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April 29, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL profit falls 33pc to US$1.3 billion, but sales only down 4pc
  • Port of Shenzhen quarterly container volume down 21pc
  • COSCON launches service to US west at Fuzhou
  • Tianjin enjoys 4.3pc year-on-year increase in March
  • Dalian quarterly box volume off 2.8pc, but rises in March
  • JPMorgan to buy low, sell high in distressed ship buying market
  • Grand Alliance switches to Rotterdam, dumps Amsterdam
  • MSC to join Shipping Corp of India's ISE service
  • Lagos congestion eases as volume drops and overstaying boxes moved
  • UPS profit falls 55.7pc to US$401 million, but sees upturn next year
  • St Petersburg quarterly volume drops 27pc, boxes off 38pc
  • Aeroflot and Air Madagascar to offer flights to Guangzhou
  • Air China denies merger, plans spending US$4.4 billion this year next
  • DHL wins five accolades at Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line wins 3 major awards
  • The big opportunity in coastal shipping
  • TKM opens office in Shanghai
  • Mercator Lines wins 2 awards at Singapore
  • Atlas Shipping Group holds interactive managers' meet in capital
  • Grand Alliance bestowed 'Best Container Shipping Alliance' Award
  • NYK's liner division achieves AEO status in Benelux
  • Textile exporters scout for alternative markets to US & Europe
  • Apeda issues fresh guidelines for mango exports
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on cold-rolled steel products imported from EU, US & China
  • Safeguard duty on uncoated & copy paper imports proposed
  • MoS asks Major Ports' Chairmen to enforce reduced manning scales
  • 10 pc growth in direct tax collections seen
  • India weathering economic storm-Ahluwalia
  • Govt ready to buy bonds worth $ 10 bn to enhance capital base of IMF
  • BRIC seeks increased role in IMF affairs
  • OECD too calls for crackdown on tax havens

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • CMA CGM's 9,600 teu "Ivanhoe" calls at Dunkirk
    The "CMA CGM Ivanhoe" containership, deployed in CMA CGM's FAL 3 French Asia Line, called at the port of Dunkirk's NFTI container terminal in mid-April. Built in 2008, the 9,658 te...
  • Smooth implementation of transport worker car in port of Tacoma
    Terminals and port facilities have report smooth implementation of the transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) since it became mandatory at the port of Tacoma in Feb...
  • Market share of ocean freight providers has grown
    Dr Thomas C. Lieb, chairman of the board of Essen-based German company Schenker, told delegates to the recent CI Global Liner Shipping conference in London that ocean freight forwa...
  • Another feeder service from Hamburg launched by Hyundai
    A regular Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) feeder service now links Hamburg with St Petersburg every 14 days. The "Robert" feeder ship puts in at the container terminals of the port o...
  • Ryder System reports drop in revenue
    US freight, logistics and supply chain management company Ryder System has reported net earnings of USD 6.8 million in Q1/2009, compared with USD 56.1 million in the first quarter ...
  • GLS expanding in Rotterdam
    GLS Netherlands has tripled capacities at its Rotterdam location, adding 10,000 sqm that will enable the logistics service provider to expand its parcels and freight handling areas...
  • Geis group reaches record sales figure
    The Geis group, headquartered in Bad Neustadt near Nuremberg (Germany), generated the highest sales in its 60 year history in 2008. The international logistics service provider's n...
  • New WWL vehicle processing centre in Zeebrugge
    Scandinavian logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has opened a European vehicle processing centre (VPC) in Zeebrugge (Belgium). The company has invested EUR 8.5 ...
  • K Line receives environment citation
    K Line has been recognised for its contribution to conserving the environment in 2008 by the US port of Long Beach, which has been promoting voluntary ship speed reduction to curb ...
  • South Carolina programme to reduce truck emissions
    Trucks serving the US port of Charleston are getting cleaner and greener through a new programme that reduces truck emissions while saving companies money on their fuel bills. Unde...
  • Burlington Northern's quarterly dividend
    The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will pay a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Common shares outstanding on 31 March totalled approxi...
  • SIA Cargo opens Sharjah airport office
    Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) and its regional sales agent SNTTA Cargo have opened an office and regional hub at Sharjah airport's freight centre. It will administer charter...

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Stolt Strength on way to Oman
  • European SAFEDOR risk-based design project completed
  • Finnlines sells Finnhansa
  • Mitsui OSK Lines profit down
  • Cruise ship repels pirates with armed response
  • ITF calls on IBF to extend Somali danger zone

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Colonna's starts on five-year S.I. Ferry contract
  • First quarter red ink at Jeffboat
  • 112 m Incat set for Dover-Boulogne service

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Owners jittery as Maersk Alabama steward sues over pirate attack
    PROSPECT of hefty payouts could deter owners from sailing through the Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal.
  • US piracy charge Somali faces life for Maersk hijack
  • Metrostar strikes deal to stall delivery of suezmaxes
    GROUP negotiates delays to last two units in a series of newbuildings under construction at Hyundai Samho.
  • Evergreen profits collapse
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp suffered huge drop in profits for 2008 as freight rates declined.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Danaos secures newbuild reprieves
    CONTAINER ship owner Danaos Corporation disclosed new details today on 15 newbuild delivery delays
  • Seafarer sues over hijacking
    A LAWSUIT filed by the chief cook aboard Maersk Alabama has alleged that Maersk Line and his employer "knowingly sent him into pirate-infested waters near Somalia."
  • NYK's profits crash to $57M
    NYK HAS announced that net profits for the year to the end of March fell by more than half year on year
  • Bilbao yard unions strike pay deal
    SUBCONTRACTED yard workers today returned to work at La Naval yard in Bilbao after talks involving unions, subcontractors and yard owner Construcciones Navales del Norte ended a strike
  • Beware piracy per head
    THE COST-per-head potential of a successful cruise ship hijacking is the reason governments encourage cruising companies to avoid transits in pirate zones, a conference heard today in London
  • Seaspan slashes dividend
    SEASPAN cut its quarterly dividend today and issued a stern public message to counterparty CSAV of Chile

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Fitch Lowers Alameda Corridor Rating
  • Panama Canal Upgrades Tugboat Fleet
  • Coast Guard Published Mariner ID Rule
  • Legislation Would Set Mandatory Port Security
  • AMB Property Lost $122 Million in First Quarter
  • Seattle, Tacoma Box Volumes Drop
  • Seaspan Swings to Profit
  • Nehru Port Extends Terminal Bidding Deadline
  • U.S.-Mexico Trade Proceeds Despite Swine Flu
  • GDP Rose 1.1 Percent in 2008
  • Union Pacific Settles with Utah
  • Truck Maker Paccar Profit Falls 91 Percent
  • Drewry: Shippers Face Rising Cargo Risks
  • Maersk Alabama Cook Sues
  • China, Peru Sign Trade Pact
  • Air Freight Falls 21.4 Percent
  • "K" Line Profit Falls 61 Percent
  • Blue Dart Profit Dives 60 Percent
  • TNT acquires Brazil's Expresso Araçatuba
  • Hapag-Lloyd Raises Far East Rates
  • Idle Box Fleet Grows
  • Yusen Annual Profit Tumbles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Deadline looms: no certainty of a bid for ICG
  • CSCL posts substantial Q1 losses
  • Shippers 'at risk' from liner failures
  • Emirates Shipping and TS Lines form partnership as Khan departs

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • More delays
    Danaos Corp pushes back 15 newbuilding deliveries and reports "highly satisfactory" quarterly profits.
  • More crew please
    Ship management boss calls for an improvement in the quality of crews.
  • Boxes of hope
    Container volumes recover in March but AXS-Aphaliner says it's "too early to call a bottom."
  • Russians evade
    Novoship-controlled tanker uses water hoses to fend off attack from three pirate boats off Somalia.
  • 'Hold' Seaspan
    Maxim Group analyst downgrades US-listed boxship owner as dividend cut may not be enough for newbuildings.
  • Hercules in red
    "Deteriorating industry fundamentals" lead rig and liftboat owner Hercules Offshore to post first-quarter loss.
  • Flu hits itineraries
    Cruise lines skip Mexico calls and mariners face scrutiny as worries over swine flu grow.
  • Write down woe
    Hans Noren-led Concordia Maritime flat lines in first quarter and lowers forecast as bust investment bites.
  • Seaspan cuts
    Boxship owner's profits meet analyst expectations, but slashed dividend sends shares crashing.
  • Evergreen pales
    Taiwanese boxship giant sees 2008 profit plunge 93% as demand dies away.
  • Dry detentions
    Trio of bulk carriers held in Canada for failing port state checks during March.
  • D'Amico dives
    Big first quarter earnings drop for Italian tanker owner, but bosses pleased with profit considering difficult markets.
  • PNSC pushes on
    Pakistan's national owner ratchets up earnings in first nine months as revenues rise.
  • Dark days
    Industrial action leads to Fincantieri cancelling Costa Luminosa delivery celebrations.
  • End of the ex-pat?
    Lack of finances leads to shipping companies looking at global markets for staff.
  • Srab shocker
    Swedish tanker owner plunges to first quarter loss after cancelling order for three ships in Turkey.
  • Another payout
    Owner of Selendang Ayu hit with further penalty for Aleutian bulk carrier disaster.
  • A 30 year low
    Think the tanker market has been resilient? Think again, says Swiss Tanker Management's Alex Cooper.
  • Cochin land-grab
    Indian shipyard wants to set up new plant near proposed Vizhinjam container terminal.
  • Boxship demo up
    Containership scrapping surged last month as owners look to a major clear out of older tonnage.
  • One lost off UK
    Search on for man missing from ExxonMobil platform in North Sea 'without survival gear'.
  • 'Pirates' nicked
    Nine men suspected of involvement in attack on MSC cruiseship Melody nabbed by Spanish Navy.
  • Lind talks 'green'
    Rikke Lind says Norway's owners have opportunities from recession, as she holds bilateral trade talks with Beijing.
  • 60 face axe
    Loss-making Swedish ro-ro owner Transatlantic opens talks with unions on redundancies.
  • Full-year falls
    Taiwan's bulker and tanker player Sincere Navigation posts lower 2008 profit as downturn starts to hurt.
  • MHI's net shrinks
    Mitsubishi Heavy warns next year's profit will be half of most recent sum, itself a huge drop.
  • Sanoyas sinks
    Japanese shipbuilder now expects to post a full-year loss versus earlier forecast of a profit.
  • MOL takes control
    Japanese behemoth raises stake in ferry player Kansai Kisen to 89% following takeover offer.
  • Aussies hold 27
    Australian authorities detained nearly one ship per day last month for port state control infringements.
  • Gonzi galled
    Maltese prime minister says bids for Malta Shipyards have come in too low.
  • Grimaldi buys
    Italian owner snaps up idled ro-ro from Finnish subsidiary Finnlines for EUR 40m.
  • Bergen loses more
    Norwegian shipbuilder restates 2008 profit as financial costs rise, but tax bill shrinks.
  • Yujin renews
    Singapore small tanker owner has tied up three of its four bunker tankers for another two years.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • "K" Line sees 61% profit plunge
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises Asia/Europe rates
  • CMA CGM adds Japan calls to MEX service
  • Hong Kong airport cuts landing, parking fees
  • Con-Way records first quarter loss
  • UP sees 18% profit drop
  • 1st Quarter results
  • U.S., China reaffirm trade commitment
  • U.S., Canada promote trade relations
  • ITC probes DR-CAFTA textile preference program
  • ATA wins round in SoCal port truck bout

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Maersk sued by Maersk Alabama crew member
    The cook Richard Hicks, a US citizen, has filed a lawsuit against Maersk Line Limited, Norfolk, Virginia, for negligence and responsibility for sending him deliberately into dangerous waters on board
  • All-time high tonnage under Danish flag
    The three Danish ship registers have reached an all-time high. A total of eleven million gross tons were registered at the end of April. The registers are the Danish
  • STX Pan Ocean in marine pollution case
    South Korean STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd, owner of the bulk carrier, M/V Ocean Jade, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy as well as falsifying and failing to properly maintain
  • Finnlines sells Finnhansa
    Finnlines Plc's subsidiary Hanseatic Shipping has sold MS Finnhansa to Grimaldi Group. The vessel has been left idle due to the economic downturn and the sale of the vessel will

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Crude fall pushes European bunkers lower
    Barges congested off-Malta till start of May.
  • Scrubber market 'from 2015'
    Strict ECA sulphur limit combined with technology development should see 'scrubbers' take off.
  • Environmental systems 'simply good business'
    But Wilhelm Wilhelmsen admits financial crisis is a 'setback for a cleaner world'.
  • Bunker prices fall across Asia
    Availability in Japan and South Korea seen improving in May.
  • Vitol takes Aramco cargo at discount
    The 380 cst fuel oil cargo will load from Jubail in mid-May.
  • Singapore Exchange may launch 380 cst futures contract
    Reports say fuel oil futures contract could be made available on the exchange soon.
  • Bunker tanker charters renewed another two years
    Singapore bunker sales 'remain fairly high' despite downturn, helping bunker tanker rates.
  • Lower bunker recovery hits NOL-APL revenues
    Average revenues per FEU down 20% year-on-year in recent weeks.
  • Iran pushing for $80 crude
    More supply cuts are needed to achieve a price Iran can live with.

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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
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
››› File
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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