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October 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk expects more vessels to cut speed
    AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's largest owner of ships that carry manufactured goods, expects more vessels to cut speed after it completed a study showing the practice doesn't damage engines.
  • DP World's London port to be ready by 2013
    Dubai's DP World expects its new London Gateway deep-sea container port to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2013, with spending on the project set to continue despite the economic gloom.
  • Container ship hits reef off New Zealand
    A container ship struck a reef off New Zealand yesterday and has taken on water near the country's biggest export port, marine authorities said.
  • China books record 48 Middle East supertankers

Sched Netweb site
  • Arab Spring chaos creates perfect petri dish for piracy: Israeli analysts
  • Hong Kong Marine Police to use MARIS electronic chart display system
  • New 400-kilometre expressway opens in north eastern Liaoning province
  • Nanjing's Jinling Customs set up 5 new offices to meet rising volume
  • Vietnam becomes largest origin of Guangxi's imports with eased tariff
  • Armed shipboard guards fire warning shots, pirate refuse to engage
  • BNSF probed for passing on costs 'improperly' through rate hikes
  • MOL installs mini-VSAT Trackphone on three ships to enhance safety
  • SBS Worldwide to provide supply chain logistics to HarperCollins UK
  • Asia airlines' freight slides 5.8pc during August peak season
  • Once disgraced, now cleared military air freighter to fly 747-400Fs
  • Columbia's AviancaTaca boosts cargo, orders four new A4330-200s

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Menzies Aviation new handling agent for ABC at Schiphol
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), a subsidiary of Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group that servs 18 hubs in the world, has announced that Menzies Aviation will act as its handling agent at Ams...
  • FleetMatics to cooperate with Irish Road Haulage Association
    FleetMatics, a global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial fleet vehicles, has been named as the preferred supplier of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA). F...
  • USD 100 million to upgrade Uzbekistan railways
    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending USD 100 million to upgrade a key railway in Uzbekistan an electrify a 140-km stretch of rail line between Marakand in Samarkand provin...
  • DB Schenker Rail in UK sells locomotives
    DB Schenker Rail (UK) intends to organise a tender to sell 33 Class 56 locomotives. These diesel-electric locomotives boast a top speed of up to 129 km/h and 3,250 brake horse powe...
  • Ceva and Tri Petch Isuzu Sales renew expired agreement
    Ceva Logistics has extended its partnership with Tri Petch Isuzu Sales in Thailand for a further three years. Ceva's specialist vehicle logistics team will continue to manage its c...
  • ECS Group wins Icelandair GSA in Italy
    Globe Air Cargo, part of ECS Group, has won the cargo general sales agency contract for Icelandair in Italy. The contract, which began last month, will see ECS generating cargo for...
  • Strategy project for Russia's Far East airports finalised
    OJSC Khabarovsk Airport together with OJSC Sheremetyevo International Airport and Lufthansa Consulting, have now finalised the strategy project for Khabarovsk and Vladivostok airpo...
  • CMA CGM forced to renegotiate with creditors
    The CMA CGM shipping group is likely to run aground before the end of the year, according to a report in Le Figaro. It seems the company will struggle to meet its liabilities from ...
  • Port of Felixstowe celebrates 29th daily rail service
    The port of Felixstowe is celebrating its 29th daily rail service, which commenced on Saturday, 1 October. The new service is operated by GB Railfreight, and runs to Barton Dock Ma...
  • Army Pedersen appointed general manager of Agility Denmark
    Agility, a leading global logistics provider, recently appointed Army Pedersen as its general manager for its operations in Denmark. In his new role, Pedersen will be responsible f...
  • Caravelle takes over majority of Mory Group
    Caravelle, an investment fund, is taking over the general cargo operations and therefore the majority of the Mory Group, the French transport and logistics company which has been p...
  • GAC establishes dedicated humanitarian aid team
    The GAC Group has formed a dedicated team to focus on providing vital logistics support for humanitarian aid efforts around the world. The GAC Humanitarian Aid Team (GHAT) brings t...
  • Ceva extends agreement with Seadrill
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has announced the extension of its current freight management contract with Seadrill, a premier deepwater drilling company, to include t...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • TransAtlantic buys SBS Marine from Kistefos
  • Panama Canal cruise season opens
  • Jensen Maritime appoints Dan Babcock to lead business development efforts
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises to receive 2011 NAMEPA Award
  • Evac waste water systems chosen for Transpetro tankers building at EAS

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Washington DOC authorizes Innovation Partnership Zones
  • Evergreen Line changing intra-Asia fleet deployment
  • Panama Canal begins 2011 cruise season
  • Jensen Maritime taps Babcock as business development manager
  • Yang Ling Line launches new 6,600 TEU container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Shipping: the next generation
    The latest generation of the Wilhelmsen family dynasty talk to Lloyd's List about future opportunities and the benefits of 150 years of experience
  • Fresh care initiative for piracy victims
    The Maritime Piracy - A Humanitarian Response programme has been launched with funds from the TK Foundation and the ITF Seafarers' Trust
  • London Gateway sets opening date
    After what seems years of 'subject to market demand' responses to journalists' questions, DP World has set an opening date for London Gateway
  • Everyone wants to be green, but who will pay?
    GreenPort Cruise event in Hamburg was told of the problems in creating 'sustainable' services
  • Transatlantic seeks approval for share issue after SBS Marine purchase
    Swedish company hopes to raise $79m to fund acquisition from major shareholder
  • Genmar future uncertain as cash crisis deepens
    Bondholders likely to become shareholders as Genmar assesses options
  • Export tax rise causes Russian bunker prices to plummet
    Shipowners take advantage by stocking up on cheap fuel
  • VLCC spot rates fail to ignite on Chinese chartering frenzy
    Middle East oversupply caps rate rise after Unipec secures clutch of vessels
  • Teekay and Marubeni team up to buy Maersk LNG
    Deal expected to be in region of $1.4bn
  • Dockwise secures $55m boost to orderbooks
    New contract wins combine with revised payment terms
  • Brussels opens inquiry into Italian state support for Tirrenia Group
    European Commission is 'concerned' that companies could have secured an unfair economic advantage
  • Panamax rates for 5,000 teu vessels dive with worse to come, say brokers
    In past four months charter rates dropped to $8,500 a day, below rate for smaller ships
  • US east coast container boom threatened by lack of federal funding
    Port of Jacksonville lobbying for money to dredge waterways
  • Owners storing up ballast water problems
    First of two requirements met for enforcement to begin
  • Crude Carriers shareholders back merger with Capital Product Partners
    Deal creates significant new player in tanker sector
  • Real shipping crisis began this year, says banker
    DnB NOR shipping vice-president says bank financing will be difficult for next three years
  • Resolving eurozone debt crisis is key to global trade recovery
    ABN Amro forecast expects two quarters of economic contraction in Europe, but sees hope for the future
  • China Harbour Engineering seals Venezuela deal to build box terminal
    State-owned Bolivarian Ports signs agreement for $500m facility at Puerto Cabello
  • Doubts raised over hull and machinery malaise
    Experts reject claims that sector shows no sign of picking up
  • Is Essar right?
    Global equity markets are virtually paralysed, yet Essar is planning to float its infrastructure assets, including ports
  • Finland plans to raise fairway fees
    Recent hard winters have pushed up icebreaking costs
  • Eastbound transpacific rates stabilise
    Still down 40% on last year
  • Ro-ros' cost crisis
    Governments should offer an incentive to owners for early adoption of scrubber technology

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • California ship fuel challenge advances
    THE US Supreme Court has taken a step closer to deciding whether California can force shipowners to switch to low-sulphur fuel in international waters
  • NZ scrambles as box ship hits reef
    MARITIME New Zealand is preparing contingency plans in case oil spills from a box ship that grounded today off the country's biggest export port
  • Manila operators win 17% handling rise
    MANILA'S two port operators have won a 17% rate rise for cargo handling
  • Russian grain exports mounting fast
    RUSSIAN grain exports from ports on the Black and Azov seas are running 30% higher than during the last normal export period
  • India's foreign loans climb
    SHIPPING and port groups in India are becoming more dependent on foreign debt because domestic borrowing has become very expensive, the Reserve Bank of India has warned
  • Port attack toll: $1.5Bn
    MANILA is estimating damage from a deadly insurgent attack on a Philippines mining company's private port at the $1.5Bn
  • NOL's charter deal seen as revealing
    NOL TOLD Fairplay today that its liner unit APL has chartered four 8,500teu ships from Norddeutsche Vermogen for a year
  • Greek ports hit by strike
    GREEK ports are reportedly shut today as dockers participate in a 24-hour general strike
  • Panamaxes defy holidays
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Panamax bulker rates are rising across the board on strong steam coal shipments to China and India
  • Handysize values close in on Supramaxes
    HANDYSIZE values have neared parity with those of Supramaxes, S&P transactions suggest, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Evergreen sharpens intra-Asia box focus
    TAIWAN's Evergreen told Fairplay today it is sharpening its focus on the growing intra-Asia box trade and other emerging markets
  • Unicredit's lending soars
    ITALY's UniCredit has ramped up shipping lending after the period of restraint and portfolio consolidation that followed the 2008-9 financial squeeze
  • Brokers fear Libya effect
    BROKERS told Fairplay today the return of Libya's national tanker company GNMTC to the spot market could further depress Suezmax and Aframax rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Maersk Line's Soren Discusses Trans-Atlantic Reliability Improvements (Video)
    Soren Castback, senior director of trans-Atlantic trade for Maersk Line, sits down at the Canada Maritime Conference to discuss recent...
  • DOT Clears Large Grant for NS Line in Michigan
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cleared a $196.5 million grant for Michigan to spend on track upgrades, the first part of...
  • Georgia's Brunswick Ro-Ro Traffic Up 40 Percent
    Georgia's Port of Brunswick hit an annual record in auto and machinery unit traffic, as the number of units handled...
  • Hershey, Ferrero Sign Supply Chain Pact
    Two of the world's largest candy makers say they will work together to sweeten their supply chains and reduce their...
  • Wal-Mart Adjusts Inbound-Freight Initiative
    Wal-Mart said it has learned to treat each supplier uniquely and when to let vendors run their own transportation since...
  • Boeing Says Smaller Jets to Lead Fleet Growth
    The North American fleet of passenger aircraft will grow 41 percent over the next 20 years, according to Boeing, but...
  • BNSF Pegs Flood-Related Costs at $375 Million
    BNSF Railway says by the time it has finished with historic flooding along the Missouri River and elsewhere this year,...
  • Canadian Pacific CEO Talks Peak Season Outlook, Commodity Demands (Video)
    Canadian Pacific Railway President and CEO Fred Green, the keynote speaker at this year's Canada Maritime Conference, gives his outlook...
  • London P&I Club Warns of Inflated Claims
    The London P&I Club warned that shipowners face a significant increase in exposure to claims and fines in jurisdictions suffering...
  • FMC to Study Loss of HMT to Cargo Diversions
    The Federal Maritime Commission, jumping into a dispute over the shift of imported containers from the United States to Canada,...
  • Net Truck Orders Climb in September
    Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose in September, posting month-to-month and year-over-year gains, according to two vehicle research...
  • Horizon Set to Complete Refinancing
    Horizon Lines said it expects to complete a $655 million refinancing by Thursday following agreement by holders of 99.3 percent...
  • Rails Look For Obama to Intervene in Labor Talks
    The U.S. freight rail industry is looking for President Obama to step into a labor dispute affecting most major railroads...
  • Mattel Overhauls Ocean Carrier Contracts
    Toy shipper Mattel overhauled its agreements with ocean carriers this year to clarify shipper-carrier responsibilities and provide both parties with...
  • China Expected to Import Corn Despite Record Crop
    China will need to import 2 million tons of U.S. corn by next year even though the country expects a...
  • India Container Traffic Rises 4.3 Percent
    Container traffic through major ports in India increased 4.3 percent year-over-year in the first half of fiscal 2012 ending Sept....
  • ODFL's Congdon Sees Slow Growth Ahead
    Less-than-truckload freight demand remains healthy despite fears of a return to economic recession, the head of Old Dominion Freight Line...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Containership aground on NZ's Astolabe reef
  • Suleiman shakes up NPA management
  • Carriers stand by London Gateway
  • Edge expands into Bangkok
  • Demag wins crane order from Mombasa

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Braemar backs FFAs
    Forecasting is a dangerous sport but FFA's are still vital for surveyors of the shipping arena, says Braemar Seascope.
  • Tanker niche is tops
    Investment in expensive little chemical carriers will continue to pay off in the future, says Alexander Papachristidis-Bove.
  • Owners invade Athens
    TradeWinds WebTV takes market pulse as shipowners storm Greek capital to discuss diversification and merits of forecasting.
  • Naftilia warns owners
    Do publically listed shipowners have what it takes to survive a storm that continues to threaten most major markets?
  • Economou educates Cosco
    DryShips chief executive schools Chinese giant on the rules of the game as bulker battle cools.
  • Awilco lands semi-sub deal
    Norwegian shipowner bags $37m contract on one of its two semi-submersibles.
  • Cruiseship bashed
    A TUI Cruises vessel has been damaged after hitting a container crane in Spain.
  • Evergreen adapts to growth
    Taiwanese liner operator reworks intra-Asian network on the back of rising demand.
  • TransAtlantic buys SBS
    Swedish ro-ro owner snaps up UK supply ship fleet from major shareholder Christen Sveaas' Kistefos.
  • Porsoy in prang
    Norwegian cargoship damaged after hitting rocks south of Brakoya.
  • NAT is different
    Herbjorn Hansson says US-listed tanker outfit free from market-threatening turbulence.
  • Back to boxships
    Kawasaki Heavy makes bid to start building containerships again, claiming new eco edge over Korean rivals.
  • Krasnoye clinches five
    Vladimir Lisin boosts Volga-Balt Tanker fleet with order for products carriers at Russian shipyard.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Free flow
  • NWA latest to cull transpacific capacity
    The New World Alliance has pulled a transpacific service connecting northeast Asia with California ports. Reports emerged last week that the alliance has suspended its PCE service emerged, and were confirmed byAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data...
  • Alphaliner: Half newbuilds at plus-10,000 TEUs
    Nearly half of the container ship capacity on order, or 48 percent, have capacities of more than 10,000 TEUs, according to analysis by Alphaliner.The average new container ship size is about 6,100 TEUs. "It appears that the container carriers' answ...
  • Changes to CMA CGM/Maersk Asia-Black Sea service
    CMA CGM and Maersk Line are amending the rotation and vessel deployment of their joint service between the Far East and the Black Sea, according to schedule research fromAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The service, which CMA CGM calls BEX3...
  • CMA CGM adds Valencia to West Africa loop
    A CMA CGM and Delmas service connecting Tangiers with West Africa has split into two distinct loops with an added call in Valencia, according toAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The line's Maltex service previously had a rotation of Tangiers...
  • Maersk drops Salalah on Africa-Mideast-India loop
    A Maersk Line service connecting South Africa with the Middle East and India has omitted a call at Salalah, the carrier said this week. The line's standalone Mesa service now has a revised rotation of Durban, Port Elizabeth, Jebel Ali, Port Qasim,...
  • PIL to delist ship financing vehicle
    The Singapore-based shipping line PIL plans to delist a ship financing vehicle from the Singapore Stock Exchange, according to reports this week. The vehicle, called Pacific Shipping Trust (PST), was set up in 2006 to allow retail investors to part...
  • Horizon on verge of completing refinancing
    Horizon Lines said it plans to complete a refinancing that includes an exchange offer with bondholders by Thursday.The nation's largest operator of Jones Act container vessels said99.3 of convertible senior notes due 2012 have been tendered as par...
  • MSC hikes Europe export rates
    The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it will hike rates from Europe to the Middle East and Far East from Oct. 15. The increase is $100 per container and applies to all commodities. The increase will be applicable to all origi...
  • Ace Hardware to open import DC in VA
    Ace Hardware next year will deconsolidate and ship import cargo to regional distribution centers from a new import distribution facility near the Port of Virginia.The home repair retailer said last week that the 336,000-square foot distribution cen...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2011
  • Crude rallies on US reserves announcement
    'The DOE report is bullish, any way you look at it' says energy company director.
  • Middle East prices mixed
    Avails said to be slightly tight in Fujairah.
  • Rotterdam market firms after five days of losses
    In Gibraltar, it was quite busy with lots of enquiries and healthy volumes.
  • Arctic route 'deeply worrying', says campaign group
    'More ships mean more pollutants on the back of more melting of the ice,' warns Greenpeace.
  • 'Split incentives' preventing uptake of ship emission reduction technologies
    Investments in exhaust gas cleaning and energy efficiency technologies also hampered by lack of confidence in technology and other factors.
  • IFO supply resumed in Bulgarian ports
    Local blending restrictions means only imported HSFO is available.
  • Fuel prices boost Scottish cruise sector
    Cruise firms 'look for ports close together, so ships can travel slower', says marketing official.
  • New company for Ian Adams
    IMA Marine consultancy will focus on the bunker sector, training and lobbying.
  • Prices at major ports buck trend of Singapore movement
    Demand for bunker fuel largely average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Saudi Aramco sells fuel oil parcels at record premiums
    Amid tight avails of on-specification cargoes in the Asian market.
  • Supplies of 380 cSt grade 'very tight' at Singapore terminals
    Local tightness unlikely to be caused by recent fire at Shell's Pulau Bukom manufacturing site.
  • Pollution from ocean-going vessels 'biggest challenge'
    'Greater than 50% of the emissions that we see at the ports, says Port of Long Beach spokesman.
  • Box ship Rena runs aground off-New Zealand
    Bunker fuel tanks undamaged, engine hydraulic oil seen in surrounding waters.
  • China's September fuel oil imports up 44% from last year
    'Booming bonded bunker market' one of the reasons for China's increasing fuel oil imports.

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WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
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
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
Leghorn
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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
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
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› 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
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