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December 7, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New ILO move on seafarers worries Asia shipowners
    REGIONAL governments have been urged to take a 'deep interest' in the draft International Labour Organisation Consolidated Labour Convention because of the significant impact it could have on the Asian industry, Asian shipowners have warned.
  • Portfolio of PSA's Grace Fu widens to cover Japan, SEA
    PSA International has continued its restructuring with Singapore Terminals CEO Grace Fu taking over a bigger portfolio as head of South-East Asia and Japan in addition to her Singapore duties.
  • Baltic Exchange introduces scrap price assessments
  • THE Baltic Exchange, London's 260-year-old shipping association, yesterday introduced assessments based on the price of selling ships for demolition in China and India.
  • NOL's monthly cargo volumes jump 20%
  • Dynacom tanker fetches triple the price in a year
  • Aramco to replace 70% of oil tankers

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping to purchase new ships through bond offering
  • Dalian primed to become northeastern shipping hub
  • Cepa's effectiveness to be determined by HK government
  • Partnerships becoming more popular with lines providing global service, says former Zim president
  • Cash-strapped American Airlines to layoff more staff
  • Hactl animal centre opens
  • Eva Air orders A330

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India's LNG market attracts global shipping majors
  • India signs partnership agreement with Asean
  • Exports to all major destinations rise by over 20 per cent
  • Exim Bank to provide $ 27 m line of credit to Vietnam
  • TPT seeks private investment to develop second box terminal
  • Shell seeks nod to bring LNG to Hazira on foreign-flag tankers
  • Roshan Freight Carriers (Agra) enters shipping & logistics fields
  • Forex reserves crossed the $ 125-billion mark
  • Corporate tax may be brought on par with I-T at 30 pc
  • Panel formed to review working of AEZs
  • India opposes EU proposal: quality certification norms for basmati
  • PM constitutes board for revival of sick PSUs
  • ABS approves new LNG containment design
  • Petronet's LNG terminal at Kochi to follow new DGS norms
  • Govt asks CII, Ficci to 'prepare' teams for business summit in S. Africa
  • Govt may give Rs 100-cr. subsidy for cotton exporters
  • Freight exchange is imperative
  • Ratan Tata heads 3-man investment body
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Royal Caribbean reappoints Inflot as port and bunker agent
    Inflot cements relationship with Royal Caribbean Cruises with extension of port agency and bunkering services agreement for 2005 cruise season.
  • Baltic suppliers rue sulphur legislation
    The implementation of a Sulphur Emissions Control Area (SECA) in the Baltic Sea is likely to cast a shadow over what should otherwise be an optimistic outlook for Baltic suppliers.
  • Russian supplier expands operations
    Russian supplier expands operations with new fuel oil service, distillate deliveries to commence in the New Year.
  • Crude plunge halted, markets rebound
    Crude oil prices have rebounded from a three-month low in after hours trading today amid renewed supply concerns, OPEC talk and security concerns in Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer.
  • Adverse weather damages bunker berth, halts supplies
  • Rotterdam fuel oil rebounds
  • US Defence bunker procurement arm extends contracts
    The US Defence Energy Support Center (DESC), the fuel procurement arm of the US military, has extended several contracts to purchase bunker fuel in Bahrain, India and Fujairah.

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Maptuit enables fencing-in of roaming trucks
  • Oman government to assume management of two airports again
  • Rhenus new DaimlerChrysler automotive service provider in Berlin
  • Baltika-Transit well utilised
  • A kerosene tax - "untimely, unhelpful and ineffective"
  • Japanese consortium signs LNG carrier charter agreement
  • Finnair's Suila appointed to AEA president's committee

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • Round Table updates Flag State Table
  • ISU calls for IMO Casualty Management Guidelines
  • Graig joins Marcas
  • US wises up to box home potential

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • New ILO seafarer ID system ready for implementation
  • Athos I clean up continues

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Port of Coos Bay taps new general manager
  • Marcon brokers sale of pair of vessels
  • Washington State Ferries plans final Keystone meeting
  • New customer onboard at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • Princess offers Internet service on every vessel in fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Buchanan quits James Fisher as P&O's Henry steps into top job
    Angus Buchanan has resigned suddenly as group chief executive of James Fisher, the acquisitive UK tanker and marine services group, after three years in the job.
  • Paris court to decide on new Erika probe
    THE Paris appeal court will next month be asked to decide whether a new investigation is needed before the case against those charged with responsibility for the Erika disaster can come to court, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
  • Petrobras $1.9bn new tanker building plan attracts interest from more than 20 firms
    MORE than 20 companies have registered their interest in the first phase of Petrobras' plans to build 42 tankers in Brazil over the next 10 years.
  • Dockers reject Brussels ports plan and predict disruption
    EUROPEAN dockworker unions have raised the spectre of "social unrest" after formally rejecting the second attempt by the European Commission to legislate in the field of port services.
  • Alstom gets to bottom of QMII chair problem
    WE'VE all heard of double-bottomed tankers. But it seems like a French maritime furniture specialist is having to pick up a hefty bill for double-bottomed cruise passengers, writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Deutschland shows its frustration
    GERMAN cruise ship Deutschland became a symbol of the potential cost to US commerce resulting from the USCG's strict enforcement of security rules last month when it bypassed the port of New Orleans
  • French firm to invest in Busan
    KOREA'S biggest port of Busan port has begun to attract investors for its container expansion projects under the Busan New Port scheme
  • Bodies of two crew members found
    BODIES of two of the three seafarers trapped in a fire aboard a LPG tanker in South Korea have been found
  • PSA restructures management
    SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA International has restructured its senior management in a move seen as a further attempt to raise its global profile
  • CP trading inquiry continues
    CANADIAN regulators appear to be investigating whether CP Ships chairman Ray Miles and others traded shares based on insider knowledge of an accounting restatement
  • Cristoforo Colombo spill
    THE amount of oil spilled in the Cristoforo Colombo grounding near Kholmsk in the Russian Far East has now been officially stated as 28, not 200, tonnes
  • Peru looks for Bolivian cargo
  • Busy H&W brings in Polish workers
  • Kone buys MacGregor for $242M
  • Shell takes on India over LNG
  • MSC and Port Everglades
  • Smit assists tanker, tug and reefer
  • Los Angeles port 'lacks vision'
  • Tuticorin to develop box berth
  • Irish Ferries strike begins
  • Frontline approves bulker spin-off

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • LA-Long Beach volume overwhelms inland traffic
    Ship and labor problems long over, Southern California struggling with inland container movements.
  • NOL volume soars
    Volume rose 20 percent in the four weeks to Nov. 12 due on strong demand, additional services.
  • P&O Nedlloyd adds security charge
  • Arrests in killing of Teamster
  • Intermodal rail volume strong
  • Record month for Ga. ports
  • 'Minor' improvement for Union Pacific: Analyst
  • Retailers oppose China trouser curbs
  • Air Cargo Inc. confirms Ch. 11 plan
  • U.S. slates hearings on UAE, Oman
  • U.S., EU aim for trade agenda
  • Feds fund Washington rail reefer fleet

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • AP Moller engages Antwerp in preliminary terminal deal
    At least one major terminal operator has signed up to operate space at Antwerp's Saefthingedok even though the development has yet to receive approval, port authority chairman Baron Leo Delwaide told ci-online.
  • Dockers display unease over US transport ID cards
    US West Coast longshoremen are dubious about the introduction of ID cards, and at least one Local has refused to participate in the government pilot-project, citing concerns about data-usage.
  • Cautious carriers eye dollar depreciation with concern
  • India backs WTO accession for Russia
  • HMM works on cost savings to achieve 2.1m TEU target
  • Auckland resolves labour problem
  • Security charges added to PONL tariffs
  • Samsung delivers fourth CSCL super post-panamax
  • ANZ-N America shippers face big rate-rises
  • PSA management reorganisation takes another step

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Philly mystery hazard found
    Investigators have located submerged object they believe holed Athos I on Delaware River.
  • Genmar climb over?
    Analyst Ferris Baker Watts' downgrade says stock's surge has run its course.
  • Six dollars for security
    P&O Nedlloyd joins the flotilla of container lines to pass on cost of post 9/11 measures.
  • Scrap ships get a future
    London shipping exchange launches demolition value benchmark in bid to promote new derivative market.
  • Single-skin cull for Vela
    Saudi owner working out how to replace 15 older VLCCs over next decade.
  • Tanker stocks mixed as oil rebounds
    Stelmar still trading well above failed Fortress bid with new offers expected.
  • Aziz points the finger
    New Pakistani prime minister bemoans lack of ships joining country's register.
  • James Fisher chief quits
    Work ' life balance pressure leads to Angus Buchanan quitting to spend more time with wife and children.
  • HMM sees slow-down
    Korean owner expects container shipping demand to cool next year after a record 2004.
  • Elderly bulker loses steering
    Mechanical trouble hits iron ore laden Cypriot vessel on the Mississippi River.
  • Suez sets revenue record
    Tropic Brilliance grounding fails to stop canal achieving highest monthly revenue since inauguration.
  • VLCCs in rude health
    Early January Gulf loadings keep rates hovering around World Scale 300 ' and $200,000 per day.
  • RICO suit hits Kvaerner Philly
    Former yard bosses accused of rigging bids and cooking books in favour of Kjell Inge Rokke-controlled subcontractors.
  • Spill closes nuclear plant
    Big claims on Tsakos tanker in prospect from shutdown of Delaware River power reactors
  • Tsakos foots Philly spill bill
    We'll pay now and then 'let the insurance companies fight it out', says manager of Athos I.
  • Irish Ferries scraps sailings
    Walk-out by ship officers begins over job cuts, leaving three ferries idle.
  • Strong winds lash Japan
    One ship grounded and another set adrift as gusts of up to 172 km an hour strike east of country.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Asia/Europe carriers face cost, port capacity pressures
  • CP Ships officers' improper stock trades confirmed
  • Sunken propeller suspected in holing of tanker
  • Hamburg Sud, Polynesia Line switch ports on U.S./South Pacific link
  • DOT official wants greater worldwide air liberalization
  • Detter retires from Con-Way
  • Periodic payment increases among importers in ACE
  • Outgoing U.S. health secretary: Food imports vulnerable to terrorism
  • EU, China to sign customs cooperation agreement
  • Lamolinara heads business development at TNT Logistics North America

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2004
  • Nuclear ice-breaker "re-charged"
    Murmansk Shipping Company has decided to "re-charge" the Arctic nuclear powered ice-breaker "Sibir", built by Baltiyskiy Zavod in ...
  • Color Line may use option for second vessel
    Color Line ' Norway's largest ferry company ' may exercise an option with Aker Finnyards to build another cruise ferry like "Color ...
  • Sparks fly on net wages
    Bergen-based ferry owner/operator Fjord Line accuses politicians, who are opposed to net wages beyond 1 January 2006, for ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
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.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
TRADE
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.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
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
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
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
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
PORTS
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
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
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
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
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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
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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
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
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
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%)
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