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March 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singamas turns around with US$93m full-yr profit
    THE container box famine of yesteryear has proved to be a feast for container box manufacturer Singamas Container Holdings.
  • Oil tanker bookings for Libya end
    Tanker bookings to pick up Libyan oil cargoes have ended, the world's largest shipbroker said, as an uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi disrupts supply.
  • US to enact new ballast water rules
    To keep new invasive species out of US waters such as the Great Lakes, the United States must enact stricter rules on treating ship ballast water under a settlement reached on Tuesday with environmental groups.
  • Tanker rates doubling as ships go slow

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL's Tung: EU 2008 conference ban led to bad decisions
  • CCNI emerges from slump with $47 million net profit for 2010
  • Zim and CSCL settle dispute with launch of joint Asia-Europe loop
  • UK seizes Libya-bound boxes, ports close, cargo diverted
  • Grand Alliance steps up frequency, capacity of Asia-Europe loop D
  • Carriers say 2011 supply and demand will be in balance
  • Hunan's Lingji port January box volume sets new high
  • Guizhou to spend US$41.9 billion on road and water transport
  • Samudera Shipping's profits rise to US$9.4 million in 2010
  • Panalpina posts record gross profits, credits emerging markets
  • ICTSI to operate Adriatic container terminal in Croatia
  • Nigerian dockers union calls for strike, but response is sporadic
  • Weiss Roehlig starts Taiwan-Prague consolidation service
  • NAFTA trade rises 14pc in December
  • Cathay Pacific 2010 profits increase 199.3pc to US$1.41 billion
  • Hong Kong Airlines to buy 38 Boeing aircraft
  • Consolidated United-Continental passenger volume down 1.1pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Greatship Rohini named at Colombo Dockyard
  • Regional Container Lines, Hapag-Lloyd announce service connecting China & Subcontinent
  • Apparel exports climb 19.5 pc in Jan.; highest this year
  • Low quality rice exports feared
  • Strict EU rules may hit grape exports in 2011
  • Indian trade encouraged to participate in World Ports & Trade Summit
  • NMPT despatches first garment export shipment
  • Buoyed by industry status, cold storages expect new investment
  • Commerce Minister calls for stronger trade ties with Brazil
  • Export duty withdrawal on de-oiled rice bran sought
  • FM urged to revoke duty hike on iron ore exports
  • Govt to retain option of levying steel export duty
  • Infra status to cold storages comes as a big surprise to many
  • Rising crude prices may put govt in policy dilemma: Basu
  • India not as corrupt as China,Russia: Fitch

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Halifax airport's runway extension to boost cargo handling capacity
    Canada's federal and provincial governments are investing USD 14 million in funding to extend the main runway at Halifax Stanfield international airport. Engineering and design wor...
  • Afraa launches business plan
    The African Airlines Association (Afraa) has launched a three-year business plan aimed at realigning the association's activities to the business imperatives of member airlines. Th...
  • Brussels Airport ready for the new B747-8F
    Brussels airport has been officially certified as a Boeing B747-8F compatible airport by the Belgian civil aviation authority (Directoraat-Generaal Luchtvaart). The new Boeing full...
  • Garbe expanding logistics centre in Wunstorf
    Garbe Logistic AG, a service provider based in Hamburg (Germany), is extending its logistics centre in Wunstorf, near Hanover (Germany) for EUR 10.5 million. The company is ha...
  • SNCF management loses out to own works council
    The French state railway SNCF has lost a legal battle against its own work council. In an emergency procedure, the Directorate of State Railways had sued for libel and demanded tha...
  • Ulusoy Logistics boosts HGV fleet by 15%
    The Turkish logistics provider Ulusoy Logistics is continuing to expand its fleet. The company has added 32 Volvo FH13 420 tractors and 30 Otokar-Fruehauf semi-trailers, there...
  • TX Logistik switches Sweden trains to Herne container terminal
    TX Logistik, a leading private railway based in Bad Honnef (Germany), is reinforcing the hub function of its location in Herne (Germany). With effect from 4 April. intermodal train...
  • Hermes Transport Logistics offers clarification scheme for CO2 emissions
    Hermes Transport Logistics (HTL) is continuing to expand its service in the area of green logistics. The company now offers customers a new ecological CO2 reporting service, which ...
  • Salvo Grima handles 3,266 cbm of rig equipment
    The Malta-based service provider Salvo Grima was contracted to offload and store 1,948 t/3,266 cbm of rig equipment at its facilities at the Malta Freeport. The operation took thre...
  • Maersk Line: zero SOx programme prompts new fuel switch solution
    The giant Danish container transport provider Maersk Line is continuing to expand on its fuel-switch implementations in a drive to cut sulphur emissions from its fleet towards...
  • NYK Line joins Epic service
    The Japanese container shipping company NYK Line is launching a new weekly liner service between north-western India and Europe on 3 April. The 56-day rotation, which is part ...
  • Beluga: was the 2009 revenue incorrectly reported?
    The city of Bremen's public prosecutors have launched an investigation against the founder of the Beluga heavylift and project shipping company, Niels Stolberg, and some of the fir...
  • ACL orders five new co-ro ships for transatlantic service
    Atlantic Container Lines (ACL), a unit of the Italian Grimaldi Group, is to renew its fleet. Andy Abbot, CEO of ACL, has confirmed that negotiations about newbuildin...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Incat Crowther to design 42 m cat for Indonesia
  • Warning shots deter pirate attack on Maersk Alabama
  • USA Maritime applauds DOE cargo preference decision
  • Project says slow ahead is path to cutting CO2 emissions
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler swoop on MTU-parent Tognum

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Todd Coleman named to position of retiring Port of Vancouver director
  • Freight Transportation Index up during month of January
  • DHS, Customs expanding list of airports providing Cuba service
  • Crowley adding Ro/Ro service covering Santo, Domingo, San Juan and St. Thomas
  • Trucking association slams roadside hazmat inspections

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Transpacific lines will fail to hit target
    Disappointment tinged with bouts of optimism runs through box line service agreement negotiations
  • VLCC rates break even on main route
    Rush of vessel bookings boost earnings on Saudi Arabia to Japan route
  • Long-term lock-ins leave box players out in cold
    Some boxship owners unable to benefit from charter market surge
  • ST locks in aframax duo
    ST Shipping, the shipping arm of commodity trading giant Glencore, has chartered two Greek-owned crude oil aframax tankers for six months at a daily rate of $15,000 and $16,000
  • 'I don't have a future, and that, to me, is unbearable'
    Philippe Deruy's suicide note last month took the very modern form of an email
  • Master's suicide highlights plight of the lonely seafarer
    Action is needed to tackle the little-discussed problem of the apparent alienation felt by so many seafarers in their day-to-day lives while at sea
  • Hannibal Gaddafi groomed to head GNMTC
    Former tutor of Libyan leader's son reveals details in Lloyd's List interview
  • Santander mulls loan book sale
    Santander has moved the old Alliance & Leicester shipping loan book into the non-core part of the bank
  • Blackstone and Dahlman Rose set up restructuring shop
    Joint venture will help maritime clients recapitalise or restructure balance sheets
  • Scott Burk joins Canaccord Genuity
    Move could see investment bank diversify into maritime equity research
  • Hutchison Port Holdings IPO oversubscribed
    Institutional book to close a day ahead of schedule
  • Libya air raid forces Ras Lanuf closure
    Bombs destroy up to 60% of port's facilities
  • Baltic Exchange and Navy clash over 'UK piracy nexus'
    Baltic Exchange boss says UK has an interest in Somali piracy issue
  • GNMTC plays down link with Gaddafi family
    Libyan shipowner denies Hannibal Gaddafi has controlling stake in company
  • Somali pirates free cargoship
    Rak Afrikana released after airdrop of ransom
  • Derivatives debate
    Spat breaks out over freight rate derivatives as shippers call ocean carriers financially irresponsible for not hedging their exposure to volatile freight rates
  • In pursuit of truth
    Shipping might be a murky business, but Libyan politics beats it hands-down for opaqueness
  • China growth boosts Panalpina sea freight volumes
    2010 ocean volumes rise 13% to 1.2m teu
  • Ro-ro operators urged to bolster ties with shippers
    Operators warned not to rely on road hauliers for freight volumes
  • Standard Chartered confirms BLT sale and leaseback deal
    Ships are leased back to BLT on a bareboat basis for between seven and 11 year
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler in $4bn bid for Tognum
    Move marks further consolidation in marine engine market
  • A little bravado could feed the dry bulk fleet
    Precious Shipping may have a point as it banks its future on the growing need for grain
  • Performance bonds prove powerful in absent fraud
    Guarantees can help to secure payments in shipbuilding contracts
  • Kidnap and ransom rates soften under extra capacity
    Marine kidnap and ransom insurance rates are plummeting again after only a brief climb from record lows a year ago
  • Cargo security campaign starts to show results
    Marked improvement seen in terms of the correct stowage and securing within cargo transport units and declaration of weight and contents
  • Do armed guards have a licence to kill?
    Private security options may be gaining popularity among shipowners but the ramifications of an armed guard killing a pirate open up a can of legal worms
  • NGO Platform proposals on pre-cleaning 'unworkable'
    The shipping industry does not refuse to accept that clean, green ship recycling is practical, but reasonably contends that the proposals of the NGO Platform on pre-cleaning are unworkable
  • No extension to high-risk piracy zone
    The Warlike Operations Area Committee agreed to leave the high-risk zone unchanged and to designate an area of the Indian Ocean, equivalent to the MTO voluntary reporting area, as an "at risk" zone

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Horizon fine calculus revealed
    HORIZON Line's criminal fine for price fixing was drastically reduced to $45M to avoid forcing the carrier into bankruptcy, new court filings reveal.
  • VLCCs run at lowest speed in three years
    OWNERS are bolstering VLCC rates by pacing vessels at their lowest speed in three years, Pareto Securities according to data released by Pareto Securities today (9 March).
  • US lawmakers question dredging fund
    OVERSEERS of money used to maintain US harbour depths were grilled on Capitol Hill yesterday (8 March) on why taxes collected to dredge weren't being spent for that purpose.
  • San Juan River dredging allowed
    DREDGING of the San Juan River on the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will continue.
  • EPA settles ballast suit
    THE Environmental Protection Agency has reached a court settlement that will significantly tighten ballast-water rules for vessels calling in the US.
  • APL plays down 'cascade' risks
    AMERICAN President Lines president Eng Aik Meng believes that the feared 'cascading' effect on intra-Asia shipping may not be as serious as it seems.
  • Heung-A back to profit
    HEUNG-A Shipping in South Korea has returned to profit thanks to more cargoes and better freight rates last year.
  • Texas port lowers wharfage fee
    WHARFAGE and dockage fees at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas will be cut by 25% effective 1 April.
  • Recovery boosts box maker
    HONG Kong container manufacturer Singamas has returned to profitability, booking net profit of $92.
  • SF pilot wage hike 'to hit business'
    HARBOUR pilot wage increases of up to 6%/year in the San Francisco Bay would hurt the ability of area ports to attract container business, according to an industry group.
  • PIL boss calls for more financial support
    FOR the second time in two days, Pacific International Lines managing director Teo Siong Seng has urged the Singapore government to provide more monetary support for the city's maritime sector.
  • Korea Line to submit rehab plan by September
    TROUBLED drybulk carrier Korea Line is hoping to get court approval for its rehabilitation plan by September, a company official has told Fairplay.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMCSA to Take Truckers Off 'Alert'
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will stop using the term "Alert" to describe trucking company scores that break thresholds...
  • Field Fisher Waterhouse's Cassels on EU 24-Hour Law (Video)
    John Cassels, a London maritime attorney with Field Fisher Waterhouse, discusses the EU 24-hour law with JOC's Peter Tirschwell at...
  • Teamsters, Truck Companies Battle On
    The two organizations that have wrestled over the unionization of harbor drayage companies for the past few years promised attendees...
  • US Rails Plan $12 Billion in 2011 Capital Spending
    The largest U.S. railroads will spend an estimated $12 billion on capital improvements this year, easily outpacing the record capital...
  • Miami Dredging to Open Gateway to Asia
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval of a $77 million appropriation to deepen the Port of Miami will position the South...
  • Obama Names Locke Ambassador to China
    President Obama named Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, tapping the cabinet member to...
  • US Freight Index Climbs 0.9 Percent in January
    Freight transportation movements in the U.S. increased for the second consecutive month in January, according to the U.S. Department of...
  • Dunavant Acquires Sea Lane Express
    Logistics operator Dunavant Enterprises acquired Sea Lane Express, a trucking and drayage company operating in the U.S. Southeast, its second...
  • Truckers Seek Clearer Hazmat Inspection Rules
    The American Trucking Associations wants the Obama administration to stop the opening and inspection of hazardous materials shipments unless those...
  • Growth Rates Stall at Hong Kong Port
    Hong Kong Port container volume grew 5.7 percent in January, a much slower growth rate than the average for 2010,...
  • Three Carriers Start Japan-Indonesia Loop
    Hanjin Shipping, CNC Line and KMTC Line are teaming up to launch an intra-Asia service connecting Japan and Indonesia later...
  • Crane Productivity Drives Profit, SSA Exec Says
    Marine terminal operators keep close tabs on dockside crane productivity because it is the most critical factor in their profitability,...
  • Lufthansa Books $1.5 Billion Profit
    Lufthansa said it made a $1.5 billion net profit in 2010 compared with a year-earlier loss of $47 million, bolstered...
  • Antitrust Penalties Push Panalpina to 2010 Loss
    Panalpina boosted 2010 net revenue 20 percent from the previous year to $7.7 billion, driven by double digit growth in...
  • TPM Speakers See Chassis Services Unsettled
    Ship lines, truckers, leasing companies and other interests are still trying to decide how to fill the void left by...
  • Shippers Wait and See on Panama Expansion Impact
    Several shippers that have diversified their U.S. port gateways for Asian imports told the Journal of Commerce's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference...
  • Pirates Fail in Third Attempt to Seize Maersk Alabama
    Suspected Somali pirates tried to seize the Maersk Alabama again on Tuesday in the third attempt to hijack it in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Panalpina out of the woods
  • CNC, Hanjin and KMTC team up for new NE/SE Asia service
  • Singamas' strong showing backed up by spending spree
  • CT's Quest II offers cost and carbon savings
  • NRF sees growth ahead

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Omega sheds director
    Connecticut-based board member shifts focus as George Kassiotis-led tanker owner shuffles roster.
  • FBR bets on cape rebound
    US equity analyst says shares of Genco may jump as freight futures tip rate reversal.
  • Blackstone forges alliance
    Private-equity powerhouse teams with Dahlman Rose in maritime restructuring partnership.
  • Boldini orders five
    MarAd rubber stamps Brazilian offshore owner's request for $227m construction loan.
  • Gotland getting less money
    Swedish tanker and ferry group saw 2010 profit reduced as operating costs rose.
  • Four barges sink in US
    Vessels broke loose from tug in Mississippi river after hitting the side.
  • Triple success for Dof
    Oslo-listed owner sees three of its PSVs signed up for another year with Shell and Peterson.
  • VLs next for NSCSA
    Saleh Al-Shamekh hints Saudi owner is looking to follow up Mipo general cargoship order with VLCC buys.
  • 'Free' ship still in danger
    Engine trouble may keep Rak Afrikana off Somalia for a week as pirates flee following ransom drop.
  • China in on Vopak deal
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China becomes lead arranger for Dutch terminals group's EUR 1.2bn loan.
  • BLT bags more cash
    Tanker owner bolsters its balance sheet following sale-and-leaseback score with Standard Chartered.
  • Tug owner fined over capsize
    Canadian court takes dim view of risky tow operation that sank barge and endangered crew.
  • 'Pirate' drama for Alabama
    Security team fires on suspicious craft approaching storied Maersk boxship off Madagascar.
  • Cido sheds single-skins
    Cido Shipping has offloaded its last single-hulled VLCC as Pacific Jasper heads for FPSO conversion, brokers say.
  • Frontline VLCC raided
    Malaysian authorities arrest seven Indonesians after armed robbers target Front Queen.
  • Crew safe after groundings
    Filipinos manage to abandon two tugs forced ashore in Cagayan while towing barges.
  • Hanjin runs to Indonesia
    Korean owner follows Evergreen in pursuing intra-Asian growth with new containership service.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 18 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A&A Shipping & Logistics, Hicksville, N.Y. (Daulat B. Tannan, president...
  • Saddle Creek hires business development director
    Third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Corp. has appointed Michael Gebhardt to director of business development. Gebhardt will oversee the development of new customer relationships and maintain growth of existing accounts, the Lakeland, Fla.-b...
  • Broadwind sells off transport unit
    Broadwind Energy, an industrial firm focused on the wind energy industry, this week completed the sale of its Badger Transport subsidiary to BTI Logistics. Proceeds of the sale include $1 million cash, a $1.5 million secured promissory note and 100...
  • USDA, industry press lawmakers on South Korea FTA
    The country's top agriculture chief said congressional approval of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement will expand farm exports to this Asian market by $1.8 billion annually. "Economic output is estimated to grow more under this agreement th...
  • Cathay 2010 profits spike to $1.8 billion
    The Cathay Pacific Group, parent company of Cathay Pacific Airways, on Wednesday reported net profits of $1.8 billion for 2010, an increase of nearly 200 percent on its 2009 profits. Revenue for the company rose 33.7 percent to $11.5 billion. The ...
  • COSCO to assess South Africa THC
    COSCO Container Lines said this week it will assess terminal handling charges on shipments to and from South Africa. The fees are $156 per TEU and $230 per FEU for general cargo and $218 per TEU and $323 per FEU for dangerous cargo. The surcharge i...
  • MSC raises Europe export bunker fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is raising its bunker surcharge on shipments from Europe to Oceania and South Africa, the line said Tuesday. From the end of March, the surcharge will be $893 per TEU from Europe to Australia and New Zealand, and $560 per...
  • TCC suffers $4.3 million loss in 2010
    The Containership Co. had a $4.3 million operating loss in 2010 on revenue of $83.8 million, the line said this week. Norway-based TCC, which operates a single port-to-port service from the Ningbo, Taicang and Qingdao to Los Angeles, started operat...
  • Biggest ships a challenge for U.S. ports
    Maersk Line's order last month for 18,000-TEU ships raises the specter that 12,000-13,000 TEU ships could eventually be "cascaded" into the transpacific trade. But such behemoths would trigger a whole new set of challenges for terminals on the U.S....

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Esvagt Bergen finally delivered from Spain
    Esvagt A/S has finally taken delivery of the Esvagt Bergen, it arrived yesterday at its home port of Esbjerg. The vessel's delivery had been delayed around one and a
  • Easier for Danish owners to hire armed guards
    The Danish government will make it easier for ship owners to receive a permit for placing armed civilian guards on board Danish vessels sailing in the Indian Ocean and Gulf
  • Statoil extends charter of Solstad PSV
    The Norwegian energy group Statoil has extended the charter of the Solstad Offshore PSV Normand Skipper by one year. This was the last of a total of two 1-year
  • Prosafe secures Talisman deal
    The Norwegian offshore company Prosafe has signed a letter of intent with British Talisman Energy for the accommodation and support rig Regalia. The rig will be operating at the Auk
  • 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
  • Finnlines improves profit
    The unaudited figures for Finnlines' fiscal year 2010 show a distinct improvement compared to the previous year. Revenues totalled EUR 561 million, compared to EUR 494 million during the previous
  • Svendborg owner buys tug in Bahrain
    Rederiet Junior ApS in the Svendborg Bugser Group bought a second-hand tug an owner in Bahrain. The tug, Hunter A, is presently underway to Svendborg. "We are very pleased

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Crude continues surge
    Crude climbed earlier as Libyan government forces launched air and artillery strikes on central oil ports to halt a rebel advance.
  • Fujairah market falls
    In Durban, deliveries available for supplies up to and including March 23.
  • Improving hull performance helps 'protect the marine environment'
    New website will carry news of developments in underwater hull maintenance and anti-fouling technology.
  • Bunker markets soften
    In Hamburg, 'buyers waiting for further fall in prices'.
  • VLCCs cut speed as bunker prices rise
    Tankers sailed at an average speed of 10.7 knots in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
  • KPI Bridge Oil London appoints Team Leader
    Mantell 'has built excellent relations with a wide range of business partners around the world.'
  • Plans for new fuel oil terminal in Black Sea hub
    Transneft and Gunvor in joint venture at Novorossiysk.
  • Indian authorities to debunker grounded vessel
    MV Jutha Pathama was carrying 250 mt of bunker fuel when it ran aground on Sunday.
  • Asian bunker prices falling mid-week
    Demand mixed while supplies sufficient at Asia's key bunker ports, says traders.
  • Maruba opposes move to sell detained ship
    Chimbusco Pan Nation seeking vessel sale to cover unpaid fuel bills.
  • UK 'emulsion fuel' project moving towards commercial phase
    Earlier signed an agreement to sell the product, which is a replacement for bunker fuels, to A.P. Moller-Maersk.
  • Chemoil, Glencore renew 'preferential' deal
    Also widens scope of the agreement to include purchase of petroleum products by Chemoil from Glencore.
  • Singapore court reviews $13 million award to bunker supplier
    Singapore bunker supplier Prestige challenges court ruling and seeks to 'set aside' final award in favour of Marubeni.

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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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