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March 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • LNG tanker shortage hurts smaller players
    A lack of available liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers helped push charter rates up this winter and continues to hamper trade for smaller players without access to tonnage, shipper Golar LNG said.
  • Norden Q4 profit slumps to US$23m
    Danish carrier D/S Norden reported a slightly smaller-than-forecast drop in operating earnings for the fourth quarter, hit by weak freight rates, and said that 2011 was likely to be a mediocre year.
  • Shipping costs threaten to drive up food inflation
    Spiralling shipping costs for commodities threaten to drive food inflation even higher as nations from Asia to the Middle East and Africa scramble for supplies, stung by grain prices that have more than doubled in less than a year.

Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH reorganises six Far East-north Europe services
  • CMA CGM increases services from Asia to US west coast
  • Maersk reworks Asia-northern Europe network
  • Euro shippers say taking Cape to duck pirates will only add to costs
  • Maersk's 21-ship Asia-North America butterfly loop to split up
  • CSCL sends containerships to evacuate Chinese from Libya
  • No-frills TCC launches second string between China and LA
  • Jiangsu to build 20 navigation channels in five years
  • Yantai's western port area investment reaches US$349.6 million
  • CNC offers 2 new intra-Asia loops with Yang Ming tie-up
  • Small truckers say US regulator abuses science to cut work hours
  • APL boasts 95pc on-time transpacific services
  • ILO attacks problem of misdeclared container weights
  • Houston January box volume rises 5pc, ship numbers remain flat
  • GAC opens shipping agency through Bahamas alliance
  • Asia Pacific airlines see January freight demand grow 6.5pc
  • IATA, FIATA split as antitrust probes strain relationship
  • Texas-based Con-way Freight staff help foil bomb plot

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global vessel makes maiden call at Mundra Port
  • Bhavani Shipping Services receives prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • Duty exemption to bring down ship repair costs
  • Shipping & logistics have received certain benefits in Budget, says Shreyas Shipping CFO
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese, Israeli weaving machines
  • Bharati's shipyard in Orissa hits port roadblock
  • Captive port policy soon
  • KoPT invites PPP bids to build jetty at Haldia Dock
  • Bengal cold storages may shut shop over rent row
  • Capital subsidy scheme makes cold chain infra projects attractive
  • Budget proposes 18.5 pc MAT on SEZs
  • Export rebound moderates rising trade a/c deficit
  • Ficci survey points to industrial growth slump in six months
  • Forex reserves rise to 30-month high at $ 300 bn
  • Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Budget 2011-12
  • I-T arrears soar to 2,48,927 cr.
  • SEZ exports record 47 pc jump in April-Dec.
  • UK aims at better trade ties: Fehnrich

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • JAL ends B747 era
    Japan Airlines (JAL) was the largest Boeing B747 operator for 41 years, during which the One World member operated over 100 frames. Now JAL operated its final Boeing B747...
  • First diesel-electric locomotives take to tracks in South Africa
    GE South African Technologies (Gesat), the South African subsidiary of GE Transportation, and Transnet Limited recently held a trackside ceremony near Pretoria to cele...
  • Turkey: Ekol Logistics opens new facility in Bursa
    The Turkish logistics provider Ekol has inaugurated a new facility in Bursa (western Turkey), in addition to its platforms in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, Denizli and Adan...
  • Delta Shipping introduces weekly Dunkirk-St Petersburg service
    Delta Shipping, which has its operational headquarters in St Petersburg (Russia), recently launched a service linking the French port of Dunkirk with St Petersburg. The line a...
  • AA Cargo optimizes market and industry information
    American Airlines Cargo division (AA Cargo) recently introduces Business Insights, an online resource offering market and industry information to shippers and freight forwarde...
  • Deutsche Bahn concludes sale of the Arriva Germany-Group
    After receiving the green light from the European Commission, the German rail service provider Deutsche Bahn has completed its sale of the Arriva Germany-Group to a consortium led ...
  • Gefco reinforces team with North Africa expert
    Gefco Germany has appointed Kirsten Marie Schulte as its new business development manager for the Maghreb region. The proven North Africa expert is responsible for the coordination...
  • Hamburg Süd: naming ceremony for 7,100 teu "Santa Clara"
    The German shipping company Hamburg Süd held a naming ceremony for the "Santa Clara" in Durban, (South Africa) on 28 February. The containership, the first of ten identical 7,100 t...
  • First giant CSCL containership calls Hamburg on her maiden voyage
    The CSCL Star, a 14,074 teu containership operated by China Shipping, recently called at the port of Hamburg (Germany) on its maiden voyage in the Asia-Europe Express-1/China-...
  • Norbert Dentressangle wins new contract with JCB
    Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services has secured a new three-year multi-million pound contract with JCB, the world's third largest construction equipment manufacturer by v...
  • Toll reports higher profit for HY 2010/11
    Australian-based Toll Holdings, a leading transport and logistics provider in Asia, reported a net profit of AUD 173 million (USD 175 million) in the first half of its fiscal year ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel: favourable results for 2010
    The Kuehne + Nagel Group, a global forwarding and logistics corporation based in Schindellegi (Switzerland), was able to benefit from the recovery of world trade in fiscal 2010. K ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires RH Freight in Great Britain
    Kuehne + Nagel has taken over the family-managed British road haulage company RH Freight for around CHF 90 million. The acquisition is in line with K + N's growth strategy and its ...
  • CMA CGM strengthens Asia-US west coast services
    The French CMA CGM Group is upgrading its services between Asia and California USA). As of May 2011, the consolidation of its partnerships will enable CMA CGM to reinforce its cove...
  • Iata switches AGM from Cairo to Singapore
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) announced that its 67th annual general meeting (AGM) will be held in Singapore from 5-7 June 2011. The 67th Iata AGM is the aviat...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Wärtsilä extends its waterjet line with new midsize series
  • Jeffboat starts hiring as barge demand picks up
  • TTS books more orders for car carrier RO/RO equipment

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • SeaPort Airlines ending service between Portland and Astoria
  • Seattle, Portland airports named as top on-time performance winners
  • Marcon acts as broker in deal for dive support vessel
  • Seattle Port Commissioners Ok new contract for Tay Yoshitani
  • Coast Guard names first female chief gunners mate

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Transpacific box rates continue to slide
    Rates soften as major lines gear up to expand capacity on the Pacific by up to 10%
  • Widdows leads call for clearer data on intra-Asia box trades
    NOL's Ron Widdows leads call
  • Charter rates buoyant for forward positions
    But picture is weaker for promptly available vessels and pressure is building in freight trades
  • Korea Line creditors revealed as losses mount
    Shipping's biggest names and largest listed companies among those owed millions in hire
  • Price and politics hit shipping loan sales
    If selling off a shipping loan book is proving to be difficult, the reasons for that are to be found in the market pre-and post-credit crunch
  • When shareholders are just a distraction
    The most successful shipping companies are those that are the most flexible in their operations and are able to quickly adjust to the wild swings of turbulent times
  • FMC keeps watch on Shanghai information requests
    Commission to ensure US trades are free of unfair trading practices of foreign governments
  • Hamburgers happy to join in Bremen's feast
    Germany's maritime industry elite flocked to the Hanseatic city's 467th annual Schaffermahlzeit meal
  • UK port planning caught in political turbulence
    The coalition's new policies and restructuring have added to the challenges for the development of the UK's ports
  • Beluga's ownership in balance as Oaktree seeks greater stake
    Investor submits application to Germany's cartel office in a bid to extend its stake in heavylift operator to above 50%
  • Beware private equity unknowns
    Shipping companies should know their risks if they intend to let private equity in
  • Norden eyes further expansion as earnings soar 91%
    Danish owner to continue 'flight to quality' by building closer ties with dry cargo owners
  • 'Get real' over scrapping
    Debate rages on as to whether the shiprecycling industry should accept that the beaching method of dismantling vessels on tidal shores is here to stay
  • Industry split over beaching method of dismantling ships
    Progress would be better made by improving standards at all shiprecycling facilities
  • Finnlines results rebound as Baltic cargo volumes rise
    Stevedoring subsidiary to face job cuts as competition intensifies at Finnish ports
  • Asia-Europe box traffic hits record high for January
    Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea trades help drive up volumes
  • Box lines may need to switch fuel use
    Lines will need to switch from heavy fuel oil to cut bunker bills
  • Lloyd Fonds eyes expansion as it bounces back to profit
    KG firm posts net gain of $3.7m as it looks to explore a new asset class
  • Standard Chartered sees jump in transport loans
    Bank's transport, storage and communication unit sees new lending leap $4bn
  • HSH Nordbank swings back to profit
    Posts profit of €48m in 2010, after 2009 loss
  • Keppel Offshore pays $69m for stake in Dyna-Mac
    Deal expected to boost its presence in the FPSO market
  • Bangladeshi breakers expect green light for reopening
    High Court decision tomorrow over reopening of yards will have implications for around 100,000 workers
  • Showdown looms over seized Korea Line tankers
    Blue Emerald and Blue Jade embroiled in classical 'corporate veil' drama
  • APM Terminals eyes $1bn investment in Costa Rica port
    First phase of Moin Container Terminal to be completed by 2016 at a cost of $543m
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries wins $4bn in orders in January
    Order volume up almost fourfold from a year ago
  • We must work together against pirates
    We must all now get behind the initiative to orchestrate globally the response to piracy
  • Chirp is well worth saving
    Withdrawing the funding of Chirp is both a false economy and also short sighted

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Obama pressed on trade
    WHILE key US trade accords are stalled, "the rest of the world is negotiating on free trade, and shipowners are losing out", the White House was warned today
  • Car carrier import pattern is reversed
    THE ERA of dead-cheap freight rates for Asia/Europe vehicle shippers is ending, with European exports beginning to outstrip those from the Far East
  • Petrobras plans its third LNG terminal
    PETROBRAS plans to build Brazil's third floating LNG import terminal near Salvador's port
  • Paragon locks up newbuilding funding
    NYSE-listed Paragon Shipping has announced a sharp drop in profits and the completion of financing for its newbuilding programme
  • CMA CGM responds to demand rise
    CMA CGM is increasing sailings from Asia to the US West Coast, a route on which it told Fairplay demand growth this year is likely to reach 6-8%
  • Oaktree seeks more of Beluga pie
    GERMANY'S rumour mill shifted into overdrive over an application with Berlin's antitrust agency by US investment group Oaktree Capital Management
  • KL narrows losses
    KOREA Line reported today to the Korea Stock Exchange that the bankrupt group narrowed its losses in 2010 from those of the previous year
  • Keppel buys JV stake
    SINGAPORE'S Keppel, the world's biggest rig building corporation, said today it has taken a 27.8% stake in a collaboration with topside module fabricator Dyna-Mac Engineering Services
  • Norden warns on 2011
    DS NORDEN, the listed Danish drybulk and product tankers group, has warned it expects a mediocre 2011 despite reporting strong figures for 2010
  • Goldenport to seek more box ships
    GOLDENPORT Holdings, the Greek box ship and drybulker owner, said it plans to raise its investments in container vessels
  • Hanjin adds VLCC, but it will be lonely
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Shipping has told Fairplay it will be steering clear of tanker purchases after receiving its first such vessel today
  • Moody's predicts decade of drybulk volatility
    CREDIT rating agency Moody's warned today that the drybulk sector's lack of discipline portends rate volatility through 2020. drybulk
  • Eng sees little Mideast fallout
    APL BOSS Eng Aik Meng said today that he does expect the Middle East upheavals to harm shipping markets permanently although the violence has sharply increased oil price
  • Pacific Basin pledges buys
    PACIFIC Basin CEO Klaus Nyborg told Fairplay today he still plans to increase its fleet, despite taking a profits whack
  • Aframax spot rate soars
    CHAOS in Libya and the worst ice conditions in the Baltic since 1987 have sent the Aframax spot crude rate soaring, shipping analysts said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • House Votes To Extend Highway Programs to October
    The House voted, 421 to four, to extend federal surface transportation spending programs at current levels through the 2011 budget...
  • Soaring Oil Prices Cut Airline Profit Forecast
    The International Air Transport Association March 2 cut its estimate of global airline profit in 2011 as surging oil prices...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Drop in February
    Heavy truck orders slowed 11 percent in February, but remained high enough to keep truck plants humming well into 2011,...
  • Europe's Air Cargo Grew 8.2 Percent in 2010
    Freight traffic for European airlines grew 8.2 percent in 2010 in a tepid recovery following two years of decline, according...
  • Mica Plans to Start Transport Bill in March
    The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will begin late this month to write its next six-year surface transportation legislation, said...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Index Hits 53-Week Low
    Average spot rates on a key trans-Pacific container route posted their third consecutive weekly decline and are 37.2 percent below...
  • US-Australasia Carriers Post Rate Increase
    The six member carriers of the U.S.-Australasia Discussion Agreement announced a general rate increase that will take effect on April...
  • US Highway Driving Reaches 2007 Level
    Americans took to the road in increasing numbers last year, taking advantage of relatively low fuel prices as increased confidence...
  • Members of Congress Blast HOS Proposal
    Nearly 150 members of Congress urged the Obama administration to drop its proposed hours-of-service rule and keep the current work...
  • Goldenport Eyes Fresh Container Ship Acquisitions
    Goldenport, the London-listed container ship and bulk carrier owner, said it will invest in both sectors as it unveiled narrower...
  • American Feeder Lines to Launch First Service
    American Feeder Lines, which is seeking financing for a U.S.-flag coastal service, said it will launch weekly container ship service...
  • India to Put $47 Billion Into Infrastructure in 2011
    India plans to spend an estimated $47 billion on infrastructure development during fiscal 2011-12 to accelerate economic growth and expand...
  • TTS Marine to Equip Four Car Carriers
    Swedish manufacturer TTS Marine contracted to build and install roll-on, roll-off equipment to provide cargo access for four car carriers. ...
  • OOCL Dropping Chassis Service in More Cities
    OOCL plans to stop providing chassis for import and export haulage at nine more U.S. cities as of May 1. ...
  • Asia Carriers Boost Asia-North Europe Capacity
    The CKYH Green Alliance of four Asian ocean container carriers is boosting capacity on Asia-North Europe routes with the addition...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • People-power marshalled to defeat pirates
  • TCC to launch new transpac string on back of 'positive' market signals
  • Transpac VSA boost capacity with new service
  • CKYH reshuffles Asia-North Europe loops and launches new string
  • APM T secures Costa Rica container port contract

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Stanships stung in US
    Louisiana port proves troublesome for US operator Paul Sa as Doric Glory lands on USCG's latest list of detentions.
  • McDermott goes deep
    US subsea contractor and offshore owner ties up $700m worth of installation contracts.
  • Fugro grabs TSmarine
    Dutch owner's fleet of subsea support vessels tips 24 following acquisition of Australian operator.
  • Wells tells Excel's fortune
    Bulker buys still in the cards if US-listed owner tosses bond drive back on the table, analyst says.
  • Brega 'free' after battle
    Operations "back to normal" at Libyan oil port but 10 dead as Gaddafi-backed offensive repelled.
  • Paragon strikes it lucky
    Michael Bodouroglou-led bulker owner scores $135m facility with Nordea-headed syndicate to pay for all of its seven newbuildings.
  • Petrobras pens biofuel pact
    Brazilian transport titans cough up cash to launch $60m logistics syndicate, Logum Logistica.
  • Nacala to expand
    Mozambique port to get $200m upgrade, while eyeing Vale's coal exports from Moatize.
  • Heads roll at Finnlines
    Shipowner chops 160 staff at three ports as it reports another quarter in the red.
  • NCL hikes prices
    Strong bookings prompt cruise line to add 10% to fares from 1 April.
  • Navios nabs $50m more
    New York-listed Navios Partners secures extra cash from Commerzbank and DVB to pay for cape duo.
  • Documentation dilemma
    Maersk recycling boss raises concerns over validity of hazardous waste materials statements.
  • Boost for brokers
    Lifting the clamp on ship breaking in Bangladesh will be celebrated by brokers, SSY says.
  • Backing for beaching
    Operational failings rather basic flaws in the method blamed for beaching bashing.
  • No retreat for Swiber
    Singapore-listed offshore owner pledges to remain active in Africa and the Middle East despite recent unrest.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • FMC publishes final rule on NRAs
    U.S. The Federal Maritime Commission said its final rule on non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements waspublished in theFederal RegisterWednesday , as controversy swirls around the treatment of foreign NVOs. The new rule go...
  • CSTA to raise bunker rates in April
    Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said this week they will increase the bunker surcharge they assess on shipments from Asia by 20 percent to 30 percent beginning April 1. Bunker costs have skyrocketed in recent months,...
  • Maersk hikes transatlantic, Asia/South America rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates on the transatlantic and Far East/East Coast South America trades. The increase on the transatlantic is $300 per container westbound from Northern Europe to the United States (including Guam) and Canad...
  • MSC raises transatlantic, U.S./ECSA rates
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it will raise rates on transatlantic and U.S./South America cargo beginning April 1. The eastbound transatlantic increases are $240 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container for shipm...
  • CKYH reshapes Asia/North Europe network
    CKYH Alliance carriers said Wednesday they are adjusting their service network on loops between Asia and northern Europe from early April. COSCO Container Lines, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping will amend the rotations of three of their fi...
  • GOP seeks to trim Coast Guard, MarAd, FMC funds
    Republican congressmen highlighted concerns about the need to rein in government spending during a hearing Tuesday on the Obama administration's budget requests for the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and the Federal Maritime Commission. Fran...
  • Big 3 bank on transpacific growth
  • Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM shake up TP network
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM said Tuesday they will amend their transpacific service networks to the U.S. West Coast from the end of May. Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. operate a vessel sharing agreement on the trade that covers a host ...
  • Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growth
    Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growth Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growthCMA CGM's executive in charge of the transpacific trade told American Shipper Tuesday that Europe's Big 3 container lines are expecting solid to substantial growt...
  • Rate increases
    MSC raises transatlantic, U.S./ECSA ratesLiner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it will raise rates on transatlantic and U.S./South America cargo beginning April 1. Maersk hikes transatlantic, Asia/South America ratesMaersk Line said...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Statoil declares Havila charter options
    The Norwegian energy company Statoil extends the charters of Havila's AHTS-vessels Havila Mercury och Havila Mars with one year. The agreement includes another one-year option. Statoil also declares

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Crude extends gains after unexpected decline in US inventories
    Crude oil futures in New York extended gains after a US government report showed an unexpected decline in inventories.
  • Tenders invited for terminal upgrade
    Klaipedos Nafta says new tanks will store fuel oil, vacuum gas oil, crude oil and diesel fuel.
  • Prices rise in Fujairah
    In Cape Town, IFO deliveries were available for supply March 5-16.
  • Distillate prices see double digit gains
    In Gibraltar, a supplier reported earliest availability would be March 9.
  • Limited bunkering still possible in Tripoli
    Player says priority is being given to 'humanitarian ships'.
  • Aegean starts operations in Cape Verde
    Latest market expansion initially serviced by one double-hulled bunker tanker with total marine fuels capacity of 4,200 tonnes.
  • WFS completes acquisition
    Price of purchasing Nordic Camp Supply has risen to $94.6 million.
  • New fuel leak reported as grounded vessel leaves Norway
    'Unbelievable' that damaged vessel was allowed to sail after grounding and spilling bunkers in Norway.
  • Bunker prices driving up food costs
    BW380 Index shows fuel costs up by 40% in five months.
  • Kontur deploys barge in St. Petersburg
    Bunker player wants to grow its market share in Russian hub and in the Gulf of Finland.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports mid-week
    Supplies not an issue across all key Asian ports.
  • Singapore bunker firms seek local crew
    Singapore agency wants to 'encourage more Singaporeans and permanent residents' to become seafarers.
  • Tight 380 cSt supplies ease at Taiwanese port
    Replenishment cargoes arrive from Kaohsiung refinery, says CPC.
  • New jetties may boost bunker demand at South China port
    Two 50,000 dwt multi-purpose jetties at Humen port will be ready in May, says port source.
  • Rising bunker prices 'not so much' a concern, says APL chief
    Fluctuations in bunker prices passed on to customers, he says.
  • Limited IFO avails in Far East Russian ports
    High demand for IFO 180 last week squeezes supplies.

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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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