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BRIEFS
May 30, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • I'm in the dark about graft: bunker firm MD
    HIGH-profile Singapore Shipping Association councillor Lim Li-Lian says she had 'absolutely no knowledge' of bribery payments allegedly made by four of her employees last year which have led to her company Coastal Bunkering Services Pte Ltd having its licences suspended.
  • Terrorists may have entered US posing as stevedores
  • 3 nabbed after recovery of hijacked tanker
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay, Eva Air set to gain in HK-Taiwan air pact
    HONG Kong carriers and Taiwan's Eva Airways are expected to be the big winners from an expansion of air services on Asia's most travelled route, a further blow to Taiwan's dominant China Airlines after a crash at the weekend.
  • Qantas adds more flights on S'pore, Europe routes
  • Q1 loss widens, but Virgin Express sees full-year profit
  • Sale to lease plane to Air Asia, takes another freighter
  • UK extends war-risk insurance cover

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • I'm in the dark about graft: bunker firm MD
    HIGH-profile Singapore Shipping Association councillor Lim Li-Lian says she had 'absolutely no knowledge' of bribery payments allegedly made by four of her employees last year which have led to her company Coastal Bunkering Services Pte Ltd having its licences suspended.
  • Terrorists may have entered US posing as stevedores
  • 3 nabbed after recovery of hijacked tanker
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay, Eva Air set to gain in HK-Taiwan air pact
    HONG Kong carriers and Taiwan's Eva Airways are expected to be the big winners from an expansion of air services on Asia's most travelled route, a further blow to Taiwan's dominant China Airlines after a crash at the weekend.
  • Qantas adds more flights on S'pore, Europe routes
  • Q1 loss widens, but Virgin Express sees full-year profit
  • Sale to lease plane to Air Asia, takes another freighter
  • UK extends war-risk insurance cover

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin upgrades Far East-Australia service
  • Hong Kong exports rise 2.5pc by value in April
  • Hapag-Lloyd offer lifts subsidiary share price
  • Norasia joins IRA, EMERA and FEFC agreements
  • IADA members raise box rates
  • Evergreen Marine names R Sassine as Haiti agent
  • Columbus warns of delays
  • Hapag-Lloyd offer boosts subsidiary share price
  • Dragonair cargo volumes up 60pc in April
  • Air Foyle names two agents, expands Asian network
  • Exel takes up warehouse space near Japan's Narita airport

Cargowebweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • Good profit Air France
    Air France reported a net profit of 153 million euro for the first quarter of 2002, a good figure although 64 per cent lower than the first 3 months of 2001.
  • Evergreen starts Haiti service
    Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) announced the appointment of R Sassine Company, SA as agents for the Republic of Haiti.
  • Clean sweeping ceo for Consolidated
    Consolidated Freightways named John P. Brincko as its CEO, to further restructure the company. CEO Patrick Blake has to leave.
  • TMM upgrades Gulf-Mexico-Mediterranean Service
    TMM Lines is upgrading its service between the US Gulf/Mexico and the Mediterranean with the addition of calls at Genoa and Livorno.
  • Lufthansa in Polish kartel
    On June 1 Lufthansa and Polish airline LOT will then begin to jointly operate all flights between Germany and Poland, which have previously been serviced by both airlines.
  • Geodis chosen by IBM
    Geodis, the French logistics group, signed a major logistics agreement with IBM in Ireland.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • UN gives go-ahead for string of maritime safety measures
  • Markfed to export 70,000 tonnes of wheat
  • Vitamin C industry gets 'excessive dose' of imports
  • Tea exports up 6 pc in Jan.-March
  • Dumping duty on Chinese float glass sought
  • Pvt. exporters canalise 2.3 lakh t. rice through STEs
  • Chinese silk makes smoother entry
  • Global demand for onions may pick up in July
  • Colombo port drawing up volume discount scheme to lure more box traffic
  • Concor plans to provide air cargo bonded trucking service at Pondicherry-ICD
  • Truck operators oppose hike in insurance premium
  • Capexil envisages vast prospects for business in Iraq
  • Entry of corporates, foreign investors can boost silk output, says Exim Bank study
  • CII Ascon study finds white goods, auto sectors' performance better
  • Pharmaceutical firms post robust 14 pc growth in April
  • Textile Secretary tells apparel industry to improve upon export performance
  • Govt prepares strategy to hive off 4 businesses of Balmer Lawrie
  • ECGC plans to come under IRDA umbrella
  • Govt yet to de-reserve knitwear sector as listed in Budget
  • ONGC flushes out oil in Mehsana
  • Lanka offers oil tank farm to IOC
  • Rational duty structure for soft oil imports sought
  • Gist of public notices/circulars/notifications
  • Sharjah Sheikh in Geojit board

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • New York and Philadelphia little changed
  • Canada East Coast market update
  • Crude sheds a month's gain in 7 days on "reality check"
  • Increasing capacity of Baku/Supsa oil pipeline
  • API forecast
  • Chile market report from PMC and Coastal Petroleum NV
  • Suez prices steady, Port Said still out
  • African market snapshots
  • New posted prices in Ecuador
  • Prices heading lower in Arab Gulf bunker market
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • Winner of the Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award to receive USD 100.000
  • South African Bunker market
  • Argentina weekly market update
  • Posted prices for Saudi Arabia a little softer

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • TMM Lines upgrades Gulf-Mexico-Mediterranean service
  • U.S./Med carriers increase bunker charge
  • Port of Manzanillo expands
  • New freight exchange Freightmart is launched
  • Quatar Airways adds Frankfurt to its flight schedule
  • Air Canada contracts SFS to manage its airfreight traffic in France and Spain
  • MSC has launched new pendulum service calling at the Port of Savannah
  • eModal Day at the Port in Charleston
  • GloMap presents new «closed tender» system
  • VTG-Lehnkering will expand capacity at its Mannheim hazardous goods store

Marine Logweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • Matson inks deal with Kvaerner Philadelphia
    Matson Navigation Company, Inc., the ocean transportation subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., today signed a contract with Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard Inc. for the purchase of two 2,600 TEU containerships.
  • Jail possible for chief engineer in dumping case
    Je Yong Lee, Chief Engineer of the M/V Sohoh, yesterday pleaded guilty in United States District Court to three federal felony crimes.Under the terms of his plea agreement, he could face up to 33 months in jail.

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • ILWU/PMA contract negotiations -- Update
  • Columbus Line enters partnership providing Australia/New Zealand to Asia service
  • SEA-LAND INNOVATOR rescues crew from sailboat adrift at sea for three days
  • UPS reaches halfway mark in negotiations with Teamsters
  • Consolidated Freightways brings in restructuring ace as new CEO

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd's sparked by '448m Wellington start-up
    LLOYD'S insurer Wellington has given the market a major boost for the second time within weeks by raising '448m ($654m) for one of the biggest non-US linked reinsurance start-ups for years, writes James Brewer.
  • Greece snubs US plea to inspect ships in its waters
    GREECE yesterday made an unprecedented public rebuff over the way the US is prosecuting its 'war against terrorism'.
  • Wood's oversubscribed IPO signals a shares bonanza
    INVESTORS bucked the dismal trend in initial public offerings launches yesterday by eagerly snapping up stock in international oilfield services outfit Wood Group.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • Fairplay marks Helmepa anniversary
  • Cargill warns on Seaway costs
  • Canadian marine forum plea
  • US states "immune" from FMC
  • UK coastguard holds spill exercise
  • Ashcroft buys into Belize Port
  • Call to end Canadian ship duty
  • DnB and Storebrand agree to merge
  • Uproar over port contract revision
  • Strike threat to Spanish ports
  • 'Ferry leadership beckons EU yards'
  • Chittagong faces indefinite strike
  • Bangladesh box project back on track
  • Pakistan to sue for war risk losses
  • Plate dredgers press govts on debt
  • JNPT workers to strike next week
  • Singapore and Turkey sign MoU
  • Berlin committed to ro-ro expansion
  • DANE flagship seized for debt
  • ASP reshuffles its deck
  • Russian oil export plans unclear

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • High court sides with Charleston port
    In a decision with wide implications for the maritime industry, the United States Supreme Court has ruled 5-to-4 that the Federal Maritime Commission cannot act on a private party's complaint against the South Carolina State Ports Authority.
  • Hamburg cargo, boxes gained in 2001
    Container traffic jumped 11.8% and cargo was up 5.8% over the previous year.
  • CF latest motor carrier to hike rates
    The third-largest U.S. trucking company said it is raising general freight rates and minimum shipping charges to offset the rising costs of insurance, wages and fuel.
  • Trans-Pacific lines deny OTI bias
  • US air cargo posts first monthly gain since '01
  • Int'l. air cargo down at US airports
  • Union official named So. Cal. arbitrator
  • Matson buys two box ships
  • New transport concepts for Great Lakes urged
  • Hapag Lloyd sees 1Q loss
  • New Bangladesh port strike
  • CF latest to hike rates
  • Maritime insurer sees loss balloon
  • Norwegian bank, insurance merger
  • Cargolifter future in doubt after bank talks fail

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MAY 29, 2002
  • L’OTM a rédigé un nouveau contrat-type pour le transport
    L’association de chargeurs multimodaux belge OTM a rédigé un nouveau contrat de transport dont elle espère qu’il deviendra le contrat-type pour le secteur en Belgique. “Ce n’est toutefois pas un document qui est à prendre ou à laisser. Nous espérons que nous pourrons le peaufiner en collaboration avec la Febetra, la SAV et l’UPTR”, a déclaré Willem Buitenkamp, responsable logistique chez Sun Chemical, qui a présenté le nouveau contrat à l’occasion du forum de l’OTM à Zwijnaarde (Gand).
  • Trois ports flamands présents en ordre dispersé à Lübeck
    Au fil des années, les expositions qui animent la grande manifestation bi-annuelle RoRo perdent de l’ampleur, mais il n’en reste pas moins vrai que le rassemblement de Lübeck, qui réunit quelque 150 exposants, répartis sur trois sites, se distingue par la qualité. Tous les secteurs impliqués directement ou indirectement dans cette discipline du transroulage sont présents, dont une quarantaine de ports. Parmi ces derniers figurent trois ports belges, mais de manière dispersée, à savoir Gand, Zeebrugge et Ostende.
  • TNT Express ouvre un nouveau centre de tri à Milmort
    Pour faire face à l’augmentation de ses activités, TNT Express a récemment mis en service au zoning des Hauts-Sarts à Milmort un nouveau bâtiment - un investissement de 3,7 mio. d’EUR - pour le tri des envois des régions du Limbourg, de Liège et du Luxembourg.
  • Bonyad Shipping Line étend sa gamme de services
    L’entreprise Bonyad Shipping Line Europe établie à Malte qui, depuis le début des annés 90, propose des services semi-containérisés réguliers depuis l’Europe vers le golfe Persique, va sensiblement étendre son offre. Dans une première phase, la fréquence au départ de la Méditerranée sera augmentée et de plus grands navires seront alignés sur ce service. Ensuite, l’entreprise s’attaquera au service depuis l’Europe du Nord.

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 29, 2002
  • Danielson buys American Commercial Lines
    Danielson paid $25m in cash to reduce borrowings under ACL's outstanding senior notes.
  • Kvaerner finds buyer for containerships
    Matson Navigation will buy two of four containerships under construction at Philly shipyard.
  • EC may oppose Carnival-Princess deal
    The merger plan may pose competition problems in Germany and Britain.
  • HDW stock sale hits snag
    A German regional court issues an injunction against the sale.
  • Bureau Veritas increases turnover
    Difficult operating condition in 2001 failed to lower the classification society's turnover.
  • VLCC business falls away
    Time-charter vultures move in for the kill as owners' newfound confidence evaporates.
  • Stelmar secures higher rates
    Time charter rates for Rosemar and Goldmar are about 28% higher than previous panamax newbuildings.
  • P&O Nedlloyd eyes up boxship berths
    Korean yard tipped to build new 3,800-teu series for Anglo-Dutch player.
  • Greece snubs US over ship inspections
    Foreign Minister George Papandreou will not allow US checks in Greek waters.
  • Fondshaus Hamburg reveals Maersk charter rate
    Handysize tanker purchase and lease deal could herald more for Ahrenkiel-owned investor.
  • ICG upbeat as markets grow
    Irish ferry group's passenger and freight services blossoming again after last year's foot and mouth troubles.
  • Ventspils Nafta mulls shipowning move
    Latvian crude terminal operator eyeing stake in state tanker owner Lasco.
  • Babcock Borsig suffers after yard share sale
    Charges relating to restructuring hit German group after it sold 25% of Kiel shipbuilder HDW.
  • PetroVietnam rethinks on aframax buys
    Vietnamese oil company may opt to ditch its secondhand candidates as yard prices appeal.
  • Daewoo plans share buyback
    Shipbuilder plans to snap up some of its own stock in a bid to boost stock price.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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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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