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September 18, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • RM1b upgrade for Penang Port
    Malaysia's oldest port, Penang Port, which has been identified to play the role of lead port in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), intends to enhance its existing competencies as it leverages on intra-Asian trade as its pillar of strength, says a report in Malaysia's Business Times.
  • Myanmar liner to start service to Sri Lanka
    Myanmar's state-owned overseas liner, the Myanmar Five Star Lines (MFSL), will introduce its cargo transportation service to Sri Lanka soon to mark the opening of a direct sea link between the two countries to boost bilateral trade ties, the local Flower News reported yesterday.
  • Caltex Australia buys bigger oil cargoes
    Caltex Australia Ltd, the nation's biggest oil refiner, said it's increasing the size of crude-oil cargo purchases and buying the commodity from more distant sources, including West Africa, to boost profits at its plants.
  • Capesize hiring rate may drop this week
  • Big fall for China Cosco shares
  • One dead, four missing in China ferry mishap

Sched Netweb site
  • ELAA looks positively on latest EU conference ban scheme
  • Dalian container volume up 19pc as total trade rises 26pc
  • Hua Xia Bank Nanjing starts logistics finance platform
  • Panama Canal seeks bids for dredging Pacific entrance
  • Stringent discharge requirements to take effect in Gulf area
  • St Lawrence Seaway cargo down 14pc to August
  • OTS Logistics Group acquires UK's Ocean Express
  • Air China Cargo launches Shanghai-Manchester service
  • Cathay Pacific-Dragonair airfreight volume rises 12pc in August
  • This week's ICAO Assembly to emphasise air cargo liberalisation
  • Hong Kong Airlines selects Hactl as its HK ground handler

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IPBCC announces rate restoration for Westbound reefer cargo
  • Capt. S. s. Tripathi assumes charge as CMD of DCI
  • Indian shipping tonnage sails past record 9 million GT
  • Supramax freight rates set to scale new peaks
  • Seaways Group's WC box feeder service sets sail from NM Port
  • New Globe combines analysis, strategy & fun at annual meet
  • Tankers in close brush with danger
  • CSAV Norasia upgrades ABS by adding Ilyichevsk direct call
  • Mac-Nels Line to launch direct service to Tasmania
  • Rickmers Maritime signs deal to buy 4 new vessels
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk names new chief executive for S-E Asia
  • Dafeng port opens for trade
  • Maersk Line hikes bunker surcharges for Med-US-Canada
  • APM Terminals opens new terminal in US
  • Evergreen Line to take delivery of last S-series vessel in January 2008
  • Seaspan orders eight 13,100-TEU boxships
  • Boom in super-sized newbuilds as world trade soars
  • PSA buys quay cranes to handle mega boxships
  • China delivers first 8,530-TEU ship
  • Yang Ming Line & Wan Hai add Vietnam service from Fangcheng
  • New Polish terminal attracts CMA CGM & Team Lines
  • MSC hikes rates on farm produce from US to Asia
  • ACL acquires EBDG
  • Zim to purchase eight 12,600-TEU ships
  • Bangla apparels to be imported under MoU
  • Imported wheat quality norms to stay
  • Pak can't pack cement exports!
  • US cuts duty on Indian shrimp
  • Govt may prune wheat import needs
  • Indo-British trade to exceed £ 10 bn by year-end
  • Kiran Group instals India's first & only MDI storage tank at Kandla terminal
  • Industrial production slips to 9.6 pc this year
  • SEZ applications lapse with deadline

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Deutsche Bahn says goodbye to Roland Heinisch, rail systems network
  • ATS-Hellmann Worldwide Logistics names René Baumann as director
  • Agreement signed on huge Maasvlakte 2 project in Rotterdam
  • Air Berlin to fly from Basel
  • Geodis plans to buy Rhode & Liesenfeld
  • Kuehne + Nagel begins construction at Dubai Logistics City

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • Hose cartel charges
  • ELAA welcomes EC guidelines draft
  • Unions set up AP Moller workers' website
  • GL launches Rules Pilot
  • BV says Compressed Natural Gas ships "viable"
  • Skaugen in JV with GATX

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • VT unveils design for FSC class

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • Port of Olympia receives good report from state auditor
  • Alaska Airlines begins new flights from Portland
  • Federal Maritime Commission posts unlicensed shipper alert
  • Washington State Ferries plans series of public meetings
  • US truck makes delivery across Mexican border

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • New law puts liner conferences future at risk
    CHINA has passed an antitrust law that does not allow exemptions for the liner industry.
  • Lines tell EU to spell out rules on data sharing
  • Samsung applies brake on cruise sector prospects
    EXECUTIVE says little prospect yard will build a cruise ship before 2017.
  • China Cosco shares fall as Temasek cuts stake
    CHINA Cosco shares see biggest five-day fall as Singapore's Temasek slashes stake to 10.87% from 12.3%.
  • Few designs on comfort aboard
    THE importance of suitable habitats should never be neglected -- for seafarers who live aboard their ships for many months on end.
  • Singing an old song
    THERE is getting to be something rather repetitive about the agonising over crew quality and the availability of prime seafarers.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • Brazil predicts huge cabotage spend
    Brazil could and should be experienicng a "boom in shipbuilding for cabotage services" over the coming years, according to the new executive VP of Brazilian-flag ship owners' association Syndarma
  • Finns plan to clean up Baltic
    FERRIES are to be the guinea-pigs testing a new project by Helsinki and Turku to stop Baltic water quality deteriorating
  • Skaugen JV for China gas tankers
    IM Skaugen has formed a 50/50 joint venture called Singco with GATX Corp that will assume the ownership of the first four 10,000 cbm Multigas carriers
  • North West Passage 'is open now'
    CANADA'S fabled Northwest Passage is now fully navigable as a result of the retreat of Arctic ice, the European Space Agency claimed last Friday
  • Norwegian owners angry over tax
    FURIOUS delegates spoke out today against the new Norwegian tax bill which will to be introduced in three weeks' time
  • Five left in Shetland-Norway tender
    NORSHUKON consortium has received 11 expressions of interest to operate a Shetland-UK-Norway ferry service
  • US keeps pushing for free trade
  • Candover still stalks Stork
  • Navy deal turns sour for Boustead
  • $1bn tie-up for Lanco, Gulftainer
  • Trinidad seeks curb on foreigners
  • Norway: will Skaugen be first out?
  • Wilhelmsen buys into services brand
  • DPW keeps death out of the Americas
  • More trouble for Hanjin Philippines
  • Maersk retreats from Moscow

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • Higher rates for eastbound trans-Pacific coming in 2008, APL executive says
    Vessel capacity and shipper demand in the eastbound Pacific expected to be in equilibrium in the coming year.
  • APL rates gain
  • Maersk changes Asia-Red Sea port calls
  • Dockwise plans IPO
  • Authority, consortium sign off on Rotterdam mega-port
  • Kuehne & Nagel breaks ground on Mideast hub
  • New CSCL ship to call Los Angeles-Long Beach port
  • New CFO for D. Post
  • India lines up reefer rates
  • Prince Rupert, Ningbo in pact
  • Nehru to speed truck traffic

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • IMCL acquires BCL
  • Maersk Line introduces changes to FM5
  • Geodis teams up with xpedx
  • Human error blamed for collapsed stack
  • New gateway into Ireland moves forward

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • Transatlantic talks to yards
    Swedish shipowner finalising order for three ro-ros for Atlantic services.
  • Congress to hear cruise victims
    Victims organization to present horror stories and proposals to increase cruise safety at US House Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing.
  • MCA braced for strikes
    UK's maritime safety agency facing strikes by coastguard and surveyors over pay.
  • Lemissoler bites on feeder line
    Baltic Container Lines buy to bolster Polish feeder operator Inter Marine Container Lines.
  • Thumbs up for Buquebus deal
    Spain's government approves ferry operator's buyout by rival Balearia.
  • Skaugen cools on Norway
    Owner says move from ASA to societas europea is not related to current taxation scenario in Norway.
  • Collision captain 'disappears'
    French authorities said to have lost trace of Azerbaijani master of Turkish vessel involved in fatal collision.
  • Downeast pulls LNG filing
    Company beset by controversies over LNG shipping lanes plans to re-file.
  • Danaos takes option
    John Coustas-led owner takes China Shipbuilding order to five units with 12-year charters lined up "at accretive rates."
  • Varun wants billions
    Indian tanker owner lines up debt issues and mortgage plans worth INR 100bn ($2.47bn).
  • Japan detains 20
    Port state inspectors hold usual array of general cargoships, plus a domestic passenger ferry.
  • Pac Basin orders in China
    Hong Kong bulker owner pleased with post-panamax price at Shanghai Jiangnan.
  • SCI and ONGC eye tie-up
    Indian shipping and oil giants in talks over forming drillships joint venture.
  • Northern light?
    One Norwegian shipowner thinks there could be light at the end of industry's dark tax tunnel.
  • Ships collide off China
    Bow of Germany boxship believed to be wedged in side of Chinese bulk carrier in Bohai Sea.
  • Skaugen confirms
    Norwegian gas-carrier owner owns up to four on order in China and sets up another joint venture with GATX.
  • Euroafrica buys Russian
    Polish owner snaps up Sovcomflot general cargoship for Spliethoff.
  • DL wants bulk boon
    Indonesian boxship owner Djakarta Lloyd planning domestic bulker orders to boost profit.
  • Aker rolls out the debt
    Norwegian yard group mulling bond sales worth around $91m.
  • Danica White probe
    Danish casualty investigators examine security of ship hijacked by Somali pirates.
  • BLRT on the rise
    Estonian shipyard group banks more profit as it expands through acquisitions and joint ventures.
  • Temasek cuts Cosco stake
    State-owned holdings company raises $104m from sale of 1.4% in China Cosco Holdings.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • EC delivers post conference draft guidelines, carrier victory?
  • Thomsen joins Clipper Wonsild Tankers
  • Citibank to inject cash into Vinalines' growth plans
  • Varun Shipping looking to raise $2.5 billion
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine pays $680,000 fine to FMC
  • Hanjin boxship involved in Bohai Sea collision
  • Maersk altering Asia/Red Sea loop
  • U.S. highway carrier delivers historic load to Mexico
  • TSA studies motor carrier security
  • USDA rulemaking expands cattle trade with Canada
  • ITC to study beef trade
  • Australian regulation on shrimp exports angers Vietnam government
  • Kuehne + Nagel starts work on new Middle East hub
  • DSV buys stake in Pakistan company
  • Norfolk terminal tries Saturday hours for peak season

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • NSA to see Norwegian PM og Friday
    Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, is to meet representatives of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) on Friday this week to ...
  • Prosafe flags out to Cyprus
    Prosafe, which owns and operates 12 service rigs and 7 FPSO/FSO vessels, is flagging out to Cyprus in order ...
  • Sovcomflot plans to expand in Murmansk
    On September 12 Yuri Evdokimov, the governor of the Murmansk region, and Sergey Frank, general director of Sovcomflot, signed a ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
  • California pushes on despite legal setback
    New fuel rules still in play as state agency reviewing court case loss.
  • Operation to remove bunkers 'a success'
    Gibraltar says salvage operation can move into 'its next phase'
  • Cold ironing winning support in Europe
    But German ship owners' association doubts its practicality.
  • New blow to Sethusamudram Ship Canal
    Indian government wavers over support for project as protests gain momentum.
  • Rotterdam market stable at midday
  • Aegean shares surge to record
    Analyst optimistic about bunker suppliers' prospects.
  • Japan: July bonded sales fall
    Bunker fuel sales fall 21.6% year-on-year and 7.1% on month.

›››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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