BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

March 13, 2009

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*Shipping News* Hyundai Heavy, Korean shipyards plan debt sales Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and two other South Korean shipyards may borrow about three trillion won (S$3 billion), tapping the debt market for the first time in seven years to replenish capital as orders dry up, analysts said. Half of new carriers won't be delivered As many as half of the commodity carriers scheduled to be built are endangered as financing for construction is cut, Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd chief financial officer John Wobensmith said. Maersk eyes CO2 transportation AP Moller- Maersk wants to expand into carbon dioxide transportation if capture and storage (CCS) technology becomes an important tool in cutting emissions, executives told Reuters on Wednesday.

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AADA announces April 15 rate hike for China, HK, Taiwan, Korea-to-Australia exports Maersk changes to Samba service by avoiding Suez Canal Qinzhou Port launches new box shipping line to HK Port of Xiamen launches first shipping line to Oceania PSA is bracing for lean 2009 after 7.3 pc growth in 2008 VeriTainer opens VeriTainer Asia in Lion City DB Schenker expands temperature-controlled services Oil slick reaches Moreton Island from pierced containership Cathay passenger figures for February 2009 HKIA's air freight plunges 29pc in January, passengers up 0.2pc Tampa airport, seaport save money on capital projects as costs fall Zurich airport launches first IATA e-freight transactions

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Women climb aboard Asia's maritime male bastion! 17 missing as cargo ship sinks DnB NOR opens representative office in Mumbai MOL installs 'Hawk Eye' to enhance safety in box handling operations MSC announces rate restoration on import leg Gems & jewellery sector sees export recovery by July Rice exporters want cut in MEP, DEPB benefits Talks to defuse trade tensions with China on March 19 Apparel exports now on growth path Port Pipavav continues pursuit of new parameters IAS officers win cricket match played at JNPT ground Now, even Busan port workers idled 28 days in a month! Subic Bay new hotspot for idling boxships Keen response to develop ChPT's mega container terminal 9 cos submit RFQ RBI chief sceptical of attaining 7 pc GDP rate

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MARCH 11, 2009
Swiss WorldCargo launches flights to Lyon Swiss WorldCargo will open a direct service between Zurich and Lyon (France) on 29 March. The flights will be operated four times a day with an Avro RJ100 (payload 1.5 t, 8 cb... NOL announces departure of Brian Lutt as president of APL Logistics The global container shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has announced that Brian Lutt, president of NOL's subsidiary APL Logistics, is leaving the company to p... Easyrail.at goes bankrupt Easyrail.at has gone bankrupt after just two months of operations. The Austrian intermodal operator has debts of around EUR 600,000. The management said that easyrail.at did not ge... Cologne airport expects cargo throughput to decline Cologne/Bonn airport in Germany has reduced its freight target for the year. Airport head Michael Garvens said that that instead of cargo volumes rising by 3%, as he had previously... Port of Long Beach to boost clean fuel incentives The Long Beach Harbor Commissioners recently gave preliminary approval to a plan to cover more of the costs of switching to clean fuels near the port of Long Beach, as a step towar... Lawrence Rosen new CFO of DPWN The supervisory board of Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has appointed Lawrence A. Rosen to the management board as chief financial officer. Rosen, who is currently Fresenius Medica...

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MARCH 12, 2009
More pirate attacks Good year for DNV Bunker oil hits Aussie beach Skaugen raises $30m

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MARCH 12, 2009
Halifax Shipyard to build OSV BAE Norfolk gets $12.75 million Navy award Seadrill's latest semi headed for Brazil Seajacks takes delivery of liftboat Navy to try to trim carrier total to ten? Recovery of sunken rig begins

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MARCH 12, 2009
"K" Line expected to cut Port of Portland container run Freight Transportation Index falls again during January Rail association releases Ten-Year Trends publication Carnival ships to begin service to Port of Seattle APL Logistics boss decides to leave company

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MARCH 12, 2009
Report presents doomsday scenario for shipping CRISIS will trigger outbreak of protectionism in trade and creation of national fleets. Global downturn 'to create new order' in shipping DVB renegotiates loans to offset refinancing costs BANK suffering under high refinancing costs and wants to adjust the interest rates.

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MARCH 12, 2009
Samsun files Chapter 15 DRYBULK operator Samsun Logix has petitioned for US Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection to complement its South Korean debtor rehabilitation proceeding Ship spills oil in Wilmington COAST Guard personnel and multiple other agencies are responding today to a fuel oil spill at Wilmington's port in Delaware IMO: 93 held on pirate ships THERE are 93 seafarers being held hostage in unknown condition aboard six ships in the Gulf of Aden, a piracy conference in London heard today DVB demands extra securities GERMAN transport finance bank DVB said today it is invoking asset protection clauses in shipping loan agreements on a wider scale to prevent losses from the worsening recession Operators want easier dumping VESSEL operators, some of whom have been stung by US oil dumping prosecutions, said today they want fines collected by the US Coast Guard spent expanding facilities to make proper dumping easier N Korea warns shipping on launch NORTH Korea has warned the IMO and other global agencies that a planned satellite launch could affect maritime navigation Japan skidding faster than US JAPAN said today its economy shrank 3.2% in the final quarter of 2008, marking a decline into recession that is even faster than that of the US

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MARCH 12, 2009
So-Cal Port Charges Send Cargo Elsewhere Hamburg Sud Hikes Westbound Rates Sinotrans Profit Soars U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Drops Aeroports de Paris Income Declines Maersk Changes Scan-Med Rotation AT&T Boosts Alternative Fuels Panalpina Net Income Tumbles Almost 50 Percent Saudi Ships to Call Charleston Corps Approves Freeport Work Seatrade Launches UK-Caribbean Service Zollars Gives Integration a 'B+' KCS Gets First Genset Yard Engines Danaos Boosts 2008 Earnings Retail Sales Slip Slightly

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MARCH 12, 2009
Auckland half-year profits slide CSCL selects GT Nexus' value-added portal Danaos to defer delivery of 30 boxships StreamLines renews Felixstowe-Caribbean link China's exports plunge 26% in February

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MARCH 12, 2009
Pirates hurt two Mariners injured after pirates fired on Japanese-controlled bulker and a North Korean cargoship. Ship shares rise US shipping and offshore stocks take flight amid market rally, but Danaos heads south. Ore overhang? Over-importing of iron ore could push capesize rates downward, analyst warns. Irving in OSV deal Irving Shipbuilding to build and operate offshore supply vessel for Canada's EnCana Corp. DVB dips German bank hurt by write-downs as 'outside factors' stand in the way of another record profit. Delaware spill US-flag pure car carrier suffers punctured fuel tank in Wilmington port, causing a small fuel oil spill. Shipping stars Sammy Ofer and John Fredriksen have more money than George Lucas and Giorgio Armani but there is no place for Maersk McKinney-Moller at billionaires' table. Rig recovery Ensco and US Coast Guard working to recover the Ensco 74, the submerged rig suspected of causing a tanker to take on water. Putin's promise Russian prime minister says Gazprom and Rosneft will order 307 ships in coming years. Carras cancels Greek owner pulls two of eight capesizes on order at Maersk's Odense yard in Denmark. Filipino fury VP Noli de Castro threatens to bin license of crew agents for Stolt Strength held off Somalia for four months. Pavel grounds Russian cargoship becomes lodged near Greek island of Ikaria, but no pollution reported. Navibulgar chops Bulgarian owner to lay off 791 crew as it gets rid of elderly ships in economic downturn. Singled out Just one vessel held in Hong Kong during February for failing safety checks. Jiangmen: 'Not us' Chinese yard Jiangmen Nanyang says it is not yard which has seen newbuildings axed by Norden. Shoring up Morits Skaugen-led shipowner grabs $30m from double note issue to fight global financial crisis. Samsun files Troubled South Korean owner files for bankruptcy in US citing "meltdown" in drybulk market. Clean-up begins Australian crews working to contain 'significant potential hazard' after fuel-oil spill from boxship. Nenes in Greek owner OceanFreight has a new vice president as chief operating officer Michael Gregos resigns. TBSI tanks Shares in troubled US-listed tweendecker specialist plummet dragging other dry stocks with it. Cargoship burns North Korean vessel helped by German frigate after fire breaks out off Somalia. Emden pile-up Danish salvage vessel rams ferry into third vessel in collision incident at German port. Swire profits jump Hong Kong offshore vessel player saw strong demand last year, but is expecting challenging 2009. Help! China's state-owned Cosco under pressure from provincial leaders to help revive industries hurt by global slump. Derivatives bite US-listed OceanFreight slumps to fourth quarter loss, but its revenues rise on expanded fleet. Hunkering down Coustas-led Danaos halts dividends, delays newbuildings, forges covenant waivers and reports a drop in earnings. Hunting Samsun Fotini Karamanlis-led Hellenic Carriers latest to launch legal action against Samsun Logix following charter default. Dock riot Greek police and coast guards clash with repair yard workers in Piraeus.

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MARCH 12, 2009
NSCSA to call at Charleston Cathay volume drops 16.7% in February Omnibus bill ends cross border truck program New Deutsche Post strategy integrates DHL units Supplier tracker says buyer beware Panalpina profit drops, layoffs planned Company to propose takeover of Port of Virginia India port strike delayed EPA awards GPA grant to retrofit equipment

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MARCH 12, 2009
Stella Shipping invites investors to buy shares Stella Shipping PS (partnership), with its office in Marstal, plans to transform the company to a limited company (A/S) in a campaign to sell shares for DKK 25 million Torm shows good figures Dampskibsselskabet Torm had another fine year in 2008 with a satisfying profit, although the profit was halved with the previous year. However, 2007 was an extraordinarily good year after the Holy House ordered to pay USD 1.4 million for environmental crimes The Swedish shipping company Holy House has been sentenced to pay a USD 1 million fine as well as a special assessment of USD 400,000 in community service payments and EU handed over pirates to Kenya The EU naval operation Atalanta has for the very first time handed over arrested pirates to the Kenyan authorities for prosecution. Nine suspected pirates were arrested in the Gulf of

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MARCH 12, 2009
The value of double-hull tankers US Coast Guard credits 'sturdy' hull for oil spill prevention. Bunker spill clean up costing $65,000 a day Australian authorities say oil coming ashore along long stretches of beach. ARA fuel oil stocks little changed Outflows mainly to local bunker market and Germany says report. Europe: Bunker prices slump Another day of price falls in many European ports. Another liner operator defends BAFs Head of NOL says abandoning BAFs would be 'truly unwise'. Cockett Marine to become physical supplier in UK Leading bunker trader wants to 'move into physical supply sector in strategic locations'. Owners pay up after ship arrest Settlement reached for vessel recently arrested in Liverpool due to unpaid bunker bill. Fuel oil export tax set to fall Russian official predicts tax will be cut by $2 per metric tonne. Asia: Bunker prices drop at most key ports Bunker prices continue downward trend on Thursday. Personnel changes at ARA broker Singapore residual stocks up as bunker demand falls Ship owner may face prosecution over oil spill Those responsible for the spill must pay for the cleanup, Australia's state premier says. Singapore storage gets boost from Horizon Terminal Horizon does not rule out floating storage options in Singapore in future. Trafigura eyes record earnings in 2009 Company to benefit from weak spot fuel markets. Hong Kong bunker demand jumps High Korean prices give Hong Kong a major advantage.

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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

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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

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

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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

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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)

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FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

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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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