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July 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Floating oil storage market coming alive
    Enquiry to store crude oil on tankers at sea in the US Gulf is rising, although actual bookings have yet to be finalised, shipping and trade sources said on Friday.
  • Baltic index up on Russia grain hopes
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, turned positive on Friday, with the market watching Russian grains exports after a ban was lifted.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpacific rates rise after two months of weekly declines
  • Overcapacity, high oil plunge shipping mood to new low: Moore Stephens
  • Global carbon emissions trading scheme unachievable, say EU officials
  • Mainland-Taiwan direct shipping saves shippers more than US$100 million
  • Maersk expects double-digit growth in boxed palm oil, sugar, rice to Africa
  • Fujian port throughput up 16.2pc in first five months
  • Box ship owner to deploy 'slow-steaming' engines in 5,000-TEU newbuildings
  • DCT Gdansk fetes 'splendour' of its millionth TEU after 3 years operation
  • Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates US$150/TEU
  • Sydney's 10th year of box growth, hits 2 million TEU for first time
  • MOL boosts fleet and revises its Asia-east coast South America service
  • US Coast Guard and EPA join forces on bunker fuel emission inspection
  • Singapore Airlines guilty of price fixing, to pay US$48 million fine
  • UPS Freight increases general rates 6.9pc from August 1
  • Thai cancels freighter ahead of contract term as cargo yields fall
  • Air China receives 4-star awards from SkyTrax at Paris Air Show

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • United Continental launches new routes from hub cities
    Increasing the recently launched service from NY-Newark to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from three-times-weekly to daily, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, wholly owned subsidiar...
  • PIA starts to serve Medina
    Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) today starts its Karachi - Medina (Saudi-Arabia) service. From 1 to 11 July, the service will operate with either Airbus A310 or Boeing 777-20...
  • Toronto airport sees strong increase in cargo volumes
    Toronto-Hamilton International Airport, Ontario, which offers Canada's largest multi-modal cargo facility, has bucked the downward trend for cargo handling with recently released f...
  • European Investment Bank (EIB) supports with EUR 800 million for extensions of Poland's motorways on priority transport corridors
    The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends EUR 800 million for the construction of the following two sections of Polish motorways: 36 km of A1 Motorway between Pyrzowice and Maciejów...
  • Raimund Stüer is leaving TX Logistik
    After eleven years Raimund Stüer is leaving the German logistics provider TX Logistik AG effective 30 June 2011. As founding shareholder, he was responsible as Chairman of the Boar...
  • System network of 30 ELVIS partner certified comprehensively
    The German cooperation for truck loads ELVIS has concluded a comprehensive certification process. During the celebration on 27 June, the system's headquarters and 30 participating ...
  • GEFCO Benelux launches a track & trace-system for the vehicle transport
    GEFCO Benelux is launching a pilot project on a system to monitor logistic processes, intended for vehicle transport in the Netherlands. With the system - "GEFCO Arrival at Destina...
  • Duisburg Intermodal Terminal becomes partner of Trans Eurasia Logistics (TEL)
    The direct Duisburg - Moscow container rail link "Moscovite" has now been in operation for over a year and operator TEL - a joint venture of the Deutsche Bahn, Russian Railways and...
  • Etihad Rail invites manufactures to apply for pre-qualification
    Etihad Rail now invites manufacturers to apply for pre-qualification to be shortlisted and invited to tender on a competitive basis. Etihad Rail was established in June 2009 under ...
  • Balfour Beatty Rail/Gammon joint venture awarded EUR 30 million contract for civil and track works
    Balfour Beatty Rail, in joint venture with Gammon Construction, has been awarded the civil and track work contract for the Ulu Pandan and Bishan Depots in Singapore by The Land Tra...
  • Truck tonnage index fell 2.3% in the United States
    The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advance seasonally adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage index decreased 2.3% in May after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011, reporte...
  • Short Sea: Good parameters essential for growth
    During the fourth Short Sea Congress in Hamburg, the topics of customs barriers in ocean shipping as well as a solution oriented handling of the forthcoming sulphur reduction in fu...
  • Change of partners at Trans Eurasia Logistics (TEL)
    The direct Duisburg - Moscow container rail link "Moscovite" has now been in operation for over a year and operator TEL - a joint venture of the Deutsche Bahn, Russian Railways and...
  • Legal authorities place the Mory-Group under receivership
    Due to the inability to pay, most of the French transport and logistics group Mory was placed under receivership on Monday by legal authorities. For the time being all receivables ...
  • Schenker: More transparency with PIN for the procurement logistics
    Schenker Deutschland AG impose new standards with the online platform PIN (Procurement Information Network). With that the provider for integrated logistics enables industrial and ...
  • BDB: no expansion stop on German rivers and canals
    The German Federal Association for Inland Waterway Transport (BDB) pointed out during an expert hearing in front of the traffic committee of the German Bundestag, that the Federal ...
  • MOL Enhances Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW)
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced an upgrade to its Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW). From July 2011 through 2012, MOL will launch a total of 10 new 5,600 teu co...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • ThyssenKrupp rethinks Blohm+Voss plans
  • U.S. Coast Guard increases safety oversight on MODUs
  • Jackup rig order for Keppel FELS shipyard
  • JF Lehman acquires US Joiner
  • Shipping recruiter warns of LNG staff shortages

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Port of Portland part of team reviewing region's industrial sites
  • WSDOT receives honor for maintaining top fleet
  • Ceremony marks unveiling of Everett fisherman's statue
  • Coast Guard reprimands officer for commanding vessel while intoxicated
  • US rail carloads up during month of May

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Chartering rush ahead of US holiday fails to light up suezmax market
    Owners unable to raise rates on busy chartering due to overcapacity in the Atlantic
  • Oil demand not enough to trump tanker overcapacity
    Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait may be willing to provide additional volumes, but the tanker delivery schedule continues to overwhelm the market
  • Fonterra launches New Zealand freight revolution
    Dairy giant's Kotahi initiative attempts to attract bigger ships and reduce freight costs as CMA CGM reinstates Auckland box service
  • Capesize market could retreat as miners steer clear
    After two weeks of index gains the party may already be over despite a firm tone in the Atlantic
  • Rising wheat imports boost world trade
    High maize prices encourage more use of wheat
  • Slow rally in capesize rates set to continue
    Owners securing $8.30-$8.40 per tonne for voyages from Western Australia to China, with talk of reaching the $8.50 level
  • Vietnam's plan to stabilise economy
    Major global port operators are investing in facilities as the country's box market posts a 17% rise in volumes for 2010
  • DCT Gdansk celebrates a million teu
    Container unloaded from Emma Maersk is millonth box since terminal opened three years ago
  • Antwerp lays out a holistic road map for development
    Total Plan puts emphasis on the entire logistics chain and the customer's role within it
  • Rowan searching for a deal
    Hunt is on for new orders for offshore drilling platforms and acquisition opportunities
  • Rig builders benefit with newbuilds in demand
    Utilisation rates above 90% with high-specification jack-up rigs, deepwater semi-submersibles and drillships all finding work
  • Box carriers face further losses on Asia-Europe
    As rates plummet and capacity rises, it is inevitable more services on the Asia-Europe trade will have to be suspended
  • Why is it so difficult to save lives simply?
    Scarcely a week goes by without a fatal accident in an enclosed space on a ship, but common sense measures to cut the death toll are ignored
  • Prokopiou confirms Seatraders' first boxship orders, at $140m
    Tanker and LNG owner has swiftly rebuilt the fleet of often-overlooked dry arm
  • Finance baton passes to China
    CDB on track with Aegean Baltic Bank and Maersk, while China Exim also targets Greece
  • Boskalis offloads terminal interests
    Sells package of oil and gas terminal activities and eight anchor handling tugs for $450m to Lamnalco
  • Maersk and MSC spearhead new cargo safety drive
    Information on dangerous practices and incidents to be shared across the industry
  • Ceres LNG outsources maintenance to Wärtsilä
    Deal marks continuing trend to find engineering skills outside core shipboard competence
  • CMA CGM boosts green credentials
    French line purchases 18,000 additional eco-containers bringing total to 10% of box fleet
  • Royal Fleet Auxiliary is no easy target
    Commander issues warning to private shipping companies eyeing its business
  • Greek owner to test Cargill towing kite
    Anbros Maritime's handysize bulker Aghia Marina to be fitted with SkySails system
  • Port Botany sees 10th consecutive annual growth record
    Box throughputs up 6.1%, while container volumes up 5.7%
  • Blohm+Voss sale collapses
    Owner ThyssenKrupp says commercial opportunities that justified deal with Abu Dhabi Mar have now faded
  • K Line wants to take its time before committing to very large boxships
    But analyst warns stalling to gauge future growth in cargo volumes is not without risk
  • Chinese banks vie for larger slice of ship finance pie
    Overseas push by China Exim and Sinosure reflect new engagement with foreign deals
  • A rock and a hard place
    Freight forwarders claimed recently that there are not enough trucks left in Europe to support a modal backshift away from ships, but that is missing a key point
  • Nautilus to form Swiss section
    Talks on collaboration also being held with UK unions representing maritime, railway and road transport workers
  • SITC volumes and freight rates up but slowdown could be on the horizon
    Inflation, yuan appreciation and labour costs puts squeeze on Chinese exporters
  • Third Korea Line tanker heads for US court auction
    Minimum bid of $42.5m on Blue Jasper

Fairplayweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Wärtsilä awarded Ceres contract
    CERES LNG Services, a Greek ship management company, said today it has awarded a contract to Wärtsilä covering six LNG carriers
  • Abandoned ferries to be removed from Piraeus
    SEVEN inactive ferries berthed at the passenger terminal of Greece's largest port are to be removed
  • Oorja stake to be sold
    MERCATOR Lines hopes to raise $150M by selling a 30% stake in its Singapore subsidiary Oorja Holdings
  • EC to investigate Spanish tax scheme
    THE EC said today it plan to investigate whether a Spanish tax-lease ship financing scheme is compatible with EU rules on government aid
  • Havila pricing scrapes bottom of range
    HAVILA Shipping, the listed Norwegian operator of offshore vessels, has completed a private placement of 2.56M new shares at 52.50 kroner ($9.50)
  • Ashes to ashes for Panamax coal cargoes
    COAL DATA provider IHS McCloskey told Fairplay today that China is increasing cargoes of coal with high calorific value from South Africa and Australia
  • OSM manages Maersk ships
    NORWAY'S OSM is taking over management of six Maersk Line box ships in the Philippines, its first such deal with the Danish group
  • Suitor, declare yourself
    SINGAPORE securities company DMG & Partners warned today that port operator Portek's unnamed suitor should soon declare its intentions
  • Late Dalrymple flood recovery warned
    PROJECTIONS for Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal indicate that full recovery from Australia's January floods is now not predicted until 4Q2011, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Supramax ballasting rises
    SOFTENING Supramax rates are forcing several owners to ballast vessels that normally operate on India/Richards Bay routes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • U.S. Factory Index Inches Upward, China Slips
    Manufacturing growth in the United States accelerated in June for the first time in five months, according to the Institute...
  • APL Plans Chicago Intermodal Terminal
    Container shipping line APL is building an intermodal container terminal in Joliet, Ill., to strengthen its transcontinental network in the...
  • Q&A: Ocean Carriers Implementing No-Show Fees
    Editor Peter T. Leach gives a preview to his upcoming story in the July 4 issue of The Journal of...
  • Seattle Box Imports Dive 27.8 Percent
    Container imports at the Port of Seattle fell back 27.8 percent in May from the same month a year ago...
  • UPS Freight Hikes Rates 6.9 Percent
    UPS Freight will take a 6.9 percent general rate hike Aug. 1, a move that could signal a stronger across-the-board...
  • Panalpina Aims to Boost Logistics Market Growth
    Panalpina, the Swiss global forwarder and logistics group, vowed to outperform market growth in air and ocean freight and logistics,...
  • Customer Location Central to DC Choices, Shippers Say
    Locating close to customers often is more important than tax and financial incentives in choosing distribution facilities, shippers told The...
  • Global IT Spending Forecast Raised
    The Gartner research group raised its projection for global IT spending this year, saying the industry is absorbing the impact...
  • Surcharge, Freight Rate Updates for June 27-July 1
    Hapag-Lloyd announced a steep hike in its "war risk surcharge" on all cargo moving to and from ports in Libya. The...
  • The Lure of Inland Ports
    Last week, we launched a new Journal of Commerce event in Chicago, the Inland Port Logistics Conference. The name might...
  • Broken Seal, Broken Trust
    Q: We are a motor carrier and have a major customer who has some rigid ideas about the importance of...
  • 3PLs Linked In
    Ken Kowal is one of a small but growing number of logistics professionals wired into social media. Prior...
  • In Stock, Out of Sync
    Inventory management has a dark secret: Forecasting isn't only worthless; it also exacerbates the very problem it was designed to...
  • Smart Ways
    The Teamsters union and some environmental groups have been pushing for a federal solution to clean-trucks standards at the country's...
  • Forwarder Leschaco Names Malambri US Chief
    Freight forwarder Leschaco named Mark Malambri president and CEO of the Germany-based company's U.S. operations. Malambri is joining...
  • NYK Drops Chassis in Oakland, Minneapolis
    NYK Line is extending its plan to phase out chassis services, dropping the equipment provision in Oakland and Minneapolis for...
  • Baird Drops Coverage of YRC Worldwide
    Baird Equity Research is dropping its coverage of YRC Worldwide, as the trucking giant heads toward a financial restructuring that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • HFW lists carriers' rites at dawn
  • CSAV talks alliances with MSC and CMA CGM
  • Shippers get new scheduling tool
  • PANYJ achieves record volumes for May
  • Safmarine shuts its services to Iran

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Reef protection in place
    Surveillance system extended to whole of Australia's Great Barrier Reef after bulker grounding last year.
  • Gard wins Rita legal round
    Skirmishing over costly windstorm losses in the Gulf of Mexico continue in London court.
  • Bye bye, Pipavav Shipyard
    And hello to Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, as Indian yard changes name and focus.
  • Spain under microscope
    Europe investigates legality of leasing scheme for ship purchases using tax relief.
  • Iran violation costs Gen Re
    Payout to Steamship Mutual to reimburse NITC tanker claim falls foul of US sanctions.
  • Yards get more time
    Canada extends deadline for four shipbuilders to submit bids for $35bn of newbuilding contracts.
  • Money beats being broke
    A master of the universe and a humble shipowner speak, the trade off between time and money in ransom negotiations and Noah's Ark runs into trouble again.
  • Cargill picks Anbros
    Trader to put Skysails kite on Greek owner's chartered bulker, the biggest vessel yet to fly the green flag.
  • Tanker crew rescued
    UK warship takes ill seafarers from small UAE-owned vessel that had lost power and was taking on water off Oman.
  • Globus grabs more
    Greek owner sells $22m of shares in follow-on offering to fund supramax buy.
  • Ceres signs with Wartsila
    Finnish engine builder picks up five year maintenance contract for six LNG carriers.
  • Boskalis sells AHTS ships
    Dutch dredging group offloads subsidiary Smit's terminal and offshore ship operations to 50%-owned unit Lamnalco.
  • $3.8bn and counting...
    Having spent a fortune on massive Triple-E boxships already, Maersk eyes more orders.
  • Havila pockets share cash
    Norwegian company raises NOK 198m to take over five jointly owned platform supply ships.
  • DNA database for pirates
    UN anti-piracy group CGPCS aims to have data bank on Somali gunmen up and running next year.
  • B+V sale collapses
    Germany's ThyssenKrupp ends talks with Abu Dhabi Mar over transfer of merchant shipbuilding in Hamburg.
  • Teekay wins FPSO work
    New York-listed owner fixes out $1bn Samsung newbuilding to BG Norge in the North Sea.
  • Rose retires from Dahlman
    New York shipping bank confirms TradeWinds report of management shakeup, replacing chief executive with chairman, Kim Fennebresque.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Washington Notebook
  • 'Complicit in Iran's strategy'
    'Complicit in Iran's strategy' 'Complicit in Iran's strategy'...
  • Thieving by rockets' red glare
    Freight Watch International warns that the 4th of July weekend has the second-highest rate of cargo theft for any weekend of the year -- second only to Thanksgiving -- over the past five years. In a bulletin this week it said holidays can cause lon...
  • Group asks Maersk for total pullout from Iran
    Following Maersk Line'sannouncement earlier this week that it was ending shipments to three Iranian ports , the pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is asking the world's largest shipping company to completely end business in Iran. ...
  • CSAV in talks with MSC, CMA CGM
    Chilean shipping company CSAV saidit is negotiating with Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGMabout joint operating agreements or consortia in some services. It said services being discussed include routes between Asia and Africa, Brazil and the M...
  • NYK ends chassis in Minneapolis, Oakland
    NYK Line North America said it will no longer provide chassis in Minneapolis and Oakland for import and export containers moving merchant haulage bills of lading. There will be no change to the chassis provision for carrier's haulage shipments NYK...
  • Jumbo expands representation in Germany
    Dutch heavy lift shipping company Jumbo Shipping has opened a representative office in Bremen, Germany, in cooperation with breakbulk and heavy lift shipbroker Coli Schiffahrt & Transport KG. The new office, Jumbo Agency Germany GmbH, aims to furth...
  • DOT claws $527 million for TIGER III
    The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday it has made $527 million available for a third round of merit-based, competitive TIGER grants to improve infrastructure. Projects must demonstrate their ability to meet one or more criteria,...
  • Gen Re settles Iran penalty
    The U.S. Treasury Department said General Reinsurance Corp., based in Stamford, Conn., has paid $59,130 to settle liability for apparent violations of Iranian Transactions Regulations. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the ap...
  • APL builds intermodal yard near Chicago
    Liner carrier APL said Thursday it has purchased land in Joliet, Ill., to develop a new intermodal container terminal. The 43 acres of space was acquired from CenterPoint Properties within the CenterPoint Intermodal Center, the largest inland port...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 1, 2011
  • Fujairah market stable
    Deliveries available for supply in Durban between July 5-11.
  • Rotterdam prices steady
    Avails tight in Hamburg.
  • World's largest maritime surveillance system in operation
    Aim is 'to deter shipping companies and their crews from engaging in unsafe and irresponsible actions'.
  • Global MBM deal to cut maritime carbon emissions 'unachievable'
    EU source says it is 'unrealistic' to expect MBM 'this year, next year or the year after that.'
  • The future of market based measures
    IMO's new secretary general can't be seen as using his position to push Japan's MBM proposal.
  • Warstila signs maintenance contract for dual-fuel engines
    'Dynamic Maintenance Planning offers owners a significant reduction in operating costs,' says engine builder.
  • Dan-Bunkering celebrates senior trader's 25th year
    Company holds reception for Jesper Juhl.
  • Dry bulk carrier to be world's largest kite-powered ship
    System will be installed early next year and will then be 'up and running in a matter of weeks'.
  • Bunker prices falling as week closes
    Demand mixed across major Asian ports on Friday.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 35%
    97% of the fuel oil imports were for supporting bonded bunker operations at South China ports.
  • Indian fuel oil exports to East Asia up 50%
    Cargoes sold at strong premiums due to generally tight fundamentals.
  • Indian shipping firms brace for 'tough times' on rising fuel costs
    Industry expects around 20% hike in operating costs.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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