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August 24, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lewek finds niche in offshore industry support
    WHILE the slowdown has hit many areas of shipping hard, one niche service is seeing a relatively new Singapore operator build capacity fast to catch up with booming demand.
  • Underwriters too hasty to label Sri Lanka a war risk zone
  • Daewoo keen on Daedong Shipbuilding
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gets nod to end debt rescheduling pact
Air and Land Transport
  • One-off gains help limit China Southern's hefty fall
    CHINA Southern Airlines, China's largest carrier, yesterday reported a hefty 42 per cent drop in its first half net profits, saying that higher operating costs, particularly for fuel, were largely responsible for the fall.
  • Rolls-Royce H1 profit up 4-fold on engine part sales
  • Major US carriers meet deadline for flight recorder update
  • Delta caps travel agents' commissions
  • Kenyan airlines suffer costly bird strikes
  • Loog Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lewek finds niche in offshore industry support
    WHILE the slowdown has hit many areas of shipping hard, one niche service is seeing a relatively new Singapore operator build capacity fast to catch up with booming demand.
  • Underwriters too hasty to label Sri Lanka a war risk zone
  • Daewoo keen on Daedong Shipbuilding
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gets nod to end debt rescheduling pact
Air and Land Transport
  • One-off gains help limit China Southern's hefty fall
    CHINA Southern Airlines, China's largest carrier, yesterday reported a hefty 42 per cent drop in its first half net profits, saying that higher operating costs, particularly for fuel, were largely responsible for the fall.
  • Rolls-Royce H1 profit up 4-fold on engine part sales
  • Major US carriers meet deadline for flight recorder update
  • Delta caps travel agents' commissions
  • Kenyan airlines suffer costly bird strikes
  • Loog Book

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL and Freightliner sign train contract
  • RCL reports profit drop for first half of 2001
  • Ministry authorises extension of Quai des Ameriques
  • Northport invests in super post-panamax equipment
  • P&ON sees profits rise
  • SAS contests authority block of Braathens acquisition
  • China Southern purchases still to be approved
  • Profit for loss-making Air China
  • US international air traffic experiences strong growth
  • Canada first for North America-India flights

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Lufthansa loss, expects full-year profit
  • Roadway to acquire Arnold Industries
  • Schiphol to win Malaysian order
  • OTAL appoints new agent in Scandinavia
  • Boeing expands maintenance
  • Lykes Lines African upgrade
  • Environment certificate for Hapag-Lloyd-Ships
  • Descartes loss and new COO

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MANSA President highlights current shipping scenario Silver Jubilee Year from November 2001 - 23rd AGM of MANSA held in Mumbai
  • Probe into Korean yarn dumping mooted
  • Dumping probe launched into steel imports
  • MEA seeking to play bigger role in promoting trade
  • Exports bolster sales growth of pharma companies
  • Silk exports hit by DEPB sops delay
  • South Indian tea exports to US, UK & Pakistan spurt
  • IWAI seeks share of fuel cess to develop inland water transport
  • KRC to transport freight from 3 Major Ports
  • CII survey sees improved business situation from July - Higher export volume, value expected
  • Govt preparing medium-term coffee export strategy
  • Jaitley stresses need for competition law & policy
  • Customs duty on synthetic textile machinery may be cut
  • Only 47 of cleared FDI proposals actually implemented
  • Proposals worth Rs 135 crore cleared
  • Tarun Das to stay at CII helm for 3 more years
  • R. N. Malhotra to be Rail Board chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Change in IPE trading hours
  • US Gulf: Prices rise on high resupply costs
  • Rotterdam market steady on average demand
  • Piraeus strike over, avails still tight
  • Avails remain tight in Genoa, resupply soon
  • Gibraltar deliveries clear, market softer
  • Softer prices on sluggish market in Singapore
  • Storm hits Japan, bunkering operations OK
  • Sluggish market in Korea
  • Some tight IFO380 in Hong Kong, resupply expected soon

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Florida Special
  • DB Cargo: two new intermodal trains from Regensburg
  • Multimodal terminal in Lelystad
  • Fourth overpanamax portal crane for Fos
  • Honfleur handles more Canon
  • La Rochelle and Rochefort launch Enviroport
  • Bordeaux: ISO norm 9001-2000
  • Airport of Toulouse: ISO 9002
  • Giraud takes stake in EB Trans
  • BNSF and NS still together

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • German cruise ship visits Portland as part of West Coast swing
  • Pair of Washington state residents named to US Commission on Ocean Policy
  • Panama Canal Authority ads Virtual Newsroom in honor of canal's 87th Anniversary
  • Trade commission finds imported steel rod harmful to U.S. industry
  • Republic of Korea working to improve downgraded FAA safety standard

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Genova, i privati in campo
    Zara, presidente Assindustria, lancia un appello per accelerare la realizzazione delle infrastrutture
  • A Mariotti maxicommessa da Radisson

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Jones resurfaces after fixed premium debacle
    JONATHAN Jones, one of the most familiar names in the London marine insurance market, has resurfaced after six months' enforced 'shore leave', writes James Brewer. He has j...
  • Hutchison box traffic hit as slowdown bites
    THE WORLD'S largest port investor, Hutchison Whampoa, has seen an alarming slowdown in its box volumes in Hong Kong, Shanghai and the UK in the first half of this year. It was clear ev...
  • ClassNK chairman warns on unlimited liability
    A strong warning against the adoption of unlimited liability provisions for traditional ship classification societies has come from the honorary chairman of ClassNK. Writing in today's...
  • Clarkson yet to sign up to use LevelSeas site
    H CLARKSON, London's biggest shipbroker and founder member of online chartering venture LevelSeas is the only first round investor not yet signed up to use the service, writes Neville Smith....

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Portnet unveils new structure
  • Evergreen to resume Colombo calls
  • Most of China's oil to go foreign
  • Taiwan exports plunge
  • HK X-rays spotlight smugglers
  • Eurocrat sparks dockers' anger
  • One dead, two hurt on tanker
  • Single office for seafarers' affairs
  • Mombasa takes action on piracy
  • TEF to start passenger service
  • Investor says Almskog must go
  • Virgo legal battles mounting
  • China hints at trade peace with Japan
  • Piraeus strikes deal with MSC
  • $7M redevelopment for Ajman
  • PNG gas attracts Japanese trader
  • Samsung to repay $311M debts
  • HMM ships more gas
  • 'Sly protectionism' costs NZ dear
  • Unions unite against Trico
  • Daewoo creditors agree restructure
  • Mexicans threaten US rice blockade
  • Vale's China link boost for bulkers
  • Mooring line kills port worker
  • FMD threatens Zimbabwe exports
  • Tide turns for Beirut activity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Hamburg sees first-half box record
    Container traffic led gains across all categories.
  • Kaohsiung upgrading logistics
    Taiwan's largest port plans a wide-ranging program to improve supply chain management and revamp port administration.
  • Okinawa a Taiwan-China airbridge?
    Taiwan businesses see the island as a stopgap solution for cross-strait trade.
  • Eight more file for Colombo surcharge
    APL and Hanjin are among carriers looking to cover soaring Sri Lanka insurance costs.
  • Port Everglades ends 43-year tug monopoly
  • Bayonne modifies blasting proposal for N.Y. Harbor
  • Report urges speed limits to reduce whale deaths
  • Lykes Lines upgrades U.S.-Africa service
  • Cho Yang revival doomed?
  • CP Ships shares sink in first-day trading
  • BNSF, shippers to build Houston rail line
  • Bush invokes emergency export controls
  • EXE appoints Lackey CTO
  • FAA OKs paperless inspection manuals

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Europe-Far East: que sortira-t-il des grandes concertations de septembre?
    Le mois de septembre sera marqué par deux grands rassemblements, tous deux axés sur l’évolution de la situation concernant le trafic containérisé Europe-Far East. Yokohama sera le théâtre de la réunion des chargeurs asiatiques, européens et nord-américains. Shanghai verra une grande réunion des membres de la FEFC qui devra également mettre en place une nouvelle structure. Dans le premier cas, il s’agira de prendre position vis-à-vis des décisions que prendrait la FEFC en matière de réduction de la capacité. Dans le second, les membres de ladite conférence devraient se prononcer sur la manière de le faire.
  • MAN Nfz pèse sur le résultat du groupe
    Le constructeur allemand de poids lourds et de machines MAN a vu son bénéfice avant impôts régresser à 155 mio. d’EUR au premier semestre de l’année, contre 440 mio. d’EUR à l’issue des six premiers mois de 2000. Le CA du groupe a baissé de 8,29 à 7,33 mia. d’EUR. La faiblesse du marché des poids lourds et les coûts élevés dans la division de camions seraient à la base de cette évolution.
  • Anvers en hausse de 3,6% à la fin juillet
    A l’issue du septième mois de l’année, le trafic maritime au port d’Anvers enregistrait une progression de trafic de 3,59% à 76,14 millions de tonnes, ce qui témoignait d’une très légère accélération par rapport à la hausse de 3,3% notée à la fin du premier semestre. On est cependant encore loin du score de +5,5% qui avait été enregistré à la fin mai.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Virgo free to go for a price
    The bond has to be sufficient to cover potential damages for the victims' families and fishing boat owner.
  • Disney Cruise confirms new vessel talks
    The new cruiseship is expected to be larger in size than the existing fleet.
  • Japan yard stocks rally on back of tech woes
    Mitsui reaches four year high as investors opt for old economy stocks over volatile technology shares.
  • Smit to dish out cost-cutting measures
    The Dutch-based marine salvage company will reduce its staff worldwide by 275.
  • DFDS counts cost of foot and mouth
    Denmark's DFDS adjusts down year-end forecast as foot and mouth effects begin to bite into results.
  • Hapag-Lloyd wins Altenwerder approval
    EC green light for container line's stake in post-panamax terminal at Hamburg.
  • Windstar ships detained
    Two yachts of upmarket cruise line run into ISM trouble on the same day.
  • Salmonella ship free to sail
    Norwegian inspectors will not detain a cruiseship onboard which serious food poisoning broke out.
  • Tropical Storm Dean to skip Florida
    The fourth storm of the season is likely to turn into a hurricane Friday.
  • ADCL boxships to be sold at auction
    A Gibraltar court has finally given the go ahead for the sale of seven arrested 1,388-teu containerships.
  • MISC eyes fresh LNG newbuildings
    Malaysia International Shipping Corp wants more of the LNG pie, but can it be commercially competitive?
  • Farstad pre-tax profits more than double
    Increased market activity and disposal bolsters second quarter figures at Norwegian offshore vessel operator.
  • Daewoo exits debt workout program
    Strong interim performance convinces creditors South Korean yard can stand on its own two feet.
  • BHP ups LevelSeas stake
    Australia's BHP Billiton is showing confidence in online chartering provider LevelSeas.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
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%
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%
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%)
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%)
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
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
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
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
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
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
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
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
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%
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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