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November 16, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • STX OSV to double Brazil output capacity
    STX OSV Holdings, the biggest maker of oil-rig support vessels, plans to double capacity in Brazil as Petroleo Brasileiro SA works through the world's largest oil exploration investment plan.
  • More ships to be LNG-powered
    The number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) may jump tenfold within five years as anti-pollution rules force owners to switch to the cleaner-burning fuel, the industry's biggest engine maker said.
  • S'pore bunker sales up 0.1% in Oct
    Marine fuel sales in Singapore, the world's largest bunker port by volume, edged up 0.1 per cent to 3.56 million tonnes in October on the back of higher vessel arrivals by tonnage, official data showed yesterday.
  • Tourism revival in Cuba on the horizon

Sched Netweb site
  • Congestion prompts carriers to levy Johor surcharge
  • Ningbo box volume up record 31pc to 11.2 million TEU
  • Qingdao box throughput surpasses 10 million TEU
  • Tianjin launches direct sea-rail intermodal service to Xian
  • Greek box-bulk carrier line looks acquire containerships
  • Rickmers ships 3 giant railway cranes from Leipzig to Dalian
  • US court denies independent LA truckers fast-track hearing
  • Seattle pays US$2,250 per ship to 'help' offset eco fuel cost
  • Suspect wiring forces Qantas Argentine flight back to Sydney
  • Cathay considers legal action to fight EU fine
  • Cathay-Dragonair cargo up 15pc in October to 164,927 tonnes
  • China Eastern signs US$1.2 billion Rolls-Royce deal
  • FedEx acquires India's AFL logistics-express company
  • Lufthansa Cargo becomes fully PIP-validated in Canada

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APMT design allows two cranes to work alongside each other
  • Cosco looking at stake in Kaohsiung container terminal
  • CTSA hikes currency charge
  • Grand Alliance announces rotation change for EUC service
  • Hapag-Lloyd's St. Petersburg Winter Surcharge from Dec. 1
  • HMM posts excellent results
  • International shipbrokers get shipping licences from Shanghai authorities
  • K LINE starts service to Honolulu
  • MAERSK LINE AE11 and AE12 strings remain, only 2 sailings cut
  • Maheshwari Handling sets new loading record at Kandla Port
  • New DP World Chair announced at Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • NYK LINE included in DJSI World for 8th consecutive year
  • PIL starts Far East-Africa loop from GOCT, Nansha
  • Portuguese Navys training ship calls Mormugao Port as part of global goodwill visit
  • Safmarine inducts first new, owned MPV
  • Sea pirates become more brazen; one step ahead of naval forces-UN
  • Seminar on coal & steel shipping tomorrow
  • UASAC France formed to look after UASC's interests
  • US demand perks up apparel exports in Sept.
  • MoS allows setting up of IMU Centre at Kandla Port
  • NMDP in new garb
  • GDL earns 20.5 cr. net profit in July-Sept.
  • IIP touches 16-month low in Sept.
  • Onion MEP may go up by $100-150 a tonne from today
  • To perform better in Asia even without capital controls
  • Adani Foundation organises LMV driving training programme
  • ICC hails G20 pledge to complete Doha Round by 2011
  • India elected Vice-President at UNCTAD meet

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
  • Cosco and Rotterdam in new steel pact
    The Cosco shipping company and the port of Rotterdam are going to jointly promote the handling of steel and heavylift cargo in Rotterdam. Cosco's COO Guo Jing and Rotterdam's CEO H...
  • Wincanton reports good results in H1/2010
    The logistics service provider Wincanton has released its results for the six months of the business year (to 30 September). Revenues increased by 2.1%, from GBP 1.079 billion to G...
  • JF Hillebrand acquires Lagena Distribution in Sweden
    The German beverage logistics specialist JF Hillebrand, based in Mainz, has strengthened its ability to provide dedicated wine and beverage logistics services in Sweden with the ac...
  • ALE and CATT combine heavylift forces in North Africa
    The British heavylift specialist Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) and the Tunisian freight forwarding enterprise Compagnie d'Affrètement et de Transport de Tunisie (CATT), are setti...
  • Saigon Newport to ship goods to and from Phnom Penh port
    The Saigon Newport Corporation has signed an agreement to ship goods to and from the Phnom Penh autonomous port (Cambodia). Bui Van Quy, general director of the Saigon Newport Corp...
  • Rickmers-Linie ships Kirow railway cranes to China
    Extraordinary shipments are a common sight at the Wallmann breakbulk terminal in Hamburg, in which Rickmers-Linie, a breakbulk and project cargo specialist headquartered in Hamburg...
  • HHLA continues to recover
    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's throughput and volumes continued to recover in the first three quarters of 2010. After nine months, throughput in HHLA's Hamburg and Odessa contai...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Buzzards Bay spill costs Bouchard $6 million more
  • Seadrill and Transocean order jack-ups
  • World's largest cruise ships meet
  • Crowley Maritime promotes Ayala
  • New consortium studies nuclear power for ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Harley Marine Services tugs rescue stranded cruise ship
  • Tacoma pile driving project may cause noise in Blair Waterway
  • Navios Maritime Holdings selling pair of Capesize vessels
  • Bellingham Port Board voting on new lease for Index Industries
  • New Horizon Lines service targets key inland US cities

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Shipping still facing ticking time bomb
    Paul Slater warns of unresolved company restructuring and deferred bankruptcies
  • Sceptics warn of false dawn for shipping flotations
  • Shipping's phoney war before orderbook storm
  • Tanker titans put under the scanner
  • Ship Finance unveils $400m bond sale
    Files for New York bond issue, proceeds of which will go towards paying off existing...
  • Container lines bounce back after 2009 losses
  • New orders for Chinese yards triple in January to October period
    New contracts top 55m dwt up from 14mdwt in the same period last year
  • Minsheng takes unorthodox approach to...
  • Indian breakers in bullish mood
    Strong deals defy news that Bangladesh breakers are back after enforced closures
  • Shrouded in mystery or just economic forces?

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • TBS granted more time
    LENDERS of embattled tweendecker and bulker owner TBS International will give it 45 more days to cure its debt squeeze, the company confirmed today
  • Fredriksen back on bond trail
    JOHN Fredriksen's tanker and bulker company Ship Finance International is offering $400M in bonds to refinance debt and push back maturities
  • Horizon to add inland rail
    HORIZON Lines will offer direct rail service to inland US cities when it starts a new service from China in December
  • Pirates take Chinese cargo ship
    PIRATES have hijacked a Chinese general cargo ship with 29 crew members in the Somali basin, EU NAVFOR reported today
  • BDI falls for four weeks
    THE BDI fell again today, completing four weeks of continual declines on fears about vessel oversupply
  • Frangou shuffles Capes
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Partners today announced the purchase of two recently delivered Capesizes from sister Navios Holdings
  • Stowaway terror fears quashed
    TWO PALESTINIAN stowaways found on a reefer ship off Massachusetts do not pose a terrorist threat, US Customs told Fairplay today
  • ACL sets merger vote
  • Lanka hails cruise landmark
  • RCL swings to profits in 3Q
  • Bergen struggles in third quarter
  • Korea Line unveils losses
  • China chases LNG for winter
  • Complexity plagues VLCCs
  • Injured bulker crewman 'safe'

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Ireland admits debt crisis talks
  • Great Yarmouth a 'laughing stock'
  • Rail improvements in Southampton still on track
  • UK 'yacht couple' released by pirates as another Chinese ship is taken
  • Obama: don't rely on us for your exports

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Navios Acquisition follows suit
    New York-listed tanker owner emerges as the latest Angeliki Frangou affiliate to call on capital markets for cash.
  • Paragon maintains top marks
    Diversified Greek owner trumps third quarter estimates with 13-period winning streak.
  • PGS plots private placement
    Oslo-listed seismic owner turns to the capital markets as it looks to splash $500m on 3D duo.
  • Diana eyes 'gradual' growth
    New York-listed bulker owner still wary of orderbook but ship acquisitions are in the cards as oversupply fuels opportunity.
  • Seadrill claims jack-up crown
    John Fredriksen boasts the world's largest Jack-up fleet after Oslo-listed firm opens its cheque book to pen more newbuildings.
  • Gamble not too costly for Remoy
    Age Remoy's Rem Offshore pushes up third quarter operating profit despite a loss from its AHTS Rem Gambler.
  • ITC arsenal emerges intact
    Frontline VLCCs escape auction block as bondholders block bid to transform terms of tanker pacts.
  • Marco Polo grabs Aussie OSVs
    Singapore-listed tug and barge owner breaks into offshore game with $21m and a dream.
  • Putting shipping in sharper focus
    Readers at sea, in yards and shipping offices are getting their cameras out for TradeWinds's annual photo competition.
  • Pac Basin orders 10 bulkers
    Klaus Nyborg-led owner pens handysize and supramax orders at Chinese yards in $284m deals.
  • India's ABG building profit again
    Country's biggest private shipbuilder enjoys strong second quarter as revenue rises.
  • Restis joins nuclear tanker effort
    Greek owner in Lloyd's Register project to build the world's first nuclear powered tanker.
  • Nexus running out of time
    FPSO company has "likely prospects" but existence hinges on signing deal for newbuilding by first quarter of 2011.
  • Horizon Lines forges rail ties
    New York-listed liner operator adds rail service to menu as logistics wing gears up for new box loop.
  • Diana beats Wall Street bets
    New York-listed shipowner trumps third quarter forecasts as revenue races.
  • Shell snares Genmar four
    Oil major snaps up quartet of MR tankers from Peter Georgiopoulos-led owner at a rising rate.
  • Global Carriers almost even
    Malaysian tanker owner nears profit after newer ships lift revenues and expenses drop.
  • Navios bags cape sale cash
    Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Holdings eyes more buys after selling duo to related company.
  • SFI lines up $400m notes issue
    John Fredriksen-led shipowner kicks off notes issue in a bid to clear debt.
  • TBS wins more time from banks
    US bulker owner's lenders agree to let it off principal repayments until 29 December as talks over debt continue.
  • Volgaflot notches more net profit
    Russian cargoship owner pushes up nine-month earnings by 23%.
  • St Peter wants second ship
    Russian line seeking ice-class ro-pax for new run to Sweden from St Petersburg.
  • Cargoship and fishing boat collide
    Smaller ship holed and sunk in clash with Norwegian fish carrier at port of Leirvik.
  • Officer held over Islamic pamphlets
    Egyptian seafarer arrested at JNPT in India after trying to convert dockworkers.
  • Gold buys Golden Ocean shares
    Dan Gold's QVT Financial takes 5% chunk of John Fredriksen-led bulker owner.
  • Filipino dies on boxship
    Crewman found dead on German vessel in Rotterdam in apparent accident.
  • Fire hits boxship after cargo shift
    Welding work to stabilise container stack may have started blaze on Ever Superb.
  • Courage back in the black
    Hsu Chih Chien-led bulker returns to profit in the third quarter on bigger fleet and higher utilisation.
  • Subsea 7 seals Brazil gig
    Kristian Siem-controlled offshore firm wins two year employment from Petrobras for pipelay vessel.
  • Grounded bulker sold for scrap
    Vietnamese owner sweating on a scrap deal as vessel flounders off the coast of Myanmar.
  • Ezion Q3 profits double
    Singapore offshore player sees better than expected results on the back of jump in revenues.
  • Explosion hits NewLead bulker
    Crewman airlifted off Greek ship after suffering burns off the Netherlands.
  • Geophysical lifts Otto
    Results at Singapore offshore shipbuilder and operator buoyed by contribution from seismic arm.
  • Stowaways spark terror alert
    Palestinian men found on Seatrade reefer Prince of Sounds leads to US terror probe.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Liner schedule reliability improved in Q3
  • SCI plans vessel acquisition spree
  • Horizon adds inland express to EB transpacific
  • Cathay's strong volume continues in October
  • Vietnam to join TPP talks
  • USDA programs help expand FY 2010 exports
  • Lacey Act declarations top 500,000
  • TIACA to train forwarders in Nigeria, China
  • SBS, Blue Water enter agency agreement
  • COSCO interested in Kaohsiung terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Canadian owner interested in Estonian newbuilding
    The Estonian newspaper Saarte H''l reports that British Columbia Ferry Services Inc (BC Ferries) has shown interest in buying Saaremaa Shipping Company's newbuilding Hiiumaa, which is under construction for delivery
  • Turkmenistan to order from Estonia
    The authorities for sea- and river transports in Turkmenistan is according to korabel.ru going to order a 4,450 DWT chemical tanker for USD 10.8 million from Reval Shipbuilding (former
  • Spectacular salvage operation in the North Sea
    Last weekend the salvage company J A Rederiet (Jens Alfastsen) conducted a spectacular salvage operation in the North Sea. In heavy weather and winds up to 25 m/s the
  • Dong buys stake in CT Offshore
    The Danish state-owned energy company Dong Energy has purchased a 30 per cent stake in CT Offshore, a company specialised in laying offshore cables.
  • Massive increase in CO2 emissions from shipping
    The EU's overseas shipping emissions has increased 56 per cent since 1990, according to new statistics from the independent European association Transport and Environment, which has compiled data from EU's

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
  • Petrobras Brazil office closed Monday
    Bunkering office celebrates national holiday, business to resume tomorrow.
  • Double-digit losses in south Europe
    Rotterdam bunker market sees quite high demand, players report.
  • LNG use to 'increase ten-fold' in five years
    LNG is 'the future for shipping', says senior W'rtsil' official.
  • Prices fall in Fujairah, Durban
    Tight MGO avails in Fujairah.
  • Consortium to explore nuclear power for tankers
    Nuclear ships on trade routes 'sooner than many people anticipate'.
  • Ghana could see bunker volumes 'triple'
    Oil discoveries off West Africa trigger investment in marine fuel sector.
  • Week opens with generally soft bunker prices
    Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker port, traders say.
  • Singapore October bunker sales crawl higher
    Sales of 380 cSt grade in October at record levels.
  • SK Energy and ExxonMobil provide bunkers to Kogas
    Kogas contract with SK Energy to last for three years, says company source.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan secures more bunker supplies
    Receives 10,000 mt of 380 cSt bunker fuel from Sinopec Gaoqiao Petrochemical.
  • Hong Kong's IFO 380 'tight' on cargo delays
    Delayed replenishment from major suppliers in Singapore, traders say.

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