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October 2, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera to expand its longer-haul routes
    SAMUDERA Shipping Line is poised to expand its longer China, India and Middle East services by adding capacity and services, rather than its traditional short-sea Southeast Asia operations.
  • Mumbai volume pledge could dampen PSA bid
    HEFTY new volume guarantees slapped on a concession for a container terminal in Mumbai, India, could discourage key bidder PSA Corporation, as the Singapore operator has been unable to meet expectations tied to a similar agreement over its Tuticorin terminals.
  • M'sia unlikely to deepen Port Klang's channel
    MALAYSIA's Transport Ministry is unlikely to proceed with a proposal to deepen Port Klang's approach channel to 15m from its current 11.3m due to prohibitive costs and limited demand.
  • Ferry route linking Macau, HK airport opens
    A new ferry route linking Macau directly to a ferry harbour at the Hong Kong International Airport has come in service.
  • PORT Shots
    THE Singapore Shipping Association will hold a Maritime Safety Seminar here tomorrow to update local industry leaders.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus bullish about China's A380 orders
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest planemaker, said its 555-seat A380 aircraft will take up the major share of orders for large aircraft from Chinese carriers in the next 20 years.
  • More merger deals to follow?
  • Emery to pay US$6m fine for violations
  • Cathay's transatlantic bid delays HK-Britain air talks
  • S'pore, Sri Lanka ink air services pact
  • ANA plans pay cuts across the board
Newbuilds
  • Tanker owners build for an uncertain future
    THIS week's newbuilding list is quite spectacular; including three large cruise ships, one VLCC , one LNG carrier and two 'super capesize', 200,000 dwt bulk carriers.

Sched Netweb site
  • HKT to replace damaged cranes
  • Cosco (HK) strike deal to raise US$193 million
  • China Shipping begins Xiamen-US west coast service
  • Economic indicators prompt TSA to suggest rate hikes
  • Redundancy package offered as Norfolk Southern reduces headcount
  • Maersk Sealand wins top award
  • Nansha Port orders new cranes
  • Four new Airbus for China Southern
  • DHL launches fast movement for heavyweights
  • FedEx banks on partner discounts
  • SAS group completes Copenhagen office sale
  • New Mexico service to be launched by Continental

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • USWC: Prices soften as demand stays weak
  • US Gulf activity still to pick up after slow September
  • EU single-hull legislation offers only partial protection
    A European Union ban on the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single hull tankers is due to come into force on October 21. Loopholes in the law will allow unscrupulous oil traders to continue shipping fuel oil along the same route as the ill-fated Prestige tanker was following on its last voyage.
  • Modest oil price reaction after weekly US inventory data
    Weekly data on US stocks of crude and petroleum product released today were in most part largely neutral, although compared to market expectations the data could be seen as a little bullish.
  • Industry personality announces retirement
    John Boyd of Engen Petroleum Ltd. in South Africa and a Council member of IBIA announced today that he is about to retire.
  • New Saudi posted prices, market firms
  • Piraeus firms up amid good avails and demand
  • Korea rising, but still competitive
    Despite the bullish rises that have been affecting numbers in the South East Asian region since OPEC announced production cuts, Korean numbers have manged to remain consistently competitve with her neighbours.
  • Russian interests may coincide with OPEC call for cuts
    While OPEC has pledged to cut 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the beginning of November, it is looking for non-OPEC oil producers to cut output by 500,000 barrels.
  • Rotterdam steady to firm, some barge tightness

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Chairman of Fiata's Airfreight Institute resigns
  • Shipping Group Hamburg Süd replaces brands
  • Gulf Air to commence new services in November
  • Tchibo and BLG: More deliveries by barge and train
  • Heavylift from Iran to Turkmenistan

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Wärstilä investigated on bribery allegations
  • Stena Bulk confirms ice classed Aframax order
  • Aker Stord wins Snøhvit contract

Marine Logweb site
  • ABS inks accord with NAVSEA
    Agreement calls for joint development of ABS Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) to support the design and acquisition of Naval Combatant Ships and Craft.
  • Roekke off hook?
    Orkla ASA reports "constructive negotiations" on loan

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Corps' Seattle District switching to e-mail notices
  • Columbus/Crowley America Transport changing names to Hamburg Sud
  • Evergreen Line container ship helps Coast Guard with vessel rescue
  • Government figures for August show steel imports drop 22 percent
  • Manitowoc subsidiary company wins order for pair of new barges

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bust Appledore yard order row
    LANGHAM Industries, the company that called receivers into its subsidiary Appledore Shipbuilders on Monday, has dismissed claims that the yard turned away a containership order in the days before its demise.
  • Brussels drafts E 220bn rail and short-sea plan
    Brussels is considering a E 220bn ($250m) transport spending plan to prioritise key passenger and freight networks, with most of the money earmarked for the railways and short-sea shipping until 2020.
  • SembCorp set to sue auditors
    SEMBCORP Logistics is suing PriceWaterhouse & Co in India over a S$19.8m fraud case that rocked its Indian subsidiary.
  • Tanker rates on route down 50% in one week
    WESTBOUND tanker rates from the Middle East slumped 33% yesterday, extending a recent price slide following the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to slash crude exports .
  • New deadline for ban on single hull tankers
    CONTROVERSIAL measures to accelerate the phasing out of single hull tankers and ban them from entering European ports will come into force on October 21, writes Brian Reyes.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Australians fight for their future
    AUSTRALIAN shipowners are poised to urge the government to alter policy settings for the domestic shipping industry as a matter of urgency.
  • Uruguay proposes new bulk facility
    URUGUAY'S credentials as a major timber exporter will be strengthened by a proposed deep water terminal at La Paloma on the Atlantic seaboard
  • Receivers move into Appledore
    TENON Recovery, newly appointed receivers of UK shipbuilder Appledore, has begun the difficult task of salving the yard
  • Star confirms Australian cruises
    MALAYSIAN cruiseship operator Star Cruises has confirmed it will return to Australia in the first quarter of 2004
  • Inglorious coaster to be resurveyed
    A coastal vessel found to have at least 57 deficiencies is to be resurveyed by Estonian authorities before a decision on its future is to be taken
  • Major boost for Peru's LNG trade
    TEXAS-based Hunt Oil has signed its first LNG contract for a greenfield export industry from Peru
  • US ports push for increased grant
  • Stowaways drown in Seine
  • Israel threatens to break strike
  • Australia ready for Cormo return
  • Maersk prepares for Malaga move
  • Japan strengthens regional security
  • Fairplay publisher retires
  • Residents buy The World
  • Wärtsilä in the dock over Gotland
  • Tsavliris, KPT hammer out accord

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Ports reject 'roadability' act
    U.S. ports oppose federal proposal that would shift liability for damaged containers and chassis from trucking companies to terminal operators.
  • US air cargo off in August
    Dismal month for US carriers as volume slips 2.6 percent from a year ago.
  • New air-cargo rules coming soon, says Continental exec
    The Transportation Security Administration will probably mandate new rules and procedures for air cargo within 60 to 90 days, according to a top Continental Airlines cargo executive.
  • ILA, management to meet
  • Congress extends COBRA fees
  • EU proposes $258B for transport
  • KLM looks to join SkyTeam
  • Bangladesh mulling deep-sea regional port
  • Kuehne & Nagel, Kintetsu in LatAm alliance
  • Goodbye, Columbus: Hamburg Sud rebrands lines
  • Court upholds New Orleans stevedore ruling
  • Kansas City Southern sells Mexrail stake back to TFM
  • Arkansas Best extends credit agreement

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Unions under threat as Israel authorises use of private port
    Israel's port strike has provided the prompt for accelerated ports privatisation, the preparation of the country's first private port for business and possible drafting-in of foreign dockers.
  • Charter market ceiling not yet in sight
  • 'Historical accord' achieved on EU Ports Package is denounced by dockers
  • Drought hit Rhine barges switch boxes to railway
  • Hamburg Sud dispenses with Columbus and Crowley brands
  • SembLog six sacked following accounting fraud
  • Government mulls Klang north-channel dredge
  • Cochin Port Trust proposes public private partnership for Vallarpadam project
  • Docenave adds Maceio to ECSA service
  • Canada's Robert Reford pulls out of liner agency business
  • Yokohama to operate delivery-check system

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • TEN takes cover in Brazil
    Tsakos company fixes suezmax sisters with Petrobras.
  • US bond investors hungry for shipping deals
    Stena and Teekay pave the way for a new generation of issuers, says world's largest shipfinancier.
  • Bangladesh cartel sparks breaking blip
    But nine-month scrap totals show slight slide on last year's tonnage figures.
  • ANL pushes up Asia rates
    Australian container line has price rise in mind for shippers in China, Taiwan and Japan.
  • Cargoship held in UK declared "unsafe"
    Fourteen vessels held by port state control during August, ten from previous month.
  • Nenaco returns to Cebu
    Philippine ferry owner responds to public "clamour" with new weekly service.
  • Losses widen at Volgotanker
    Russian tanker owner ploughed further into the red during first quarter of this year.
  • Indian fleet needs fresh blood
    Shipowners' association says 60% of 80-ship fleet needs replacing by 2007.
  • ENI completes tanker sell-off
    Italian owner nets $58m from asset sales to Carbofin.
  • Livanos keeps the faith with Odfjell
    Business partner inches up stake as Norwegian owner's share price falls.
  • Malta Drydocks faces job losses
    Meeting of workers called at loss-making Med repair yard after deadlock in government talks.
  • Polish Ocean angles for Iraq business
    Liner company joins Polish consortium formed to win reconstruction contracts.
  • Star heads back down under
    Malaysian cruise line opts to station SuperStar Leo in Australia for three-month stint next year.
  • Israel cargoes to move through Jordan and Egypt
    Crippling ports strike may force exporters to look elsewhere in two days.
  • Bulker grounds off US west coast
    Greek handymax refloats itself after being stuck for five hours off Cape Disappointment.
  • Manitowoc inks Moran barges
    US shipbuilder contracted to build double-hull units for domestic oil transportation and towage firm.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2003
  • Lykes joins U.S./Oceania trade
  • Carriers speed up Europe/West Africa/South America service
  • Temasek executive appointed director of NOL
  • TSA revises terms of cooperative agreement
  • MOL forms separate environment unit
  • Columbus Line, Crowley American Transport renamed Hamburg Sud
  • GAC names Cox marketing manager for Benelux, U.K.
  • U.S. air freight traffic down 3.5% in August
  • Air France, KLM create Europe's first mega-airline
  • Emery Airlines fined $6 million for hazmat violations
  • Agreement promotes U.S. poultry, pork and beef exports to Russia
  • USTR chief prepares for CAFTA talks
  • WCO, OLAF share cigarette trafficking data
  • Fujitsu picks UPS for supply chain services
  • South Carolina shrimpers seek relief from imports
  • USTR sets China WTO compliance hearing for Oct. 3
  • BDP selects G-Log software for Xpedion platform
  • AAPA concerned over U.S. port security funding, liability issues
  • "Self-handling" proposal approved by EU conciliation body

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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
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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
››› File
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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