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December 19, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port authority to step up checks on older vessels
    SINGAPORE is set to more closely scrutinise ageing vessels, in particular oil tankers, as the fallout from the Prestige tanker disaster off the coast of Spain sends ripples across the world's waterways.
  • Danish ferry fire in 1990 was arson: witness
  • NOL outsources financial transactions management
  • Bad weather forces Suez Canal to close
  • UK port firm expects full-year sales, profit to increase
  • Hong Kong set to remain world's top container port
  • More China sea freight
  • CP Ships pulls out of slot charter deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Wellington gives its approval to Air NZ-Qantas alliance
    A proposed alliance between Air New Zealand Ltd and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd cleared its first hurdle yesterday when the New Zealand government said the deal was in the national interest.
  • United to seek court's nod to cut wages if talks fail
  • MAS gets access to 10 more Chinese cities
  • Royal Jordanian forecasts US$1m profit for this year
  • Former top bureaucrat to head Sydney Airport Corp
  • US importers urged to share added security costs
  • Asean freight forwarders group gets new chairman
  • YCH to put US$5m into Tianjin logistics distripark
  • FedEx to launch six more flights out of HK
  • Emery Forwarding names 3 new regional MDs
  • UK government drops road traffic target
  • Log Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port authority to step up checks on older vessels
    SINGAPORE is set to more closely scrutinise ageing vessels, in particular oil tankers, as the fallout from the Prestige tanker disaster off the coast of Spain sends ripples across the world's waterways.
  • Danish ferry fire in 1990 was arson: witness
  • NOL outsources financial transactions management
  • Bad weather forces Suez Canal to close
  • UK port firm expects full-year sales, profit to increase
  • Hong Kong set to remain world's top container port
  • More China sea freight
  • CP Ships pulls out of slot charter deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Wellington gives its approval to Air NZ-Qantas alliance
    A proposed alliance between Air New Zealand Ltd and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd cleared its first hurdle yesterday when the New Zealand government said the deal was in the national interest.
  • United to seek court's nod to cut wages if talks fail
  • MAS gets access to 10 more Chinese cities
  • Royal Jordanian forecasts US$1m profit for this year
  • Former top bureaucrat to head Sydney Airport Corp
  • US importers urged to share added security costs
  • Asean freight forwarders group gets new chairman
  • YCH to put US$5m into Tianjin logistics distripark
  • FedEx to launch six more flights out of HK
  • Emery Forwarding names 3 new regional MDs
  • UK government drops road traffic target
  • Log Book

Sched Netweb site
  • Vague cargo manifest descriptions out: US Customs
  • Famous Pacific granted China NVOCC licence
  • CP Ships set to leave Asia-Europe slot charter in March
  • NOL Group signs outsourcing agreement with Accenture
  • WTSA gets teeth into meaty rate hikes on US-Asia services
  • Cathay Pacific November traffic shows slowdown
  • BA reduces Airbus order, but cost remains the same
  • Tibbett & Britten makes some changes at the top

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • Russian transport conflict escalating
    The European Union has weighed in on a dispute between Russia and the International Road Transport Union.
  • CP Ships to withdraw from Asia-Europe slot charter
    CP Ships announced is to withdraw from its slot charter agreement with CMA CGM in the Asia-Europe trades effective early March 2003.
  • Air NZ-Qantas deal gets NZ Government approval
    'The $520 million Qantas-Air New Zealand alliance cleared its first major hurdle after the New Zealand Government approved the deal.
  • Air France prepares for sell-off
    The French government has confirmed plans to sell off 30-40 per cent of Air France - but not quite yet.
  • Carlyle Group acquires CSX Lines majority
    Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group today announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in CSX Lines, LLC from the CSX Corp. in a transaction valued at $300 million. CSX Lines, with 17 U.S. flag vessels and 22,000 containers, is largest ocean transport company in the US.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IICL to conduct reefer courses in Singapore
  • Maersk Sealand judged 'Most Reliable Carrier' by Hong Kong Shipping Gazette
  • Franco Vago SPA re-launches operations in India
  • Gokul Maritime earns laurels for limestone discharge rate at Mumbai Port
  • EU leads in initiating anti-dumping cases against Indian companies
  • Export Import Workshop to felicitate 12th batch of students on Dec. 21
  • New Mangalore Port handles record 11,837 t. coal in a day
  • EEFC account facility for DTA units
  • Move to convert part of Thane-Belapur belt into special economic zone
  • IEG study forecasts 6 pc industrial growth during next 3 months
  • Silk Board to popularise 'Vanya'
  • Jaswant hints at simplified, hassle-free tax regime
  • Govt to convert Noida, Falta EPZs into SEZs from January
  • Minister launches new logos for coffee
  • New Ficci chief calls for rationalisation of duty structure
  • 'Reduce corporate tax, scrap surcharge, MAT'
  • Top exporters in 2002-03 to be issued status certificates
  • CII seeks 8 pc duty on textiles
  • PGDFT admissions open at WTI
  • Tanzanian President to speak at IMC meet today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • USWC: Very high demand
  • Vancouver: Heavy demand leaves avails tight
  • Pacific North West: Bad weather affects supply
  • Panama: Suppliers patiently await re-supply
  • English Channel: Salvors one step closer to bunker removal
  • Late crude rally pushes Rotterdam barge market higher
  • US tipped to use SPR to make up for Venezuela shortfall
  • War jitters spurs crude to new highs
  • Spain prohibits single hull tankers from Jan 1, 2003
  • African market report from GAC
  • Market update from Ecuador
  • Egypt: Normal supply situation returns to Port Said
  • API/DOE show US oil stocks in better shape than expected
  • Canaries: Las Palmas heavy demand, no fueloil in Tenerife
  • Tight avails in Istanbul
  • Tanker collision in Marmara Sea
  • Heavy holiday demand leaves heavy congestion in Gibraltar
  • Murmansk STS loading trials continue
  • SPR drawdown for US refiners?
  • Piraeus indications still feeling brunt of crude surge
  • Saudi posted prices
  • US independents join forces to boost supply and marketing reach
  • Korean indications slide as crude looks to have topped out
  • Rotterdam prices ease slightly

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • Oceangate Distribution reduces storage costs
  • New Washington air traffic control facility begins operation
  • ABX extends IC courier services
  • Schenker opens a new terminal in Schweinfurt (Germany)
  • Airports of Paris report steady progress in 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 50, 9th/13th December, 2002

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • Carlyle buys CSX Lines
    $300 million deal and a new name

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • CSX selling container line to The Carlyle Group
  • New ship makes first call at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • MOL moving forward with expansion of tanker fleet
  • Port of Portland planning director leaving position to join law firm
  • CP Ships pulling out of Asia/Europe slot agreement

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CSX Lines widens Horizon after $300m Carlyle deal
    CSX Lines president Chuck Raymond already has his eyes on expansion in the wake of the announced acquisition of the company by Washington-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
  • MoD eyes trio as Hoon puts nation on war footing
    Brokers said that military logistics specialists had approached the London market to fix two large ships and a heavy-lift vessel for 90 days from mid-January.
  • CSKD-Intertrans sale
    A letter of intent has been signed with the deal expected to be effective on January 1, 2003. No financial details were revealed.
  • Record hits on Equasis because of Prestige
    SHIPPING quality database Equasis says the Prestige casualty was behind increased traffic on the site during November.
  • Smit Salvage gears up for Herculean task on Tricolor
    DIVERS from Smit Salvage have managed to make an initial investigation of the stricken car carrier Tricolor and the Dutch company is hopeful that it can begin pumping oil off the vessel tomorrow afternoon if weather permits.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • Port investment guidelines issued
  • Divers assess Tricolor condition
  • Container gassing facility upgraded
  • P&O to focus on minor Indian ports
  • Tankers arrested in owners dispute
  • Rapid rise in China energy demand
  • Seafarers' hours must be respected
  • Master to be prosecuted for spill
  • Reef pilots offer compensation
  • Doubts raised over Hibiki talks
  • Chemical storage rules tightened
  • CP Ships pulls out of Asia-Europe
  • Cruise ship cancels Mombasa call
  • Carlyle Group buys CSX Lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • FedEx sees ground gains in 3Q
    Overnight delivery giant beats estimates despite drop in express income.
  • U.S. trade deficit eased by lock-out
    The trade imbalance dropped to $35.1 billion in October, its best showing in months, as the West Coast port shutdown slowed imports.
  • Senator Line cutting U.S. services
    A restructuring will cut nine of 13 services, mostly trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes to the United States, beginning in January.
  • Carriers required to e-file on empties
  • Sale of Air France shares planned
  • Malaysia adds China air cargo rights
  • Target Logistics acquires forwarder
  • Layoffs for GM locomotive works
  • Canadian National refinances $1B credit facility
  • GATX acquires European railcar lessor
  • Accenture gets NOL transactions accounting

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • L’IRU et la Russie arrivent à un accord sur le TIR
    La crise a été évitée de justesse. Les négociations tenues mardi entre le Comité National des Douanes de la Fédération de Russie et l’IRU, auxquelles participaient les hautes instances de la CEE-ONU, ont abouti à la signature d’un accord de coopération. De ce fait, la couverture d’assurance du régime TIR est maintenue en Russie. Compte tenu de l’ampleur de la fraude en Russie et de l’attitude intransigeante des douanes russes, l’IRU avait annoncé le 10 décembre dernier que cette couverture serait supprimée le 25 décembre.
  • Kombiverkehr aligne des trains-blocs supplémentaires
    Kombiverkehr a adapté sa programmation des services et a renforcé l’offre de liaisons ferroviaires internationales pour le transport combiné non accompagné. 100 trains blocs - trains directs et navettes confondus - sont désormais proposés tous les jours à travers l’Europe. Selon Kombiverkehr, une évolution se manifeste des wagons isolés vers les trains blocs.
  • La Container Security Initiative est au point
    La Container Security Initiative semble fonctionner. C’est ce qu’indiquent les premières expériences. Maintenant que le Royaume-Uni a également adhéré à la CSI, le réseau de sécurisation pourra en outre être densifié davantage encore. L’Operation Safe Commerce lancée pour le trafic containérisé entre les Etats-Unis et le Canada semble également évoluer de manière positive.
  • Les ministres des Transports se pencheront le 31 décembre prochain sur le probléme des écopoints
    Les ministres européens des Transports se réuniront à Bruxelles le 31 décembre prochain afin de résoudre les problèmes concernant la prolongation du système des écopoints. Lors du sommet européen de Copenhague, les chefs de gouvernement et d’Etat européens se sont résolus à prendre cette mesure. Dans leur communiqué final, ils ont mentionné un règlement intérimaire (prolongation) pour trois ans comme l’avait exigé l’Autriche, qui en tant que pays de transit est le plus concerné par cette matière.

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2002
  • Moody's hits PDVSA in the wallet
    Ratings agency says strike uncertainties underlie widespread downgrades.
  • Lehman raises Teekay price target by 20%
    Investment bank puts 12-month price at $50 after Navion deal, but still reckons Frontline is a better buy.
  • GulfMark files $250m shelf registration
    Offshore company lays groundwork for future capital raising in the US.
  • Prestige clean-up bill tops $200m
    But reports say oil leakage from sunken aframax is slowing.
  • Trustee to keep an eye on Actinor
    Bondholders and management to run shipowner together, as restructuring talks continue.
  • No US trade for Golar
    John Fredriksen making little effort to push his LNG company on the US Nasdaq.
  • Four Kiwi boxships up for sale
    Skeggs Group looking for buyer for coastal New Zealand operator Pacifica.
  • Japan yard orders fall to year low
    November's reported newbuilding contracts were half the level seen in October and the lowest this fiscal year.
  • Growth expected at ABP
    UK and US ports group signals higher revenues and profits for 2002.
  • Tankers collide off Turkey
    But damage to vessels described as minor with virtually no risk of spillage.
  • U-Ming signs up for panamaxes at CSBC
    Company president C K Ong says the price was right.
  • Cenargo heads into default
    Troubled UK ferry group begins talks with bondholders after it misses interest payment.
  • Thoresen Thai scraps again
    Thai owner grabs $1m for 1977-built general cargoship.
  • CP Ships to quit Asia-Europe slot deal
    London-based containership operator to withdraw from agreement with CMA CGM.
  • Carlyle takes majority stake in CSX Lines
    US private equity firm is going into the boxship business with investment in US liner firm.
  • Rodriquez inks NLG ferry newbuilding
    Italian monohull specialist wins order from Naples-based Navigazione Libera del Golfo.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
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
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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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