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August 11, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chemoil, Itochu tie up to take on local oil market
    [SINGAPORE] US-based independent bunker seller Chemoil Corp, one of the world's largest independent physical bunker suppliers, has joined hands with Itochu Corp in a joint venture to carry out fuel oil trading and bunkering activities in Singapore.
  • Cosco Int'l in talks to buy Cosco Network
  • Semb Marine wins $66m deal
  • Two die in bulker sinking
Air and Land Transport
  • Ailing Thai airline seeks a lift from foreign partner
    [BANGKOK] Thailand's ailing, second-largest national airline is considering offers from more than 10 parties and will announce a strategic partnership in October, chairman Somchai Bencharongkul said on Wednesday night.
  • Cathay Pacific likely to raise cargo capacity
  • Concorde engines undergoing safety refinements: BA
  • Japan carriers to set up e-commerce site
  • UPS bags US$150m deal from US chipmaker
  • Telstra tie-up will boost sales by up to A$700m:Qantas
  • China Southern adds A319 to fleet

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chemoil, Itochu tie up to take on local oil market
    [SINGAPORE] US-based independent bunker seller Chemoil Corp, one of the world's largest independent physical bunker suppliers, has joined hands with Itochu Corp in a joint venture to carry out fuel oil trading and bunkering activities in Singapore.
  • Cosco Int'l in talks to buy Cosco Network
  • Semb Marine wins $66m deal
  • Two die in bulker sinking
Air and Land Transport
  • Ailing Thai airline seeks a lift from foreign partner
    [BANGKOK] Thailand's ailing, second-largest national airline is considering offers from more than 10 parties and will announce a strategic partnership in October, chairman Somchai Bencharongkul said on Wednesday night.
  • Cathay Pacific likely to raise cargo capacity
  • Concorde engines undergoing safety refinements: BA
  • Japan carriers to set up e-commerce site
  • UPS bags US$150m deal from US chipmaker
  • Telstra tie-up will boost sales by up to A$700m:Qantas
  • China Southern adds A319 to fleet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Shippers associations prosper on OSRA
    The groups have helped small- and mid-sized importers and exporters gain greater bargaining power.
  • UPS snares National Semiconductor logistics account from FedEx
    UPS gets five years, $150 million to run NatSem's global supply chain.
  • Shipowners attracting record rates for charters
    The bull market is is seeing record highs for most types of vessels.
  • L.A. Harbor board OKs Maersk's 25-year lease
    Pier 400 will be the largest box terminal in the world when done.
  • DOT calls for industry talks on HOS truck rules
    The controversial rules overhaul hours-of-service guidelines.
  • Euro bureaucrats should quit while they're ahead on bulk shipping
    Regulators' latest foray into the tanker business has done a world of good for the industry - for the moment.
  • Marine Transport Corp. posts second-quarter loss
  • Tradiant teams up with Vitria Technology
  • BNSF to develop intermodal terminal, auto facility in Joliet
  • G-Log, webMethods form e-commerce transportation partnership
  • TNT Post Group launches online payment service
  • BA World Cargo reports 13% gain in revenue
  • APL names Teoh director for Asia/Middle East
  • JAL, Vietnam Airlines to start service between Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Coal, intermodal gains spur slight increase in rail traffic
  • Katie saga: Ship escorted to Quebec; may be impounded
  • China looks to revive ports in the southwest
  • Emery expands guaranteed service within Asia

Sched Netweb site
  • BAX Global's ocean services now cover all Asia
  • Asia, Africa rate restoration
  • Cathay Pacific announces record interim results
  • SIA completes purchase of 25 per cent stake in ANZ
  • Hainan Airlines makes inaugural flight to Macau

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
  • Shipping rates rising
  • Cathay Pacific profit jumps
  • Salvesen with GM contract
  • Kühne & Nagel: profit higher than expected
  • KLM employees leave of their own accord
  • New Europe-Asia service Lloyd Triestino
  • High Hamburg container growth
  • US Airways to resume Philadelphia-Amsterdam service
  • BA-KLM merger complete 'around end of September'
  • Boycott of Betuwelijn threatens

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI Board accepts PWC's plan on rs 1,800-cr. ship acquisition
  • UPASI pleads for customs duty hike on rubber, coffee & tea
  • Garment exports up by 9 pc in January-July 2000
  • Seafood exports increase by 13 pc
  • Cardamom exports touch 100 t in Q1
  • IMC-IVCCI seminar on Indo-Vietnamese Relations today
  • JN Port bid to attract larger ships- Now higher draft for vessels sailing out
  • New York Life on board with GPPL
  • SAIL to Meet Rlys' rolling-stock needs
  • Ficci seeks full tax holiday for corporatised SSIs
  • SSI credit quarantee scheme from September: Minister
  • IOC to form 5 JVs for LNG project
  • IT industry logs 38 pc growth

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
  • Singapore bunkers seesawing in confused market
  • Polish price indications
  • St. Petersburg avails improved
  • Good avails in Tallinn
  • Demand still slow in the Great Belt
  • Falmouth market snapshot
  • Rotterdam: Blending material in short supply
  • East and West Africa snapshot
  • Tight avails keeps Fujairah prices high
  • Sapref closure continues
  • Posted prices for Colombo and Taiwan
  • Japanese bunker prices steady
  • Mixed avails among South Korean suppliers
  • Singapore today
  • Hong Kong market review
  • Good avails in Italy and Malta
  • Quiet week in Gibraltar
  • Mixed barge situations in Istanbul
  • Piraeus market review
  • Jeddah market snapshot
  • Tight avails in Port Said
  • Petrobras resumes 24 hour deliveries at selected ports
  • New weekly global averages

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
  • Lloyd Triestino to launch new express service between Europe and Asia
  • TMM Lines adds 500 reefers to container fleet
  • Firmenich and Clariant: subzone status in Port Authority FTZ

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
  • Hvide Marine cuts losses
    "We are gradually turning the corner," commented Hvide Marine, Inc.CEO Gerhard E. Kurz. as the company today reported a net loss of $3.3 million or $0.33 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. That compares with a net loss of $23.7 million or $1.53 per diluted share for the year-earlier period.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Metrostar lands ten tanker deal
    THEODORE Angelopoulos' Metrostar group has emerged as the winner of a bidding war in the massive en bloc sale of 10 World-Wide Shipping tankers.
  • Canada Maritime rocked by departure of Gordon Braun
    CANADA Maritime has been rocked by a shake-up of top management with chief executive Gordon Braun leaving the company, claim well- placed sources.
  • Den norske Bank purge pays off
    DEN norske Bank's celebrated internal clean-up and purge of high-risk borrowers launched in the autumn of 1998 has nearly halved its exposure on oil and gas related loans, to NKr5.6bn ($629m) as of June 30. The figure had been about NKr10bn two years ago.
  • Repsol profits surge on back of YPF acquisition
    ENERGY group Repsol YPF has said its first-half net profit rose by 303% to E1.14bn ($1.03bn), boosted by high oil prices and by the rewards of last year's purchase of Argentina's leading oil company YPF.
  • 'More surgery needed' to bring value to P&O
    FURTHER restructuring to unlock shareholder value remains necessary at P&O even after the forthcoming demerger of its cruise business, a leading investment bank has warned.
  • P&O Princess shares to be rated below US peers
    SHARES in the de-merged P&O Princess cruise business will initially be rated at just below the weighted average of its US peer group, UBS Warburg believes, Tony Gray writes.
  • Tirrenia, Fincantieri discuss third ro-pax
    ITALIAN state-owned ferry operator Tirrenia di Navigazione and Fincantieri are in negotiations over an order for a fast conventional ferry worth more than E100m ($91m), Lloyd's List can reveal.
  • Row goes on as Katie reaches port
    The US-owned ro-ro GTS Katie tied up in the port of Becancour yesterday with no apparent end in sight to the commercial dispute that saw her forcibly boarded by Canadian forces intent on retrieving $150m worth of military hardware, writes Sandra Speares.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
  • Kværner slammed for 'aid abuses'
  • USCG spill team hits 12 ships
  • Scapegoat masters - Fairplay report
  • VLCCs witness mid-summer mayhem
  • Heating oil deficit spur for VLCCs
  • People smuggling officers gaoled
  • Venice fixes towage charges
  • PSA quits Tuscan terminal
  • LT boosts Europe-Asia service
  • JN port defies chemicals protest
  • Malta blast families seek damages
  • Metra revives Wärtsilä name
  • Stowaway squabble closes port
  • Maltese cross over cruise brochure
  • Hyundai speeds up shipyard spin off
  • Estonia diver 'not bank-rolled'
  • LA approves Mærsk lease

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Lloyd Triestino donne une nouvelle dimension au service CEM
    Lloyd Triestino, filiale de Evergreen, va profondément modifier son service CEM entre la Chine, l'Europe et la Méditerranée à partir de la semaine 34 en alignant une nouvelle flotte de porte-containers plus grands et plus rapides. Il s'agit de navires postpanamax du type "U" de Evergreen, pouvant embarquer 5.364 TEU et atteindre une vitesse de croisière de 25 nœuds. Le premier départ est programmé pour le 21 août, lorsque le "LT Ursula" lèvera l'ancre à Shanghai.
  • Autriche : road-pricing pour le transport TIR à partir du 1er juillet 2002
    Le conseil des ministres autrichien a décrété que le péage automatique (road-pricing) pour les transports routiers TIR entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet 2002. Toutefois, Michael Schmid, ministre de l'Infrastructure et des Transports, a annoncé que le délai pour la soumission de devis relatifs au système de perception du péage (échéance prévue: 15 août 2000) a été prorogé de trois mois "afin de pouvoir choisir la solution la plus moderne et la plus économique".
  • Hausse de 25% du trafic combiné Hongrie/ports allemands
    Intercontainer/Interfrigo signale qu'au premier semestre de cette année, un trafic record a été noté entre les ports maritimes allemands et la Hongrie. Ce trafic a enregistré une progression de 25%, malgré la grève des deux premières semaines de février chez MAV.

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Jurong Shipyard Wins Cableship Contract
  • Lockheed Martin Wins Search And Rescue Upgrade Contract
  • Racal Pelagos Granted $40 Million NOAA Contract
Breaking News
  • Full Steam Ahead For Big Cruise Lines
  • HHI Profits Plummet 68%
  • Viktor Lenac Gets $25M Contract
  • Whales Alter Adriatic Navigation
  • Engine Room Explosion Cripples Freighter
  • Large Tanker Rates Soar
  • Bollinger Acquires Five Friede Goldman Shipyards
  • Tidewater To Purchase Platform Supply Vessels

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 10, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Jurong Shipyard Wins Cableship Contract
  • Lockheed Martin Wins Search And Rescue Upgrade Contract
  • Racal Pelagos Granted $40 Million NOAA Contract
Breaking News
  • Full Steam Ahead For Big Cruise Lines
  • HHI Profits Plummet 68%
  • Viktor Lenac Gets $25M Contract
  • Whales Alter Adriatic Navigation
  • Engine Room Explosion Cripples Freighter
  • Large Tanker Rates Soar
  • Bollinger Acquires Five Friede Goldman Shipyards
  • Tidewater To Purchase Platform Supply Vessels

TradeWindsweb site
  • Color guarantee to lift boycott
    Color Line is putting up a guarantee to lift the four-day-old union blockade of a chartered-in ferry.
  • Hvide turning the corner
    US offshore operator and tanker owner Hvide Marine Inc is steadily improving as first-half results reveal, but there is still a long way to go.
  • DnB ship lending rises
    Norway's biggest bank DnB Group has increased its exposure to shipping in the first half this year, but is focusing on high-quality clients.
  • Christiania ship lending up 15%
    Norway's second bank has recorded a 15% rise in lending to shipping, but much of the increase is due to the stronger dollar.
  • Swire chief shifts to LevelSeas
    Hong Kong's Swire Group shipping company China Navigation has lost its managing director to the dot.com world.
  • Losses weigh down Silja Line
    Fuel costs and the abolition of duty free sales in the Gulf of Bothnia are making heavy weather for Finnish cruiseship and ferry operator Silja Group.
  • Kvaerner slammed in US audit
    Anglo-Norwegian group Kvaerner is being scathingly criticised for wasting millions of US taxpayers' dollars in a Philadelphia shipyard deal.
  • Ming Wah Universal profits soar
    Singapore-stocklisted Ming Wah Universal (Bermuda) Co is expecting a buoyant second half to the year, based on its earnings for the first six months of 2000.
  • SembCorp Marine nets first cablelayer
    Singapore's SembCorp Marine has boosted the newbuilding orderbook for subsidiary Jurong Shipyard with a $66m contract.
  • SCI three-way split planned
    Plans to focus the state-owned Indian shipping company on three key areas have been made in a report from consultants.
  • Bulkers boost Finland's Aspo
    Higher coal and iron ore shipments by ESL Shipping help Finland's Aspo Group to a strong first-half result.
  • Cammell Laird cash earmarked for Varna
    Bulgarian officials have detailed plans to spend up to $10m of Cammell Laird's funds as part of its rescue bid for Bulgaria's Varna Shipyard.
  • Daewoo talks up buyer interest
    Troubled Korean shipbuilder Daewoo says an Austrlian company is interested in buying into its shipbuilding unit, but observers are skeptical.
  • Bohai Shipyard nets new tanker order
    China's Bohai Shipyard is beefing up its small tanker orderbook, while it awaits confirmation on Suezmax and Aframax newbuildings.
  • Australia nets two offenders
    July was a quiet month for Australia's notoriously thorough port state control teams, who detained just two vessels during the month.
  • Pictures reveal seriousness of engine girder defects
    TradeWinds has obtained photos which give some of the first indications of VLCC engine bedplate problems.
  • OSG operating income jumps
    The US bulk shipowner has benefited from the rise in tanker rates but the bottom line still reflects restructuring costs.
  • Advisors appointed for LASCO sell-off
    The four year saga of Latvian Shipping Co's privatisation has moved a step closer with the selection of auditors to advise on the sell-off process.
  • Marine Transport logs losses
    US shipowner Marine Transport Corp has unveiled second quarter and interim losses, after being forced to pay out high charterhire levels during the year to date.
  • Moller linked to fresh boxship orders
    Danish giant A P Moller is rumoured to be in the process of firming up an order for up to five boxship newbuildings in Korea.
  • Frontline wins Golden Ocean battle
    Shipowner Frontline sailed through a hearing at a Delaware bankruptcy court on Friday and could take over Golden Ocean assets from next week.
  • Frontline coup hailed by market
    If timing is everything in business, John Fredriksen's next key decision after buying the 13 modern VLCCs formerly owned by the Golden Ocean Group will be when to sell out.
  • Cablelayer boom nets GulfMark $3.6m
    Strong demand for cablelayers has resulted in a healthy profit on the sale of a platform supply vessel for the US company.
  • Cargoship Estela named rustbucket
    Port state control authorities in the Paris MOU region have singled out a small freighter with serious structural corrosion for its latest "rustbucket of the month" title.
  • Aker rejects "too low" Kvaerner bid
    Company owned by Kjell Inge Rokke has turned down the $500m offer from rival led by chairman Christian Bjelland as the takeover battle intensifies.
  • Pacific Carriers nets profit on newbuildings
    Asian shipowner Pacific Carriers has raked in over $2m profit each on the sale of two product tankers to OMI Corp.
  • Maritrans earnings slide
    Interim profits fell for US tanker owner Maritrans Inc, but the company remains upbeat about future plans.
  • Jacobs in profits warning
    The quoted UK shipping and logistics company has warned of a first-half operating loss as its internet delivery service fails to take off.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
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MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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