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March 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic sea index rises on modest cargo demand
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Wednesday as modest cargo activity boosted sentiment. The index rose 1.51 per cent, or 19 points, to 1,281 points.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin announces comprehensive Asia-Europe rate increases
  • Drewry spot rate suffers 3rd week of decline for HK-LA box shipment
  • Maersk's 21-ship Asia-North Europe butterfly loop to split up
  • US west coast box throughput increases 13pc in January
  • Arab strife sparks soaring oil, prompting CTSA BAF hike
  • MCC to levy bunker surcharge on intra-Asia cargo from China
  • UAE, DP World to hold anti-piracy conference April 18
  • Ningbo January container volume up 31pc to 1.26 million TEU
  • Nanjing port January box volume breaks record of 140,000 TEU
  • Tianjin January container volume up 21.5pc to 927,000 TEU
  • Port of Hamburg welcomes CSCL Star - its first 14,000 TEUer
  • Port of Rizhao's January box throughput up 33.9pc to 101,000 TEU
  • Shandong's port box capacity will reach 20 million TEU by 2015
  • OOCL stops providing chassis to truckers in nine US cities
  • APMT wins 33-year deal to build, run US$1 billion Costa Rica terminal
  • Expeditors International sales soar 42pc to US$5.9 billion in 2010
  • Fujian to invest US$12.3 billion in transport infrastructure
  • Bordering provinces help boost Fujian transshipments
  • Hoax suspected in US ban on Jamaican air cargo: Transport Minister
  • Boeing to talk cargo, bio-fuels at HK's Asian Aerospace meet
  • Turkey's Celebi to rent half of Budapest's air cargo facilities

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Curtains to rise on Gujarat Junction 2011 symposium at Gandhidham tomorrow (March 5)
  • NYK Line announces participation in EPIC service
  • Saurashtra Group holds successful trade meet in Gandhidham
  • Shree Sainath Agencies emerging a strong player in logistics
  • Coir exports shrink due to raw material trade
  • Tea exports may touch 200 m kg in current fiscal
  • IMFC likely to fund port developers thru' 5K cr. bonds
  • Port of Rotterdam's logistics expertise highlighted
  • Balanced Budget fails to give infra sector required boost: Kalantri
  • Budget has nothing to rein in inflation, corruption: IMC
  • Fieo lauds Budget for stress on agri, infra & export sectors
  • Plan outlay to be financed by higher market borrowings
  • Positive Budget addresses acute skill shortage problem, says Fieo Regional Chairman

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Asia Pacific airlines grew strongly in January
    The Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)-based Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), the trade association for scheduled international airlines headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region,&...
  • USA: Northwest Ohio Terminal goes into service
    The National Gateway, a US organisation, has announced the start of operations at the new Northwest Ohio Terminal, the cornerstone of a new double-stack freight rail corridor betwe...
  • Metrans boosts transport volumes
    The Czech intermodal rail-road transportation service provider Metrans boosted its transport performance to around 1.26 million teu in 2010, a 36% increase compared to 2009. The hi...
  • India: no hike in freight rates
    India's railway budget for 2011-2012 does not propose an increase in freight rates. The budget, with the highest-ever outlay of about EUR 926.2 million (Rs 57,630 crores), has earm...
  • Damco reports higher revenue and profit
    Damco, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's logistics arm, has announced improved annual results compared to 2009. On the back of soaring volumes in air cargo and sea freight volumes, ...
  • Night Star Express Honold doubling capacity in Stuttgart region
    Night Star Express Honold GmbH, a subsidiary of the Honold Logistik Group Neu-Ulm and a specialist for overnight express services, is moving to a new logistics centre in the S...
  • Transmec opens new warehouse in Campogalliano (Modena)
    The Transmec Group, a Campogalliano (Modena)-based Italian transport and logistics provider, has opened a new warehouse at its headquarters. The new 20,000 sqm warehouse is lo...
  • Germany: toll statistics reveal recovery in transport demand
    Germany's federal office for freight traffic (Bundesamtes f'r G'terverkehr/ BAG) has published its toll statistics for 2010. The figures show that trucks of 12 t and over travelled...
  • Greece to introduce electronic toll collection system
    The Greek ministry of infrastructure and transport is planning to introduce an electronic toll collection system that can be used on all the country's motorways, as well as within ...
  • TAM places orders with Boeing and Airbus
    The Brazilian carrier TAM has signed a declaration of intent with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The pact pertains to a major order for 42 aircraft in the A32...
  • Aer Lingus boosts cargo business
    The Irish carrier Aer Lingus reported that its total cargo revenue increased by 20.4% to EUR 41.3 million in 2010 (2009: EUR 34.3 million) driven by an increase in tonnage, wi...
  • New bulker to be first ship to use silicon anti-fouling paint
    The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently said that that a 38,000 dwt bulker that it is having built at the Minaminippon Shipbuilding's Shitanoe Works (...
  • Port of Felixstowe achieves environmental and safety certification
    The port of Felixstowe, the UK's leading container port, was recognised as compliant with the OHSAS 18001 health and safety standards and the ISO 14001 environmental management sys...
  • Charleston adds new port terminal for vehicles
    The port of Charleston SC (USA) has expanded to handle BMW's growing export business, along with other rolling stock, large machinery, power-generating equipment and additional non...
  • Jeffrey Johnson new president for Boeing Middle East
    The US aerospace giant Boeing has named Jeffrey Johnson as president of Boeing Middle East. Johnson succeeds Paul Kinscherff, who has been appointed chief financial officer for int...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Iridium working on anti-piracy satphone solution
  • Wärtsilä to equip Viking Line's new LNG vessel with engines

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Congressman backs ruling aiding US-flagged vessels
  • Trailer Bridge taps Lugo as Puerto Rico marketing boss
  • CharterFest event set for April 9-10 in Bellingham
  • National Retail Federation hits proposed trucking hours of service rules
  • NYK joining service covering Europe, India, Pakistan and ME

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Oil price rises pose threat to tanker freight rates
    Breaching of $105 per barrel level will cause fall in demand, say analysts
  • Product rate soars on Libya fears
    Brokers say Middle East turmoil could have made oil traders book tankers earlier than expected
  • Higher freight rates give BDI a lift
    The Baltic Dry Index today rose the most in three weeks , by 36 points to 1,317, buoyed by higher freight rates for panamax and capesize bulk carriers
  • Europe-Asia rates war looms as lines undercut rivals
    Forwarders say carriers are starting to slash rates in a desperate effort to fill up tonnage
  • Sete Brasil takes its inspiration from oil asset plays
    Holding company to consider an initial public offering once revenues from Petrobras charters begin flowing in
  • Transocean takes hit on jack-up rigs
    Drilling company takes impairment charge of $1bn on a fleet of jack-ups acquired in 2007 acquisition of Global SantaFe
  • US deepwater drilling resumes
    Fresh start as US regulators issue first permit for drilling since official end of moratorium in late October 2010
  • Big drillers eye riches of Petrobras' Brazil finds
    Chartered-in units to bridge gap until 2015 ' when Petrobras' first drillships come online ' as production is ramped up after new pre-salt discoveries in the Santos Basin
  • Counting the cost of Korea Line charterparty exposure
    EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd's List reveals how many of shipping's biggest names have turned up on the lists of creditors with vessels on charter to the South Korean carrier
  • Tui set to offload Hapag-Lloyd shares ahead of line's IPO
    Tui will sell 11.33% of its Hapag-Lloyd shares to the Albert Ballin consortium
  • Infrastructure India aims to boost logistics network
    Looks grow logistics presence in India
  • New creditor secures writ against Blue Emerald
    Spot Shipping gets Rule B attachment against Korea Line tanker
  • Criticism of Turkish maritime training standards was unjustified
    Turkey realises that any training programme provided must ensure that quality is not compromised
  • Spills are drying up
    Tanker oil spills are far less likely than ever before and that can only be a good thing
  • Time to come clean on shipbreaking
    The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has taken exception to the industry's perceived refusal to accept that clean, green shipping scrapping is practical and pre-cleaning is necessary. Lloyd's List has today opened up its opinion page to allow it to explain why
  • Global Port Holding seeks $200m from IPO
    Proceeds from Istanbul listing will fund growth in its ports business
  • Stolberg to exit in Beluga shake-up
    Founder Niels Stolberg to leave as heavylift operator set to go through major restructuring
  • Cycle goes fast forward
    Is the freight rate cycle about to complete a full revolution and hit the dark lows of 2009?
  • Grand China pays up to prevent capesize claim
    Chinese shipping group forks out more than $1.25m in charter arrears for 2009-built bulk carrier
  • Horizon Lines crashes to $53m loss
    Unveils fourth quarter loss as it aims to secure refinancing package by second or third quarter of 2011
  • Steep fall seen in tanker oil spills
    Latest ITOPF data shows how sector has improved its safety records
  • Box volumes up 15% at Valencia
    Strong growth in 2010 sees Spanish box port exceed 4m teu mark five years ahead of schedule
  • Eagle Bulk Asia move softens Korea Line charter losses
    Dry bulk company able to quickly re-deploy ships at rates better than prevailing spot market
  • Turnover soars 28% at Belgium's Deme
    London Gateway contract and North Sea windfarm projects helped dredging group post revenue of $2.5bn
  • HSH Nordbank likely to offload Hapag-Lloyd stake
    Sources reveal German bank would wait until after an initial public offering by the line

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Korea Line gets UK shield
    KOREA Line has won protection against lawsuits in the UK, DLA Piper lawyer Carsten Grau told Fairplay today
  • Mombasa sell-off ditched
    KENYA has reportedly scrapped plans to privatise the country's leading port of Mombasa
  • India plans $1.1Bn port-aid office
    INDIA is reportedly planning a government-owned company to help raise funds for ports, as part of its decade-long scheme to triple port capacity
  • Spain targets pollution
    SPAIN'S maritime agency DGMM today announced a €1.7Bn ($2.37Bn), eight-year plan aimed at cutting pollution caused by both vessels and shore-based facilities
  • Fixing settlement hits Horizon's results
    EMBATTLED box carrier Horizon Lines reported huge quarterly losses today, driven by its criminal fine for price-fixing
  • Libya keeps it flowing
    LIBYA'S revolt has so far had little effect on independent tanker owners and operators, Fairplay was told today
  • Eagle redeploys KL ships
    NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk confirmed today that all of its bulkers chartered to Korea Line have been shifted into the spot market
  • Oz fines owner for damage to Great Barrier Reef
    THE OWNER of an unseaworthy ship that ploughed into Queensland's Great Barrier Reef has reportedly been fined A$20,000 ($20,263)
  • Glowing plans for new class of Russian factory ship
    RUSSIA'S first floating nuclear reactor has been put on the water, but orders for two more still await Kremlin approval, Fairplay was told today
  • Spain fines another owner over spill
    SPAIN today continued its crackdown on suspected sea polluters by ordering the captain of an Egyptian-flagged ro-ro to pay a €100,000 ($138,680), pre-trial fine
  • FFAs extend gains
    DRYBULK FFAs extended gains this morning after a couple of days when they had already been on firmer ground, shipping analysts said
  • Queensland coal output cut by floods
    FEBRUARY figures from the Queensland coal industry showed today that sodden mines have been operating at only two-thirds the output of the same month last year
  • Minister 'relied entirely' on Ashika advice
    FORMER Tongan transport minister Paul Karalus has told a court that he had no reason to be concerned about the condition of ferry Princess Ashika
  • Cyclone costs revealed at Port Hedland
    PORT Hedland said it exported less iron ore to China in January then in either December 2010 or January 2010
  • Maersk cuts ties with Oz labour provider
    MAERSK has severed ties with a Hong Kong labour provider amid allegations of workers being mistreated on offshore oil and gas projects. Maersk cuts ties with Oz labour provider

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • STB Rejects BNSF's Coal Dust Plan as Too Cloudy
    The Surface Transportation Board ruled that BNSF Railway's method for limiting a shipper's coal dust dispersion on its tracks was...
  • Senate Panel Votes to End Rail's Antitrust Exemption
    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-1 to approve the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, the latest effort by Sen. Herb Kohl,...
  • UPS to Pay $1.3 Million Fine in Truck Inspection Case
    UPS agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine and to hire independent inspectors for its trucks in New York in...
  • Business Groups Applaud U.S.-Mexican Trucking Pact
    Business interests hailed a U.S.-Mexico agreement on cross-border trucking that is sure to be opposed by organized labor, independent truckers...
  • US, Mexico Announce Trucking Deal
    The U.S. and Mexico reached a preliminary agreement on resolving a cross-border trucking dispute that led to $2.4 billion in...
  • Chain-Store Sales Increased 4.2 Percent in February
    Large retailers reported higher-than-expected sales increases in February, a sign that consumers remain optimistic despite rising gas prices and continued...
  • Port of NY-NJ Containers Jumped 16 Percent in 2010
    Total container volume moving through the Port of New York and New Jersey climbed 16 percent in 2010, reaching 5,292,020...
  • TUI Sells Hapag-Lloyd Stake, Plans IPO
    TUI, the German tour operator that owns almost half of Hapag-Lloyd, sold part of its stake to the container line's...
  • NYK Line Names Payne North American President
    NYK Line (North America) named William F. Payne as its new president on Thursday. Payne, who joined NYK Line...
  • Angola Releases U.S.-Flag Maersk Ship
    Angolan authorities released a U.S.-flag vessel operated by Maersk Line Limited. The government had detained the ship Wednesday to investigate...
  • Horizon Lost $46.4 Million in Fourth Quarter
    Horizon Lines reported a fourth quarter net loss from continuing operations of $46.4 million, including a $30 million charge covering...
  • AMB Property, Allianz Form Joint Venture
    AMB Property, the U.S.-based industrial real estate group, and Germany's Allianz Real Estate formed a $648 million joint venture to...
  • AAR's Hamberger on Regulation, Rail's Value to Economy
    Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, opposes potential action by the Surface Transportation Board...
  • Beluga Shipping Announces Restructuring
    Beluga Shipping will undertake a "comprehensive" financial restructuring, the Germany heavy-lift and project cargo carrier announced March 3. ...
  • Expeditors' Rose Wouldn't Sell to Buffett
    Peter J. Rose, chairman and CEO of Expeditors International of Washington, derided a published report that the forwarder would be...
  • Trailer Bridge Hires New Puerto Rico Chief
    Trailer Bridge named Roberto Lugo to the newly created position of general manager for Puerto Rico marketing, sales, and administration. ...
  • Hanjin to Raise Asia-Europe, Trans-Atlantic Rates
    Hanjin Shipping will increase its freight rates on the Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic trades as of April 1. The South...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Expands Freighter Network
    Lufthansa Cargo is significantly expanding its freighter network with the launch of new services to China, the U.S., Spain, India...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Europe/Asia 2010 rate gains disappear
  • MENA region scores highly in latest GSLI report
  • Libya plunges into civil war
  • K+N's 'Go for Growth' strategy
  • Transpac rates fall amid warnings that carriers will lose money

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Chemoil hires OSG veteran
    Mats Berglund shifts gears as Singapore-listed bunker giant poaches top talent from New York-listed tanker titan.
  • Stolt in seaweed splash
    Diversified Norwegian owner bets on future of biofuel through investment in alternative energy start-up.
  • NSF backs box buys
    Sean Durkin leads Connecticut-based shipping fund in $62m raid on containership trio through quiet alliance, sources say.
  • DryShips trio in KLC web
    George Economou-led bulker owner has contracts running to $225m with ailing KLC, TradeWinds calculates.
  • IHB slips to a loss
    Owner of Bulgaria's Varna shipyard endures tough final quarter despite rising revenue.
  • Horizon hit by fallout
    Antitrust settlement batters bottom line in the fourth as new regime seeks covenant relief for US-listed liner group.
  • Tanker spills show a blip
    Larger oil pollution incidents edged up in 2010 but against a background of a continuing decline.
  • TOO takes control
    Teekay spin-off pays $390m for remaining 49% of tanker and FSO fleet owned by parent.
  • Safmarine death probe call
    Baroness Campbell calls for full UK investigation into death of Safmarine cadet Akhona Geveza
  • Guards save 'hijacked' yacht
    Pirates flee boarded vessel as security team step in while rumours persist of boat with 30 Britons taken off Kenya.
  • India founds port fund
    Government to form state-owned fundraising company to back massive terminal expansion plans.
  • Frontline tanker attacked
    Pirates fail in hijacking bid of John Fredriksen's Front Pride as Vogemann and Danish ships also escape.
  • Shin Yang weaker
    Malaysian owner and shipbuilder said lack of ship deliveries reduced earnings in three months to 31 December.
  • Mishima raises the bar
    Universal boss Shinjiro Mishima opens the door for others to join in with the creation of Japanese shipbuilding monster.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Baucus visits South American port
    Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, who supports ratification of a free trade agreement negotiated several years ago with Colombia, visited the Port of Cartagena Feb. 27 to learn how customs procedures and counternarcotics efforts coexist...
  • USDA reviews amended Lacey Act implementation
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it will review the impact of new import declaration requirements related to the Lacey Act, as amended by the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act. The amended L...
  • Rising oil price dents IATA profit forecast
    The International Air Transport Association on Wednesday downgraded its 2011 profit outlook for the airline industry to $8.6 billion, from the $9.1 billion it estimated in December, due to the toll higher oil prices might take on the business. 'Po...
  • NYK joins CMA CGM India/Europe loop
    NYK Line said Thursday it will in April join a CMA CGM-operated service between the Indian Subcontinent and Europe. According to service details provided by the Japanese line, CMA CGM's EPIC loop will also undergo a rotation change. The service, ac...
  • Hanjin hikes Asia/Europe, transatlantic rates
    Hanjin Shipping said Thursday it is raising rates on the Asia/Europe and transatlantic trades beginning April 1. The Asia/Europe increases are in line with aplan the liner carrier laid out in Decemberto restore rate levels in a series of increases...
  • COSCO raises Asia/Europe rates
    COSCO Container Lines said this week it is raising rates on Asia/Europe shipments from April 1. The increase is $300 per TEU and is applicable from all parts of Asia to all parts of Europe. COSCO's partner on the CKYH Alliance,Hanjin Shipping, als...
  • AFL to launch Halifax/New England service
    American Feeder Lines said it will launch a weekly service between the ports of Halifax, Boston and Portland, Maine. AFL, which has announced ambitious plans to build a fleet of 10 Jones Act ships and offer short sea services on the East and Gulf c...
  • Less-than-containerload
    DHL starts Korea/Mexico LCL serviceDHL said Wednesday it is starting weekly direct less-than-containerload services between Busan and Manzanillo, Mexico. Shipco boosts Australia LCL serviceNon-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has st...
  • Strategic View
  • 'Asia/Europe' rate increases
    COSCO raises Asia/Europe rates COSCO Container Lines said this week it is raising rates on Asia/Europe shipments from April 1. Hanjin hikes Asia/Europe, transatlantic ratesHanjin Shipping said Thursday it is raising rates on the Asia/Europe and tra...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • Wärtsilä to deliver gas engines to Viking Line newbuilding
    Wärtsilä will deliver the propulsion machinery for the newbuilding to be built by STX Finland for Viking Line. The vessel will be equipped with four W'rtsil' 8L50DF main engines. The
  • Norden logs USD 240 million profit ' shares value fell
    The price on shares in D/S Norden fell more than three per cent yesterday on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (OMX). Not because of the result that was presented, but
  • TTS delivers roro equipment to car carriers
    At the end of last year Wallenius Lines and Wilh.Wilhelmsen ASA agreed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to build two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs), one vessel each
  • Statoil declares Havila charter options
    The Norwegian energy company Statoil has extended the charters of Havila's AHTS vessels Havila Mercury and Havila Mars by one year. The agreement includes another one-year option. Statoil has

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 3, 2011
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints bunker trader for Singapore office
    Kumar is from Singapore and fluent in English and Tamil.
  • IBIA announces board member changes
    Two new members elected while two retire.
  • Fujairah market softens
    In Cape Town, IFO deliveries available for supply between March 5-17.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall
    Singapore inventory slips as arbitrage inflows slow.
  • IFO prices steady in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Demand healthy in Piraeus, despite increasing prices, sources reported.
  • Plans to upgrade UK terminal
    Falmouth storage and blending facility needs 'major refurbishment'.
  • Damaged ship 'should never have left Norway'
    Godafoss towed to Danish port after 'leaking oil' since leaving Norway.
  • Wartsila wins LNG contract
    LNG powered ferry 'will meet and even exceed the most stringent known future IMO and EU environmental regulations.'
  • Chemoil appoints new Chief Financial Officer
    Jerry Lorenzo resigns after nearly 14 years with the company.
  • Bunker prices mixed at major ports
    Bunker avails 'not an issue' at key Asian ports, traders say.
  • New regional manager for Middle East and South Africa
    O.W. Bunker promotes Jesper Jervild.
  • Wartsila launches 'plug & play' waterjet propulsion system
    New waterjet designed to achieve 'high levels of fuel efficiency'.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan to expand bunker operations to Shenzhen
    Company ready to 'face fierce competition' at the port, says source.
  • Singapore minister voices support for LNG bunkering
    Singapore LNG terminal could present 'new business opportunities' such as LNG bunkering, says senior minister.
  • Bunker prices, freight rates put pressure on box shipping margins
    A lag in BAF calculations may leave base freight rates at below break-even levels, says analyst.
  • Marine fuel consultancy firms merge
    The move gives Brookes Bell 'unequalled bunker and bunker claims expertise,' says company.

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Parigi
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Londra
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Brussels
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Leghorn
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Milan
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Brussels
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HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
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The Spice
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Brussels
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Geneva
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Abu Dhabi
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Limassol/Hamburg
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The Spice
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Londra
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Notodden
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Napoli
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Roma
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Genova
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Trieste
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Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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