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BRIEFS

March 8, 2011

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*Shipping News* Lion Group cites Viet partner for project's failure Malaysian conglomerate The Lion Group has blamed problems at Vietnam's scandal-hit shipbuilder Vinashin for the failure of a multi-billion-dollar joint venture. Arcus makes takeover bid for Forth Ports Forth Ports has received a takeover approach valuing the operator at '745 million (S$1.54 billion) from its largest shareholder, Arcus European Infrastructure Fund, and has given Arcus access to its books. Libya oil exports seen falling as crisis worsens Libyan crude oil shipments are set to slide in the coming days as mounting violence, falling oil output, the impact of sanctions and rising freight costs take their toll on Africa's third-largest producer. Essar extends biggest rally in 7 mths on plans to split

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MSC re-jigs Silk, Lion, Dragon and Tiger Asia-Europe routes Cosco imposes US$150 per TEU Asia-Europe bunker fee Hapag-Lloyd offers Taicang-Yangshan-Waigaoqiao barge service Hainan provincial freight movement posts 12.8pc gain in 2010 Yunnan province increased waterborne freight 16.5pc in 2010 Southwest China coast transhipment value up 20.5pc in 2010 UASC drops out of Maersk's Europe-subcontinent service Port of NY-NJ handles 16pc more containers in 2010 MOL holds series of safety conferences for seafarers India budgets US$47 billion for infrastructure this fiscal year US Retailers: Short-work rule means more trucks at rush hour ChinaTrans International goes regional with an LCL focus Cargoes to participate in CeMAT 2011 as an exhibitor Liaoning province earmarks US$6.3 billion for transport infrastructure EverokGroup named World's Best Agent at WCAF conference Jamaican bomb hoax brings terrorism charges against airport employee Dragonair, Lufthansa Cargo expand summer services AA Cargo provides online industry information, analysis

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Asia set to drive global container market as regional economies gain ground CKYH reorganises six Far East-North Europe services CMA CGM strengthens its services from Asia to US West Coast CSAV-CSCL to offer Far East-USEC loop via Panama MAERSK LINE reworks Asia-northern Europe network NVOCC Econocaribe Consolidators joins iNTTRA network Owners want nod to station armed guards on ships Exporters rise from crisis by winning over Africa, Latin America Milk powder exporters to lose 500 cr. due to ban SRTEPC interaction with Customs officials & Jt DGFT today Dinesh Lal appointed GTI Chairman Non-viability, poor DPRs putting off developers from PPP port projects Vallarpadam ICTT vital to India's maritime agenda Fuel price hike likely as oil basket touches $100/b Forsenia Engineering signs up with Kroger Greifertechnik

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MARCH 7, 2011
New production facility for A350 XWB components opened in China The Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre, a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, was inaugurated in Harbin (China) this week (week 9). The new facil... Malaysia Airports to manage Chinese airport Malaysia Airports Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd (MACS), a subsidiary of the international airport operator Malaysia Airports, has signed a joint cooperation agreement (JCA) wit... Boeing B777 freighter completes first two years of service The Boeing B777 freighter has earned the reputation as the work horse of the industry in its first two years of service. The equipment hauls everything from giant panda bears to hi... Harwich International Port signs new wind deal Harwich International Port (UK) recently landed new contract with Aarsleff Bilfinger Berger Joint Venture (ABJV). Under the terms of the deal Harwich will act as ABJV's UK ins... Lynden Transport expands service to/from Oklahoma and North Dakota The US- based service provider Lynden Transport is offering a new scheduled less-than-truckload (LTL) service to Oklahoma and North Dakota (both USA), in response to customer and i... Australia: lower truck speed limit on south-eastern freeway The state of South Australia is reducing the maximum speed for trucks with five or more axles from 100 km/h to 60 km/h along the south-eastern freeway. The limit is being imposed i... First PowerHaul locomotive in Turkey GE Transportation and the Turkish company Tulomsas recently celebrated the roll-out of the first GE PowerHaul locomotive, which was assembled in Turkey from components produced at ... Kombiverkehr: Austria traffic booming Kombiverkehr, an intermodal service provider based in Frankfurt (German), and its partner Intercontainer Austria are launching new connections to/from Austria. From today (7 March)... TUI sells Hapag-Lloyd shares to consortium The supervisory board of the German tourism corporation TUI recently agreed to sell its Hapag-Lloyd shares to a subsidiary of the Hamburg (Germany)-based Albert Ballin co... Hellmann East Europe granted customs representative licence for Russia The German logistics service provider Hellmann East Europe has been granted a customs representative licence for Russia. To date this important permit was known as a customs b... APM Terminals to retrofit and electrify worldwide RTG fleet The port operator APM Terminals has embarked on a programme to convert and retrofit more than 400 diesel-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in use throughout the APM Te... In Time Express Logistik sees turnover surge The German express courier service provider In Time Express Logistik boosted its turnover in fiscal 2010 to EUR 104.9 million, a 59.5% increase compared to the EUR 65.8 millio... AMB and Allianz Real Estate form a new joint venture Property developer AMB Property Corp and Allianz Real Estate have formed a Luxembourg-based joint venture with the aim of acquiring, owning and operating logistics real estate tied...

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MARCH 7, 2011
Marinette Marine breaks ground for new panel line fabrication building NTSB docket document implicates cell phone use in Duck Boat disaster Hovertrans Solutions to build heavy lift hovercraft at ST Marine

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MARCH 7, 2011
Port Tracker report finds increase in container traffic Mitsui tanker rescued following pirate attack Evergreen Line to add China to Jakarta service Pacific Northwest Waterways making annual trip to Washington AAPA spring conference set for March 21-23 in Washington, DC

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MARCH 7, 2011
CC Tung breaks ranks over box sector deregulation Demise of conference system led to information vacuum that heightened extreme rate volatility in the Asia-Europe trades, says OOIL chairman Private investment lured by LPG opportunities Steady rate climb draws new interest in sector China pays out for bulk carrier trio Chinese breakers nudged Indian rivals aside to purchase three large bulk carriers at strong rates last week Sale of aframax pair highlights new low benchmark value Greek tanker owner Minerva Marine is understood to have bought two ice-class aframax tankers for $42.3m each, according to broker reports Court decision to ease tonnage glut Overcapacity could be substantially reduced with the reopening of Bangladesh's shipbreaking yards Ready, steady, scrap: Bangladesh reopens yards Demolition rates set to rise as country's breakers look to begin importing vessels Rocketing bunker fuel prices could yet see 'blood on the streets' Tanker owners are being forced into adopting alternative strategies such as super slow steaming as rising fuel prices continue to pound bottom lines Uncertainty is haunting shipping Uncertainty about which direction the price of oil is moving continues to haunt shipping TCC presses ahead with growth plans despite $7m loss To continue expanding services as trade outlook looks bullish US box imports set to rise 11% in March Estimates come amid warning of impact of rising oil prices on freight rates Hutchison kicks of Singapore listing of port assets Biggest IPO in Singapore's history expected to raise close to $6bn Arcus in $1.2bn bid for Forth Ports Takeover approach by major shareholder puts value of ports group at around '746m Keppel AmFels wins $195m rig order To deliver jackup rig to Mexico's Perforadora Central in first quarter of 2013 Higher freight rates lift NOL's income Average revenue per feu up 10% during first six weeks of 2011 NSCSA orders four multi-purpose ships at Hyundai Mipo Total contract could be worth around $410m, including options for two more Beluga seeks rate cuts for chartered-in ships Oaktree claims heavylift specialist could go bankrupt otherwise The return of Bangladesh The decision to reopen Bangladesh's ship recycling business is positive for both the country and international shipping Inmarsat shipping revenues remain flat Increased competition and switch from voice calls to e-mails offsets gains from sales of fleetbroadband terminals Forth Ports bid So long as ports continue to operate efficiently, shipowners probably could not care less whether they are owned by a city council, the state or anyone else Vale's VLOC order hit by delivery delays Delivery of first tranche of 12 of some 36 super-sized ore carriers behind schedule Stena charters Tallink ferries for new Scotland route Tallink announces closure of loss making Germany - Finland route ICTSI pays $21m for 51% stake in Rijeka box terminal Philippines port operator wins 30-year deal to operate Croatia port DHT seeks $100m from Norwegian bond market Move will boost war chest for crude oil tanker buys Box forecast variations hit Pacific trade Preparations to deploy vessels during forthcoming peak season thrown into confusion Noble takes option for drillship at HHI Noble orders three vessels in year to date at South Korean MOL tanker attacked by pirates off Oman US and Turkish naval forces intervene to free vessel The Week Ahead Tanker rates on rise as Libya concerns grow Oldendorff sticks to its guns on K Daphne bunkers Says 'all options under consideration' as capesize fails to arrive in Virginia Battle begins to renew transpacific contracts Box lines and shippers come face-to-face to try and agree on freight rates

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MARCH 7, 2011
Capesize rates push up BDI CAPESIZE rates rocketed 14.5% today to $6,548 a day in the biggest jump since 10 February Governor offers Miami deepening funds FLORIDA's governor has promised to use state money to fund a $75M federal shortfall in the budget for deepening the Port of Miami to 15.2m (50ft), Fairplay was told today Goldman warns of gas cuts GOLDMAN Sachs has warned that global gas and LNG supplies could be slashed by up to 3% if production cuts in Libya are replicated in nearby countries Oldendorff attachment bid fails A NEW York bankruptcy judge has rejected an emergency attempt by Oldendorff to attach the bunkers of Korea Line's Capesize K Daphne, Fairplay has confirmed IM Skaugen raises $63M in bond sale NORWEGIAN gas carrier and lighterage tanker operator IM Skaugen has raised 350M kroner ($63M) in an issue of two-year bonds ICTSI bags Croatian contract ICTSI has won a 30-year contract to manage, operate and develop a box terminal in the Croatian port of Rijeka New bid made for Forth THE UK'S Forth Ports has confirmed market rumours of a takeover offer from Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 1 LP ICTSI profits jump PHILIPPINE port operator ICTSI today reported a 79% year-on-year increase in net income to $98.3M last year Brokers doubt rate rise hopes BROKERS in Shanghai have told Fairplay that they doubt that trans-Pacific box carriers will succeed in their latest attempt to raise rates Hutchison talks up ports IPO HUTCHISON Whampoa said today it expects an overwhelming response to the listing of its ports assets, despite other shipping trusts performing poorly on the Singapore Exchange Seafarer disappears off Scotland THE SEARCH for a seafarer missing from a Finnish product tanker in the Scottish North Sea has been called off, the MCA told Fairplay today PIL boss calls for EXIM bank rethink PACIFIC International Lines managing director Teo Siong Seng told Singapore's Parliament today that he is disappointed the country has decided against opening an export-import bank China reportedly doubles Greek fund CHINA will double the size of a fund offering cheap loans to crisis-ridden Greek shipowners to about $10Bn, Greece's maritime affairs minister has reportedly revealed Passenger saw disaster ferry 'swaying' A PASSENGER who was on board ferry Princess Ashika when it sank in 2009 has described his ordeal in a Tongan court China belt-tightening fears played down INDUSTRY figures told Fairplay today that China's industrialisation plans mean its belt-tightening measures should only have a limited impact on shipping.

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MARCH 7, 2011
TPM Panel Debates Capacity Outlook DOT to Hold Public Meeting on Regulations Diesel, Gas Prices Surge; White House Eyes Reserves Shareholder Bids to Take Over Forth Ports US Navy Rescues Tanker From Attack OOCL to Order Big New Ships Shipping Corporation of India to Buy 110 Vessels Retailers Project 11 Percent Container Growth New Zealand's Mainfreight Buys Top Dutch Transporter CFO Taylor to Leave YRC Worldwide CEVA Boosts Revenue, Profit 25 Percent NOL Reports Seasonal Container Decline FRA to Scale Back Train Control Regulation ICTS to Run Croatia Container Port Washington State's Hammond Discusses Rail Corridor Investment (Video) The Trans-Pacific Rebounds, Again Security Up for Grabs New Ports Smooth Kinks Africa's Shipping Beacon of Light Samson's Chain KCS Retools Loan Request Rail Loan Program Off Track Sounding Trucking's Security Alarm Into the Cloud New Horizon To Protect and Defend? Cargo Crime en Fuego Concluding Doha Now Change Gets Yellow Eye at STB Drilling Into Detention Time Building Collapsible Transport Programs Australia's Exports Under Water Energy to Fuel Exports Canada's Railroads Look to Asia Canada's Ports Double-Stack Growth Intra-Asia Mushrooms Shippers Boxed Out? Lidinsky Comes Full Circle

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MARCH 7, 2011
Rates merry go round Cargo volumes may look healthy as the end of Q1 11 approaches but it seems the containers moving are doing so at much lower prices than the year before and this at a time when the costs for moving them are shooting up Ocean carriers receive warning from BoxTradeIntelligence NSCSA to buy new ro-ro ships APMT to electrify its RTGs ICTSI invests in Rijeka ND changes gear

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MARCH 7, 2011
HCI caught in Beluga web German issuing house says impact of Beluga restructuring "remains to be seen" as KG funds join talks led by Oaktree. Oaktree mum on Beluga saga US investor soars under the radar as KG funds grapple with reports of German owner's plot to seek rate reductions. 'No closure' at Brega Bombing shuts Ras Lanuf but Brega still working as Braemar reckons crude halt could boost flagging tanker demand. Benelux scraps VLGC Greek owner earns top dollar as VLGC hits the chopping block in $10m demo deal, brokers say. Petrobras hires PSV Brazilian oil giant sets sights on anchor-handlers as Dof wing proves power of pedigree, brokers say. ICTSI ventures into Croatia Philippines port operator wins 30-year concession for box terminal in Rijeka. DHT eyes bond bonus New York-listed tanker owner mulls $100m boost to war chest as acquisition hunt heats up. MOL uses 'scarecrews' Sham 'sailors' used onboard MOL tanker Guanabara as real crew give Somali pirates the slip. Bangladesh ban lifted High court imposes new conditions on shipbreaking yards, but import of vessels to resume. Evergreen heads to Jakarta Taiwanese owner backs intra-Asian growth hunch with new run from northern China. Skaugen bags $63m bonds Tanker owner to pay off debt maturing in 2011 with bond issue completed at lower end of target range. It's raining yuan Greece secures an extra $5bn in funding from China to allow owners to buy Chinese-built ships. Court orders blast payment Bangladesh's Mak group to pay $7,000 to families of four men who died in demolition explosion. Danes go independent Government setting up new accident investigation unit outside of Danish Maritime Authority control. Palva search called off Attempts to find missing crew member presumed overboard Neste Oil tanker in North Sea fail. Western welcomes Bangladesh shipyard wants workers returning from Libya to get in touch about welding and fitting work. Cargoships clash Desgagnes Transport vessel holed in collision with MSC Patricia in dense Belgian fog. Maersk's missing billions? Analyst says Danish group could be valued $14bn more if it separately listed its business units. Citadel saves MOL tanker Warships from Combined Maritime Forces take four pirates into custody following thwarted attack. AOD eyes Oslo listing Mermaid Maritime-led offshore drilling company looks to secure listing on Norway's Axess exchange.

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MARCH 7, 2011
Suez tolls unchanged again The Suez Canal Authority has frozen tariff levels for transiting the canal for the third year in a row. The canal saw vessels transits increase 4.4 percent to 17,993 vessels in 2010, while tonnage passing through the waterway increased 15.2 percent... ICTSI seals stake in Croatian terminal The Philippines-based terminal operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. said it has acquired a 51 percent stake in a Croatian container terminal in the country's largest port as part of a 30-year concession deal. ICTSI has partnered... Worker strike at Suez Canal Administrative workers with the Suez Canal Authority protested over the weekend over what they said was a lack of promotions, according to international news outlets. The workers threatened to extend the protests -- including hunger strikes -- int... Weiss Röhlig starts Taiwan/Prague LCL service Freight forwarder Weiss R'hlig has started a weekly consolidation service between Taiwan and Prague. "Our advantage is that Weiss Röhlig has scheduled trucking and rail services from all major European ports into Eastern Europe supported on the gro... CBP explains personnel changes Replacing Daniel Baldwin as assistant commissioner for international trade and moving him to head supply chain security programs "will restore needed trade policy experience to the Office of Field Operations and add operational expertise to the Of... DHL to work with troubled airline parts company DHL Supply Chain said last week it is attempting to help a U.K. parts support company for the airline industry out of bankruptcy by developing a "track and consolidation service" that will aggregate millions of parts around the globe into a single... Japanese tanker recaptured from pirates A U.S. Navy frigate rescued a hijacked Japanese tanker and captured the Somali pirates on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said. TheGuanabara,operated by MOL, reported it was under attack Friday about 328 nautical miles southeast of Oman. Special forces fro... Grand Alliance adds Vietnam to Loop D The Grand Alliance has resumed weekly sailings of its Loop D Asia/Europe service, according to a notice from member Hapag-Lloyd. Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and NYK Line in Octobermade the service a biweekly loop through the end of Februaryt... SynchroNet, Canadian 3PL team on box interchanges SynchoNet Intermodal Services has partnered with SNX Advance Logistics to support its Web-based virtual container-yard product in the Canadian market. SynchroNet and its sister company SynchroNet Marine provide box interchange services for ocean, r... Unrest reaches canal Worker strike at Suez Canal Administrative workers with the Suez Canal Authority protested over the weekend over what they said was a lack of promotions, according to international news outlets. The workers threatened to extend the protests -- incl...

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MARCH 7, 2011
Stena charters Tallink vessels for Belfast run Stena Line has chartered Tallink's two sister ferries the Superfast VII and the Superfast VIII for the Belfast'Stranraer run. The vessels will enter into service in autumn 2011. "The Mols-Linien deep in red after horrible year Mols-Linien A/S left 2010 with a huge deficit of DKK 77.5 million after a bad year with declining numbers of passengers and cars. Furthermore, Mols-Linien is Polarcus signs up for Celtic Sea project Dubai-based, Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Polarcus has signed a contract with Providence Resources PLC for a 3D seismic project in the Celtic Sea, off Ireland. The survey will

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MARCH 7, 2011
Libyan crisis drives up low-sulphur premium Price differential for low-sulphur bunker product is widening. Trading team development for Turkish supplier New bunker trader is the company's representative in Greece. IFO prices stable in Fujairah In Cape Town, deliveries available up to and including March 21. Bunker prices firm Congestion at a few loading facilities in Rotterdam. Tanker operator suffering as unrest drives up bunker prices Nordic Tankers says firming bunker prices have coincided with 'rock bottom' rates. Bunkering firm becomes part of environmental initiative Canadian company which lists bunkering services among its activities joins the Green Marine program. Singapore terminal operator repeats interest in LNG bunkering LNG terminal is '30% complete'. New Zealand port welcomes switch to low-sulphur fuel Auckland Council wants other shipping lines to follow Maersk Line's lead. Asian bunker prices lack direction Demand mixed on Monday at key Asian bunker ports, traders say. BORCO facility to undergo $200-400 million expansion Project aims to install 'flexible storage capacity' on site, says Buckeye spokeswoman. Chinese bank joins group financing Vopak ICBC and 14 others to provide the terminal operator with $1.6 billion senior unsecured facility. Sinopec Zhoushan to start MGO deliveries next month Plans to start MGO deliveries at Tianjin, Zhangzhou and Huangpu ports in China, says company source. WFS quarterly cash dividend stable Q4 dividend, which reflects its 'two-for-one' stock spilt program, unchanged even after it reported 'record earnings' for last year.

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PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year

Los Angeles

In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%

PORTS

HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan

Seoul

The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs

CUSTOMS

EU customs reform must make trade and business easier

Brussels

23 organizations underline this in a joint statement

SHIPYARDS

Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I

Trieste

Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025

EDUCATION

Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum

Brussels

PORTS

In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers

Anjara

New peaks also in other business segments

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships

Seoul

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024

ACCIDENTS

Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto

Rome

There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea

NEWS

Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed

London

Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane

PORTS

Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated

Damascus

The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars

LOGISTICS

Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture

Brussels

Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Miami/Saint Nazaire

It will be taken over in 2028

INSTITUTIONS

Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission

SHIPPING

In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%

Ismailia

The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport

Rome

Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law

NEWS

The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal

Washington

While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government

SHIPYARDS

FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group

Rendsburg/Flensburg

These are German companies operating in the same sector

PORTS

Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records

Long Beach

Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.

TRADE

The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors

Washington/Beijing

Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association

PORTS

The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees

Naples

The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"

PORTS

Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing

Rome

PORTS

Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC

Hanoi

Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved

PORTS

Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea

Naples

New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd

PORTS

Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time

Singapore

Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals

SEAFARERS

Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers

Rome

Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector

PORTS

Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024

Taranto

In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%

PORTS

Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024

Hong Kong

In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)

DEFENCE

New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

Mons

The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned

PORTS

In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic

Hong Kong

The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)

SHIPPING

Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast

Keelung

In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU

Brussels

PORTS

Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30

Genoa

The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this

PORTS

In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%

Genoa

Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025

SHIPPING

CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno

Marseille

New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners

SHIPPING

From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL

Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille

Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network

PORTS

Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority

Athens

The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros

PORTS

MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station

Ancona

The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.

PORTS

In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo

The Spice

In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%

SHIPPING

Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping

London

It could come into force in early 2027

PORTS

The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea

Naples

The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.

DEFENCE

Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet

London

Eight-year, £9bn contract

TRUCKING

Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services

Rome

The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona

Frankfurt am Main

Schedule two departures per week in both directions

LOGISTICS

AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port

Cairo

The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport

NEWS

The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian

Davos

This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino

LOGISTICS

Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics

Trieste

The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector

PORTS

Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance

Milan

PORTS

Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles

Ravenna

Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary

SHIPPING

20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale

Muscat

Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port

Milan

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods

Rome

NEWS

Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America

LOGISTICS

Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri

Rome

Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system

ENVIRONMENT

Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen

Berlin

Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi

PORTS

The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded

The Spice

SHIPPING

Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit

Genoa

It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied

Madrid

Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group

SHIPYARDS

MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India

Gurgaon

Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries

PORTS

Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes

Coper

They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport

MARITIME SERVICES

LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa

Genoa

It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services

PORTS

Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%

St. Petersburg

The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%

SHIPPING

Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport

Oslo

Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years

SAILING LIST

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CRUISES

Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024

Florian

357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers

INDUSTRY

Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports

Lugano

Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired

PIRACY

Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year

London

In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded

PORTS

COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records

Hong Kong

In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)

SHIPYARDS

Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe

Brussels

The association represents the European shipbuilding industry

YACHTING

Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal

Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned

PORTS

Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024

Singapore

The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)

EDUCATION

The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters

Castel Volturno

Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments

NEWS

A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro

Reggio Calabria

If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros

SHIPPING

Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services

Dubai

MARITIME SERVICES

Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business

Trieste

The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today

PORTS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg

Oslo/Gothenburg

12-year concession contract

ASSOCIATIONS

The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations

Brussels

BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association

PORTS

Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended

Naples

The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro

Reggio Calabria

They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.

COMPANIES

PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification

Genoa

It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification

MOURNING

Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away

Rome/Gioia Tauro

Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster

PORTS

Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender

Leghorn

It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros

PORTS

Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar

Helsinki

They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started

Melzo

Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April

SHIPPING

COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit

Shanghai

EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)

INDUSTRY

Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM

Cherasco

This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st

Rome

The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"

MEETINGS

A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday

Venice

It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations

(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)

Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development

(Tehran Times)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude

Naples

Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike

LOGISTICS

Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt

Cairo

The affected area is approximately 102 hectares

SHIPPING

In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%

Hong Kong

Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%

PORTS

Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work

Rome

D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition

SHIPPING

Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies

Taipei/Keelung

Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone

PORTS

Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto

Taranto

The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros

PORTS

The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan

Leghorn

The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine

London

Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector

MEETINGS

The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st

Rome

The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"

ASSOCIATIONS

Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa

Genoa

Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang

FREIGHT TERMINALS

In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)

Padua

PORTS

Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala

Athens

The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen

SEAFARERS

Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC

Genoa

Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union

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