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November 11, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Deutsche Post ready to make job cuts at DHL in US
    Deutsche Post AG is poised to announce thousands of job cuts at its DHL Express operations in the United States, possibly as early as yesterday, a person familiar with the decision told AP.
  • 20% of bulk carriers idle as rates plunge
    At least 20 per cent of the vessels most commonly hired to haul coal and ore are sitting empty as steelmakers cut output and dwindling trade credit halts deliveries, Lorentzen & Stemoco A/S shipbroker Kjetil Sjuve said.
  • Scrapping up as old ship prices plunge
    Ship scrapping accelerated in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan after a plunge in the price of obsolete carriers attracted buyers, the largest cash purchaser said.
  • Greenpeace blocks 3 palm oil tankers
  • Dubai World eyes investments in Russia
  • Japan vessels leave for refuelling mission

Sched Netweb site
  • Beijing puts brakes on shipbuilding, demands reform
  • DP World takeover of Aden container port sparks strike
  • 'K' Line to offer Asia-South America panamax service with PIL
  • Containerships head for scrap yards - lately led by MSC
  • China State Council grants Nansha bonded port area status
  • DP World volume up 16pc in first nine months
  • Malaysian deputy PM pleased with logistics hub progress
  • NOL turns to SAP ERP Financials for efficient visibility
  • Two Indian ports to increase box capacity into 2009
  • DHL Container Logistics blames US$3.4 million loss on downturn, competition
  • Airfreight forwarders unsure of compliance TSA rules
  • Juneyao Airlines launches Guilin-Shanghai flight
  • Boeing and Airbus confident about long-term outlook

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC includes Hamburg in South America schedule
  • Jade Master Terminal sets stage at DCT Gdansk for arrival of MAERSK LINE
  • CMA CGM's PEX3 service to call at MCT in Alabama
  • Downturn docks dozen ships
  • Shanghai bypass offered with Jiangyin service to Japan
  • Asia-Europe rates sliding, but TSA sees late 2009 rebound
  • Egypt unveils major plan for Port Said expansion
  • DP WORLD to run Algerian port
  • PIL's East Africa service starts calling at Guangzhou Port
  • Prince Rupert port throughput up by 281 pc in Q3 with new China service
  • Finns introduce special boxes to ship steel coils
  • Cargotec Port Security's system awarded QATT designation by US Dept
  • MOL to develop box depot in Thailand
  • Kalmar to supply empty box handling capacity to Gothenburg's port
  • Newbuilding orders down to a trickle
  • UASC takes delivery of last of 8 A7 ships at HHI shipyard
  • Customs duty on Nepali garments rolled back
  • Oilmeal exports surge by 55 pc
  • Port federations to decide future course on Thursday-Friday
  • Rising rail-borne cargo prompts HDC to order 3 locomotives
  • Rlys hauls away 16 pc more
  • Export growth slows to 10.4 pc in September 2008
  • Andhra scraps move for Vizag-Kakinada industrial corridor
  • Nath exudes economic optimism
  • Exporters must now constantly check overseas buyers' credit, says D&B Coo
  • PM confident of 7-7.5 pc GDP growth rate
  • High-level panel of financial market regulators takes stock of economy
  • Govt urged to re-impose bound-rate Customs duty on edible oils
  • Insurers now fighting shy of exporters, jack up premium rates

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • TDG reshuffles senior management
  • HHLA and Noell Mobile Systems present first energy storage system straddle carrier
  • Lufthansa to acquire BMI shares
  • CAI still seeking to acquire Alitalia
  • Increasing transport volumes reported from CIS
  • Ceva reports loss, but also revenue growth of 25%
  • Pack & Move in Basel, 18-21 November

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Another hijacking
  • ITF launches SE Asia actions
  • Heavylift board undecided
  • French government takes STX shareholder
  • Bunker prices boost Chemoil

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • American Club and NAMEPA team on poster
  • Guilty pleas in magic pipe case
  • Polarcus gets deferred payment deal on three newbuilds
  • Horizon Lines to slash non-union work force
  • HSH Nordbank CEO steps down
  • A.M. Best puts West of England P&I Club ratings under review
  • Veitch out as NCL CEO

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Bellingham Port Commission backs job creation projects
  • Coast Guard Cutter ALERT receives pair of awards
  • Boeing Company/employees donate to Puget Sound charities
  • Port Tracker report predicts further slowdown at box ports
  • Horizon Lines voluntarily paying down debt amount

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • London to host dry bulk crisis talks
    MEETING to address financial crisis enveloping the sector and propose solutions going forward.
  • Market holds breath for news of derivatives defaults

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • US box outlook dims again
    US BOX ports are doing even worse than previously thought, according to the latest monthly Port Tracker survey
  • Horizon to slash staff
    HORIZON Lines will cut 10% of its non-union workforce in the face of 'a very difficult environment'
  • Slowdown hits Oz iron exports
    A SHARP slowdown in demand from Chinese steel customers will lead to a 10% drop in Rio Tinto's forecast iron ore shipments from the Pilbara region of Western Australia
  • Shipping stocks up on Beijing move
    ASIAN SHIPPING stocks surged this morning after China announced it would pump nearly $600Bn into its stuttering economy
  • NOL's box volume drops
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has reported its first drop in volume in nearly three years because of the frigid global economic climate
  • HSH Norbank CEO resigns
    HSH NORDBANK's CEO Hans Berger has stepped down from his post amid mounting write-downs related to the financial crisis
  • Somali pirates widen target zone
    SOMALI pirates attacked a reefer vessel in two armed speedboats 210 n-miles off the eastern African coast today but failed to hijack it

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Lowest peak box traffic in US since 2004
    Containerized imports continued to weaken at major US gateway ports as retailers struggle with downturn in economy
  • DHL drops US domestic ground and air delivery
  • Volumes lower at APL
  • Final four for Philly port
  • UK's Brown warns against global protectionism
  • ISC sued by Liberty
  • Knapp named contract logistics chief for APL
  • Seaway signs Italy pact
  • Algeria ports to DP World
  • UASC adds India-Europe
  • Regional Container Lines posts third-quarter loss

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Somali pirates take second Stolt ship in 'safe corridor'
  • China's stimulus package lifts bourses
  • RCL hit by 'disappearing' peak season
  • ICTSI rides economic storm
  • Pacifica's NZ pluses and minuses

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Downgrade WOE?
    Ratings agency AM Best puts Peter Spendlove-led West of England Ship Owners Mutual under review with "negative implications".
  • Charter partings?
    Some charterers are making noises about getting out of deals, lawyer Brian Starer says.
  • Downward bound
    US shipping stocks head downhill despite China's infrastructure spending plan.
  • Bradley ahead
    London shipbroker establishes early lead in TradeWinds' grand Cartoon Capers contest.
  • Order finds home
    Sergio Machado-led Transpetro signs order for five aframaxes at Atlantico Sul after Rio Naval deal falls apart.
  • Dry huddle set
    Dry-bulk players to plan meeting for 19 November to tackle problems facing the industry.
  • FMR slice shrinks
    Boston's Fidelity Investments reports less than 5% stake in Excel Maritime Carriers.
  • Skuld agrees 15%
    Douglas Jacobsohn seeks hefty general increase as Norwegian P&I club downgrades expectations from charterers business.
  • Navig8 rams in
    Singapore products tanker specialist has scooped up a 7.8% stake in US-listed Aries Maritime.
  • Queasy cruise
    Over 200 taken ill by virus outbreak onboard Carnival-owned Holland America Lines vessel.
  • Rem saga twists
    Age and Stig Remoy must sell off shares in Rem Offshore, potentially opening the door for long-term suitor Solstad.
  • TEN toasts market
    Nikolas Tsakos-led tanker owner says market players should find current turmoil "manageable".
  • Ferry fear
    Brittany Ferries warns of possible job losses if it's hit with backdated port tax.
  • Prestige to run?
    Casualty lawyer Brian Starer says Prestige case could last a few more years yet.
  • DP eyes Algiers
    Dubai terminals giant lines up $850m to develop two Algerian ports.
  • Double trouble
    Philip Shapiro's Liberty Shipping files two writs against International Shipholding Corp in latest takeover twist.
  • Filipino fears
    Alarm bells rung in Philippines over job threats as biggest labour-supplier fears for cruise sector.
  • Bunker boost
    Fuel supplier and tanker owner Chemoil has more than doubled nine-month profit as volumes grew.
  • Uljanik plunges
    Croatian tanker and bulker owner sees nine-month profit slashed in global downturn.
  • Wavefield accepts
    Norwegian offshore player backs $310m all-shares takeover by Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas.
  • Ferry seized
    Cross-Channel operator Speedferries' only ship stuck in France in row over unpaid port dues and tax.
  • Fisher hooks loan
    Barclays provides up to '25m in finance for UK tanker and marine services group.
  • Bulker boost
    Japanese and Korean lines' shares jump as China pledges cash to prop up economic growth.
  • Battle over
    Atle Jacobsen-led Wavefield and TGS-Nopec resolve long-running dispute with cash payment and vessel charter at "favourable rates".
  • Red ink for RCL
    Thai boxship owner posts loss of $12m in the third quarter in extremely difficult environment.
  • IHI cuts back
    Japanese shipbuilder slashes annual profit forecast as rising yen cuts value of revenues.
  • Limarko loss
    Lithuanian reefer owner hit by foreign exchange movements in first nine months of 2008.
  • Dredger released
    North Korean authorities let Russian ship which broke down in Sea of Japan sail after brief detention.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Liberty Shipping files suit against International Shipholding
  • Horizon Lines pays down debt
  • SCI puts new vessels into intra-Asia service
  • DHL drops domestic service in U.S.
  • BA revenue up 21.4% on higher yield
  • Volga-Dnepr revenue, tonnage rise substantially
  • DHL drops domestic service in U.S.
  • Economist: Recovery may take until 2011
  • Congressional mantra: Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure
  • ITC: Andean trade preferences offer negligible benefits
  • Cabela's pays $680,000 fine for alleged U.S. export violations
  • TV report tracks illegal exports of e-waste
  • Byrd triggers committee succession in Senate
  • U.S. considers imports of Taiwanese longan fruit
  • Port tracker: Container shipping continues slide
  • Former JNPT chairman calls for centralized control

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Clipper vessel taken by Somali pirates
    The Clipper owned CEC Future was last Friday seized by Somali pirates while sailing in the recommended corridor along the coast of Yemen, on a voyage bound for Batan in Indonesia. A group of pirates took control of the ship ...
  • Offshore projects more expensive than calculated
    The present Norwegian offshore projects will exceed their budgets with NOK 95 billion in total, according to a survey by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. At the moment there are 23 oil- and gas projects under construction on ...
  • CGGVeritas bids for Wavefield
    The geophysical company CGGVeritas has made an offer for 100 per cent of the shares of the Norwegian company Wavefield Inseis ASA which operates a fleet of eight vessels and develops geophysical equipment based on fiber optic technology. In the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
  • Rotterdam fuel oil easing after firm opening
    Ample supplies and weaker crude oil late in the day pushing prices lower.
  • Supplier reacts to 'tumbling fuel costs'
    US bunker operator cuts fuel surcharge almost in half.
  • Deepwater terminal will stock marine fuel
    Project's managing director says terminal will 'make major contribution' to Ireland's infrastructure.
  • Storage terminal planned near Istanbul
    Vopak acquires Turkish company as storage project moves forward.
  • IBIA calls for owners to plan for change
    Ian Adams sees 'scrubbers' as an alternative to higher priced low sulphur fuels.
  • Chemoil remains 'cautiously optimistic'
    Company announces third quarter profit of $10.4 million.
  • Singapore bunkers in strong start to the week
    Some leading Asian markets saw double digit gains on Monday.
  • RCL net profit slips
    Feeder operator blames record bunker prices.
  • Bunkering activity slow at Colombo tanks
    Sri Lankan trade unions blame inefficiencies.
  • Exisiting forums 'not set up to develop' test methods
    Testing agencies debate how best to establish common user guide lines.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Naples
The "systematic non-application of the contractual conditions" to which the three acronyms refer - the institution replies - in fact concerns the punctual verification carried out by the competent offices of this administration of contractual institutions to which the dependent personnel were not entitled.
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
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