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September 30, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index surges on China demand
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index was pushed up on Tuesday, after Chinese demand picked up following the end of last week's holiday, traders said.
  • Mideast VLCC oversupply worsens to 28%
    The surplus of supertankers competing for cargoes of Middle East oil expanded, hurting owners' efforts to pull the market out of its longest run of losses for at least two years.
  • Shipping Corp to sell 20% of shares
    State-run Shipping Corp of India could launch its follow-on share sale for a 20 per cent equity stake before December, the managing director said on Tuesday.
  • Evergreen to buy Samsung ships for US$1b

Sched Netweb site
  • Ningbo Port IPO slips in Shanghai, will seek Hong Kong listing
  • TS Lines to enter Far East to US west coast trade
  • September lay-ups flatten at 1.6pc or 224,000 TEU
  • Iraq signs with company to create 66-freighter fleet
  • India establishes first e-terminal in Chennai
  • Panama Canal expansion Long Beach campus forum October 6
  • CN and DP World sign Vancouver service level agreement
  • India's container throughput up 10pc in first 5 months
  • Air China to pay US$1.1 billion on four Boeing 777s
  • Analysts: 77pc of manufactured goods will move by air by 2020
  • US Commerce Secretary 'enthused' about St Louis-China air hub

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'Reefer war' hotting up, observes Drewry
  • INDEV Group's 'Esthell The Village Resort' near Mahabalipuram thrown open for vacationers
  • SCI holding talks to acquire 15 pc stake in Bharati Shipyard
  • SCI's follow-on shares sale likely by Dec.
  • US ex-im trade faces sea of troubles ahead, warns WSC
  • 53 pc rise in coffee exports
  • Trade walls are only irritants, Sharma tells US
  • CCT wins coveted National Safety Award
  • Mir Projects to prepare feasibility report on developing Tadri port
  • Vasan asks Singapore to be partner in ports & shipping developments
  • Euro III switch makes petrol, diesel costlier
  • IATA chief sees Indian aviation grounded by archaic laws
  • Cotton exports allowed from Nov. 1
  • Even edible oils till Jan. 31
  • Exports stagnating at $ 18 bn every month
  • Free rice imports for now
  • High global prices halt wheat imports
  • India has 1,26,700 millionaires!
  • 216-page manual attempts to decipher Budget process
  • Anup Pujari is new DGFT
  • Huzhou trade team arrives on business
  • Third world engine to drive global economic growth, says World Bank study

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
  • BLG and Ziegler (Schweiz) AG compliant with ISO 14001 standard
    BLG Basler Lagerhaus- und Speditionsgesellschaft (BLG), a Swiss forwarding company based in Basel and its sister company Ziegler (Schweiz) AG, both members of the Belgian Zieg...
  • Dachser continues to invest in Germany
    The global logistics service provider Dachser is investing around EUR 14 million in extending its Alsdorf branch in Germany. By July 2011 the site will have almost doubled in size ...
  • Agility acts as exclusive forwarder for Gunnebo in China
    The logistics service provider Agility has been appointed by Gunnebo, a security solutions specialist, as the exclusive forwarder for all its transport flows from China to Europe. ...
  • Hutchison has big plans for the port of Barcelona
    The terminals at the port of Barcelona (Spain) only handled a total of 1.8 million teu last year, 29% less than in boom year 2008. Nevertheless, the terminal operator Tercat Hutchi...
  • Magna's top manager transferring to Russian Machines
    Siegfried Wolf, co-chief executive officer of the Austro-Canadian automobile supplier Magna, is transferring to Russia. Wolf will become chairman of the supervisory board of the Ru...
  • ESC welcomes proposals to eliminate anti-trust immunity for carriers in the US
    The European Shippers' Council (ESC) has welcomed the US Shipping Act of 2010, which was introduced by Congressman Jim Oberstar. The act proposes to eliminate antitrust immuni...
  • NYK: new Hong Kong-Rotterdam LCL service
    NYK Logistics North Continent recently launched a new LCL service between Hong Kong and Rotterdam, with onward distribution available throughout Europe and China. Through close coo...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • International Paint boosts anti-fouling product line
  • Teekay's Bjorn Moller to retire
  • Pirates seize asphalt tanker
  • Bob Dudley shakes things up at BP
  • Classification surveyor convicted in pollution conspiracy

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Port association installs new officers for 2010-11
  • ATA truck tonnage index falls during month of August
  • Wallenius taps Connor as deputy chief executive
  • Port of Bremerton nets SBA cash for energy analysis
  • Congressman onboard with Coast Guard act passage

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Maersk expects end to US concessions
    But Danish line wants to see an end to tariff filing regarded as both costly and irrelevant
  • Bigger is better for expanded DFDS
  • Maritime industry needs a new image
  • Kolding seeks Net benefit on bookings
  • Odfjell cancels three ships on order in China
    Tanker operator cancels three of six ships on order at Chongqing Chuandong...
  • First-half tanker slippage rate increases to...
  • Asian governments urged to enact liner reform laws
    Asian Shippers Council says Oberstar bill heralds new beginning to end antitrust...
  • McCain continues pursuit of Jones Act
  • Ningbo Marine secondhand acquisition joins fleet
    Purchased for $18m in June, the 70,000 dwt bulk carrier will join ocean shipping...
  • Box line angels follow the fools' order rush

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Big Apple port strike ends
    UNION protestors have laid down their pickets and ended a two-day work stoppage that paralysed six terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey
  • Relieving that sinking feeling
    WÄRTSILÄ confirmed today it expects a month's delay in delivering six new engines to Fincantieri ' to replace those that sank on a barge off Trieste earlier this month
  • Ship emission talks snarled
    HOPE IS fading today that the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee could wind up meetings this week with no agreement on carbon ship emissions, delegates told Fairplay
  • Pirates seize bitumen tanker
    PIRATES seized a bitumen carrier early this morning off Tanzania, news agency reports have confirmed
  • Strikers stymie Spanish ports
    MOST PORTS and shipyards in Spain are being paralysed today by a general strike, as unions protest government changes in labour laws and austerity measures
  • Teekay's boss to retire
    TEEKAY Corp announced today that CEO Bjorn Moller will retire in 1H11, with Peter Evensen named as successor
  • Drugs seized at Portsmouth
    CANNABIS resin worth almost £500,000 ($790,000) has been found in a truck's trailer at Portsmouth
  • Evergreen makes it 20
  • Iraq export terminal awarded
  • Class snared in OWS case
  • Worker killed at Vigo terminal
  • Seadrill issuing dollar bonds
  • Worker escapes coal collapse
  • FFA drop adds to VLCC gloom
  • Ship operating costs fall

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Teamsters Offer YRC Major Concessions
  • DOT Builds Wind Towers in Stimulus Project
  • FedEx Freight to Raise LTL Rates 6.9 Percent
  • ILA Worker Discusses Dock Work Stoppage (Video)
  • Tony Hatch Discusses the Future of Intermodal (Video)
  • High-Speed Rail Won't Hurt Freight, Says Szabo
  • ILA Ends NY-NJ Work Stoppage
  • Ports Favor Wireless Technology for Operational Improvements
  • Customs Ends Effort to Change First Sale Rule
  • Truck Tonnage Index Drops 2.7 Percent
  • DOT Issues $50 Million Rail Grant in Vermont
  • ILA Strike Leaves Baltimore Untouched
  • Air France KLM, Martinair Face Cartel Claims
  • Short Lines, Truckstops Eye Lame-Duck Tax Credits
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Names Connor Deputy CEO
  • Russian Stevedore Novorossiysk Boosts Profit 21 Percent
  • BA, Iberia, American Airlines to Launch Alliance
  • NY-NJ Terminals Shut for Second Day by ILA Strike
  • Evergreen Orders 10 More Ships
  • CEVA Sees Peak Shipping Slowing Sharply
  • Zollars to Retire From YRC

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • No whiff of toxic gas in Brussels
  • Spain's pain prompts 24-hour stoppage
  • Walkout shuts PANYNJ terminals
  • Resource limits EU Navfor's effectiveness
  • Evergreen strikes contract for 10 more ships

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • DryShips ends HSH debt drama
    George Economou-led owner closes in on covenant compliance as bank rubber stamps amendments to $520m loan pact.
  • Wilson wins $670m OSV loan
    South American offshore alliance finds the firepower it needs to grab a piece of Petrobras' 250-ship OSV requirement.
  • Gas players grab Pateras pair
    Athens-based LPG outfit ties up gas carrier duo as owners opt for chartered tonnage.
  • Hallin scores Angola action
    Subsea arm of US-listed offshore player pens West African diving deal with Acergy.
  • Asphalt Venture hijack confirmed
    No word on welfare of all-Indian crew of 15 onboard bitumen carrier seized off Tanzania.
  • Odfjell chops Chinese tanker trio
    Oslo-listed owner cuts half of its chemical tankers on order at Chongqing Chuandong.
  • NATS set for dividend hike
    Slack spot market will not stop rise in third quarter dividend at Nordic American Tanker Shipping, says Herbjorn Hansson.
  • You are our millionth customer!
    Congratulations to Fortune Plum, ship transit number 1,000,000 through the Panama Canal.
  • Wartsila loses engines in sinking
    Barge goes down with six cruiseship power systems in tornado en route to Fincantieri yard in Italy.
  • Jadroplov heading for profit
    Croatian boxship and bulker owner narrows loss in first half as revenues grow.
  • Moller reveals Teekay Corp exit
    CEO Bjorn Moller announces retirement with Teekay Offshore boss Peter Evensen taking over the hot seat.
  • Bulker grounds in Aegean Sea
    Syrian ship awaiting tugs after it lodged on sand off island of Chios.
  • Norwegian ship feared hijacked
    No contact with bitumen carrier Asphalt Venture leads to suspicion of piracy off Tanzanian coast.
  • Statoil stretches Skandi Stord stay
    Norwegian charterer takes up the last of its options on a Dof anchor handler it first fixed over a decade ago.
  • P&O needs good Neighbours
    Cruise line pays for ship to feature in "positive" storyline of long-running Australian soap.
  • Sevan extends Centrica FPSO deal
    Norwegian owner charters cylindrical production unit for another six months in North Sea.
  • Joint venture joy for Camillo Eitzen
    Oslo-listed shipowner reveals potential $9m profit after teaming up with Bourbon boss in ethylene venture.
  • Crew costs continue to climb
    Small bulker owners are the hardest hit as manning expenses rise once again, study shows.
  • Danish ferry pulled after oil leak
    High-speed Villum Clausen out of service until at least 6 October due to lube leak at Ystad.
  • Novorossiysk up by a fifth
    Russian Black Sea port increases profit on higher revenues in first half of 2010.
  • Arpeni appoints lawyers
    Indonesian shipowner appoints legal advisors to contest Korea Securities Finance Corp suit.
  • Paragon likes liner
    Michael Bodouroglou said boxships provided the "best opportunity" for new investments.
  • Mexico closes oil ports
    Key export terminals of Dos Bocas and Cayo Arcas shut down due to bad weather in Gulf of Mexico.
  • UK's Red Funnel readies axe
    Ferry owner to chop more jobs and slash high-speed services to cut spiralling costs.
  • Tankers should take cover
    Gibson's head of research Steve Christy predicts tough times for tankers over the next two years.
  • LR in Far East focus
    CEO Sadler says future will be China, but HQ will never leave 'the home of classification'.
  • China cash dries up
    DnB NOR says shipowners are beginning to return to conventional shipping banks for finance.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Shippers laud Oberstar carrier bill
  • 'Golden' opportunity for Asia/Europe rates?
  • Maersk TA2 loop resumes Mobile calls
  • China Airlines to pay in price-fixing probe
  • DOT releases 'next step' of National Rail Plan
  • CBP withdraws 'first sale' proposal
  • Report: Asia spending to $32 trillion by 2030
  • House committee urged to lift Cuba restrictions
  • Livingston offers U.S.-Mexico border brokerage
  • ILA's N.Y., Philadelphia protest enters 2nd day
  • L.A. port hires WWL executive
  • Arian named to Los Angeles port board

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Fjord Line investigates LNG
    Fjord Line Denmark A/S has decided to make a feasibility study for the purpose to use LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) as fuel on the two ferry-newbuildings, which will
  • Fulton captain has passed away
    Legendary captain Mogens Frohn Nielsen has passed away at the age of 75 years. Mogens Frohn Nielsen pioneered the use of sailingships as floating education and school for youngsters with

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
  • Sales of AWT's ship routing technology increase substantially
    Fleets realise bunker fuel savings of up to 10 percent and in turn reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Bunker market firms in key ports
    Healthy demand in Gibraltar.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah, Suez
    NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Ferry operator's bunker costs $1million off target
    UK company to cut services and axe staff.
  • Supplier pressing for tax relief on bunkers
    IndianOil 'taking the lead' in talks with State Governments.
  • Gains in midweek bunker prices
    Mixed demand in Asia's key bunker ports.
  • Strikes continue to disrupt Fos deliveries
    34 tankers waiting to discharge cargo.
  • SSA head questions low sulphur fuel as green alternative
    Low sulphur fuels mean 'more time and energy' spent on refining, says S.S Teo.
  • Swedish firm wins $6.7 million order for Fujairah terminal
    Supplying automation system for phase 6 of Vopak's oil tank terminal expansion.
  • Systems approach to ship design leads to 'major efficiency'
    Investing in individual components 'not enough', says Rolls-Royce research head.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
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MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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