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March 28, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maritime conference looks at macro issues
    Macro factors were high on the agenda at the Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference. Supply and demand in shipping and the ways in which goods are moved around were among the pressing issues discussed on the opening day yesterday.
  • National Air to pay US$28m to resolve claims
    National Air Cargo Inc, a company that ships supplies to US military bases, agreed to pay US$28 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it defrauded the Defense Department.
  • Nippon Yusen eyes profit growth on shipping demand
    Nippon Yusen K K, Japan's largest shipping line by sales, said profit will likely gain 17 per cent next fiscal year amid rising sea-cargo traffic.
  • Guangzhou Shipyard shares at 14-month high
  • Russia to lift ban on sea links with Georgia
  • STX Pan Ocean forecasts record gains

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen port box volume up 3.47pc in first two months
  • China foreign trade value up 23pc in first two months
  • Shanghai expects 10 per cent annual container growth
  • Maersk earnings growth shrinks, while CMA CGM's rises in 2007
  • APL to launch Laem Chabang West Asia Express (LWX)
  • Deutsche Bahn gains majority stake in Spain's Transfesa
  • Promising outlook for Malaysia's FMH, 10-20pc growth expected
  • Cathay Pacific expands freighter network to Hanoi, Dhaka
  • Hactl breaks ground on Olympic horse handling centre
  • Great Wall Airlines to fly cargo to Tianjin from Amsterdam, Manchester
  • Four more airlines switch to Changi's Terminal 3

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Plan panel to evaluate viability of waterways coal transport
  • Mercator in talks with Refined Success to charter ship
  • Now, it's Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Ltd
  • Textile export volumes to US buck greenback blues to post positive growth
  • JNP ranks 24th
  • VPT racing past 64 m tonnes!
  • APM & Rotterdam Port Authority sign R & D pact
  • Baalu's gesture benefits KPT lessees, quake-hit employees
  • Operations soaring at CWC's CFS-Pimpri
  • Rlys to link 4 southern states with high-speed corridor
  • Roars of delight echo in corporate corridors over snaring Jaguar
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Jahnke to head Frankfurt Lufthansa Cargo centre
  • Erhart new EuroAirport freight boss
  • Three new lines join Elaa
  • Volga-Dnepr group sales up 50%
  • Korean Air to resume St Petersburg flights
  • North Korea and Russia in joint railway venture
  • Wincanton investing in another WEEE plant
  • France to hamper cabotage through red tape?

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Firms lined up for CO2 transport program
  • Plans for new UK port logistics site approved
  • ABS hands out world's first parametric roll notation
  • Cosco Busan pilot pleads not guilty

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Feds seek huge fines in illegal dredging case

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Washington Governor signs port legislation in Seattle
  • WTSA member carriers to raise bunker fuel surcharge
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma plan commission study session
  • Pair of new staffers join Port of Vancouver, USA
  • Steel imports into US fall during month of February

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • European shipbuilding solution moves step closer
    FINLAND confirms approach from French government for 'European solution' to cruiseship building.
  • STX ahead of target as it bags $594m VLCC deal
  • Four missing after bulker smashes into bridge
    THE Qinfeng 128 smashed into an unfinished road bridge in east China's Zhejiang province yesterday.
  • Ofer gives record £20m to NMM
    ISRAELI billionaire in largest single donation to a UK cultural institution.
  • Greenwich sees its ship come in
    SAMMY Ofer's '20m donation to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich will help bring its renowned collections worldwide.
  • Home to all our maritime history
    THE National Maritime Museum has the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Norden, Interorient get in dry pool
    DS Norden, the Copenhagen-based listed bulk shipping company, and Interorient Navigation from Cyprus will expand their co-operation from product tankers to dry bulk by setting up two dry bulk carrier pools
  • BAFs edge close to $1,000/40
    CARRIERS in the Trans-Pacific Stabilisation Agreement are raising bunker surcharges across the board to $600 per 40ft from 1 July, or the full formula surcharge level, whichever is lower
  • India relaxes grip on palms
    PALM oil shipments into India are on the rise after the government reduced customs duty on edible oils last week to control price inflation in domestic market
  • Capital Products gets dirty
    CAPITAL Product Partners LP is entering the crude sector through the acquisition of the 159,98dwt double-hulled Amore Mio II
  • Skipped dividend hits Aries stock
    SHARES in Aries Maritime Transport have been hit hard by news that a dividend will be skipped to comply with new terms from its lenders
  • Napoli storm caused $5bn in claims
    CLAIMS from the windstorm Kyrill, whose most famous victim was the MSC Napoli, have now topped $5bn ' the largest in Europe since 1999, according to the TT Club
  • Listening in vain for space message
  • Piracy jeopardises ISPS status
  • Apapa remains closed after riot
  • Two dead, three missing in Java
  • Swee Joo in newbuildings spree
  • Four missing as ship hits bridge
  • Order binge causes crew shortage
  • Shipping can ride US downturn
  • Unions threatening industrial action

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • NYK expects profits to swell by 17%
    Japan's largest shipping line forecast profits to increase 17 percent in the next fiscal year on higher volumes.
  • CMA CGM in U.S. trans-Pac agreement with Maersk
  • NY-NJ to study effect of bridge on port
  • U.S.-Malaysia trade pact to face further delays
  • McCain boosts EU FTA
  • Railroads sued over fuel fees
  • Democrats urge tougher policy on China currency
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens N.-South Amer. route
  • UTi net declines
  • GAC buys U.K. shipping and logistics group OBC
  • Customs Update: Pet food case stirs worries for traders

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Impasse continues over Greek port privatisation
  • TT Club warns industry over future level of claims
  • Hillebrand toasts carbon footprint reduction of 'wine train'
  • HPH records 15% revenue growth
  • Sao Paulo has big plans for Sao Sebastiao

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Andersen dismisses job cut fears
    Suggestions of more redundancies at Maersk Line are an absolute misunderstanding, AP Moller boss says.
  • Officials rule out VDR law
    US Coast Guard recommends against requiring voyage data recorders on ferries.
  • OSG 'pleased'
    Morton Arntzen smiles at Fredriksen buy-in but warns against speculation of meetings with the tanker king.
  • Sales lift Attica
    Greek ferry owner sees profits almost double following disposal of ships and shares.
  • Ferry tender brings $26m bid
    Washington State Ferries expresses disappointment with the lone bid from Todd Shipyards.
  • Murmansk closes Varandey
    Russian tanker owner to abandon arctic oil terminal after losing Lukoil deal to Sovcomflot.
  • Tanker estimates cut
    Bear Stearns analyst reduces first-quarter earnings forecasts for US-listed tanker owners as rates miss expectations.
  • Atlantska pushes up profit
    Strong bulker markets meant Croatian owner easily surpassed 2006's earnings last year.
  • Charters buoy Top forecast
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst lifts earnings estimates for Top Ships after recent bulk carrier fixtures.
  • G Bottiglieri in cape debut
    Mariella Bottiglieri-led owner pens first orders for one-plus-one capesizes at China's New Times Shipbuilding.
  • FreeSeas share issue
    US-listed bulker owner files with US regulators to potentially issue new shares and sell stock belonging to Ion Varouxakis and the Restis family.
  • Coastguard to strike again
    Britain's search-and-rescue service faces another day of disruption.
  • Nordic shy of forecast
    Danish tanker owner embroiled in shareholder battle can't quite match profit prediction for 2007.
  • Four missing off China
    Sixteen crew rescued after cargoship hits bridge under construction near Ningbo.
  • Andersen's axe to fall again?
    AP Moller boss says further job cuts may be on the way despite company's largest ever round of redundancies in January.
  • Hutchison getting bigger
    Hong Kong ports giant hikes profit and throughput in 2007 as expansion continues.
  • GAC buys UK agency
    Middle East giant adds Teesside partner OBC to its growing ranks.
  • Napoli gone by September
    Work to remove stern of beached boxship to begin in May, UK coastguard agency says.
  • Fredriksen sells on minority fear
    Seadrill cashes Odfjell Invest holding in favour of following more attractive investments.
  • Crewman missing
    Search called off for seafarer who fell overboard NIS-flagged cargoship in Baltic.
  • Turkey tug trouble for cruiseship
    Pullmantur vessel grounds near Aegean Sea port in 45-knot winds after one of two tugs suffers fault.
  • CMA CGM takes Maersk slots
    After a tie-up on the transatlantic French liner giant is to take space on rival's transpacific service.
  • Heavyweights get gasses up
    IM Skaugen and Teekay join forces in carbon dioxide shipping push.
  • Ofer in giving mood
    Low-profile shipowner hands over huge '20m donation to modernise National Maritime Museum in London.
  • STX still booming
    Bulker owner tips operating profits to quadruple in the first three months of 2008.
  • More pool depth for Norden
    Danish owner sets up new handysize and post-panamax bulker pools with Interorient and ratchets up profit forecast.
  • NYK banking on boxes
    Japanese giant expects profits to be boosted by nearly a fifth next year as US rates climb and newbuildings hit the water.
  • Union in Daewoo strike threat
    Korean shipyard could face series of "unfortunate events" if workers don't get say in sell-off of state stake.
  • Vroon back at Zamakona
    Expanding Dutch shipowner returns to Spanish shipbuilder for another four field support vessels.
  • BV's marine holds its own
    Shipping and offshore division sees double-digit growth in both operating profits and revenue.
  • Star confirms Gamma fixture
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Star Bulk Carriers secures three years of employment for Supramax.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • ESPMC-WITASS reducing Puerto Cabello congestion charge
  • No fooling: Truckers warn of April 1 shutdown
  • Truck tonnage index remained flat in February
  • Yellow Transportation launches expedited ocean service
  • Aon develops trucking certification program
  • Oops! Pentagon says missile parts shipped to Taiwan
  • Norbert Dentressangle profit dips in 2008
  • Panama Canal reduces reservations to clear traffic
  • APM Terminals, Port of Rotterdam Authority sign cooperation pact
  • Major Chinese container ports volume up 10% in February
  • Strike in Poland enters sixth day
  • Workers strike ports in France

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Sirius buys Stockholm tankers
    Sirius Rederi on the Swedish west coast island Dons' has aquired the product carriers Stoc Petrea and Stoc Regina. Seller is Stoc Tankers in Stockholm. The 4,500-DWT vessels were built in Turkey in 2004 and 2005 respectively. On delivery ...
  • Erria's profit grew despite lower revenue
    Erria A/S had a better year in 2007 despite a fall in net revenue. It fell from DKK 81.7 million to DKK 73.5 million, but the net profit grew from DKK 10.8 million in 2006 to ...
  • Swedish Svitzer tug to Danish flag operation
    Em. Z. Svitzer A/S have started the process of re-flagging the Swedish tug Arctic Helios, which during April will be transferred to the Danish fleet under the name of Svitzer Helios. The ship will arrive at Assens Skibsværft ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 27, 2008
  • Ship operators urged to rethink approach to fuel costs
    Credit risk analyst says fuel surcharges are not a sustainable long-term method for offsetting effect of high bunker prices.
  • Ventrin plans expansion
    New shareholding will see changes in Caribbean supplier's operations.
  • Infineum owners mulling sale
    Study to 'review strategic options' for additives JV.
  • WTSA to roll out quarterly bunker surcharge increases
    Hikes coming as container lines attempt to bring surcharges 'closer in line' with actual bunker price gains.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • Bunker market report from Praxis (March 26)
  • Another record for Singapore fuel oil stocks
  • Hong Kong: IFO supplies set to tighten
    Traders expect supplies of 380 cst product to remain tight throughout April.
  • Maersk gives more details of floating BAFs
    Floating BAFs will be introduced in phases starting in April.

›››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
PORTS
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
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
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