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BRIEFS
April 11, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Corp in 3rd China venture - Guangzhou
    PSA Corp yesterday announced its latest overseas venture - its third in China - under which it will help manage and run three container berths at Guangzhou.
  • Hyundai reduces N Korea cruises
  • South Korea leads in record year for shipbuilding industry
  • Freemantle crane productivity Line is overdrawn highest of Aussie ports in Q4
Air and Land Transport
  • Grounded Ansett: Wing cracks won't delay Easter flights
    ANSETT, Australia's second-largest carrier after Qantas Airways, grounded its entire Boeing 767-200 fleet yesterday after engineers carrying out safety checks last weekend discovered cracks of up to 5cm in the engine pylons in three of the aircraft.
  • Northwest Airlines, mechanics in tentative deal
  • Largest airline is born as American completes TWA purchase

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Corp in 3rd China venture - Guangzhou
    PSA Corp yesterday announced its latest overseas venture - its third in China - under which it will help manage and run three container berths at Guangzhou.
  • Hyundai reduces N Korea cruises
  • South Korea leads in record year for shipbuilding industry
  • Freemantle crane productivity Line is overdrawn highest of Aussie ports in Q4
Air and Land Transport
  • Grounded Ansett: Wing cracks won't delay Easter flights
    ANSETT, Australia's second-largest carrier after Qantas Airways, grounded its entire Boeing 767-200 fleet yesterday after engineers carrying out safety checks last weekend discovered cracks of up to 5cm in the engine pylons in three of the aircraft.
  • Northwest Airlines, mechanics in tentative deal
  • Largest airline is born as American completes TWA purchase

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • USDA sets $32M for port inspectors
    The agency will add 350 personnel at critical ports of entry to protect against animal and plant diseases.
  • Another Cho Yang ship held
    The carrier's troubles deepened this week when the vessel CY Honour was arrested in Felixstowe.
  • Canadian customs extends e-filing deadline
    The deadline for customs brokers to file import information electronically has been extended to July 1.
  • Panama shaken by shipping register scandal
    An investigation into Panama's Maritime Authority has uncovered as many as 1,000 unqualified sailors working under false documents.
  • Czech Air launched JFK-Prague service
  • British company starts trans-Atlantic Antonov service
  • Strike ends at Bangladeshi port
  • Customs gets $2.3B in Bush budget
  • Rail slump eases in March
  • Budget shifts MSP to Defense
  • End to Santos strike
  • Great Western offers larger containers
  • China vows logistics upgrade
  • Northwest, mechanics reach deal

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosfre LCL Company records rapid growth
  • Tan Cang expansion
  • Portnet up for Seatrade Award
  • P&O director Remi Speld retires after 38 years
  • Hyundai launches new web site
  • UPS makes Philippine move
  • FedEx upgrades mainland service
  • American Airlines opens Miami service centre

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Northwest agreement with pilots
  • New chairman European Shippers' Council
  • New juice centre Port of Rotterdam
  • Atlas Air has entered into a contract for services with Martinair Holland.
  • Amsterdam in German terminal
  • Signs of recovery for rail
  • Chemical company from Rotterdam to Antwerp

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping bodies exhorted to donate to seamen's fund
  • Varun Shipping's net up 81 pc
  • TNWA agrees to slot exchange with Evergreen
  • Safmarine enters transpacific trade thru slot allocations
  • Canmar, Senator restructure Canada-Med. service
  • P&O Nedlloyd & MOL upgrade Asia-SA service
  • Record results for Panalpina
  • Lykes to offer customs services
  • Maersk Sealand upgrades Mideast-South Africa service
  • Hapag-Lloyd's parent posts 59 pc jump in profit
  • Kalmar Industries' acquisition of Nelcon BV confirmed
  • China to phase out older ships
  • GAC starts ship-to-ship services in Vietnam
  • New reefer container ships for Cosco
  • Unishipping to open SA office
  • NYK adds online services
  • First of four 6,800-TEU P&O Nedlloyd ship to be named
  • Hanjin HI secures 45 pc of its new order target this year
  • ECU-Line, NACA in pact on transatlantic trade
  • Mercosul Line orders two container vessels from Brazil
  • Wan Hai Lines to put 5 box ships on Asia-US West Coast route in June
  • Hyundai takes delivery of largest container vessel
  • AP Moller team in SA to discuss ports
  • Malaysia to prop up ports
  • Hyundai books $ 334 m orders
  • Maersk Logistics bags two AFIA trophies
  • Seattle port to spend $ 50 m for Hanjin
  • No extending SIL validity period: HC
  • Govt identifies 2 potential areas for mango, apple AEZs
  • Review abatement rates, urges Ficci
  • CII dedicates itself to cause of India-Iran economic partnership
  • Zonal JDGFT spells out Exim Policy sops
  • ChPI Worldwide 2001 to be held in London this Oct.
  • China asks India to go easy on anti-dumping probes
  • Kandla Port handles 36.7 m tons in 2000-01
  • Cochin Port exceeds cargo handling target by 9.3 pc
  • LCL cargo movement surges from ICD-Sabarmati to D'Node
  • Inflation falls to 5.43 pc
  • Another bumper crop year ahead: Minister
  • Red Chambers may set up processing base in India
  • Main steel producers free to charge actual freight
  • New office-bearers of ACHAA elected
  • Si'Tarc gets international accreditation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Montreal barge back in service soon, avails set to improve
  • Crude oil higher on product strength, repeat of last year's collapse on the cards?
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • EMMF says time is up for substandard barge operators
  • Company updates
  • Bakri to offer bunkers at Dammam and expand facilities at Yanbu

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Hyper-accelerated corrosion likely caused Castor problems
    The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping and ABS have jointly announced preliminary findings that point to hyper-accelerated corrosion as the probable principal cause behind the structural failure of the product tanker Castor.
  • OMI adds ships
    OMI Corporation has agreed to acquire two 37,000 dwt product carriers under construction in South Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the Fall of this year and has also exercised an option to contract with Sumitomo Corporation for a newbuilding 47,000 dwt product carrier.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Castor corrosion could impact on surveys - ABS
    AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping has warned that the extent and rapid spreading of corrosion aboard the product tanker Castor was the most likely reason for its casualty and could ultimately...
  • P&I lawyer Bielecki is barred for lying
    LEADING P&I lawyer Jacek 'Jack' Bielecki - famed for leading a high-rolling millionaire lifestyle despite massive debts - has been banned from legal practice after lying...
  • Sea Containers wins canal
    SEA Containers has won a 40-year concession from the Greek government to operate the historic Corinth Canal, traversed by some 12,000 vessels a year. The canal is situated approximately 30...
  • Renaissance bailed out by Malvern in $80m deal
    Malvern Maritime, an Isle of Man-based investor with no known track record in shipping, is set to secure the future of Renaissance Cruises with an $80m injection of fresh capital. In return...

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Castor hit by 'rapid corrosion'
  • Pacific NW power crisis escalates
  • LR offers to promote transparency
  • Budget cut for US Army Corps
  • Yangshan project wins approval
  • US uncovers Honduran licence fraud
  • GL takes fuel cell initiative
  • PSA Corp inks deal with Guangzhou
  • China Shipbuilding seeks job cuts
  • Hyundai to cut North Korea cruises
  • Tanker ban 'will hit 6,000 calls'
  • Chatham mud bar 'known in January'
  • Panama Canal head honoured
  • Izar courts US Navy
  • Drug smugglers canned in Sydney
  • USCG in line for budget boost
  • DB to raise Wilhelmshaven funds
  • Seamen killed in blast off Fujairah
  • Cochin terminal 'will go ahead'
  • Marad budget slashed
  • Miami-Bahamas service under way
  • FGH gets $100M lifeline
  • 'Charleston Five' campaign launched

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Pour NOL, les PC de plus de 5.500 TEU ne sont pas la panacée
    Jamais dans l’histoire des trafics de lignes régulières les générations de navires ne se sont succédées aussi rapidement qu’au cours des 15 dernières années. On est passé des PC de 3.000 TEU, qui pendant quelques années constituèrent le cheval de bataille, à des PC de 4.000 TEU, puis à 4.500, 5000, 5.500, 6.000/6.500, 7.000/8000 TEU avec Mærsk Sealand. Et aujourd’hui, on attend l’annonce des premières commandes de PC de 9.000 à 10.000 TEU, dont on sait qu’ils sont sérieusement pris en considération par certains armements.
  • Zeekanaal veut augmenter le contingent de pilotes
    Les administrateurs du canal maritime Bruxelles-Escaut ont l’intention de rajeunir le contingent actuel de pilotes indépendants sur le canal maritime. Le corps de pilotes existant doit être agrandi parce qu’un certain nombre de collègues plus âgés sont partis à la pension ou sont sur le point d’arriver à ce statut.
  • Wegtransport obtient la logistique de Xerox Document Supplies
    La société néerlandaise de distibution et de logistique Wegtransport (Amsterdam) a obtenu le contrat pour la logistique de Xerox Document Supplies dans le Benelux. Un contrat de trois ans a été signé par Luc Geelen, directeur général de XDS, et Ron van ‘t Schip, le patron de Wegtransport. Le partenariat est entré en vigueur le 1er avril.
  • “Clients européens du rail: unissez-vous!”
    Les clients fret européens du rail doivent unir leurs forces, de manière à faire en sorte que les bonnes décisions soient prises et appliquées. Telle fut la principale conclusion d’une récente audition organisée à Bruxelles par Railserv, le projet européen de services ferroviaires de fret, en collaboration étroite avec la Commission européenne.

Marine Linkweb site
  • Varna Shipyard Could Be Up By July
  • As Mississippi Rises, Locks Close
  • Moody's Downgrades ACL
  • Budget Proposal Raises Transport Spending
  • Seacor's Fabrikant Earns 140% Bonus Boost
  • MMA To Host Fishing, Ferry Industry Event

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Strike halts Corinth canal traffic
    Workers are protesting canal privatisation plans.
  • US Coast Guard to upgrade fleet
    The agency is to select from three competing industry consortia for its fleet modernising project.
  • Canadian shipbuilders seek tax breaks
    Employment at shipyards has fallen by several thousand since the mid-1990s.
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns on US slowdown
    Container line chief Bernd Wrede fears growth could be reversed this year.
  • Italian brokers lobby to delay single hull ban
    Efforts to stop the Italian government extending its single hull tanker ban are stepping up.
  • Carisbrooke ship sinks
    Outlook for the Cheryl C partially submerged on rocks off the coast of Portugal looks bleak.
  • Varun profits soar
    India's Varun Shipping Co has sustained an unbroken 17-year profit record on the back of improved rates.
  • Cruiseship set for auction
    A cruise vessel detained for over six years is to be sold off in May.
  • Osprey gives Hanjin LNG break
    John Fredriksen's Osprey has been spreading its newbuildings around to find early deliveries.
  • Crew block reefer
    Russian crew are holding up a Cypriot-flagged reefer vessel over unpaid wages.
  • Ming Wah shareholders advised to hang fire
    Advisers say shareholders of takeover target Ming Wah could do well to hang onto their stock.
  • Share option error boost for Skaugen
    Mix up leads to securities houses going short on shares in Norwegian gas carrier and tanker owner.
  • DFDS sells ro-ro
    Danish transporation group DFDS moves to slim down ro-ro age profile.
  • IMC sails into the black
    Hong Kong-listed bulk shipping company recovers from 1999 losses.
  • OMI extends product tanker play
    US tanker player OMI has hit the acquisition and newbuilding trail again to boost its product tanker fleet.
  • Stowaway problem hits Japan
    Several cases of stowaways have been uncovered in Japan as its ports become the latest target of illegal immigrants.
  • HMM halves North Korean cruises
    The Korean shipowner is cutting cruises to the North in a bid to save the loss making operation.
  • ST Marine profits leap 28%
    First quarter profits leap on the back of improving turnover and investments.
  • Seacor boss coins it
    Charles Fabrikant, ceo of the Houston-based offshore vessel operator, saw his bonus leap 140% last year.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
LOGISTICS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
The documentation requested by the company has been sent to Terminal Investment Limited
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
The purpose is to detect, avoid, deter, delay and report attacks and incidents on ships.
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
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
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
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%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
SHIPPING
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
Hamburg
New historical record of containers transported by the fleet
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
SHIPPING
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
Brussels
The ferry companies remind us of this by highlighting the need to have an adequate supply of electricity.
SHIPPING
The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector has not brought about significant changes in the shipping market
Brussels
This is stated in a report adopted by the European Commission, which found no evidence of tendencies towards evasion or avoidance of the law
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -4.2%
Barcelona
Containers down -4.2% due to -18.8% reduction in transhipped boxes
NEWS
Complaint filed for fraud and corruption against Bolloré Group
Paris
Allegations relating to activities carried out in the context of logistics and port operations in Africa sold in 2022
SHIPPING
US FMC surveys seven major global maritime corridors
Washington
Federal agency threatens to ban Panamanian-flagged ships from US ports
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in German ports began to grow again (+2.3%)
Wiesbaden
It is still lower than the pre-Covid level, as is container traffic alone which amounted to 13.3 million TEU (+4.9%)
TRADE
BIMCO: The application of specific port charges to Chinese ships calling at the US will prove a disaster for the American economy
London
The impact of the proposed measures on China's dominance in shipbuilding is highly uncertain
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Montaresi: the solution and the approach proposed by the AdSP and the Port Authority are confirmed
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
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
INSTITUTIONS
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
RIVER TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
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
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
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
TRUCKING
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
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
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
››› 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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
INDUSTRY
Accelleron revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Baden
Net profit up +63.1%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new ship Norwegian Aqua to Norwegian Cruise Line
Trieste
It has a gross tonnage of 156,300 tons.
PORTS
The tender for the first lot of the new electricity distribution network in the port of La Spezia has started
The Spice
Intervention worth 36.9 million euros
SHIPPING
In 2024 d'Amico International Shipping recorded a decline in time charter revenues
Luxembourg
-7.6% decline on the previous record year
PORTS
Global Ports Holding's port terminals handled record cruise traffic in 2024
Istanbul
The company's revenue increased by +21%
PORTS
In the first two months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.7%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
TRADE
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
TRUCKING
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
COMPANIES
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
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