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January 27, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipowners cut spending on new vessels
    SHIPOWNERS spent US$71.5 billion on new vessels last year, 6.3 per cent less than in 2004, as record prices curbed orders for container ships, dry-bulk carriers and tankers, said Clarkson plc, the world's biggest shipbroker.
  • Hyundai Merchant's Q4 profit drops 11%
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, posted an 11 per cent fall in fourth-quarter profit, largely due to higher oil prices.
  • HK line Orient Overseas' Q4 sales growth slows
    ORIENT Overseas Ltd, which operates Asia's seventh-biggest container shipping line, said fourth-quarter sales at the unit rose 2.2 per cent, a slower rate of growth as it filled less cargo space.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit 8-week high
Admiralty Casebook
  • Loss of market value adequate proof of cargo damage: US appeals court
    A US appeals court ruled last month that loss of market value was by itself adequate proof of cargo damage to establish a prima facie case of liability against a shipowner under the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    DAEWOO Mangalia Heavy Industries SA, the Romanian unit of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, won the bid to buy Santierul Naval Mangalia, a state-owned Black Sea shipyard, the Romanian government said.

Sched Netweb site
  • PSA tops DP World's bid for P&O Ports
  • Grand Alliance upgrades service offerings
  • Toll refuses to let ACCC's concerns about Patrick bid bother it
  • LA sees 2005 box volumes rise 2.23pc, Long Beach containers up 16pc
  • MOL Logistics launches Chinese language website
  • FedEx Express to buy China's DTW Group for US$400m
  • New Macau low-cost carrier to begin services in Q4
  • Northwest tells bankruptcy court that labour cost savings essential

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global Logistics raises stake in ECU Hold NV to 49.99 pc
  • MOL adds ships to Indian Ocean consortium
  • Varun Shipping posts 127 pc rise in Q3 net profit
  • Lloyd's List to organise conference on manning & training in India
  • IPBCC announces rate restoration in westbound trade
  • PM agrees on task force to scrutinise exporters' problems, suggest solutions
  • Ficci calls for unified, comprehensive duty drawback scheme
  • PHDCCI stresses need for simple, transparent & exporter-friendly duty neutralisation scheme
  • 100 pc FDI via automatic route to be allowed in export trading
  • CCEA gives approval to Rs 2,000-cr. National export Insurance account
  • Textile export target raised to $ 85 bn
  • Govt to ease textile machinery import norms
  • KPT formulates ambitious expansion plan to meet demands of booming trade
  • Planners insist on Major Port Trusts sharing capital dredging costs
  • CONCOR, IRCON to join hands to operate port-related infrastructure on foreign soil
  • Assocham goes global
  • CBDT set to free banks of collating TDS exemption data

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority appoints financial director
  • Another record year for Eurogate
  • Alitalia to take over Volare
  • NYK launches new inland intermodal services to and from Amsterdam
  • FedEx Express buys express company DTW in China

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • P&O board accepts PSA offer
  • Enel charters K Line bulker
  • CKY slots charters on MSC's Europe-US Gulf service
  • AMB buys Hamburg cargo facilities
  • Intertanko and Intercargo join Danish pilotage initiative
  • North of England advises on letters of indemnity
  • Strike hits Marseille but oil pushes up figures
  • LR buys German consultant
  • Gladstone bunker spill

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Milestone for first National Security Cutter
  • Noble guarded on plans for Smedvig stake
  • Songa Offshore lists on Oslo exchange
  • Kirby reports record quarter
  • Promotion at Crowley

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Carlile Transportation Systems moves operations to Port of Tacoma
  • Grand Alliance carriers plan to expand service levels
  • Coast Guard responds to fire at Columbia River Yacht Club
  • Greenbrier buys equipment from YSD Industries
  • Crowley taps Joel Klenck as ship assist/escort services VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Dubai Ports World set to trump PSA's offer for P&O
    A SWIFT response to PSA International's recommended £3.54bn ($6.7bn) bid for P&O is expected from Dubai Ports World, whose initial offer has triggered a bid battle for the prestigious British ports and ferries group.
  • Frontline's stake in Genmar rises to 11.25% after share re-purchase
    JOHN Fredriksen's Frontline has increased its stake in General Maritime - without spending a cent - and continues to eye its rival as a potential takeover target.
  • Opec chief backs status quo
    ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries president Edmund Daukoru thinks the cartel will keep production quotas level at its meeting next week, writes Martyn Wingrove.
  • Repsol cuts reserves by a quarter
    SPANISH oil major Repsol YPF slashed it oil and gas reserves by 25% yesterday, in a move that is expected to reduce net profit for 2006 by up to €170m ($208m), writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
  • Brit's Dane Douetil to lead Lloyd's reforms
    LLOYD'S and the London insurance market has moved quickly to appoint a new chairman for the Market Reform Group, hard on the heels of Lime Street axeing the faltering Kinnect electronic project.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • NEWSFLASH: Dubai ups bid for P&O
    IN A late-night swoop, DP World has upped its offer for P&O to 520 pence, trumping PSA International's earlier bid of 470 pence
  • Frontline's inside job on Genmar
    FRONTLINE has reiterated its hope to acquire control of General Maritime, while its stake in GenMar has crept above the 10% threshold, making it a GenMar 'insider'
  • Pilotage clause for Danish Strait
    TANKER operators' forum Intertanko is encouraging the use of a new 'Danish Strait' pilotage clause for inclusion in trip- and timecharter contracts
  • Portia close to Trinidad deal
    PORTIA Management Services will take over the management of the Port of Spain having signed a Heads of Agreement with the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Grand Alliance boosts Ceres throughput
  • Stowaway 'killers' back in court
  • German owner pioneers towing kite
  • HMM blames currency for slump
  • CKY charters MSC slots to US Gulf
  • India investigate casualties
  • Dilemma for DP as P&O tops 500p
  • QM2 action in court and on board
  • 20% raise for Indian officers
  • New cruise terminal for Liverpool

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • DP World tops PSA bid for P&O
    New bid by Dubai government trumps earlier offer of $6.4 billion by Singapore's PSA International for British ports and ferries group.
  • WSC's Koch says better import data needed
  • UPS sees jump in profit
  • Dispute threatens NY cocoa deliveries
  • Rutledge joins GreenLine Systems
  • Kirby earnings soar
  • CNF 4Q profit up
  • Eastern Car Liner charters U.S. Gulf-S. America slots
  • New Vancouver rail pact
  • LAN Cargo appoints CEO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Ban on container traffic boosts charges at Sydney Harbour
    Shipping lines using Sydney Harbour were shocked by new towage fees to be imposed by Adsteam Harbour from March 1 and the forecast of even higher charges in the future.
  • Singapore closes in on US$3bn Qatar deal
  • MSC to add Colombo to ANZ-Euro service
  • Chief of Switzerland's SBB up-beat about European intermodal traffic
  • Imbituba expansion under way
  • Hamburg expects record volumes again in 2006
  • Panalpina plans significant Indonesian growth
  • India to consult on transport Act
  • NYK to boost terminal's hinterland connections
  • OOCL 2005 growth slows
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine announces 2005 results
  • Transport MEPs protest '13bn cut in Trans-European Network budget
  • Concor eyeing foreign projects

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Belgians bulk up
    CMB scores $54m fourth quarter and $206m for all of 2005 despite weakening dry cargo market.
  • Two more held over OWS
    Toepfer-managed containership and NCC chemical tanker held last month over oily-water separator problems.
  • Freddie in a fix?
    Frontline will be considered Genmar 'insider' for purposes of SEC, could face tougher trading, reporting rules.
  • Barclays stays big
    Overseas Shipholding Group's top institutional investor remains hot on tanker giant's stock.
  • Scrapper undeterred
    An Indian shipbreaker remains committed to starting up a scrapyard in the US Pacific Northwest for the US 'ghost fleet'.
  • Quartet detained in Canada
    Shih Wei, Cosco Shanghai, Harbor Shipping and Fleet Management vessels crop up on December list.
  • Varun looks overseas
    Yudhishthir Khatau warns that high Indian taxes may drive shipowners to healthier fiscal climates.
  • Bluewater profit soars
    Newly listed marine insurer stays on course and is upbeat about the outlook.
  • Tidewater triples profits
    Revenues and earnings grow for New Orleans offshore operator.
  • Keppel keeps on growing
    Rig orders drive leap in fourth-quarter profits though group warns 20% annual growth set to fall.
  • Haywire Point
    Second accident in a month at Aussie coal terminal causes more delay and lands BHP-Mitsubishi with huge demurrage bill.
  • Chukoku funds gas newbuild
    Okayama-based bank teams up with STB Leasing and Tokyo Star to finance local owner.
  • Sovcomflot adds products trio
    Series of MR tankers grows to nine at Admiralty shipyard as Russian owner confirms long-mooted order.
  • Kirby at record high
    US oil barge giant posts best ever annual profit for 2005 and expects better again this year.
  • P&O jilts Dubai
    UK ports and ferries group accepts higher takeover offer from Singapore's PSA, leaving bidding war possible as DP World mulls options.
  • P&O sure PSA can deliver
    Chairman Sir John Parker likes Singapore group's commitment to retain existing management and employees after takeover.
  • HMM profit sinks
    Higher bunker prices and trading downturn hits diversified South Korean shipping group.
  • Forbes expands marine arm
    London insurance broker appoints rival Willis' Peter Hall as executive director.
  • Growth slows at OOCL
    Liner operator sees revenues and volumes ease off in the fourth quarter compared to the whole of 2005.
  • Cosco Shipyard inks orders
    Chinese shiprepair group off to strong start in 2006 with newbuilding and repair deals worth $13m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • "K" Line, Yang Ming to start Asia/Mediterranean service
  • MSC to increase capacity in transpacific
  • Adrion joins TUI's executive board
  • Hamburg Sud, CCNI to share space in U.S./South America service
  • CMA CGM to charter slots on COSCO's China/Long Beach ships
  • Eastern Car Liners to take slots from Industrial Maritime Carriers
  • ANL selects MacAndrews as U.K. agents
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Klenck to VP of tug services
  • Grand Alliance completes post-P&O Nedlloyd network adjustments
  • Paris MOU sets vessel pollution inspections
  • Coast Guard raises entry conditions for ships calling Equatorial Guinea
  • Hanjin opens new Belgium office
  • UAL Corp. selects Nasdaq for new listing
  • Schneider economist warns of severe recession, truck shortage
  • BNSF sets $2.4 billion capital spending budget for 2006
  • CN's net income up 14% in 4th quarter
  • CSX's 4th quarter profit up 49%
  • CNF posts 59% rise in 4th-quarter net income
  • BNSF's 4th-quarter earnings up 24%
  • Mead to step down as DOT inspector general
  • Moorman to replace Goode as Norfolk Southern's chairman
  • NEMF trucking promotes Nallen
  • Taiwan reopens market to U.S. beef imports
  • Serrano resigns as EGL CFO
  • Metals logistics firms merge marketing services
  • Odyssey Logistics opens service center in Charlotte
  • Shippers to push for freight policy during White House visit
  • Bush administration reaffirms to Japan that American beef is safe
  • U.S. ends property rights investigation against Pakistan
  • OH Logistics names Weaver to head acquisitions
  • JPMorgan Chase Vastera updates compliance software
  • MOL Logistics (Japan) adds Chinese Web Site
  • Held resigns as Schenker's chairman
  • FMC reviews 2 OTI license applications
  • PSA makes formal $6.33 billion offer for P&O
  • Strikes halt Marseilles-Fos' box volume growth
  • Prince Rupert Port terminal upgrade approved

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • MS "Jupiter" chartered by Statoil
    Norwegian passenger/ferry MS "Jupiter" formerly with Fjord Line, but which now belongs to Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS) and Fjord ...
  • Color Line buys terminal preference
    Norway's biggest passenger/ferry operator Color Line buys preference to the ferry terminal in Kristiansand in South Norway to the ...
  • Paris MOU to focus on oil spill requirements
    The 22 port states of the Paris MOU will lauch a concentrated inspection campaign to check how requirements for preventing ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2006
  • Barge operator posts record result
    Gulf barge company announcing 39% profit increase for 2005, shaking off hurricane season woes.
  • Five new companies join Russian Bunker Association
    The Russian Bunker Industry Association has informed Bunkerworld of the minutes of its latest general meeting, held yesterday.
  • SPC 2005 profits surge 60% on record sales
    SPC benefited from increased product sales and strong refining margins in 2005.
  • Gladstone bunker spill could cost millions
    The cost of what is described as Gladstone's worst oil spill in over 30 years could run into millions.
  • South Korea forecasts continued oil demand growth
    The South Korean government projects continued oil demand growth in 2006, with shipping fuel consumption playing a part.
  • Rotterdam/Antwerp trade market quite at midday
  • Singapore: Dip in residual fuels, sharp fall in distillates
  • Onboard MariNOx system reaps fuel savings
    Trials confirm that onboard NOx and CO2 monitoring system helps to save on fuel consumption.

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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
››› File
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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