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October 26, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Minimum wage for crew plan raises concern
    The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) Seafarers Committee has expressed concern at a proposal by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to set minimum wages for crew of national flag vessels.
  • Supertankers face stretch of low rates
    Supertanker owners are facing the longest stretch of unprofitable rates in 17 years as the supply of new vessels increases nine times faster than demand for oil.
  • Shipbuilding firm STX Europe wins big order
    Shipbuilding company STX Europe announced yesterday a big order for a giant cruise ferry which will keep activity alive in a Finnish yard with an empty order book by providing work for about 2,600 people.
  • Hong Kong's key ports reopen after typhoon miss
  • DP World upbeat about H2 results

Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's 14pc quarterly growth back to 2008 peak levels
  • Rotterdam box volume up 17pc - back to pre-recession levels
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca pledge low-sulphur fuel use in Hong Kong
  • APL vows to use low-sulphur fuel in New York, New Jersey
  • China's quarterly rail cargo up 12.1pc to 2.72 billion tonnes
  • Horizon posts lower quarterly profit but slightly higher revenue
  • Lawyer advises Somalia blockade, but Maersk doubts it would work
  • Ukrtranscontainer to resume at Illichivsk if court order obeyed
  • Old Dominion expands its China money-back service
  • Tianjin Consol completes logistics on UN Climate Change Conference
  • Study: EU limits on trailer height would disrupt UK trucking
  • Dachser opens new logistics centre in Copenhagen
  • Union Pacific Railroad opens Joliet Intermodal Terminal
  • Charleston sees diverting west coast boxes through Panama
  • NYK goes daily with Duisburg-Rotterdam intermodal block trains
  • Air cargo to fuel Russian prosperity: Volga-Dnepr chief
  • DHL widens Europe, Asia Pacific, Mideast express services
  • Hawaii air cargo up 13pc, returning to pre-recession levels

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...levies Amazon low-water fee, after cutting loads by nearly 50 pc
  • ...starts Vietnam direct call
  • China retains No. 3 spot as shipbuilder
  • CMA CGM upgrades Victory Bridge service
  • Coscon to hike Far East-South America rates
  • CSAV up from 16th to 7th place in global rankings
  • DP WORLD to double Sokhna port's box operations
  • Hanjin increases Africa coverage with slot buys on "K" Line-PIL's Asia-Cape loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd to hike Oz rates
  • Improved training, professionalism seen as imperatives for marine surveyors
  • Kenya invites bids for building new port
  • Maersk & Safmarine to set up intra-European, short-haul carrier
  • MAERSK LINE adjusts capacity in Asia-Europe service network
  • NOL Group reports $ 282 million Q3 profit
  • TCC transpacific Great Dragon service to add Qingdao
  • WCA Family & CIFA to 'bring world to Africa
  • Zim, Hapag-Lloyd & MOL in slot exchange on N. Europe-W. Africa trades
  • MPSEZL posts excellent results in Q2 & H1
  • Shipping lines see need for GMB to cut costs at ports
  • World's top ports see fall in box handling in Sept.
  • Asias largest gold refinery taking
  • Sharma assures export incentives after Dec. sectoral review
  • China taking part in oil & gas fair
  • Mumbaikars match Germans sip for sip & mug for mug
  • Wiser to err on the side of tax compliance, advise experts

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2010
  • RZD to be forced to relinquish control of freight subsidiary PGK
    Russia's deputy transport minister Andrey Nedosekov has said that Russian Railways (RZD) has to sell 75% minus one share of its freight subsidiary PGK. Word so far had been that RZ...
  • Pearl River delta ports closed by typhoon Megi
    The southern Chinese ports of Shenzhen and Zhuhai were closed for safety reasons last week, and port operations in Hong Kong were curtailed, in preparation for typhoon Megi hitting...
  • Inland waterway barge rams ferry near Amsterdam
    An inland waterway freighter from Duisburg rammed and overturned a passenger ferry near Amsterdam on Friday. Shipping in the sector of the 72 km Amsterdam-Rhine Canal affected was ...
  • Largest Turkish freight village opens in Ankara
    Turkey's largest freight village, in the capital city Ankara, started operations in mid-October. The official opening of the Ankara Logistics Base was attended by several dignitari...
  • UPS reports strong growth in Q3
    The US express parcels and logistics service provider UPS improved its global revenues from USD 11.15 to 12.19 billion in the third quarter of 2010, a 9.3% rise over the like-for-l...
  • Vanguard Logistics Services opens third Mexico office
    Vanguard Logistics Services has opened a third branch in Mexico, in the city of Queretaro. Vanguard entered the market in 2007 by opening an office in Mexico City and an operationa...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Tidewater earnings take a hit
  • NCL to build two new cruise shipsat Meyer Werft
  • New leadership at GL
  • Viking Line throws STX Finland a lifeline
  • Pirates hijack three vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Port of Longview buying 306 acres of Columbia River land
  • Port of Port Angeles inks preliminary budget for 2011
  • Port of Portland schedules Hillsboro Airport open house
  • Everett Port Commission Oks 2011 operating/capital budget
  • Seanergy completes purchase of Bulk Energy Transport

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Crew regain control of hijacked Beluga vessel
    Citadel tactics leave Somali pirates unable to take control of heavylift vessel, Beluga Fortune
  • Ship hijacks up in first nine months of 2010
  • Each piracy attack costs shipping $9m
  • Pirates seize Japanese cargoship
  • UK in push to privatise trust ports
    Government to encourage ports to bring forward proposals for moderisation and...
  • UK ports 'stocktake'
  • Seaspan takes delivery of two new boxships from South Korean yards
    Vessels commence 12-year time charters with K-Line and COSCO Container Lines
  • Costamare takes boxship value case to Wall...
  • Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang's profits jump on increased deliveries
    Handover of 14 vessels in third quarter helps boost profits by 32% to $107m
  • Owners turn blind eye to overcapacity crisis

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Doldrums seen for oil demand
    TODAY'S Centre for Global Energy Studies outlook on oil demand offered little hope for battered tanker owners
  • Fos strikers again block depot
    STRIKING port authority workers from the Fos oil terminal in Marseilles helped block a key fuel depot this morning, as the strike entered its fourth week
  • NCL buoys German orderbook
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today confirmed a two-ship order at Meyer Werft that has been rumoured since September
  • DPW 'on track' as volumes rise
    DUBAI Ports World said today that it expects to meet expectations for its final results after posting a 14% year-on-year rise in box volumes for the third quarter
  • USS Laboon stops pirates
    A US WARSHIP has disrupted attacks by pirates on two vessels in the Gulf of Aden, but there were no arrests, NATO told Fairplay today
  • Science ship officer faces jail
    THE CHIEF engineer of the US-flagged research vessel Laurence M Gould faces half a decade in jail for lying to the US Coast Guard
  • Where job mobility thrives
    A REPORT has indicated that shipbrokers and charter managers ' especially in Singapore ' can expect great job mobility, even in today's tight economic times
  • ABG shares surge 70%
  • Seafarer killed by wave
  • APM fined over crew rest
  • Albania joining South Stream?
  • VLCC supply remains high
  • Five vie for new JNPT terminal
  • Mundra profits jump 21%
  • Pirates hijack two ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • GENCO, ATC Complete Merger
  • Customs to Launch Account Management Pilot
  • Horizon Lines to Add New Containers for China Service Launch
  • Judge Reinstates Employee Driver Injunction
  • Update: Beluga Vessel Freed from Pirates
  • Purolator USA Launches Premium Express to Canada
  • Diesel Slips Back to $3.067 per Gallon
  • Union Pacific Again Boosts Container Fleet
  • Former President of Churchill Truck Lines Dies
  • DOT, EPA Offer Rules to Cut Truck Diesel, Carbon
  • US, Japan Sign Open Skies Pact
  • Forward Air Sees Best Profit in Two Years
  • Russian Ocean Carrier Fesco Revenue Jumps 34 Percent
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $21 Billion
  • DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case
  • Asia Air Freight Capacity Growth Outpaces Demand
  • Report Finds Ship Operators, Freight Traders in Demand
  • Japanese Export Growth Slows
  • APL to Burn Cleaner Fuel in New York Harbor
  • DP World Traffic Jumps 14 Percent
  • Pirates Capture German Project Cargo Ship
  • Customs Chief Wants Better Broker Relations
  • Fighting Broker Fraud
  • CSX's Strong Earnings Energize Analysts
  • Driver Drug Tests Uncover More PCP, Marijuana Use
  • Tracking Truckers' DQFs
  • Softer Market, Stronger Pricing
  • Shipping Tea
  • APL Volume and Profit Grow
  • Lessons Learned?
  • Pacific Carriers Go With the Flow
  • The Right Modes Right Now
  • Calculating 10+2 Compliance
  • 12 Steps for Better Business
  • Mexico's Open-Door Policy
  • Trucking's Historic Emissions Mission
  • China Building Firewalls
  • Diversity Drives Singapore
  • A Game of Chicken
  • US-China Policy: Is a Trade War Brewing?
  • Hanjin's Partners in Brine
  • Hanjin's Growth Culture
  • Letters - October 25th, 2010 Edition

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Two more ships pirated over weekend
  • Another week of strikes: but is the protest losing steam?
  • Horizon suffers summer softening
  • More good numbers from Benelux port cluster
  • DP World posts double-digit throughput growth in Q3 10

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • 'Hijacked' Beluga Fortune free
    Pirates flee Beluga Fortune on seeing NATO warship close in as crew emerge unscathed from citadel.
  • Iron fuels Foremost fixtures
    US bulker owner seals series of time charters with Wuhan Iron & Steel Co, brokers claim.
  • Horizon boosts box bid
    New York-listed liner operator eyes fresh containers as it gears up for service surge in Guam and China.
  • Chandris wing cleans house
    Diversified Greek owner's Egyptian affiliate sends last single-huller to the chopping block.
  • NCL signs $1.2bn Meyer Werft deal
    Papenburg yard gets its eighth and ninth newbuildings from notably loyal customer.
  • Guam grabs $100m in US grants
    Port of Guam seals another US government-backed cash injection as Pacific island braces for troop build-up.
  • Seaboard sister sails south
    US liner operator beefs up South American service as freshly minted multi-purpose boxship hits the water.
  • Evergreen adds to box profit
    Taiwanese containership giant unveils nine-month gain after finally stopping the rot in 2010.
  • CSDC strong in the third quarter
    China Shipping unit predicts sharp rise in full-year profit after an improved Q3 showing.
  • Fugro to feast on Petrobras pie
    Dutch contractor joins Farstad and Greatship in ten-year subsea pact with Brazilian energy giant.
  • Bulker and cargoship collide
    Amur Shipping vessel damaged by Chinese ship in accident at Shanghai.
  • Guilty Maersk fined in UK
    Dane pleads guilty after being hit with nine charges over fatigued crew of boxship Maersk Patras.
  • Tidewater fires profit warning
    Offshore giant warns its second quarter bottom line will lag Wall Street forecasts.
  • Hope for 'hijacked' Beluga Fortune?
    Royal Navy warship steams towards seized German ship in hope 16 crew are locked in citadel.
  • BW Maritime sells its oldest VLCC
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led company offloads 1993-built tanker a month after it was first marketed for sale.
  • Navibulgar again buys Chinese ships
    Four handysized bulk carriers to be built by the Shanhaiguan yard are set to go to Navigation Maritime Bulgare in $112m deal.
  • Azra-S back in business
    Turkish tanker refloated after being forced aground in storm off St Kitts.
  • Slump kills newbuild appetite
    Tanker newbuilding orders drop to five-month low as rates linger at below breakeven levels, broker says.
  • Ro-ro and tanker collide
    German and Swiss vessels damaged in incident while passing in Kiel Canal.
  • USCG monitors grounded barges
    Vessels taking on water after tug pushing them went aground in St Lawrence.
  • Viking deal offers a lifeline to Turku
    A $340m cruise ferry order at STX Finland promises to lift some of the gloom surrounding the nation's shipbuilding sector.
  • First tips Frontline loss in Q4
    John Fredriksen-controlled tanker titan expected to slide into the red in the fourth quarter in weak market, First Securities says.
  • Bugs found on Vietnamese ship
    Vinashin general cargo vessel decontaminated in Russia after live beetles spotted in pantry.
  • Outlook brighter for IHI
    Japanese shipbuilder increases profit forecast for first six months despite revising revenue downwards.
  • Guangzhou profit up as sales fall
    Chinese shipyard boosts bottom line in third quarter despite delivery delays hammering revenues.
  • Crewman killed by wave
    Ukrainian seafarer battered against Estonian cargoship while heaving anchor off Russia.
  • Farstad pens Petrobras pact
    Oslo-listed owner secures near $60m subsea deal for Far Scotia off Brazil.
  • Cochin catches coast guard order
    Indian yard to deliver 20 patrol ships worth $338m in 2012.
  • Mermaid to make PSV splash
    Australian offshore vessel owner looking to raise $30m in share sale to spend on PSVs.
  • Mercator snaps up bulker
    Shalabh Mittal-led shipowner acquires 1994-built panamax. Arranges three year bareboat charter.
  • Havfrakt grounds off Norway
    First refloating attempt fails after Faroese cargoship gets stuck in Gisundet.
  • Pirates hijack second Beluga ship
    German owner sees Beluga Fortune snatched deep in Somali Basin two years after BBC Trinidad seized.
  • Dockers hurt in chemical leak
    Three workers hospitalised after xylenol escapes from containers on APL Sweden at Los Angeles.
  • Ill master rescued from tanker
    Ukrainian captain suffered acute renal failure on Zodiac's St James Park 150 miles off South Africa.
  • CMA CGM in Vietnam stop
    French liner group to add direct call on one of its Asia 'Europe services effective next month.
  • DP World handles 14% more
    Dubai ports giant posts better third quarter cargo figures as activity picks up further.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Slow steaming 'huge' for carriers
  • Van der Noordaa heads GL board
  • Amazon's distribution costs rise with sales
  • Hillebrand completes Trans Ocean integration
  • CEVA names Harris senior VP Americas accounts
  • Mexican Customs officers trained in U.S.
  • Guam kicks off port modernization
  • N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority approves ICTF
  • Longview adds 306 acres to industrial space

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Launch in Karlskrona
    The RSS Swordsman has been launched in Karlskrona. This is the second of two Swedish submarines of the V'sterg'tland class, bought by Singapore. The vessel was launched and given its
  • Farstad secures NOK 335 million deal
    The Norwegian offshore specialist Farstad Offshore has secured a five-year charter for its PSV Far Scotia with Brasilian Petrobras. The contract is worth NOK 335 million (EUR 41.5
  • Viking Line contracts newbuilding from STX
    Viking Line Abp and STX Finland Oy have signed a letter of intent for the construction of a 210 metres long, 57,000 GT car and passenger ferry for delivery in
  • LPG-tanker hijacked off Kenya
    Last weekend the LPG tanker York was hijacked 50 nautical miles East from Mombasa, Kenya, EU Navfor reports. The vessel was en route from Mombasa to the Seychelles when it

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2010
  • Sustainable Shipping conference a resounding success
    Change in attitude by industry as they work on key issues to reduce shipping's environmental footprint, event comes into its own.
  • Bunker prices firm in north European hubs
    Quiet market in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah prices sees strong gains
    Double-digit price rise for 380 cSt product.
  • Offshore volumes 'falling'
    Asia demand helping draw down Iranian stocks.
  • Container shipping company hit by fuel costs
    Horizon's third quarter results 'fall short' of company's expectations.
  • New port to open within weeks
    Hambantota port project 'ahead of schedule'.
  • Bunkering operations still disrupted
    Situation remains difficult at Fos-Lavera.
  • Plan to build world's 'most environmentally friendly ferry'
    'The goal is to use LNG as the fuel," says STX Finland.
  • Bunker prices firming as week opens
    Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker hubs, according to traders.
  • Bunker operations resume at Hong Kong, Chinese and Taiwanese ports
    No reports of serious damage at Hong Kong, Chinese and Taiwanese ports.
  • Separate standards for 'alternative' bunkers
    Shipping industry may see new, separate standards for bio-diesel and LNG, says fuel testing agency.
  • APL to use low sulphur bunkers in New York Harbor
    Port authority to reimburse 50% of the added cost, company says.
  • ISO 8217:2010 take-up 'limited'
    Majority of players expected to take up the new specification in 12 months.

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Geneva
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Paris
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Leghorn
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The Hague
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Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Hong Kong
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Bentivoglio
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NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
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Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
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Shanghai
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The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
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Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
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Reggio Calabria
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Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
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NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
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In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
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Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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