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April 7, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Caribbean oil tanker rates may rise
    Rates to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may rise in the days ahead after a 29 per cent gain last week, shipbroker Galbraith's said.
  • Ship fuel pollution to be cut
    The world's top maritime body agreed tough new limits on ship fuel pollutants at a week-long meeting that ended last Friday, an industry source said.
  • Tata Steel port project threatens turtle nesting spot: activists
    The construction of a major port in eastern India threatens one of the world's largest mass nesting sites for endangered sea turtles, environmental activists said on Saturday as they called for the authorities to halt the project immediately. The massive port, which will be the deepest in India, is less than 15 km from Gahirmatha, a beach where hundreds of thousands of Olive ridley turtles come to make their nests in the sand.

Sched Netweb site
  • New World Alliance to offer two new shuttle services for Asia and USWC
  • Aker Yards gains new CFO from within
  • World Shipping (China) Summit to move to Dalian this November
  • Mombasa to commence dredging this year from 10 to 15 metres
  • Containers to become upmarket seven-storey condo in Salt Lake City
  • Russian Railways handles rising exports of oil, coal in 2007
  • IATA: Air cargo growth 'sluggish'
  • AirNet Systems agrees to US$29 million takeover
  • GAC passes 25th year-milestone in Lion City

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Garware Offshore to buy 3 AHTSVs & 2 PSVs
  • Seven H Group joins hands with GLS to provide comprehensive logistics services
  • ABG trying to raise $ 200 m to build 3rd shipyard
  • FIPB clears PSA Corporation's 49 pc stakeholding in ABGKCTL
  • Kandla Port breasts the tape for 4th time in a decade
  • Efficient supply management key to cooling prices-Chidambaram
  • Sugar export sops to stay till Sept. 30
  • P. C. Jha takes charge as CBEC Chairman

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Anslinger appointed to Railion board
  • NOL appointments in Middle East
  • Norfolk Line for sale?
  • First Swiss flights to St Petersburg, Florence and Sofia
  • Quo vadis Varig Log
  • FGV to launch freight operations
  • Zufall group reports sales rise

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 5, 2008
  • IMO decides on sulphur
  • Soaring claims costs set to transform marine insurance market
  • Rina opens Greek centre

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • PACCSHIP fined $1.7 million in pollution cases
  • MAN Diesel power for giant floating crane
  • Seaspan gets $253.3 million in debt financing
  • Ocean Rig gets a new CEO
  • Aker Kvaerner gets a new name

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Washington ferry contract goes back to bidding process
  • Agencies eye partnership for Budd Inlet restoration
  • US rail freight traffic count delivers mixed bag during week
  • First cruise ship of 2008 calls at Port of Vancouver, BC
  • Schnitzer Steel breaks records with second quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Chamber's new guard to look for shipping's X-factor
    BRITISH shipping interests lie in the hands of a lawyer and a Danish shipowner who have promised to find the missing X-factor.
  • Greek owners hold back from dry bulk newbuilds
    FOR first time in more than a year, no bulkers were ordered, based on March monthly assessment by brokers George Moundreas.
  • Declaration of independence
    ARE niche shipping lines able to survive in this era of global carriers and pressure for industry consolidation?
  • Remote and vulnerable
    THE proposals for the Antartic regions are not unreasonable, bearing in mind the hazards that vessels will routinely encounter.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Bunker revolution as residuals banned
    IMO'S MEPC has agreed a revision to Marpol Annex VI, banning the burning of residual fuel oil from 2020.
  • Pirates hijack luxury cruiser
    THE luxury cruise ship Le Ponant, owned by a subsidiary of CMA CGM, has been hijacked by pirates off the northern coast of Somalia
  • Ships collide off Hong Kong
    NO injuries have been reported following a collision between the container ship Hub Stellar and the chemical tanker World Dynasty off Hong Kong
  • Mitropoulos hails MEPC-57
    A pleased IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos has hailed delegates and working groups of MEPC-57 after the landmark agreement on doing away with residual fuels
  • Sunken tug defies salvors
    THE sunken tug Neftegaz-67 continues to defy efforts by salvors to lift the vessel, which sank off Hong Kong airport on 22 March leaving 18 crew missing
  • Released Van Gogh returning to UK
    THE cruise liner Van Gogh with 460 passengers on board is due to arrive in Falmouth on Sunday after her extended stay in Funchal, Madeira

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • IMO approves low-sulfur fuel rules
    Deal to lower sulfur content in bunker fuel would significantly curb air pollution but also sharply drive up costs for ship owners.
  • Truckers' boycott affects gates at Port of Savannah
  • NY/NJ port authority sets carbon-neutral goal by 2010
  • New Horizon Lines CFO
  • New Safmarine container vessel makes first U.S. call
  • Pirates seize CMA CGM yacht
  • Steelmaker: Great Lakes dredging will save jobs
  • ANA options two converted freighters in Boeing order
  • Largest dredging contract awarded by Panama Canal
  • USTRANSCOM breaks ground on new facility
  • Rail traffic fades in March

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Good news only?
    Reports from Taiwan this week of two Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau officials being jailed for allegedly inflating the port's 2007 container throughput in order to secure substantial bonus payments, highlights the pressure that terminal operators are under to function in a continuous good news culture.
  • Pacer Stacktrain expands with BNSF rail arrangement
  • Korean steel company to build Vietnamese terminal
  • IOC raises rates
  • UK coastguards to strike again
  • Turkon Line's expansion continues

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Franco in handymax sale
    Greek owner appears in a selling mood as a bulker goes to an undisclosed compatriot buyer.
  • Teekay sells chem tanker
    Brokers say the 37,000-dwt Ravi Spirit has gone to an undisclosed buyer for $50m.
  • Grand Mountain sold
    MS Tanker sells off a single-hull VLCC to an undisclosed buyer for $47m, brokers say.
  • Handysize trio for sale
    Franco Compania Naviera bulkers are being circulated by brokers as up for sale.
  • Essar snaps up two
    Indian owner on the hunt for bulkers picks up two panamaxes for $147m.
  • Pirates take Ponant yacht
    A CMA-CGM cruise yacht is taken by pirates with a crew of 30 as it passes near Somalia.
  • UK urged to fight piracy
    Union whose member was master of hijacked Svitzer Korsakov calls for greater British effort.
  • Tsavliris triumphant
    Judge rules that even state agencies are bound when master or shipowner's employee signs salvage agreement.
  • Wightlink in catamaran order
    Isle of Wight ferry operator to invest $114m, including an order for two catamarans in the Philippines.
  • Ports strike threatened
    Indonesian dockers to walk out next week if government opens industry up to private sector.
  • Wang gets cash
    Seaspan secures $235.3m loan to cover cost of two giant containerships.
  • Bug strikes Carnival ship
    Over 100 people ill after norovirus outbreak during Holland America Line cruise to Hawaii.
  • MARINA gets tough on oldies
    Fillipino authority hammers another nail into the single-skin coffin while 30-year-old ships get five year notice.
  • Seacor extends Citgo deal
    US tanker and offshore ship owner to provide more emergency response services for domestic refiner.
  • Fesco eyes volume rise
    Russian containership owner wants to add 60% to its overseas box traffic in 2008.
  • PGS gets busy
    Utilisation rate for Norwegian owner's seismic survey fleet reaches 91% in first quarter.
  • Fiji stoppage riles tempers
    Bligh Water Shipping to sue after alleging rival ship blocked berth at Natovi.
  • TNWA boosts Asia links
    The New World Alliance is splitting its PS3 service into two and adding direct Japan-US service.
  • "I feared for my life"
    Svitzer Korsakov master describes spending 18 hours in ballast tank in bid to escape Somalia hijackers.
  • Van Gogh freed
    An agreement with Travelscope administrators will allow an arrested cruiseship to leave Madeira Thursday.
  • Yeo gets double fix
    Swissco ties up two support vessels with purchase options ahead of this year's newbuilding influx.
  • Opec output on the rise
    UK analyst says crude exports to increase by a modest 100,000 barrels per day to 19 April.
  • JICA: please buy ro-paxes
    Japanese trade body urges regular customers from Philippines to renew fleets to meet growing demand.
  • RCL downgraded
    Standard & Poor's has docked its credit rating of US cruise line over fuel and funding costs.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine boosting capacity on Korea/Middle East Service
  • Seaspan raises $253 million for ships
  • ESPMC-WITASS northbound rate increases
  • Avara becomes Horizon Lines CFO
  • Coast Guard tightens security for ships calling Cuban ports
  • Noble joins International Salvage Union
  • ClassNK opens Tianjin office
  • FedEx triggers ATA Airlines collapse
  • United safety check delays flights
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo to publish rates on OAG Cargo Solutions portal
  • Branscum to chair Intermodal Institute
  • U.S., Ukraine enter trade and investment cooperation
  • Whitbread outsources food logistics to Kuehne + Nagel
  • CEVA Logistics wins contracts with MAN, Bugaboo
  • Halifax port hopes to regain Caterpillar business
  • Virginia Ports see rail volume climb
  • Bremerhaven terminal taking delivery of 22-wide cranes
  • APL ship first to call new Subic Bay container terminal
  • Graffiti prompts Long Beach port hazmat response

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Scientists support original theory on Estonia sinking
    Swedish SSPA and three other European research organisations support in general the original commissions theory on how the Estonia sank. Through model testing and computer simulations the researchers have been able to confirm how the Estonia could list, turn up ...
  • Lloyd's posts record result
    The insurance market Lloyd's reports a GBP 3.8 billion profit for 2007, of which around GBP 2 billion was from investment returns. The combined ratio was 84 per cent and total written premiums reached GBP 16.4 billion. The ...
  • HH Ferries reported to the Police in accident case
    HH Ferries at Helsing'r has been reported to the Police by the Danish Naval Command for not giving information about a maritime accident for one of its ferries. Last weekend one of the ferries on the HH Ferries service between ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 4, 2008
  • Path cleared for MARPOL Annex VI revision
    After years of intense debate, final proposal sails through at IMO meeting.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Refinery outage could boost fuel oil output
    Problems with catalytic cracker in Oman could ease shortage of quality product in Singapore.
  • Leading supplier 'suspends' operations in Fujairah
    ENOC Bunkering (Fujairah) confirms that it is 'in the middle of major restructuring'.
  • Rotterdam market continues to firm
  • Dan-Bunkering takes new bunker trader
  • Bunker Holdings employs new credit manager
  • GAC marks 25 years in Singapore
    The group's bunkering arm has seen volumes triple since its inception in 2001.
  • Indian shippers slam bunker surcharges
    Indian exporters and importers claim liners are getting 'additional revenue' from surcharges.

›››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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