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November 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers navigate choppy waters as rates shift
    Weak daily freight rates remain a headwind for tanker companies, while dry cargo operators will likely see some upside as minor bulks and coal drove up rates for smaller vessels in July-September.
  • Tanker owners face years of losses from satellite tracking
    Oil tanker owners face a five-year 'nuclear winter' of unprofitable charters as satellite vessel tracking weakens their bargaining power, said Tufton Oceanic, manager of the world's largest shipping hedge fund.
Strait Talk
  • Sibcon comes up roses
    OPENING last week's Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (Sibcon) at Resorts World Sentosa, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim said that the bunkering industry faced new challenges as well as opportunities.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers navigate choppy waters as rates shift
    Weak daily freight rates remain a headwind for tanker companies, while dry cargo operators will likely see some upside as minor bulks and coal drove up rates for smaller vessels in July-September.
  • Tanker owners face years of losses from satellite tracking
    Oil tanker owners face a five-year 'nuclear winter' of unprofitable charters as satellite vessel tracking weakens their bargaining power, said Tufton Oceanic, manager of the world's largest shipping hedge fund.
Strait Talk
  • Sibcon comes up roses
    OPENING last week's Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (Sibcon) at Resorts World Sentosa, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim said that the bunkering industry faced new challenges as well as opportunities.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping Container Lines quarterly profit soars to US$318 million
  • CSAV zaps loss as quarterly sales soar 133pc to US$921 million
  • Shipping industry IPOs lose sparkle
  • OOCL unveils mobile rates of exchange service
  • Britain's transport sector workforce shrinks 18.9pc
  • Asciano shareholders sizzle at boss bonus after US$926.4 million loss
  • BIMCO, IBIA compile a guide on bunkering
  • Manzhouli road port's freight volume up 12.6pc
  • Northern California barges hope to take freight from trucks
  • Hyper-stringent security expected to drive up logistics costs
  • China plans to double its civil aircraft numbers by 2015
  • ANA fined US$73 million for price-fixing air freight
  • Singapore Airlines offers 2nd A380 Sydney-Singapore service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ABG bags $ 440-m jack-up rigs order
  • Maharashtra Governor to inaugurate 'INMARCO-INAvation, 2010' on Dec. 9
  • Seatrade honours top performers of maritime world in Dubai
  • Vasan discusses maritime issues with Norwegians
  • WISL comes into black in Q2
  • Global pepper traders to converge on Kochi from November 8
  • Gulf turns to India for better quality fruit & vegetables
  • Trade with US to double in 5 years
  • White shrimps hold out hope for exporters
  • Belgian co. to dredge Tuticorin Port
  • CoPT invites bona fide investors to develop cargo & logistics hub 'just across ICTT'
  • KPT among 5 shortlisted for ICSW Port of Year award
  • MPSEZL lone bidder for Azhikkal port development
  • Infra projects to miss 11th Plan investment targets
  • ...largest-ever export credit support likely this fiscal
  • Export credit to be costlier now-Fieo
  • Exporters suffering rising payment defaults from US & Europe put ECGC in a spot
  • Exports shoot up by impressive 28 pc in H1
  • Forex reserves dip by $1.03 bn
  • Initiatives certainly paid off, asserts Fieo
  • Onion MEP pruned by $ 50/tonne
  • Pranab gets more optimistic on GDP front
  • RBI hikes rates by 25 bps

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
  • Basel-Mulhouse airport: two changes to the board of directors
    In his letter of 18 October 2010, federal councillor Moritz Leuenberger, director of the Switzerland's federal department of the environment, transport, energy and communications (...
  • DSV sees upward trend in Q3/2010
    The global transport and logistics service provider DSV A/S, based in Br'ndby near Copenhagen (Denmark), has published its results for the first nine months of business year 2010. ...
  • C.H. Robinson reports higher Q3/2010 profit and revenue
    The Eden Prairie MN-based US third party logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a Q3/2010 net profit of USD 102.6 million, 7.5% more than the same 2009 period....
  • FedEx Ground opened new distribution hub in Portland
    CEP service provider and integrator FedEx has opened a major new US distribution hub for its small package ground delivery unit, FedEx Ground. Part of the company's eight-year-old ...
  • US government investing in railway infrastructure
    The port of Los Angeles (CA) has been awarded USD 16 million for its West Basin rail yard project from the US national infrastructure investment programme known as Tiger II. The pr...
  • New No.9 berth at Sassnitz ferry port speeds up ship handling
    Harm Sievers, managing director of Sassnitz ferry port (Germany), recently reports that the new number 9 berth has been completed. He added that "the new quay is a step t...
  • World's airports deplore the recent attempts to sabotage aircraft
    At its annual general assembly in Bermuda the world governing board of Airports Council International (ACI), issued a statement saying that it condemned all recent attempts to sabo...
  • Carolyn Kleinjohann receives Thesis Award
    The German forwarding company Kube & Kubenz has announced that its sustainability officer Carolyn Kleinjohann was presented with the Thesis award for young logisticians at...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Gulf jack-up operator eyes "strategic alternatives"
  • Salazar proposes Ocean Energy Safety Institute
  • Tug Mary Ann Moran now in service
  • Concordia Maritime secures financing for Suezmax
  • OSG results reflect tanker industry challenges
  • ABG Shipyard reports jack-up rig contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Port of Tacoma schedules three 2011 budget meetings
  • Oregon governor extending Middle East business mission
  • BNSF names Carl Ice as president and COO
  • Alaskan Way replacement project receives two bids below price limit
  • Boeing predicts air cargo to boom in coming years

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Dohle start-up poses threat to Isle of Man Steam Packet
    Company may be forced to reduce passenger services after competitor woos retails giants
  • UK delays decision on equal pay policy
  • UK study urges equal wages for foreign crew
  • UK owners set to keep race law wages get-out
  • European ports to reward clean ships
    Vessels to get port dues rebate under newly-launched environmental ship index
  • Why green agenda should highlight blue...
  • Deluge of new tonnage swamps panamax market to depress rates
    Owners face even fiercer competition for cargoes as newbuilding build-up meets Diwali...
  • Tonnage glut rains down on wet and dry...
  • Charterers re-emerge to back boxship newbuildings
    Third quarter of 2010 sees highest level of new orders in more than two years
  • Greek foray into box market is no mere fad

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • OSG losing streak continues
    THE SURPRISE wasn't that Overseas Shipholding Group reported further losses today, but rather that the losses weren't even greater
  • Environmental index could raise port dues
    AN index based on a ship's emissions may lead to higher port dues, it emerged at the initiative's launch in London yesterday, to recover the cost of discounts offered to qualifying ships
  • Concordia eyes expansion
    CONCORDIA Maritime's president Hans Nor'n hinted today the Swedish company might be expanding ' and has acquired the financing for its new tanker
  • OOCL cuts more chassis
    OOCL HAS decided to stop providing truck chassis for container drayage in seven more US cities
  • NCL returning to junk bonds
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today revealed plans to return to the junk-bond market and raise an additional $200M in debt
  • FMC studies EU liner laws
    US REGULATORS are polling the maritime industry to assess how the EU's repeal of the liner conference block exemption in 2008 is affecting US trades
  • Tropical Shipping falls short
    CARIBBEAN box line Tropical Shipping reported another weak quarter today, as island volumes remained weak and costs escalated
  • Orders boost shipyard stocks
  • EU sends border force
  • Channel swim peril warned
  • Green ships to get Dutch treat
  • France counts costs of strikes
  • Tanker rate lull seen until 2H11
  • CICT wins $100M loan
  • CSAV returns to profits in 3Q

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Hanjin Settles Dispute over Container Ownership
  • OOCL Using Low-Sulfur Fuel in Hong Kong
  • Port Manatee to Receive $9 Million TIGER II Grant
  • USPS Hikes Rates 3.6 Percent
  • Jacksonville Container Volume Gained 10 Percent
  • Dutch Ports to Reward Clean-Burning Ships
  • Netherlands Suspends Yemen Shipments
  • Ferrovial to Sell Swissport
  • CN, Stevedore Plan Chicago Multi-Modal Steel Facility
  • Freight Index Falls 5.2 Percent in October
  • FreightCar Completes DTE Rail Services Purchase
  • CSAV to Restart West Africa Service
  • CMA CGM Tests New Eco-Containers
  • TCI Profit Surges 38 Percent
  • IATA Warns Against Hasty Security Actions
  • OOCL Dropping Chassis at Seven More Cities
  • ANA to Pay $73 Million Price-Fixing Penalty
  • Emirates Boosts Cargo Revenue 48.4 Percent
  • BNSF Splits CEO, President Roles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Obama set to get a bruising
  • CMA CGM arms box: 'wait for investigation' says Iran
  • Overheating economies hike interest rates
  • Wan Hai and Yang Ming see Q3 results spiral
  • Wells to step down as acting ceo of Transnet

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Hartmann hooks gas fixture
    Diversified German owner hires out one of three LPG tankers tied to 2008 boxship order swap.
  • Genmar sales chatter off target
    Genmar Alexandra is not a sales candidate despite talk of $12m deal, TradeWinds is told.
  • ENI success for Christen Sveaas
    Rederi AB Transatlantic confirms $50,000 per day charter for AHTS newbuilding.
  • Hammer blow for Pareto Securities
    Oil analyst Ole-Rikard Hammer decamps to RS Platou to take over as managing director of its research arm.
  • Polarcus struggles to shed red
    Ebitda jumps but third-quarter profit slips at Oslo-listed seismic owner as it racks up impairment charges.
  • OSG reshuffles its orderbook
    New York-listed owner switches brace of LR1s for two aframaxes with later delivery.
  • Signs all positive for Finnlines
    Finnish ro-ro owner continues on profitable course as freight business improves.
  • Admiralty eyes Sevmash deal
    St Petersburg shipyard's shareholders to decide on move for rival plant's "property".
  • OSG's red run continues in Q3
    Morten Arntzen-led owner spends sixth successive quarter in the red but loss is less than Wall Street feared.
  • Irish ship adrift off the UK
    Cargoship Red Duchess hoping to anchor in shallower water off Scotland after engine failure.
  • GLDD strikes gold in US Gulf
    Nasdaq-listed dredging giant sees Q3 profit swell as Deepwater Horizon sparks boom in berm business.
  • OSG shows off pooling power
    Mitsui OSK, Koenig & Cie and Dr Peters are all new names placing ships with the New York-listed owner.
  • Uljanik earning more in 2010
    Croatian owner's bulker and tankers enjoying much stronger year so far.
  • Concordia newbuild covered
    Hans Noren-led owner secures 70% debt financing for Samsung suezmax.
  • Fire hits vessel in Finland
    Firefighters bring cargo hold blaze under control on Larensediep at Raahe.
  • Sovcomflot confirms mammoth order
    Russian owner signs on in Korea and at new Daewoo-Zvezda yard for six aframaxes and LR2s, with six options.
  • NCL rejigs debt ahead of IPO
    Miami-based cruise line to sell $200m of bonds to pay off other borrowings.
  • New VLCC opts for storage
    Trafigura lining up deal for Oman Shipping's Saham to hold Asian gasoil off West Africa.
  • Green ships to earn a discount
    Ports say they will cut fees if ships clean up and cut emissions in a new ratings scheme.
  • Arne sells Royal Caribbean shares
    Norwegian owner Arne Wilhelmsen sells off $40m worth of stock in the cruise company he co-founded in the 1960s.
  • Hyundai Merchant banks on paper
    Korean shipowner looking to raise $440m through a new bond issue.
  • China Dredging makes US move
    Chinese owner eyes western IPO as it merges with US-reporting Virgin Islands shell company.
  • STX linked to SCI boxships
    Indian owner close to agreeing deal for three 6,500-teu vessels at Korean shipyard.
  • Aker Floating spies FPSO progress
    Oslo-listed owner has a positive market view for 2011 and beyond after doubling of operating profit in Q3.
  • KHI returns to the black
    Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has returned to profit in the first half of the year.
  • ABG lands jack-up order
    Drilling & Offshore spending $440m on two rigs at India's biggest shipyard.
  • BP and Subsea 7 in $100m pact
    Kristian Siem-controlled offshore firm secures lucrative deal with oil major which will keep a multi-functional support vessel busy.
  • Mermaid seeks rig funds
    Thoresen Thai's offshore drilling arm plans private placement targeting Norwegian investors.
  • Oaktree in at Gulmar
    Distressed debt and turnaround investor pumps over $100m into Middle East offshore vessel operator.
  • Ashika perjury charges dropped
    Case against Tongan law lord Ramsay Dalgety dismissed on technicality in Princess Ashika trial.
  • DSME scores $510m Chevron deal
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder secures platform order on a good day for South Korean yards.
  • DFDS wades into swimming row
    Danish owner angers charities by saying too many people now swimming across busy English Channel.
  • Steam Packet jobs in peril
    Loss of freight contracts to Dohle could mean passenger services cut at Isle of Man ferry company.
  • Steady as it goes at Forth
    UK ports group Forth says tonnage volumes increase 8% year-on-year as bulk terminal volumes jump.
  • Hamburg Sud gets greener
    Hamburg Sud and Alianca latest owners to support voluntary pollutant reduction in Hong Kong.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • FMC seeks input for EU liner regulation study
  • China COSCO earnings soar
  • China Shipping profit climbs
  • U.S. halts Yemen package shipments
  • UPS to raise rates 4.9% in 2011
  • Swiss markets holiday belly capacity
  • Greatwide Logistics makes personnel changes
  • Girl Scouts criticized for new sourcing strategy
  • USDA reestablishes ag trade advisory committees
  • Yuan heads Longistics' global business development
  • NVO files complaint against Damco, Maersk
  • Schneider Logistics sale completed
  • DHL offers Shanghai/Tokyo LCL service

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • Concordia secures Suezmax tanker financing
    Swedish Concordia Maritime has secured financing for the Suezmax tanker Stena Supreme currently under construction at the South Korean shipbuilder Samsung. Delivery is set for the second quarter of 2012
  • Dutch ports to reward clean ships
    The Dutch ports Amsterdam, Moerdijk, Dordrecht and Rotterdam have decided to introduce discounts on harbour dues for vessels performing well in a newly established environmental index, Environmental Ship Index (ESI
  • Deutsche Seereederei sells shares in Scandlines
    Deutsche Seereederei has sold its 20 per cent share in Scandlines A/G. The shares have been taken over (50 percent each) by the two other owners of Scandlines, 3i
  • Torm sells bulker pair ' reports USD 16 million loss
    D/S Torm has sold two kamsarmax bulk carriers under construction. The Torm Karen and Torm Kate will be delivered to Torm in the first quarter of 2011, and upon
  • Wärtsilä and Russian yard group in joint set-ups
    Wärtsilä and the leading Russian shipbuilding group United Shipbuilding Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of "establishing joint set-ups in the areas of developing modern

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
  • K-Sea releases positive quarter results
    US barge operator posts positive results for quarter, however still cautious of market trends moving forward.
  • Steady gains in Fujairah
    NYMEX showing gains of more than $1 in early trading.
  • Bunker market firms in key ports
    Buyers in Gibraltar are waiting for direction in the market.
  • RWE to set up fuel oil trading desk in Singapore
    German utility group will be competing for 'ever shrinking pie'.
  • New warning on piston ring breakages
    Viswa Lab reports six recent cases blamed on a combination of high MCR, asphaltene and CCAI values in the bunker fuel.
  • Tanker newbuilds will be designed to burn low-sulphur fuel
    Sovcomflot says its product tankers will have an efficiency index 10% higher that ships of a similar class.
  • Rotterdam tank terminal development sees healthy interest
    Site offered for developing Tank terminal Europoort West has direct deep-water access.
  • Singapore LNG terminal to start operations by 2013
    Initial capacity up from 3.5 Mtpa to 6 Mtpa, says minister.
  • Bunker prices up at key Asian ports
    Demand for bunker fuel generally average, traders say.
  • Future holds 'bunker challenges' for shipping industry
    Challenges arise from lowering the global sulphur limit and the expansion of ECAs, says DNV president.
  • WFS shares trading higher ahead of Q3 release
    Analysts estimate WFS to post profit of $0.57 a share on $4.45 billion revenue.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%
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
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
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
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
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
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
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
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
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
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
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
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.
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
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"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
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
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
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
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%
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%)
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
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%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
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
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
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
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
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
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.
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%
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
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
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
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
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
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
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
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
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
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
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Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
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%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
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%)
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
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
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
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
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.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
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
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
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
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
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
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
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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"
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
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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)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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