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July 18, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More growth potential in semi-sub rigs
    DEEPWATER semi-submersible oil and gas rigs have a higher long-term growth potential than the shallower water jack-up rigs which are increasingly reaching their operational limits, according to analysts.
  • Russian firm designing new oil port for Far-East coast
    OAO Primorsk Shipping Corp, Russia's third-largest shipping company by tanker capacity, is designing a new oil port for Russia's Far-East coast that it said would have a 'record' high loading rate.
  • Tanker rates to Asia at 20-week high
    THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East to Asia on two-million-barrel tankers held at a 20-week high as violence in the Middle East spurred refiners to stock up on crude.
  • Cargo handling up 7% at Bangla port
  • Competition the best mechanism: shippers

Sched Netweb site
  • TSK upbeat about Nansha
  • Tianjin, Ningbo-Zhoushan see box volumes rise in H1
  • AADA to levy PSS from mid-August
  • Singapore throughput up 1pc in June
  • TNT expands in Malaysia with new global express centre in Johor
  • Kuehne + Nagel Mexico wins major Sony contract
  • China Airlines receives go ahead for mainland charter flights
  • Hong Kong to host Asian Aerospace expo next year
  • SAS Cargo to boost capacity in Spain

Exim Indiaweb site
  • RCL upgrades Middle East coverage
  • Coscon expands SEA service with Nansha call
  • Milestone for Marshall Islands as MOL vessel joins Registry
  • W. Africa port congestion prompts surcharge revision
  • Cosco Singapore to restructure to become marine services firm
  • New Taiwanese JV enhances port coverage for V.Ships Agency network
  • Hanjin hikes fees for delays at US ports
  • NYK Line wins LNG transportation contract
  • Hatsu completes latest phase of fleet expansion
  • Natural to become part of PWC Logistics
  • "K" Line appoints new Europe CEO
  • DFDS Transport expands in Asia
  • TT Club enhances web services
  • APL spells out 5-fold method to sew up global trade security & supply chain infrastructure
  • CSLA opposes CoPT's move to revise charges
  • Car exports zoom by 28 pc in Q1
  • New Mangalore Port logs on to information superhighway
  • BOFBA votes for the 'tried & tested'
  • Oil shoots past $ 77 a barrel
  • Drawback rate hikes inadequate, say garment exporters
  • Nath assures liberal FDI norms to boost manufacturing sector
  • 49 players keen to set up SEZs in Haryana
  • CVD on wine, spirit may be scrapped
  • Private sector spots highways to profit!
  • Precisely, exports fetched $ 102.7 bn in 2005-06
  • Liberal grain import norms on anvil

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • New Hellmann air and seafreight manager
  • Bremerhaven's CT4 terminal to be completed ahead of schedule
  • Etihad Airways signed contract with Cargo Community Network
  • New Kombiverkehr shuttle trains to the North
  • Geis group acquires Polish Cantrans
  • Beirut transport infrastructure bombed out
  • TT Club enhances web services
  • Joint Schenker and BAX Global presentation at Farnborough

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Singapore exempts liner shipping from competition law
  • Box lines ponder ME war risks
  • Leif Höegh's strong first half
  • Stolt-Nielsen to challenge court ruling
  • K Line takes delivery of LNG carrier
  • Stolt Australia dispute resolved
  • Aker to build Arctic box ships

Marine Logweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • NY Waterway in $1.2 million settlement
  • Foss Maritime in East Coast acquisition
  • Aker Yards wins more Arctic orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Port of Seattle wants input on qualifications for new CEO
  • Janice Grace retiring from senior VP post at NASSCO
  • Coast Guard runs exercise to test offshore rescue operations
  • Crowley continues to add new containers, chassis
  • Big Sky Airlines expanding service to Portland

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Beirut port bombing kills truck drivers
    TWO truck drivers waiting to pick up cargo in Beirut's port were killed when Israel launched another offensive on the city in the early hours of yesterday.
  • Shipping steps in for Lebanon evacuation
    COMMERCIAL shipping is playing a central role in the mass evacuation of foreigners from Lebanon, after European administrations chartered in tonnage on an emergency basis to pick up tens of thousands of nationals.
  • Middle East war risk premiums set to soar
    CARGO interests are facing a fivefold rise in the war risk element of their insurance premiums for goods destined for Lebanon or Israel, although the level of hostilities has ruled out almost all normal sea trade with the countries for now.
  • Cargo fear hits Maersk shares
    SHARES in Danish shipping and oil giant AP Moller-Maersk came under further pressure yesterday amid speculation that slowing economic growth will cut cargo volumes, writes Tony Gray .
  • Arntzen says OSG will be more than a landlord
    POTENTIAL spin-offs of its US-flag and liquefied natural gas units would not relegate Overseas Shipholding Group into a shell holding company but would enhance shareholder value, Morten Arntzen has stressed.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • France organises Lebanon evacuation
    BEIRUT 17 July - France has put in place a crisis plan to evacuate its residents from Lebanon with a first vessel due to take on refugees in Beirut port today
  • Change ahead for Canadian Wheat Board
    CANADA'S prime minister is being accused of stacking a farm meeting that could lead to a dramatic change in the way the Canadian Wheat Board markets wheat exports
  • Yard workers block Guadalquivir
    STRIKING Spanish shipyard workers today threw themselves in the River Guadalquivir in Seville and blocked local shipping
  • Magic pipe users face prison
    A US federal grand jury has indicted the owner and operator of a bulk carrier together with several employees for using a magic pipe to discharge untreated sludge
  • Bulker crew in hospital after attack
    THE crew of an Egyptian-operated bulker heading for Tartous in Syria came under Israeli gunfire on Saturday, 12 seafarers are now in hospital
  • Codesp drops Libra Terminais appeal
    SANTOS port authority will not appeal against an injunction won by container terminal operator Libra Terminais against the handing of an area of the port to a rival
  • Euroferrys takeover approved
  • Demolition vessel damages bulker
  • Boycott not serious, DNVPS affirms

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Talks underway on Vancouver superport
    Government plan would create a single megaport in the western Canada region to help trio of hubs garner greater share of trans-Pacific Asia trade.
  • Imports rise 11% at LA-Long Beach
  • Panama assembly approves expansion, calls for referendum
  • Dubai set to restart U.S. port assets sale
  • Marseilles to start work on new box hub
  • UPS, FedEx subpoenaed in air-cargo probe
  • Bridge owner wants to build new U.S.-Canada span
  • Haifa port re-opened
  • COAC schedules meeting, seeks new members
  • India revises almond fumigation rules
  • Jaxport promotes Cabrera

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Israeli business tries to keep business as normal
    Haifa Port closed today for the second time in two days, in missile-hits on northern Israel which have caused several injuries and deaths, but Israel-based shipping sources say they are trying to function normally.
  • Noumean unions seek Maersk agreement
    New Caledonia's USTKE union expects to meet with Maersk this week to reach agreement over the Noumea calls of the carrier's OC3 Pacific Express.
  • Date set for Panama Canal referendum
  • Santos port authority told not to appeal box-terminal injunction
  • JN Port and Mumbai security level upgraded
  • Growth at Singapore and Hong Kong slows
  • Japan's Mitsubishi expresses 'very strong interest' in new Santos port
  • Hapag-Lloyd to exit trans-Tasman loop
  • Norilsk Nickel confirms supply-chain control, with new ship order

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Prestige owner wins big
    Coulouthros succeeds in multi million dollar court battle over tanker caught in Iraqi oil smuggling net.
  • OSG VLCC runs aground
    New York owner confirms incident off China for Majestic Unity, a tanker it has designated for sale to Greek owner.
  • Foss sees stars
    Seattle-based company snaps up Constellation Tug Company in its drive east.
  • US fixes cruiseship
    Abou Merhi's Orient Queen to begin evacuation of US citizens from Lebanon as early as Tuesday.
  • Beirut entry gets green light
    Hoegh car carrier expected to evacuate 600 Europeans from Lebanon after receiving Israeli clearance.
  • Missile strikes Egyptian ship
    Twelve rescued from burning vessel caught in crossfire between Israeli navy and Hezbollah fighters.
  • Coscon snaps up agents
    Chinese container line buys Philippines and Hong Kong agents from parent Cosco group.
  • NATS makes it ten
    Herbjorn Hansson is still looking for tonnage as another suezmax is bought for $80.9m.
  • Japanese detentions fall
    June total down as Sakhmorflot and Orient Line ships held.
  • Tanker capesizes in Yellow Sea
    One missing after heavy seas capsize oil tanker off the coast of China's Shandong Province.
  • Brave order move
    Vafias family business rather than Stealthgas adds two semi-refrigerated LPG carriers to order book.
  • Havila sells off Fortune
    Per Saevik's listed firm disposes of remaining stake in PSV.
  • Tanker sinks off Taiwan
    Fears for cargo of ethyl acetate as Indonesian tanker sinks with all eight crew members rescued.
  • New orders for Qatar Nav
    Middle East operator plans to sign contracts for three new 1,000-teu containerships.
  • Short sea speed up
    European Commission calls for acceleration of the 'Motorways of the Seas' project to promote short sea shipping.
  • UK detains six
    Polish Steamship and Mediterranean Maritime bulkers held during June after failing safety checks.
  • Shreyas plans planes
    Indian feedership operator eyeing move into cargo airline business.
  • Filipino hostages released
    Twenty crew members and UAE tanker seized at Mogadishu in March freed without ransom payment.
  • Aker wins Norilsk Nickel business
    Successful operation of Norwegian-built prototype leads Russian mining giant to order up to five more multipurpose ice-class cargoships.
  • Ships to evacuate Beirut
    Merchant shipping set to provide the main escape route for any exodus of foreigners from Lebanon.
  • Brostrom takes two
    Rigel Schiffahrt offloads two products/chemical tankers to Swedish partner with an option for another.
  • Avion volumes grow
    Owner of Icelandic container line Eimskip carried 14% more ocean cargo in first half.
  • 'Exercise' claims seafarer
    One man killed and another two seriously injured in incident on Polish Steamship Co bulker.
  • Silversea steers clear
    Up market cruise line opts to cancel Lebanese and Syrian port calls in face of growing conflict.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Leif Höegh's operating profit up 17%
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen doubles frequency of Middle East service
  • Yang Ming's chairman adds CEO role
  • Crowley buying containers, chassis
  • Avion Group to buy six 747-400s from ANA, reshuffles management
  • Work starts on Siberian cargo hub
  • UPS cooperating in air cargo probe
  • FedEx executives get maximum bonuses
  • DHS awards large contract for better radiation portal monitors
  • LSI-Sigma develops INTTRA-ready software for U.K. market
  • Shapiro hosts automation and recordkeeping seminar
  • PSA, COSCO Pacific volumes soar

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Nordic countries prepares for evacuation by sea
    At the same time as the evacuation from Lebanon by bus and air via Syria has started, preparations for an ...
  • Broström buys and sells
    Broström has aquired two 37,000-DWT tankers from Rigel Shiffahrt and secured a purchase option for a third by the ...
  • Big deal again for Stena Drilling
    The market for drilling rigs and drillships is hot and the oil majors are very active in the market to ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 17, 2006
  • Sri Lanka bunker port a 'priority project'
    Sri Lanka welcomes increased Chinese participation in infrastructure and development projects.
  • Hope fades for stranded ship
    Some oil said to be leaking from Safmarine Agulhas and remaining containers soiled by oily water.
  • Oil transfer plans prompt litigation threat
    Conservationist groups and local council leaders say Forth Ports risks breaking European law if it approves STS transfer operations at Forth.
  • Hong Kong: BP prepares for trial sales of 500 cst
    BP set to join ExxonMobil to effectuate sales of high-viscosity bunker fuel.
  • Rotterdam holds firm Monday morning
  • Singapore supplier under investigation by corruption bureau
    Independent supplier embroiled in on-going investigation handled by the Corrupt Practices investigation Bureau.
  • Singapore: Three bunker firms on the move

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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