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March 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shipping sector appeals to public for action against piracy
  • Cosco levies subcontinent-Mideast US$41/TEU piracy risk fee
  • OOCL, Yang Ming re-arrange China-Pakistan CPX into two loops
  • HPH share sale to market Hong Kong, PDR assets for US$13.2 billion
  • NYK starts regular calls at Benin, with SWAX service
  • Chongqing launches second trial intermodal service to Duisburg
  • CSCL makes mark in 2011 with first megaship to put to sea
  • MISC halts Far East-India-Mideast Halal Express 2
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 28.7pc to US$645 million in 2010
  • NOL endows scholarship in name of late chairman Lua Cheng Eng
  • CSCL's China-Philippines service replaces old CPT loop
  • UASC to shift US office from NJ to south east as union organises
  • Geodis back in black with US$48.24 million operating profit
  • Rotterdam's sandy seawalls to be bound by rugged marram grass
  • Air freight from Jamaica banned from entering US
  • Xinjiang plans to spent US$4.6 billion on civil aviation in 5 years
  • Air cargo study to focus on why JFK volumes are declining

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • China Cargo Airlines resumes Shanghai-Nagoya services
    Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, resumed its six weekly cargo services between its hub and Nagoya today. China Cargo Airlines originally...
  • US Airways reports strong 2010 cargo revenues
    US Airways, an Arizona-based carrier, has reported that its cargo revenues came to USD 149 million in 2010, an increase of USD 49 million (or 48%) over 2009. The figure was even hi...
  • Kenya Airways to acquire first full-freighter
    Flag carrier Kenya Airways has announced that it is boosting cargo capacity and further developing its cargo division. The airline is set to acquire a full-freighter for the first ...
  • CMA CGM reports excellent 2010 performance
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, reported revenues of USD 14.3 billion in 2010, a 36% increase on 2009. The improvement was led by the combined impact o...
  • VTG expects positive developments
    The Hamburg-based German wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG improved its sales figure by 8% to EUR 629 million in 2010. Its ebitda grew by 3% to EUR 154 million. Its wagon l...
  • SNCF returns to profit zone
    The French national railway SNCF has reported good business in 2010. The group has returned to the profit zone, making EUR 697 million, but only thanks to EUR 466 million worth of ...
  • Tirsan delivers 200 trailers to Barsan Global Logistics
    The Turkish trailer manufacturer Tirsan has delivered 200 high-volume trailers with German MOT certificates to Barsan Global Logistics, a first for Turkey. The units include 170 cu...
  • Swiss commercial vehicle body expects truck-driver shortfall
    The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag expects the truck-driver shortfall over the next ten years to be as high as 25,000, as demand from trade and industry rises, the auth...
  • Piracy not a local issue, but a global concern, says ESC
    The European Shippers' Council (ESC) considers the rising number of piracy incidents, especially in the Indian Ocean, to be of grave concern. The attacks appear almost unprecedente...
  • Fiata headquarter sessions, Zurich, 18-20 March
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) will be holding its headquarter sessions 2011 at the Swissotel in Zurich Oerlikon (Switzerland) from 18 to 2...
  • Swisslog wins major order from Dentressangle in Belgium
    The international intra-logistics service provider Swisslog, which is headquartered in Switzerland, has won a major order worth EUR 21 million in Belgium. The French transport and ...
  • Ekol Logistics opens new facility in Bursa
    The Turkish service provider Ekol Logistics has opened a new centre in Bursa, in western Turkey. The facility will have a 3,000 sqm warehouse, 450 sqm of office space, uncovered lo...
  • Geodis turns its back on losses and makes a profit
    The French transport and logistics corporation Geodis, based in Clichy near Paris, improved its sales figure by a massive 31% in 2010, raising it from EUR 5 to 6.6 billion. Cost cu...
  • Anthony Kish new director of St Lawrence development council
    The St Lawrence economic development council has appointed Anthony Kish as director for projects and governmental affairs. Kish, who joined the council as research coordinator in 2...
  • Cargill and SkySails to rig up largest kite-powered vessel
    Cargill, an international food, agricultural, financial and industrial services corporation, has signed an agreement with SkySails to use wind power technology, in order to help re...
  • Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and Canadian Pacific sign collaborative agreement
    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the North American railfrieght service provider Canadian Pacific have signed a collaborative agreement on performance and productivity that fo...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Marcon brokers sale of Oceaneering DSV to Peru
  • New owner for Britain's A&P Group
  • Algoma Central buys out partner's stake in Seaway Marine Transport

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of December
  • NYK adding Cotonou call to South Africa/West Africa service
  • Coast Guard Cutter MIDGETT returning to Seattle homeport
  • New Mitsui vessel to test silicon-based anti-fouling paint
  • APL reports on time performance at 95 percent in Trans-Pacific Trade

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Europe rates at nine-month high as Libya crisis hits bunker prices
    Bad weather in northern hemisphere adds to charterers' woes
  • Panamax owners await rise in South American exports
    Rates remain lacklustre but owners anticipate seasonal second-quarter hike for grain to Asia
  • China snaps up vessels as Indian yards fill to capacity
  • Pacific Basin forecasts a year of handysize difficulties
    Pacific Basin has forecast a difficult year for the global handysize bulk carrier fleet, after its handysize business division posted a 17% rise in profit, to $145m
  • Moody's warns of dry spot market exposure
    Three key factors will determine the credit rating quality of dry bulk shipping companies this year, according to ratings agency, Moody's Investor Service
  • Aframax rates rocket as Libyan unrest continues
    Bullish brokers expect to see rates spike 1,600% for Libyan crude export cargoes
  • Sale rumours hit West LB shipping book
    Could join Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Ireland as potential sale candidates
  • Streamlining Brussels' research funding labyrinth
    Finding your way to the EU's multibillion-euro pot of research gold is about to get easier, so pay attention
  • Will Greek owners risk moral hazard in China?
    Chinese banks are said to be lending $10bn to the Greeks ' but there is no sign yet of the fund
  • How to find favour on Wall Street
    Lloyd's List reveals the top tips from shipping analysts on impressing investors and securing success when going public
  • Investor enthusiasm for shipping will rekindle in time
    Widespread confidence that there will be a number of fresh shipping listings in the US this year
  • Underwriters stuck between a rock and a hard place
    Hull insurers say they have not made an underwriting profit in the past 14 years
  • UK supreme court clarifies cargo role in inherent vice
    Ruling finds that where the wind and sea are instrumental in causing loss it will be almost impossible for insurers to deny liability
  • Shipowners urge London to cut light dues
    Industry lobby groups call on UK government to reduce tax by '0.06 per net registered tonne
  • Rotterdam employees return to work at Sohar port
    Port authority confirms operations at the port appear to be unaffected as protests subside
  • Kuehne + Nagel delays Tunisia deal
    Logistics giant positive over Middle East outlook despite ongoing crisis
  • Genmar and Almi dismiss suezmax deal tattle
    Owners differ over whether Genmar offered stock for five suezmaxes
  • Shiprecycling convention may unearth legal minefield
    Shipowners fear loss of vessel employment and revenue
  • Looming box shortage could lead to freight rate hikes
    APL president Eng Aik Meng warns of severe shortage and more pronounced seasonality
  • Excel remains optimistic in dry bulk outlook
    Owner 'well-positioned' to ride overcapacity storm, while Pacific Basin hopes woes will ebb when new fleet hits the water
  • Save our seafarers
    Lloyd's List urges everyone to back the Save our Seafarers anti-piracy campaign
  • Pacific Basin disappoints as group profit falls to $104m
    Group cites weak charter demand and Europe's slow export-led recovery for its poor performance
  • A confident approach to smooth succession
    Having worked alongside her father George for many years, Sabrina Chao is now in the driving seat at Wah Kwong
  • Kuehne + Nagel gears up to buy RH Freight
    Move will boosts logistics giant UK operations

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Moody's predicts decade of volatility
    CREDIT rating agency Moody's warned today that the drybulk sector's lack of discipline portends rate volatility through 2020
  • UK's A&P Group sold
    BRITISH ship repair, conversion and fabrication company A&P Group has been sold to a new consortium, the company announced today
  • KL granted US shield
    A NEW York judge has issued a temporary restraining order to protect Korea Line from escalating attempts to attach its vessels in US ports
  • Slovenian port gains
    SLOVENIA'S only port operator Luka Koper increased throughput last year by 17% from 2009 figures and box traffic by 40%
  • Excel seeks charter cover
    DRYBULK major Excel Maritime has met profit expectations as it continues to seek more timecharter employment
  • 'Fuss' factor seen in piracy
    PIRATES are "well-informed businessmen" who are likely to target even more box ships, a UK conference heard today
  • BV doubles order intake
    CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas announced today that the volume of its intake of newbuilding orders doubled year on year in 2010
  • Libyan port reopened
    LIBYA'S Marsa el Brega oil port has been reopened, IHS Global Markets Energy reported today, but the sector faces huge challenges however its political turmoil concludes
  • BDI rose 20% last month
    THE BDI rose by 20% in February, with brokers expecting increased ship demand from Australia to push the index even higher as March unfolds
  • Pacific Basin profits fall
    A WEAK drybulk market saw Hong Kong carrier Pacific Basin's profits drop 5.45% year on year to $104.3M in 2010
  • Latvian losses deepen
    LATVIAN Shipping, the listed Riga product tanker company, has reported 2010 losses bigger than its revenues on impairments, which together accounted for almost half of its revenues last year
  • NYK chases markets in West Africa
    JAPAN'S NYK Line told Fairplay today it is tapping emerging West Africa with a new container service connecting China and Singapore to the region
  • Golar seeking to expand
    GOLAR LNG, the gas carrier group in John Fredriksen's business empire, said today it is seeking expansion even though its final quarter and full-year results weakened from a year earlier
  • Jiangsu Eastern builds profits
    CHINESE shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern announced today that it made net profits of 67.5M yuan ($10.3M) in 2010, reversing losses of 104.3M yuan in 2009
  • Vale looks to fill China iron ore gap
    BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale is eyeing increased iron ore exports to China now that India is cutting its exports of the commodity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Dentressangle Earnings Rise 32 Percent
    French trucking, logistics and forwarding company Norbert Dentressangle reported higher profit and revenue for 2010 and said it expects its...
  • Truckload Index Shows Tightening Capacity
    Truckload capacity slackened slightly in the last two weeks of February but remains significantly tighter than in recent months, according...
  • West Coast Container Volume Surges 13 Percent
    U.S. West Coast ports started 2011 off with a bang, with total container volume in January up 13 percent over...
  • Energy Department Yields on U.S.-Flag Preference
    A standoff ended Tuesday between the departments of Transportation and Energy over the use of U.S.-flag vessels to transport goods...
  • Capacity-Cargo Ratio to Narrow in 2011
    Container ship lines are poised to break a years-long pattern of vessel capacity expanding faster than cargo volume but only...
  • STB's Nottingham Resigns as of March 18
    The Surface Transportation Board's current sole Republican member, Vice Chairman Charles D. Nottingham, said he will resign effective March 18...
  • CMA CGM Beefs Up Trans-Pacific VSAs
    CMA CGM thinks the supply of vessel capacity on the trans-Pacific this year needs to be expanded to meet growing...
  • APM to Build, Run $1 Billion Costa Rica Terminal
    APM Terminals March 1 announced a $1 billion investment in a container port in Costa Rica. The company, a...
  • NAFTA Trade Rose 13.8 Percent in December
    Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico posted a year-to-year gain of 13.8 percent to $66.5...
  • Factory Orders Outpace Inventories, ISM Reports
    U.S. manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace since 2004, and new orders outpaced inventories, suggesting freight shipments may...
  • Amazon Adding Fifth German Logistics Center
    Amazon.com will build a 1 million-square-foot logistics center in Rheinberg, Germany, in the western part of the country, scaling up...
  • DOJ Confirms Parcel Antitrust Probe
    The Justice Department is investigating possible anticompetitive behavior in the time-sensitive parcel market, a department spokeswoman confirmed today. Although...
  • Maersk to Enhance Trans-Pacific Services, Add Ports
    Maersk Line plans to enhance its trans-Pacific service network at the end of May by expanding port coverage to the...
  • Econocaribe Joins INTTRA
    Econocaribe Consolidators, a Miami-based non-vessel-owning common carrier, is joining INTTRA, the e-commerce platform established by 30 shipping lines for cargo...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Boosts 2010 Profit 28.7 Percent
    Kuehne+Nagel reported 2010 net profit grew 28.7 percent from the previous year on sharply higher ocean and air freight volumes...
  • Trucking Rates Do Not Reflect Total Costs, GAO Says
    Trucking passes on to customers substantially less of the total cost of transportation than competing modes, and that distorts competition,...
  • US Steel Imports Jump 9.4 percent Month-to-Month
    U.S. steel imports increased month-to-month 9.4 percent in January from December, according to preliminary government data. "Imports from the...
  • NYK Logistics Names New COO
    NYK Logistics (Americas) announced Monday that Michael Noone is joining the company as chief operations officer on March 1. ...
  • Fuel Costs Squeeze Ocean Carrier Margins
    Ocean container carriers are losing money on key trade lanes, including the Asia-Europe route, as margins come under increasing pressure...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins the box 'dollar' billionaires
  • ESC warns on economic consequences of 'unacceptable' piracy
  • K+N makes 'profitable inroads'
  • Dynamar report tracks carriers' 'ups and downs'
  • FMD outbreak alarms South Africa's meat exporters

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Lakhani looks for price spike
    Scrap values will jump should Bangladesh re-join the demolition market, says Dubai Trading boss.
  • Scrap prices set to sizzle
    Leading cash buyer expects demolition prices to remain around the $500 per ldt mark.
  • Oceaneering sells DSV
    US offshore owner parts ways with ageing dive-support vessel as $17m replacement hits the water.
  • US probes piracy links
    Race to tie Somali pirates to al Qaeda terrorist cells gains traction as US Senator speaks out against Quest killings.
  • PSV seized off Ghana
    US-flagged supply ship held in Ghana as authorities launch probe into 'questionable' disposal of drilling mud.
  • Anek heads to Libya again
    Greek owner sending Lissos ferry to take 1,000 Vietnamese workers home.
  • Columbus takes leave early
    Hapag-Lloyd will return cruiseship to owner Conti a year ahead of schedule after fixing replacement.
  • Trico tosses four
    Embattled US offshore owner's race for redemption continues as four ships prepare for auction.
  • Flex in Samsung reprieve
    Norwegian given another few months to sort out finances for FLNG quartet as impairment brings large loss.
  • Ezra bags Statoil millions
    Singapore owner's new subsea venture wins $41m deal in North Sea.
  • 'Put yachts on ships'
    Danish ministry warns boaters not to sail through pirate-infested waters after abduction of children and four adults.
  • A&P sells shipyards
    Peel Group and Cammell Laird investors make move for UK shiprepair and conversion specialist's three bases.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Bowles joins Norfolk Southern board
    Former Clinton administration official Erskine Bowles has been elected to the board of Norfolk Southern Corp. Bowles was President Bill Clinton's chief of staff from 1996 to 1998, and deputy chief of staff for two years prior. He ran for the Senate...
  • Trans Global names Hung director
    Hong Kong-based Trans Global Logistics has named Raphael Hung managing director of air freight and regional director of South Asia. Hung was managing director at Sunlink Logistics. From 1998 through 2008, he worked in various air freight roles with...
  • NYK to call Cotonou on Asia/Africa service
    NYK Line said Tuesday it will start regular calls at Cotonou, Benin, on its South Africa and West Africa Express (SWAX) service from March 9. The new SWAX rotation will be Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Durban, Lome, Tema, Lagos, Cotonou, Dur...
  • TCC to add second transpacific string in April
    The Containership Co. will start a new service connecting South China and the U.S. West Coast beginning in April, the carrier''s Chief Operating Officer Franck Kayser confirmed to American Shipper Tuesday. The new service was reported Monday by the...
  • MSC to use 8,000-TEU ships on transatlantic
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s infusion of massive containerships has the liner carrier cascading 8,000-TEU vessels into the transatlantic trade, according to a report Monday by maritime news serviceAlphaliner.The report said MSC will in April rotat...
  • MarAd chief asks insurers to aid piracy fight
    U.S. Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda called on the insurance industry Monday to offer a standard insurance rate reduction to shipping companies that use "best management practices" aimed at making their ships less vulnerable to attacks by ...
  • Cargill to install parasail on bulk vessel
    Cargill, one of the largest providers of bulk agricultural commodities and services, said Monday that one of its oceangoing vessels will be the largest of its kind outfitted with a kite for wind propulsion. The giant agri-marketer has signed an agr...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires U.K. trucker, forwarder
    Kuehne + Nagel Group reported improved profit and sales for 2010 and announced an acquisition Tuesday. The Swiss company said it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shares of the U.K. trucking and logistics firm Rennies Investment Ltd. (R...
  • APL vessels 95% on time in transpacific
    Liner carrier APL said it achieved a 95 percent on-time rate for the five transpacific service in which it exclusively operates vessels. The Singapore-based line said its ships missed their arrival window 12 times out of 237 ports calls to the U.S...
  • Pirates "stronger, more violent, richer every day"

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • First deep water permit after Deepwater Horizon
    The first permit for oil exploration since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last spring has been awarded to Noble Energy. The Obama administration introduced a moratorium on deep water-drilling last
  • Japanese vessel released
    The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Izumi has been released after being held by pirates for several months, EU Navfor reports. The vessel was hijacked in the Somali basin on October
  • No change of name for Bornholm HSC
    The new HSC ferry for Bornholmer F'rgen A/S will not have its name changed. A public vote on Bornholm ended with a majority for the planned name Leonora Christina
  • Seven Danes captured by Somali pirates
    Seven Danish citizens have been taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean, close to the African continent. A family of five (two adults with three children) on a round

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    In Durban deliveries available for supply up to and including March 15.
  • KPI appoints key account manager in London office
    Rasmussen has more than 20 years experience in the shipping industry.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets soften
    Loading congestion is being reported in Rotterdam.
  • Monaco office hopes to 'recruit more traders'
    Dan-Bunkering says Monaco operation is 'fulfilling all expectations'.
  • Danish industry partnership to evaluate ECA solutions
    Objective is to assess practical and financial aspects of 'the three most realistic alternatives'.
  • Hambantota prices will be 'competitive'
    Rates will be low enough to attract new business, says SLPA.
  • MOL looks for fuel savings from new hull coating
    New formula anti-fouling paint 'to cut bunker consumption by 6%'.
  • IFO prices down at major ports
    General low demand for bunkers at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Asian bunker fuel deficit to remain 'extremely large' in 2011
    Demand for bunker fuel to rise by another 5% this year amid falling regional supplies of HSFO, says ESAI.
  • Box shipping demand-supply 'more balanced' than thought
    Delays in ship deliveries, slow steaming and shortage of equipment keeping tonnage overcapacity in check.
  • Vietnamese supplier targets increase in bunker sales volumes
    Adopts use of material safety data sheet and SS600 bunker receipt for deliveries to improve operating standards.
  • Colombo's bunker storage capacity 'to triple'
    SLPA to up bunker storage capacity in Colombo to 95,000 mt.
  • NYK places order for fuel saving LNG carrier
    LNG carrier to use Ultra Steam Turbine plant for higher fuel efficiency.
  • Korea Line gets temporary US court protection
    Order restrains creditors such as WFS and Cosmoship from pursuing Korea Line's assets in the US.

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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
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
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
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
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
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
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
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
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
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
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
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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