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February 10, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sayonara, Kuroya-san
    AFTER over half a decade in Singapore, former K Line Pte Ltd (KLPL) managing director and executive chairman Kenichi Kuroya is stepping down from the local posting to head back to company headquarters in Japan.
  • Stronger action urged to stop piracy
    THE continuing piracy menace in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean was discussed at a joint workshop organised by the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on Monday - and there was a strong call from the shipping community for stronger action.
  • Maersk sees slow recovery
    Container shipping markets have been more active than expected in early 2010, but that is apparently linked to restocking and activity is likely to taper off, the head of AP Moller-Maersk said.
Strait Talk
  • Protecting the hapless seafarer
    THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated 2010 the Year of the Seafarer. The aim is to raise the profile of the seafarer in the eyes of the general public. The head of the IMO secretariat, secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos, is personally highly committed to the project and to seeing it makes a difference.
Motoring
  • Vietnam to pick Japanese contractor for bullet train
    Vietnam, planning to build Southeast Asia's first bullet train, will select a Japanese group as lead contractor for the US$56 billion project as it boosts infrastructure spending to support economic growth.
  • US, Mexico closer to resolving trucking row
    The US Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
  • Washington, New York brace for more snow storms
    A US$20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the 'snow rate' of US$100 in the US capital, and those travellers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound region.
  • Bernhard's new role boosts Daimler shares
  • Mexico to build Fiat 500 to boost Chrysler

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sayonara, Kuroya-san
    AFTER over half a decade in Singapore, former K Line Pte Ltd (KLPL) managing director and executive chairman Kenichi Kuroya is stepping down from the local posting to head back to company headquarters in Japan.
  • Stronger action urged to stop piracy
    THE continuing piracy menace in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean was discussed at a joint workshop organised by the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on Monday - and there was a strong call from the shipping community for stronger action.
  • Maersk sees slow recovery
    Container shipping markets have been more active than expected in early 2010, but that is apparently linked to restocking and activity is likely to taper off, the head of AP Moller-Maersk said.
Strait Talk
  • Protecting the hapless seafarer
    THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated 2010 the Year of the Seafarer. The aim is to raise the profile of the seafarer in the eyes of the general public. The head of the IMO secretariat, secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos, is personally highly committed to the project and to seeing it makes a difference.
Motoring
  • Vietnam to pick Japanese contractor for bullet train
    Vietnam, planning to build Southeast Asia's first bullet train, will select a Japanese group as lead contractor for the US$56 billion project as it boosts infrastructure spending to support economic growth.
  • US, Mexico closer to resolving trucking row
    The US Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
  • Washington, New York brace for more snow storms
    A US$20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the 'snow rate' of US$100 in the US capital, and those travellers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound region.
  • Bernhard's new role boosts Daimler shares
  • Mexico to build Fiat 500 to boost Chrysler

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sayonara, Kuroya-san
    AFTER over half a decade in Singapore, former K Line Pte Ltd (KLPL) managing director and executive chairman Kenichi Kuroya is stepping down from the local posting to head back to company headquarters in Japan.
  • Stronger action urged to stop piracy
    THE continuing piracy menace in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean was discussed at a joint workshop organised by the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on Monday - and there was a strong call from the shipping community for stronger action.
  • Maersk sees slow recovery
    Container shipping markets have been more active than expected in early 2010, but that is apparently linked to restocking and activity is likely to taper off, the head of AP Moller-Maersk said.
Strait Talk
  • Protecting the hapless seafarer
    THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated 2010 the Year of the Seafarer. The aim is to raise the profile of the seafarer in the eyes of the general public. The head of the IMO secretariat, secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos, is personally highly committed to the project and to seeing it makes a difference.
Motoring
  • Vietnam to pick Japanese contractor for bullet train
    Vietnam, planning to build Southeast Asia's first bullet train, will select a Japanese group as lead contractor for the US$56 billion project as it boosts infrastructure spending to support economic growth.
  • US, Mexico closer to resolving trucking row
    The US Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
  • Washington, New York brace for more snow storms
    A US$20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the 'snow rate' of US$100 in the US capital, and those travellers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound region.
  • Bernhard's new role boosts Daimler shares
  • Mexico to build Fiat 500 to boost Chrysler

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim raises westbound Asia to Europe rates US$350/TEU
  • OOCL and Evergreen hike transatlantic rates
  • High rates prompt Wan Hai, PIL to return to Asia-Europe trade
  • NYK suffers US$289 million loss - 85.9pc decline
  • Port tracker: US box traffic expected to rise 25pc in first half
  • CenterPoint opens America's biggest inland port south of Chicago
  • Guangxi to develop three 100-million tonne ports in three years
  • Le Havre off 10pc to 2.2 million TEU, but beats other north European ports
  • BA World Cargo revenue falls 25pc from April-December
  • Martinair stops in Moscow on Amsterdam-Hong Kong route
  • New EU air cargo 'rules leave security loopholes open'
  • Boeing's 747-8 freighter takes to the skies for the first time

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC to implement rate restoration on Westbound trade lanes
  • Mercator to acquire MR product tanker
  • Sharma sees trade with Gulf nations booming
  • Optimism on cotton, textile export front
  • KoPT serves notice on ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals
  • 20 km roads a day by June, vows Nath
  • Mamata woos India Inc with infra projects
  • Overseas borrowings fall to $1.56 billion in Dec. '09
  • With economy looking brighter than ever, stimulus may be budgeted for exit
  • Time for action to accelerate momentum of economy-India Inc
  • SEZs sweep global gloom aside to post scorching 127 pc export growth in April-Dec. 2009
  • India Inc scouting for overseas acquisitions
  • Sharma feels export sops may be phased out in select sectors
  • Price purchase preference policy in MSME sector's pre-Budget wish-list
  • Indo-US Economic Summit by IACC
  • MEDC holding biz meet
  • IMC engagement

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
  • Hupac reports steepest volume decrease in company history
    The Swiss intermodal operator Hupac registered a double-digit drop in traffic last year - the first time in its 40-year history. Road haulage shipments sank by 13.5% to 607,284 uni...
  • Euro-Leasing launches MAN Retail as second brand
    The German company Euro-Leasing has announced that it is to develop MAN Rental, its second brand. The latter is active in the truck rental and fleet management sector. The MAN...
  • Nigerian railway takes delivery of GE Transportation locomotives
    The Nigerian transport ministry and GE Transportation have announced that the Nigerian Railway Corporation has taken delivery of the first five C25 diesel locomotives, introducing ...
  • CIT calls for unified railway laws
    The International Rail Transport Committee (CIT), together with 100 participants in the "Berner Tage" event, has appealed to lawmakers in Europe and Asia for unified rail...
  • Germany: Chair for sustainable logistics
    The German logistics service provider Dachser has endowed the European Business School (EBS) in Wiesbaden with a chair for sustainable logistics. The holder is Profess...
  • Swan Logistics and Hercules form JV
    California (USA)-based Swan Logistics has signed a joint venture agreement with Hong Kong-based Hercules Logistics and Forwarding to expand its Asian distribution base. The new ent...
  • American Airlines Cargo increases fuel surcharge from Korea
    The US carrier American Airlines Cargo is increasing its fuel surcharge from Korea on 16 February. AA's new fuel surcharges are based on the air waybill execution date, and not on ...
  • Air France-KLM reports more airfreight in January
    The Franco-Dutch aviation group Air France-KLM reported that its volume of cargo rose in the first month of the current year. The carrier transported 865 million RTK in Januar...
  • AEA says 16.5% less freight in months 11 and 12
    The Association of European Airlines (AEA) recently published transport figures for the last two months of 2009. AEA's 36 members posted a drop of 6.8% in freight volumes in Novemb...
  • Air China adding flights from Beijing to Vancouver
    Air China, China's national airline and official flag carrier, has announced it will add three more flights a week in addition to its daily non-stop flights from Vancouver (Canada)...
  • Swiss Rhine ports lost throughput last year
    Total throughput in the Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine declined by 10.7% to 6.44 million t last year. Whilst container handling dropped by 12.6%, oil imports grew by 17% - t...
  • Quehenberger an independent operator again
    Having taken over the Augustin Network group, Christian F'rstaller, Rodolphe Schoettel and Rudi Quehenberger are now also taking over the core business of the Salzburg-based former...
  • Jaguar Land Rover renews Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics contract
    The Scandinavian logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has renewed a contract with Jaguar Land Rover to ship its vehicles from the UK to North America and Oceania...
  • Rossiya Airlines included in register of customs carriers
    Russia's largest state-owned air company Rossiya Airlines, based in St Petersburg, has regained its status as a customs carrier. The receipt of the certificate enables the air...
  • Emons Group selected by EU Marco Polo programme to help reduce traffic
    The Emons Group has been recognised by admission to the European Commission's Marco Polo programme for traffic avoidance. The Marco Polo stimulation has been granted to the Emons G...
  • Green Cargo reports big loss in 2009
    The recession hit Green Cargo very hard in 2009. Rail transport volumes fell by 24%, which contributed to the company's EUR 21.5 million loss after financial items. Several group a...
  • New 500 km coal railway in Queensland
    Resourcehouse, an Australian mining corporation, has announced the construction of a 495 km railway line to the hinterland from the Queensland coast. The track has been designed to...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Jones Act offshore services segment has major economic impact
  • American Commercial Lines beats analysts' expectations
  • Maryland study finds huge potential for offshore wind

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • MCA staff unhappy with pay and senior managers
    Survey reveals line managers more popular than top brass
  • Salary slowing search for new boss
  • Restructure deal eases pressure on Ocean Tankers
    Company wins breathing space from bankers after securing covenant waivers
  • Almi agrees VLCC order at Daewoo
    Greek owner follows last year's 10-suezmax series with larger pair
  • Less tankers to be used for floating storage in 2010
    Only 119 vessels deployed in January, down from November's record of 149
  • Bulker deliveries boost Knightsbridge income
    Capesize pair offsets falling earnings from tanker operations

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Pirates release Al Khaliq
    PIRATES have released hijacked bulk carrier Al Khaliq after a ransom was paid, EU NAVFOR said today
  • China copper dive expected
    SHIPMENTS of refined copper to China are expected to drop by 53% to about 1.5M tonnes this year, according to the country's largest metals trader
  • Carriers locked out of Haiti
    MIAMI River carriers trying to transport supplies to Haiti are discovering they can't compete with larger carriers, a relief group told Fairplay today
  • Dubai sets up business watchdog
    DUBAI'S ruler is creating a new trade and business watchdog to regulate the emirate's volatile businesses, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Hard times seen for LNG
    A GAS SECTOR consultant is warning that LNG projects might win shareholder approval at a slower pace because of a supply surplus, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • P&O Ferrymasters joins net
    LOGISTICS World Alliance has a new member: P&O Ferrymasters, the door-to-door logistics subsidiary of P&O Ferries

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Vitran Narrows Loss to $4 Million in 2009
  • Senate Set to Extend SAFETEA-LU
  • New York/NJ Terminal Weather Closings to be Determined
  • Charleston Hears Plans to Redevelop Union Pier
  • OOCL Hikes Trans-Pacific Rates
  • Norfolk Southern Ends Force Majeure
  • Bar Association Endorses Rotterdam Rules
  • Schneider to Hire 2,100 Regional Drivers
  • Transnet to Raise $2 Billion through Bonds
  • Crowley Promotes Two in Caribbean Division
  • More Logistics Hubs Key to Disaster Response
  • Evergreen Hikes Westbound Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Surges 18.6 Percent
  • JAL Picks American Airlines Over Delta
  • European Intermodal Operator Sees Improvement
  • Trailer Bridge Swings to Q4 Profit
  • Oceania VSA Service to Add Vessel
  • FMC Meeting Postponed
  • Damaged Lock Stalls Ohio River Traffic
  • COAC Meeting Slated For Feb. 25

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Maruba Simmons finally departs Rio
  • CSAV Norasia starts upper Middle East Gulf service
  • Felixstowe workforce reject pay offer
  • Dow below 10,000 on EuroZone fears
  • Delta to start new service between St Petersburg and Tilbury

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Trico sells AHTS
    Joe Compofelice-led offshore owner offloads laid-up anchor handler, brokers say.
  • Guns ready
    Analyst says John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge Tankers may look to use $120m shelf registration for vessel acquisitions.
  • Getting personal
    Sovcomflot corruption trial told that Yuri Nikitin would fail the AP Moller chartering test.
  • Camden fixed
    After attempt to sell the ship, Knightsbridge Tankers takes VLCC out of the spot market for 30-month bareboat charter.
  • Al Khaliq free
    Confirmation of ransom payment to Somali pirates who release Indian bulker and 26 crew.
  • Olsen double
    Norwegian owner splashes $320m on wind turbine installation vessels.
  • Options clash
    Differences in the approach of Sovcomflot and AP Moller to chartering options highlighted at Russian corruption trial.
  • Ransom 'paid'
    Somali pirates ready release of Panama-flagged ship and crew after claiming $3.1m ransom.
  • Out for a month
    Irish Ferries halts bookings on Oscar Wilde, which suffered a fire featured in this week's "Casualty file", for more than a month.
  • ACL profit surprise
    American Commercial Lines shares jump by more than 24% after tug and barge owner's quarterly results shatter analyst expectations.
  • VLCCs lose out
    Full-year profit dashed at John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge Tankers as VLCC rates tumble.
  • Eight down
    Italian owner pens $70m product tanker pair at STX to stretch the yard's strong start to 2010.
  • Tankers return
    First fuel shipment delivered at Port-au-Prince terminal after Seacor Holdings and Win Group effort.
  • President quits
    Fernando Sanchez Ugarte resigns from Grupo TMM following financial restructuring.
  • Latvia stable
    Baltic nation's port volumes held up well in 2009, as oil exports increased.
  • Uljanik for sale
    Croatian government wants $74m for controlling stake in profitable shipyard as it tries again with privatisation.
  • CMB buys back
    Marc Saverys-led shipowner splashes out $2m on its own stock.
  • ACL tanks
    US barge and shipyard player turns to loss in 2009 as activity declines.
  • January sales
    Buyers rush to pick up tankers and boxships as bargain hunting sets S&P market alight.
  • Storing less
    Number of tankers tied up on storage contracts dropped 20% in January, SSY says.
  • Marco Polo grows
    Singapore-listed charterer and shipbuilder sees bottom line boosted by stronger showing from both arms.
  • Court clearance
    Singapore's High Court approves debt repayment scheme for offshore owner and shipbuilder Jaya Holdings.
  • Survey sinking
    Belgian hydrographic survey vessel goes down at Zeebrugge, but no injuries reported.
  • Titan to tank
    Hong Kong shipbuilder and storage specialist set for "substantial loss" as newbuilding orders dry up.
  • Canal spill
    Dutch cargoship loses 500 litres of oil into Kiel Canal in Germany.
  • Svitzer seals deal
    Danish group wins 20-year contract for marine services at new Angolan LNG terminal.
  • Arctic adventure
    Transatlantic anchor handler fixed for three years work off Alaska with Shell.
  • Boxes overboard
    Finnish vessel loses three containers in Baltic, one of which contained hazardous chemicals.
  • Coscol slashed
    Full-year profit down 90% at Cosco's heavy lift and ro-ro owner as revenues dive.
  • Thais offload
    Thailand's Precious Shipping and Thoresen Thai have confirmed the sale of one bulker each.
  • Keppel adds two
    Singapore yard confirms tug orders alongside Boskalis contract to take order haul to SGD140m.
  • Panama go ahead
    Work on the second largest contract of the Panama Canal Expansion Program has officially begun.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Transatlantic lines plan further rate hikes
  • Ho: Shippers will recall opportunistic lines
  • Trailer Bridge reports Q4 profit
  • UPS to sideline 300 pilots
  • Jet, FedEx reportedly in talks on venture
  • US Airways names Globe Air Cargo U.K. agent
  • Forum develops supply chain emissions guidelines
  • U.S. outlines National Export Initiative
  • U.S. seizes food from filthy Wis. Warehouse
  • Wine logistics spat
  • Famous Pacific expands in New Zealand
  • Damco names reefer development leader
  • Retail box traffic forecast to rise 25%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Vessel choice by EMSA sparks union protests
    A vessel contracted by the European Maritime Safety Agency, EMSA, for oil spill response has been criticised by the Anglo-Dutch officer union Nautilus. The 4,156 GT bunker tanker Sara
  • Transatlantic icebreaker to Alaska for three years
    Swedish shipowner Transatlantic has secured a two-year charter with an option for a further year for its AHTS/icebreaker Tor Viking. The vessel is chartered by Shell Offshore, beginning
  • The search operation for containers is closed
    The Swedish Coast Guard's aircraft KBV 501, did not observe any parts of the three containers, which were lost from the vessel Linda on Saturday, yesterday afternoon. The containers, one

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
  • Bunker prices firming in Rotterdam
    Another customs strike scheduled in Piraues for February 16-18.
  • Fujairah reports tight barging schedules
    Fujairah prices up after three days of losses.
  • Bunker prices are 'continuing concern'
    But Odfjell says part if its exposure is already hedged 'at attractive levels'.
  • UK agency wants regulation of off-shore bunkering
    Moves to regulate ship-to-ship cargo transfers put spot-light on bunkering.
  • Reports of 'filter choking' following bunkering
    Fuel testing agency warns of substances 'not normally present' in bunker fuels.
  • Bunker prices generally firm
    Demand in Singapore and Hong Kong weakens.
  • Titan issues earnings warning for 2009
    Blames weak shipbuilding market conditions, significant increase in double-hull tankers.
  • Six surveying firms accredited in Singapore
    A further 43 awaiting accreditation pending assessment.

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A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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