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May 5, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Private security firms take on Somali pirates
    Upstairs in a public house on the English south coast, 18 men are preparing to take on the pirates of the Indian Ocean.
  • Q1 loss widens at Overseas Shipholding
    Overseas Shipholding Group, the largest US-based oiltanker owner, has reported a bigger first-quarter loss as shipping rates declined.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding's profit doubles
    South Korea's second biggest shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said yesterday its first-quarter net profit more than doubled on strong orders of more expensive ships.
  • Cocoa price surge may end as Ivory Coast shipments resume

Sched Netweb site
  • Fresh troubles worsen Horizon's US$33 million first quarter loss
  • New World Alliance scraps sailings on transpacific PCE service
  • HSBC global survey finds widespread shipper confidence in trade's increase
  • The Containership Company to pursue shippers for breaking cargo vows
  • CMA CGM bond sale gains US$945 million - $145 million more than first sought
  • Hong Kong's Kerry Logistics launches global re-branding
  • APL volume up 12pc, but revenue per box off 2pc over 4 weeks
  • Yusen Logistics sees earnings rise 134pc in fiscal 2010
  • Fourcee India expands tank container operating business into Hong Kong
  • Canadians like US prospects if policymakers act, but not overreact
  • Independent truckers again battle LA port ban in court on June 10
  • Hactl air cargo volume down 9.3pc to 225,791 tonnes in April
  • Air China to start thrice weekly Beijing-Milan service June 15
  • TNT mail, express units first quarter revenues rise 4.3pc
  • FedEx, Delta extol virtues of Memphis aerotropolis
  • Smiths Detection designs software to enhance air cargo security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Four cos bid for IWAI project to ship coal
  • Maersk Line adjudged best global shipping line for 18th consecutive year at AFSCA 2011
  • India to pay Iran for oil in rupees
  • India, Australia to hold talks on free trade
  • Export target, trade deficit within reach: Fieo
  • Govt abolishes import duty on sugar till June 30
  • Govt outlines strategy for doubling exports to $ 500 bn by 2013-14
  • Issue iron ore export licences, SC tells Karnataka
  • New markets propel exports by 37.5 pc in 2010-11, 44 pc in March
  • Oil dips: Price hikes inevitable
  • RBI's concern to rein in inflation understandable: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Switzerland: higher railtrack prices strengthen Neat profitability
    Switzerland's major New Rail Link through the Alps (NEAT) project is economically balanced. This was the conclusion of an independent feasibility study commissioned by the Federal ...
  • Chinese to construct new airport in Chad
    The government of Chad has signed a USD 1 billion deal with CAMC Engineering Co Ltd, an incorporated company registered with the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of Ch...
  • Kansas City Southern Railways reports 12% growth in Q1 revenue
    The US-based rail service provider Kansas City Southern Railways (KCS), headquarted in Kansas City, reported Q1/2011 revenues of USD 489 million, a 12% increase compared to the cor...
  • New partner for 24plus
    The general cargo alliance 24plus logistics network has found a new partner for the Munich region in the shape of ABC-Logistik München GmbH. The new partner is ...
  • Gefco Romania renews collaboration with Carrefour
    Gefco Romania has been responsible for the retail chain Carrefour's import flows since 2010. The goods are forwarded in 20 t units by truck from France to Romania. This c...
  • Stadler Rail expands presence in North America
    Stadler Rail AG has announced the opening of Stadler US Inc, in Westfield NJ (USA), which will serve customers in the USA and support sales of all the Stadler products in North Ame...
  • Truck traffic rising steeply on Austria's motorways
    Truck traffic on all of Austria's motorways and trunk roads has risen massively, particularly in the eastern part of the country and in Upper Austria. The fact was revealed in...
  • Memphis and Paris sign historic pact
    During the "Airport Cities World Conference and Exposition" held in April in Memphis TN (USA), a letter of intent between business and government officials from Memphis a...
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines operates first scheduled flights to North America
    Russia's largest operator of scheduled freight flights, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, has launched a thrice-weekly service to Chicago O'Hare airport (USA), with immediate effect. The fl...
  • Horizon Lines reaches agreement with CSX
    Horizon Lines Inc, one of the USA's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company based in Charlotte NC, has finalized an agreement with CSX Corporation to reduc...
  • Oaktree speaking of a profit
    The US financial service provider Oaktree is apparently making an effort to resume operations with significantly fewer staff and 16 ships in Beluga's former premises in Teerhof in ...
  • World's largest ro-ro ship calls at Philadelphia
    The world's largest ro-ro vessel, the MV "Tønsberg", operated by the Swedish/Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, recently called at the Packer Avenue Ma...
  • Ren' Kircil is new senior area manager at Traxon Europe
    Traxon Europe has selected Ren' Kircil as its senior area sales manager. Kircil is directly responsible for sales in the Middle East, as well as for the management of sales for the...
  • P&O Ferrymasters raises Sabic stakes
    The pan-European logistics provider P&O Ferrymasters is set for a major lift in earnings due to a new contract with Sabic, one of the world's top five plastics and petro-chemic...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Poland opens new office at Krakow Airport cargo hub
    The global logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has opened an operational branch office in Krakow, in addition to its existing sales office, in order to serve the growing dema...
  • TNT wants more stringent cost-saving measures
    TNT, the Dutch mail and logistics corporation based in Amsterdam, intends to cut costs in its ailing express division. When TNT announced its Q1 results for the current busine...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Chief engineer of "monkey business" ship cops plea
  • Clarksons beefs up U.S. investment banking operation
  • Bordelon link enables CSA International to deploy GoM survey fleet
  • ABS introduces new standards and notations for drillships and MODU's
  • Antigua and Barbuda maritime administrations gains ISO 9001 certification
  • Su-Jou Kim makes management changes at STX Finland

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Seattle port board tours Port of Quincy facilities
  • Trucking association asks Congress to streamline credentialing procedure
  • Port of Tacoma offering Friday the 13th bus tour
  • AAPA economic development seminar scheduled for July 11 -13 in Portland
  • Pair of new art exhibits on display at Portland Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • VLCC benchmark rate rises after three-week slump
    Cargoes rise as traders and charterers return to work after Japanese and UK public holidays
  • Quiet times for boxship charters raise broker doubts
    Holidays or lack of demand cited as causes of low activity, with indices remaining flat
  • Bunker costs and weak dollar hold back Odfjell
    A steady increase in bunker prices, and the continuing strength of the Norwegian krone against the US dollar, are offsetting some of the gains made in the chemical tanker market by Oslo-listed Odfjell
  • Idle boxship fleet at lowest since 2008
    Containership lay-ups have fallen to their lowest level since late 2008 despite depressed freight rates and signs of weaker charter markets
  • Baltic Exchange wins regulatory approval
    Will launch dry freight derivatives screen within 'weeks'
  • Case study: how to buy a container swap
  • A shipper's guide to box freight derivatives
    (or how to hedge your bets)
  • Steering a course through derivatives
    Brokers guide aims to demystify trades for shipping bosses
  • Basel III: key points
  • Long-life lease rule changes make buyers think twice
  • Wrong policies for the right reasons
    It is time to make more balanced choices about environmental measures
  • Three schools with fantastic stories
    Focus trained on the education of our future maritime leaders
  • Mumbai rides a tide of entrepreneurship
    A mass, and a mess, of contradictions, Mumbai is pivotal to India's recent economic surge
  • Glencore IPO set lower than expected
    Offering likely to raise $10bn, reflecting fear among investors of end to commodities boom
  • North P&I drops hull and machinery move
    Taking on MSMI's book would lead to insufficient new business, says insurer
  • SCI still eyeing shipyard investment
    Involvement with more than one yard is considered as long-term fleet expansion plans continue
  • Survivtec buys rival Cosalt Marine for $50m
    Latest step in acquisition trail that started last year
  • Glencore announces price range for its planned initial public offering
    Cornerstone investors to subscribe for 31% of total offer that is targeted to raise $10bn
  • Asia-Europe freight rates hit 16-month low
    CTS statistics show box rate slide is gathering pace
  • Matson Navigation hit by $7m loss
    Container line suffers impact of increasing fuel costs and transpacific vessel capacity, despite 17% rise in revenue
  • Managing risk
    Moves to develop a market in container shipping paper products have run into a storm of controversy
  • Toll Group cuts cost of debt with fresh $400m borrowing
    Move is part of wider programme to refinance logistics company's debt
  • Spanish court sentences Alakran hijackers to 439 years' jail
    Finding points to government involvement in $3.5m ransom payment
  • Panalpina profit on container volumes outstrips maritime box throughputs
    First-quarter containers up 2% as logistics operator forecasts single-digit growth for sea freight
  • Gothenburg volumes hit record 233,000 teu in first quarter
    Swedish port's ro-ro traffic up 10% as car shipments surge 39%
  • PIL to connect Long Beach to Australia and New Zealand
    China Transpacific Service to be improved in response to rising demand for space from Australasia to Asia
  • Safe Bulkers holds charter earnings steady in first quarter
    Net income of $27m represents 15% slide from same time last year, when ship sale contributed half of Greek owner's profits
  • Gemini anchored off Somalia
    Hijacked chemical tanker's crew 'remains priority', says Glory Ship Management

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Tropical box volumes fall
    QUARTERLY losses for Tropical Shipping have widened on waning Caribbean volume, parent Nicor disclosed today
  • North puts off scheme
    NORTH P&I Club's directors said today uncertain markets have forced it to postpone new fixed-premium hull and machinery coverage
  • Coal demand buoys Panamax rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that China/India Panamax rates are rising, with both countries boosting coal imports this week
  • Totals fall at Algeciras
    APBA, the port authority for Algeciras, has said its box throughput slipped to 671,501teu in the first quarter
  • DSME doubles profits
    SOUTH Korea's DSME reportedly doubled its net profits in the first quarter to 238.7Bn won ($222M) from 114.8Bn won a year earlier
  • Why Russia barred gasoline exports
    AN ENERGY consultant told Fairplay today a gasoline shortage is being caused in Russia by the high profitability of exports
  • GENCO defends spot plan
    PROFITS of NYSE-listed GENCO have been cut by two-thirds, courtesy of its increasing exposure to depressed spot rates
  • NOL's revenues drop
    NOL SAID today its average revenues per feu from 12 March to 8 April were lower than in the same period last year, largely due to declining rates on the Asia/Europe route
  • EU-Indonesia timber deal agreed
    INDONESIA and the EU have reportedly agreed to a scheme aimed at ending export shipments of illegally sourced wood
  • US grain exports threatened
    HEAVY silting along the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River is endangering grain exports
  • 'E-waste' tracking futile?
    ATTEMPTS by US regulators to track exports of used electronic equipment are insufficient to keep ships from being detained at foreign ports, according to an environmental group
  • More VLCC scrapping seen
    PRESSURE to scrap older VLCCs could mount as the oversupplied market continues to drag down freight rates in the face of growing crude demand, according to Poten & Partners
  • Aframax rates soften
    AFRAMAX owners are set for a quiet week as May Day and Japan's Golden Week holidays affect chartering activity, brokers in Singapore have told Fairplay
  • Baltic clings to payout
    BALTIC Trading continues to dole out dividends to its shareholders, despite failing to break even

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • CSX Splits Stock, Hikes Dividend, Buys Shares
    CSX Corp., the parent company of CSX Transportation, announced it will split its stock, raise the dividend and buy back...
  • Q&A: US Port Security Before and After 9/11
    What did port security mean to the maritime industry before the September 11 attacks? Are enough measures in place today...
  • JOC Announces Dates for TPM 2012 and 2013
    The Trans-Pacific Maritime conference, The Journal of Commerce's largest event of year, will be held on March 4-6, 2012, and...
  • Martin Leaving as CEO of Waterways Council
    Cornel Martin is resigning as president and CEO of Waterways Council Inc., a trade association for the inland marine barge...
  • US Ready to Move on FTAs with Colombia, Panama, South Korea
    The Obama administration said Wednesday that it is ready to work with Congress on the approval of free trade agreements...
  • Former TCC Customers Told to Pay Obligations
    The Danish administrator appointed to oversee The Containership Co.'s financial restructuring is asking the defunct trans-Pacific line's former customers to...
  • Canadian Longshoremen Ratify Labor Contract
    Canadian longshoremen ratified a watershed contract that should guarantee labor peace at the country's Pacific Coast ports for eight years....
  • Tropical Shipping Losses Doubled in First Quarter
    Tropical Shipping's first quarter operating loss widened to $1.2 million from $500,000 a year earlier as shipping volume for the...
  • Rickmers Upgrades India-Europe Service
    Project and heavy-lift specialist Rickmers-Linie said it is adding four ships to its India-Europe service to take advantage of an...
  • Dockworkers Strike APM Terminals Algeciras
    Over 300 dockworkers at APM Terminals in the Spanish port of Algeciras on Monday stopped work to protest a wage...
  • Panalpina First Quarter Profit Grows 22 Percent
    Panalpina Group reported double-digit growth in profit during the first quarter and said it expects air and ocean freight markets...
  • Matson Swings to First-Quarter Loss
    Matson Navigation swung to an operating loss of $7.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from a profit...
  • Drewry Spot Rate Climbs 8.9 Percent
    The Drewry Container Rate Benchmark for eastbound trans-Pacific shipping climbed 8.9 percent in the week ending Monday, the second week-to-week...
  • India's Adani Group Acquires Australian Terminal
    India's Adani Group acquired Abbot Point Coal Terminal, a dedicated coal export facility, in Queensland, Australia, from North Queensland Bulk...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • CMA CGM, Maersk and Hanjin to hike rates
  • Asia - Europe drags APL down
  • Toll refinances debt and concludes Mitchell deal
  • Mothballed box fleet at 30-month low
  • CSAV sinks further into the red

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Coustas issues warning
    Chief executive of US-listed containership owner says orderbook "should be closely observed" following competitive first quarter.
  • FBR's 'quick picks'
    US investment bank says shares of Peter Georgiopoulos-led bulker duo are the best way to play a near term uptick in rates.
  • Quake stalls Keppel order
    Singaporean shipbuilder postpones construction of Oslo IPO hopeful's $200m rig following delays in Japanese steel imports.
  • Term score for K Line
    Japanese owner's support vessel arm wraps up work for new platform supply vessel in the North Sea.
  • Lazard downs Eagle
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner suffers downgrade as New York equity analyst reacts to fears surrounding $1.2bn debt dispute.
  • Damp distress for cargoship
    Rescue boats help Norwegian vessel that sprang a leak and broke down off Dyroya.
  • Matson sinks to loss
    New York-listed parent of US liner operator watches first quarter profit slip by 70% as costs trump rising revenues.
  • Baltex gets green light
    UK financial services watchdog approves Baltic Exchange FFA trading facility as board agrees on roll-out.
  • Search for missing woman
    US Coast Guard resumes attempt to find passenger who disappeared from Celebrity Millennium.
  • FOE bags bond bonanza
    Oslo-listed rig owner pockets over $260m from its trip to the bond market.
  • Ferry probe begins
    Strait Shipping's freight ro-pax Monte Stello suffered brief contact with submerged object in Tory Channel.
  • Hyundai Mipo on the up
    Korean shipbuilder sees net profit grow 10% year on year.
  • Pain for PGS
    Oslo-listed offshore owner drops into the red in first quarter but operating numbers edge past company's forecast.
  • Sincere on the slide
    Taiwanese bulker owner posts lower first-quarter profit as investment income falls.
  • Clarksons' US raid rolls on
    Former marine James Bell and Robert Parker drafted in from IBS Group by shipbroker to lead new US banking unit.
  • Sick crewman taken off VLCC
    Indian national hospitalised off Malaysia after suffering stomach pains on AET tanker.
  • Glencore scales back IPO
    Swiss trading and chartering giant will raise up to $10bn from listing, rather than the $12bn touted last month.
  • Greek in dash for gas
    John Angelicoussis now understood to have swapped three VLCC newbuildings for LNG carriers at Daewoo.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Del Monte expands deal with GT Nexus
    Del Monte Foods has extended its dealings with Oakland, Calif.-based trade software company GT Nexus to include automated inventory and document management processes between Del Monte and its international supplier community, GT Nexus said Tuesday...
  • U.S. industry urges TAA extension
    The Trade and American Competitiveness Coalition, a group of 18 large business associations, urged President Obama and congressional leadership in a letter Tuesday, to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which expired Feb. 12. "TAA is a...
  • Railroads reach agreement with largest union
    The nation's largest freight railroads have reached a tentative labor agreement with their largest union, the United Transportation Union. UTU, which represents about 38,000 workers, said Monday it reached a five-year national rail agreement cover...
  • Debate rumbles over wider use of big trucks
    Trucking and railroads clashed over legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and House on Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., introduced a bill that would extend the current limit of 80,000 pounds and maximum length of 53 feet for tra...
  • Maersk to raise U.S./Mideast-India rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise U.S. export rates to ports in the Indian Subcontinent, Red Sea and Middle East regions. The increase, effective June 1, is $120 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $190 per 45-foot containe...
  • Tropical Shipping reports lower volumes
    Tropical Shipping had first quarter operating revenue of $80.8 million, about 3 percent less than the $83.5 million in the same 2010 period, Tropical's parent company, the Illinois-based gas utility, Nicor said Wednesday. Tropical, a container ca...
  • Matson loss drags down A&B earnings
    Alexander & Baldwin, parent company of Matson Line, said it had first quarter profit of $5.2 million, less than one-third of the $17.3 million it earned in the first quarter of 2010. Revenue was $405.6 million during the quarter, 18 percent more t...
  • NOL: container volumes up, rates fall
    Neptune Orient Lines, parent company of container carrier APL, said it moved 229,700 40-foot equivalent units in the four-week period ending April 8, 12 percent more volume than in the same 2010 period. NOL said in its most recent operational upda...
  • Lautenberg bill would extend limits

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Crude dips on supply surge
    'The inventory numbers were much more bearish than expected.'
  • Vopak increases tank capacity in Rotterdam
    Further strengthening the company's position as market leader.
  • Fujairah prices steady
    Major supplier out of Durban market.
  • Bunker price rises outstrip surcharges
    Matson reports an operating loss.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices mixed
    HS 380 cSt product is reported to be limited in Rotterdam.
  • High sulphur samples raise questions about MARPOL compliance
    Some 7% of Rotterdam stems have sulphur content above ECA limit, says fuel testing agency.
  • UFS boosts its team
    Latest appointment 'another significant part of long term expansion plan.'
  • Spanish naval vessel orders ships anchored off Gibraltar 'to leave'
    Gibraltar protests incident as 'provocative and unlawful'.
  • Bunker prices generally down mid-week
    Demand generally 'moderate' in main Asian bunker ports, traders say.
  • IPO price range values Glencore at $61 billion
    Targeting to raise about $10 billion from dual IPO.
  • Hambantota bunker sector to offer 'opportunity' to private sector
    Industry players welcome SLPA chairman's latest comments.
  • Daewoo receives patent for LNG/LPG multi-fuel vessel
    World Intellectual Property Organization publishes patent for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • CSAV Q1 net loss widens to $186 million
    In line with slower demand for container vessels and high bunker fuel costs.
  • Centrifugal pumps 'best' for low sulphur fuels
    Centrifugal pumps can theoretically 'last forever' when used for low sulphur fuels, says Grundfos spokesman.
  • Statoil Fuel & Retail posts lower Q1 profit
    Sees lower sales from 'other products', including marine fuels.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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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
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Augusta
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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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