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December 14, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SSA says studies needed on switch to cleaner fuel
    THE Singapore Shipping Association says more detailed studies are needed into Intertanko's suggestion that the shipping industry switch to a different type of fuel in order to reduce emissions.
  • Toll plans to spin off its port and rail units
    TOLL Holdings Ltd, Australia's biggest cargo handler, plans to spin off its port and rail units, allowing the company to borrow A$1 billion to pursue acquisitions in Asia.
  • S'pore ports volume rises, fastest pace this year
    PSA International and Jurong Port handled 12 per cent more containers in Singapore last month, the fastest pace of growth this year, helped by growing trade demand.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai port throughput surpasses 20 million TEU
  • BAX to provide HK warehouse management services to KWC
  • INTTRA's alliance with China Ocean Shipping Agency to boost e-bookings
  • BP Marine to add refuelling berths at Port of Salalah
  • Pakistan, India to restore cargo shipping services after 30 years
  • New container terminal in Kerala to use inland waterways
  • China Southern's Dalian branch offers online cargo system
  • October air cargo growth slows: IATA
  • Hactl and HK Airport Authority hold 2006 forklift pallet competition

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Revised Shipping Protocol with Pakistan to be signed today
  • SCI schedules an evening to remember for the ex-im trade
  • US CBP seeks govt clearance to extend CSI at Indian ports
  • CCT holds trade meet for Guntur tobacco exporters
  • India climbs on to Trans Asia Rail Corridor bandwagon
  • Swetal Logistics unveils top-class warehouse near Nagpur
  • SEZs will have 5 lakh employees by 2007-Singhal
  • Interactive meeting with Taiwan mission today

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • ICS/ISF voice concerns on EU 'Green Paper'
  • Frontline pursues heavylift plan
  • ESPO warns on EU infrastructure security plan
  • Horizon Lines increases borrowing capacity
  • OTAL launches 2 new services
  • North of England to open in Singapore

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Horizon making adjustments to company's credit facility
  • BNSF adding service between Pacific Northwest/Memphis
  • Holiday trees return to Sea-Tac Airport
  • Coast Guard assists vessel following report of engine trouble
  • Crowley presents scholarships to Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seadrill eyes New York or London after Oslo rebuff
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill is likely to accelerate its move to a London or New York listing after the Oslo stock exchange upheld that the rig group's initial offer for Eastern Drilling contravened market rules.
  • Atalanta warns GL shareholders not to accept a bidding war
    Germanischer Lloyd shareholders are divided over how to proceed with the potential sale of the classification society.
  • Defiant Malta digs in over EU port state control directive
    MALTA intends to vote against the proposed European Union port state control directive, which attempts to link a new ship inspection regime with flag state performance.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Subsidy extension 'waste of money'
    ROME 13 December ' Italian ship owners have slammed a proposal to extend the subsidies offered to state-owned Tirrenia for four more years until 2012, under a 20-year convention due to expire by 2008
  • ICS/ISF urge EU to stay international
    EU shipping will be more competitive if international rather than regional solutions are adopted, the ICS/ISF advise in comments on the EC's maritime green paper
  • Vietnam to join WTO next month
    THE Republic of Vietnam will officially become a WTO member next month: shipping interests both inside and outside the country are planning their next move
  • China returns to Saudi livestock sector
    CHINA has returned to the Saudi Arabian livestock trade after a 20-year absence from the Middle East's largest seasonal market
  • Frontline to convert second Suezmax
    FRONTLINE has declared an option with Cosco Shipyard in China to convert another single-hull Suezmax tanker into a heavy lift vessel
  • Ezra secures vessel contracts
    EZRA Holdings has secured several contracts for its modern offshore fleet and expects future demand for new tonnage to increase as support vessels grow older
  • Veolia plans massive ferry expansion
  • FONASBA granted IMO status
  • Singapore urges distillate debate
  • Lawyers piling on Top

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Container truckers race against Port of Vancouver license deadline
    The western Canada port is toughening its licensing requirements to prevent undercutting of harbor truck rates.
  • Sources say United, Continental in merger talks
  • Southeast Asia rates rising
  • BNSF reopens Southeast service
  • Japan and India agree to develop industrial corridor
  • Ital Marittima sets record box call at Wilmington
  • JoC, Integration Point to host free trade webcast
  • Toll to spin-off ports unit
  • India chooses prospective sites for shipyard project
  • OOCL tabs CIO
  • ANL in agency venture
  • New entries for India rail container operations

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Toll Group confirms split
    Industry rivals and analysts have been opposing Toll's plans to split into two companies, Toll Holdings and "Infrastructure Co", although the stockmarket has welcomed the move.
  • News Analysis: Brussels will oversee "chaos" in liner industry as regulatory changes push lines into marginal pricing
    Small shippers could be driven into using freight forwarders far more following the abolition of conferences according to speakers at a seminar in London today.
  • Shippers must pay extra for cleaner fuels says shipowner's asscociation
    Shippers will have to pay the cost for shipping lines to switch to a cleaner type of fuel, say Singapore's shipowners.
  • Index shuffles down as B170's rally in otherwise stagnant charter market
  • CMA CGM launches first Tianjin-Africa service
  • Stadium uncertainty postpones NZ port merger
  • South Korea plans 23 more berths in Inchon
  • Inchon Port to offer shippers better dollar exchange rates

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • 'Owners back GL sale'
    A long list of shipowners are among holders of 75% of Germanischer Lloyd equity backing Commerzbank's sale drive.
  • Palios and Fortis ready sale
    The two main insiders in US-listed Diana Shipping have registered some $120m worth of shares for sale.
  • Vita goes after director
    Singapore shipowner and property manager Vita Holdings has filed a writ against former chartering director Jiang Haiying.
  • Top confirms redeliveries
    But embattled Greek owner says it has won a better rate with new fixtures to Glencore subsidiary ST Shipping.
  • Big FSPO bucks
    Brazil's Petrobras will pay Arne Austreid-led Prosafe some $846m to convert and run a VLCC floater.
  • Top turmoil
    Four products tankers said to be handed back early by trader Vitol after loss of oil-major approvals, but are grabbed up quickly by ST Shipping.
  • ANL expands in Europe
    Singapore subsidiary of CMA CMG sets up two agency joint venture companies with Dutch partner.
  • Fighting talk in Oslo
    Decision by Olso Bors to uphold appeal by Seadrill could bring court action and delisting by Fredriksen company.
  • Multraship refloats tank barge
    Dutch salvor pulls newbuilding off rocky beach near Newhaven, UK.
  • VSC launches Busan run
    Russian stevedore operation teams with Korean box lines for Vostochny link.
  • Labroy lands twin order
    Unidentified owner signs for two AHTS units at Singapore yard in deal worth $58.9m.
  • Perkins linked to Mermaid move
    Australian cargoship owner could bid for the 20-ship fleet of domestic offshore vessel operator.
  • NEPIA heads East
    Newcastle-based P&I Club to open representative office in Singapore by early 2007.
  • Glowing report for MOL
    Japanese ratings agency R&I is sure domestic shipping giant can benefit from growing global trade.
  • Negative outlook for Wan Hai
    Ratings agency Moody's takes dim view of Taiwanese box line's ability to boost falling profit.
  • New yard for Bulgaria
    Region 2 in Varna is country's first new shipbuilding facility for 30 years.
  • Fredriksen converts another
    Tanker titan has declared an option to convert the suezmax Front Target into a heavylift ship.
  • Chemical fear in Portugal
    Rupture found in container holding methanol onboard Switzerland-flagged vessel Safmarine Leman.
  • Viking v ITF: Round 3
    Latest stage in crucial case on rights of owners and unions in EU court next month.
  • Suape yard delayed
    Work on new Brazilian facility can't start until part of Petrobras' huge tanker order is confirmed.
  • BP takes tanker
    US Shipping Partners has found employment for the first of its nine MR tankers on order at Nassco.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Law firms file class action suits against TOP Tankers
  • Horizon Lines amends senior credit facility
  • R&I ups MOL's credit rating
  • OTAL to add Europe/Africa service
  • BP agrees to charter new tanker
  • TACA's fuel surcharges unchanged
  • OOCL's chief information officer Chih resigns
  • Great Wall Airlines to fly again
  • Cargologic to assume Swiss WorldCargo's Lugano-Agno handling activities
  • CBP faces challenge to prepare industry for ACE
  • Data integration is key to Secure Freight, Spero says
  • Reuters: Panama, U.S. to resume trade talks
  • Report: Europe's logistics continues to move eastward
  • Group seeks to raise profile of hazmat profession
  • CORRECTION: GM to buy Vector interest
  • FMC reviews 6 OTI license applications
  • Now Ecuador wants to create Panama Canal alternative
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach box volume up 10% in October
  • SCT doubles feeder business with new dedicated berth

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • Commission takes Portugal to court
    The European Commission has decided to take Portugal to the EU Court of Justice for not respecting the Union's legislation ...
  • ICS sees dangers in EC initiative
    International Shipping Federation (ISF) and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says in a first response to European Commission's Maritime Green ...
  • Frontline converts second suezmax
    John Fredriksen is putting his single-hulled suezmax tankers to good use and is converting a second one, the Front ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2006
  • US West Coast markets crash
    Ample avails, over-valuing, and slack demand sending prices tumbling.
  • Biofuels boost commodity prices
    Energy crops impacting economies as biofuel use in consumer and marine markets increasing.
  • US oil stocks fall again
    Oil prices head higher after weekly US inventory report.
  • Bunkering back to normal in Gibraltar Straits
    Heavy swells die down. Suppliers say forecast is good for the rest of the week.
  • Kandla: Hopes to resume IFO380 supply next week
    Barge used to supply IFO380 has been out of play since end of November.
  • Supplier to expand from Mundra base
    Adani aims to service Gujarat ports as well as develop offshore bunkering hub with own barges.
  • China's fuel oil traders look for growth in bunker sales
    Bunker sales could rocket if Chinese ports begin offering attractive prices.
  • Rotterdam congestion continues
  • Chemoil IPO almost 5 times subscribed
    CEO encouraged by strong response to its IPO, raising $101 million excluding overallotment option.
  • Singapore secures new bunker sales record
    Singapore's bunker sales have already broken 2005 record with a month to go.
  • SSA cautious on switch to distillate fuel
    The Singapore Shipping Association says INTERTANKO's proposal needs detailed feasibility study.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
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
CRUISES
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%
LOGISTICS
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%
SHIPPING
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%)
SHIPPING
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%
SHIPPING
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%)
PORTS
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%)
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
PORTS
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
LOGISTICS
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
CRUISES
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
PORTS
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
LOGISTICS
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
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
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPPING
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
SHIPPING
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
SHIPPING
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
SHIPYARDS
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
LOGISTICS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SEAFARERS
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.
TRADE
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
TRANSPORTATION
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.
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
AVIATION
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
PORTS
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
INDUSTRY
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%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
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
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPPING
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
PUBLICATIONS
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
SHIPYARDS
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
INSURANCE
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
RIVER TRANSPORT
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
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
MEETINGS
"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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
PORTS
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
OFFSHORE
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
SHIPPING
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
LOGISTICS
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
SHIPPING
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
AWARDS
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
LAW
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
NEWS
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
SHIPYARDS
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.
CRUISES
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
SHIPYARDS
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.
NEWS
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
PORTS
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
PORTS
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
PORTS
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
PORTS
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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