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May 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Horizon saved, Feds cut price-fixing fine from US$45 million to $15 million
  • US demand for durables increases for third consecutive month
  • Ningbo's first quarter container throughput increases 21.6pc
  • Harbin to build a Sino-Russian trade street in May
  • Maryland, CSX assess double-stacked intermodal sites near Baltimore
  • Panalpina wins Envirotainer accreditation for cold-chain stations
  • Hong Kong's Royale International Group opens two offices in Germany
  • Defending Against Pirates book untangles maritime law
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Munich and Athens from May 11
  • Ningbo airport's international express package handling unit passes inspection
  • Chongqing airport first quarter cargo value surges 236pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bulk fleet grows rapidly in Q1
  • Consolidation among shipping lines may not bring about expected benefits
  • Emirates Shipping Line enters intra Asia market with NIS service
  • FinMin may reduce service tax for coastal, inland shipping
  • Maiden Grand Alliance vessel calls at Vietnam, ships boxes directly to Hamburg
  • NCC takes delivery of chemical tanker
  • NYK in global ethical companies list for fourth consecutive year
  • OOCL christens 8,888-TEU OOCL Beijing
  • Piracy increasing costs for container vessels
  • Pirates set free after countries refuse to prosecute!
  • Govt to unveil strategy to double exports by 2014
  • Japan quake may boost demand for Indian seafood
  • MoS peeved by states snub while allocating waterfronts for development
  • RIL defers Rewas port, LNG terminal plans
  • Ministry to make changes in Carriage by Road Rules
  • CII proposes strategy to sustain 10 pc GDP growth
  • Consortium to prepare blueprint for Willingdon Island renovation
  • Honeycomb CFS wins inaugural Inter-CFS Cricket Tournament at Mundra

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Marathon project to reduce costs by maximising productivity of Europe's rail network
    The European Commission, together with the entire European rail sector, recognises the need for creating a cost-efficient and highly productive railfreight market as a central pill...
  • Gürbulak Transport purchases 30 Renault trucks
    Gürbulak Nakliyat, a Turkish service provider that specialises in the transport of containers, has added 30 Renault Trucks Premium 430.19 T 4x2 Euro 5 Alliance tractors to its flee...
  • China and India to modernize railway networks together
    The governments of China and India are focusing on the critical role railways play in promoting economic growth and want to expand and modernize their already vast networks. An Ind...
  • Citizens' association wants to stop new Berlin airport project
    A year before the planned opening of the new airport Berlin-Brandenburg International (BBI), the Berlin-Brandenburg Citizens Association (BVBB) has requested that the EUR 2.5 billi...
  • Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to merge today
    Southwest Airlines Co and AirTran Holdings Inc, the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), were recently notified by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of...
  • Zeeland Seaports: throughput continues to show upward trend
    The Q1/2011 throughput in the Zeeland ports increased by over 7%, in comparison with the same period in 2010. Given this positive result, the growth in throughput, which picke...
  • 24plus quality ranking goes to Heinrich Gustke GmbH
    The general cargo alliance 24plus has presented its 2010/11 quality ranking to Heinrich Gustke GmbH, based in Rostock (Germany). The company, which took second place last year, has...
  • Swissport International Group reshuffles top management
    Swissport International, a world leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has announced three top-management changes with effect from today (2 May 2011). Philipp...
  • Tiaca conference warns of 'significant disruption' if US enforces deadline for 100% cargo screening
    The air cargo industry, manufacturers, exporters, importers and consumers will face the prospect of a significant global supply chain disruption if the US Transportation Security A...
  • Freightliner signs new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line
    The British rail transport provider Freightliner has signed a new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line. The multi-year agreement provides Maersk with committed space ...
  • Containership with 15.25 m draught enters port of Antwerp
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) has set yet another new record less than a month after the "MSC Emanuela" entered the history books as the containership with the deepest dr...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's future will be decided at the end of May
    Potential investors from China and Oman that are interested in acquiring shares in the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, are to present their bids for a minority holding in...
  • New UECC president
    Michael K'nig, president of the Union of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Transport (UECC), resigned from office at the association's general assembly, which was held...
  • Marshall Aerospace signs new three-year contract with DB Schenker Logistics
    Marshall Aerospace, the United Kingdom's leading, independent aerospace company, has awarded a new three-year contract to DB Schenker to provide logistics services for the movement...
  • Job market opening for Eastern Europeans only has slight effect on transport industry
    The full opening of the German, Austrian and Swiss labour market to citizens from Poland and other eastern EU countries, which took force on 1 May, should have little effect on the...
  • DHL - new refrigerated warehouse in Vienna
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and seafreight expert in the German postal company DHL, has opened a new competence centre at Vienna airport to enhance the range of services for the...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Bin Laden buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson
  • BOEMRE reduces offshore Massachussetts wind lease area
  • STX France gets order for zero-emissions ferry
  • Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Rem Offshore
  • Maritime industry set for second Washington Sail-In

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Port of Kalama celebrates KING FELIPE maiden voyage
  • Tentative labor deal approved for United Transportation Union
  • Federal numbers show more truck drivers buckling up
  • Horizon Lines reworks charter rates with CSX
  • Auctioneer moving to larger Washington location

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Overordering hangover reduces appetite for new vessels
    Shipowners suffering from an over-ordering "hangover" contracted just 227 ships to be built at shipyards during the first three months of the year, the lowest volume since the third quarter of 2009
  • K-Sea loss halves as Kirby takeover nears
    New York-listed coastal barge operator reported revenues of $63.2m on the quarter
  • John T Essberger to acquire UCT
    German chemical tanker owner says deal is private
  • The bin Laden sideshow
    The Arab search for freedom will be the prime political source of pressure on oil prices in the near future, not the decade-long search for vengeance which has pulled the US into two wars
  • Revamp pays off for Deutsche Schiffsbank
    Restructuring sees German ship lender break even in 2010
  • TCC pursues shippers for breach of annual service contracts
    No-frills operator confirms to Lloyd's List it is asking 83 shippers for at least $23m in compensation after they failed to ship as much cargo with TCC as agreed
  • CSX comes to Horizon's aid with $12m charterhire discount
    Former parent accepts $3m a year less in annual charterhire for three ships on charter to struggling Jones Act container line
  • Eagle Bulk in talks with lenders over covenant breach disagreement
    Lenders claim supramax owner was in breach of covenants for the first quarter of 2011
  • Evergreen books $45m net income in first quarter
    Taiwan boxship owner's return to black largely due to a gain in the company's investment portfolio
  • STX mulls Dalian listing
    Korean shipowning, shipbuilding and offshore conglomerate eyes Hong Kong and Singapore for busy shipyard
  • Wake-up call
    Transpacific container lines could be able to claim up to $4bn in damages if every carrier pursued their customers for breach of contract
  • Star Reefers reactivates laid-up vessels
    Scottish Star and Canterbury Star back into service rates improve
  • China manufacturing growth slows
    Economic tightening measures to continue as China allows yuan to continue a gradual appreciation against international currencies
  • Doha Round ends in deadlock
    Members of the World Trade Organisation agreed to continue talking rather than declare the protracted Doha Round a failure
  • Concordia braced for weak 2011
    Tanker owner says product tanker markets gradually strengthening from a very low level
  • Dockwise secures six contracts worth $34m
    Deals follow quiet first quarter for Dutch heavy lift specialist
  • Eidesvik Offshore and CGGVeritas in shipmanagement joint venture
    CGGVeritas Eidesvik Ship Management to manage a combined fleet of ten 3D seismic research vessels
  • Jan Arve Haugen to head up Kvaerner
    De-merger of Aker Solutions sees re-emergence of engineering name
  • Horizon Lines books first quarter loss
    US ocean carrier reveals it risks breaching senior secured credit covenants after June 30
  • Pirates release Indonesian multi-purpose vessel
    Samudera ship freed a day after Singapore chem/product tanker hijacked

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Pirates hijack product tanker
    The Singapore-flagged product tanker Gemini has been taken by pirates and the general cargo ship Sinar Kudus has been released, according to EU NAVFOR
  • CSX grants reprieve
    CSX has agreed to lower its rates for three containerships chartered by Horizon Lines to ease the carrier's liquidity squeeze.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Begeman Sworn In as Third STB Member
    Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for...
  • OCEMA Tries to Answer Chassis Questions
    The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association is launching a Chassis Provisioning Information section on the OCEMA Web site to help...
  • Diesel Rises 2.6 Cents to $4.124 per Gallon
    Retail diesel prices resumed their long upward trend after a one-week lull as the average price at the pump rose...
  • EZE Trucking Acquires Patterson Motor Freight
    Transportation acquisition activity reached the heavy haul trucking industry with EZE Trucking's purchase of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Patterson Motor Freight. ...
  • Steel Imports Rose in March
    U.S. steel imports totaled 2.445 million tons in March, up 32.5 percent from February's weak levels and up 19.1 percent...
  • ISM Index Shows Manufacturing Growth in April
    U.S. manufacturing expanded for the fourth consecutive month in April, according to a widely watched index that showed robust exports...
  • Japan Enacts $49 Billion Reconstruction Budget
    The Japanese Diet enacted a supplementary budget of $48.8 billion for fiscal 2011, which started April 1, after only five...
  • US Offices Worldwide on Terror Alert
    U.S. embassies and other government sites around the world were on alert Monday and the State Department issued...
  • Carriers, Ports Heighten Security
    Carriers and ports notched up their security programs Monday morning following the announcement that U.S. special forces killed Osama bin...
  • Hanjin Receives 10,000-TEU Vessel
    Hanjin Shipping took delivery of the fourth in a series of five container ships with capacities of 10,000 20-foot equivalent...
  • CSX Reduces Horizon Charter Rates
    Horizon Lines said its onetime parent, CSX, agreed to a $3 million annual reduction in charter rates on three ships...
  • Domestic Shipping Faces Choppy Waters
    The maritime shipping world as many in the United States see it can be divided into two parts, one under...
  • Denmark's DSV Boosts Revenue To Over $2 Billion
    DSV reported higher first quarter revenue and earnings driven by increased volume at its air, sea and trucking units. ...
  • Qatar Airways to Buy Cargolux Stake
    Qatar Airways said it expects to reach agreement in the coming weeks to acquire a 33 percent stake in the...
  • Yusen Logistics Profit More Than Doubles
    Yusen Logistics said its net profit surged 134.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from the previous...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Rates
    Maersk Line announced a general rate increase on Asia-Europe trade lanes as part of what it calls a new "rate...
  • Merging Roads for Modes?
    For shippers and trucking companies, the road doesn't have to end at the water's edge. As truck capacity tightens, marine...
  • Rails on a Roll
    Railcar leasing giant GATX sees it. So does intermodal service provider Hub Group, and equipment builder American Railcar Industries. ...
  • Time to Pay the Driver
    Truck drivers may soon see solid evidence of economic recovery in their paychecks. Truck driver pay climbed 2.2 percent...
  • Wonderful World
    In his 1958 song "Wonderful World," Sam Cooke cataloged his ignorance. ("Don't know much about history ... biology ... geography...
  • The Rising Costs of Piracy
    U.S. and European shippers beware: It's going to cost a lot more to import goods from Southeast Asia and the...
  • Fixing Blame at the Gates
    Attendees at the March 31 Pulse of the Ports meeting in Long Beach saw a stark demonstration of what terminal...
  • NOL's New Chain of Command
    When Ng Yat Chung takes over as group president and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines in January, the former head...
  • Ports of the Future
    The April 18 National Port Summit in Chicago brought together leaders from the nation's seaports to discuss the future of...
  • A Multipurpose Ship for Short-Sea?
    The U.S. Navy and the Maritime Administration's marine highway program are sailing on intersecting courses, and the result could bring...
  • No Chemistry for Railroads, Shippers
    When a federal regulator throws up its hands and admits defeat in trying to pull railroads and key shippers together...
  • Crisis? What Crisis?
    The April 4 Editor's Letter, "Crisis Point," about federal financing of port projects ends with the line, "That may mark...
  • Osama bin Laden Confirmed Dead
    UPDATE 11:45 p.m. EST President Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terror September...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Distractions from the bottom line
    Easter holidays, a Royal Wedding and May Day celebrations...there have been many distractions in recent weeks to divert attention away from the primary objective of business: to produce a return for shareholders
  • Hanjin takes control of latest 10,000TEU ship
  • TUSDEER to invest in more logistics space
  • DP World to introduce new management system at Jebel Ali
  • SITC sees softer margins

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • CECO seals dry exit
    Oslo-listed owner cuts ties with ailing segment as affiliate of founder Axel Eitzen coughs up cash to grab newbuilding contract.
  • Greek bulker busted in US
    Crew of Ilios Shipping vessel interrogated in New Orleans during two-week detention sparked by 'magic pipe' collar.
  • Help for Horizon
    New York-listed owner strikes deal with its former parent to slice $12m from charter bill.
  • Rem back at Kleven
    Norwegian owner adds third newbuilding at domestic shipyard, an LNG-powered offshore ship.
  • Platou in PSV play
    Norwegian finance house teams with Eivind Astrup in $84m PSV newbuilding project.
  • Ulstein Group goes Dutch
    Norwegian shipbuilder ties up second marine equipment deal in Netherlands, teaming with IDEA.
  • Eagle Bulk in breach
    Sophocles Zoullas-led owner locked in talks with RBS and other lenders amid claims it crossed loan covenants.
  • Russian cargoship under tow
    Crew safe after Sasco's Mikhail Lukonin lost power in bad weather in Sea of Japan.
  • Shih Wei on way up
    Taiwanese bulker owner has increased first quarter earnings after falling back in 2010.
  • NOCC notes tsunami cost
    Lars Solbakken-led car carrier owner says Japanese disaster will put pressure on rates this year.
  • Koreans buy into Noble
    Korea Investment Corp spends around $108m on small stake in Hong Kong shipping and commodities giant.
  • Kang admits Dalian plans
    STX supremo Kang Duk Soo confirms group's Chinese yard is being primed for a Hong Kong IPO.
  • Socar targets Turkey
    Azerbaijan oil company investing $17bn in port and refinery projects.
  • Berg to head Trans Viking
    Christian Berg quits Siem Offshore to head up IPO hopeful controlled by Christen Sveaas.
  • Taiwanese bulker grounds
    Probe begins as Dumun moved to anchorage after getting stuck off Gladstone with cargo of coal.
  • Eagle loses Heron
    US-listed owner reportedly sells 2001-built ex-Norden supramax for $23m.
  • Pirate attack foiled
    Iranian navy fires on two ships trying to hijack IRISL bulker Zarsan off Pakistan.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Atlas Air to transport U.S. troops
    Atlas Air this month will begin operating passenger charter service for the U.S. Defense Department's Air Mobility Command using a leased Boeing 747-400, diversifying it's traditional business of providing air cargo capacity to airlines and the mil...
  • CSAV-Libra delete South America calls on Marco Polo
    CSAV and Libra-Montemar have pared down a service that previously linked the Indian Subcontinent to South Africa and the East Coast of South America. The service, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data, now will be a pur...
  • Horizon gets charter rate on three ships cut
    Horizon Lines said Monday that it has finalized an agreement with CSX Corp. to have charter payments on three ships reduced. Under the agreement, charter hire expense has been reduced by $3 million annually, retroactive to January, through the Janu...
  • NWA omits sailings on transpacific loop
    A New World Alliance transpacific service appears to be temporarily shuttered, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Three sailings of the PCE service, operated by NWA member APL, were omitted in April and all four sai...
  • CMA CGM to raise Asia/Europe rates
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it will raise rates on trades from Asia to Europe "In response to the recent drastic deterioration of freight rates." The increase, $225 per TEU, applies to shipments from all parts of Asia to all destinations in ...
  • Hanjin gets new 10,000-TEU vessel
    Hanjin Shipping said Monday that it has received the fourth of five 10,000-TEU vessels from Samsung Heavy Industries. The Hanjin Spain will be deployed later this week on the CKYH Alliance's NE6 service between Asia and Europe. It has a rotation o...
  • OOCL receives largest-ever ship
    The liner carrier OOCL said Friday it received the first of eight 8,888-TEU containerships from Shanghai-based Hudong'Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The ships will be the largest in OOCL's fleet. The new vessel,OOCL Beijing,will be deployed on the...
  • U.S.-flag 'Sail-In' to D.C. this week
    U.S. maritime industry representatives will arrive in Washington for the second-annual "Sail-In" this Wednesday. The "grassroots education event" was developed to update Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staff about the benefits of maintaining a st...
  • TNT: Mail, Express report revenue gains
    Express report revenue gainsTNT, whose shareholders will vote May 25 on a plan to divide the company into two companies -- express, and postal and parcels -- said both units had increased revenues in the first quarter. TNT NV, the mail business th...
  • May 2011 Editorial

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • New Report: A focus on US-Canada joint spill response
    'No one agency or constituency should bear all the responsibility for improving oil spill response in transboundary areas.'
  • Fuel oil prices fall in Fujairah
    South Africa on Holiday.
  • Bunker market generally soft in Rotterdam
    LS products 'a little tight' in Hamburg.
  • Sulphur limits 'incomprehensible'
    Ferry operator warns of switch to road transport.
  • Moller-Maersk 'has faith in' mass flow meters
    Shipping group is 'evolving its policy' but long-term intention is to require suppliers to use MFM.
  • Samho tanker 'runs out of bunkers'
    Crew struggle without electricity and with shortages of drinking water.
  • Bunker prices firm as week starts
    Singapore and Hong Kong trading offices closed for public holiday.
  • The Credit Insurance Paradox
    We will almost certainly see more collapses, as a result of the industry's Darwinistic tendency to self-regulate.
  • Slight rise in Sinopec Zhoushan's bunker sales
    Company sold slightly more than 150,000 mt of bunkers in April, says source.
  • South China month-on-month fuel oil imports fall
    April's volume estimated to hover around 230,000 to 250,000 mt.
  • Arrival of 'mega-container vessels' seeks to address port critics
    Hambantota authorities hope to have disproved claims that the port cannot accommodate large vessels.
  • Chemoil reveals new boardroom lineup
    Appoints Mark Catton as company chairman and Lim Ah Doo as independent director.

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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Leghorn
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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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