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BRIEFS
June 26, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index drops close to 2-week low
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell to its lowest level in almost two weeks in London on speculation that demand is weakening.
  • VLCCs shrink to 30: ICAP Shipping
    The number of supertankers being used to store crude and oil products shrank by about a third since March, according to ICAP Shipping, a unit of ICAP plc, the world's biggest broker of deals between banks.

Sched Netweb site
  • Top 11 carriers' revenue falls 35pc in first quarter
  • Zim levies emergency US$75 per TEU bunker surcharge
  • Pirates scare boxes to Cape, says South African port official
  • Shenzhen Qianhaiwan Bonded Port Area to be finished by July
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port container throughput fell nearly 9.6pc in May
  • China's largest cold chain logistics facility to be finished this year
  • Chennai CT opens doubling capacity with 1.5 million more TEU
  • SCI posts container losses despite overall profit rise
  • Philippine president opens ICTSI Brazil's container terminal
  • European Shippers Council pleased EU faults Rotterdam Rules
  • DHL to invest US$10 million in Vietnam over five years
  • China's border town Manzhouli sets record monthly high
  • Toll buys 3 express firms to complement air cargo operations
  • China Southern to launch Guangzhou to Dacca service
  • Korean Air increases Seoul-Guangzhou cargo flights
  • India urged to stop monopolies in aviation sector
  • Aeroflot posts 2008 profit of US$185 million

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Vessel deliveries unabated despite overcapacity!
  • Well-equipped with expertise & efficiency, Sealand emerging as leader in total logistics solutions
  • Deterring Customs duty slapped on Chinese aluminium goods
  • India-Myanmar DTAA to become applicable from April next
  • Ireland beckons India Inc
  • Raw sugar imports may reach record 2.5 m tonnes by Sept.-end
  • India & Korea come closer to signing CEPA
  • CII projects eightfold rise in Indo-US trade by 2018
  • CEPA with EU may offer exporters better access to Europe
  • JNP working impresses US Consul Gen. Folmsbee
  • Assocham advocates favourable port policy with spate of incentives
  • Paradip Port Trust places orders for 2 reclaimers
  • Rs 60 crore for ports in Konkan package
  • Kandla Port achieves 12.5-m draught!
  • Policy on captive use facility creation at Major Ports on anvil
  • I-T benefits for EOUs, STPI may be extended only by a year

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 24, 2009
  • Aircraft carrying weapons impounded in Nigeria
    A Ukrainian company's cargo aircraft has been impounded by the Nigerian authorities for carrying weapons. A Meridian An-12 en route to Equatorial Guinea from Croatia made what was ...
  • DHL investing in Vietnam
    DHL is investing USD 10 million over the next five years in DHL Global Forwarding (Vietnam), a new joint venture with its local Vietnamese partners, including Oriental Logistics. T...
  • Schenker runs solar inverter warehouse for SMA
    Schenker Deutschland started running a warehouse for SMA Solar Technology in Kaufungen (Germany) recently, from where it supplies the largest solar inverter production plant worldw...
  • Geodis Logistics expanding in Germany
    Geodis Logistics Deutschland is growing and expanding its warehousing capacities in Rodgau near Frankfurt from 10,000 to 17,000 sqm, with parts thereof already pencilled in for new...
  • Boeing postpones B787 Dreamliner maiden flight
    US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has postponed the first flight of the B787 Dreamliner, due to the need to reinforce an area in the side-of-body section of the aircraft. A new date ...
  • CargoSmart introduces 10+2 importer security filing solution
    CargoSmart Limited, a leading shipping and logistics software solutions provider, has launched an Importer Security Filing (ISF) solution. It lets importers and logistics service p...
  • 15th Annual Cargo Facts Aircraft Symposium set for 15-17 September
    Cargo Facts 2009, the 15th Annual Aircraft Symposium, sponsored in part by Boeing and Airbus, will take place at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel in the heart of downtown Seattle WA (USA...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Good year for UK Defence Club
  • Pay could come soon for Aurika crew
  • Golden Ocean sells Navios stake
  • Dockwise to cut debt

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Liz Birnbaum named MMS Director
  • Dubai's Gulf Navigation plans major acquisition
  • ACL says second quarter EBITDA will be down
  • Port Manatee approves key dredging project bid
  • European shipyards seek push for green marine technologies
  • Yantai Raffles Shipyard gets $150 million loan from CDB
  • USCG issues guidance on Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Wärtsilä completes job cut negotiations

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Box lines staring at $50bn revenue collapse
    Shipping analyst Alphaliner puts the anticipated drop in revenue from 2008 levels at $40bn-50bn.
  • Platou and Fulford-Smith plot Greek office
    GREECE has emerged as the next port of call for Norwegian shipbroker RS Platou and its new London-based partner Richard Fulford-Smith.
  • Financial backers desert US satellite tracking specialist SARS
    CLARENCE Group, understood to be a vehicle for a small number of financial backers, has foreclosed on US satellite tracking specialist SARS.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • China finds massive iron ore deposit
    A new iron ore deposit estimated to amount to more than 3Bn tonnes has been discovered in China's north-eastern Liaoning province
  • Chiquita assures on service
    CHIQUITA is seeking to alleviate growing market fears that Great White Fleet operations will be impaired by Eastwind's Chapter 7 liquidation
  • HSH 'not open for new business'
    LEADING lender HSH Nordbank will not have capacity for new shipping business this year and has predicted both more capacity and more "problem situations" in 2010
  • FESCO faces drops, analysis says
    RUSSIAN fleet operator FESCO is facing a 35% drop in revenues this year, according to a report released today
  • China to convert naval port
    BEIJING is following up its trade initiative with Taiwan with a plan to convert part of naval facilities in the western Taiwan Strait to commercial use
  • GrandUnion eyes Aries takeover
    PRODUCT tanker and box shipowner Aries Maritime Transport is considering a deal that would transfer control to Greece's GrandUnion
  • Chemoil shares sale confirmed
    CHEMOIL Energy confirmed today that the family of founder Robert Chandran is discussing a proposal to sell its 51% shareholding in the bunker fuel supplier

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Senators Skirmish on Highway Bill
  • YRC, Teamsters to Talk Cost Cuts
  • Rails Build Traffic with Scrap
  • Danish Energy Firm Buys Wind Farm Builder
  • Grimaldi Takes Sole Ownership of Swedish Port
  • South Carolina Sees Decline in Container Traffic
  • GAO Eyes Air Cargo Accidents
  • Major Retail Trade Groups Nix Merger
  • European Rail Freight Freefall Deepens
  • Hamburg Stevedore to Cut Work Hours for 2,000
  • Sudden Dock Strike in India
  • New Port Access Ramp to Benefit Tampa Port Authority
  • Bribery Ban Rarely Enforced
  • Moller Sells Trucking Portion of Norfolkline to DSV
  • Trade Ministers Decry Protectionism
  • Port of Houston Plans to Buy Deregulated Power
  • Manufacturers Want Early Transport Bill
  • Matson Faces Strike Threat
  • Contract Dispute Upsets India Port Project
  • International Air Freight Dives 17.4 Percent
  • U.S. GDP Drops 5.5 Percent in First Quarter
  • Japan Ship Orders Sink 89.8 Percent
  • Chiquita Says Eastwind Liquidation Won't Affect Deliveries

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Hamilton-Montreal box feeder service slated
  • Feeders buck the hire decline
  • HHLA goes for short-time working: not redundancies
  • Grimaldi takeover at Wallhamn
  • Braemar powers ahead

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Tanker takeover
    Cash rich Gulf Nav close to buying large tanker fleet from rival.
  • KG crunch
    Konig & Cie boss says company shifts debt payback strategy after banks clamp down on credit lines for paid-off vessels and describes liner sector as "close to bankruptcy."
  • Trico shares soar
    Nasdaq-listed shares in offshore vessel owner Trico Marine Services jump by 16.8%.
  • TEN to the rescue
    Products tanker Andes saves seven fishermen after their fishing boat sank off South America.
  • Bulker build-up?
    ACM Shipping still "keeping an open mind" on entry to dry cargo market, says CEO Johnny Plumbe.
  • Still buying
    Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller doubles ship agency business with purchase of former Brostrom companies.
  • Navieras vies
    Controlling stockholder in Chile's CCNI competes to operate new container terminal in Mexico's port of Manzanillo.
  • Sale signs
    The S&P market is winning back some colour with Chinese and Greek leading the way, broker says.
  • Demand slump
    Lower Lakes keeps utilisation high as demand suffers, as parent Rand Logistics reports lower net losses.
  • Port problem
    Developer Lanco reportedly walks out on project to expand Vizhinjam container terminal in India.
  • Power cut
    Wartsila chops 77 staff at its Ship Power unit in Finland as it presses on with EUR 30m cost cutting drive.
  • Ground work
    Piracy set to continue off Somalia until 'fractured' country stabilised, says EU naval operations chief.
  • Third swoop
    Stamford Drilling takes holding in Norway's Cecon to over 20% less than two weeks after taking a stake in the company.
  • Delta delivery
    African Circle Limited acquires three new pollution response ships for Nigerian coast.
  • Commercial sense
    EU anti-piracy operation includes commercial shipping personnel to act as conduits for information.
  • Deal reached
    Ports of Auckland agrees collective employment terms with 300 workers after nearly three years.
  • Hedge pledge
    ACM's Johnny Plumbe embraces derivatives but admits worries about the market some years ago.
  • Guns no good
    Wilhelmsen won't be taking armed guards onboard its ships but the debate will rumble on.
  • Debt promise
    Andree Goedee's Dockwise to cut nearly $60m from its debt mountain during the second quarter.
  • Waving goodbye
    Danish wind and wave farm installation vessel owner A2Sea sold by Clipper and other investors to DONG Energy.
  • Sveaas defeated
    Norwegian investor comes up short in Trico election, losing out to chairman Joseph Compofelice.
  • Heat death?
    Family claims Hindustan Shipyard worker died from sunstroke as heatwave hits India.
  • Chiquita OK
    Food company says its services will be unaffected by Eastwind Maritime's bankruptcy filing.
  • Pay back time
    Seized reefer to be sold in Romania with abandoned Eastern European crew awaiting pay.
  • 'Time please'
    Nexus Floating Production again approached bond holders to waive interest payments on $175m loan.
  • Marad to sell
    US maritime administration will repossess and offload two ships owned by failed Hawaii Superferry.
  • Tug boarded
    Armed robbers in daylight raid on Singapore-registered vessel off Nipa Transit Anchorage.
  • Barge bashed
    Austrian inland vessel has run-in with bridge in Netherlands which destroyed wheelhouse.
  • Not enough
    Analyst Drewry warns of long-term capacity glut because owners have cancelled too few ships.
  • More for Marsh
    Braemar boss pocketed a bigger salary last year as he and his fellow directors benefitted from record profit haul.
  • Up for sale?
    Shares in bunker outfit Chemoil jump 15% after company says major shareholder may offload stake.
  • Xiamen's woes
    China's seventh largest container port expects to see 'substantial decline" in 2009 interim profits.
  • Box cells are go
    New Zealand okays controversial scheme to let prisoners build their own jails from shipping containers.
  • Alaskan order
    US yard ASD to build new ferry to link Ketchikan to Alaska's international airport.
  • Not so Golden
    John Fredriksen's bulker arm looks to have made a heavy loss on sale of its stake in Navios Maritime Holdings.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Eastwind Maritime declares bankruptcy, to liquidate
  • Schenker to handle Wilhelmsen ships spares logistics
  • May better but cargo yields, revenue still suffer
  • GAO: Small cargo carriers see high accident rate
  • Inland waterway industry presses against lockage fee
  • TNT uses Astrata for GPS tracking on Asia road network
  • RILA, NRF reject merger plan
  • Controls for illicit diamond trade failing
  • FMC reviews 21 OTI license applications
  • West Coast ports rally in D.C.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Maersk Group cuts down on ship investments
    The A P Møller-Mærsk Group will downsize its investments in ships in the future. Instead, the company will take more ships on time charter when it is necessary to
  • Minor impact of ship waste water
    According to a survey carried out by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, ship waste water discharges have only a minor impact on the state of the Baltic Sea. Totally
  • Political opening on termination of Danish icebreaker service
    The termination of the public icebreaker service in Danish waters is getting closer. The new political agreement on the Ministry of Defence budget contains a memorandum saying that the icebreaker
  • Eastwind files for bankruptcy
    The troubled New York-based shipping company Eastwind Maritime Inc. has filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition for liquidation of the company and most of its subsidiaries in the US

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Bunker prices firming in Europe
    Rotterdam barge market 'extremely quiet'.
  • Global Vision takes steps to improve credit
    Completes internal investment program and signs up to Voyager payment solution.
  • Hearing on low-sulphur fuel rule to begin
    PMSA case comes just days before regulation goes into effect.
  • Plans for bunker hub in Indian Ocean
    Maldives could compete with Sri Lanka.
  • Bakri companies ready for MSDS
    IMO regulation enters into force on July 1.
  • BP Marine to support the 'Flying Angel'
    Will supply a year's lube oil requirement to vessel run by The Mission to Seafarers in Dubai.
  • Fuel oil cargo fixed for July loading
    Saudi Aramco sells third export cargo in three weeks.
  • Mixed day for Asian bunker prices
    Players report 'average demand'.
  • Chemoil CEO confirms reports of possible sale
    But Bandy says its is not clear if they will materialise into something definitive.
  • Singapore stocks of fuel and distillates jump
    Slow demand for residual fuel and middle distillates see stocks accumulate.
  • Sinopec to acquire Addax for $7.2 billion
    Acquisition will secure the state-owned Chinese firm's presence in West Africa and Iraq.
  • 'Huge' oil terminal planned for Maldives
    $150 million project to build an onshore terminal for crude oil and bunker fuel.
  • Turkish firm to enter Singapore's bunker market
    Subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate to start bunker operations in 'the coming months'.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
PORTS
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
PORTS
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
PORTS
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
SHIPPING
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
SHIPPING
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
SHIPPING
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
PORTS
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
ACCIDENTS
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
PORTS
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
PORTS
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
SHIPPING
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
SEAFARERS
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
CRUISES
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
LEGISLATION
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLATION
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
OFFSHORE
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
FINANCING
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
NEWS
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
PORTS
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
PORTS
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
NEWS
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
PORTS
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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
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
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
LEGISLATION
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
SAFETY & SECURITY
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
PORTS
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
LOGISTICS
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
OFFSHORE
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
SAFETY & SECURITY
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
PORTS
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
PORTS
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
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