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January 31, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship classifiers raided by competition watchdogs
    Five European ship classification societies have been raided by European competition watchdogs on suspicion of anti-competitive collusion through a sector cooperation body, Norwegian classifier DNV said yesterday.
  • Plans to blast new ship channel on Yangtze
    Chinese engineers are planning to blast rock reefs at the Three Gorges reservoir on the upper Yangtze River to open up a new channel to allow heavy ships to sail directly into Chongqing.
  • Excel to buy larger rival for US$2.4b
    Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd agreed to buy larger rival Quintana Maritime Ltd for US$2.45 billion, including debt, to more than triple its fleet size, which carries commodities including ore and coal.
Strait Talk
  • Getting around the ENC dilemma
    LAST week, executives from electronic chart company Jeppesen Marine took part in a Norwegian press day at the Baltic Exchange in London.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship classifiers raided by competition watchdogs
    Five European ship classification societies have been raided by European competition watchdogs on suspicion of anti-competitive collusion through a sector cooperation body, Norwegian classifier DNV said yesterday.
  • Plans to blast new ship channel on Yangtze
    Chinese engineers are planning to blast rock reefs at the Three Gorges reservoir on the upper Yangtze River to open up a new channel to allow heavy ships to sail directly into Chongqing.
  • Excel to buy larger rival for US$2.4b
    Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd agreed to buy larger rival Quintana Maritime Ltd for US$2.45 billion, including debt, to more than triple its fleet size, which carries commodities including ore and coal.
Strait Talk
  • Getting around the ENC dilemma
    LAST week, executives from electronic chart company Jeppesen Marine took part in a Norwegian press day at the Baltic Exchange in London.

Sched Netweb site
  • PSA International, IPH, GIP in Argentine port development JV
  • East coast Boston box volume up 10pc vis-a-vis west coast slump
  • China Maritime 2008 exhibition to be held in Hong Kong March 12-14
  • MOL, JFE develop corrosion-resistant steel plate for cargo tanks
  • Liaoning sea port box volume up 22.6pc in 2007
  • NileDutch opens own office in Singapore for West Africa trade
  • Hamburg Sud to add a southbound call at Valencia
  • DHL Express, Lufthansa Cargo name air cargo JV 'AeroLogic'
  • Dubai Logistics City eyes India's US$150 billion cargo market
  • Japan's ANA extends ACMI agreement with ABX Air

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Schindler joins Intermarine
  • Broekman group re-organised
  • Moller-Maersk and H'egh to extend cooperation
  • Qatar Airways to serve Guangzhou
  • LAN reports higher income but lower operating margin
  • World Air Cargo Event, Bahrain, 12-14 February

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • IUMI doubts over new Chinese yards
  • Fewer transits of Panama Canal
  • K Line's 10-year charter
  • MOL's new steel
  • Richard Simpson dies

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • EC antitrust inspectors raid classification societies
  • BC Ferries to sell four veteran vessels
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk takes stake in Hoegh Autoliners
  • Turkish-built tug set to sail to Santo Domingo

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Greenbrier buying assets of American Allied Railway Company
  • Bellingham International Airport becomes 'home' for Allegiant Air
  • Rail project construction closes Vancouver, USA street
  • Foss teaming with Signet in vessel leasing arrangement
  • Coast Guard looking for towing safety board members

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Maersk buys Höegh Autoliners stake
    DEAL will boost Maersk's position in the deepsea car trade while Höegh Autoliners will gain 18 vessels.
  • Web booking for Maersk
  • Insurers fear shipping is buckling under demand
    STARTLING surge in shipping losses raises alarm over strain on global fleet and seafarers.
  • Baltic capesize index sees record one-day hike
    INDEX jumps 1,108 points today on news of BHP Billiton-Baosteel deal and rise in Pacific period interest.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Møller swaps ships for stake in Höegh
    AP Møller-Maersk (APM) has sold its 18 pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to the Oslo-based car carrier company Höegh Autoliners against a 37.5% stake in the company
  • Charter rates head for new highs
    LAST week's stock market collapse and the growing unease about the slowing US economy have not shattered confidence in the container ship charter market
  • Vietnam to build ship engines
    VINASHIN has announced that it intends to produce its own ship engines
  • HCI enjoys equity boost
    KG house HCI Capital has posted a 56% increase in ship equity placings for 2007, propelled by strong demand from corporate investors
  • Gard P&I Club sues government
    GARD, the Norwegian P&I club, has sued the Norwegian government over the sinking of the bulk carrier Rocknes in 2004
  • Dredging close to capacity crisis
    SOME port development and expansion projects could be stopped dead within the next few years because of a lack of dredging capacity, says a key industry figure
  • RCCL bogged down by fuel
  • Lines to raise MidEast-Europe rates
  • Insurers panic as claims leap
  • Japanese line wins Korean charter
  • Security guides cruise itineraries
  • Eitzen pulls out of Norgas pool
  • Navy finds lost Explorer
  • Korean ports post record gains

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Maersk takes stake in Hoegh Autoliners
    Hoegh Autoliners will acquire 18 car carriers from A.P. Moller-Maersk, operate the combined fleet of about 67 vessels.
  • Charleston boxes decline
  • Nova Scotia container terminal completes financing
  • Int'l. lifts UPS revenue
  • Corallo named president of PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions
  • Panama Canal transits off
  • Summit Global Logistics going private in buyout
  • EU trustbusters raid ship classification societies
  • AMTAC links currency reform to economic stimulation
  • Northrop Grumman agrees to fine for export violations
  • Report criticizes response in Cosco Busan incident

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Overworked vessels the 'main culprit' as total losses soar by 20%
  • NYK's financials look good
  • Emirates acquires slots on North China India Express Service
  • Long Beach to help fund green yard crane initiative
  • Port of Cork boxes up 8% in 2007

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Quadragenarian queens for sale
    Canada's BC Ferries is selling off four of its aging vessels after bringing newer ships into the fleet.
  • Firm takes DHT stake
    Shipping-friendly investment firm Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors reports 6.7% share of Double Hull Tankers.
  • CEOs see strong market
    A quartet of US-listed owner executives give a bullish view on the dry-bulk market as fundamentals and stock prices don't match up.
  • Tanker fire hurts four
    At least four people are hurt when an explosion ignites a fire on aboard a military-owned products tanker off Peru.
  • US slowdown hits Panama Canal
    Traffic volumes fall in final quarter of 2007 as high oil prices and the US economic slowdown take affect.
  • Bulk shipping on fire
    Bulker owner stocks soar in early-afternoon trading after a miner signs a deal with a Baosteel.
  • Break-bulkers axed
    US Maritime Administration says among a trio of scrapped vessels is the Del Valle and the Maine.
  • MSC Japan re-floated
    A panamax boxship runs aground in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore but is re-floated five hours later.
  • Royal Caribbean finishes in style
    Cruiseship owner enjoys a record-breaking fourth quarter but still sees full-year earnings slip.
  • Crewman poisoned by phosphine
    UK accident investigators take no further action following tragic death on general cargoship Monika.
  • Oman inks 10
    Hyundai and Daewoo each grab a 50% share of a $1.54bn tanker order from the government of Oman.
  • Suez back in business
    Five Red Sea ports closed in bad weather, but canal reopens after 22-hour suspension.
  • Voulgarakis on charm offensive
    Merchant marine minister to offer striking dockers early retirement and discounted shares to ease strike woes.
  • Euroseas fixes boxships
    US-listed shipowner extends charters for a feedership and handysize containership.
  • 15 dead in China ship collision
    One missing and another saved after two cargo vessels collide at mouth of Yangtze River.
  • Baltic biggies suffering
    Passenger numbers down on some major routes for Tallink, Viking Line in 2007.
  • Maersk sells to Hoegh
    Danish giant lets fleet of car-carriers go to Hoegh Autoliners in return for 37.5% stake in Norwegian company.
  • Class still shell-shocked
    European Commission inspectors continue searching at classification societies today with even top management in the dark about what they are looking for.
  • Navibulgar's profit rises again
    Bulgarian state owner looking a good buy ahead of privatisation as 2007 earnings soar.
  • Sydney ferry comes to halt
    Second break-down incident in a week increases pressure on under-fire Australian owner.
  • MOL to try new steel
    Five years of research into corrosion-resistant material to be put to test on VLCC this year.
  • Minted Mipo heads the slide
    Hyundai Heavy unit suffers biggest fall in four years as Korean shipbuilders feel the heat from declining second hand bulker prices.
  • Eitzen quits Norgas pool
    Decision by Eitzen Gas to call time on its ethylene-carrier cooperation comes as a surprise to IM Skaugen.
  • Helsinki drying up
    Union official says new orders needed this year at Aker Yards' Finnish plant.
  • SCI slides
    Indian giant's mixed fleet posts revenue and profit fall in third quarter.
  • HCI feeling flush
    German boxship investment fund wrings 25% more cash from investors year-on-year.
  • K Line teams with KOWEPO
    Japanese shipowner inks second consecutive voyage charter with Korea Western Power Co.
  • India Cements buys bulker
    Indian cement producer emerges as the buyer behind acquisition of Nomikos handysize vessel.
  • Koreans target India
    Hanjin and KMTC launching new China-India service in tie-up with Taiwan's Cheng Lie Navigation.
  • PSA in Argentina venture
    Singaporean terminal operator makes further inroads into South America with latest investment.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk selling car carriers for stake in Höegh Autoliners
  • NYK ups annual forecast after a 91% jump in 3rd quarter profit
  • APL reports increases in freight volume, rates
  • Two dry bulk companies will merge
  • CSAV Norasia starts North Africa loop
  • "K" Line inks second charter for Korean electricity producer
  • Will Ulan Bator be painted on the hull?
  • Singapore carrier to use Four Soft product
  • Charge drives down UPS profits
  • Asian airlines see "modest" international cargo growth in 2007
  • Boeing starts major assembly of 777 Freighter
  • BNSF's net income flat in 4th quarter
  • J.B. Hunt reports lower earnings
  • Wal-Mart outlines new quality, energy standards for suppliers
  • Northrop Grumman fined $400,000 for illegal exports
  • Toyota signals intent to make India an export manufacturing hub
  • C.H. Robinson's 4th quarter profit up 19.5%
  • USDA proposes San Luis, Ariz. to be a Mexican cattle entry port
  • Off the menu: Headless rats seized by British customs officers
  • CEVA to serve Carrefour Brazil
  • EPA lauds corporate green power efforts
  • Novo forms new company based in Reno
  • ST&R opening Mexico City office
  • Geodis' annual revenue jumps 26%
  • SEKO Saudi Arabia opens for business
  • Panamanian ports see container traffic jump
  • Jacksonville port board authorizes new option on key parcel
  • Seattle port adopts accountability plan
  • Tacoma port identifies four locations for logistics rail center
  • Baltimore gets $11 million to upgrade key port road

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • Class societies face investigation into possible collusion
    Allegations of restrictive practices are behind a surprise inspection of four leading classification societies ' Det Norske Veritas, Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas and Rina ' by European Commission Competition Directorate and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday and today. There have ...
  • Hurtigruten looks to the White Sea
    Hurtigruten is looking to take Norwegian and foreign tourists to the White Sea area in Russia and tempt Russian tourists to try a cruise on one of the company's modern cruise ships. Hurtigruten marketing director, Olav Lühr, says his company ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 30, 2008
  • US crude stocks rise again
    Gasoline inventories also rising, distillates falling, according to weekly report.
  • Carnival ups its bunker price forecast
    Cruise Line says first quarter bunker prices are likely to be higher than it expected.
  • IMO panel gives new bunker consumption estimate
    Study shows global switch to distillates would give net increase in global CO2 emissions, but biggest overall benefits.
  • 'Nothing definite' as supplier considers options
    Fratelli Cosulich has 'no concrete plans' for growing Singapore barge fleet.
  • Singapore supplies struggle with 'negative premiums'
    Bunker prices undercut fuel oil cargo market as suppliers 'bleed'.
  • Rotterdam market firm in line with crude
  • Tokyo bunker premiums treble
    Differentials between Singapore and Tokyo have widened to almost $100 pmt.
  • IBME appoints new managing director
  • Confusion over Hong Kong bunker volumes
    Some estimates say 2007 sales reached 7 million metric tonnes, but others say volumes were much lower.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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