BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

January 14, 2010

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*Shipping News* Shippers cry foul over increased freight rates In sharp contrast to the same time last year, the more familiar refrain of lines raising container freight rates and shippers crying foul is starting to emerge again. Ship queues get bigger as cargoes slow Shipping lines outside the world's biggest ore and coal ports are near the longest since at least 2008 as demand gains and freezing weather in China delays cargo unloading, according to Global Ports, which tracks congestion. High-explosive leak shuts US ports Officials shut down a busy port and urged people to get out of town on Tuesday after a forklift operator accidentally punctured containers of PETN, the highly explosive substance used in a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt.

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Maersk hikes Europe-south Asia rate US$300/TEU February 15 Sixth of CMA CGM debt from massive wrong-way hedging: report Tianjin port container throughput up 2.4 pc to 8.7 TEU Seaspan takes in 5,100-TEUer, hands it to MOL for 12 years Fujian mulls standardising port administration to cut red tape China's largest logistics park to be built in Changsha Port of Tanjung Pelepas handles 6 million TEU in 2009 Jawaharlal Nehru Nhava Sheva Port sees 2009 box volume fall 8pc Box shortage threatens Portland Port's export resurgence UPS to cut 1,800 management, admin staff in US re-organisation Cathay, Dragonair December cargo up 25pc, but 7pc down in 2009 Mainland private carrier SF Express launches cargo routes to Korea Swissport signs three-year agreement with Korean Air

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MOL develops world's 1st portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks Year of Hope dawns for maritime industry INTTRA announces faster, streamlined web-based container tracking application Well done! Fieo tells Anand Sharma China killing India's manufacturing sector, says L&T CMD Border trade resumes MoS seeks 3-fold rise in budgetary allocations for ports Another beginning for Krishnapatnam port Rlys scales up fiscal freight target SEZ doors opened for investigating agencies Tata wants Investment Commission to be wound up Corp India upbeat, notes D&B National fibre policy being sewn up, reveals Maran Industrial growth engine firing on all cylinders Basic nations meeting in Delhi to map out climate strategy WTC, AIAI to hold 3-day Global Economic Summit next week

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JANUARY 12, 2010
Slovakian government yields to protests The Slovakian government has yielded to the protest of road haulage companies. Road charges will still be levied on express highways and motorways, but normal roads are free o... New immobilizer technology for trailer braking system The USA-based tier-one supplier Wabco Holdings Inc has introduced a new trailer immobilizer that increases protection against trailer theft by using the trailers braking system. Th... The economic downturn causes bankruptcies in Austria Steel transport specialist MR Transport & Spedition GmbH (MR) and Tron Trans GmbH are bankrupt. Austria's creditors' association (Alpenl'ndische Kreditorenverband) expects bank... Kuehne + Nagel provides healthcare logistics services for Roche in Chile Roche Chile has chosen the Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based company Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to manage its national distribution centre. The exclusive logistics contra... Agility to appear in court in the USA Court proceedings against Public Warehousing Company (PWC), now part of the global service provider Agility, recently commenced in Atlanta GA (USA). The US department ... Goodrich Power Systems renews contract with DB Schenker Goodrich Power Systems has extended a contract with DB Schenker in the UK. The agreement pertained to import and export air freight, primarily from the USA and Canada. The two... HHLA: "Securing the future" project to be extended The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is extending its 'Securing the Future' project, which it successfully launched in 2009. The focus is now on... MOL develops world's first portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks The Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that it and Musashino Co Ltd have jointly developed the world's first portable liquid-level gauge for vessel ballast ... Emes trading as "Arkas Line" Emes Shipping & Transport SA, the liner/container operating unit of the Turkey-based Arkas Group, changed its name to Arkas Container Transport SA and began to operate und... Marek Retelski appointed head of TIR department at the IRU Martin Marmy, the secretary general of the International Road Union (IRU) announced that Marek Retelski was appointed head of the IRU's TIR department on 11 January 2010. Retelski ... Air France-KLM accounts missing millions The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM has discovered a hole of between EUR 21 and 24 million in its accounts, according to the French daily newspaper "Le Figa... Astar Air Cargo to lay off 303 pilots Astar Air Cargo (known as DHL Airways until 2003), based in Cincinnati OH (USA), recently announced that it will lay off 303 pilots between 6 March and 1 July this year, due t... US railroad employment up for first time in months The US labour department registered an increase of 700 railroad employments in December last year. It was the first improvement in months. The railways employed 208,900 people...

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Pirate suspect "attacked other ships" Neftegaz-67 guilty verdicts Europe Asia box trade revival

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Crowley ready to begin relief shipments to Haiti Port of Bellingham welcomes new commissioner Port of Everett to add seasonal daytime parking fee Versacold set to begin construction of Tacoma facility Financial moves give ZIM improved bond rating

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Secondhand ship prices could fall further Potential 30% slide to put pressure on bank lending. Clarksons resumes ship valuations Asia-Europe rates recovering but fragile Lines off to good start in 2010 as demand grows. Union threatens action over delays to CMA CGM funding CFDT calls for $500m credit line to be given quickly. Royal Fleet Auxiliary outsourcing move slammed Farming out contracts to private firms unecessary, say critics. Zim buoyed by ratings upgrade Standard & Poor Maalot lifts Israeli line's bond rating to B stable.

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JANUARY 13, 2010
US Coast Guard offers quake aid THE US Coast Guard is among several parts of the shipping sector that began today mobilising aid for earthquake-ravaged Haiti Fuel change worries P&I Club LONDON's P&I Club has expressed concern that a new EU directive on the use of low-sulphur fuel by ships "presents a serious safety risk" India-Bangladesh port tie agreed INDIA WILL be allowed to use Bangladesh's Chittagong and Mongla ports under an accord reached in summit talks this week in Delhi Timchenko 'behind Kozmino deal' RUSSIAN businessman Gennady Timchenko has today been identified by a newspaper as the man behind the company that won the first crude oil loading assignment at Kozmino Teekay plans bond refinance TANKER giant Teekay today announced a $300M junk bond offering to refinance the group's existing notes

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Crowley Responds to Haiti Earthquake YRC Launches Public Campaign to Win Back Shippers UPS Donates $1 Million to Haitian Earthquake Relief Union Pacific Tests Ultra-Long Train Port Everglades Waives Tariff for Haiti Relief DB Schenker Rail Boosts NordCargo Stake UPS to Upgrade Handheld Computers Domestic Container Traffic Rises 2.9 Percent in 2009 Late 2009 Sales Boost Heavy Truck Production Europe Sees First Growth in Asia Box Imports Trade Groups Press For Export Controls Change Rail Carloads Fell 18 Percent in Two Years Freight Index Rose 1.8 Percent in November Moller-Maersk Appoints New IT Chief Baltimore, Ports America Finalize 50-Year Deal Seaboard Marine Temporarily Halts Haiti Service Crowley Assessing Haiti Relief Needs Evergreen Hikes Europe-Asia Rates International Air Cargo Grows in Japan JAL Faces Bankruptcy Saudi Arabia Opens Gateway Terminal Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Jumps 10 Percent Maersk Alabama Suspect Charged with More Hijackings Port of Morehead City Remains Closed NYK Cutting Fleet Size, Plans Restructuring

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Antwerp chills the champers:Scheldt deepening gets green-light Hapag-Lloyd receives the 'eco' Vienna Express DB Schenker Rail acquires majority stake in NordCargo Teesport workers safe MSC shines in Antwerp

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JANUARY 13, 2010
B+H sells Sachem Michael Hudner-led shipowner reportedly offloads bulker converted from tanker for $10.5m. Haiti port crippled Liner operators cancel calls in Haiti after earthquake hits Port-au-Prince port facilities, but relief shipments are promised as soon as it's safe. TK paying facility Teekay Corp unveils details of new notes offering, $100m of which will pay down a revolving credit facility. Sigma's newest OceanFreight's tanker Tigani enters Heidmar-managed aframax pool in latest tie-up with George Economou. Fleet deal dead Gulf Navigation abandons plans to acquire an entire fleet and eyes individuals buys, CEO says. Casualty file This week's WebTV roundup of shipping incidents brings footage of the grounded CSCL Hamburg off Egypt. $83.9m for owner OceanFreight reveals proceeds of selling 73.3 million shares to Yorkville Advisors and files $400m shelf registration. Red ahead Louis Cruise Lines warns of full-year loss as it reports sale of ageing ship. Bulk sale admitted Nasdaq-listed OceanFreight confirms that it sold the panamax bulker Pierre for $22.6m. Get out! Logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants TUI to sell 43% holding in container line Hapag-Lloyd. Slow salvation Applying the brakes to container services saves almost 50 vessels from lay-up, Alphaliner says. Digging it Dutch government gives go-ahead for overdue dredging work to deepen Scheldt near Antwerp. Numbers up Finland's Viking Line carried more passengers and freight in 2009 despite slump. Box threat Irish authorities warn ships of submerged containers which tumbled from German ship in storm. Four guilty Captain of Neftegaz-67 tug and three others from Chinese bulker face sentencing in Hong Kong Friday over fatal collision. Sri Lankan scraps Chinese yard chosen by Mercantile Shipping to scrap Safmarine Soyo as Indian yards full. Norilsk nails it Russian mining giant's own fleet of ships carried nearly 1m tons of cargo in 2009. New high Liberian ship registry adds 215 ships in 2009 to reach new record. KO for Cougars Carnival not in for a second helping of a cruise theme which unites older women with younger men. Topaz Viet gig US-listed offshore drilling company part owned by TMT's Nobu Su ties up work for its fourth jack-up. 'No pirate novice' Alleged Maersk Alabama hijacker being charged in US seized two other ships, prosecutors say. Deep freeze China warns of serious impact on shipping as ice cover expands in Bohai Bay. Déjà vu Michael McClure stands down as CFO from Navios entity for second time in almost as many years. Noble ambition Hong Kong shipping and trading group lines up terminal investment at Ceyhan, Turkey. Wreck unearthed Erosion at Seattle's aptly named Washaway Beach reveals bare bones of Canadian Exporter that sank in 1921. Dalian higher Chinese port sees healthy growth in crude oil imports while box volumes remain largely unchanged. Rough crossing Passengers injured on Danish ferry Villum Clausen in bad weather off the island of Bornholm. Pressure easing Improving finances bring S&P bond rating upgrade for container line Zim. Ro-ro drifted Crew fix engine failure on SNCM ferry that was adrift off Corsica. Gorgon win sealed Aussie offshore company Neptune Marine Services secures $5m deal from Chevron LNG project.

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Zim bond rating gets boost Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia/Europe, intra-Asia rates MSC raises Asia/Europe bunker surcharge Cargoitalia adds Dubai, Chicago to network UP reports intermodal record DB Schenker Rail expands in Italy Coalition drafts U.S. export controls reform Recession improved China's export position Benefiting from downturn? Toll opens Zurich office as regional HQ Morehead City port reopening delayed MarAd starts small shipyard grant program Antwerp says dredging will move forward

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JANUARY 13, 2010
Inventory report sends crude below $80 Markets surprised by builds in major categories. Prices weakening across Europe Rotterdam prices for the key HS 380 cSt grade have lost almost $20 pmt in two days. Fujairah market falls further Falling prices wipe out the gains seen since January 1. Hamworthy Krystallon wins EPA approval Company says its technology will show what is achievable without using lower sulphur fuels. Fuel oil export duty to rise Only minor changes to the Russian export tariff. Companies must explore alternatives to low sulphur fuel Failure to consider exhaust gas cleaning systems leaves companies open to charges of hypocrisy. Norway: Full 0.1% compliance expected by September Modification plans will not be taken into account after the end of August. Bunker sales up in South European hub Reports say bunker volumes at record levels in Gibraltar and Algeciras. New regional manager for DNVPS Sales manager from Piraeus office takes on position at Rotterdam regional office. Singapore 380 cSt in drops below $500 Asian bunker markets bearish as crude oil falls. Tight supplies in Manila Unusually strong demand drains stocks. More fuel oil cargoes headed for Asia Several bookings made in the past week as arbitrage window opens. Praxis expands to Hamburg It is the fourth office for the global marine fuel specialists. New player in Singapore's fuel oil market Tullett Prebon sets up physical fuel oil trading desk in Singapore.

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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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