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April 28, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC rates to jump as single hulls are scrapped
    The worst market for supertankers since the 1973 Arab oil embargo is setting the stage for prices to double by the fourth quarter as ship owners scrap ageing vessels and delay orders for new ones.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai Port first quarter profit falls 28pc to US$107.5 million
  • Tung Chee-hwa sounds alarm over US carbon tax protectionism
  • Maersk named world's best, Asia-Europe's best and best greenie
  • Hebei Spirit officers free from jail, but held on bail as witnesses
  • Hamburg and Transport Logistics 2009 expects major China delegation
  • India's coastal long-haul box shipping '40-50pc cheaper than trucks'
  • Union Pacific efficiency up, but quarterly profit down 18pc
  • Norfolk Southern quarterly profit drops 39pc to US$177 million
  • CSX profit declines 30pc in first quarter to US$249 million
  • BNSF railway posts first quarter profit fall of 36pc to US$293
  • Air China Cargo takes first of three 747-400 BCF deliveries
  • DHL triples capacity with opening of US$6.2 million Taipei Gateway
  • Foreign express firms fear restrictions in new China postal law

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Caravel Logistics sets sail with coastal service
  • Domestic shipping remains in dire straits
  • MAERSK LINE announces Asia-Europe network improvements
  • CMA CGM to upgrade Asia-Med offer
  • US-flagged Maersk Line ships make transatlantic calls at Mobile
  • EVERGREEN LINE re-jigs rotation, shaves off a week on Asia-Panama service
  • HAMBURG SUD Group posts satisfactory results thanks to booming bulk operations
  • Hyundai & Team Lines launch another feeder from Hamburg
  • NOL announces appointments at the helm
  • LNG vessel named Energy Confidence
  • MSC adds Kaliningrad, Norrkoping port calls to Baltic feeder
  • C. C. Tung wins Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Pulses to be imported from Myanmar
  • Singapore remains the Number One container port
  • ABGKCTL handles longest vessel to date
  • Hamburg docks 11,356-TEU CMA CGM Andromeda
  • N. hinterland shippers to benefit from new Port Pipavav rail schedules
  • CONCOR to build own terminal at Rourkela
  • IT-BPO revenue to reach $225 billion by 2020
  • Rupa Bhaty exhibits for a noble cause

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Maltese-flag bulker hijacked
  • March recovery boosts Q1 throughput at Marseilles Fos
  • Ocean Jade owner and engineer plead guilty
  • Horizon Lines Q1 down, but not out

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Cruise ship returns fire and pirates flee

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Port of Olympia wants input on commission compensation increase
  • Horizon Lines reports first fiscal quarter numbers
  • Maersk Alabama crewmember files lawsuit against employers
  • Puget Sound safety board calling for new candidates
  • Bellingham cruise terminal earns environmental rating

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Vago calls for debate over arming cruiseships
    MSC Cruises chief executive says there is need for industry-wide discussion.
  • MSC Melody uses firepower to repel east Africa piracy attack
  • Cruise shares take beating as swine flu fears grow
    CRUISE company shares down in early trading in New York on fears an outbreak could damage earnings.
  • Shippers on guard against box line bankruptcies
    POTENTIAL container line bankruptcies now on the "radar screen" of major shippers.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Cruise industry on flu alert
    THE cruise industry was in close contact today with the US Centers for Disease Control on the swine flu threat, but has yet to pull any ships from Mexico routes
  • Cruising continues Alaska retreat
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line confirmed today that it would pull one of its three Alaskan vessels as a result of market conditions and high taxation
  • Flu tightens US port security
    CREW ON ships entering the US after calling in Mexico are getting closer attention today because of the swine flu outbreak
  • Pirates slain as tanker recovered
    COMMANDOS from Yemen reportedly freed a Yemeni tanker today, with five pirates killed and at least nine captured
  • MSC cruise ship evades pirates
    THE CRUISE ship Melody was headed under military escort today for Aqaba, Jordan, on its scheduled itinerary after the Panama-flagged vessel traded fire with pirates before escaping off the Seychelles
  • Petraeus urges arming ships
    GET 'SERIOUS' and arm yourself, US Army General David Petraeus has warned shipping
  • GulfNav profits shattered
    DUBAI'S Gulf Navigation reported today a first-quarter profits fall of 85.7% from the same time last year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Trucker Celadon Loses $2.1 Million
  • Truck Tonnage Falls Hard in March
  • Court Grants ATA's Clean-Trucks Injunction
  • Truckers Threaten Strike at Vancouver
  • Two Bills to Tighten Tax Laws on Toll Roads
  • Diesel Drops 2 Cents to $2.201
  • Shanghai International Port Profit Drops
  • "K" Line Forecasts 80 Percent Profit Drop
  • Heavy Cargo Service Defies Market Slump
  • European Shippers Oppose Liability Rules
  • LAX Freight Falls 20.8 Percent
  • Dissident Hedge Fund Sheds CSX
  • UPS May Furlough 300 Pilots
  • Optimism Grows Among Chinese Economists
  • CMA CGM to Add Japan-Mediterranean Link
  • China Bars Foreigners from Domestic Express
  • U.S. Chamber in China Warns of Protectionism
  • YRCW CreditWatch Goes Negative
  • Audio Interview: Geraldine Knatz, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
  • WABCO Lost $36.4 M in First Quarter
  • APL Volume, Revenue Drop
  • MOL '08 Profit Plunges a Third
  • Asia Air Freight Falls 21.6 Percent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Swine flu fears rock fragile markets
  • CMA CGM: Japan - Med direct
  • China and Taiwan in new deal
  • Maersk to 'concentrate' UK business at Felixstowe
  • Nordana starts intra-Mediterranean loop

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Focus on China
    Leading figures from the shipping world converge on Shanghai for the TradeWinds Shipping Energy conference 2009.
  • Swine flu fears
    Carnival stays firm with Mexico sailings as swine flu worries batter cruise industry stocks.
  • GulfMark sinks
    Profits fall at Houston offshore vessel owner after impairment charge, as the chief executive warns of utilisation pressure.
  • Crewman sues
    Maersk Alabama chief steward files claim alleging Maersk knowingly exposed seafarers to pirate dangers.
  • CSCL loses big
    Li Shaode-led boxship and bulker player sees prediction of large quarterly loss come true.
  • Replica junked
    All rescued off Taiwan after Ming Dynasty-era replica is reportedly struck by Norwegian chemical tanker.
  • PNSC clear-out
    Pakistan's national owner claimed to be scrapping seven of its 11 vessels by next year.
  • Profit plunge
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming sees 2008 earnings slashed as financial costs mount.
  • Tianjin suffers
    The global economic slowdown and higher operating costs take their toll at Chinese port operator.
  • Strength restored
    Pirated tanker Stolt Strength en route to safety of Salalah after US Navy chips in bunkers.
  • Tanker trough
    Dubai's Gulf Navigation suffers 86% profit plunge in first quarter.
  • Costly cargo
    ACL facing CAD 25,000 penalty for each of seven stowaways found on board ro-ro in Canada.
  • Cruise missile
    Fire extinguisher explodes, turning into perilous projectile that injured cruiseship passenger in Florida.
  • Against the odds
    Port of Amsterdam benefits from demand for oil products and coal to post 7% growth in first quarter.
  • UK year-round
    Royal Caribbean set to base Independence of the Seas at Southampton year-round.
  • WW trades in
    Norwegian car carrier owner cashes in 5% holding in Korean venture Glovis for $78m.
  • Gas plan
    Mitsubishi Heavy, NYK, Mitsui eye tie-up with Russian yard group UIC to develop new large LNG carriers.
  • Aban shoots up
    Indian offshore player sees annual profit balloon despite impairment charge on charter termination.
  • Swedish sorrow
    Norway's Bergen Group wields axe at its Swedish yard Landskronavarvet, cutting workforce to just nine.
  • K Line declines
    Big Japanese player forecasts 80% profit plunge this year after weaker annual result to 31 March.
  • MOL expects less
    Japanese giant staring a huge drop in profit in current financial year as annual results falter.
  • Yemeni ships free
    Yemeni special forces storm and release hijacked tanker while another is freed as MSC cruiseship attacked.
  • Outlook gloomy
    Japanese giant NYK's annual profit slashed and there is worse to come this year as downturn continues.
  • Orders collapse
    Export ship orders at Japan's major yards are down nearly 50% on the previous fiscal year.
  • Titan tumbles
    Hong Kong-listed shipbuilder and shipowner slump to full-year loss due to restructuring.
  • STXPO fined
    South Korean shipowner has been fined in the US for illegal dumping of oily-waste at sea.
  • CSSC dives
    First-quarter profit slumps at Chinese shipbuilder despite higher sales as steel costs bite.
  • CSDC scraps
    China Shipping's Hong Kong subsidiary sends two handysize bulkers to the breakers yard.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • South China shippers blast OOCL box seal fee
  • Petraeus to maritime industry: Get serious about piracy
  • Released Stolt tanker gets naval aid
  • Chinese postal law hinders express development
  • Cathay employees warm to voluntary leave program
  • European shippers raise alarm over Rotterdam Rules
  • Agility plans big acquisition in down market
  • China revises rules on used equipment imports
  • CBP to start broker self-assessment pilot program
  • Ahern: Broker license processing delays "unacceptable"
  • FMC reviews 2 OTI license applications
  • Riverside appeals Long Beach port project
  • AgTC satisfied with PNW ports clean truck plans
  • Port of Albany upgrades aging wharf

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Transatlantic axes 50 jobs
    Transatlantic has initiated negotiations to reduce its workforce by 50 employees. A final agreement with the unions is expected before the summer vacation period. The company recently reported a SEK
  • Independence of the Seas to be permanently positioned in Europe
    From 2010, The Independence of the Seas will be the first vessel in the Royal Caribbean International fleet to be employed year-round on the English market. She will have
  • Jobs lost at Landskronavarvet
    The hull builder Landskronavarvet in Southern Sweden, now owned by Norway's Bergen Group, has made 52 of 61 employees redundant. The reason is that an order failed to materialize as
  • Hebei Spirit officers acquitted but forced to stay in South Korea
    South Korea's Supreme Court has dismissed charges against the two Indian officers who were blaimed for the Hebei Spirit disaster, the worst ever oil spill in South Korean waters. The
  • Engine makers could lose orders worth EUR 2 billion
    Wärtsilä and Man B&W expects that they could lose orders worth in excess of EUR two billion when orders for new ships are cancelled, Lloyd's List reports. The two
  • Another two vessels attacked off Somalia
    A 31,000 GT German-owned grain carrier was hijacked at the eastern end of the Gulf of Aden on April 25. The 17-man crew are believed to be unhurt

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • Horizon Lines forecasts lower fuel prices
    Q1 financial results ahead of internal expectations, despite $10 million net loss.
  • Low sulphur bunker prices firming
    Rotterdam sees tight avails for low sulphur product.
  • MOL annual profits hit by bunker costs
    Japanese shipping line says hedging deal stopped it benefiting from fall in prices.
  • US Navy supplies tanker with bunkers
    Vessel chartered to Stolt Tankers heads away from Somali coast.
  • ISO 8217 revision to address ignition and combustion
    Blending components behind problems associated with low sulphur fuel, DNVPS tells conference.
  • Moller-Maersk and Boeing working together on biofuels
    Shipping group wants to see if there are 'synergies' between shipping and aviation.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key Asian ports
    Singapore prices slip against background of poor demand.
  • IEA's lower demand forecast 'exaggerated'
    OPEC's Al-Badri unsure if fresh supply cuts needed; says crude could hit $60 by year's end.
  • Staff promotion and relocation at UBT
  • ENOC resumes offshore Fujairah bunker supplies
    ENOC Group Chief Executive speaks of 'ambitious long-term plans'.
  • Titan sinks into $200 million net loss
    Revenues down on end to oil trading business in Singapore last year.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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