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February 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mid-East tanker supply falls on demand, delays
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil shrank on stronger demand to ship consignments west and mounting delays at Chinese ports.
  • Crew of hijacked ship seek global intervention
    Crew members of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship being held off Somaliland's port of Berbera are appealing for international intervention to have them released, a maritime official said yesterday.
  • Grain shipping through Vancouver sets record0
    Shipping of grain and related products through Canada's biggest port hit a record 18.1 million tonnes in 2009 as exporters moved two straight years of big crops to markets, Port Metro Vancouver said on Monday.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls as Chinese steel prices retreat
Strait Talk
  • Marine insurers still downbeat
    JANUARY seems to be a month for taking stock. And one body that has a habit of doing so every January is the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), which held its annual winter meeting at Lloyd's of London last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • Slow steaming cuts idle fleet capacity to 1.37 million TEU
  • Hapag-Lloyd hikes Asia-Canada rate US$400-$500/FEU mid March
  • Hamburg Sud hikes rate for Asia-India, Pakistan, Mideast trades
  • DP World's new Saigon Premier CT attracts MISC service
  • Horizon Lines posts Q4 profit of US$1.3 million
  • Japan's Kuroneko Takkyubin express opens in Shanghai
  • Back to the future: Breakbulk reborn in China-Africa trade
  • Pemco converts six B737s into freighters for Hainan Airlines
  • Air France-KLM to sell two new Boeing 777 freighters to FedEx
  • China Eastern Airlines launches Nanning-Rangoon service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Trends, challenges & investment opportunities in logistics sector brought into sharp focus
  • Mercator weighing prospects of acquiring 5 second-hand tankers, 3 dry bulk carriers
  • Move to make Singapore maritime knowledge hub
  • CSL delivers 4th PSV to German firm
  • Maran unfolds strategy to draw overseas investors
  • Basmati exports to exceed fiscal target
  • Korean industrial zone in S. Gujarat to boost investments & trade
  • Trainee IAS officers visit JNPT
  • Bonded warehousing facilities at Nhava Sheva get a fillip
  • ICES 1.5 launched at CWC's CFS-Ambad
  • Optimistic of final lap, CONCOR may post 4-5 pc rise in cargo traffic
  • Sensex in the bear grip
  • Rs 345-cr. market development assistance earmarked for khadi
  • Fieo spots rosier horizons
  • Manufacturing sector growing by leaps & bounds
  • Apeda initiates process to register Basmati under GI
  • BRIC will drive break-bulk shipping growth-Goldman Sachs

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
  • Road Haulage Association wins labour dispute
    The UK's Road Haulage Association (RHA) has won an unfair dismissal case brought by a former member of its staff. An employment tribunal has found that the redundancy of Gerald Wil...
  • Werner reduced fleet size by 10% in 2009
    The US trucking company Werner Enterprises reported its Q4/2009 revenue fell by 10% to USD 439.6 million. Full year revenue decreased by 23% to USD 1.666 billion in 2009, comp...
  • K Line acquires stake in Air Tiger Express
    The Japanese shipping company K Line has reached an agreement with Air Tiger Express Companies to acquire a 51% stake in the company. The New York City USA)-based international fre...
  • Eurogate and HHLA to create hinterland terminals and depots together
    Through a joint venture operated by their intermodal subsidiaries in Germany, Eurogate and HHLA, two German port logistics service providers, intend to set up full-service hinterla...
  • Knight Transportation Q4 profits fall
    The trucking company Knight Transportation has reported that its Q4 profits fell by more than 18%, to USD 13.1 million, as sales slipped by 4%. Revenue in 2009 amounted to USD 651....
  • Norbert Dentressangle sees sales drop in 2009
    The French logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle, based in St Vallier near Lyon, reported lower sales in 2009, compared to the previous year. The company's turnover...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Italia doubles area of Verona platform
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) is set to inaugurate a new 5,000 sqm warehouse at Interporto Quadrante Europa (IQE) in Verona (Italy), therefore doubling its spaces and resources in that ci...
  • Wincanton with new partners for Italy, Bulgaria and Romania
    Wincanton, a transport and logistics service provider, has added partners in Italy, Bulgaria and Romania to its road services network. The Sofia-based Bulgarian company Unimasters ...
  • Africa Express Line to operate new Eagle service to West Africa
    The British shipping company Africa Express Line is to operate a Europe Africa Global Line Express service (Eagle). The sailing will call once a week at Vado Ligure in Savona (Ital...
  • GAC appoints industry veterans as new MDs in Thailand and Abu Dhabi
    In its latest round of management appointments, the GAC Group has named industry veterans Mark Delaney and Ronnie Knowles as managing directors of its operations in Thailand and Ab...
  • Abu Dhabi Airport records increase in cargo traffic in 2009
    Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) recently released its 2009 full year traffic figures for Abu Dhabi international airport. They showed that cargo traffic rose by 7% to a total of ...
  • Barig welcomes three new members
    Three new members joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) in January. The newcomers are the Iranian airline Taban Air, a specialist for airfreight and charte...
  • Madina strengthens activities at Paris-Vatry Airport
    Two months after starting up its activities at Paris-Vatry airport (France), the private Libyan company, Madina Air Cargo has confirmed its twice-weekly service to Mitiga airport i...
  • Kenya Airways to participate in EU emissions scheme
    The East African carrier Kenya Airways is cooperating with the UK's Environmental Agency by submitting an emissions management plan aimed at reducing the airline's carbon footprint...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Budget ax whacks MARAD
  • Budget boost for offshore wind
  • Three promoted at OSG
  • Keppel AMFELS delivers first rig of year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Banks pull plug on Baltic Max
    Owners forced to scrap proposed scheme as banks back out
  • Maritime co-ordinator seeks help for owners and yards
  • Time not right for New York IPOs
    Appetite for new issues in Big Apple still low as shipping fundamentals unchanged
  • Navios in $55.5m cash and stock deal for new capesize
    Resale newbuilding is seventh in last 12 months
  • Super-slow steaming stretching Asia-north Europe voyages
    Average time extends from eight to almost 10 weeks
  • Finland set to support its shipyards
    Government declares to help yards achieve orders of €500m

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Obama targets tax havens
    PRESIDENT Barack Obama's new budget plan could affect US shipping companies with overseas subsidiaries
  • Pirates release Filitsa
    PIRATES have released bulk carrier Filitsa after a ransom was paid, according to EU NAVFOR
  • SCI begins ship spending spree
    SCI HAS decided to exploit the global fall in ship prices to go on a shopping spree for secondhand vessels
  • Danske sees bullish APM future
    APM HAS turned the corner and become a 'buy' target for investors, according to Peter Rothausen, shipping analyst at Danske Securities
  • Navios buys another Cape
    NAVIOS Maritime Holdings said today it will acquire yet another Capesize newbuilding with a mix of cash and convertible preferred shares
  • Fewer box ships laid up
    THE NUMBER of box ships in lay-up fell last month for the first time since the second half of 2008, an AXS Alphaliner report has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Cummins Reports Record Profit in Fourth Quarter
  • Administration Shifts DOT Priorities
  • AMB Property Lost $28 Million in 2009
  • CMA CGM Gets $80 Million Cash Injection
  • Suggs Replaces Greer at Greatwide
  • Toll Acquires Summit
  • STB Backs Shipper on Union Pacific Rates
  • Antwerp Launches Breakbulk Promotion Effort
  • FMC Reorganizes
  • Gothenburg Port Seeks Private Terminal Operators
  • Finnish Dockworkers Strike
  • Obama Proposes Fee for Rail Inspections
  • Yusen Air & Sea Net Profit Tumbles 58.2 Percent
  • Idled Container Ship Count Falls
  • UPS Triples Net Profit in Fourth Quarter

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Maersk trials new fees
  • Busan aims to up transhipment to battle volume fall
  • Eurozone dole queue lengthens
  • JB Hunt's intermodal volumes show promise
  • China: 'don't erect trade barriers'

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Navios buys cape
    Angeliki Frangou-led Greek snaps up capesize resale at unnamed Korean yard for $55.5m.
  • Four more
    Dean Taylor-led Tidewater taps war chest to pick up new vessels from "less well-capitalised vessel owners."
  • 'They too will fail'
    Dismissing 'sham' bunkering charges as old news, Aegean Marine general counsel expresses confidence that founder will triumph in administrative cases.
  • K-Sea hit again
    Barclays Capital analyst downgrades K-Sea Transportation Partners after dividend halt.
  • HHI takes 10%
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries strikes deal that will see it own a stake of OSX's new shipyard.
  • Horrid Halla?
    Expert witnesses clash at Sovcomflot trial over the quality of Halla's Incheon built ships.
  • Bye Beta
    Star Bulk boss Akis Tsirigakis confirms the Nasdaq-listed company will wave farewell to capesize bulker.
  • Miami River shut
    Tug sinking leads to closure of Florida waterway although so far no ship calls are impacted.
  • Tidewater falls
    Offshore vessel giant sees net profits slump further than expected as vessel utilisation drops.
  • Valuation wrangle
    Expert witnesses differ over premium payable for Sovcomflot suezmax newbuilding resales.
  • Bunker buy
    Canada's Algoma takes ownership of fuel tanker previously on long-term bareboat charter.
  • Why no IPO?
    Eitzen Bulk CEO Per Lange answers this and other questions relating to Orion merger.
  • Precious dips
    Thai bulker owner posts substantial drop in annual profit as revenues are slashed.
  • Atlantska back
    Croatian owner close to reinstating two cancelled panamaxes at Jiangsu Eastern at lower price.
  • Ports stoppage
    Finnish terminals hit by 24-hour strike over dockers' contract terms.
  • Design draw
    China's CIMC snaps up US marine engineer Friede & Goldman to boost its Yantai Raffles unit.
  • Back to black
    Wilh Wilhelmsen will return to profitability in the fourth quarter but operating figures will be down, analysts say.
  • 50 down
    Idle boxship numbers show "first significant decline" as operators reactivate their own vessels.
  • Kiel clash
    Two general cargoships damaged in collision in German waterway.
  • Subsea suprises
    Kristian Siem's offshore construction company reports better than expected fourth quarter results.
  • Pirate pick-up
    Hijacked Zodiac ship Asian Glory back at Somali coast after collecting pirates from stalled mothership.
  • Mercator expands
    Indian owner confirms rumours of big tanker acquisition plan, with bulkers also on menu.
  • Help arrives
    Finnish government readies EUR 500m aid package to boost STX Europe's struggling Turku shipyard.
  • Greek to scrap
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport sending ageing boxship MSC Mekong for demolition.
  • Bulker double
    Croatian owner Uljanik goes to shipyard of same name for two 52,000-dwt dry cargoship newbuildings.
  • Gahdir linked
    New name in frame for buy-out of Korea's Daehan Shipbuilding as Iranian group submits letter of intent.
  • Icebreaker deal
    Swedish owner Transatlantic extends contract to operate and man state owned ice breakers.
  • Sapura switch
    Malaysia's SapuraCrest, in which John Fredriksen has a major stake, names new chief executive.
  • Green boost
    Port of Long Beach gives green light to further funding in bid to boost green shipping.
  • Filitsa free
    Greek bulker hijacked off Somali almost three months ago en route to Mombasa after $3m ransom paid.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • FMC reorganizes
  • Slow steaming helps, deliveries hurt
  • STB issues rail study update
  • Raytheon to develop rail nuke detectors
  • Maritime programs take hit in '11 budget
  • Toll acquires Summit Logistics
  • K + N opens Belarus subsidiary

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • Government approval of support to Turku Shipyard
    The Finnish government has approved the proposal from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy concerning support to STX Finland's Turku Shipyard. The measures involved aim at getting mainly domestic
  • Don't count on low-sulphur exception says IBIA
    From January 1, 2010, EU member states must take all necessary steps to ensure that ships at berth in EU ports do not use marine fuels with a sulphur content
  • Tor Anglia sale alerts Danish PM
    Danish MP Steen Gade, Socialitisk Folkeparti, has criticised the sale of the Tor Anglia for recycling in China, despite the vessel having been given a Green Passport by DNV. Steen
  • Sailor fell overboard ' found dead 45 minutes later
    A Danish seafarer lost his life yesterday when he slipped while boarding the bunker tanker OW Copenhagen, lying in the bunkering area north of Port of Copenhagen. A search for
  • Somali pirates make big money on piracy
    Somali pirates are making big money on piracy, a new report submitted by a Kenya-based anti-piracy watchdog reveals. Last year, Somali pirates raised some USD 60 million in
  • CESA on the warpath
    After complaints from several of its members, the Community of European Shipyards' Association, CESA, will establish a cost investigation procedure aiming at assessing realistic production costs for "what seems to
  • Finnish stevedores on strike
    The Finnish trucking and transportation union, AKT branch, has issued a port strike warning, beginning on February 19, 2010, unless a new collective agreement is reached before then. To speed
  • Greek bulker freed after ransom
    The Greek-owned bulker MV Filitsa, which was hijacked some 400 nautical miles north east of the Seychelles on November 11 last year, has been freed after a ransom was

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
  • UK shipping bunkers see increase in emissions in 2008
    Report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows a 2 percent drop in GHG emissions, but CO2 from shipping rises by 10.6 percent.
  • Brazilian oil firm opens Rotterdam office
    Petrobras has been active in the port's bunker market for over two years.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Markets lack direction in South Europe.
  • Extra incentives for ships to slow down
    Harbor Commissioners at the port give preliminary approval to around $9 million.
  • IBIA warns against misrepresentation of EU sulphur rule
    'No automatic dispensation' for ships with modifications plans in place for safe use of 0,1% sulphur fuel at berth.
  • Prices firm in Middle East hub
    Fujairah price rises wipe out Monday's losses.
  • Return to the 'spot market is likely'
    Bunker suppliers are 're-evaluating' the value of high volume term-contracts.
  • Bunker prices bounce back
    Good avails in Singapore and Hong Kong, but Busan remains tight.
  • No hedging strategy equals 'speculation'
    Global Risk Management seminar highlights importance of correct hedging strategies.
  • UBT promotes Singapore staff
  • Little impact from Karachi's ban on uncertified barges
    Bunker association says ban could lead to substantial losses for the bunker industry.
  • Shippers, bunker firms lobby against rate rise
    Incoming Manila harbour operator suspends imposition of service fee after industry resistance.

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Geneva
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84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
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GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
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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
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Paris
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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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
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Bonn/Nashville
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SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
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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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