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August 13, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Congestion delays linger at PSA's S'pore terminals
    SURGING China volumes continue to strain port facilities around the globe with sporadic congestion delays still afflicting PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, according to shipping lines.
  • MISC to boost LNG fleet to 28 by 2008
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp is to raise its LNG tanker fleet to 28 from 17 by 2008, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of liquefied natural gas.
  • P&O Nedlloyd cruises into the black
    SHIPPING group Royal P&O Nedlloyd turned to a strong first-half net profit yesterday as growing demand outpaced supply, and said favourable conditions would continue for the next 12 to 18 months.
  • Mary comes to the Olympics
    THE world's largest luxury liner, the Queen Mary 2, arrived at Athens' main port of Piraeus on early Wednesday, one of eight cruise ships that will be home to thousands of dignitaries, world leaders and officials during the Athens Olympic Games.
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa's loss in Q2 narrows to 23m euros
    DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG, Europe's third-biggest airline, said its second-quarter loss narrowed as the carrier sold more tickets and cut costs.
  • Indian oil firm plans to buy into Mumbai, New Delhi airports
  • Anti-static shoes spark airport evacuation in Rome
  • Cambodia plans to start national carrier
  • United pilots vow to keep pensions
  • Miscommunication triggered 9/11-style terror scare
Admiralty Casebook
  • Signing on shipper's letter of indemnity makes bank liable
    THE High Court of Australia last week overruled a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that a bank that also signed a shipper's letters of indemnity for the release of goods without the bills of lading was not liable to the carrier.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Congestion delays linger at PSA's S'pore terminals
    SURGING China volumes continue to strain port facilities around the globe with sporadic congestion delays still afflicting PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, according to shipping lines.
  • MISC to boost LNG fleet to 28 by 2008
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp is to raise its LNG tanker fleet to 28 from 17 by 2008, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of liquefied natural gas.
  • P&O Nedlloyd cruises into the black
    SHIPPING group Royal P&O Nedlloyd turned to a strong first-half net profit yesterday as growing demand outpaced supply, and said favourable conditions would continue for the next 12 to 18 months.
  • Mary comes to the Olympics
    THE world's largest luxury liner, the Queen Mary 2, arrived at Athens' main port of Piraeus on early Wednesday, one of eight cruise ships that will be home to thousands of dignitaries, world leaders and officials during the Athens Olympic Games.
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa's loss in Q2 narrows to 23m euros
    DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG, Europe's third-biggest airline, said its second-quarter loss narrowed as the carrier sold more tickets and cut costs.
  • Indian oil firm plans to buy into Mumbai, New Delhi airports
  • Anti-static shoes spark airport evacuation in Rome
  • Cambodia plans to start national carrier
  • United pilots vow to keep pensions
  • Miscommunication triggered 9/11-style terror scare
Admiralty Casebook
  • Signing on shipper's letter of indemnity makes bank liable
    THE High Court of Australia last week overruled a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that a bank that also signed a shipper's letters of indemnity for the release of goods without the bills of lading was not liable to the carrier.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Congestion delays linger at PSA's S'pore terminals
    SURGING China volumes continue to strain port facilities around the globe with sporadic congestion delays still afflicting PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, according to shipping lines.
  • MISC to boost LNG fleet to 28 by 2008
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp is to raise its LNG tanker fleet to 28 from 17 by 2008, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of liquefied natural gas.
  • P&O Nedlloyd cruises into the black
    SHIPPING group Royal P&O Nedlloyd turned to a strong first-half net profit yesterday as growing demand outpaced supply, and said favourable conditions would continue for the next 12 to 18 months.
  • Mary comes to the Olympics
    THE world's largest luxury liner, the Queen Mary 2, arrived at Athens' main port of Piraeus on early Wednesday, one of eight cruise ships that will be home to thousands of dignitaries, world leaders and officials during the Athens Olympic Games.
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa's loss in Q2 narrows to 23m euros
    DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG, Europe's third-biggest airline, said its second-quarter loss narrowed as the carrier sold more tickets and cut costs.
  • Indian oil firm plans to buy into Mumbai, New Delhi airports
  • Anti-static shoes spark airport evacuation in Rome
  • Cambodia plans to start national carrier
  • United pilots vow to keep pensions
  • Miscommunication triggered 9/11-style terror scare
Admiralty Casebook
  • Signing on shipper's letter of indemnity makes bank liable
    THE High Court of Australia last week overruled a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that a bank that also signed a shipper's letters of indemnity for the release of goods without the bills of lading was not liable to the carrier.

Sched Netweb site
  • Sino-Africa trade set to rise
  • No easy way to resolve disparity between HK, Shenzhen handling charges: report
  • Handling record set in Wenzhou Port
  • P&O given go ahead to invest in Bengal Port
  • Singapore throughput up over first seven months
  • FedEx to acquire parcel consolidator
  • Surge in Cathay first half profit
  • Hainan Airlines may assist with MAL's bid to return to profitability
  • UPS launches Trade Direct Air

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Balaji Shipping (UK) Ltd facilitates humanitarian mission
  • GE Shipping, first Indian tanker company to induct a lady 4th engineer
  • Govt eases ban on import of poultry products
  • P&O Ports to develop Kulpi port, SEZ
  • 10 pc of ports yet to comply with ISPS
  • ADB aid for rail reforms
  • New ex-im policy may exempt exporters from service tax, CST
  • Finance Ministry mulls import duty reductions on nine commodities
  • Pawar rules out grain exports for a year
  • MbPT Sports Club organises cultural programme
  • CII session on securing India's information value chain & launch of information risk management service on Aug. 16
  • Letter to the Editor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • Lawyers: EU Pollution legislation goes against international law
    Lawyers have criticised the latest amendments to EU proposals for their lack of compromise, obscurity of wording and the fact that the proposed legislation is in contravention of the internationally recognised Marpol convention.
  • Mexican customs 'endanger ships' by delaying bunkers
    Supplier calls on international organisations to resolve Mexican bunkering impasse, as worsening bureaucracy cause unacceptable delays.
  • Fuel oil glut pushes Singapore/Dubai crack to 13-year low
    Bunker buyers are being spared the worst effects of record-high crude prices as a glut of fuel oil has depressed spot market.
  • Domestic demand keeping Tokyo players busy
  • Singapore fuel oil inventories rise as buyers shun market
    Singapore stocks of fuel and gas oil rose over the past week amid falling exports to China.
  • Italian IFOs staying squeezed till September
    The fuel oil shortages which had been seen primarily in Genoa, and to a lesser extent in Augusta, have now become endemic in ports across Italy.
  • Rotterdam stable to firm this morning
  • IEA: $45 oil price is unjustified
    The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report yesterday that current high oil prices of around $45 per barrel are not justifiable.
  • Five more surveyors brought up on corruption charges
    A further five bunker surveyors have been brought up on corruption charges in Singapore for accepting bribes from a bunker supplier. Three are set to appear in court tomorrow.
  • Prestige: Oil recovery reaches half-way mark
    Reports today said that the fuel oil removal operation from the wreck of the Prestige has reached the half-way stage.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • EC Logistics enhances website
  • Indian railway budget
  • Fischer & Rechsteiner ship steel plant to Mexico
  • Major road works start in Bulgaria
  • Iberia to offer direct Madrid-Costa Rica flights
  • Ecu-Line direct to Izmir
  • Ryder appoints Tyrone Cross vice-president of maintenance

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • Pertamina board sacked
  • P&O operating profit soars
  • P&O's new Indian port venture
  • Fewer UK pollution incidents
  • US pays over US$1m a ship to scrap redundant vessels

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • New European Commission line up
  • Buffalo Marine Services gets $1.89 million NOX reduction grant
  • Contract signed for first Chinese-built LNG tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • Port of Vancouver, USA sees first scrap metal shipment
  • PMA works deal with ILWU to boost LA/Long Beach labor
  • Coast Guard cutter receives new commanding officer
  • Portland Port board Oks new corridor for PDX
  • Pollution penalty dollars available for conservation projects

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Barrot handed Brussels transport baton
    FRENCH commissioner Jacques Barrot was yesterday handed responsibility for transport, including maritime affairs, as part of a wide-ranging reorganisation of the European Commission.
  • P&O Nedlloyd back on course with record
    NEWLY listed Royal P&O Nedlloyd powered back into the black in the first half of this year with record earnings and the promise of even better to come.
  • Sea takes centre stage as Greece prepares for Olympic spectacular
    THE sea, and Greeks' affinity with it, will be to the fore in the pageantry of tonight's opening ceremony in Athens for the 28th modern Olym- piad, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.
  • MISC keeps foot on the gas with newbuild programme
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corporation aims to retain its position the world's largest owner and operator of LNG tankers, with a fleet of 28 vessels within four years.
  • 80 charged in Petromin corruption investigation
    SOME 80 senior Romanian officials face corruption charges over the sale of 16 ships owned by state carrier Petromin to Torvald Klaveness of Norway, according to Romanian media reports.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • EC Transport Commissioner named
    THE European Commission's incoming president, José Manuel Barroso, has named France's Jacques Barrot as the next European transport commissioner
  • US cruise alert for hurricane
    TWO Florida ports closed this morning and numerous cruise ship itineraries have been altered, in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Charley.... Full story
  • Athens liabilities 'unrealistic'
    ATTEMPTS by governments to impose unrealistically high passenger liability limits could result in cruise and ferry operators being unable to obtain insurance cover.... Full story
  • Milford Haven crucial to import contract
    A £250M ($457M) LNG terminal being developed in Milford Haven, UK, will be an integral part of a new 15-year contract worth about '4Bn announced by the owner of British Gas.... Full story
  • Moby to sue Wärtsilä
    MOBY of Italy will sue Finnish engine supplier Wärtsilä for the damages suffered as a result of machinery installed on the cruise-ferry Moby Wonder and Moby Freedom.... Full story
  • Ferries cause P&O Group loss
    CONTINUING difficult trading conditions for P&O's ferry division caused the group to report a pre-tax loss of 6.1M for the six month period to end June 2004.... Full story
  • Two dead after boxship collision
  • Canadian LNG Terminal approvals
  • US tests new port worker ID card
  • Terror alert does not alarm CPC
  • Royal P&O Ned profit turnround
  • US fines another polluter
  • Yemen-Lebanon agreement
  • Cochin strike threat
  • P&O Ports to develop Indian river port
  • New Jersey rail links upgraded

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • Hurricane threat closes Port of Tampa
    Coast Guard could shut Miami-area ports as Hurricane Charley heads for land.
  • P&ONL gains on higher rates, volumes
    Increased freight rates and surging container volumes strengthen carrier's turnaround, full-year profit expectations.
  • Results at ports unit better despite P&O loss
  • FDA delays some food-security enforcement
  • MacAndrews opens U.S. office
  • Customs enforcing air-cargo security
  • U.S. builders want end to cement duties
  • Comments asked in U.S. apple export tiff
  • New tool for AMS data access
  • Labor forces change to Australia trade deal
  • APL launches Vietnam feeder
  • NOL names takeover advisor
  • China logistics zones draw business

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • PONL on target to bridge the profitability gap
    Yield management and cost control measures are the key to sustaining the profitability of the company according to P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) CEO Philip Green today.
  • Maersk's focus on Asia/Europe sees Pacific trade share slip
    Significant growth on the Pacific trades has failed to prevent the world's biggest carrier, Maersk Sealand losing market share for the second consecutive quarter.
  • George Bush approves security bill
  • Vessel sales boost MISC returns
  • Under fire French railways see Volumes fall

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • Friday the 13th -- a day early
    Bad luck for tanker stocks on Wall Street as losses exceed overall market droop.
  • 'The devil we know'
    Shipping figures, however reluctantly, send some love to Hugo Chavez ahead of Sunday's recall referendum in Venezuela.
  • Nassco delivers first BP tanker
    High-spec suezmax, with pricetag of $280m, will be first of four to serve in Alaskan trade.
  • Solitaire hits SembCorp
    Shiprepair group's share price hurt by renewed concern over bulk carrier conversion that went awry.
  • Ship sales boost MISC
    Fast changing Malaysian shipowner reports doubled first quarter profit.
  • Attica eyes HFD slice
    Superfast owner wants to invest in fellow Greek ferry operator Hellas Flying Dolphins.
  • Pont-Aven heads for repair
    Meyer Werft-built ferry leaves for Brest Shipyard after faulty valve floods engineroom.
  • Brunei eyes direct link
    Asian state wants to cut out Singapore for shipments from the Philippines.
  • Nedlloyd on crest of wave
    Massive turnaround for Dutch containership giant in first half as box market proves lucrative at last.
  • TACA hikes rates again
    Transatlantic lines up tariff to counter equipment squeeze.
  • Torm cooks up a storm
    Half-year numbers beat expectations, leading to forecasts of a $145m-$150m pre-tax profit for 2004.
  • Inui quick off the blocks
    Japanese bulker owner beats last year's annual profit in the first quarter.
  • APL feeds Vietnam growth
    Container line links Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong and beyond.
  • Daewoo surprises
    Korean shipbuilder beats analysts' forecasts to post strong first half profits.
  • Swedish Club outlook brightens
    S&P predicts sustained growth in profit on back of tighter underwriting discipline.
  • NATS looks to raise funds
    Suezmax owner files $500m shelf registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Ferry woes continue at P&O
    UK group pushed to first half loss by poor ferry performance and cost of selling Nedlloyd stake.
  • Vanguard goes to TOP
    Newly listed Greek operator TOP Tankers takes delivery of the second of Sovcomflot series.
  • NOL appoints HSBC
    Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp named as independent financial advisor to Temasek bid.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • TACA plans further rate increases
  • Carriers report further rate increases
  • P&O Nedlloyd continues profit recovery
  • P&O's losses widen
  • NOL appoints financial adviser to assess Temasek bid
  • APL starts Vietnam feeder link
  • Crowley Liner Services to handle railcars for Panama Canal Railway
  • Coast Guard reopens comment period for barge numbering rulemaking
  • Perkins to emphasize role of U.S. merchant marine at naval war school
  • UPS executive named chairman of IECC
  • Coors brewery to reduce freight costs
  • Genovese appointed CFO of Savi Technology

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 12, 2004
  • New transport commissioner from France
    The present commissioner for regional affairs, Jacques Barrot, will take over as commissioner for Transport in the new EU-commission ...
  • Concordia raises profit expectations
    Concordia Maritime reports a SEK 100.2 million profit after tax for the first six months. SEK 44.7 million in gains ...

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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
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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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