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July 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World's idle fleet grows from 75,000 TEU to 95,000 TEU in just two weeks
  • Cosco regains its old No 4 spot with capacity 600,000 TEU plus
  • Korean intra-Asia container carrier YSC Line seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Maersk and Safmarine drop China from Far East-West Africa FEW3 service
  • Iranian container service appear little affected by harsh US sanctions
  • CMA CGM enters NZ-Asia trade to move meat and dairy products
  • Port of Le Havre's MSC terminal makes bid for US Customs certification
  • South Africa's Transnet port performance acceptable, but rail falls short
  • APL Logistics extends double-stack IndiaLinx train service to India
  • Milwaukee proposes creation of an air hub to stimulate growth
  • Enforce old lithium rules, don't impose new ones, industry tells Washington
  • India become next target as ECS Group increases global footprint

Exim Indiaweb site
  • FPS Group & Console Shipping Services join hands to enhance business
  • Tiger Logistics to implement Logi-Sys for optimal service delivery
  • Close to resolving Iran oil payment impasse: Official
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese Pentaerythritol
  • GSP revival needed to boost India-US trade: Fieo
  • Infra upgradation to give air cargo business a fillip
  • Car sales growth slows to two-year low
  • Ministry to approach House Panel against MAT, DDT imposition on SEZs
  • No export limit on cotton & yarn waste: DGFT
  • Policy stability, credit cost reduction can boost exports: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • TAAG postpones Beijing service resumption planned for today
    TAAG Angola has postponed the planned service resumption on Luanda - Beijing service. The new resumption date is scheduled for 2 August. Boeing 777-200ER will operate this weekly f...
  • Jungheinrich announces upgraded reach truck model
    Jungheinrich, the German supplier of warehousing technology, has introduced a new version of its best selling ETM/ETV 214/216 reach truck. The new model offers increased mast lifti...
  • Eco Rail Innovation: cooperation contract signed
    With the signature of the cooperation contract, the partners of the initiative Eco Rail Innovation (ERI) have now established the binding general conditions of their mutual work. E...
  • UPS and Merck expand their distribution and logistics agreement
    UPS and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the companies have significantly broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreemen...
  • RDC Aviation: new Sales Director
    Philip Jones is the new Sales Director of RCD Aviation, an aviation software business in Nottingham. Having initially progressed in his career at British Midland Airways, he later ...
  • UPS: freight transport grows
    UPS Freight, the US fourth largest LTL carrier, announced a general rate increase averaging 6.9% covering non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The rat...
  • South African railway operator places largest ever signalling contract with Siemens
    The South African railway company, PRASA, has commissioned Siemens with the delivery of signaling equipment and the construction of the "Gauteng Nerve Center" (GNC) opera...
  • Winter flight schedule Frankfurt Airport: airport coordinator allocates nightly slots to airfreight-companies
    According to the official planning approval of the Hessian Federal State Government with reservations to the decision of the Federal Administrative Court, the airport coordinator o...
  • "K" Line to start power saving campaign in Tokyo
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line Group) will start a campaign to save electric power consumption in its head office in Tokyo that includes introduction of in-house summer time...
  • APM Terminals wins "Best Port Operator in Africa" at Transport Africa Awards 2011
    Johannesburg, South African based APM Terminals was named winner of the "Best Port Operator in Africa" award at the Transport Africa Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Afr...
  • Rhenus Office Systems expands security archive in Hamburg
    Rhenus Office Systems GmbH has expanded their security archive of the Hamburg location. The archive of the expert for document logistics in a further building phase was extended by...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Crowley acquires Puerto Rico Freight Systems
  • USCG responds to Virgin Islands ferry grounding
  • Statoil awards Cat D rig contracts to Songa
  • Maersk declares option for two more drillships
  • Marco Polo Marine to build five barges for Indonesian client
  • Damen Shipyards set to introduce ASD Tug 3212

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Port of Kalama welcomes bulk vessel GUOYU 51
  • Crowley expanding in Puerto Rico with purchase of logistics company
  • Cargill to employ kite technology on bulk vessel AGHIA MARINA
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns honor for recycling/waste reduction
  • APL announces plans to build Joliet, Illinois container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Macondo oil spill fallout spreads far and wide
    A perceived shortfall in international regulation has led to a search for local solutions
  • Marine insurance set to soar after 'acts of God' increase
    Earthquake-hit Port of Lyttleton tells investors it failed to renew cover on time
  • Ship recycling rates hinge on Bangladesh court decision
    Potential for scrap prices to fall if Chittagong breakers cannot import vessels and market competition declines
  • Northern Europe aframax rates rally
    Brokers optimistic that Baltic Sea earnings could return to three-digit Worldscale rates
  • Capesizes enter depression zone in Clarksons pain index
    Most other dry bulk and tanker sectors in recession
  • Star Reefers scraps second reefership it brought out of lay up in March
    The Scottish Star is following the same fate as sistership Canterbury Star
  • Three vessels chartered out on short period contracts
    Itochu and Tesoro take tankers for one to six month periods
  • UK ports line up to develop offshore wind power
    World's biggest offshore windfarm market will see $21m capital expenditure between 2011 and 2015
  • Best management practices are not good enough
    The shipping industry deserves better guidance in repelling pirate attacks
  • Graig in forefront of China newbuilding push
    A respect for Chinese culture and working practices has paid off for family-owned firm
  • Thenamaris heads new Greek LNG charge
    At least four other potential Greek LNG debutantes are talking with yards as noted Greek tanker owner clinches pair of 160,000 cu m vessels
  • APM Terminals takes control at new Callao facility
    Peru's largest port set for large-scale investment after handover of Terminal Muelle Norte
  • CSAV Asia-Europe service victim of falling rates
    Drewry and Alphaliner reports show mounting losses on key trade lane
  • Concerns raised over Humber pilotage standards
    Unions claim that Humber Estuary is seen by ABP as a money making enterprise that 'has threatened the personal safety of pilots and the safety of navigation on the river'
  • OceanFreight lifts share price in one-for-20 stock split
    Dry bulk specialist becomes third Nasdaq-listed shipowner in a fortnight to resort to reverse stock treatment
  • Hoegh LNG lists in Oslo
    Gas transportation and storage division issues 45m shares
  • NCC buys time over newbuilding option
    Reaches deal with Hyundai Heavy to extend deadline for option of a second car carrier
  • Big problems on the Asia-Europe trades
    The introduction of massive 13,000 teu -plus vessels has had a hugely detrimental effect while so much existing tonnage continues to also operate
  • Owners urged to protect themselves from China tax deductions
    Law firm advises insistence on tighter charterparty forms
  • Enforcement or blind eye
    Port inspectors already have their work cut out and the host of environmental rules coming in will increase their workload
  • Marco Polo Marine wins $8m Indonesia barge deal
    Batam-based shipbuilder has plans for bigger vessels
  • Mammoet management team quits over 'cultural differences'
    Van Seumeren family sells its 25% shareholding to privately held Dutch conglomerate SHV
  • Maersk Drilling exercises options for two drillships in $1.3bn deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build vessels similar to a pair ordered in April
  • Abbot Point port expansion attracts strong interest
    Queensland says 30 companies have expressed interest in developing terminals
  • Aker wins $50m contract for drilling riser system from Daewoo
    New order brings total units sold to South Korean builder to six
  • Coscol details $1.5bn fleet expansion
    Updated blueprint for new ships could see a total of 40 new vessels added by 2015

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • China, Ireland close $2.1Bn turbine deal
    CHINA'S Sinovel has closed a $2.1Bn deal to ship wind turbines to Mainstream Renewable Power of Ireland, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Drewry sees collapse for box rates
    BOX RATES on east/west routes will drop by more than one-fifth during the rest 2011, even with volumes remaining strong, Drewry predicted today
  • TCC wins US shield
    A NEW YORK judge has approved Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for TCC, new court filings showed
  • Strike hits Madagascar ports
    CUSTOMS workers at Madagascan ports are reportedly planning to expand their strike over illegal exports of rosewood from the island nation
  • APL expands to Joliet
    BOX CARRIER APL is expanding its intermodal capacity near Chicago to bolster its US transcontinental supply chain
  • Indian ports accessing foreign money
    INDIAN ports are increasingly seeking foreign credit through external commercial borrowings, Fairplay was told today
  • 57 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 57 people after migrant smuggling arrests
  • Bank advises holders of Portek shares
    SINGAPORE'S port operator Portek's independent financial adviser has advised its shareholders to accept ICTSI's takeover offer
  • Rongsheng mega-deal trend?
    THE LARGE orders placed at China's Rongsheng yard are not likely to be mimicked by other owners, Fairplay was told today
  • Trucker held in Dover smuggling case
    A DUTCH truck driver has reportedly been jailed on suspicion of trying to smuggle nearly £6M ($9.7M) in illegal drugs through Dover's port
  • Camillo Eitzen sells Eitzen Gas
    NORWAY'S Camillo Eitzen announced today that it has sold nine vessels and stakes in companies
  • Bangladesh breakers again face closure
    BREAKING yards will be shut down in Bangladeshi on 7 July unless the government extends the operations approval it issued in May
  • Navy chopper foils pirates
    SOUTH Korea's navy has intervened to protect an STX Pan Ocean bulker when it was attacked by pirates off Somalia
  • Panamaxes near bottom?
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Panamax rates might soon be bottoming out, after being pushed down for the past month, with the arrival of cheaper but bigger Capesizes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • DHL Reported Dropping China Domestic Delivery
    DHL is dropping its attempt to build domestic express delivery services in China, according to a published report. ...
  • Econocaribe Provides EDI Track and Trace Online
    Econocaribe Consolidators is introducing a new function on its website that enables shippers to track and trace full containerload shipments...
  • USPS Freezes Bonuses, Retirement Contributions
    The U.S. Postal Service is suspending all executive and employee bonuses, and is withholding its contribution to the government retirement...
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 3.8 Cents
    The average price of diesel fuel fell for the eight time in the last nine weeks, sliding 3.8 cents a gallon...
  • Commerce Dept. Seeks Trade Mission Participants
    The Commerce Department is recruiting top-level executives to join a trade mission to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates between...
  • Air Cargo Prices Slip in May
    Air freight rates out of Asia slipped back 0.6 percent in May compared to the month before as carriers coped with...
  • Supply Chain Educator Donald Bowsersox, 79
    Donald J. Bowersox, one of the pioneers in the science and practice of logistics and supply chain management, died Monday...
  • US Factory Orders Grow 0.8 Percent
    Factory orders by U.S. businesses grew 0.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report that suggests...
  • CMA CGM to Launch Asia-Fiji-New Zealand Loop
    CMA CGM will launch of a new service this month connecting Asia, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand effective July...
  • Analyst Says Large Ships Threaten Smaller Carriers
    Smaller vessel operators could be forced out of Asia-Europe container trade lanes as the deployment of ultra-large container ships puts...
  • Hyundai Hikes US-South America Rates
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will raise rates southbound container shipments from the U.S. to the East Coast of South America effective...
  • Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services
    Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company...
  • Container Truck Drivers Strike at Indian Terminal
    A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment...
  • US Airlines Challenge EU Cap-and-Trade Plan
    U.S. airlines launched a legal challenge Tuesday to European Union plans to charge foreign carriers American Airlines, United...
  • APM Rotterdam Introduces Barge Shuttle Service
    APM Terminals has introduced a barge shuttle service to its Rotterdam terminal to avoid worsening traffic jams caused by construction...
  • Wallenius Deploys Armed Guards Against Pirates
    Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the...
  • Drewry Forecasts 21 Percent Drop in East-West Rates
    Drewry Maritime Research is forecasting average east-west ocean freight rates will fall 20.8 percent this year from 2010 as the...
  • CSAV Suspends Asia-Mediterranean Service
    CSAV is suspending its service between Asia and the Mediterranean amid sharply declining rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes. ...
  • UASC Opens Shipping Agency in Pakistan
    United Arab Shipping Company opened its own shipping agency in Pakistan in a joint venture with its erstwhile third party...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • CSAV withdraws Mare Nostrum Service
  • Asia-N.Europe still dropping
  • Night pre-booking system planned for Cape Town
  • APM T introduces shuttle service between Rotterdam and Moerdijk
  • Mothballed boxship fleet grows

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Megacore breaks up
    Omega Navigation and Glencore split Hyundai Mipo-built products tanker fleet as ties severed.
  • Oceanfreight splits again
    Nasdaq-listed Greek bulker and tanker owner chops number of shares by 95% to lift price above $1.
  • Belships out of Elkem
    Norwegian bulker owner offloads stake in ship charterer to its partner, metals group Elkem.
  • ISC in the money
    Diversified US owner borrows up to $45.9m from two banks to fund car carrier deals.
  • OSM Arena in limbo
    Korean bulker crew stuck in Chennai for 17 months after court cancels sale of vessel.
  • Tanzania's port double
    Government spending $520m on two new container terminals at congested Dar es Salaam.
  • Time to lay up
    Analyst Drewry says major "corrective surgery" needed to reduce boxship capacity and avoid freight-rate bloodbath.
  • NOCC wins more time
    Norwegian owner extends option for second car carrier at Hyundai to September, from June previously.
  • Tata NYK ship attacked
    UK warship and US jets fight off gunmen firing rockets at bulker off Oman.
  • Cobelfret awaits cash
    Belgian owner has not yet received $606,000 payment from China's Farenco in bulker dispute.
  • Piracy costing $12bn
    Shipping industry paid out huge sums in insurance, ransoms, security and re-routing in 2010, report claims.
  • Maersk spree extends
    AP Moller-Maersk returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for $1.3bn drillship double.
  • Samho crew goes home
    Dubai tanker exile ends for 24 Filipino and South Korean men after owner went into receivership.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • New rights issue
    CSAV raises $500 million Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. CSAV to pull Asia/Med loopLiner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspen...
  • Carriers own fault?
  • CSAV raises $500 million
    Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. "The great interest of the shareholders in the first round in subscribing for the remaining shar...
  • CSAV to pull Asia/Med loop
    Liner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspend a standalone service linking the Far East and Mediterranean due to "the unfavorable economic environment affecting the trade." Freight rates from Asia and Europe are reportedly well below sustainable ...
  • Sekimizu new IMO secretary general
    Koji Sekimizu of Japan was elected secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization last week. His four-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2012. Sekimizu, 58, is director of IMO's Maritime Safety Division. He studied marine engineering and na...
  • CMA CGM buys more 'eco' containers
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it has purchased 18,000 new "eco-containers," as it tries to transition to a fleet of more environmentally sensitive shipping equipment. The French line said it now has a fleet of 140,000 TEUs worth of such contai...
  • Drewry: Layups the only answer
    Widespread laying up of container vessels by liner carriers is the only way to redress floundering ocean freight rates on key east/west trades, according to London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. In Drewry's latest quarterlyContainer Forecaster...
  • Eimskip doubles North American frequency
    The Icelandic shipping company said it will add a second ship on July 15 so that it can offer a second sailing per month between Iceland and United States and Canada. The 700-TEUSkogafosswill sail in a rotation of Reykjavik, Argentia, Boston, Arge...
  • OW Bunker opens in India
    OW Bunker, which handles more than 8 percent of the global bunker market, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. OW's core activity is the global sale of bunker both from its own inventories, where it operates more than 30 large and small tankers i...
  • Cargoitalia makes management appointments
    Italian all-cargo airline Cargoitalia has appointed Richard Mohler to the new position of manager of network planning and revenue management. He will be responsible for evaluating new routes, and setting revenue targets. Mohler has spent 16 years ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Durban market generally soft.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Healthy demand in Piraeus.
  • Study predicts sharp increase in future Arctic shipping emissions
    Compared to 'the business as usual case' there will be a reduction in global fuel consumption due to a shorter transit.
  • Container sector in 'dire need' of correction
    Failure to run their business profitably is fault of 'the carriers themselves,' says Drewry.
  • Pirate 'bunker hub' off Yemen
    Island base has been used 'for months, if not longer'.
  • Environmentalists call for speed limit
    Move would 'save fuel and cut emissions.'
  • IBIA regional manager retires
    Chong Kam Wah was 'one of the architects' of IBIA's Asian expansion.
  • Asian bunker prices on downtrend
    Sluggish demand at key Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • The rise to peak oil
    If peak oil is around the corner, we had better do more than agree on pollution thresholds or put in place silly carbon tax and cap and trade schemes.
  • Bahrain LNG terminal could create new marine fuels market
    Bahrain's first LNG terminal to start operations by end of 2014.
  • Manager exits Sri Lanka-based bunker supplier
    Channa Abeyagunewardena of Lanka Maritime Services leaves post.
  • Green ship first to run on liquid biofuel
    Liquid biofuel to be sourced from raw fish material.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands regional coverage from Yantai port
    Company able to cover Penglai, Longkou, Laizhou and Weihai from Yantai port.

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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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