trois gouvernements régionaux et de cinq banques belges. Selon les syndicats, toutefois, il y a un agenda caché et la construction d'une nouvelle entreprise avait été décidée d'avance. Ils ont réussi à intercepter un fax émanant du "Network Planning Sabena" et envoyé mardi - avant le conseil d'entreprise et la conférence de presse du président de la Sabena Fred Chafart, dans lequel il est annoncé noir sur blanc que les vols moyens-courriers reprendront le 9 novembre et les longs-courriers le 16 novembre, le temps que la DAT obtienne les autorisations nécessaires. Ce fax révèle également que la DAT - comprenne qui pourra - continuerait apparemment à travailler... avec Swissair. TNT Express construit un nouveau dépôt dans la région de Liège Un mois après le lancement par TNT Express des travaux d'agrandissement de son site à Brucargo, le transporteur express a officiellement entamé hier la construction d'un nouveau dépôt à Milmort, près de Liège. TNT Express coordonnera depuis ce site ses activités dans l'est de la Belgique. L'entreprise a libéré un montant de 3,7 millions d'EUR (148 mio. de BEF) dans le cadre de ces travaux de construction.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2001
Lakers go for early lay-up Four large US Great Lakes bulk carriers have thrown in the towel for the year so far. Odessa gets new auction date The detained cruiseship may receive bids in upcoming auction after a 20% price discount. Frontline profit fall forecast Analysts cagey about prospects for Norwegian tanker giant as the markets stumble along the bottom. Korean ports to set up tariff-free zones Busan and Gwangyang ports are bidding to host storage facilities designated by London Metal Exchange. Panama Canal speeds up widening project Completion of widening the narrowest part of the canal is set for end-2002. Port state control snags Frontline tanker Members of the Paris MOU states detained 118 ships during September. Carnival remains resilient Carnival has the capability to take advantage of acquisition opportunities amid the economic turmoil. NOL warns of boxship price hike Asia-Europe rates to rise as FEFC fights to stem losses, NOL chief Flemming Jacobs has said. Pakistan box rates rise ahead of peak season Major lines set to capitalise on fruit exports from Pakistan to South-east Asia. Charterers nervous on Iraq crude loadings On Thursday a UN committee will discuss alleged illegal oil shipments onboard a ULCC. Valles ups aframax orderbook Vancouver and Hong Kong-based owner is one of the few making a move on tanker newbuildings. Odfjell sees third quarter returns slip Norwegian chemical tanker owner expects to maintain net earnings for the rest of this year. Owners sought for North Sea shipping link Shipping companies offered chance to run ro-ro services from new UK terminal. Shipping the key for Bollore French industrial group has boosted revenues again, with demand for boxships and ro-ros once more proving vital. Seamen die on Greek-owned reefer Canadian authorities are investigating two fatalities aboard a reefer ship off the coast of Florida.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

SHIPPING

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

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

Miami

In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%

LOGISTICS

DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker

Hedehouse

In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%

SHIPPING

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%)

SHIPPING

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%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

Shanghai

The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)

PORTS

In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)

Hamburg

In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)

SHIPPING

OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships

Hong Kong

Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

PORTS

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

Beijing

In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)

PORTS

Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port

Messina

Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria

LOGISTICS

UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)

Atlanta

Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics

CRUISES

Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched

Shanghai

It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026

PORTS

Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control

Rome

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee

Tehran

It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive

Helsinki

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik

Istanbul/Marseille

Transaction valued at $440 million

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Neuilly-sur-Seine

New historical peak also for the classified fleet

PORTS

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

CUSTOMS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

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%)

SHIPPING

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.

SHIPPING

COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships

Shanghai

They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector

Madrid

In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%

SHIPPING

New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans

Washington

The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it

SHIPPING

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

SHIPYARDS

International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard

Casablanca

It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019

LOGISTICS

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

INDUSTRY

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

SEAFARERS

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.

TRADE

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

TRANSPORTATION

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.

LOGISTICS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

PIRACY

Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025

London

Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits

SHIPPING

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

SEAFARERS

International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers

London

ITF and ICS: a historic moment

LOGISTICS

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

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo

Rome

Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed

Venice

It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.

AVIATION

CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium

Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert

Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)

Vienna

31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%

Tirana

Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)

PORTS

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

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved

Padua

Revenues up +7.3%

PORTS

Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Works worth six million euros

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders

Helsinki

In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales

Hong Kong

Revenues grew by +11.0%

PORTS

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%)

PORTS

The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved

Genoa/Civitavecchia

INDUSTRY

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%)

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth

Schindellegi

The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)

Valencia

Transhipment traffic decline

PORTS

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

PORTS

The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement

Naples

ASSOCIATIONS

SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity

Milan

The association currently has 74 members

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased

Barcelona/Algeciras

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara

Noise

Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio

PORTS

PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna

Genoa

Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day

PORTS

The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved

The Spice

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

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NEWS

US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa

Tampa/Beirut

38 dead and over a hundred injured

COMPANIES

In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa

TRANSPORTATION

MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight

Rome

PORTS

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

ASSOCIATIONS

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

PORTS

Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia

Milan

Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

SHIPPING

Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions

Copenhagen

Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

PORTS

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%)

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense

Rome

The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy

PUBLICATIONS

The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented

Genoa

Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty

PORTS

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

PORTS

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%

PORTS

Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa

Genoa

Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship

SHIPYARDS

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

INSURANCE

Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur

Genoa

The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona

Joy Taurus/Verona

Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods

RIVER TRANSPORT

EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti

London

International competition launched

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


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		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

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

MEETINGS

"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday

Rome

It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises

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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)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record

Ankara

Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad

PORTS

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

OFFSHORE

DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms

Second Right/Washington

Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros

SHIPPING

Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria

Rome

Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail

LOGISTICS

In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%

Rezzato

Turnover stable

SHIPPING

Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth

Keelung/Taipei

Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues

LOGISTICS

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

SHIPYARDS

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

LOGISTICS

Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles

Brussels

AWARDS

Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"

Miami

The event has reached its eighteenth edition

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%

Hong Kong

Revenues up +16.8%

LAW

The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht

Joy Taurus

Company ordered to pay back rent

NEWS

A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel

SHIPYARDS

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.

CRUISES

Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year

Miami

Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026

SHIPYARDS

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.

NEWS

Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement

Panama

Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges

PORTS

Colombo West International Terminal has become operational

Ahmedabad

It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs

MEETINGS

The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday

Genoa

PORTS

The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro

Joy Taurus

MEETINGS

"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday

Rome

It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises

PORTS

MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami

Miami

It can accommodate three large ships at the same time

PORTS

In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%

Ravenna

Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

COMPANIES

Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession

Genoa

Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company

MEETINGS

The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th

Genoa

SHIPYARDS

VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore

Alesund/Trieste

The contract is worth 113.5 million euros

PORTS

Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global

Rome

Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"

CRUISES

MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona

In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant

SHIPPING

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

INDUSTRY

Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment

Bulls

Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment

MEETINGS

The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa

Genoa

It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector

SHIPYARDS

Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece

Piraeus

Increase of five units compared to 2023

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