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November 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Weak iron ore demand may hit shipping rates
    Steelmaker demand for iron ore, the biggest source of cargoes for commodity carriers, is weakening, threatening to end the most profitable shipping rates in almost a year.
Strait Talk
  • The cost of protectionism
    COMPETITION, protection and how not to do it

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Weak iron ore demand may hit shipping rates
    Steelmaker demand for iron ore, the biggest source of cargoes for commodity carriers, is weakening, threatening to end the most profitable shipping rates in almost a year.
Strait Talk
  • The cost of protectionism
    COMPETITION, protection and how not to do it

Sched Netweb site
  • Oakland dockers strike after three killed in reefer box explosions
  • Grand China suspends transpacific US service as market deteriorates
  • OOIL quarterly revenue fall 8.3pc despite 6.6pc increase in volume
  • NYK suffers US$150 million first half loss, expects losses to widen
  • HK shippers' Sunny Ho says US$500/FEU anti-piracy surcharge too high
  • Emerging markets key to DP World's 10pc volume increase over 9 months
  • Horizon Lines abandons transpacific, suspends service to Guam
  • Qinzhou port's 300,000-tonne navigation channel soon to open
  • NOL posts quarterly US$91 million loss with full-year decline expected
  • APL boosts capacity of container vessels on Far East-Mideast trade
  • Evergreen, Cosco and OOCL to revise Red Sea offer by January
  • Seago Line to operate Adriatic, Mediterranean services for Maersk
  • Panama ups ante: To accommodate 13,000-TEUers, not 10,000 as before
  • SC Port Authority chief pleads for 'sound decisions' from Congress
  • PD Ports Hull Container Terminal gears up for growth
  • United Continental Holdings posts third quarter US$773 million profit
  • Ningxia's airfreight throughput to hit 40,000 tonnes by 2015
  • East African flowers wilt as airlines struggle with slowing EU demand

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ICS report advises on action to reduce accidents in Malacca & Singapore Straits
  • Market demand for multi-carrier e-commerce underscored by record INTTRA transactions
  • Softlink launches Logi-Sys in South-East Asia
  • Tanker earnings slump 61 pc due to ship glut in Nov.
  • Bangla sprints ahead of India to take second spot among knitwear exporters
  • Coffee exports may be hit due to bumper global output
  • Demand dip in US, EU makes seafood exporters eye China
  • Indonesia to buy 5 lakh t rice from India
  • Tyre exports surge 30 pc in Q1
  • New MOP handling record at Kandla Port
  • Arshiya Rail Infrastructure wins Sterlite Industries contract to move 24,000 tonnes of copper concentrate
  • DIPP restores debt-equity flexibility in FDI policy
  • Forex reserves scale $ 858 m to $ 318.35 bn
  • Govt issues draft circular seeking views on simplifying refund claims for services exports
  • India plans to approach WTO against US duty imposition
  • India, Mauritius to review DTAA
  • Oil cools off as dollar firms up

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • First Don-Bur high-volume trailer on the road for Wincanton
    Officials of the UK Department for Transport have approved controlled trials of high-volume trailers (HVTs), and Wincanton has been working closely with Don-Bur to design and manuf...
  • Vanguard with new Far East-Chicago services
    NVOCC Vanguard Logistics Services (Hong Kong and Los Angeles) has launched three new direct less-than-container load ocean services from Dalian, Shenzhen (both China), Tokyo and Yo...
  • Egyptair restarts services to Libya
    Egyptair has resumed flights to Benghazi that were suspended for seven months. The carrier will start operating four weekly nonstop flights from Cairo. According to the Libyan civi...
  • Gregory Tampas joins Globe Express Services
    Globe Express Services (Overseas Group), one of the world's leading global logistics providers, has appointed Gregory Tampas as president of the Americas. Tampas began his logistic...
  • NYK enters Brazilian cabotage business
    NYK is set to participate in the Brazilian cabotage business by acquiring 10% of shares in Maestra Navegacao e Logistica (Maestra) and two group companies. NYK and Maestra also agr...
  • Iberia transported 1,000 t of flowers in October
    The Spanish airline Iberia transported 1,000 t of flowers last month - twice the quantity of September and 5% up on October 2010. The roses, carnations and orchids came from Costa ...
  • New freight hub to be built in Cologne
    Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) is building a new hub for railfreight transport in an industrial park in the north of Cologne. 400,000 teu per year will be to be handled on nine ...
  • DB Schenker Rail improving UK-Poland railfreight links
    Trading links between Poland and the UK are to be strengthened from November with the introduction of regular European-sized railfreight services by DB Schenker Rail. One train a w...
  • Daimler Trucks increases ebit
    Daimler Trucks continued its successful development in Q3 and increased its unit sales by 22% on the third quarter of last year, selling 115,600 vehicles. The division's revenue gr...
  • Marseilles Fos sees signs of growth
    The French port of Marseilles Fos recorded throughput of 66.4 million t in January-September - up by 1% on the first nine months of last year .A 6% rise in oil and gas volumes comp...
  • Wreckage of Asiana B747 found three months later
    The wreckage of an Asiana Boeing B747-400F that crashed into the waters off South Korea (see ITJ Daily of 29 July) has been found, almost three months after the incident. South Kor...
  • Arcelor Mittal Bremen and Stute to cooperate
    The Bremen plant of the leading steel group Arcelor Mittal has concluded an eight-year service agreement with Germany's logistics company Stute Verkehrs-GmbH. As part of this outso...
  • Spedlogswiss has three new members
    Spedlogswiss, the association of Swiss forwarding and logistics companies, has welcomed the companies Meyer & Meyer Logistics Services, Cargopack Geering and A. Hardrodt (Switz...
  • Groupe CAT acquires 50% stake in Carlson Vehicle Transfer
    Groupe CAT, one of Europe's transport and automotive logistics leaders, has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in Carlson Vehicle Transfer (CVT), a growing car transport comp...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Rowan exercises option for third drillship
  • Transocean files suit against BP in Deepwater Horizon case
  • Chinese shipbuilding orders take a hit
  • GD completes Metro Machine acquisition
  • GL grants approval in principle to DSME LNG fueled containership
  • Vigor Industrial delivers 64-car ferry to WSF ahead of schedule
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo and Kawasaki mark a century

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners jumps during month of August
  • Boeing Chief Financial Officer announces retirement plans
  • Mitsui joining Osaka Gas to build pair of LNG carriers
  • New Washington State ferry delivered ahead of schedule
  • Evergreen Line making changes to intra-Asia service offerings

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Grand China joins list of transpacific casualties
    Line suspends service after just six months
  • Aframax owners positioning ice-class ships for start of Europe's winter spike
    Hopes of rising Baltic and North Sea rates later this month influence chartering moves
  • Chinese manufacturing slowdown spells lower demand for boxships
    Freight rates out of China could fall even further as cargo volumes drop
  • Seaspan teams up with MSC
    Shipowner charters 4,800 teu ships to world number two line
  • Chongqing Marine sells half its fleet
    Small Chinese feedership owner now has only three ships left
  • Pacific capesize rates 'drop like a stone'
    Over $10,000 per day wiped from charter prices in three weeks as vessel demand falls
  • Iron Pasha and Grand China settle for now
    Chinese charterer claims case should not have been brought as Greek owner pockets half of hire arrears and lifts injunction
  • Greek chemtanker hijacked by Somali pirates
    Vessel thought to have been taken inside International Recommended Transit Corridor
  • States afflicted by West African piracy take action
    Countries join forces to cope with growing problem
  • Armed guards 'no quick fix'
    Concerns raised over the consequences of the widespread use of private security
  • Seaspan losses double in third quarter
    Rising revenues keep company optimistic
  • Fifth Frontline suezmax up for sale
    Last tanker bought in 2008 Top Ships deal reported up for grabs in secondhand market
  • Maersk Line expands broker pool for charter business
    Clarksons and Howe Robinson join Maersk Broker
  • Slow steaming VLCCs to 12 knots could boost fleet utilisation to 98%
    Longer voyage durations would absorb surplus tonnage, says ICAP Shipping
  • Able UK seals £2m aid for improved drydock gates
    Project will extend range of work that can be tackled at Seaton facility on Teesside
  • Modern VLCC prices at eight-year low
    Five-year-old ship values dip under $60m, according to Baltic Exchange assessments
  • Desperate times for tankers
    Without any likelihood of improving conditions, owners must take desperate measures
  • Drug smuggling on merchant vessels reaches a new high
    There have been nine seizures in 2011 to date compared to only two in 2009, LLI reveals
  • Insurance cover that owners prefer not to discuss
    Penalty and fine cover is quietly available to protect against a drugs incident
  • Q&A: Nigel Carpenter, Braemar Technical Services
    Braemar Technical Services' new joint managing director discusses what has gone into the company's creation
  • Gard ups premiums by 5%
    General increase is needed to keep in line with claim inflation, says club
  • New pirate threat from hacking ships
    Shipowners need to address chinks in their cyber-security armour
  • How Cosco will escape its financial quandary
    Cosco will never face a liquidity crisis, but it could face insolvency if the market stays low for too long. What will it do?
  • Dr Peters aframax arrested
    Product tanker DS Power held in Rotterdam
  • CMA CGM grounds reefer boxes
    Containers repaired by company where coolant explosion killed three
  • HNS convention short on support
    Only eight countries sign 2010 IMO protocol on hazardous and noxious substances
  • Mercator Lines profit dives 83%
    Company blames low spot rates, renewal contracts at lower rates and increased operating costs

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Shipowners Club's claims increase 20%
    SMALL and specialised ship insurer the Shipowners Club has reported a one-fifth growth in claims, despite challenging conditions for members
  • Grand China also exits trans-Pacific
    GRAND China Shipping has joined some of its peers in withdrawing from the trans-Pacific box trade
  • OSG confirms crude hit
    AS PREDICTED, OSC today revealed huge quarterly losses, driven by plunging rates for its international crude tanker fleet
  • Stretch what you have, shipping told
    SHIPPING companies must commit to pushing sustainable development to win investment for new technologies, Harris Antoniou of ABN Amro Bank has told Fairplay
  • Tropical's losses mount
    TROPICAL Shipping announced another disappointing quarter today, as its Caribbean liner service continues to suffer from weak demand
  • Box service performance platform launched
    INTTRA, the ecommerce provider, today unveiled a new platform that offers stakeholders unbiased measurements of global performance by box services
  • 113 migrants uncovered
    ITALIAN authorities have sent back to Greece 62 undocumented migrants they found hidden in a truck
  • P&I's shell game is over
    P&I CLUBS cannot continue booking losses in the underwriting business, then covering them with gains from investment deals, a senior leader in the sector has told Fairplay
  • Seaspan unveils fleet moves
    BOX SHIP lessor Seaspan today reported results in line with expectations and unveiled a new divestiture strategy for its oldest vessels
  • Japan LNG cargoes rise
    JAPAN has tripled its Atlantic LNG imports this year and demand is likely to rise further, analysts said today
  • Vietnam coal boom seen
    VIETNAM will import at least 51M tonnes of coal per year by 2025, the Platts Coal Forum in Singapore has been told
  • Oz coal expansions unveiled
    BHP BILLITON and Mitsubishi said today they plan to spend $4.2Bn to expand their Queensland coal mines
  • Cabotage changes aid BLT
    INDONESIAN tanker company PT Buana Listya Tama today announced a doubling of revenues, driven by government regulations
  • AltaGas acquires PNG
    CANADA'S AltaGas has acquired Pacific Northern Gas, a northwestern British Columbia natural gas distribution group
  • Mercator's profits plunge 83%
    MERCATOR Lines (Singapore) today revealed an 83% drop in net profits year on year for the three months ending 30 September

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Oakland Port Pleads for Peaceful 'Occupy' Protest
    Port of Oakland executives are urging residents to balance exercising their right to freedom of speech with safeguarding the rights...
  • POHA's Moseley Talks Panama Canal Progress, Port Challenges in 2012 (Video)
    John Moseley, general manager of trade management at the Port of Houston Authority, gives his thoughts on the progress of...
  • Damco CEO Expects a Soft Market, Idled Ship Capacity in 2012 (Video)
    Rolf Habben-Jansen, CEO of Damco International in Denmark, discusses whether he thinks ship capacity will be withdrawn in 2012 and...
  • Freightcar America Doubles Revenue, Narrows Loss
    Freightcar America said growing demand for railcars more than doubled revenue to $130.1 million, but the equipment manufacturer said the...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Profit, Pricing Leap
    Genesee & Wyoming's net profit jumped 32.6 percent to $32.9 million in the third quarter, as the short line and regional...
  • Manufacturing Growth Slows, Orders Grow
    The pace of manufacturing growth in the United States slowed in October as the Institute of Supply Management's PMI fell...
  • Russia's Richest Man Buys Russian Railways Freight Unit
    Vladimir Lisin, reputed to be Russia's richest man, won the auction for state-owned Russian Railways cargo arm, Freight One, in...
  • Yusen Logistics Profit Falls, Revenue Jumps
    Yusen Logistics saw its profit fall 16.6 percent year-over-year to $22.91 million in the first half of fiscal 2011, which...
  • INTTRA Launches Carrier Performance Metrics
    INTTRA plans to launch a new tool on its e-commerce platform that will measure the delivery performance of ocean carriers...
  • House Snatches Away Funding Offset for Transport Plan
    The House of Representatives last week laid claim to a budget offset the Senate Finance Committee intended to use to...
  • Seaspan Loss Widens to $122.6 Million
    Seaspan's third-quarter loss widened to $122.6 million from $70.9 million a year ago, as the Hong Kong-based charterer was hit...
  • Cathay Takes First 747-8 Freighter
    Boeing delivered its first 747-8 freighter to Cathay Pacific Airways this week, making the Hong Kong-based airline the second carrier...
  • "K" Line Adds Intra-Asia Loop
    "K" Line added a weekly service called Jaseco-K connecting South Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia as a slot operator. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • TAL also 'in the clover' in Q3 11
    TAL International Group has followed its compatriot lessor CAI International, in announcing a very strong set of financial figures for its Q3 11 trading period. ...
  • Evergreen reshuffles Intra-Asia slings to tap into trade boom
    Taiwan's Evergreen is capitalising on the boom in Intra Asia trade by launching two new services this month (November) and involving a reshuffle of its loops.It ...
  • Markets in turmoil over Greek debt referendum
    The eurozone debt crisis entered another spine-chilling chapter today after a decision yesterday by the Greek government to call a referendum on bail-out imposed ...
  • Taiwan's shipping trio see Q3 results plunge
    Taiwan's trio of major ocean carriers have followed in the footsteps of other shipping lines and seen their financial results slide for Q3 this year due to the ...
  • Grand China suspends transpac service due to 'rate and volumes pressure'
  • Grand China Shipping (GCS) is exiting the transpacific trade after announcing that it is temporarily suspending its SPX service - only launched in April this year ...
  • New INTTRA platform to measure service integrity
  • NOL posts USD158 million nine-month loss
    The APL, container arm of Singapore-based NOL has seen its revenue and operating profit decline dramatically in the first nine months of this year, compared with ...
  • Zim and MSC in slot-swop deal on North Europe - Med
    Israeli carrier Zim Lines and Geneva-based MSC have concluded a slot-swap agreement on the Northern Europe - Mediterranean trade which the liners said would facilitate ...
  • Rena: critical night ahead

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Two clubs opt for rises of 5%
    Gard and Steamship Mutual reach same general increase decision amid deteriorating claims outlook and tougher financial climate.
  • GCS torches transpacific run
    Grand China Shipping says there is "no end in sight" to trouble in key containership market despite recent exodus.
  • Rowan pens third drillship
    US drilling giant prepares to splash over $600m to construct another drillship in South Korea.
  • Fairstar extends buy-back
    Fairstar Heavy Transport given more than a week to repurchase up to 10% of its own shares.
  • Greek woe bites Attica
    Athens-listed ferry owner sees nine-month loss increase as shipments are hurt by weak economy.
  • Tanzania considers dredging
    East African port could see major improvements if feasibility a study gets go ahead.
  • Zeeland defies downturn
    Dutch terminals group increases nine-month cargo throughput by 9%, thanks in part to oil shipments.
  • Sandpiper joins Eagle flock
    Eagle Bulk Shipping's seals charter for last of 27-vessels built under supramax newbuilding programme.
  • VLCCs find conversion buyer
    SBM Offshore thought to have taken at least one seized VLCC formerly owned by Wilmer Ruperti.
  • Novoship plunges into red
    Russian tanker owner loses nearly $37m in first nine months as it writes down shares.
  • ICAP plots speed solution
    Slow VLCCs to 12 knots and it could be 2004 all over again, broker says.
  • Massoel CEO steps down
    Michael Deslarzes prepares to abandon driver's seat of Swiss bulker owner to pursue mysterious new venture.
  • Shreyas stays in black
    Indian shipowner's third quarter profit much reduced as ballooning fuel bill eradicates gains.
  • Okean stymied on orders
    Ukrainian yard says two new ship contracts have been delayed by pension fund's bankruptcy suit against it.
  • GLDD slides in the third
    Nasdaq-listed dredging giant sees profit slip amid lower domestic activity but US remains key to growth.
  • Greek tanker hijacked
    Elmira Tankers' vessel the first to be snatched in the IRTC in more than a year, TradeWinds is told

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • LNG to fuel containerships by end-decade
  • NYK enters Brazilian cabotage trade
  • Magnets? Sirens? Second ship aground near Tauranga
    A second container ship has run aground near the port of Tauranga where authorities are struggling to salvage the wrecked Rena. The 660-TEU Schelde Trader hit rocks after it lost power leaving Tauranga.
  • Rena salvors set for the long haul
    Salvage efforts on Rena, aground near Tauranga, were suspended Monday with sea conditions unsafe to continue. Ready for worst outcome, vents are plugged, boxes tagged.
  • Big China Shipping order for 10,000-TEU vessels
  • Container losses drag down Japan's Big 3
  • APL year-to-date losses hit $149 million

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
  • Cargill urges governments to ban 'older' vessels
    'Setting certain legislation around vessels' age could help and that's something for authorities to look at,' says Cargill executive.
  • SEAaT conference to look at emission abatement technologies
    Will examine how shipping companies choose abatement technologies and collaborate with solution-providers to reduce emissions.
  • IFO prices fall in Fujairah
    Wide range of offers in the market.
  • Technical report highlights operational problems of low sulphur fuel
    Issues reported include vessels stalling, starting difficulties, variable engine speed at low loads as well as problems running at full cruise speed.
  • Bunker prices fall
    Demand in Rotterdam said to be 'spotty at best'.
  • Time to prepare for global 3.50% sulphur limit
    Owners need to ensure the fuels they use are compliant with new MARPOL Annex VI limit from January 1, 2012.
  • Law firms merging
    Merger sees Clyde & Co, which has expertise in dispute resolution and shipping, grow to 27 offices worldwide.
  • Fuel testing firm launches 'SHIPCARE Marine Services Program'
    Offers bunker fuel testing, inspection, ship engine and lubricant analysis and advise for operators on off-spec fuels and regulatory issues.
  • Bunker prices dip at most Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Partners complete feasibility project for LNG-fuelled containership
    LNG-fuelled cargo ships 'will be emerging on a large scale', says GL spokesman.
  • NuStar Q3 earnings 'better than expected'
    Company's net income at $59.8 million in Q3 2011 from $58.4 million in Q3 2010.
  • NOL posts quarterly losses of $91 million
    'Increased fuel costs and lower freight rates' offset the higher volumes handled by the group's liner shipping business APL during the quarter.
  • Rising bunker prices push vessel operating costs up
    Lube expenditure and crew costs 'most likely' to see highest increases in 2011 and 2012, says Moore Stephens.
  • Harsh weather suspends salvage ops on Rena
    Vessel's hull sustained further damage from rough weather, says MNZ.

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Venice
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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
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TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Beijing
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Genoa
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London
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Hamburg
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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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
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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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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
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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
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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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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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