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September 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's first half throughput increases 10.5pc to 15.3 million TEU
  • Idle ship numbers rise to more than 100 as peak season fails to take hold
  • China first half port growth up 13.2pc, but off 15pc-11pc quarter to quarter
  • Grand China Shipping drops second transpac loop as seasonal slack lingers
  • Fujian sea ports monthly throughput increases 12pc to 860,000 TEU
  • Hainan first half port volume increases 15pc to 56.3 million tonnes
  • CSAV posts first half loss of US$525 million, looks to partnership
  • India develops new vessel traffic management system, starting in Mumbai
  • MSC to rely more on transshipments on Europe, Indian Ocean, Australia loop
  • DHL vows shorter LCL transits from Bremen to east, south and west Africa
  • Netherlands deny shipowners' right to private armed guards, re-flagging mooted
  • Big freight forwarders taking market share from smaller firms
  • Business pleads with Indonesian authorities to reform air cargo screening
  • Romantically linked bush pilots' affair ends tragically in Alaskan crash
  • Russian crew blinded by laser, plane lands safely, 50 incidents in a year

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'The rebranding will significantly add to the multi-location delivery strategy of Allcargo, making it more efficient and smoother'
  • Baltic index touches 9-month high
  • CAG reprimands govt for not supporting Indian shipping
  • India, Bangladesh close to concluding talks on Chittagong, Mongala ports use
  • JN Port enhances maximum permissible LOA
  • Census 2011: Punjab urban population up to 37.5 pc
  • CII feels time apt for sugar decontrol
  • World economic climate worsens, ICC/Ifo survey shows

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Works on Khasan-Rakin rail line progress
    A Russian railway infrastructure project is dedicated to the reconstruction of the 54 km Khasan-Rajin railway line, construction of a container terminal at Rajin port and the subse...
  • US Airways commended for disaster relief effort
    The American Red Cross recently commended US Airways for its support of the Red Cross's disaster response work, by naming the airline a 2011 disaster responder. Red Cross disaster ...
  • US investing in major rail upgrades
    The US government is investing nearly USD 745 million in construction along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), to upgrade some of the most heavily-used sections. The NEC will receive US...
  • ABC carries Canadian pigs to Russia
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest scheduled cargo airline, has successfully completed its latest shipment of live animals, with the transport of 1,150 pigs from Winni...
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes delivery of third B777F
    Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates' freight division, has taken delivery of its third Boeing B777 freighter, which joins the airline's expanding fleet of B777s. It will be deployed to Bra...
  • VTL's CO2 consignment tables ready for use
    The German general cargo network VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH has completed its consignment table in two variants on the basis of the certified values of the VTL Network c...
  • Star Alliance Services CEO nominated to head Austrian Airlines
    Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance Services, has been put forward by the executive board of Deutsche Lufthansa to become chairman of the board and CEO of Austrian Airlines from 1 ...
  • André Redl new car head at Schunk
    André Redl assumed the Germany-wide management of Oskar Schunk AG's car unit in Munich on 1 September. For many years, Redl was the head of the motor traffic division at Aon Jauch ...
  • BBC Chartering welcomes first of 14 new vessels
    BBC Chartering recently took delivery of a new heavylift vessel, the "BBC Amber", built at the Jiangzhou shipyard (China). This 14,360 dwt heavylifter sits at the top of ...
  • EBU welcomes EU Commission white paper
    Inland shipping plays an important role in European goods transport, as was recently emphasised by the European Barge Union (EBU), which said that "inland shipping offers huge...
  • Metal One subsidiary Siecop finds home in the port of Duisburg
    Metal One, a global steel trader that is a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation and the Sojitz Corporation, is taking over a 22,000 sqm site at the foot of the Oberbürgermeiste...
  • Porath establishes site in Poland
    Porath Customs Agents, the Hamburg-based customs agency, has been present in Poland with a new branch since the beginning of September. The company Porath Customs Agents, which is ...
  • Raben Group: Wincanton deal gets green light
    As the Dutch transport and logistics company Raben Group recently announced, its takeover of the German road network and business activities of the British logistics company Wincan...
  • Spedag East Africa und Interfreight merge in East Africa
    Spedag East Africa is joining forces with Interfreight East Africa and becoming one of the biggest logistics providers in the region, as part of the M+R Spedag Group, a global forw...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • DOF Subsea takes delivery of DSV Skandi Singapore
  • Corvus lithium battery meets Lloyd's Register certification
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip Simek PSV newbuild
  • GL classified fleet now exceeds 100 million GT
  • USCG takes delivery of third National Security Cutter

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Port of Seattle marks 100 years of operations
  • Asiana has begun all cargo service from Portland
  • Jazz festival set for Bellwether on the Bay
  • FMC wants TSA, WTSA to provide meeting transcripts
  • Change of command for Everett-based Coast Guard cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Marco Polo eyes secondary listing in Taiwan
    Secondary listing in Taiwan is being sought as valuation drops below book value
  • Singapore OSV yards miss out on exploration spending bonanza
    Persistence of offshore support vessel oversupply is holding back share prices despite apparent investor optimism over oil related sectors
  • The charter climbdown and what it means
    Cosco quickly reversed its policy of not paying high-priced charters. Will the company change internally?
  • Assessing damages for early redelivery
    English High Court in recent Wren case says actual losses suffered should be the guide
  • Australia to privatise Port Botany
    Government tenders 99-year lease on facility
  • DHT Holdings files $300m shelf registration
    Tanker operatator plans to add to funds raised through follow-on offer
  • Shipping must take lead role over climate change
    Whether or not we believe in global warming, can we really take the risk of doing nothing?
  • Chinese whispers: mammoth VLCC order rumour spooks tanker market
    Talk of up to 80 vessels to be ordered by national oil companies 'would kill' sector
  • Aframax spot markets remain flat
    Brokers hopeful of boost to North Sea and Baltic Sea volumes over the coming weeks
  • Coast Guard Foundation job led to Omega chairman's departure
    Senior shipbroker says move has nothing to do with situation at company
  • Russian Register casts out Greek agent as 'fake' papers probe widens
    Greece hands RS one-month suspension and voices concern about total 43 vessels
  • Skuld profits despite high claims
    Survives volatile financial markets to take underwriting surplus to $13m
  • LNG rates supported by yards at full capacity
    Major Asian yards unable to take more LNG carrier orders until 2014
  • Overcapacity crisis to last 18 months, says Lunde
    China and South Korea set to continue putting ships into market leading to further price falls
  • Weekly capesize FFA volumes reach 21-month high on August rates surge
    Doubling of physical charter rates last month boosts liquidity in paper market
  • Odfjell takes stake in Antwerp terminal
    First asset deal since terminal plan announced
  • Libyan oil exports will take more than a year to recover
    State-owned oil company says damaged infrastructure will take a long time to repair
  • CMA CGM tops performance league
    French line posted the highest operating margin in first half of 2011
  • Dangerous temptation
    With poor earnings likely to continue for another year at least, liquidity problems can only get worse and ordering newbuilds must be resisted
  • Greenland trade increases
    Royal Arctic Line says freight is up while Denmark looks to improve infrastructure
  • HSH Nordbank launches fresh gambit to force Omega to sell off tankers
    Bank asks judge to lift the automatic stay against creditor actions that went into force when Chapter 11 filing was made
  • Scrap steel price provider moves to daily service
    The Steel Index steps up publication of Turkish scrap prices as ship demolition grows
  • Rejoice at your peril
    Excitement over the Baltic Dry Index's 2011 high this week may end in tears
  • PIL launches direct China to Bangladesh service
    Service from Shanghai and Ningbo will cut transit time by six days
  • Chevron hooks up to British LNG terminal
    Deal with Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil joint venture creates fresh opportunities to use South Hook
  • Reefer Express cut short
    Extra loop withdrawn early after poor season for South Africa's fruit exporters
  • Awilco LNG listed on Oslo Axess exchange
    Norwegian owner raises $50m from sale of stake in gasship division

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • BVI liquidator files for Chapter 15
    THE BRITISH Virgin Islands liquidator of Farenco Shipping, an Asian charterer, has filed for Chapter 15 status in New York, as this year's surge in bankruptcy filings continues
  • Libya oil hurdles warned
    CRUDE production in Libya - and thus tanker shipments - could take until the end of 2012 to reach pre-conflict levels, the new chairman of Libya's National Oil has warned, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • CMA CGM rebuts default news prediction
    CMA CGM has issued an angry challenge to a report that the French box liner has a "9 in 10 chance" of defaulting on the terms of recently issued bonds
  • UK overboard ferry passenger rescued
    A WOMAN was released from a UK hospital this morning after reportedly being rescued following a fall from a ferry
  • Greece plans emergency inspections
    GREECE is to carry out emergency ship inspections following revelations that the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) issued false certificates to Greek passenger ships, according to Athens
  • Yangzijiang buys stake in Chinese micro-lender
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang said it has acquired a 31.5% stake in Wuxi Runyuan Technology Microfinance
  • Oz discipline drives down Capesize rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Australian miners are staying away from Capesize chartering, in an attempt to bring rates down
  • Baltic responds to EU's Syria oil ban
    AS EU sanctions are lifted on Libya, new ones have been imposed on Syria
  • RSHI reveals H1 growth
    ONE OF China's largest shipbuilders, Hong Kong-listed China Rongsheng HI, has unveiled huge growth in profits over the first six months of this year
  • Building sale seen helping RCL
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia box carrier RCL is expected to cut its full-year losses as a result of selling its Singapore building, a securities firm indicated today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Landstar Says Freight Demand Still Strong
    Weakening economic conditions haven't slowed trucking giant Landstar System, which says it gained truckload freight and raised rates in July...
  • Boxer Files Highway Trust Fund Extension
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., filed legislation extending Highway Trust Fund programs until the end of the year, heeding President Obama's...
  • Postmaster General Pleads to Senate for Relief
    U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asked a Senate committee Tuesday for relief as the ailing agency faces a looming $5.5...
  • Class 8 Truck Sales Jump in August
    Class 8 truck sales rebounded in August, despite dire predictions for the U.S. economy, according to preliminary figures from two...
  • Saddle Creek Names DelBovo Transport President
    Saddle Creek promoted Mike DelBovo, a 14-year company veteran, to the new position of president of transportation at the...
  • JOC Economist Cuts US Import Forecast
    Weakening economic conditions led Journal of Commerce Economist Mario O. Moreno to lower his forecast for U.S. import growth to...
  • CMA CGM To Call on India's Port of Cochin
    CMA CGM added a direct call at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India's Port...
  • McDonalds to Add 700 Stores in China by 2013
    McDonalds' plan to add more than 700 restaurants in China by 2013 signals the growing market for cold chain logistics...
  • Consultant Forecasts Better 2012 for Ship Lines
    Container shipping will wrestle with excess capacity through 2011 but vessel supply and demand should come into better balance in...
  • Chamber Offers Trade, Transport Jobs Plan
    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent President Obama and Congress a detailed list of job-creation measures it supports, with a...
  • Japanese Prime Minister Vows Early TPP Decision
    New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed to make a decision "as soon as possible" on whether to join the...
  • Freight Index Inched Up in August
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments grew 4.4 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the...
  • Air France-KLM Cuts Capacity
    Air France-KLM is launching a new round of cost cuts, including a hiring freeze and deeper capacity reductions, as the...
  • FMCSA Approves NY-NJ Drayage Stickers
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration upheld the use of stickers to identify trucks complying with a drayage registry established...
  • Teamsters Sue to Stop US-Mexico Truck Program
    The Teamsters union filed a lawsuit last week in an attempt to block the Obama administration's plans for a cross-border...
  • Container Industry Pioneering Inventor Dies at 92
    Keith W. Tantlinger, the innovative engineer whose inventions turned Malcom McLean's vision for container shipping into reality, died at his...
  • Air Cargo Market Losing Share To Ocean Carriers
    Air cargo is losing market share to container shipping as high air rates and falling ocean freight rates widen the...
  • Obama: Jobs Plan Will Include Road Projects
    President Obama said the jobs plan he unveils Thursday will include proposals to put unemployed construction workers busy with...
  • CMA CGM Faces Falling Bond Prices
    Container ship operator CMA CGM, hit by sharply declining bond prices and falling freight rates, faces a 90 percent chance...
  • CEVA Begins NY-Hamburg LCL Service
    CEVA Logistics said the expansion of its less-than-containerload offerings to include service from Hamburg to New York is the first...
  • 10 Years Later
    Around 9 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James M. Loy was meeting with...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Vietnam vicissitudes
  • 375 mariners still held by Somali pirates
  • Transpac PSS value plummets as carriers 'undercut' each other
  • IMF calls for ending of austerity measures
  • China to loan TAZARA USD40 million

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Owner faces cash crisis
    US shipowner says sale of vessels tied to United Offshore fleet may be on the horizon as it fights for fiscal health.
  • Carlyle plots $100m IPO
    Private equity powerhouse fails to detail its appetite for shipping investments in filings tied to public fundraiser.
  • DHT stacks the shelf
    New York-listed tanker owner sets the stage to raise up to $300m in pursuit of vessel acquisitions and strategic alliances.
  • HSH ups ante on Omega
    New move by German ship financier against George Kassiotis-led tanker owner to relieve it of bankruptcy protecton.
  • Slow start for Awilco LNG
    Anders Wilhelmsen-backed owner sees limited interest in shares on its first day following promotion to the Oslo Axess.
  • Pipavav bags cash
    Indian shipbuilder says it has sold convertible warrants to new investors worth INR 819m.
  • FBR plots NAT's next move
    FBR Capital Markets says more suezmax acquisitions will follow Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner's $24m S&P assault.
  • UDSC misses loan
    State-owned Ukrainian tanker and cargoship player scraps refinancing tender after only two offers come in.
  • Pirates free boxship
    Ultrapetrol-managed containership said to have been released following payment of $7m ransom.
  • Maersk Oil taps Technip
    French subsea syndicate scores work for consecution-support vessels under $56m contract with Maersk Oil UK.
  • Woman saved after fall
    Passenger rescued from North Sea after plunging from DFDS ro-pax off Newcastle.
  • Greece impounds ships
    Shipping minister Michalis Chrysohoidis orders detention of vessels thought to have fake certificates from Russian Maritime Register.
  • Boxship refloated
    New Samskip vessel freed by tug after grounding on Irish sandbank.
  • Cosco dispute a turn-off
    Threat of ship arrests may be leading charterers to shy away from Chinese owner's vessels, Macquarie says.
  • Ferry abandoned
    Korean passengers jump from blazing vessel off Yeosu, but no serious injuries.
  • DVB lays downturn bare
    Recovery will not kick in before the end of 2012 with loan restructuring and fire-sales likely in the interim, says Dagfinn Lunde.
  • Polar peril
    Norwegian research ship crew find polar bear sniffing around its waste containers off Spitsbergen.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • 10th-largest carrier
  • SeaIntel questions new TSA Index
    Maritime consultant SeaIntel has questioned the validity of arate index published last weekfor the first time by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement as the index doesn't include bunker surcharges. Excluding the bunker surcharge makes its virt...
  • Lines struggle with overcapacity, liquidity
    A leading ship finance executive has claimed overcapacity will plague the container, dry bulk and tanker market through 2012. "The problem in most markets segments definitely is the significant oversupply of ships, which is basically due to the fac...
  • CSAV seeks strategic partner amid cash injection
    Liner carrier CSAV said Friday its board of directors has agreed to inject $1.2 billion into the company amid plans to split CSAV's liner shipping business from a subsidiary unit that focuses on marine services and find a "strategic partner for th...
  • CMA CGM presses for rate hikes again
    Liner carrier CMA CGM has released a new set of rate increases and peak season surcharges it intends to collect on a number of trades through September. The increases are: ' $150 per TEU from the Far East, India and the Middle East to West Africa,...
  • CTSA sets new bunker fees
    Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement on Friday set new bunker surcharge levels for the start of October. For East Coast ports, the new bunker fee will be $847 per 20-foot container and $1,059 per 40-foot container. For We...
  • PIL to add Bangladesh/China link
    PIL is to launch a service to directly connect Bangladesh with China, according to a news report from the South Asian nation over the weekend. American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data shows no current services linking the Bangladeshi ports of Chitta...
  • Lacey Act ensnares Gibson Guitar Corp.
    Companies engaged in international trade often feel they are adhering to customs rules if their intentions are good, but a recent case involving Gibson Guitars underscores the importance of having strong internal controls over compliance activitie...
  • BIS rules reflect country name changes
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security has revised the Export Administration Regulations to reflect recent country name changes. The Netherlands Antilles, for example, dissolved on Oct. 10, 2010. BIS has removed the Netherl...
  • U.S. aid arrives in North Korea
    U.S. aid group Samaritan's Purse this weekend managed the airlift of much-needed goods to North Korea to help victims of catastrophic flooding. Damage reportedly has been extensive in farm regions, with 148,000 acres of land washed away or inundat...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Fujairah prices soften
    Earliest delivery in Fujairah from September 8.
  • Industry sees need for review of flash point limit
    Off-specs seen increasing for low sulphur distillate fuels, but link with IMO conventions makes change politically difficult.
  • Sulphur limits will drive up costs, says state-shipping company
    'We will have to spend more than $217,000 per ship,' says SCI.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices fall
    Prices volatile in Piraeus.
  • Fuel oil exports to 'return normal'
    Iran to give 'full allocations' to all its term buyers.
  • First Suezmax completes Northern Sea Route transit
    Voyage marks new record sailing time and 'the first time ever a ship of this size' has transported a full consignment of cargo along the route.
  • Bunker prices fail to dent profits
    Weakness of US dollar helps cushion impact of fuel costs.
  • Tanker will be powered by LNG boil-off
    'This makes not only ecological, but also economic sense,' says financial backer.
  • New trader for Dan-Bunkering's Monaco office
    New recruit has experience as a bunker trader with Atlantic Energy in Paris.
  • Asian bunker prices generally down
    Enquiries mixed at main Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday, say traders.
  • Limited IFO supplies at Far East Russian ports
    Remaining IFO volumes for term orders only, says local traders.
  • WikiLeaks: Interruptions to Singapore bunker industry could impact global shipping
    Singapore and Malacca Straits 'vulnerable' to terrorist attacks, says leaked cable.
  • South Korean bunker volumes slightly down
    Local traders expect supplies to be 'sufficient'.
  • Minister urges bunker players to 'stay ahead' of competition
    Singapore water and environment minister says focus is on energy efficiency.

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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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