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December 12, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Sched Netweb site
  • APL, CMA CGM share podium
  • Kobe battles with mediocrity
  • Kintetsu World Express makes logistics move with Capstan
  • Maersk makes Southeast Asian service changes
  • Yunnan goes with the flow
  • CAAC pushing for unity
  • UK experts say Hong Kong operations safe
  • Guangzhou expressway set for landing next September

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • European Leaders not satisfied after marathon meeting
  • Dutch rail faces unofficial strikes
  • Lufthansa hopes for Brussels approval
  • Halifax want to be ready for big ships
  • Lillian Borrone departs NY-NJ ports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI may implement some of PwC suggestions
  • Global pepper exports up, but India's down
  • Bangla jute imports hit industry
  • Garment exports rise by 6.31 pc in eight months
  • Kazakhstan keen on using Iranian ports as trade corridor to India
  • Direct tax structure in for change
  • Urea industry decontrol urged
  • DCA cuts forms to 11
  • Assocham seeks fast-track route for excise case
  • ICRA projects 6.5 pc GDP growth
  • RBI sells $ 15.3 bn in six months
  • Inflation rate moves up
  • Aluminium output up by 6.8 pc in April-Oct.
  • Growth-oriented duty policy for textile sector on anvil
  • Automatic approval route limit for ECBs may be doubled
  • Bombay Chamber moots measures to tone up economy
  • Forex reserves touch new peak at $ 39 bn
  • Forex reserves up by $1,214 million to $38,291 million
  • Executive Development Programme on "Export Management" at Thane

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Mediterranean bunkers start week softer
  • Big spread in Fujairah indications as market seeks direction
  • Slight rebound seen in Singapore after last week's massive losses
  • Brazil bunker prices off by $7-10
  • Rotterdam bunker market outlook
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Novorossiysk opens after weather calms down
  • Delays seen in Iraqi oil loadings
  • Very tight avails reported on the US East Coast
  • IEA wants more oil despite lower consumption forecast, OPEC wants to cut
  • Bunker indications for Italy
  • Iraq to resume oil exports under new oil-for-food phase
  • OPEC to cut output by 1 million barrels per day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • J. Lauritzen A/S, the Danish shipping company takes over Cool Carriers
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Merger container companies
  • Rotterdam: Cooperation with the port of New York
  • Veterinary inspection station reopened

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Malta Dry Docks gets first FPSO
    Malta Dry Docks has won an order from Brovig RDS to convert the 133,500 dwt , 1971-built tanker Northia into an FPSO to be based in the ISIS field off Tunisia.
  • Lauritzen acquires Cool Carriers
    Denmark's J. Lauritzen A/S has acquired the Cool Carriers AB unit of Norway's Leif Höegh & Co.
  • P&I Club warns on revised IMDG Code
    The London P&I Club says the latest revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code has a large number of errors, some of them potentially dangerous.
  • ENSCO to take stake in new jack-up
    ENSCO International Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Keppel FELS Limited through which ENSCO will acquire, for $30 million in cash and management and procurement services, a 25% ownership interest in a new harsh environment jackup rig that is currently under construction.
  • Pasha Hawaiian exercises option with Halter
    Friede Goldman Halter Inc., has announced that Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines has exercised an option with Halter Marine Inc. for the construction of a second 579-foot car carrier.
  • GD gets funding for DDG 99 and 101
    General Dynamics is to receive a $661 million modification to its 1998-2001 DDG 51 Class multiyear contract, providing the funding to complete construction of the next two ships in the DDG 51 Class .

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Maersk and Safmarine do the SAMBA
  • Taljaard hearing postponed
  • Jan Mors does wonders for Dar
  • Walvis volumes rise 23%
  • Transnet commits R4,5 billion to infrastructure upgrades
  • Zimbabwe offers big bounties for fraud info
  • Another seafreight grouping announces internet portal
  • Zimbabwe to challenge SA's Moz dominance
  • New equipment clicks in at Beira
  • Talks continue over Mutare container park
  • Trade cluster forms part of restructured SADC
  • What a shipping line gets up to in a year
  • Assess economic impact, and plan accordingly
  • Companies must take charge
  • AIDS will decimate skilled workforce
  • More Zambian teachers dying than can be trained
  • It will adversely affect major multinationals' bottom lines
  • Transport continues to drive global economy
  • Bullish motor industry predicts real growth in SA economy
  • Vehicle exports accelerate
  • Breakbulk facilities blot CT's copy book
  • Durban gets the thumbs-up
  • Nigerian fraud scam goes electronic
  • Airport security plan reduces incidents
  • Seafreight trade hits record high
  • Sub-Saharan trade grows 4% in value
  • US terminal operator teams up with Dudula

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Guard captures smuggling vessel 126 miles south of Mexico
  • United States railroad freight falls 3.9 percent in November 2000
  • Hamburg Sud buys six new ships for service from US to South America
  • P&O Nedlloyd orders 59,000 containers for $130 million
  • BNSF launches "CarsOnTrack" service for consumers to move personal vehicles

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lauritzen buys Cool
    A new giant will bestride the reefer market next year following the disclosure that J Lauritzen is acquiring Cool Carriers from Leif Höegh for $34.5m.
  • Fuel oil burning marks Erika anniversary
    HEAVY fuel oil recovered from the wreck of the Erika was due to start being burned yesterday just in time to mark the first anniversary of the wrecking of the tanker off the Brittany coast.
  • Tschudi & Eitzen to buy Denmark's KiL group
    NORWAY'S privately-held Tschudi & Eitzen is acquiring the Danish shipping group KiL, it was disclosed yesterday.
  • Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk
    Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk yesterday demanding lower excise tax on fuel. About 1,200 fishing vessels took part in blockades around the coast.
  • Why Lauritzen is playing it Cool
    THROWING money at a "financial problem child" is, on the face of it, an unusual way of improving the delinquent's behaviour.
  • The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses
    The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses, which is pictured at Aker Finnyards' shipyard of Rauma in Finland, is scheduled for sea trials at the end of this month with delivery to Irish Ferries expected in January. The 50,000 gt vessel will be able to accommodate up to 1,900 passengers.
  • Bank crisis hits Turkish shipping
    TURKEY'S latest economic crisis has been headed off, at least for now, thanks to the intervention of the International Monetary Fund, but the long-term effects look set to further strain the hard pressed maritime sector.
  • A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship
    A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship in the French harbour of Bordeaux in an attempt to stop the unloading of 22,000 tonnes of soyabeans coming from the United States. Greenpeace is claiming that the soyabeans are genetically modified.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • USCG checks Alaska pipeline
  • Incat signs with Bollinger
  • Atlantic storm hits shipping
  • IMDG Code 'dangerous' says club
  • PRS fails to regain IACS membership
  • Drug money laundering denied
  • Bremerhaven fears Maersk intentions
  • Estonia cover-up alleged
  • HK people smuggling ring 'smashed'
  • Singapore checks for Neptune Dorado
  • Unithai to beef up subsidiaries
  • RCI dumps Haines, Alaska
  • French to buy UK port
  • Chinese collision owners held
  • Princess powers down in Juneau
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
  • Fuel protests block Polish ports
  • New service for Mærsk Sealand
  • Gozo ferry hits quay
  • Taiwan to hold back Chinese imports
  • China denies curbing HPH
  • Cyanide threatens the Reef
  • Damaged VLCC allowed to proceed

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
DECEMBER 9, 2000
  • Delwaide plaide pour une collaboration plus structurée - sans fusion - avec Zeebrugge
    “Il est pour ainsi dire certain que nous nous acheminons vers un nouveau record historique pour le port, avec un transbordement de 125 millions de tonnes.” C’est par ce message que l’échevin du port Leo Delwaide a ouvert la dernière réunion de la commission communale pour le port de cette législature. Il a également tendu la main vers Zeebrugge: “Le changement de collèges est peut-être le moment opportun pour voir si nous pouvons mettre sur pied une forme de collaboration plus structurée.”
  • EuroMed fera bientôt deux escales hebdomadaires à Anvers
    L’armement Grimaldi, un des principaux clients réguliers du port d’Anvers, où il réalise plus de 250 escales par an avec ses différents services, aura connu une année 2000 particulièrement fertile en événements. Cela aura été l’année de l’intégration, tant au niveau des agences, dans le cadre de la création de “Grimaldi Belgium”, qu’au niveau des services. L’année 2001 sera celle de nouvelles expansions, plus précisément en ce qui concerne le service EuroMed, qui va de la Scandinavie à la Méditerranée et cumule les fonctions de carcarrier, de ligne régulière et de cabotage intra-européen.
  • Katoen Natie investit dans le sillage de l’expansion mondiale d’Ikea
    “Dans les dix années à venir, nous avons l’intention d’ouvrir 150 nouveaux magasins de par le monde et de créer des centres de distribution à un même rythme.” C’est ce qu’a déclaré Mats Rignell, le general manager d’Ikea Distribution Services West lors de l’inauguration officielle du nouveau centre de distribution du géant suédois du mobilier à Oosterhout. “Nous développerons nos relations avec Ikea à partir des Pays-Bas tout en suivant son expansion mondiale”, a ajouté Fernand Huts, le président du groupe Katoen Natie. Ikea construira trois districentres similaires au Royaume-Uni et un à Winterslag au cours des trois prochaines années. Ce dernier devrait être opérationnel au mois de janvier/février.

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Troubled KiL Shipping finds new life
    Two years after financial collapse Felix Tschudi (right) and Axel Eitzen buy a rehabilitated KiL from the banks.
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
    Danish owner pays over $35m to create world's largest reefer operation.
  • First International fails to defend court case
    Judge's order means Paul Slater faces costs over default on $10m loan.
  • Detained ship has 50 deficiencies
    Severely corroded Russian classed ship detained by UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
  • Malta wins Northia conversion
    Contract to convert old Shell suezmax tanker into FPSO goes to Mediterranean shiprepair yard.
  • IACS keeps PRS on the hook
    The outlook for the Polish Register is looking bleak but RINA survives post Erika probe.
  • Hansatee takes ESCO ferries
    Estonian passengership owner Hansatee has chartered Estonian Shipping Company's Estline ferries.
  • Steckmest aframax purchase off
    Norwegian owner Tom Steckmest has pulled out of a deal to buy two tankers from Jan Petter Roed.
  • Greece confirms new licences
    Greece has issued 32 ferry licences to improve competition in the wake of the Express Samina tragedy.
  • MOL linked to deal for five VLCCs
    Japan's second largest shipping company is being linked to a large order for VLCC newbuildings.
  • Petrovietnam in gas ship expansion
    The shipping arm of Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company is making further inroads into ship ownership.
  • Sonasurf returns for Danish PSV option
    French/Angolan joint venture returns to Denmark for further PSV tonnage.
  • Safmarine sambas into South America
    The South African line is launching its daily SAMBA service to South America and the Middle East.
  • Hong Kong nabs nine PSC offenders
    A Uniglory boxship was one of the ships detained in November on port state control grounds.
  • Damaged World-Wide VLCC allowed into Canada
    Canadian authorities have agreed a plan to dock the Eastern Power, which sustained a crack in a cargo tank.

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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Miami
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Bern
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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
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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
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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Piraeus
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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
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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Tokyo
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SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
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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