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February 29, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New Delhi stays course on controversial shipping lane
    India's government is sticking to plans to bore a major new shipping lane, officials said yesterday, despite objections by Hindu groups which say it would destroy a rock and sand ridge built by a god.
  • ReCAAP's info centre 'achieves its objectives'
    THE Information Sharing Centre set up by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is celebrating its first year of work.
  • Stolt-Nielsen Q4 profit rises 7%
    Norwegian shipping group Stolt-Nielsen has reported a smaller-than-forecast 7 per cent rise in fourth-quarter operating profit. Operating profit rose to US$47 million for the quarter ended Nov 30, 2007 from US$44.1 million a year earlier. The result missed an average expectation of a rise to US$54 million, and was at the lower end of estimates of US$41 million to US$66 million.
  • China-EU shipping pact takes effect tomorrow
  • China shipyard warns of sector slump

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA to boost rates to recover US-Asia fuel costs from April
  • Yantian welcomes maiden call of Evergreen's new East Med service
  • Maersk to revamp Far East-Middle East service loops
  • Terminal Operations Conference Asia meets Shanghai in March
  • Delmas Singapore B/L to switch to CMA CGM
  • Hampton Roads faces drastic shortage of empty containers
  • Geodis 2007 net income rises 11pc to US$80 million
  • Emirates SkyCargo expands Shanghai business with second flight
  • Korean Air to tap Central Asian market with Uzbekistan Airways tie-up
  • India expected to issue more air cargo licences

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM upgrades CIMEX service
  • ANL remains in EPIC service
  • JNP born from need to decongest Mumbai Port, Baalu informs MPs
  • More handling records tumble at Tuticorin Port
  • Apex chambers laud Lalu's Budgetary focus on port connectivity, freight corridors
  • Dighi port hails rail connectivity move
  • Buoyancy continues in industrial sector: Survey
  • Steps for sustaining & stepping up industrial growth
  • Highlights of the Survey 2007-08
  • Economy now into higher growth trajectory-Survey
  • Survey: Petro-products, engg, gems & jewellery mainly power export engine
  • Manufacturing, services keep tax revenues buoyant
  • Efforts made to provide relief to exporters affected by rupee appreciation
  • Priority sector lending up by 20 pc
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • UK MCA braced for strikes
  • ULCCs to become FSOs
  • Stolt-Nielsen's "record year"
  • Chemoil launches Helios Terminal
  • MaK launches Low Emission Engine

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • $10.8 million SeaFighter award
  • OSG enters FSO market
  • Court blocks California marine fuel rule

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • Closures begin today for John Day navigation lock
  • Truck Tonnage Index rises during January
  • Crowley taps Bill Hill as business development director
  • WTSA member carriers plan bunker charge adjustments
  • Port of Seattle names Hinojos-Fall, Meyer to ethics board

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • Norwegian owner is first to use Newbuildcon
    SHIPOWNER inks deal with Chinese yard using BIMCO's newly-launched global shipbuilding contract.
  • BIMCO puts newbuild contract on public view
  • IHIMU latest yard in steel price standoff
    JAPANESE shipbuilder halts sales activities in stand against excessive steel plate prices.
  • California emissions rule overturned
    US Court decides state regulators must obtain approval before enforcing laws for ships to burn cleaner fuel.
  • Asia answers the credit crunch
    THE growth of alternative ship financing means the credit crunch need not spell the end of the current global fleet expansion.
  • Crisis? What crisis?
    THE threat of a US recession and a European economic slowdown has certainly provoked a welter of threats to be peddled by the doom-mongers.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • UK coastguards to strike next week
    The first strike in the history of the UK coastguard will be held on 6 March for 24 hours
  • Euro cruise shipyards must improve
    SHIPBUILDERS that specialise on cruise vessels in Europe have a strong position on which to capitalise also in the future, but they must pay more attention to quality, a senior cruise industry executive says
  • Hurtigruten losses mount
    ONE-off expenses and a seasonal slow down hurt the performance of Hurtigruten, the Norwegian passenger shipping and transport group
  • Teekay follows downward trend
    TEEKAY Corporation, like other tanker listings, has reported lower profits for last year, with only its LNG segment upping cash flow
  • Overseas goes offshore
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group is expanding into yet another sector with a new contract for Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) services
  • California pulls up low SOx
    IN A rare victory for the maritime industry in California, a court has thrown out regulations forcing ships to switch to low sulphur fuel within 24 miles of the coast
  • Europeans can't get enough cruises
  • IMO pushes for African 'ReCAAP'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • Shippers moving containers through California ports facing another fee
    State senator restarts proposal for $30-per-TEU fee for boxes moving through Long Beach, LA, and Oakland.
  • APM: Efficient terminal design aids environment
  • U.S. visit looks to boost Colombia trade pact
  • Baer resigns as director at Port of Palm Beach
  • ANL joins EPIC loop
  • DP World reorganizes regions, appoints executives
  • Ports America opens intermodal hub in Mexico
  • Yusen China unit reorganizes
  • Teamsters, DHL in pact
  • Group bids $340M for Navibulgar
  • SAP offers new SC software

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • New Zealand meat producers mull united front against carriers
  • UK coastguard staff to strike
  • MSC launches new US - Central America link
  • Barcelona boxes hit 2.6 million thanks to Chinese two-way trade
  • FEFC introduces Suez canal transit surcharge and formalises heavy box levy

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • Nice price
    Bocimar and Drylog have paid just $37.5m to own a modern capesize outright.
  • Robust results for Euroseas
    Aristidis Pittas-run Euroseas is posting strong numbers and shopping for more secondhand ships.
  • Fast start for HUBLine
    Dennis Ling-led company cashes in on high freight rates to post improved profits in the first quarter.
  • Fuel rule terminated
    A US appeals court has told California it cannot make its own rules on marine fuel.
  • Good deal for Navibulgar?
    German-led consortium to pay $340m for 70% of Bulgarian shipowner, below market estimates.
  • Crowley to the rescue
    A busy waterway's dedicated rescue tug is set to go off duty soon after the rescue of a drifting Norwegian bulker
  • Stolt steady
    Parcel tanker owner Stolt-Nielsen toasts end to DoJ indictment and positive effect on annual earnings.
  • Boustead boosted
    Waiver from banks over restructuring helps Malaysian shipbuilder to huge 2007 profit.
  • Sea Diamond ghost haunts Louis
    Cypriot owner sees profits fall due to mounting cost of last year's Santorini sinking.
  • Russian ship freed
    Lida Demesh crew released after four days as 'guests' of North Korea.
  • TMM still awash with red ink
    Mexican tanker and offshore vessel owner's 2007 operating profit wiped out by finance costs and write-offs.
  • More hurt for Hurtigruten
    Norwegian ferry and cruise group admits it will take some time to return to profit after costly 2007.
  • Transatlantic hit by Oslo tax rejig
    Swedish ro-ro player's 2007 profit dragged down by new rules for subsidiary Transviking.
  • Havila backs tax back-track
    Norwegian offshore owner's annual net profit drops as it re-states tax costs due to new taxation regime.
  • Teekay in spot of bother
    Weaker tanker markets and higher costs drive down 2007 earnings for Canadian giant.
  • Colombo yard on the march
    Sri Lankan shipbuilder cashes in during 2007 with profits boosted 76%.
  • ICL snaps up bulker
    India Cements buys second dry cargoship, reducing Essar's bulk fleet to three ships and 14 on order.
  • Dockwise sinks
    Andre Goedee-led company sees profits sucked into the red as restructurning costs bite.
  • Full-year joy for Sado
    Japanese ferry owner exceeds its own expectations in 2007 but tips profits to tumble in the next six months.
  • BLRT boosts earnings
    Estonian shipyard group's acquisitions came good in 2007.
  • Maersk rejigs Asia-ME
    Containership giant says it is improving its links between the Far East and ports in the Middle East.
  • Less yellow leaves Green red
    Lower banana volumes one reason for annual loss at Green Reefers as costs and tax bill add to chill.
  • MAN wins ro-ro deal
    Wilh Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines pick engine builder to supply propulsion plant for giant ro-ros.
  • Euronav, OSG to convert ULCCs
    Tanker owners enter FSO market through eight-year deal with Maersk Oil.
  • More delays at ABG
    SCAN Geophysical says newbuildings at Indian yard are now six months behind schedule.
  • Hyundai inks FPSO
    South Korean shipbuilder secures offshore order worth $1.6bn from French oil major Total.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • WTSA lines seek to recover U.S. to Asia fuel costs
  • Supreme Court hears arguments in Exxon Valdez case
  • Carriers work together in Asia/Australia trade
  • OSG sees 4th quarter earnings fall
  • Maersk Oil Qatar awards FSO contracts to joint venture
  • AirBridgeCargo takes delivery of milestone 747-400ER Freighter
  • SBI serves as good model for land ports, Ahern says
  • Mexican intermodal inland port opens
  • Analyst: Congress could draw wrong lessons from Secure Freight pilot
  • House supports 10-month extension of Andean trade program
  • Laxey Partners makes TDG approach
  • Schneider picked as DHS deputy
  • Port of Miami saw cargo volumes drop in 2007
  • Port of Tauranga's first half profit down 4.8%
  • Marseilles-Fos January container volume down, total tonnage up
  • DP World snaps up Dalgaard, Singh

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • SuperSpeed I delivered
    On Wednesday 27 February Aker Yards Rauma shipyard delivered the fast car- and passanger ferry SuperSpeed I to Color Line. The ferry left Rauma on the following day and is expected to arrive at Kristiansand on 1 March. After a ...
  • Shipyard death toll triggers yard closures in Turkey
    Turkish authorities have ordered three shipyards in Tuzla to partially close there sites due to fatal accidents and deficiences work safety. The Turkish parliament has also established a commission to investigate the close to 40 deaths at the shipyards in ...
  • Tax liability knocks Solstad and Farstad results
    Solstad Offshore and Farstad Shipping ' two of Norway's principal owners/operators of offshore support vessels ' have a combined shipping tax liability of NOK 1,243.64 million, mainly thanks to the retroactive shipping tax introduced from 1 January 2008. Payments can ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
  • Rotterdam HSFO barge market soars in late trade
    Benchmark fuel oil prices rising as crude rallies above $100 again.
  • Shipping reaping benefits from global warming
    Ice shrinkage could allow ships to shave thousands of kilometres off some sea routes.
  • Turkish player takes heated storage
    Distillate supplier 'evaluating the possibility' of using new tank space for IFOs.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Costs hurting Stolt's tanker segment
    Income 'held down' by rise in bunker prices and other operating costs.
  • Strong winds disrupt bunkering
    Heavy swell delays barge loading from Klaipeda terminal.
  • Rotterdam midday barge market offers stay above $440
  • New blow for California's sulphur rules
    US appeal court says low-sulphur regulations need federal backing.
  • Singapore: Stocks of fuel oil and distillates down
  • Chemoil inaugurates Singapore terminal
    Helios Terminal 'is the hub of our future Singapore and South East Asia trading operations' says CEO.
  • Tanker company's profits drop 46%
    OSG blames an erratic tanker market and high bunker costs.
  • CEO of bunker firm steps down
    Head of Tokyo-based bunker firm to take up new post in Singapore.

›››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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