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April 15, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's Kuah Boon Wee quits to join MTQ
    PSA International's CEO for the Middle East and South Asia, Kuah Boon Wee, has resigned to join oilfield equipment engineering specialist MTQ Corporation as its CEO from July 1.
  • Drydocks S-E Asia sees flat sales this year
    Ship and rig builder Drydocks World is aiming to generate US$800 million worth of sales from South-east Asia this year, steady from 2009, signalling the offshore marine industry remains cautious after the financial crisis.
  • Coal carrier officers charged over damage to Great Barrier Reef
    Australian authorities yesterday arrested and charged the master and officer on watch of the Chinese coal carrier which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, damaging the famous marine park.

Sched Netweb site
  • ZIM Asia, Med, European service calls at Da Chan Bay
  • MSC extends Med hubs on Far East-Middle East run
  • Maersk COO: Rates to break even, but remain fragile
  • The Containership Company starts Great Dragon service April 17
  • CSAV extends coverage on India-Middle East-Europe (IMEX) service
  • NOL names ex-ExxonMobil and DBS execs to the board
  • DHL wins 32,000-TEU a year China cargo contract from Staples
  • Tampa port nearly doubles size of container terminal
  • Air Macau launches Macau-Tokyo service
  • Miami's Arrow Air faces closure and 473 layoffs
  • Russia's Aeroflot expects 270pc increase in 2009 profits

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Crescent Shipping knocks out JNPT to win Champions Trophy
  • INTTRA eInvoice begins transmission
  • HSL delivers 53,000-DWT vessel to Good Earth
  • Fuel oil leaks after ship hits berth at Gopalpur port
  • Bunkering prospects in Chennai outlined at Iocl meet
  • GE Shipping delivers Jag Layak to buyers
  • Shipping industry wants new security set-up to combat pirates
  • UK courts reject insurance claim for freight lost to piracy
  • European conference on outfitting of ships this month-end
  • Duty imposed on export of raw cotton & waste
  • 37 pc rise in cashewnut imports at New Mangalore Port
  • Environment Ministry rejects Positra as port site
  • AMCT sets national record on MSC Europe service
  • New norms impart greater role for CHAs
  • Rlys lays tracks to private funds in infra projects
  • ...misses 2009-10 freight target by a whisker
  • Rupee touches 19-month high
  • Sectoral export performance being assessed
  • Trade urges RBI against key rate hikes
  • 4th continuous month of double-digit industrial growth
  • Corridor to figure at Assocham-GIDB conference tomorrow
  • Bauma 2010 starts on Sun.
  • Kalantri mourns for Lech Kaczynski
  • CII taking out logistics safari to 3 African nations
  • Dilip Dandekar & Bhavna Doshi to steer IMC in 2010-11
  • Dr Renu Shome posted as Director in Council of EU Chambers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • ThyssenKrupp Marine inks deal to sell Blohm + Voss
  • Keppel O&M to buy second Brazil shipyard
  • Arrests in Great Barrier Reef grounding case

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Port of Tacoma breakfast to look at supply chain thrends
  • Washington Governor marks opening of S. Royal Brougham Way bridge
  • Diana shipping places order for pair of Newcastlemax vessels
  • Alaska Airlines to offer second Portland to Hawaii flight
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics earns greenhouse gas emissions nod

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Terminals call for dry bulk design rethink
    Poor specifications for bulkers being pushed through for 2011 delivery could put lives at risk
  • Ransom payments could fall foul of Obama order
    Executive order will block US property of entities determined to be contributing to the Somalia conflict
  • Asian crude demand fuels tanker recovery
    Brokers upgrade listed tanker stocks to reflect turnaround in fortunes
  • Liberal Democrats manifesto pledges £400m for UK shipyards
    Funding to facilitate yard conversions to the manufacture of offshore wind turbines and other marine renewable energy equipment
  • Bigger fleet boosts Nakilat profits
    First quarter profits trebles as company takes delivery of 17 new LNG carriers in 2009

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Maritime judge's car blown up
    A JUDGE involved in high-profile maritime disputes in the Philippines was targeted by a bomber today in Manila
  • Deadline nears for safety awards
    THERE are just a few days left to enter this year's Safety at Sea International Awards, which recognise innovation across the safety spectrum
  • Obama issues piracy order
    US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has issued an executive order allowing US financial asset freezes of Somali piracy groups
  • Keppel buys Brazil yard
    KEPPEL Singmarine announced today that it has bought the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in the Brazilian city of Navegantes
  • Ivory Coast ports slowed
    A STRIKE by transport workers is reportedly slowing port activity in Ivory Coast, with workers today blocking access to fuel stations
  • Insurer help sought in piracy war
    THE MARINE insurance industry must take a greater role in promoting anti-piracy efforts, a UK parliamentary report has recommended
  • Athens taken to court on yard
    THE EC announced today that it will refer Greece to the European Court of Justice, where Athens will be accused granting unlawful aid to Hellenic Shipyards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • UPS Projects 37 Percent Profit Expansion
  • Deutsche Post DHL CEO Claims U.S. Gains
  • House Members Rip Cross-Border Trucking
  • U.S. Rail Carloads Post First Monthly Rise Since 2008
  • CSX Hikes Crash Avoidance Costs to $1.2 Billion
  • Rails Discussing Reform with Congress
  • NYK Pulls Out of Middle East-Far East Service
  • Freight Index Rises for Second Month
  • DOT Stimulus Spending Reaches $10.4 Billion
  • Retail Sales Surge in March
  • Marseilles Establishes Brazil Representative
  • JDA Sets Post-Buyout Plans for i2 Software
  • Truckload Spot Prices Rocket in March
  • CSX Rates to Rise 4 to 5 Percent in 2010
  • Profit Falls at Russian Rail Carrier Globaltrans
  • Frankfurt Cargo Soars to Record in March
  • Rotterdam Rules Could Ease Electronic Transactions
  • Customs Brokers Swear in President
  • Great Lakes Shipping Makes Strong Early Start
  • Domestic Intermodal Primed for Growth

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Seabury optimistic about trade growth
  • MOL revamps African liner network
  • FMC Commissioner expresses doubts over EU anti-trust policy
  • UK trade gap shrinks to four-year low
  • Recovery beckons OOCL London

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • US holds 'secret' piracy panel
    Maritime big wigs gear up for 'secret' meeting in Washington as experts seek answers to questions raised by new US piracy policy.
  • Obama delivers piracy plan
    US President Obama issues executive order allowing US Treasury to freeze financial assets linked to Somali piracy groups.
  • Helix scores Statoil stamp
    Houston-based offshore owner lands contract from Norwegian oil major to aid in development of subsea service vessel.
  • Trico Marine offloads OSV
    Joe Compofelice-led offshore outift pockets $16m in anchor handler sale while subsea arm reveals $20m in fresh contracts.
  • Delays to hit 25% of VLs
    One in four VLCC newbuildings for 2010 will not deliver this year due to financial difficulties and yard hold-ups, says RS Platou Markets.
  • TEN admits Hesnes sale
    Nikolas Tsakos-led owner mum on details of tanker sale reported by TradeWinds a fortnight ago.
  • Hallin ROV gang shoots to fame
    Hunt for scuttled mafia ships off Italian coast ends with history dons happy.
  • Statoil fix spurs Seadrill buy
    John Fredriksen-backed offshore driller takes option on Jurong newbuilding after penning $650m charter with Norwegian oil firm.
  • Acergy prospers in the first
    Nasdaq-listed offshore shipowner posts strong rise in profit to start off 2010.
  • Essar bulker spills oil
    Fuel oil reaches beach after Malavika hit by out-of-control barge in Orissa, India.
  • SBM close to Petrobras deal
    Dutch FPSO player receives pre-commitment from Petrobras for Brazilian offshore contract.
  • Greece in EC hot water
    European Commission comes knocking for millions in 'illegal' subsidies made to Hellenic Shipyards.
  • Keppel buys TWB yard
    Singapore shipbuilder to spend $50m on Brazilian shipyard to boost offshore support vessel capacity.
  • Shen Neng crew arrested
    Master and officer-of-the-watch set court date after being charged with Great Barrier Reef grounding.
  • "Drunk" master held in Denmark
    Russian captain arrested after general cargoship heads straight towards power station in Oresund.
  • CMT inks $129m cape brace
    Chinese Maritime Transport's 203,000-dwt pair at CSBC more expensive than Diana bulkers.
  • Skuld dealt tax setback
    Douglas Jacobsohn led protection and indemnity club to appeal $19m court ruling in favour of the Norwegian state.
  • 'Ban bulkers from Barrier Reef'
    Australian Conservation Foundation demands coal ships find a new way in and out of port.
  • Kreuz fined over fire deaths
    Singapore shipyard admits safety failings in two 2008 incidents that killed three workers.
  • Moby to list this year
    Vincenzo Onorato's ferry group to start "new phase of growth" with Milan IPO.
  • Batista rules out second IPO
    Brazilian billionaire will not offer holding company EBX to the market after OSX shipyard IPO disappoints.
  • Diana's deal looks hot
    Analysts hail NYSE-listed owner's $118m newbuilding move as "shrewd" and "attractive".
  • Barge capsizes off US coast
    USCG rescue crews rush to contain a fuel spill as diesel spews from a barge which capsized near the Charles River Tuesday.
  • South Africa mulls repair yard
    Ports operator Transnet planning new shipyard to cater for re-routed vessels.
  • Marinakis' stake worth $40m
    Crude Carriers' chairman holds 14.4% of the newly-listed shipowner helped by repeat visits to his stockbroker of late.
  • Otto opts for notes issue
    Singapore offshore shipowner lines up SGD 500m sale to refinance existing debt.
  • Titan trims full-year losses
    Hong Kong shipbuilder and storage specialist slashes losses as it pulls out of VLCC trading.
  • Singapore sets new high
    Container volumes passing through Singapore reach their highest level since financial crisis.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • FMC's Dye suggests caution on reforms
  • Alphaliner: New services soaking up capacity
  • Warning issued over 'copycat' piracy
  • DHL upgrades service levels
  • Waterways recommendations head to Capitol Hill
  • CSX reports profit up 24%
  • U.S.-flag lakers quadruple liftings
  • Biodiesel industry seeks tax incentive extension
  • SAP vet Apotheker joins GT Nexus board
  • FMC reviews 21 OTI license applications
  • CORRECTION: DGX U.S. outbound service to Brazil
  • Hutchison to halt operations at Busan terminal
  • Argentina joins Megaports Initiative

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Drunk captain taken ashore by Danish police
    The Russian captain on the Moldavia-registered coaster Harmonia has been taken into custody by the Danish police after an incident in the Bay of Køge. The VTS Øresund sent
  • Australia arrests officers on grounded ship
    On Wednesday, the Australian police arrested two senior crew members of the Chinese coal ship Shen Neng 1 which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, charging them with damaging
  • Russian yard refuses to pay damages to Odfjell
    At the end of December last year, a court of arbitration in Stockholm ruled in favour of Odfjell against the Russian state-owned yard Sevmash ' but the yard is refusing
  • Somalia to combat piracy
    Somalia's interim government and the semi-autonomous region of Puntland vowed on Tuesday to work together to attack pirate lairs along the Horn of Africa nation's coast to try to
  • NGOs slam Bangladesh's ship-breaking law move
    The Bangladeshi government has amended a law allowing the world's largest shipbreaking industry to no longer require documentation from selling nations' environmental authorities certifying the vessels are free of toxic

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 14, 2010
  • Prices show slight gains
    Prices falling in southern Europe.
  • Stockpile draw boosts markets
    Upward correction as inventory numbers bring surprise.
  • Fujairah prices bounce back
    NYMEX showing gains of more than $1 in early trading.
  • Captain and senior officer arrested after Australian bunker spill
    Officer on watch could face three years in jail.
  • World's largest cruise ship in new technology deal
    Six Royal Caribbean vessels to deploy technology from Eniram to increase fuel efficiency.
  • Work starts to lift bunkers from Alaskan wreck
    Operation to serve as a model for other oil-leak prevention projects.
  • Buyer mulls costly LSFO alternatives
    Planning 1.00% sulphur fuel purchases from June, lack of MDO as alternative for compliance.
  • Singapore market firms, demand low
    Most Asian markets seeing strong supply levels.
  • Singapore sees 10% growth in March container volumes
    Box throughput and bunker sales showing similar trends.
  • Global oil demand to reach record high in 2010
    IEA expects oil consumption to reach a record average of 86.6 million bpd in 2010.
  • Titan still in the red but terminal revenues surge
    Net loss of close to $69 million in 2009; completion of Exchange Offer critical and urgent for 2010.
  • Thailand bunker operations not affected by riots
    Business as usual for the Thailand bunker sector, despite riots in Bangkok.
  • Brightoil to raise up to $189 million
    Enters into share placing agreement.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
PORTS
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
PORTS
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
PORTS
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
SHIPPING
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
SHIPPING
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
SHIPPING
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
PORTS
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
ACCIDENTS
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
PORTS
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
PORTS
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
SHIPPING
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
SEAFARERS
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
CRUISES
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
LEGISLATION
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLATION
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
OFFSHORE
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
FINANCING
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
NEWS
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
PORTS
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
PORTS
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
NEWS
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
PORTS
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
LEGISLATION
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
SAFETY & SECURITY
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
PORTS
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
LOGISTICS
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
OFFSHORE
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
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