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May 15, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Transpacific carriers, shippers meeting to resolve differences
    CONTAINER shipping carriers operating on the transpacific trade have said they will meet Asia-US shippers for two meetings after an unprecedented first meeting last year for the two groups to try to resolve differences.
  • Pakistan develops huge deep sea port
    BY the azure waters of the Arabian Sea, a remote Pakistani fishing town is being transformed into a massive deep sea port to cash in on the inexorable rise of the Chinese economy.
  • S'pore port's April box volume up 13%
    SINGAPORE's port operators, including PSA International Pte, handled 13 per cent more containers last month in the world's busiest port, helped by growing trade.
  • Johor port to boost India-M'sia trade
  • Asia-Pac navies to boost maritime defences
  • China ship delayed report of crash: Seoul

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA to raise `protein' rates on US-Asia shipments
  • Zim to join Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement
  • EPCglobal Hong Kong completes EPC/RFID pilot for GSL
  • Panalpina's Q1 profits rise 109pc driven by high global demand
  • TT Club sees accidents rise as congestion builds and rich world prevents port growth
  • Port of Tacoma selected for Intermodal Radiation Detection Centre
  • US regulators clear Atlas for DHL-Polar Air tie-up
  • Hactl and SkyTeam Cargo renew ground-handling agreement
  • Sichuan starts Yichang service to Wenzhou, Jinan

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Globelink WW India completes seven years of successful operations
  • GE Shipping sets up offshore arm in Singapore
  • MoS proposes 2 more waterways
  • Evergreen Line uses Trieste port to reach S. Germany
  • Very large boxships growth projected at 13 pc a year
  • Maersk Line adds China-Spain route
  • Panalpina makes a strong beginning in 2007
  • Samudera Shipping's Q1 profit spurts by 19 pc to $ 5.3 m
  • Dredgers clear way for Maersk Dartmouth at Ilichevsk Port
  • Advance International manages shipments for world's largest methanol plant
  • Schenker & BAX Global merge in Singapore
  • OOCL Logistics launches improved website
  • NYK Line to deploy 38 boxships with alternative power system
  • New agent boosts Famous Pacific Shipping's presence in Turkey
  • Cosco box volume, revenue up in Q1
  • APL Logistics handles Marks & Spencer's in S. Asia, N. Africa & Europe
  • Pakistan poised to import cotton through Wagah border
  • HPPL signs pact with PSA to develop box terminal at Hazira
  • 3 quay cranes at box terminals may be made compulsory
  • Pearl Hospitality's new venture offers JNP users a facility to unwind
  • S. R. Kulkarni leaves for Tokyo
  • ASM software offers Customs warehousing functionality
  • CWC's ICD-Loni to commence daily container train services to JNP soon
  • Warehouses near railway stations planned
  • Industrial growth up by 11.3 per cent in 2006-07
  • Finance Bill gets Presidential seal
  • 48 service tax circulars withdrawn
  • Apex chambers' roles, memberships undergo sea change
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan
  • B2B Indo-Korean trade meet today

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • New KN board members
  • Panama Canal Authority issues tender
  • Low baht depresses Thai Airways profit
  • Transfracht expanding AlbatrosExpress service
  • KN expanding in the Asia-Pacific region
  • South Korea wants Siberian rail links
  • TOC 2007 Europe, Istanbul, 19-21 June

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Braemar Seascope's good year
  • SAFEDOR "to help establish new rules"
  • New World, CMA-CGN in new service
  • Stronger Q1 for Eitzen Chemical

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Hercules Offshore halts some Nigerian liftboat operations
  • Empress of the North runs aground
  • Seaspan inks $1.06 billion of box ship contracts
  • STX Pan Ocean orders handy size bulkers from China
  • MacGregor adds to offshore services

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Roger Allen named to Longview port board
  • Zim announces plans to become TSA member
  • Port of Seattle web site now offers Sea-Tac flight info
  • WTSA member carriers eye 'protein' rate increases
  • MOL opens VLCC simulator at Montenegro training facility

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Grounded Empress of the North freed
    CRUISESHIP now underway using its own power at five knots after successful evacuation.
  • NOL suffers as profits plunge
    FIRST quarter profit tumbles by 64% as container line is hit by falling freight rates.
  • Zachello splashes out on tankers and bulkers
    ORDER spree worth $600m part of move to exploit emerging opportunities in Asian markets.
  • Stranger than fiction: the critters that offer a challenge to science
    A VAST majority of shipping still exchange ballast at sea, although this is inefficient and sometimes downright dangerous.
  • Pious hopes and practice
    IF schemes to promote shortsea shipping in Europe are to really work, they must be a lot better financed than they are today.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • APL earnings plummet 64 percent
    Parent NOL said weaker rates hurt pre-tax earnings for the liner business, which totaled $41 million, off 67 percent from the year-ago quarter.
  • Retailer Target sues U.S. over duty discrimination
  • TSA to meet with shippers
  • Bidding war for EGL
  • Lines hike protein rates
  • Cosco to call Prince Rupert
  • Florida highways reopen after wildfire smoke clears
  • Halifax port, Suez Canal partner
  • Swift net plunges as founder completes buyout
  • BA mulls Iberia merger
  • Truckers strike at Cochin

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Prince Rupert secures Coscon
  • Hapag-Lloyd still sinking
  • New box terminal planned for Galveston's Pelican island

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Multiyear cover rejected
    Top underwriter Richard Turner tells the TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum why he can't offer the long term insurance policies that shipowners want.
  • All safe in Alaska
    Nearly 250 passengers evacuated safely from grounded cruise vessel Empress.
  • Well grounded
    This is the third time the Empress of the North has grounded since its delivery in 2003, report says.
  • Cruiseship grounds off Alaska
    Passengers and crew being evacuated after Majestic America Line vessel hits reef.
  • Expenses bother B+H
    US tanker owner's rising revenue cancelled out by operating costs in first quarter.
  • NAT on course
    Profit improves in first quarter for US-listed suezmax owner, with second quarter looking solid.
  • China factor drives STX
    South Korean owner sees first-quarter profit soar as dry-bulk rates increase, but loses out on FFAs.
  • OMI gets US clearance
    Federal Trade Commission has found no antitrust grounds to prevent Teekay/Torm's $2.2bn buy of Stamford company from going forward.
  • STX takes three in China
    Korean bulker owner not naming size of units it signed for at Taizhou Maple Leaf with a further option.
  • Hanjin racks up heavy profit
    Korean shipbuilder almost trebles first-quarter earnings as boxship prices rise.
  • NOL knocked
    Continued poor freight rates send quarterly profit plummeting at Neptune Orient Line despite revenue rise.
  • Aboitiz taps box market
    Philippine ferry owner forms joint venture with Maersk units to carry containers.
  • Ship sinks, 16 missing off China
    South Korean vessel goes under after collision with Chinese boxship outside port of Yantai.
  • Western on the march
    Lithuanian ferry builder doubles profit for 2006 from slightly bigger revenues.
  • Cruise axed over safety fears
    Problems with a propulsion motor force Carnival to cancel two week cruise from UK with 2,000 sent home.
  • Tokai nearing profit
    Japanese ferry owner Tokai Kisen almost reaches breakeven in the first quarter as revenues fall.
  • HMM plans new US route
    Korean owner teaming up with CMA CGM to run eight boxships to east coast.
  • Rates set to slide
    New underwriting capacity is putting hull rates under pressure according to Willis' Richard Close-Smith
  • Skuld claims concern
    Norwegian P&I club is doing well but Douglas Jacobsohn remains concerned about casualty upturn.
  • Azuma on the rise
    Japanese bulker player pushes up annual profit and expects to repeat the trick in current year.
  • Revenues flood in at Suez
    Another monthly record at Egyptian canal as increased number of vessels pays higher transit fees.
  • Double digit rate hikes
    Marsh P&I chief Jerry Westmore warns that record pool claims will mean big premium general increases.
  • Naikai nets more
    Japanese yard's annual profit rises despite drop in revenues.
  • Bridge blunders increasing
    Rising toll of costly collisions and groundings worry Tore Forsmo of Cefor.
  • Bigger not much better
    Expanded Eitzen Chemical posts huge jump in first quarter revenues, but costs eat profit away.
  • Weak start at RCL
    Weaker rates, dollar and cargo makeup hurt Thai intra-Asian operator Regional Container Lines.
  • Staying out of jail
    Ken Olsen tells TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum how to avoid a run in with the US Coast Guard the next time your ship visits the States.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Zim joins TSA, which will hold two shipper meetings in June
  • APL's 1st quarter earnings down 67%
  • WTSA to raise rates on "protein" cargo
  • TACA increases bunker surcharge
  • Containers wash overboard, creating plastic foam spill
  • Hamburg Sud Venezuela promotes Castillo
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo down 1.7% in April
  • DHS to test intermodal nuke detection options at Tacoma
  • NationaLease hires Oetjen
  • Both EGL suitors increase offers
  • Alabama will be home for new steel mill
  • Ex-Geest executives start Ge-eX Logistics
  • President Bush's pick for BIS chief completes confirmation hearing
  • Agility buying South Chinese ocean forwarder
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens Yokohama office
  • Ortega refuses Grand Inter-Oceanic Nicaragua Canal
  • PSA, Afken win 36-year Mersin Port concession
  • Port of Charleston signs deal with Mediterranean Shipping

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Danish owner lost DOC/ISM certificates
    Danish coaster owner H. Folmer & Co of Copenhagen is the first shipowner to have its ISM/DOC company certificate withdrawn ...
  • Maersk names the first of nine rigs from Singapore
    Maersk Contractors has named the first of nine drilling rigs presently under construction at Singapore. The first was "hull' no ...
  • Large claims hit the global marine hull market
    Big claims in the global marine hull market could reach over USD 600 million this year, against USD 350 million ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2007
  • Strait of Gibraltar bunker market set to grow
    Sales of bunker fuel in Algeciras, Ceuta and Gibraltar could reach 10 million metric tonnes by 2015.
  • Improved freight rates offset by bunker gains
    Q1 market conditions improved for chemical tanker operator, cost increases eat away at possible profit growth.
  • ARACON 2007: Final week for delegate prize draw
    Share your views for a chance to win free delegate pass to Amsterdam bunker event.
  • Fuel quality 'key' to controlling exhaust gases
    INTERTANKO Technical Director says switch to distillate fuels is best for the environment and best for shipowners.
  • No Q1 take-off for World Fuel Services
    Year-on-year profit growth stalled by aviation business despite record performance from marine sector.
  • Distillate switch could threaten supply chain
    Refiners' representative gives stark warning of what a move away from residual fuel might mean.
  • Rotterdam market firms slightly
  • Singapore April bunker sales jump 18.4% on year
    Sales of 380 cst stayed strong at close to two million mt, MPA figures showed.
  • China grants more oil import licences
    18 more private firms will be able to import crude oil and fuel oil.

›››File
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
››› File
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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