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April 30, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TBS Int'l not affected by US slowdown: CEO
    Shipping company TBS International Ltd has not been affected by the slowdown in the United States as strong demand from China and other emerging economies continues to help the business, the company's chief executive said.
  • Mozambique plans ports upgrading
    Mozambique plans to invest US$900 million to upgrade two of its main ports as part of a drive to become a top regional shipping centre, the transport minister said yesterday.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding to ramp up production
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, said it will invest 163.2 billion won (S$223 million) to expand production of vessel parts at its South Korean yard. The investment at its yard in Okpo, which manufactures pipes and other components, will be made until March 2010, the Seoul-based company said in a regulatory filing yesterday. No details were given on the increased production capacity.
Strait Talk
  • Safer shipping a lasting legacy of the Napoli
    A YEAR ago last January, the UK-flag container ship MSC Napoli started to crack in two as she pounded through one of that winter's worst storms in the Western English Channel. As is now well known, the 4,419 TEU ship eventually ran ashore on the English coast at Branscombe Bay.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TBS Int'l not affected by US slowdown: CEO
    Shipping company TBS International Ltd has not been affected by the slowdown in the United States as strong demand from China and other emerging economies continues to help the business, the company's chief executive said.
  • Mozambique plans ports upgrading
    Mozambique plans to invest US$900 million to upgrade two of its main ports as part of a drive to become a top regional shipping centre, the transport minister said yesterday.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding to ramp up production
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, said it will invest 163.2 billion won (S$223 million) to expand production of vessel parts at its South Korean yard. The investment at its yard in Okpo, which manufactures pipes and other components, will be made until March 2010, the Seoul-based company said in a regulatory filing yesterday. No details were given on the increased production capacity.
Strait Talk
  • Safer shipping a lasting legacy of the Napoli
    A YEAR ago last January, the UK-flag container ship MSC Napoli started to crack in two as she pounded through one of that winter's worst storms in the Western English Channel. As is now well known, the 4,419 TEU ship eventually ran ashore on the English coast at Branscombe Bay.

Sched Netweb site
  • Liner conferences overcharge on BAFs, says ESC commissioned research
  • Tianjin launches port regulations, encourages investments
  • China to invest US$171 million in Tibet's Naqu railway logistics centre
  • Beibu Gulf, Yantian to develop terminal in Fangchenggang
  • Russia's Port of St Petersburg port renamed 'Big Port'
  • India's professional dredgers' shortage threatens container business
  • Qatar and Rotterdam launch strategic co-operation deal
  • Youship launches new service from south China to Europe
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens logistics centre in Malaysia
  • Great Wall opens B747-400 Freighter flights from Shanghai to Seoul, Seattle, Chicago
  • Price competition and fuel costs put Shanghai Airlines into loss
  • Singapore's Changi Airport named Asia's best for the 22nd year

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargo Partner begins operations in Aurangabad
  • Committee constituted to study feasibility of moving coal by waterways
  • Ahoy, Captain, we need 1,000 officers!
  • Arshiya International's Q4 profit surges by 82 pcs
  • DP World Cochin celebrates first customer day
  • Kandla Customs installing box scanner at port
  • Major Ports float global tenders for dredgers
  • PAC asks MoS to keep off Port Trusts' operational matters
  • Ambuja Cements' Cochin Port terminal may be ready this years
  • Export edible oil now & import double later, suggests SEAI
  • RBI hikes CRR by 25 bps, repo rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Swiss names Bernd Bauer as director sales and marketing Europe
  • Hamburg Süd/Hapag-Lloyd announce first departure of "new" Epic service
  • Continental Airlines drops merger talks with United
  • Eurasia Rail Logistics joint venture founded
  • Ceva Logistics acquires Spedimacc in Italy
  • Tiaca annual executive conference and AGM, 12-14 May

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Human resources "biggest challenge" for shipping
  • International owners boost KR
  • MOL donates simulators to Oman

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Egyptian shipowner fined $7.2 million in pollution plea deal
  • Desgagnés orders newbuild in Croatia
  • OSG reports strong first quarter
  • MMS approves development plans for FPSO
  • Bollinger Shipyards wins SCA safety award
  • The Coast Guard Authorization Act explained

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Kolding does not rule out Hapag bid - but not priority
    MAERSK Line chief says possibility of bidding for Hapag-Lloyd should not be excluded, but is not top of wish list.
  • Hapag-Lloyd sale a 'one-off', says Seaspan's Gerry Wang
  • Nordea and DnB Nor shipping loans hold steady
    MIXED fortunes for Scandinavian banks, but lending to shipping increase in first quarter.
  • Clarkson doubles Russian litigation provision
    CLARKSON sets aside further '8m against claims by Sovcomflot and Novoship after discovery of 'new evidence'.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Clarkson doubles cover against suit
    SHIPPING services group Clarkson has more than doubled its provision against claims from Sovcomflot and Novoship
  • Cairo company fined for dumping
    CAIRO-based National Navigation (NNC) has been fined $7.25M after admitting several of its chief engineers and crew members dumped oily waste from six ships off the US Pacific and Gulf coasts
  • US, France pose Resolution on Somalia
    THE US and France, backed by the UK and Panama, yesterday introduced a draft Resolution to the UN that would rally maritime nations to tackle piracy off Somalia.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Tropical Shipping acquiring Caribtrans
    Ocean carrier deals for provider of LCL and FCL consolidation services from the United States to the Caribbean and Central America.
  • Expand U.S.-flag fleet, says ARRC's Ebeling
  • Fesco boosts earnings
  • BNSF profit up 30%
  • Ocean traffic up but Panalpina earnings dive
  • WWL names ro/ro ship
  • American business in China argues against U.S. protectionism
  • Inttra appoints CIO
  • Aloha Airlines shuts down cargo operations
  • Barge trio for CMA CGM
  • India plans Europe trade pact

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Mandatory weighing of boxes: 'A disaster' for terminal operators
  • Geodis Wilson opts for dual leadership
  • German duo's EPIC enhancement
  • EWL opts for UK port change

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Coast Guard to the rescue
    Footage shows the medevac of an 83-year-old Royal Caribbean passenger off the coast of North Carolina.
  • US requires LRIT
    Coast Guard issues final rule requiring ships to electronically transmit identity and position.
  • Double Hull plunges
    Following a share sale announcement, Double Hull Tankers sees its shares drop by 13.3%, as the shipping sector feels a bearish day on Wall Street.
  • TCE-lation
    Morton Arntzen-led Overseas Shipholding Group trumpets highest-ever TCE revenues as profits jump by 33%.
  • Boxships booming for CCHC
    A surge in domestic container shipments helps Tianjin-based giant pocket $878m in the first quarter of 2008.
  • VLGCs dampen Exmar
    Belgian gasship owner's profits drop as the very large gas carrier market and US dollar exchange rate eat away earnings.
  • Suez pile-up as ship grounds
    German operator of multi-purpose vessel remains mum on reports of grounding in Egyptian waterway.
  • Navios' estimate cut
    Lazard Capital Markets lowers US-listed bulker owner's per-share earnings forecast by 19%.
  • US insurer's profit jumps
    First-quarter profits at Nasdaq-listed Navigators Group swell by 18% even as gross premiums drop.
  • Cosco Pacific profits surge
    Chinese terminal operator sees 17% profits jump as container throughput grew.
  • Ocean Rig back in black
    Economou takeover target returns to profitability but falls short of market expectations.
  • Ferry officer appeals conviction
    Strait Shipping mate/master denies responsibility for not reporting near-grounding in New Zealand.
  • Dyrhaug fills the gap
    Green Reefers vice chairman steps up to top role after Toril Eidesvik becomes temporary CEO.
  • Desgagnes orders in Croatia
    Kraljevica to build Deltamarin- designed vehicle/container carrier for Canadian owner.
  • Clarkson's new '8m provision
    "New evidence" forces London broking shop to more-than double provision in legal wrangle with Russian owners.
  • Fulford-Smith wants closure
    Clarkson chief says travails with Russian owners best put behind it as share price continues slow fall.
  • Fesco in the money
    Russian boxship owner plans share sale to fund acquisitions as 2007 profit rises 58%.
  • BW Offshore gets equal split
    Oslo-listed FPSO specialist bags $1.5bn loan the day after its gasship sibling got a cash injection from major shareholder.
  • Bullish about bulkers
    Apeejay Shipping's Mahapatra is not all doom and gloom about the newbuilding order backlog
  • Brostrom barely breaks even
    Weak tanker spot market and soaring expenses send first-quarter net profit plunging at Swedish owner.
  • Fredriksen holds all the aces
    Seadrill is in a win-win position as it battles for control of Scorpion Offshore, analyst says.
  • Pay boost for CSC workers
    Caspian Shipping workers to pocket extra 30% to mark birthday of former Azeri leader Heydar Aliyev.
  • Bohai wins Sasco double
    Chinese yard to build two boxships for Russian owner for delivery from 2010.
  • Karachi yard building again
    KSEW starts vital work on tanker/utility ship for Pakistan's navy as top brass turn out.
  • Aker American losses widen
    Lower US interest rates hurt Jones Act owner as first quarter profits slip further into the red.
  • Daewoo puts money into parts
    Korean shipbuilder to expand Okpo plant further with $164m investment.
  • TMM deeper in red
    Spiralling costs and higher debt double loss in first quarter at Mexican owner eyeing tonnage growth.
  • Deficient duo held in Canada
    Gulf Management OBO and Konvoy Maritime general cargoship the only ships on March detention list.
  • Ferry jumper rescued in Solent
    UK Red Funnel vessel saves man who leapt from sistership on run to Southampton.
  • Numbers up at NOL
    Singapore liner outfit reports another trading period of double-digit growth in volumes and rates.
  • Cosco details bulker order
    Chinese shipping giant provides more details about recent orders for nine supramax bulkers.
  • APM ties up port deals
    Maersk port operator assumes control of Brazilian facility and inks Vietnam construction deal.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • DHS turns attention to small vessel threat
  • APL reports volume, revenues increase
  • INTTRA expands senior management team
  • AirBridgeCargo starts Budapest/Moscow flight
  • BNSF's intermodal revenue climbs as volumes drop
  • Genesee & Wyoming buying Mississippi railroad
  • Rail service aims to cut Germany/Poland transit time
  • BDP launches project logistics division in Singapore
  • Schneider Logistics companies operate as one
  • CITA: Honduran sock imports cause "serious damage" to U.S. makers
  • Kleinmayer to head integration of YRC Chinese logistics acquisition
  • NCBFAA will ask FMC to end rate tariff publication
  • COSCO Pacific earnings up 17%
  • APM sells stake in Karachi terminal to DP World

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Finnish shipowners join forces
    The Finnish shipowners' associations Finlands Rederif'rening, Fraktfartygsföreningen and Ålands Redarförening has agreed on a merger in a new organisation named Suomen Varustamot ry ' Rederierna i Finland rf form 1 June 2008. The new organisation will have offices in Helsingfors and ...
  • Åbo'Stockholm train ferry service secured
    The railway ferry service between Finland and Sweden has been secured since the railway operators Green Cargo and VR has signed an agreement with Tallink Silja, that reportedly is selling its stake in the jointly owned SeaRail. This company markets ...
  • Norway to build new polar research vessel
    Rolls-Royce has been given the task to design a new polar research vessel by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. The vessel will be designed to operate in up to one metre thich ice in Arctic and Antarctic waters ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2008
  • Bahamas terminal sale completed
    Acquisition announced with Vopak taking naming rights, expansion planned.
  • Tanker operator sees operating costs soar
    Bunker prices and a weak US dollar hits Brostr'm's bottom line.
  • Weak US dollar threatens smaller bunker players
    Bunker industry observer says traders operating cash is 'disappearing'.
  • Rotterdam market MDO still very tight
  • Russian oil giant forms new bunker arm
    Rosneft has set up RN Bunker as a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Refinery upgrade will pressure fuel oil supply
    Korean's SK Energy details plans for new hydrocracking unit. Players warn regional fuel oil market will tighten.
  • Titan's credit ratings downgraded
    Standard & Poor's expects company to remain under 'financial pressure' over the next 12 months.
  • Aegean to boost European fleet
    New bunker tanker to commence delivery in Antwerp in June.
  • AADA to hike bunker surcharges
    Members of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement agree to up surcharges on China/HK-Australia routes.
  • Singapore suppliers warn of pilot shortage
    Ships now spend more time waiting for their bunkers in Singapore.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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