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February 5, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker rates for ME-Asia routes seen falling
    The cost of shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, may reverse five days of gains as the Chinese New Year holiday curbs demand for ships.
  • Mitsui Engg Q3 profit declines 60%
    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co, Japan's third-largest shipbuilder, posted a 60 per cent decline in third-quarter profit from a year earlier, when a one-time gain from the sale of a boiler unit boosted earnings.
  • Dry-bulk shipping costs may rise for 2nd week
    Shipping costs for coal and other commodities may extend gains for a second week as demand to move iron ore rises on speculation Chinese steelmakers and three miners may be close to a price accord on annual supplies.
  • KL firm eyes Kerala port deal
  • Brazil turns to containers to ship sugar
  • Tanjung Offshore expects more ships
  • Conversions won't stem fleet growth
  • DP World to boost port capacity 27%

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line to start new intra-Asia service
  • Beijing to build Sino-German giant logistics park to match new Silk Road rail link
  • Savannah Port posts a 20.6pc increase in 2007 box volume
  • Second U-Freight HK warehouse gains TAPA FSR 2007
  • GreenCarrier extends Baltic business with Estonia operations
  • Containerships moves Polish calls to new DCT Gdansk
  • EDS to pilot IT system to speed up Melbourne Port's cargo flow
  • Tianjin's Binhai Airport to boost cargo handling through major construction
  • Singapore's Changi Airport accords Malaysia's AirAsia landing rights
  • Emirates SkyCargo wins top Indian accolade, urges more infrastructure spending than planned

Exim Indiaweb site
  • InterChange launch marks IAS' foray into India
  • UN body adopts draft paper on carriage of goods by sea
  • 'Oscars for Shipping' to be handed out on May 13
  • CSAV NORASIA starts NAS feeder service to connect North Africa with Asia & Mideast
  • HAMBURG SUD optimises southern route of Europe-Mediterranean services
  • CMA CGM adds Dalian call to Asia-Black Sea service
  • Port of Durban engages Kalmar for service solutions
  • PSA International, IPH, GIP in Argentine port development JV
  • OOCL opens new office in Cambodia
  • Port of Savannah posts 20.6 pc rise in boxes
  • Last hurrah: FEFC's volume to Europe up by 19 pc
  • Famous Pacific Shipping provides full logistics services for new power plant in Sri Lanka
  • CTSA lines to hike rates in May, CAFs & BAFs later
  • Qingdao port hits 9.4 m TEUs in 2007, rises to 7th place in China
  • Hapag-Lloyd's CEO, Ulrich Kranich becomes new ELAA Chairman
  • Gandhidham Chamber & other trade bodies serve strike notice on Kandla Port
  • Kerala govt revives Vizhinjam port project
  • Port & dock workers seek Central staff pay & DA structure
  • Rotterdam port to anchor in India this year
  • Land acquisition for Vallarpadam ICTT connectivity by month-end likely
  • Planners shaping up MCA on airport development
  • Rlys may fix minimum 14 pc RoR for PPP projects
  • FIIs: Net sales of Rs 13,036 cr. in Jan. 2008
  • Chidambaram sees forex reserves skyrocketing
  • Infrastructure growth to drive economy till 2015
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 3.418 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • APL Germany names MD for Germany and Central Europe
  • PSA in Argentine joint venture
  • German/Russian joint venture going forward
  • VFLI joins European Bulls

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • UK storms take their toll
  • Box loss warning
  • Golden Ocean fixes for long term
  • Good year for MacGregor

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • DHS FY2009 budget slashes Port Security Grant funding
  • FY2009 DOD budget seeks $16.9 billion for shipbuilding
  • Somali pirates hijack ice class tug

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Portland Shipping Club names Bob Lipscomb 'Old Salt' for 2008
  • Trade between NAFTA partners rises during month of November
  • NYK restoring vessel to give glimpse at past
  • NOAA explains letter regarding LNG terminal
  • NASSCO awarded contract to build tenth T-AKE vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Horncliff holed by own container
    INCIDENT provides more proof of risk to maritime safety posed by boxes falling overboard.
  • Issue that weighs heavy on shipping
  • Forth Ports axes STS plans
    PROPOSALS for ship-to-ship oil transfers dropped after protests from green groups and politicians.
  • Svitzer tug hijacked off Somali coast
    DANISH towage firm negotiating with pirates to secure relase of ice class tug newbuilding.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • ABS faces Spanish Prestige appeal
    SPAIN has officially filed papers confirming that it will appeal last month's US District Court loss in the Prestige case
  • Florida probes cruise surcharges
    THE Attorney General of Florida has launched an investigation into cruise lines' recently implemented fuel surcharge practices
  • HK owners play down bulk slide
    BULK owners in Hong Kong have shrugged off the current slide in dry bulk rates, confident that the China economic boom will be sustained
  • HK promises to stay in the game
  • Qatargas to supply LNG to Thailand
  • Poorly secured cargo worries Finns
  • Two more submarine cables cut
  • Boats 'not guilty of cutting cables
  • Swansea-Cork ferry faces more delay
  • Corruption charges rock Kandla
  • Grounded crane ship defies salvors
  • Stricken Horncliff safe in harbour
  • Salvors struggle with oil, biscuits

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Container volume up 4% at Virginia port
    Port of Virginia handled 2.128 million TEUs in 2007, up 4 percent on the previous year and the sixth consecutive year of growth.
  • Homeland Security gets 7% budget increase from Bush
  • Seattle volume flat
  • Maersk Line, Evergreen share Asia-Europe slots
  • Trailer Bridge lands Costco's Puerto Rico business
  • CMA CGM makes Malta terminal extension official
  • DoD extends RFID pact
  • Agents protest Nehru fee
  • Hamburg Süd names box ship
  • DHL re-validated for C-TPAT
  • Trans-Pacific carrier rate groups cut fuel surcharges

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Maersk and Evergreen to exchange Europe/Far East slots
  • Antwerp's MSC Home Terminal expands capacity
  • Trans Kalahari road corridor to be upgraded
  • Maersk starts new intra-Asia link
  • GreenCarrier sets brand image in Estonia

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Union merger go-ahead
    British and Dutch seafarers vote to create world's first transnational union.
  • Green freight desk launched
    Veteran who launched MJLF into vegoil emerges at alternative energy trading house to start a tanker desk.
  • Feedership sells for $29m
    Rudolf Schepers sheds the 868-teu Margaretha, as Arkas fetches $21.2m for a 1,020-teu boxship.
  • Teekay Offshore hikes payout
    Teekay spin-off increases quarterly dividend by 3.9% to $0.40 per share.
  • Sunrise fetches $42m
    A Japanese buyer picks up a single-hull VLCC, as a handymax tanker goes for $44.8m.
  • LNG fight goes to court
    The company that hopes to build an LNG terminal in Massachusetts is suing the US Coast Guard for access to records.
  • Box ports in emissions storm
    US container ports draw the wrath of a new report for being a major source of air pollution and posing a health risk to millions of people.
  • New Times order resold
    Vafias-controlled Stealth Maritime buys up two 114,000-dwt newbuilding tankers for $76m apiece.
  • Box hauler nabs big shipper
    Florida-based Trailer Bridge picks up exclusive Puerto Rico contract with wholesale chain Costco.
  • DIS still Poles apart
    Danish labour court rejects latest bid by union for equal pay for Polish seafarers.
  • Master rapped over pipeline snag
    UK accident report criticises Scinicariello aframax captain after anchor damages gas line.
  • Fund takes Oceanaut slice
    New York hedge fund QVT Financial reports a 14.1% share in the US-listed bulker owner, six weeks after reporting a similar Top Ships stake.
  • Baalu: Sethu poses no risk
    Shipping minister denies controversial channel between India and Sri Lanka will worsen security.
  • MCA rejects pollution fears
    Recovery of Clipper-owned ferry stuck on Blackpool beach could take two weeks, Coastguard says.
  • SCI paying up for officers
    State-owned shipping company forced to offer incentives to avoid shortage of seafarers.
  • Calipso's dance extended
    US-listed Diana Shipping extends six-month charter to a full year on a panamax bulker.
  • UASC wants nine
    Owner eyeing a series of 10,000-teu newbuildings to meet its ambitious profit targets, president and CEO says.
  • Clean sweep for ASL
    Singaporean group banks record first half profits with shipbuilding, repair and chartering revenue all on the rise.
  • Essar edges up
    Indian tanker and bulker owner manages third quarter profit boost despite revenues shrinking.
  • Shipping in the clear
    Communications blackout not caused by rerouted maritime traffic, Egypt says.
  • Ferry in barge smash
    Up to 35 injured in Philippines as Ocean Fast Ferry ship fails to spot anchored vessel.
  • Hanjin workers threaten walk-out
    Welders recruited from Bohol for Philippines shipyard unhappy at training allowance.
  • Mipo bags chemical order
    Unidentified European signs for 10 chemical units at Hyundai Mipo in $511m deal.
  • Ship sinks off Iran
    Seven crew members rescued by passing trawlers as unidentified Iranian vessel falls victim to stormy seas.
  • Nasco looks overseas
    Chinese owner and manager seeks IPO as major shareholder prepares to sell up.
  • Evergreen shares with Maersk
    Taiwanese and Danish boxship lines strike slot deal for Europe to Asia services.
  • Tug seized off Somalia
    Vessel on maiden voyage to work at Sakhalin Island gas field hijacked by pirates off East Africa.
  • HHI lands Hapag-Lloyd sextet
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder confirms $843m six-ship deal with German boxship giant.
  • Incat inks newbuilding
    Aussie fast ferry builder wins newbuilding contract from Irish leasing firm MGC Chartering.
  • Hanjin Heavy stands alone
    Korean shipbuilder posts profit in five-month period since splitting from holding company.
  • NOL in strong year end
    Singapore liner operator sees healthy increases in volumes and revenues for last trading period of 2007.
  • Golden Ocean ties-up two
    John Fredriksen- controlled bulker outfit finds long-term employment for two of its capesizes.
  • Solstad offloads oldies
    Norwegian offshore player nets $8m from the sale of two elderly units.
  • Mitsui falls
    Japanese shipbuilder's nine-month profit drops, but only because of a one-off sales gain in the previous year.
  • Yantai shelves listing plans
    Credit crunch claims another victim as yard says recent market turmoil makes listing "impractical".
  • CH Offshore's profits slip
    Singapore offshore vessel operator sees interim results dip 11.5% on smaller fleet and fewer sales.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Evergreen, Maersk to swap slots on Asia/Europe services
  • Horizon sees flat earnings in fourth quarter
  • Employers, unions back fair treatment for seafarers in accidents
  • MOL creates link between Far East, South Africa and Mozambique
  • Master seriously injured as reefer vessel loses containers in gales
  • Costco selects Trailer Bridge for Puerto Rico shipments
  • New Zealand first for Hamburg Süd ship naming
  • INTTRA opens office in Bangkok
  • Vietnam Airlines extends partnership with Globe Air Cargo
  • Dubai e-customs systems to go online later this year
  • Continental's cargo down 1.4% in January
  • CMA CGM involved in African cotton deal
  • USDA to start issuing permits for Australian cherry imports
  • Costa Rica wants extension for DR-CAFTA legislation
  • Container shipping: A way out of parking tickets
  • U-Freight's starts U.S. export ocean consolidations to Southeast Asia
  • NSF Logistics buys DFL
  • FMC reviews 30 OTI license applications
  • Maritime executive Tilden predicts cargo diversion to Mexico, Canada
  • New round of port security funding announced
  • Houston gains increased bid points for U.S. food aid cargoes
  • U.K. port congestion "serious problem for the foreseeable future"
  • Eurogate's container throughput up 10.6% in 2007
  • Port of Rotterdam to relocate fruit handling area
  • New Orleans moves forward with new reefer warehouse
  • CMA CGM's Malta concession extended

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Heavylift carrier stranded with five gantry cranes
    The stormy weather in the North Sea area led to a dramatic day for the crew on board the Chinese-owned heavy weight carrier Zhen Hua 10, which dragged anchors off Rotterdam and despite full engine power, the ship was ...
  • Scandlines ferry hit a bouy at Fredericia
    For the second time within a week a Scandlines ferry had to sail to a shipyard to have a hull damage repaired. This week is was the German-flagged Schleswig-Holstein that came into trouble after leaving Fredericia Skibsværft in ...
  • Svitzer tug hi-jacked off the Somali coast
    The Svitzer-owned tug Svitzer Korsakov was Friday last week hi-jacked off the Somalian coast, while on a passage from Suez to Singapore. The hi-jackers took command over the tug and according to recent information is on the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Capacity to rise at Russian terminal
    Fuel oil exports may nevertheless be cut after modernization.
  • New bunker trader for Bominflot
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs deal with SMP
    Contract is one of SMP's largest for the supply of low-sulphur IFO.
  • Cleaner fuels could 'halve premature deaths' from ship emissions
    IMO presented with follow-up study predicting more than 80,000 premature deaths globally unless marine fuel sulphur content is cut.
  • Removal of bunkers 'a priority'
    Bad weather has been hampering operations to salvage ferry beached on UK coast.
  • Bunker leak in Panama
    Reports say 'thousands of gallons' of marine fuel was leaked during a pumping operation.
  • Rotterdam market soft
  • Dan-Bunkering takes in new trader in Denmark
  • Malaysia detains vessel for illegal bunkering
    Vessel refuelling a fishing boat was 'unable to produce' bunkering licence.
  • Singapore 380 cst forecast at $400-500 pmt into Q2
    Forecast is based on expectations of crude price movements and a slowing US economy.
  • Chimbusco ups minimum barge supply volume in Dalian

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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