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January 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Deluge in Australia leaves key coal port idle
    Australia's key coal port of Gladstone said yesterday that devastating floods have left it so short of coal that a queue of ships waiting to load would likely be diverted elsewhere.
  • Baltic main freight index falls to 20-month low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in over 20 months as mounting supply weighed on capesizes.
  • Turkey may raise fees to cross the Bosphorus
    Turkey may introduce new fees on tankers carrying oil and other commodities through its straits to reduce traffic on the busy and environmentally sensitive waterways, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said last Friday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco expects quarterly profit to surge 205pc to US$315 million
  • Israeli port strike ends with 6pc wage increase
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Sud to add Jeddah to IOS or ELIP loop
  • Shandong yards built 41.6pc more ships at 110pc more value
  • Tribunal to rule on habeas corpus for ships in treasure hunting case
  • Port Qasim New Year berth occupancy at 90pc
  • DB Schenker runs Oslo-Narvik link through Sweden
  • Teamsters give YRC more time to restructure
  • Port of Montreal 2010 box volumes 10pc off record high
  • Singapore Changi Airport welcomes Hong Kong Airlines
  • Dragonair unveils aviation certificate scheme for young people
  • L-3 x-ray air cargo screening system passes TSA muster

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 3 more experts join WCA Family
  • Boxship fleet rises by 9.1 pc in 2010
  • Call to cut carbon emissions
  • GAC India contributes to success of India Economic Summit
  • Maersk Line upbeat on 2011, shrugs off fear of overcapacity
  • MSC announces RR on India-N. Europe, UK, Med. & Black Sea trades
  • Safmarine reprioritises MidEast & Subcontinent
  • Softlink's newly-launched Logi-Sys software gains traction in logistics industry
  • Zim ship foils pirate attack
  • Exports to US on upward swing
  • Handicrafts exports up by 48 pc
  • India, Netherlands aim at 1-bn euro farm trade in 10 years
  • Pakistan urged to reconsider ban on onion exports via land route
  • Tea exports dip by 26 pc in Nov.
  • G.J. Rao transferred to PPT as Chairman
  • Hooghly channel reopens after grounded ship moved away
  • JN Port posts 11 pc growth in 2010
  • Maritime Agenda 2010-20 to be released this week
  • Security at Kandla Port tightened by opening 2 more screening gates
  • Bigger role sought for India in World Bank
  • Direct tax collections up by 19.47 pc
  • Increased prices of luxury goods may keep inflation graph high
  • Ficci roundtable on infrastructure financing on Jan. 14

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Duisport reported good initial results for 2010
    Duisport, the operator of the German inland port of Duisburg, has reported successful initial results for 2010. Container throughput by ships, the railways and trucks grew by 25% t...
  • Pacer subsidiary OWL opens Heathrow airfreight office
    Ocean World Lines (OWL), a subsidiary of the US logistics service provider Pacer International, has opened a dedicated OWL Air UK office and warehouse near Heathrow airport, to sup...
  • Gefco Germany implementing EMCS
    The German national branch of the French company Gefco switched to the EMCS excise movement control system, an electronic processing scheme, on 1 January. This means that the logis...
  • Hellmann awarded pan-German AEO F certificate
    The customs authorities awarded all of the German logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics' 20 locations in Germany an authorised economic operator F certificate (AE...
  • Australia developing infrastructure in NSW and Queensland
    Infrastructure Australia is strongly pushing the development of a trans-regional amalgamated infrastructure network (Train). Private investors, the New South Wales state government...
  • BT Signaling takes stake in RZD signalling subsidiary
    Russian Railways (RZD) and BT Signaling have agreed on BT Signaling's purchase of up to 50% minus 2 ordinary shares of United Electrical Engineering Plants (Elteza) from RZD. The a...
  • VTG increases TMF stake to 100%
    VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a leading global wagon hire and rail logistics company based in Hamburg (Germany), has increased its stake in the French railway logistics enterprise TMF fr...
  • Wincanton opens new terminal in Germany
    Wincanton will open a new terminal at Ginsheim Gustavsburg (Germany) in September 2011. The new intermodal facility will enable Wincanton to retain its representation in the Mainz ...
  • Asiana Airlines places order for six A380s
    South Korea's Asiana Airlines has become a new customer for the A380, following the signature of a firm order for six of the aircraft. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2014 and th...
  • SIA Cargo acquires stake in China Cargo Airlines
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has agreed to acquire 16% of the equity interest in China Cargo Airlines (CCA), subject to regulatory approval. China Cargo Airlines is a Shanghai-based co...
  • Eurocontrol welcomes new member Latvia
    Latvia became Eurocontrol's 39th member state on 1 January. Latvia joined the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) in 1992, and the European Civil Aviation Conference (...
  • German logistics firm Robert Müller now has four 24plus hubs
    The Trebsen (near Leipzig) branch office of the German logistics enterprise Robert Müller, which is headquartered in Saarlouis, is joining the German general cargo alliance 24plus ...
  • Air Menzies International strengthens management team
    Air Menzies International (AMI), one of the world's largest trade-only airfreight wholesalers, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Stephen Koller to the ne...
  • Toll Global Forwarding appoints new sales head in Germany
    Toll Global Forwarding, the international logistics and forwarding division of Australia's Toll Group, has strengthened its German operations by appointing Stefan Testi as its new ...
  • PD Ports registers another Teesport milestone
    PD Ports reached another milestone at its Teesport centre recently, handling 150,000 containers in one year at the terminal for the first time. Frans Calje, managing director of PD...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Layoffs at BIW as DDG 1000 design work drops
  • Allure of the Seas adds solar panels
  • APL and ports see how seawater scrubber stacks up

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Misery for suezmaxes as rates slump on festive lull
    Big falls on benchmark West Africa to US tanker route with owners' returns barely covering costs
  • Owners may withdraw capesizes as dire West Australia rates hit returns
    Rampant competition for cargoes and oversupply of tonnage drive spot market earnings to eight-month low
  • US Gulf vessel shortage boosts Pacific panamaxes
    The Pacific panamax market received an eleventh hour injection of support as a shortage of vessels in the US Gulf available to transport grain prompted owners to ballast from Asia
  • Number of dry bulk FFAs traded
    A severe drop in capesize FFA trading accounted for the largest portion of the fall, with just 76,289 lots traded over the last three months of 2010
  • Adani buys two bulkers
    India's Adani Shipping has bought two bulk carriers to transport coal as part of a major fleet expansion, but the names, sizes or who the current owners are is not known
  • Demand for naphtha boosts LR1 product tanker rates
    "We don't see [the LR1 market] going down any time soon as this is just covering the owner's expenses for running the ships, and bunker prices have been going up as well" Oslo-based broker
  • The Week Ahead
    New Year starts with a whimper, not a bang
  • Bleak start to 2011 for tanker owners
    Continued poor earnings offer little hope for improvement
  • Shift seen in China's trade flows
    Appetite for electronic products top iron imports
  • Low-risk ships likely to escape Paris MoU checks
    Many good quality vessels to go through 2011 without single inspection in Europe
  • Shanghai box index highlights trade rates divide
    China to North America rates strengthen but westbound rates from Asia to Europe still under pressure
  • Beirut bombing survivors fail to recover payment from Iran
    US Court of Appeals upholds earlier decision to disallow claims
  • Primorsk leads Russia's push to use e-shipping documents
    World Bank estimates that the management of paper documents wastes 7% of the total value of world trade
  • Shippers and forwarders back EU single railway plan
    Proposals could enter into force in 2013 but ESC and Clecat would also like to see increased rail freight competition
  • Subsidies will compromise private UK port investment
    The confidence of the private sector to invest depends on fair competition
  • An inversion of values that allows piracy to thrive
    Is it this moral relativism, or just feeble-mindedness that allows violent pirates to continue plying their trade while seafarers are left to rot in Somalia?
  • Rise of the independent bunker industry
    Independent bunker industry came into existence in the 1970s following the oil majors' withdrawal from the direct supply of bunker fuel to shipping
  • Indian operators in bid to create logistics giant
    Main freight transport organisations set to merge into single entity
  • Chemoil retains its faith in online bunker trading
    OceanConnect internet auction site purchase could provide Chemoil a 50% increase in volume
  • Antwerp makes progress on docker flexibility
    New agreement reached in handling of coastal and shortsea shipping cargo
  • Le Havre box traffic hits 2.4m teu in 2010
    Port's container throughput hits 2.4m teu but overall traffic slides 5%
  • Security level at UK ports unchanged
    Threat level remains as precautions stepped up at airports and railways
  • Landmark solution?
    The escalation of piracy in the overall UN agenda is welcomed
  • Chinese wealth fund eyes Indonesia
    State Development & Investment Corporation mulls infrastructure development
  • Dr Peters tanker evades pirate attack
    Front Warrior escapes rocket-propelled grenade attack in Arabian Sea
  • PSA warns of uneven growth in 2011
    Singapore-based port group saw 14% growth in 2010 but says economic weaknesses persist
  • Bourbon splits top management roles
    Christian Lef'vre named chief executive as Jacques de Chateauvieux remains chairman
  • Australia's National Ports Strategy
    Australia's National Ports Strategy will focus on four key outcomes
  • Australia unveils ports master plan
    Blueprint outlines measures to ease congestion and meet rising cargo volumes

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • US spill bill would tighten liability law
    A KEY US lawmaker this week proposed tighter oil spill liability legislation aimed at oil companies but also applying to owners, operators and charterers of ships.
  • Pirates fail off Oman
    TWO SHIPS have avoided capture off Oman by using razor wire and other anti-piracy measures, EU NAVFOR reported.
  • French port strike called over weekend
    LEADING French ports are expected to be hit by a two-day strike this weekend over a retirement dispute.
  • Worse drybulk imbalance is predicted
    DRYBULK'S tonnage imbalance will probably deteriorate considerably this year, BIMCO has predicted.
  • APL scrubs up
    APL HAS offered up box ship APL England as a laboratory to test a new seawater scrubber.
  • Pakistan car imports rise
    THE VALUE of car imports into Pakistan rose by 20% year on year over July-November last year, boosted by a rise in the popularity of knocked-down vehicles.
  • Samsung sees order stall
    SAMSUNG HI's CEO Noh In Sik has warned that new orders this year are likely to be fewer than those of 2010.
  • Sri Lanka/India ferry services returning
    INDIA and Sri Lanka today signed an accord that could lead to restoration of ferry services, suspended since the 1980s by war in the island nation.
  • Wake up, smell the onions
    INDIAN customs officers have finally cleared 200 tonnes of Pakistani onions for release at Jawarhalal Nehru Port Trust.
  • PSA warns on economy after volume rise
    SINGAPOREAN port operator PSA International has warned that global economic growth remains uncertain, even as he announced a rise in throughput across its terminals.
  • China seen as LNG's ace in the hole
    WITH ASIA at the heart of LNG demand, a sector analyst has told Fairplay that gas carrier companies can expect rosy prospects this year.
  • Hanjin storage deal: a VLCC silver lining?
    HANJIN Shipping told Fairplay today that one of its chartered VLCCs has won a 10-month floating storage contract.
  • S&P alternative launched
    DISPUTE resolution close to home is the goal of the Singapore Ship Sale Form, the law firm that helped draft the document told Fairplay.
  • Singapore box numbers climb 10%
    SINGAPORE handled 28.4M teu in 2010, up 10% from 2009, according to transport minister Raymond Lim.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Package Ignites at DC Postal Facility
  • Freight Index Falls to Seven-Month Low
  • Nichols Named UPS Airlines President
  • Hoffa Attacks DOT Cross-border Trucking Proposal
  • FMC to Review Slow-Steaming
  • Port of Portland to Build DC for Subaru
  • Lawmaker Tries Again on Harbor Maintenance Spending
  • Maryland Investigates Incendiary Devices
  • Transport Industries Add Jobs in December
  • Le Havre Container Throughput Rebounds 5 Percent
  • Railcar Firm Greenbrier Trims Loss, Cites Improved Market
  • Mexican Trucking Proposal Stirs Strong Reactions
  • APL, LA-Long Beach Ports to Cut Ship Emissions
  • Rotterdam 2010 Box Throughput Jumps 14.1 Percent
  • Four Groups Join ATA in Clean Trucks Appeal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Are the liners in danger of 'Chasing a deer without noticing the mountains'?
    A self-explanatory Japanese saying that ocean carriers would do well to heed as 2011 begins against a backcloth of economic uncertainty, and a widening gap between supply and demand; a potentially ruinous mix for the liners that was not overlooked by Japan's shipping group trio of NYK, MOL and K Line in their traditional and always honest New Year speeches.
  • Freight rates from Asia to Europe still falling
  • Israeli port strike over
  • Global box fleet up 9.1% in 2010
  • Resolution to US/Mexico trucking dispute in sight
  • Safmarine subjected to web scam

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Chiquita chows down
    Panamanian affiliate of New York-listed banana merchant plucks vessel from Texas-based tug owner.
  • Heidmar hunts charterer
    US pool giant's Sigma Tankers wing sends lawyers after Swiss energy trader over demurrage dispute.
  • Seabourn packs its bags
    Micky Arison-led cruise giant picks new president as Seabourn prepares to share office space with Holland America.
  • Elcano banks cape cash
    Diversified Spanish owner earns top dollar for 1989-built capsize bulker, brokers say.
  • Floods drown cape rates
    Australian flooding to blame for a 'catastrophic downdraft' in capesize rates this week, Clarksons Securities says.
  • Conrad lands orders
    US shipbuilder lives to fight another day as backlog breaks $92m on the heels of fresh deals.
  • Petrobras hunts floaters
    Brazilian oil and gas giant unveils piping hot tender for twin floating, production, storage and offloading vessels.
  • Lone welder electrocuted
    No warning for crewman as water rushed on to deck of Hong Kong bulker off China.
  • Gangs eye cruise ships
    UK authorities warn drug gangs are increasingly using cruise vessels and crew to carry cocaine into Europe.
  • Sunday service for CalMac
    Scottish operator risks Christian wrath as it mulls another Sabbath run to the mainland.
  • Statoil takes in two more
    Norwegian energy firm hires PSVs from Bourbon Offshore and OH Meling as mood improves in term market.
  • Crew removed from stalled ro-ro
    Philippine coast guards help rescue seafarers stuck on ferry that suffered engine trouble in heavy seas.
  • D'Amico fills Stena pool
    Italian owner adds two more vessels to the Stena Sonangol suezmax tanker pool.
  • Bank backs Brightoil push
    China Development Bank teams up with Hong Kong-listed owner in five-year agreement to support its expansion drive.
  • Four killed by Busan blaze
    Chinese captain among those lost after fire rips through a vessel at South Korean port.
  • Pirate 'aggression' to rise
    Increased fears for crew safety as use of pirate motherships negates citadels and security teams.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Jensen Maritime names Sperling, Parrot VPs
  • Cross-border truck focus on safety, efficiency
  • Dunavant buys Trans Gulf Transportation
  • DHS, WCO focus on IED precursor chemicals
  • NAFTA trade up 14.9% in October
  • Ports America executive joins Long Beach port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Large scale production of biofuel
    European Union to fund investment in new algae-based plant.
  • Week ends with lower prices
    Crude settled at a three week low after a US report showed fewer jobs were added into the economy.
  • Harley Marine once again recognised for environmental efforts
    HMS was the only maritime recipient to receive the award.
  • Fujairah prices in decline
    Avails in Durban 'still tight'.
  • Rotterdam bunker prices fall
    High stocks of low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) in Rotterdam but little demand.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes to Asia expected to rise
    Bunker demand to 'slow down' as Chinese New Year approaches.
  • Fuel savings 'more than cover' hull cleaning costs
    Study for the US Navy warns of 'increased fuel consumption' due to frictional drag.
  • Grounded vessel to be de-bunkered
    Dry cargo ship was driven aground in the Black Sea.
  • General dip in bunker prices as week ends
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Singapore Ship Sale Form sorts out bunkers, lubes payment
    Provides clarification on payments of bunkers and lubricants on board the vessel on sale, says academics from local university.
  • Bulent Secen rejoins Oiltrade Marine
    Secen originally left the company four years ago.
  • Shell halts ops at Puget refinery
    Puget Sound refinery produces 90,000 gallons of bunker fuel per day, says oil major.
  • Brightoil secures $4 billion for future acquisitions
    China Development Bank given 'priority' to provide funding to the company for five years.
  • Russia imposes duty on 'bunkers-only' calls
    Latest regulation may cut bunker sales volumes at Russian ports this year, traders say.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands to more Chinese ports
    Ready to start deliveries at Nanjing; Yantai operations will start later this month.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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