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February 26, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Insurance premiums may go up
    Rising losses from navigational accidents last year may lead to significantly higher insurance premiums this year, according to DNV Maritime Solutions.
  • Historic RoRo vessel launch for ST Marine
    ST Marine will play a small part in the production of the Airbus A380 after it launched on Saturday the first of two roll-on roll-off (RoRo) vessels to be chartered to Airbus for transporting sections of large aircraft components for the giant passenger jet.
  • Asian Aframax rates may rise
    Asian aframax charter rates may advance for a third week, boosted by increased demand for ships to carry March cargoes and rising bookings for larger tankers.
  • Dry bulk rates expected to rise
  • Indonesian navy ferries passengers amid poor weather
  • Israel's ZIM eyes US$500m HK IPO: report

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim plans US$500 million Hong Kong IPO in second half: report
  • Samsung Heavy Industries delivers 9,000-TEU Maersk Alfirk
  • Vladivostok box terminal sees January throughput rise 24pc
  • Inter Marine Container Lines boosts DCT Gdansk's feeder links
  • CSAV Norasia adds loop and Malaysian call to VTX service
  • DB Schenker provides transport service to VW plant in Russia
  • Senator Lines appoints new agency in Switzerland
  • Interest generated in containerising US grain for Far East backhaul
  • Air China in talks to buy all Air China Cargo shares from Beijing Airport
  • 'Future of freighters is now,' says Boeing as orders flow in
  • FEDAGSA meet to coincide with TIACA November conference in Kuala Lumpur

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Seacon adding Tuticorin call to SPX service
  • TNMB plans for 2 shipbuilding units
  • Black Sea swallows ship with 25 Indians
  • Inttra expects to process a million boxes in Subcontinent this year
  • Gujarat decides to set up dredging body via JV route
  • MAT on profits from ship sales may be waived
  • Hamburg Süd, Aliança & Costa Container Lines to upgrade EC S. America-Gulf & Caribbean Services
  • Med-ECSA service to be optimised with 2 comprehensive slings
  • Hanjin gets go-ahead for terminal in Algeciras
  • Biggest HMM boxship calls at Port of Hamburg on maiden voyage
  • DP World buys Egypt's deepwater Port of Sokhna
  • Global showcase for latest in shipping, port and shipbuilding activities
  • EU hopes to persuade US to relent on 100 pc box scanning law
  • Colombo port to be equipped with 4 new box cranes
  • Spices gain flavour overseas with handsome gains in value & volume
  • Box train operators lay out formula for successful runs
  • With no yen for DRFC loan, Rlys considering other options Water transport makes more sense to Ambuja Cements
  • 3 global freighters fly in to check out FDI policy
  • EU in talks with India on open skies deals
  • Crude holds near $ 100 a barrel
  • Plexconcil seeks permission to invest EEFC funds in overseas stock markets
  • Levy on sunflower oil may be cut
  • Forex reserves up by $ 2.048 bn
  • CMAI chief spells out what needs to be done for textile exporters
  • Steel Ministry for ad valorem export duty on chrome ore
  • Global summit on innovation, IP today
  • Parleys on India-Korea FTA today
  • Major 4-day meet on agro industries in April

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Pepy new SNCF president
  • Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd restructuring Epic service
  • AF-KLM remains interested in all of Alitalia
  • Korean Air acquiring further A380s
  • Angel Trains for sale
  • Frigo Coldstore Logistics: new cold store in Hamburg

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • North Korea seizes Russian ship
  • US politicians oppose winter use of St Lawrence
  • Riverdance in more trouble
  • Witherbys and Seamanship merge

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Yantai-Raffles delivers accommodation barge
  • Ezra Vietnam unit lands $55.4 million contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Washington state sees jump in export numbers for 2007
  • Hanjin adds larger ship to Far East Europe Express run
  • Crowley vice president presented safety award
  • WSF finance director announces plans to step down
  • Ship management company backs seafarers' protection plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Zim mulls year-end Hong Kong listing
    THE Israeli shipping line hopes to raise more than $500m from the share sale.
  • Grand Alliance in transatlantic tie-up with Zim
  • Lamnalco swoops for Smit terminals
    LAMNALCO makes surprise $300m cash bid for the Terminals Division of Dutch firm Smit.
  • Sevmash 'baffled' by Odfjell cancellation
    RUSSIAN yard bewildered by Odfjell decision to cancel $500m 12-ship newbuilding order.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Star suffers massive loss
    Star Cruises plummeted even further into the red on currency translations and fuel expenses, but will reap gains from its Apollo deal in 2008
  • SCI shipmanagement tender flops
    SHIPPING Corporation of India has reported a poor response to its global tender to place 30 ships ' 15 tankers and 15 bulk carriers ' under private manning and management
  • Riverdance salvage thwarted
    HOPES of getting the stranded ro-ro ferry Riverdance nearer to being able to be refloated were thwarted over last weekend by bad weather, and it could be weeks before another attempt is made
  • Still room for luxury in a downturn
    LUXURY cruise customers won't curtail travel plans despite "dire predictions on discretionary spending", according to a new survey by SeaDream Yacht Club
  • Boskalis bids for Smit terminals
  • Turks call off search for lost ship
  • Rain cost BHP 20% of coal exports
  • Seattle investigates chemical spill
  • Inchon reports first boxed grain
  • Hawaii coastguard hunts polluter
  • Pemex privatisation protested
  • Cold weather hits Taiwan fish trade
  • POSCO delays India deal, not Hanoi
  • Baosteel agrees to ore price hike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Loss for Trailer Bridge in fourth quarter
    Jones Act line falls into the red on higher fuel costs, startup of Dominican service, and soft conditions in its core Puerto Rico market.
  • Four TWIC centers added
  • FMC budget hearing delayed
  • South Korea losing U.S. market share: Report
  • CMA CGM upgrades Asia-Middle East service
  • Truckers hit Canada carbon tax
  • WW partners order vessels
  • K&N to run Beiersdorf hub
  • Inland pact for New Orleans
  • U.S. tops Thailand exports
  • DP World may add hub fees

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Santos strike averted'. for now
  • Long Beach approves clean trucks programme using 'owner-operators'
  • Eimskip ceo goes in another 'immediate effect' resignation
  • Zim considers Hong Kong IPO
  • Aker win ice breaker box ship order from Royal Artic Line

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Tanker newcomer's chief quits
    Robert Mitchell quits his roles at the head of St Lawrence Energy, weeks after the company emerged as a US owner of products tanker newbuildings.
  • DryShips in drillship deal
    George Economou's Nasdaq-listed bulker owner quietly picks up rights for two drillships at a South Korean shipyard.
  • Gulfmark soars on results
    Fourth-quarter profits drop but beat Street expectations, leading the US offshore vessel owner's stock to jump 10.5%.
  • Trailer Bridge posts loss
    US container barge operator sees a loss in the fourth quarter as fuel costs increase and a new service drags earnings.
  • Turkish yards closed
    Spate of fatal accidents prompts government to order "partial" closure of three shipyards and union to call strike.
  • Heiress joins board
    Kathrine Fredriksen takes the board seat vacated by dealmaker Tor Olav Troim at her father's company.
  • Handy fetches $16.8m
    A 26-year-old handysize bulker is sold to undisclosed interests out of Nordstrand Maritime's fleet.
  • Hornbeck plays accordion
    Houston offshore vessel owner expands credit facility to $250m using an "accordion feature".
  • Capital picks up two
    Two products tankers to make their way from Capital Maritime to the US-listed owner.
  • Changi Hope deal hopeless
    A steel mill's reported deal to buy a handysize bulker has fallen through, brokers say.
  • Omega sets poison pill
    Nasdaq-listed owner approves shareholder rights plan to defend against a takeover attempt.
  • Jan de Nul orders in China
    Dutch owner signs for two hopper dredgers at Xinhe, with option for third.
  • Star stuck in the red
    Hong Kong-listed cruise outfit's fourth quarter loss narrows, but 2007 is worse overall.
  • WWL goes large
    Wilh Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines unveil combined order for eight LCTCs in Korea.
  • Profit soars for Yangzijiang
    Listed Chinese yard almost doubles 2007 earnings on back of boxship building boom.
  • Lamnalco bids for Smit Terminals
    Dutch/Saudi group offers $300m for salvor's oil and gas services business.
  • BP Shipping's $1bn bill
    Bunkers fuel 20% rise in fleet expenses but $181m 'profit' beats target.
  • Poor response for SCI
    Ship management tender draws only two bids, with Indian owner now considering whether to go ahead.
  • Odfjell adds another
    Joint venture with Dong Zhan Shipping orders small chemical tanker at Zhoushan Penglai.
  • North Korea holds cargoship
    Russian diplomat refused meeting with crew of vessel accused of violating sea borders.
  • Zim plans $500m IPO
    Ofer to offer stake in container line through Hong Kong stock exchange listing.
  • Riga Shipyard plots expansion
    Latvian yard ready to invest at least $6m to move into new ship types.
  • Cargoship missing
    Fears grow for 25 Indian crew of Turkish-managed ship unable to be traced in Black Sea.
  • B+H slumps to a loss
    Tanker to bulker conversions pushes Amex-listed products tanker and OBO operator into the red.
  • Sevmash to keep building
    Russian yard will complete and try to sell 12 chemical tankers dumped by Odfjell because of delays.
  • Finstaship eyes spin-off
    Finnish state icebreaking operation could form separate company for multipurpose ships to raise expansion cash.
  • Eight more for Mipo
    Korean yard building car carriers and chemical tankers for two European owners.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Israel Corp. planning Zim share offering
  • Eight new ships orders for Wallenius Wilhelmsen
  • INTTRA business booming in India
  • Cargo ship with Indian crew lost in Black Sea
  • Malaysia Airlines reports record profits in 2007
  • Cargolux raising fuel surcharge
  • Hager to leave DB Schenker
  • Beacon acquires List Logistics
  • Scott joins software firm TradeMerit
  • Transatlantic crackdown nabs fake computer parts
  • Teamsters try to tie port Prop-1B funds to truck plan vote
  • N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority to get out of auction rate debt
  • Montreal reports record traffic for 2007
  • Titan to open steel processing facility at Port of Tampa
  • Port Manatee master plan approved

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • Brøvig orders chemcarriers in China
    Brøvigs Rederi in Southern Norway has placed orders at Shuang Dong Shipyard for two, option two stainless steel chemical tankers of 4,400 DWT each for delivery 2010 for the firm orders. The contract price is said to be around USD ...
  • Credit crisis could put pressure on ship prices
    German shipping bank DVB says that the US mortgage crisis and slower growth in China and India could bring ship prices down. According to the bank decelerating growth in Asia, particularly in China, is likely to reduce charter rates and ...
  • Finnlines: Stagnation in Finnish export
    Finnlines reports that the economic trend seems to have changed considerably at the end of last year. The import to Finland continued to grow, while the growth in export volumes stalled. Further it is stated that the economic development in ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
  • BP Shipping's fleet operations costs top $1 billion
    Says 20% rise in operating for 2007 reflect "higher bunkering costs and demand-led inflation across the shipping industry."
  • South Korean bunker prices spike
    Supply worries sees Korean market firm while other markets soften.
  • Beluga eyes bigger kite, double fuel savings
    Company reporting 10-15% fuel savings during first commercial outing for the SkySails system.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Floating bunker surcharges 'winning support'
    Container lines claim freight customers accept the need to separate bunker costs for freight rate calculations.
  • Slower sailing potential curtailed
    Container lines' ability to cut cost and emissions by slowing down ships limited by tight port schedules.
  • BP Oman wants more local hires
    Energy major behind Salalah bunkering terminal wants 50% of its staff in Oman to be Omani nationals.
  • ARA: Limited activity Monday morning
  • GS Caltex to trim March bunkers by 10%
    Reduction plans will not extend beyond March, company sources said.
  • Barclays forecasts oil at over $135 in 2015
    The investment bank raises oil prices forecast on oil supply concerns.
  • Collision leaves up to 20 dead
    A barge carrying fuel oil tankers has collided with a ferry in the Amazon River.
  • Petrobras starts new bunker delivery service

›››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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