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February 14, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Throughput in S'pore ports rises 13.6%
    Singapore ports continued to grow this year as January figures from the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) showed a 13.6 per cent rise in container throughput to 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 2.2 million previously.
  • Precious 2007 net profit up 12%
    Precious Shipping PCL, Thailand's largest shipping firm, reported a less-than-expected 12 per cent rise in 2007 net profit yesterday as rising freight rates outpaced a stronger baht and lower fleet capacity.
  • Nationwide strike over pensions freezes transport in Greece
    Greece ground to a standstill yesterday as the country's two largest unions and thousands of white-collar professionals staged a 24-hour general strike against an ongoing government pension reform.
  • Swire Pacific unit orders 8 China vessels

Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai lands multi mega box ship order from European client
  • Major UK shipping interests band together against tax reforms
  • Hapag-Lloyd revamps north Europe to Greece, Turkey service
  • IMO chief praises India's seamen at maritime university opening
  • Agility gains foothold in Kurdistan through joint venture
  • INTTRA takes e-commerce solutions to Thailand
  • Hactl says transshipments drove January's 7.5pc growth
  • Underhanded competition undermines airfreight alliances
  • Iran's Mahan Air airfreight volume rises 110 per cent in 2007
  • SAS Cargo feels pain of stiffer competition in 2007

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Stakeholders in maritime sector urged to play more proactive role
  • MOL holds safety meets in Mumbai, Manila for seafarers
  • Maritime MoU signed with Holland
  • D.B. Group India shifts to new office in Chennai
  • Pipavav Shipyard bags orders to build 26 Panamax vessels
  • Railways hauls 8.43 pc more revenue-earning freight
  • Business booms for Blue Dart
  • Vanaspati trade seeks flat duty rate on CPO imports
  • Cost of importing sensitive items up
  • Industrial output logs higher single-digit growth

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • Railion Scandinavia names new managing director
  • Hamburg Süd names new boxship
  • Frankfurt Hahn airport stays in the profit zone
  • Lehnkering moves to new handling facility in Mannheim
  • Weiss-Röhlig opens new branch in China
  • Shipping and Logistics Forum 2008 in Dubai

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • LNG ship under tow
  • Passenger ship withdrawal sparks anger
  • Restructuring hits EMS
  • Nordic American's better Q4

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • Class raids 'focused on IACS links'
    EU anti-cartel inspectors looked for three key phrases when searching data bases of classification societies.
  • Class society 'raids' could be start of a broader crackdown
  • Cesa calls for action to avert European yards decline
    ACTION needed to prevent EU yards falling into South Korean hands, says Community of European Shipyards' Associations.
  • Non-dom tax retreat gets muted response
    SHIPPING industry say Britain's move to backpedal partially may be insufficient to prevent exodus.
  • The waiting game
    CHINESE ship recyclers have done almost everything to survive the sector's slump and equip themselves for the upcoming IMO Convention, now all they can do is wait.
  • Star Quality
    From the age of five, Henrik Solmer dreamt about going to sea but never imagined he would be commanding the biggest containership ever built.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • LNG faces uncomfortable revolution
    Project difficulties raise serious questions about LNG production pace beyond 2010, according to Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) senior director Michael Stoppard
  • Chamber derides emissions report
    THE British Chamber of Shipping has poured scorn over a national newspaper report about shipping emissions
  • UK climbs down on tax plans
    PLANS by the UK's chancellor Alistair Darling to introduce tough new rules applying to the country's rich non-domiciled residents have hit difficulties
  • Hard going as Easy dumps newbuilds
    EASYCRUISE entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Iannou has changed tack by deciding to sell his smallest ship abandoning newbuilding plans in favour of second-hand acquisitions
  • Angry PDVSA severs Exxon supply
    VENEZUELAN oil giant PDVSA announced last night that it would cease business dealings with Exxon Mobil in retaliation for pre-arbitration attachments of PDVSA assets
  • Catalunya Spirit gets power back
    FULL power has been restored aboard the Spanish-flagged LNG tanker Catalunya Spirit but propulsion has yet to be engaged as the ship continues under tow off Massachusetts
  • Aker juggles Caspian holdings
  • Malaysia touts engineering spin-off
  • LNG: PTTEP, CNOOC to tap fields
  • Nigerian security creates confusion
  • Closures at Vancouver today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • Maersk Line consolidating North American sales and customer service
    Largest box carrier plans to consolidate its North American sales and customer service from six regional offices into five.
  • Exports outpace imports at S. California box gateways
  • ILA: Feds' case still flawed
  • Longshore unions stop work at Port of Vancouver
  • Ex-FDA official: Agency hindered by IT woes
  • Port of Tacoma clarifies management roles
  • Robust results for Expeditors
  • Big steel merger opposed
  • Savannah gets four cranes
  • DHL expands in Toronto
  • Russia expects to join WTO by 2009

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • LA's TraPac loses more business to Long Beach
  • Savannah gears up with new super post-Panamax cranes
  • Portonave wins Zim service
  • NYK takes seventh place as best employer
  • PSA buys 49% of India's Kolkata terminal

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • Insurer's net surges
    US-listed Navigators Group reports a 28.8% increase in fourth-quarter earnings.
  • Catalunya powers up
    After a Teekay LNG carrier is towed from its drift in the Atlantic, electrical power is restored, but efforts to restart propulsion continue.
  • Chile project gets OK
    A proposed LNG terminal near the Chilean city of Mejillones has received environmental approval.
  • APL launches Baltic link
    APL launches feeder service linking Russia and the Baltics to lines between to North Europe, Asia and the Americas.
  • Profit, costs up at Prosafe
    Arne Austreid-led offshore player sees annual income rise on better sales but costs and financial expenses keep pace.
  • Aussies hold 25
    Interorient, Eitzen, MSC, Quintana and Nomikos among owners whose vessels failed January safety checks.
  • Pac Basin bags ro-ro quartet
    Hong Kong-listed bulker owner enters ferry sector after picking up two resales and inking two fresh units.
  • Acergy feels tax pain
    Revision of tax bill cuts annual profit at Oslo-listed oil and gas and shipping group.
  • Greek bulker rescues 14
    Cyprus-flagged supramax plucks survivors from water after their passenger vessel capsizes off the Philippines.
  • If it floats
    OceanFreight's chief executive says his company is open to buying in any sector that makes sense, but it "makes a lot of sense" for the US-listed owner to buy more tankers.
  • Davie finalises IPO
    Canadian shipyard aiming to raise CAD 41.5m through listing in Toronto.
  • Emissions in spotlight again
    Scientists and European politicians quick to jump on emissions bandwagon after IMO-bound report pops up again.
  • Tinian handed bill
    Court rules Marianas ferry owner must pay Saipan port damages for unpaid passenger fees.
  • Coal contracts to fire CSDC
    Revenue from domestic shipments will rise 40% in coming year, China Shipping unit says.
  • Carnival in 'slavery' spat
    Cruise giant laughs off accusations of forced labour as baffling after disgruntled employee files legal papers.
  • Ningbo Marine wins coal deal
    Chinese bulker owner expects profit to rise after clinching five-ship charter with Shenhua Energy.
  • EMS still red
    Restructuring costs from closure of offices keep Eitzen Maritime Services at a loss for the year.
  • Precious back at ABG
    Thai owner orders more bulkers at Indian yard, as it questions the ability of Japanese and Korean yards
  • Essar approves offshore merger
    Indian owner's directors back move to amalgamate Essar Oilfield Services.
  • Bosporus remains closed
    Key Turkish strait shut for second day due to heavy snow, with delays increasing.
  • Swire slates eight more
    Offshore player adds to bulging orderbook with its first newbuilding order on the Chinese mainland.
  • Palios defends rate
    Diana Shipping chief executive says charter shows 'self discipline' and visibility of earnings.
  • Clelia II heading for Lakes
    Travel Dynamics upgrading small cruiseship for trips between US and Canada.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • NOL eyeing M&A activity, no comment on Hapag-Lloyd rumors
  • Maersk consolidating customer service, sales support jobs
  • SeaFreight names marketing VPs
  • DHL Express will cut 600 jobs
  • FedEx services available via Microsoft Outlook
  • New USDA chief vows to keep country's cotton exports strong
  • APL Logistics kicks off China-to-U.S. FCL guaranteed service
  • Cupid's little helpers
  • USDA finds Guatemalan blueberry imports safe
  • Hurd appointed USDA's head of food safety
  • Pünjer leaves Agility, new Central Europe management team pending
  • CEVA Logistics makes U.S. appointments
  • Forwarders, movers: Program for armed forces should be delayed
  • FMC reviews 4 OTI license applications
  • Dominican shipping executive calls for faster throughput
  • Jurong Port's box volume flat in January

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • Norwegian fund buys American tankers
    The new Norwegian ship investment fund Global Skipsholding II has acquired six tankers of around 100,000 ton deadweight each for around NOK 1.7 billion. The fund is the second ship investment fund established by Acta Kapitalforvaltning. The head of ...
  • US naval vessel fires on hi-jackers in Somalia
    The international naval force patrolling close to Somalian waters has spotted Svitzer Korsakov, the hi-jacked Svitzer tug. Yesterday there was even an attack on the hi-jackers or their supporters ashore. An American naval ship opened fire with grenades ...
  • Catering union to leave DIS committee
    The Danish union for catering staff, Dansk S' Restaurations Forening (DSRF), will leave the contact committee for Danish International Shipsregister (DIS) as a reaction to the massive lay-off of catering staff announced by A. P. M'ller-M'rsk. The decision ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
  • New legal threat in bunker clean-up
    Greek authorities insist all the Sea Diamond's fuel be recovered.
  • Oil eases after IEA, DOE reports
    Rally on Venezuelan supply cut loses momentum after IEA cuts demand-forecast and US inventories continue to grow.
  • Fuel costs could 'wipe out' region's fishing industry
    Minister saying that 'rising fuel costs are something we will all have to get used to.'
  • Local ban on residual product would be 'premature'
    Cruise line's defence of bunker policy provokes anger from Hawaii residents.
  • BORCO to become 'Vopak Terminal Bahamas'
    Joint venture with new owner will see Vopak operate terminal with capacity similar to Rotterdam's leading Europoort facility.
  • Rotterdam market firm at midday
  • 'Scrubbers' could be part of 'zero emissions' ship
    Latest IMO move 'excellent news' for abatement technology.
  • Singapore starts 2008 with strong bunker sales
    January bunker sales up 24% from year-ago figure.
  • Taiwan supplier restarts 380 cst deliveries
    Deliveries of 380 cst bunker grade in Taichung port resumed yesterday.
  • Lanka IOC prepares to expand bunkering business
    Pipeline upgrade should pave the way for new player in Colombo's bunker market.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
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
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
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
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
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
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
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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