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September 11, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Norway shipping firms slam proposal for new tax system
    Shipping companies in Norway slammed a proposal for a new shipping tax system, saying it would cost them heavily and calling it a betrayal of a 1996 deal meant to keep them competitive and under the Norwegian flag.
  • Daewoo August profit jumps nine-fold
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, said that profit for last month surged almost nine-fold, boosted by an increase in orders and prices for vessels to move fuel and consumer goods.
  • Gemadept sees 50% earnings surge next year
    Vietnam's top forwarder Gemadept Corp forecast its profit would jump 50 per cent next year as it puts an office building, a port and a warehouse into operation.
  • China delivers first 8,530-TEU ship
  • Qingdao Port kicks off expansion
  • Newcastle coal-ship waiting time hits 9-mth low
  • Forth Ports first-half profit increases 22% to £11m

Sched Netweb site
  • First China-made 8,530-TEU containership delivered
  • APM Terminals unveils new Hampton Roads container terminal
  • Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park first seven months volume up more than 500pc
  • Yang Ming and Wan Hai add Vietnam service from Fangcheng
  • Colombo harbour sets container handling record
  • SCI invites bids for two 5,000-TEU containerships
  • Global crew shortage reaches crisis point: Anglo-Eastern Group
  • Mass training needed as demand rises for 18,000 pilots a year: Boeing
  • Geodis Wilson to handle AstraZeneca pharmaceuticals
  • India airfreight growth expected to trump ship and rail development

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sical Logistics forms subsidiary to manage infrastructure-based activities
  • SC bans entry of toxic ships
  • Italy bestows highest honour on Evergreen Group Chairman
  • AMET becomes first Maritime University in India
  • World-class terminal to serve world's largest container vessels
  • APM Terminal Bahrain reports excellent progress at Mina Salman box facility
  • Maersk Line to hike box rates on Med-N. America route from Oct.
  • FESCO to launch North China-E. Russia service
  • Safmarine to take delivery of 7 newbuildings in 2008
  • MSC launches JADE service with MSC Endurance call at XICT
  • China Cosco dry bulk fleet to be world's largest
  • Evergreen Line plans to build cheaper ships at own shipyard in China
  • HPH opens 2 terminals in Egypt
  • Panama Canal expansion begins in earnest
  • TSA member carriers confer on future of US-Asia cargo market
  • Spices Board upbeat on export target for black pepper
  • Russia waives ban on Indian sesame seeds & g'nuts
  • NMPT going in for concrete roads
  • Tuticorin Port beefs up timber handling equipment
  • Haldia Dock in for sea change with steel plants' throughput due
  • CStates want rail corridors expedited
  • Exports up by 18 pc this year
  • PPP route alone can hasten infrastructure projects, stresses FM
  • Govt plans SEZ for manufacturing gear needed to tap renewable energy
  • Minister asks auto industry to rev up exports
  • M.A. Master Memorial Lecture at IMC tomorrow
  • 12 Indian cos figure in Forbes' Asia List

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • European Chemical Transport Association names new president
  • APM Terminals opens Xiamen container terminal
  • Emirates to launch non-stop B777 Dubai-Sao Paulo service
  • American adds two services from Dallas-Fort Worth
  • UTi Worldwide net income down in H1/2007

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • BW Gas joins tax change furore
  • New boss for Stolt-Nielsen
  • Euro bank lends Croatian port euros100m

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Finance Minister gives Norwegian shipowners a tax shocker
  • Guam yard to drydock MSC ship
  • Tommy Thompson joins Crowley as Director, M&R
  • GE gas turbines for Spain's F105 frigate
  • OSG names first Q-Flex LNG ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • MarAd publishes report covering US port development
  • Titan Salvage refloats containership in Mexico
  • Free Port of Tacoma boat tours departing from Thea Foss Waterway
  • Evergreen takes delivery of last S-series vessel
  • Customs nabs cocaine heading into Canada

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Norway hits out at proposed tax change
    SHIPOWNERS say back tax budget proposal threatened competitiveness and would trigger a dismantling of the industry.
  • Norway calls for curbs on shipping subsidies
  • Insurers face huge US sub-prime bill
    MAURICE 'Hank' Greenberg says insurance market will be the biggest losers from the recent sub-prime 'debacle'.
  • Forth Ports bullish despite profit slide
    FIRST-half profits fall 7% but chief Charles Hammond promises rebound in the rest of this year.
  • Container conundrums
    THERE was a lot to discuss as containerisation took centre stage at a World Maritime University gathering last week.
  • Maritime gender politics
    IF shipping faces a 'manning' crisis, surely more can be done to assist women to rise to the level of senior officers.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Fury as Norway scraps tonnage tax
    The Norwegian government sent autumn chill through the country's shipping community by presenting a framework for the taxation of shipping that effectively means cancellation of the tonnage tax system and massive claims for payment of tax credits incurred since 1996 when it was introduced
  • Missing pin led to ferry smash
    A MISSING pin is believed to have caused the grounding of the BC Ferry Queen of Oak Bay in June 2005
  • AIS: Don't die of ignorance
    SLOPPY programming of communication devices is preventing rescuers reaching seafarers in distress
  • BW fears 5-billion kroner tax bill
    BW GAS shares fall 10% after predicting a tax bill of up to $830M
  • Hunt on for pirate ship
    FOREIGN warships in the Horn of Africa have been searching for a ship resembling a pelagic purse seiner thought to have been used as a pirate 'mother ship'
  • Ezra sells half its offshore unit
    EZRA Holdings, which provides support vessels to the offshore sector, is selling shares of its offshore construction subsidiary EOC
  • Gujarat abandons yard sale again
  • Salvors race to abandoned ship
  • Maersk names new SE Asia chief
  • Thai shippers can pay in greenback
  • Asakawa to move its shipyard
  • Solid sense from cement company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Prince Rupert to open new box terminal
    Maher Terminals, Canadian National ready to open Phase 1 of British Columbia hub, with capacity of 500,000 TEUs.
  • U.S. launches plan to revive fast-trade pacts
  • C-TPAT wins landslide approval in new study
  • Bush urges Japan to relax beef imports curbs
  • TACA holds fuel fee
  • Maersk ship refloated
  • Menlo buys China network
  • USF Holland launches regional next-day LTL delivery
  • Former NIT League Chairman Barr dies
  • Labor unrest at Cochin
  • Canada gives 'green' awards

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • APM Terminals Virginia launches 1 million TEU facility
  • Mitsubishi HI launches Ever Salute
  • Zodiac cements deal with Samsung
  • Maersk Diadema refloated
  • Menlo Worldwide expands its China operation through acquisition

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Hull losses worry IUMI
    Underwriter Fred Robertie warns that crewing problems and a big upturn in large casualties are probably related.
  • Jaya picks up shipyard
    Singapore OSV owner and shipbuilder buys Nantong Shipyard.
  • Commander buyer revealed
    Genco Shipping & Trading confirms handymax sale for hefty profit.
  • Canada mulls carrier ban
    Affected waterway is crucial to two proposed US terminals in Maine.
  • CTP catches charter boomerang
    For the second time, Monaco- based company charters same panamax it chartered out months earlier.
  • Norden sells and charters back
    Two handymaxes being built in China will net a profit of $14.9m on delivery in 2010.
  • Meba to board Exmar fleet
    Union signed up to provide US officers for Exmar LNG carriers, as part of Northeast Gateway terminal effort.
  • Ship re-floated off UK
    No indication as to what caused German vessel to ground with all six crew rescued.
  • DESS snaps up resales
    John Fredriksen's offshore shipowner buying supply ships and anchor-handlers in Norway and Singapore.
  • Scrap ship in another scrape
    Crew abandon listing bulker off South Africa which was detained at least twice en route to Alang.
  • New head at Stolt
    Hans Feringa, managing director of parcel tankers, succeeds retiring chairman Otto Fritzner.
  • Karmsund bags two tugs
    Unnamed owner spending $210m on two AHTS ships being partly built in Poland.
  • Norway overtakes Lloyd's
    Historic centre of hull insurance market loses crown to expanding northern market, says IUMI's Tore Forsmo.
  • Two new yards for Pakistan
    Prime minister Shaukat Aziz wants a slice of regional shipbuilding action.
  • High five at HHI
    Mystery Marshall Islands-registered company signs up for large boxship quintet at Hyundai Heavy.
  • Share slump for Oslo owners
    BW Gas price plunges as much as 10% on news of tax hit, with Odfjell and Wilhelmsen also affected.
  • Rousing raids Germany
    Danish owner buys fourth coastal cargoship and names it after his wife.
  • New domestic chief for Eimskip
    Landsbanki exec brought in to oversee Icelandic operations of container and reefer line.
  • Takeover tussle has ICG at a loss
    Irish ferry owner spins a net deficit in the first half due to charge related to ongoing offer for the company.
  • RAL on the slide
    Lower cargo volumes and costly acquisitions push Greenland box line into the red.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • GAO recommends Coast Guard adjust oil spill cleanup liability limit
  • Nippon Foundation first to donate to Malacca Strait navigational fund
  • Last of Evergreen's "green" S-types launched
  • OSG names world's biggest LNG carrier
  • Canada threatens to ban LNG tankers in disputed waters
  • China joins ranks of shipbuilding giants
  • Norway plans new shipping tax regime
  • Samskip doubles ScanBalt frequency
  • Cargolux raising fuel surcharge
  • AirBridge launches service connecting Israel and Moscow
  • ESC named as cargo agent for Chinese airline
  • Minneapolis barge traffic returns
  • Fick departs Thermo King
  • Menlo, Schneider buy Chinese 3PLs
  • Made in China recalls keep coming
  • Jafza said to be eyeing logistics hub in South Carolina
  • Kuehne + Nagel picks Lange as Herms' CEO replacement
  • Central bank shores up Jamaican dollar
  • TIA payment guarantee goes beyond required $10,000 bond
  • Hellmann to use Kewill software for U.S. customs services
  • APM Terminal open for business in Virginia
  • Calif. air authority proposes new truck, ocean vessel regulations
  • CMA CGM, Team Lines confirm DCT Gdansk calls
  • Port Everglades' master plan outlines extensive changes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Norwegian owners would rather retain the present tax system
    The Norwegian government proposal for a new shipping tax system will severely undermine shipping companies' balance sheets and reduce their ...
  • Shipowners and managers calls for more seafarers
    At the conference of Maritime Manpower Singapore 2007, both shipowners and managers called for prompt moves to educate more seafarers ...
  • SSN gets 120 million to survive
    Polish SSN shipyard's largest owners Korporacji Polskie Stocznie (KPS) and ARP Agencja Rozwoju (Przemyslu Industry Development Agency) has decided to ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Bunkers International unveils new expansion
    Volume boost and new barge as supplier looking to offer buyers new options.
  • UAE awards contract for pipeline project
    Engineering and design contract for the Fujairah pipeline project goes to WorleyParsons.
  • Bunker privatisation still under attack
    Sri Lankan supplier throws its weight behind court challenge to LMS sale.
  • Fuel oil markets to 'tighten'
    OPEC policy on crude oil quotas is adding to fuel oil's strength.
  • Rotterdam market stable
  • IMO official explains sulphur status
    MARPOL signatory states may agree tighter sulphur definitions and test principles before revised Annex VI comes into force.
  • KIC plans vessel acquisition
    Four new vessels should be on order by the middle of next year.
  • August retroactive price down from record
    NYK, Nippon Oil agree to cut bunker fuel price for August from July's record of $419.20 pmt.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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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