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BRIEFS
April 19, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Disease, currency changes set off shift in reefer trade
    DISEASE outbreaks, currency woes and prohibitive freight rates have prompted a noticeable shift in the transport of reefer freight inbound to Asia.
  • Cosco adds route linking China and S-E Asia
  • EU fails to agree on post-Erika measures
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett Australia confident it can avert shutdown
    AIR New Zealand-owned Ansett was confident yesterday it could prevent Australia's air safety authority starting a two-week clock on Friday on a threat to shut down the airline.
  • Asiana cargo sees net loss in 1st quarter
  • PIA pay row nearing resolution: pilots
  • Austrian Air earnings soar to 84m euros
  • Hot wings
  • Log Book
Features
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gains from weaker won
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co Ltd is expected to post strong earnings this year as a weaker won boosts export income, which in turn could see the company emerge from its bank-led debt workout programme earlier than expected, analysts said.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Disease, currency changes set off shift in reefer trade
    DISEASE outbreaks, currency woes and prohibitive freight rates have prompted a noticeable shift in the transport of reefer freight inbound to Asia.
  • Cosco adds route linking China and S-E Asia
  • EU fails to agree on post-Erika measures
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett Australia confident it can avert shutdown
    AIR New Zealand-owned Ansett was confident yesterday it could prevent Australia's air safety authority starting a two-week clock on Friday on a threat to shut down the airline.
  • Asiana cargo sees net loss in 1st quarter
  • PIA pay row nearing resolution: pilots
  • Austrian Air earnings soar to 84m euros
  • Hot wings
  • Log Book
Features
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gains from weaker won
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co Ltd is expected to post strong earnings this year as a weaker won boosts export income, which in turn could see the company emerge from its bank-led debt workout programme earlier than expected, analysts said.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Disease, currency changes set off shift in reefer trade
    DISEASE outbreaks, currency woes and prohibitive freight rates have prompted a noticeable shift in the transport of reefer freight inbound to Asia.
  • Cosco adds route linking China and S-E Asia
  • EU fails to agree on post-Erika measures
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett Australia confident it can avert shutdown
    AIR New Zealand-owned Ansett was confident yesterday it could prevent Australia's air safety authority starting a two-week clock on Friday on a threat to shut down the airline.
  • Asiana cargo sees net loss in 1st quarter
  • PIA pay row nearing resolution: pilots
  • Austrian Air earnings soar to 84m euros
  • Hot wings
  • Log Book
Features
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gains from weaker won
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co Ltd is expected to post strong earnings this year as a weaker won boosts export income, which in turn could see the company emerge from its bank-led debt workout programme earlier than expected, analysts said.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • CMA CGM rumored for two Med hubs
    The French carrier is being courted by container ports in Malta and Sardinia.
  • CNF earnings plunge
    The company's Emery Worldwide airfreight and trucking units both posted losses.
  • Volume rebounds at West Coast ports
    Containerized imports were up in March, an indication that retailers expect U.S. consumers to return to the stores.
  • Evergreen weighs Xiamen stake
    The Taiwan-based company may invest in a terminal project in the port in China's southeastern Fujian province designated for cross-strait trade.
  • Northwest sets surcharge for same-day shipments
  • Descartes to supply Euro road management network
  • Delta Air Lines posts 1Q loss
  • Evergreen weighs Xiamen stake
  • APL adds India to West Asia Express
  • Surging Mississippi halts barges, trains
  • Maersk, three others in tanker pool
  • New Orleans port board meets on pilot issues
  • Del. Ferry workers choose MEBA
  • CN: Slash grain cycle

Sched Netweb site
  • Celarix names Daniell CEO
  • Stinnes pursues logistics project
  • Refurbished terminal for Menzies World Cargo
  • Universal appoints COO
  • KLM Cargo in constant control
  • Qantas caught in the net

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Railtrack taken to court
  • Shipowners seek insurance stability
  • UK airport group widens regional network
  • Malaysia about to set up new line
  • Hamburg - Le Havre range ports grow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargosuite.com appoints Marine Container Services as regional partners
  • Sodium ferrocyanide from EU faces duty
  • Maran rules out ban on exports from China
  • Few takers for 'ready goods' garment quotas
  • Petronet shortlists firms for Dahej port development
  • Nasscom lowers IT export projections
  • Government widens window for overseas buy-out
  • Medium-term strategy to strengthen export surge
  • Marathon Oil renews interest in Mumbai High
  • Leather body targets US market
  • Export credit likely to become cheaper very soon
  • WB report upbeat on India's growth
  • CII wants tax exemption for interest on ECBs
  • Duty cut on soda ash detrimental to industry
  • EU seeks India's support in WTO talks on agriculture
  • Duty hike slows down edible oil imports
  • Cotton export policy termed ambiguous
  • Corporates allowed to divest abroad via ADRs
  • IMC-Aptech organised IT Career Showcase inaugurated
  • Interaction meet with Hong Kong trade team

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Mixed market in Panama, St Eustatius steady
  • Good demand in Chile, Ecuador picked up
  • Prices jump overnight in Suez
  • Mixed avails in Fujairah, distillates/IFO180 firm
  • South and East African market review
  • West African markets this week
  • ICE's bid for the IPE reported to have backing from major shareholders
  • New website launched for Limmoil
  • First commercial pipeline bunkering operation undertaken in St. Petersburg
  • New posted prices for Saudi Arabia
  • Crude softer as US crude stocks show substantial build

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 15, 9th/13th April, 2001
  • Dubai: «Smart Rail» enters the Middle East
  • IRISL: support for domestic containers
  • Qatar Airways orders two Airbus A380s
  • Uniglory: new Far East-Red Sea service
  • Kaohsiung - Hamburg: active partner ports
  • Martinique: more than just bananas
  • Grenada: a taste for a hub?
  • Uruguay: transport industry «clearance sale»
  • APL helps El Salvador
  • Winnipeg prepares construction project

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Pegasus goes cold on FGH loan
    Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. says it has been advised that Pegasus Partners II, L.P. no longer intends to pursue a definitive agreement for a proposed $100 million loan
  • Santa Fe orders deepwater semis from Singapore yard
    Santa Fe International Corporation has executed a Letter of Award with SembCorp Marine's PPL Shipyard PTE, Ltd. for construction of two Friede & Goldman ExD design deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs plus options for two additional drilling units
  • Ocean Rig and PanCanadian partnership to offer drilling services
    Pancanadian Petroleum Limited' and Ocean Rig ASA plan to partner to offer drilling services using the second of the Bingo rigs being completed for Ocean Rig at FGH, Pascagoula.
  • New product tanker pool
    A.P. Møller, Primorsk Shipping Company, Reederei "Nord" Klaus E. Oldendorff and A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm have agreed to establish a new product tanker pool to commercially manage their fleets of 100,000 dwt product tankers

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • CAA closes down Mafikeng Airport
  • Major border posts to be upgraded
  • Register now for FTNow!
  • Fire kills three crew
  • Kennedy takes over as GCL line rep
  • EAS gets Zambian
  • IVS opens London office
  • MACS to move head office to Cape
  • Renard to look after Lykes
  • 'Be sure of your facts before taking the plunge in US'
  • FIATA validates local training courses
  • Portnet changes reefer storage levies
  • Agents and Portnet continue to lock horns over wharfage 'juggle'
  • All eyes on China as West awaits WTO agreement
  • 'Cargo Engine' adds value
  • New reefer company sets up SA hub
  • Ancillary charges keep luxury cars out of reach
  • Withdrawals cost dearly
  • Expo will explore regional leather trade opportunities
  • Duty Calls
  • Exporters push up business confidence
  • Border post upgrades
  • Danzas AEI goes full steam ahead in Africa
  • York joins Expeditors

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Port of Portland Commision will consider sale of Dry Dock 4 by Cascade General at meeting today
  • Port of Tacoma negotiates addendum to lease with Carolina Logistics Services, Inc.
  • DOT says mapping application of pipelines throughout the U.S. is posted on Internet
  • Coast Guard Cutter OSPREY honored formally to for its role in narcotics seizure of fishing vessel
  • Aircraft noise testing project nears completion at Portland Airport ahead of schedule

The East Africanweb site
  • Bickering Kills Regional Forwarding Association
  • Vehicle Parts 'Pilfered' Aboard Ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • AP Møller spearheads products tanker pool
    Germany's Reederei Nord Klaus E Oldendorff, Russia's Primorsk Shipping Co, and the Danish company Torm, will join AP Møller's Maersk Tankers in the initiative which begins operati...
  • Receivers axe 300 Cammell Laird jobs
    RECEIVERS yesterday axed more than 300 Cammell Laird shipyard jobs in the UK and announced the closure next week of the collapsed shiprepair and conversion group's Teesside yard in the northe...
  • United containers of Benetton
    STRADE Blu, a newcomer in the shipping industry which is linked to an impressive list of names in the industrial, financial and insurance worlds in Italy, has stepped into the Mediterranean shortse...
  • Saga Shipping set to spend $250m on newbuilding
    OVER-50s cruise firm Saga Shipping is prepared to spend at least $250m on a new ship to expand its fleet. Managing director Jim Clench told Lloyd's List: 'I have visited a numbe...

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • A&P could drop French repair plans
  • Canada seeks EU trade deal
  • BC 'must plan for box future'
  • Pakistan revives Gwadar port plan
  • DFDS awaits LISCO decision
  • Evergreen to develop Xiamen port
  • Germans demand return of subsidies
  • Clarksons launches SIN 2001
  • 300 jobs go at Cammell
  • Small cruise operator has big plans
  • Maersk Tankers in new pool
  • Stevedore sues PPA for $1M
  • Newcomer vies for Turkish trade
  • Reefer operators back banana regime
  • $100M refit for former ferry
  • India awaits LNG policy approval
  • Costa spearheads Carnival expansion
  • PNSC transformation plan revealed

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • P&O Stena reprend le service à passagers Zeebrugge-Douvres
    Après une suspension de près de six ans et demi, le service à passagers de P&O Stena Line entre Zeebrugge et Douvres reprendra en date du 1er mai. L’armement assurera ce service avec les trois navires actuellement en service sur cette liaison, mais utilisés uniquement comme des navires fret. Ceux-ci sont cependant certifiés pour 200 passagers.
  • Le shortsea est un secteur de croissance pour les ports et voies navigables flamands
    Plus de trois quarts de la croissance du trafic dans les ports flamands ont été générés l’an dernier par le short sea shipping (SSS). Cela signifie que ce mode de transport est le principal moteur de croissance du trafic maritime. C’est ce qui ressort des chiffres rassemblés par le Bureau pour la Promotion du Short Sea Shipping. Il s’agirait de la première publication de chiffres relatifs au cabotage en Belgique.
  • Libner acquiert le carrossier Fréjat
    La concentration dans le secteur de la semi-remorque et la carrosserie industrielle se poursuit, lentement mais sûrement. Cette semaine, c’est au tour du constructeur français Libner (Saint-Maixent, Deux Sèvres) de racheter la société de carrosserie industrielle Fréjat, qui avait été mise en liquidation après avoir déposé son bilan en août dernier. Cette opération permet à Libner de se renforcer dans le créneau du matériel pour transport combiné, Fréjat étant un des grands spécialistes français dans ce domaine.
  • Hong-Kong traiterait un trafic de plus de 40 mio. de TEU en 2020
    Lorsque la Chine continentale sera membre de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), les ports chinois verront leur trafic croître considérablement, pour atteindre un volume global de 40 mio. de TEU en 2005. C’est ce qu’a déclaré tout récemment Tung-Chee-chen, président de la Chambre de Commerce de Hong-Kong et président de la compagnie maritime Orient Overseas International. Il faisait ainsi allusion à une étude effectuée par la banque d’investissement américaine sur les perspectives de développement du commerce extérieur de la Chine, ses exportations devant augmenter de 700 mio. de tonnes au cours de cette période, jusqu’en 2005.

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2001
  • Stelmar shares skyrocket
    Greek tanker owner posts 135% jump in January-March net income.
  • Seascope closing in on Braemar Tankers
    Takeover deal may be finalised as early as summer.
  • Ming Wah delisting plan forges ahead
    China Merchant Holdings International closes out Ming Wah share buyback offer with a 96.92% stake.
  • Minoan Lines denies P&O interest
    The Greek ferry company has dismissed reports that P&O wants to buy a stake.
  • US may end military shipping fiasco
    MTMC is under pressure from Pentagon to pull the plug on controversial US-Icelandic contract.
  • COSCO on quality drive
    China's shipping giant will focus on quality of service, and not fleet expansion.
  • Owners form new products pool
    Clean tanker pooling moves on to large size ships with a new venture headed by Torm and Moller.
  • Korean yard orders fall
    Shipbuilders in Korea sitting on healthy orderbooks are unconcerned by a 32% drop in business.
  • Cammell Laird jobs go
    The receivers are moving in at troubled UK shipyard Cammell Laird.
  • Born-again SINners at Clarksons
    Martin Stopford has launched a new, faster version of the UK shipbroker's Shipping Intelligence Network website.
  • Knightsbridge shareholders net over $20m
    Shareholders in Knightsbridge Tankers are still in the money.
  • Murmansk Shipping Co lines up tanker order
    The Russian owner is looking to boost its arctic fleet with domestic contracts.
  • U-Ming in the money
    The Taiwanese bulker operator quadrupled its profits in 2000.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
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
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%)
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
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
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
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
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