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August 9, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK-listed lines post robust profits
    HONG Kong-listed shipping companies have been turning in sharply stronger first-half profits after China-led global trade pushed freight rates higher - a trend several industry watchers say could carry into 2005.
  • Hanjin Shipping's Q2 earnings rise 13%
    HANJIN Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping line, said profit rose 13 per cent in the second quarter because it carried more cargo and raised freight rates.
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as new rival, fuel prices hit earnings
    AUSTRALIAN discount airline Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as an aggressive fightback by rival Qantas and rising fuel prices hit its bottom line, analysts say.
  • BA seen flying back into the black in Q1
  • EasyJet says fares, yield fell
  • Thailand's mega-airport still struggling to materialise
  • Swiss wins back blocked funds
Admiralty Casebook
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Dockyard
  • Calling at US ports? Make sure oil record book is in order
    LAST week, tanker owners' group Intertanko took up its cudgel when it found out that two US oil terminals had simply banned anybody at all, other than agent, pilot and surveyor, from visiting vessels at their facilities.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK-listed lines post robust profits
    HONG Kong-listed shipping companies have been turning in sharply stronger first-half profits after China-led global trade pushed freight rates higher - a trend several industry watchers say could carry into 2005.
  • Hanjin Shipping's Q2 earnings rise 13%
    HANJIN Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping line, said profit rose 13 per cent in the second quarter because it carried more cargo and raised freight rates.
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as new rival, fuel prices hit earnings
    AUSTRALIAN discount airline Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as an aggressive fightback by rival Qantas and rising fuel prices hit its bottom line, analysts say.
  • BA seen flying back into the black in Q1
  • EasyJet says fares, yield fell
  • Thailand's mega-airport still struggling to materialise
  • Swiss wins back blocked funds
Admiralty Casebook
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Dockyard
  • Calling at US ports? Make sure oil record book is in order
    LAST week, tanker owners' group Intertanko took up its cudgel when it found out that two US oil terminals had simply banned anybody at all, other than agent, pilot and surveyor, from visiting vessels at their facilities.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK-listed lines post robust profits
    HONG Kong-listed shipping companies have been turning in sharply stronger first-half profits after China-led global trade pushed freight rates higher - a trend several industry watchers say could carry into 2005.
  • Hanjin Shipping's Q2 earnings rise 13%
    HANJIN Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping line, said profit rose 13 per cent in the second quarter because it carried more cargo and raised freight rates.
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as new rival, fuel prices hit earnings
    AUSTRALIAN discount airline Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as an aggressive fightback by rival Qantas and rising fuel prices hit its bottom line, analysts say.
  • BA seen flying back into the black in Q1
  • EasyJet says fares, yield fell
  • Thailand's mega-airport still struggling to materialise
  • Swiss wins back blocked funds
Admiralty Casebook
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Dockyard
  • Calling at US ports? Make sure oil record book is in order
    LAST week, tanker owners' group Intertanko took up its cudgel when it found out that two US oil terminals had simply banned anybody at all, other than agent, pilot and surveyor, from visiting vessels at their facilities.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK-listed lines post robust profits
    HONG Kong-listed shipping companies have been turning in sharply stronger first-half profits after China-led global trade pushed freight rates higher - a trend several industry watchers say could carry into 2005.
  • Hanjin Shipping's Q2 earnings rise 13%
    HANJIN Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping line, said profit rose 13 per cent in the second quarter because it carried more cargo and raised freight rates.
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as new rival, fuel prices hit earnings
    AUSTRALIAN discount airline Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as an aggressive fightback by rival Qantas and rising fuel prices hit its bottom line, analysts say.
  • BA seen flying back into the black in Q1
  • EasyJet says fares, yield fell
  • Thailand's mega-airport still struggling to materialise
  • Swiss wins back blocked funds
Admiralty Casebook
  • US court throws out ABS claim Spain mishandled oil slick
    A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters.
Dockyard
  • Calling at US ports? Make sure oil record book is in order
    LAST week, tanker owners' group Intertanko took up its cudgel when it found out that two US oil terminals had simply banned anybody at all, other than agent, pilot and surveyor, from visiting vessels at their facilities.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen to set up 3-PL base
  • Mainland rail network under flood pressure
  • MacAndrews enters India-America trade
  • "K" Line aims to promote stability, says president Sakinaga
  • Congo river surcharge to be imposed
  • Port of Rotterdam appoints new representative in Austria
  • Maersk establishes branch in Chongqing
  • Hactl cargo volumes grow 16.2pc over first seven months
  • Korean Air Cargo launches service to Calgary
  • Net income doubles for EGL in second quarter
  • Delta names Supply Chain Management VP

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Thoresen to start Mumbai-Sharjah break-bulk service
  • MacAndrews joins Indamex consortium
  • MoS drafts new policy paper for maritime sector
  • Shipping Ministry unfolds new package deal for ship-building, repairs industry
  • India, China sign agreement to set up country's largest silk reeling facility
  • Oilmeal exports rise by 50 pc in July
  • Tea industry urged to aim for exports of 200 million kg
  • Kolkata Port sets new records in container and bulk cargo-handling
  • Development & privatisation go together'VPT Chairman
  • Govt fixes 2004-05 export target at 16 pc
  • Steel prices hiked by Rs 500-1,000 a tonne
  • CBEC draws up new format for filing Cenvat returns
  • GMB identifies five potential intermediate ports in Gujarat
  • Commerce Ministry's annual report projects better export performance in 2004-05
  • Fieo to organise global congress on trade in services next month
  • Ex-im traffic, small units hit most by torrential rains'AIAI chief
  • DGS, IGNOU join hands to upgrade sea cadets courses

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • China: Commercial oil products tankage to double in 2 years
    Independents lead the way in tankage investment in China as surging fuel oil imports demand more space.
  • Baltic sees calmer end to busy week
    Heavy demand in St. Petersburg exception to the rule today.
  • Crude oil scales new heights in 'runaway' market
    Analysts predict $50 oil on fears that supply side will fail to keep pace with demand growth.
  • Indonesia: Sunken ship spills oil waste cargo
  • Titan sees first half profits quadruple
    China-backed shipowner, oil trader and bunker company sees policy for rapid investment and growth pay dividends.
  • Call to boost European energy security as oil surges
    The EU commissioner for Energy and Transport renews calls for bigger European oil reserves as soaring prices highlight supply vulnerability.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil steady despite crude surge
  • MPA: 'Bunker surveyors pleaded guilty'
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) says that the three bunker surveyors accused of corruption pleaded guilty today.
  • Surveyors suspended as new scandal erupts
    Three surveyors in Singapore, one of of which was under contract with DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS), are under investigation in the latest corruption probe by Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
  • Xiamen: The next port for rapid bunker growth
    Chimbusco eye rapid bunker market growth as south-eastern Chinese port is earmarked for massive investment in container terminals.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Roadway adds new tools to its website
  • EIB loan for Prague ring road
  • BLG Logistics stays on course for growth
  • New India-Nepal rail link now in service
  • Dragonair extends freighter network
  • CP Ships postpones Q2/2004 report to 16 August
  • Railion names Freytag new board member for finance

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • $2.1 million for whistleblower in OMI case
  • "Regional pockets" lag in ISPS compliance

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Sea-Tac Airport sees gains in freight volume for half year
  • Rail intermodal numbers return to record setting ways
  • Coast Guard enforcing Seafair security zones
  • MarAd publishes report on ship calls to U.S. ports
  • Washington ports exhibit on display at Cowlitz County Fair

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lawyers attack EU moves to criminalise sea polluters
    LAW firm Ince & Co has slammed the latest draft of European Union proposals which criminalise maritime pollution offences, rejecting the notion that amendments made by the Council of Transport Ministers represent a compromise solution.
  • Ports lag on ISPS regime
    MORE than 10% of ports that need to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code have still to meet the necessary standards more than one month after the implementation deadline.
  • ABP faces strike threat after pay offer is rejected
    ASSOCIATED British Ports employees are to be balloted on industrial action, in a move that could spark the first national ports strike since the Thatcher government scrapped the National Dock Labour Scheme in 1989, writes David Osler.
  • DNVPS surveyors plead guilty to corruption in Singapore
    THREE bunker surveyors subcontracted by DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore have pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
  • Lloyd's List Bunker 60 is launched
    LLOYD'S List has strengthened its markets coverage with the addition of Bunker 60 to its range of maritime news services.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Joint cruise ops at Civitavecchia
    CARNIVAL Corp, through its Italian subsidiary Costa Crociere, and Royal Caribbean Cruises have agreed to jointly manage cruise operations at Civitavecchia, Italy, under the terms of a multi-year concession to be granted by the local port authority
  • New Argentine flagging requirements
    ARGENTINA is introducing new policy to attract domestic owners back to the Argentine flag by severely cutting the advantages of being flagged out
  • OOIL reports tripling of profits
    A COCKTAIL of strong container volumes combined with a solid level of freight rates has resulted in a more than tripling of profits for Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International
  • Caspian box trade starts
    RUSSIAN maritime sources have reported the first customs clearance of containers through Iran transported on the expanding Caspian route between Iran and Russia
  • More congestion seen for LA-LB
    PORT users and workers this week painted a pessimistic picture concerning plans for congestion relief for the Ports of LA-LB
  • Weaver's Coves passes EIS hurdle
    PLANS for a $250M LNG facility in Massachusetts are moving closer to fruition with the completion of the environmental impact statement and the scheduling of public hearings
  • Ghost Fleet getting smaller
  • Sea Containers ' mixed profits
  • Ro-ro fire off Sardinia coast
  • Freight rise for Stena
  • Coscon to readjust capacity
  • Singapore cancels surveyor licences
  • Industry supports WMD interception
  • Singapore launches maritime degrees
  • Sri Lankan bunker battle
  • New Alaskan deepwater port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • W. Wilhelmsen expands S. A. service
    Ro-ro carrier introducing two new service rotations in its South America trade lane.
  • Japan curbs on U.S. apples probed
    International trade body investigates Tokyo's health checks on American imports.
  • Improved ISPS compliance, says IMO
  • Dominican Republic joins CAFTA
  • Canal work won't delay Maersk trans-Pac
  • Congestion hitting India textile exports
  • Customs lists AMS-compliant Miami airlines
  • New U.S.-Canada bridge proposed
  • Philadelphia volume gains
  • Oakland hires maritime director
  • FedEx extends exchange offer
  • NWA Cargo adds EDI charge

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Guangzhou and Xiamen expansionists seek foreign investment
    Ambitious port and free trade zone expansion plans at Guangzhou and Xiamen has been announced, with the port-cities seeking foreign investment to add to promised state-sector funding.
  • Canadian ports mull free trade zones
    Canada should seriously consider establishing free trade zones (FTZs) at its major ports to cut red tape, attract investment and improve competitiveness with US ports.
  • Israeli docks action continuing, despite union agreement
  • Coscon enhances transpacific and Asia/Europe service
  • Korea/China rates to go up
  • Hamburg anticipates 150,00TEU annual windfall from South China Express
  • Gotthard base tunnel not before 2015
  • Northport hauliers agreed to a grace period for the new data entry practice
  • Asian and Indian exporters help boost Virginia fiscal-year growth 9.3%
  • Tianjin Port box-volumes continue to grow

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • OMI whistleblower wins $2.1m
    Third engineer aboard Guadalupe helped feds learn of pollution trail, takes half of OMI's $4.2m fine in New Jersey sentencing.
  • Ferguson in the red
    Glasgow shipbuilder loses cash in 2003, but is more optimistic about this year.
  • Oaktree dumps Genmar stock
    Largest stakeholder's 19% cut said to further drop in tanker owner's share price this week.
  • Black Sea tensions rising
    Georgian threat to ships visiting separatist state of Abkhazia.
  • Tug and barge rip up El Paso platform
    The charterer of a JJ Ugland barge is being accused of tearing up a US natural-gas facility with it.
  • MOL wins Sakhalin deal
    Japanese giant to haul equipment for Russian LNG/oil terminal.
  • It's over!
    TMM finally persuades investors to exchange bond debt, avoiding Chapter XI filing.
  • OOIL triples profit
    Shareholders rewarded as company hikes interim dividend.
  • Nordea says no thanks
    Banks are leery of financing a Stena shipbuilding project in Norway.
  • Sea Containers in $10m loss
    First-half disappoints despite box boom and solid Silja result.
  • Ro-lo engine burns off Sardinia
    Another Navibulgar ship has run into operational trouble.
  • Polnocna expects to double profit
    Gdansk yard will complete 18 ships this year as it plots growth path.
  • Flensburger in pole position
    German shipyard tops list for BC Ferries' CAD 500m three-ship deal.
  • Yen bites Mitsui
    Japanese shipbuilder pushed to first quarter loss by stronger currency.
  • Death bulker back in court
    Greed caused the death of 12 seafarers, say German prosecutors.
  • Tankers shine at Titan
    Crude transportation arm chips in over 60% of interim profits at China-backed owner and oil trader.
  • CSDC in profit surge
    China Shipping's tanker arm sees profits soar on back of import boom.
  • Adsteam gets UK tug cuts
    British trade union agrees to Aussie towage and ports group's plans for reduced crewing levels.
  • Toei and Kyoei in the black
    Smaller Japanese owners make positive start to financial year.
  • TOP takes Doubtless
    Newly listed shipowner takes delivery of first in a series of ten tankers acquired from Sovcomflot.
  • Wartsila powers forward
    Record shipbuilding activity lifts results for engine-maker but market cooling as yards full-to-capacity.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Profits surge at Japanese shipping lines
  • OOCL parent triples its half-year net profit
  • CP Ships delays publication of 2nd quarter results
  • CKYH alliance to phase in 7,500-TEU boxships in Pacific
  • MOL predicts full ships until end of 2005
  • IMO reports late compliance of ports with ISPS code
  • Shippers evaluate pre-buying fuel for carriers
  • Citizens Trust secures $15 million credit line for CSX Corp.
  • Support builds for NVO contracting proposal
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI applications, revokes 4 licenses
  • Small railroad gets $25 million to overhaul track
  • Texas university to study freight transport for Congress

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 6, 2004
  • Fosen secures three orders
    Fosen Mek. Verksteder has secured orders for three ro-ro vessels, of which two are for Stena. However, all the ...
  • DNV contracted bunker surveyor charged
    A bunker quality surveyor contracted by DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) appeared in court in Singapore today charged with corruption. The ...
  • London's maritime position threatened
    London's position as the world's pre-eminent provider of maritime services in threatened, according to a new report published by ...

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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
››› 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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