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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
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
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
PORTS
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
PORTS
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
PORTS
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
SHIPPING
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
SHIPPING
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
SHIPPING
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
PORTS
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
ACCIDENTS
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
PORTS
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
PORTS
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
SHIPPING
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
SEAFARERS
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
CRUISES
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
LEGISLATION
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLATION
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
OFFSHORE
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
FINANCING
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
NEWS
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
PORTS
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
PORTS
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
NEWS
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
PORTS
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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 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
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
LEGISLATION
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
SAFETY & SECURITY
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
PORTS
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
LOGISTICS
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
OFFSHORE
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
SAFETY & SECURITY
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
PORTS
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
PORTS
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
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