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BRIEFS
April 22, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Boost for sea storage of jet fuel as ash disrupts flights
    Oil tankers could be used to hold stocks of jet fuel at sea as the volcanic ash cloud has cut airline demand and grounded around 70 per cent of European flights.
  • Uphill battle to recover hijacked tugboat
    THE Singapore based-operators of the hijacked tugboat, Asta, face an uphill battle to recover the vessel from the Philippines.
  • Fewer pirate attacks in Q1, says maritime watchdog
    The number of pirate attacks around the world fell in the first three months of 2010, although the risk off the Somali coast remained high, said a maritime watchdog.
  • Opinions divided on legality of paying ransoms

Sched Netweb site
  • Cathay flies again as European airports re-open
  • CSAV, Wan Hai launch new Far East South American loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen to raise India rates
  • Hamburg Sud revenues decline 28pc to US$4.3 billion in 2009
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of 8,500 TEU ship for intra-Asia loop
  • Capacity to rise as carriers add big ships and new loops
  • Drewry says box rebound fragile, embryonic
  • Zhongshan customs ease flow with first 'green seal'
  • Penang container terminal quarterly volume up 32pc
  • Kalmar box handlers help US Army tackle Iraqi terrain
  • CSX continues efforts to derail aspects of railway bill
  • China Eastern to increase Shanghai-Paris flights
  • China Cargo Airlines sets up first external cargo terminal
  • Xian Xianyang airport increases Shanghai, Guangzhou flights in new season

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL's 3rd green vessel concept ready
  • Pipavav Shipyard negotiating major European deal
  • Going off the beaten path
  • MOL makes changes to Africa trade network
  • MSC extends Med hubs on Far East-Middle East run
  • Coscon ups capacity, reactivates 6 ships, adds Ningbo call
  • Zim Asia, Med, European service calls at Da Chan Bay
  • Hapag-Lloyd announces service change
  • "K" LINE modifies America EC service via Suez
  • OOCL London named at Geoje Shipyard
  • EVERGREEN LINE to order 92 boxships
  • TCC starts Great Dragon service
  • ...effects blanket Europe-to-Asia hike of $ 250 per box
  • Higher revenue-per-box hikes OOIL sales by 19 pc on 7 pc more volume
  • Peak season, slow steaming, drive bigger ship demand
  • Gems & jewellery exports glimmer in global recession
  • Carbon trading deals with Japanese players grips Corp India's interest
  • 64 Indian cos display consumer products at Canton fair
  • Aroma of coffee spreading worldwide
  • Port of Antwerp scouting Gujarat & Maharashtra for possible port projects
  • CPSA makes out case for CoPT to buy & use own dredger
  • Port Pipavav extending areas of operations even further
  • DP World Chairman surveys land reclaimed for major port project in UK
  • World's port officials to converge in Savannah on June 7
  • National truck permit regime to dawn on May 1
  • FIATA & IATA urge air carriers to adopt e-waybills
  • Ash sets back European air carriers by $ 200 million a day
  • Larger SC bench to take up goods entry tax cases
  • Optimism on GDP growth exceeding 8 pc spreads
  • Fieo presses alarm bells on unbridled Re appreciation
  • Delhi govt seeks global funding for 2 SEZs
  • Quantity and quality of time
  • Vadilal Forex workshop on LoC in A'bad & Vadodara this Sat.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 20, 2010
  • Davies Turner with new partner in India
    Davies Turner & Co Ltd, a UK-based multimodal service provider, has appointed PL Shipping & Logistics (PLSLL) as its partner for oceanfreight services between the UK and In...
  • Ceva Logistics partner of Interspor in Turkey
    Logistics and supply chain management specialist Ceva Logistics has signed a five-year agreement worth EUR 1.5 million per year to provide distribution and home delivery services i...
  • Raben Logistics Germany receives AEO certificate
    Raben Logistics Germany GmbH was recognised as an authorised economic operator (AEO) at all its locations, with effect from 9 April. The extensive standards that are required ...
  • Flights resume again for the time being - despite volcanic ash
    The EU transport ministers held a video conference on Monday evening (19 April) and agreed to gradually reopen the airspace over Europe after it had been almost fully closed for fi...
  • Boeing B747-8F begins flight-test operations in California
    Far from the volcanic ashes, the second Boeing B747-8 freighter (RC521) landed in Palmdale CA (USA) on 19 April, marking the beginning of a planned transition of B747-8 freighter t...
  • "Cautious" recovery of the container sector expected
    According to Drewry Shipping Consultants' latest Container Forecaster a market 'recovery' is underway, but Drewry cautions that close monitoring of key market drivers is essential ...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Rig fire still raging
  • Solstad converts PSV's at Gibdock for Petrobras charter
  • BIW gets $15.9 million DDG 1001 award
  • MMS issues first offshore wind RFI
  • Crew members missing after rig explosion

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Port of Portland employees eye move to new headquarters
  • Olympia Port Commission adding two meetings
  • Ceremony marks naming of newest OOCL vessel
  • Seattle-based seafood firm hit with EPA civil penalty
  • NOAA sets contract for new survey vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Lloyd Fonds strikes deal with creditor banks
    Banks agree to release KG firm from all liabilities and guarantees arising from its orderbook
  • Irish ports' bulk cargo growth hit by slump
    Irish Maritime Development Organisation says bleakest review to date
  • Piraeus ferry disruption to cost lines $4m
    Blockade a blow to country's ailing economy and an abuse of law

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Workers sought in rig blast
    COAST Guard helicopters, planes and cutters were searching today for up to a dozen workers missing after an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
  • US and Brazil near trade deal
    US-BRAZIL talks over cotton subsidies have resulted in US shipping companies temporarily avoiding more than $800M in trade sanctions, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • 10% ferry pax rise backed
    P&I CLUBS have no reservations against UK's decision to suspend SOLAS rules to enable UK-flag ferries to exceed passenger limits by 10% to get British travellers home
  • Pirates take bulker off Oman
    PIRATES hijacked the Greek bulker VOC Daisy this morning in the Gulf of Aden, EU NAVFOR reported
  • Union says strike halts tankers
    THE UNION behind a strike by Galp refinery workers in Portugal told Fairplay today that the action has paralysed tanker unloadings at Leixoes
  • Cocaine found at Latvian port
    A COCAINE haul worth about $26.5M has been discovered on a ship at the Latvian port of Riga, police said today
  • Safety freezes Red Sea ships
    SEVERAL Red Sea vessels have reportedly been taken out of service because of safety concerns

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Canadian National Reports Targeted Incidents
  • Hub Net Jumps 41 Percent to $8.7 Million
  • Hub Buys Containers Amid Tight Capacity
  • 17 Transporters Make Fortune 500 List
  • Hub to Shift All BNSF Loads to Union Pacific
  • Philadelphia Lands Big Auto Import Deal
  • Lawmakers Push for Harbor Maintenance
  • Forwarders Face Weeks of Air Freight Tangles
  • ABF Teamsters Prepare for Concession Vote
  • Descartes Acquires Imanet
  • DOT Sends Delayed Highway Funds to States
  • STB Tells Canadian National to Explain Road Blockages
  • Trucking Group Opposes Vehicle Miles Tax
  • House Bill to Fund Merchant Ship Construction
  • Sen. Kerry Knocks Down Fuel Tax Talk
  • U.S. Exports to China Remain Strong
  • IMF Raises Global Economic Forecast
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Climbs 6 Percent
  • Cargo Theft Costs $10 Billion per Year
  • Gates Unveils Export Control Plan
  • Europe Flying Again, Moving Cargo Backlog
  • China Box Traffic Hits All Time High

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Hamburg Sud: conference abolition 'accelerated the process of rate reduction'
  • US short-haul intermodal loses ground
  • Transfennica adds Tilbury to Iberia schedule
  • Somali pirates seize Greek bulker
  • Charleston ahead as it welcomes CSAV

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • 'Blowout' linked to blast
    Transocean says a 'blowout' may have caused an explosion that has left eleven people missing in the US Gulf following drill rig disaster.
  • Opco kicks off Crude coverage
    Analyst at Oppenheimer and Co consummates coverage of Evangelos Marinakis-led Crude Carriers Corp with coveted rating.
  • Bender assets hit auction block
    Ohio auction house prepares for sale of bankrupt Bender Shipbuilding's Alabama yard assets.
  • Saga sets sights on $120m
    Book opens on VLCC specialist's private placement ahead of Oslo Axess debut for Arne Blystad-led firm.
  • Explosion rocks the US Gulf
    Transocean drill rig still ablaze as USCG launches search for missing mariners following a massive explosion off the Gulf Coast.
  • Landmark exit for Lloyd Fonds
    KG house sheds its entire 18-ship newbuilding orderbook to banks as liabilities of $308m are waived.
  • Pacific Basin bullish on bulkers
    Hong Kong owner says handysize and handymax rates up 20% and 17% so far this year.
  • Fuel fails to burn CSDC
    Hong Kong-based bulker owner sees profit soar on economic recovery despite soaring bunker costs.
  • Nordic readies pool debut
    Tommy Thomsen's Nordic Tankers teams up with Womar as it looks to make a splash in chemical tanker market.
  • Diana scores $17m charter deal
    Simeon Palios-led shipowner seals two-year time charter contract with Daelim Corp for a panamax bulker.
  • Greek bulker hijacked
    Crew ordered to give themselves up after briefly hiding onboard bulker taken by pirates in Gulf of Aden.
  • Crude awakening for ACM
    Johnny Plumbe-led shipbroker points to strong Asian crude demand and more ship sales as reasons for cheer.
  • Red Sea states get tough
    Passenger traffic disrupted between Egypt, Sudan and Saudi Arabia as vessels fail safety checks.
  • Solvang sheds last oldie
    Inge Steensland-led shipowner scraps 1978-built LPG carrier for small profit.
  • Carnival in Victoria victory
    Compensation for $91,000 cruise that wasn't all it was cracked up to be slashed by appeal court.
  • MMM whacked with another suit
    Ramesh Rajaratnam is after $1.7m from beleaguered shipowner in latest legal clash between the pair.
  • Lone boxship held in Canada
    Costamare's MSC Sicily detained in Montreal over ISM and Solas deficiencies.
  • PPL bid gets thumbs down
    Yangzijiang said to be paying over the odds for PPL stake given prospect of weaker jack-up market.
  • Somalis rule piracy waves
    Over half of worldwide attacks occur off Africa's east coast while Indonesia sees huge piracy spike.
  • Hamnavoe heads for Norway
    Scottish ferry leaves normal route to bring back hundreds of passengers stranded by ash cloud.
  • Tug taken off Malaysia
    A second tug and barge have gone missing, believed hijacked, off the southern tip of Malaysia.
  • DryShips in notes offering
    George Economou's US-listed dry bulk outfit looks to raise $150m from convertible notes issue.
  • Kawasaki issues profit warning
    Shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries will sink to full-year loss due to difficulties at US subsidiary and hefty impairments.
  • Female first for P&O Cruises
    UK owner appoints Sarah Breton as its first woman cruiseship captain in 173-year history.
  • Hamburg Sud posts 2009 loss
    German container line could not produce profit despite positive contribution from tramp fleet.
  • Vitol inks jet fuel storage deal
    Swiss trader parks Byzantine Maritime products carrier as demand is slashed by airports shutdown.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Maritime executive sentenced to 7 years
  • CMA CGM unit joins intra-Asia services
  • Australia steps up Barrier Reef surveillance
  • Europe airports open as airlines count costs
  • U.S. outlines sweeping export control reforms
  • AAEI launches benchmarking survey
  • Damco hires Panama manager
  • Truckers, L.A. port square off in court
  • LaHood tours Panama Canal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Somali pirates hijack bulk carrier
    The Liberian owned Voc Daisy has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman. The vessel was heading west from Ruwais, U.A.E
  • Ven-Trafiken cancels Spanish contract
    Ven-Trafiken AB, Landskrona, has cancelled a newbuilding contract with a shipyard at Vigo, Spain. Ven-Trafiken is now searching for a new shipyard to build a double-ended ferry
  • Danish Pilot Service slams down on unfair competition
    The Danish Pilot Service A/S, the first private pilot company in Denmark, has filed a complaint to the Danish Competition Authorities (Konkurrencestyrelsen) regarding unfair competition from the government owned
  • Cruise line assists stranded travellers
    Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the first leg of the launch celebrations of their new cruise vessel Celebrity Eclipse scheduled to begin on April 22. Instead the company assists UK travellers
  • Somali pirates hunt further east
    Somali pirate attacks are closing in on the south and west coast of India warns IMB, the International Maritime Bureau. 'Recent attacks (have) indicated that pirates are moving closer towards

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2010
  • Crude turns bearish again on stockpile data
    Markets bullish early, but numbers again bring surprises.
  • CSDC sees surge in Q1 profit
    But Chinese ship operator says bunker costs have risen by 56%.
  • Rotterdam prices firm
    NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Strong gains in Middle East hub
    NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Bunker suppliers pursue AHL through US courts
    Reports say tanker owner owes over $1.5 million in unpaid fuel bills.
  • IBIA appoints new event manager
    Charlotte Egan wants to raise IBIA's profile.
  • Lower sulphur limit expected to cause market disruption, volatility
    ECA cost and oil prices 'pose a great threat to budget, cost and operational stability of vessel operators' says GRM.
  • Key ports see rise in prices
    Buyers sidelined by higher bunker prices on Wednesday.
  • Taiwanese port sees no supply of 380 cSt in 'near future'
    Supplies of 180 cSt and MGO not affected in Taichung.
  • ExxonMobil sells fuel oil cargo for end-April
    90,000 tonnes of high-viscosity parcel to be lifted from Saudi port.
  • Dan-Bunkering recruits new staff in Singapore
  • Titan terminates 'critical' note exchange offer
    Minimum tender condition not met, but may launch a new exchange offer.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTI
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%
PORTI
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
PORTI
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
MARITTIMI
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
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
CROCIERE
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
LEGISLAZIONE
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLAZIONE
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
PORTI
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
CANTIERI NAVALI
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
PORTI
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
PORTI
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
ACCIDENTS
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
PORTS
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
SHIPPING
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
PORTS
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
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
SAFETY & SECURITY
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
RIVER TRANSPORT
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
LEGISLATION
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
PORTS
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
AZIENDE
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
OFFSHORE
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
FINANZIAMENTI
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
PORTI
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%
PORTI
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%
CRONACA
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
PORTI
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
PORTI
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
CRONACA
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
TRASPORTO INTERMODALE
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
PORTI
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
PORTI
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%)
OFFSHORE
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
LEGISLAZIONE
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
TRASPORTO FERROVIARIO
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTI
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%)
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%
ACCIDENTS
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
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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
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COMPANIES
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
FINANCING
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
PORTS
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
ASSOCIATIONS
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
LAW
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
CRUISES
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%
SHIPPING
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
INDUSTRY
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PORTI
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
MEETINGS
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
TRADE
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
PORTS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
AVIATION
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
ENVIRONMENT
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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