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August 11, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index slips for second day
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a second day as slow activity and wider market turmoil hit sentiment.
  • Tanker demand-oversupply gap widens to 23%
    A glut of oil tankers competing for Middle East crude expanded as demand for the vessels slowed.
  • Greater risks seen for longer-duration contracts
    Contracts to rent dry-bulk ships that haul minerals and grains for longer durations are at greater risk of being torn up, according to Oslo-based investment bank Fearnley Fonds AS.
  • High port costs drive trade from S Africa

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk transforms 8,700-TEUers into 10,000-TEUers by stacking them higher
  • Matson cancels one China-US west coast loop, citing high fuel, low rates
  • CMA CGM takes 35-year lease on Jamaica terminal to serve as Caribbean hub
  • Yunnan waterway shipping to link Yangtze, Pearl, Mekong, Irrawaddy rivers
  • Shijiazhuang to build seven cargo hubs and eight passenger hubs
  • Liaoning provincial GDP up 13pc to US$154.68 billion in first half
  • Kerry Logistics on course for phase 2 of Chongqing Logistics Centre
  • FedEx Freight general rate increase for non-contract trucks
  • American intermodal volume jumps to new year high after six week slowdown
  • Cathay profit falls 59pc to US$348.7 million, cites high fuel, uncertainty
  • White flight engineers sue Nippon Cargo Airline for 'racist hiring'
  • Nigerian airports need upgrade for cargo development, say stakeholders

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ANZDA's peak season surcharges from August 15
  • EU's environmental regulations will push shippers from ship to truck, says ESC
  • FFFAI's 20th Biennial Convention to focus on CHA as emergent global logistician
  • ICS supports role of IMO in CO2 emission reduction
  • Tips on preparation & attempting the Exam under Regulation 8 of the CHALR 2004 to be conducted on September 5
  • Western India Shipyard's Q1 total income jumps 27 pc
  • Exports to US will slow down from Aug.: Khullar
  • India adhering to safety practices for shrimp exports: USFDA
  • Essar Ports Q1 net surges to 39.61 cr.
  • Over 20 PPP projects to be awarded this year, Vasan informs Lok Sabha
  • Govt mulling nod for extra sugar exports
  • Rice exporters from South seek govt assistance
  • Crude oil plunges to near 8-month low

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Railway reform in SE Europe and Turkey could halve transit times
    Train transit times between Ljubljana and Istanbul could be cut in half - a staggering 25 hours - if much-needed reforms in the rail sector are made, according to a new report by t...
  • Leighton Contractors and ARTC to deliver Sydney freight line
    Leighton Contractors has been selected by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to deliver the final stage of the Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL) in an alliance contract...
  • Wincanton investing in new construction fleet vehicles
    Wincanton, a leading supply chain provider in the UK, has invested GBP 4.2 million (about EUR 4.8 million) in adding 27 new vehicles to its dedicated construction fleet. This inves...
  • Australia: Linfox orders 100 Volvo prime movers
    Volvo Trucks has announced that Linfox, one of the Asia-Pacific region's leading logistics operators, has chosen Volvo to supply it with 100 prime movers. The order consists of FM1...
  • German associations call for quick implementation of EU directives
    In a letter to the German transport minister, the German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association (DSLV) and the Association of Service Providers to German Airports (VDF) calle...
  • IBIA appoints Trevor Harrison as interim chief executive
    Trevor Harrison has been appointed acting chief executive of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The move follows the recent resignation of former chief executive...
  • Foreign ports boost ICTSI income
    Foreign port operations and an improving global economy have combined to boost International Container Terminal Services Inc's (ICTSI) first-half volume, revenue and net income. IC...
  • BBC Chartering launches transpacific service
    The German heavylift shipping company BBC Chartering recently announced the commencement of a new monthly liner service that connects Asia with North America. BBC will load goods a...
  • E-mobility for container logistics
    Driver-less container transporters that are battery-powered, and therefore emission-free, are being used in HHLA's Altenwerder container terminal for the first time. For the fast a...
  • WFS now largest cargo handler in Montreal
    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the largest cargo handler in Montreal (Canada), thanks to the purchase of Excel Cargo at the two airports Montreal Dorval and Mirabel. Co...
  • Major air traffic management project receives EU support
    An essential project in the development of the so-called functional airspace block Europe central (Fabec), which covers the five EU member states France, Germany, Belgium, the Neth...
  • New Norbert Dentressangle UK partnership with Bakers Basco
    Norbert Dentressangle has formed an innovative partnership with asset recovery specialist Bakers Basco, in order to extend its range of reverse logistics and environmental manageme...
  • House of Fraser extends UK contract with DHL
    The retailer House of Fraser has extended its cooperation with DHL Supply Chain in the UK. The two companies have signed a five-year contract with an order volume of GBP 85 million...
  • TNT Express flies 45 t of food to Somalia
    At the beginning of this week, TNT Express flew 45 t of food to Nairobi (Kenya). With the delivery of the aid, the CEP service provider supported the United Nations' World Food Pro...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • McGehee succeeds Kirby as SeaArk Marine VP of Engineering
  • Hyundai Heavy introduces after sales service via smart phone
  • New Ulstein company has focus on "mission equipment"
  • Bourbon reports growth in first-half revenues
  • Former IBIA Chairman Fritz Fredriksen joins DNV Petroleum Services

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Olympia Port Commissioners hear of record operating revenues
  • Port Tracker report predicts slow summer for container ports
  • Deacon Riggio to take helm of Seattle Catholic Seafarers Center
  • Freight transportation index delivers gains during June
  • Seattle port executives applaud new post for Senator Murray

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • VLCCs close to 'last option' lay-ups amid dire spot rates
    Owners' earnings are so low that taking ships out of the market may be a more financially viable option
  • German box owners lose market share
    Non-German boxship owners climb the table as newbuilding orders from KG funds and German owners shrink
  • Capesize rates up despite weaker fixtures
    Average time charter climbs $281 to $10,196 per day
  • IEA ups 2012 oil forecast despite global economic concerns
    Increased its 2012 oil demand forecast by 70,000 barrels per day
  • Demand growth offers reasons to be cheerful
    Tanker operators continue to talk up the coming boom
  • Slow steam ahead for shipping upturn
    Some brokers remain optimistic that by next year shipping's prognosis will improve
  • Dry bulk owners look to handies for future growth
    But will narrowing margins and demand concerns be sufficient to deter new entrants?
  • NYK takes lead on expansion
    Japan's big three owners seize opportunities to grow fleet of smaller bulkers on market demand
  • Do not be dazzled by shipping euphemisms
    Being 'cautiously optimistic' is the linguistic equivalent of betting on the red and black at the same time and feeling smug when you win
  • J Lauritzen sees profits slashed on poor dry bulk returns
    Operating income hit by bad weather, high commodity prices and newbuilding glut
  • United Shipbuilding to scrap Soviet-era yards
    Joint venture with Wärtsilä among number of agreements to develop Russian yards
  • Pouring oil on stormy waters
    Tormod Rafgard's book on tankers and pollution liability stirs up some old controversies
  • South coast port will not go down without a fight
    Dry cargo shipping at Littlehampton is just about hanging on, but for how much longer?
  • US poised for 3.6% rise in import box volumes
    Global Port Tracker estimates that US imports will be boosted by retailers' restocking despite the recent slide
  • American Shipping Co loss doubles in past year
    Tanker owner is 'evaluating alternatives' for refinancing $929m total debt
  • TCC sues 75 shippers for $24m
    Box line expects to cover all its debts
  • Weaker rates hit Star Bulk profits
    Bulker owner says capesize additions to the fleet will enhance cash flow
  • Chamber of Shipping says International Chamber vote for bunker fuel levy premature
    Group publishes two manuals to help inform debate on practical as well as theoretical level
  • Not worth the paper?
    The Containership Co's move to sue customers for breach of contract will be watched with interest
  • Maritime myths
    The World Shipping Council has revealed a huge discrepancy in the figures for containers lost at sea
  • Improved container market helps Euroseas
    Nasdaq-listed owner continues to seek boxship acquisitions through Euromar joint venture, but also has hopes of landing dry bulk bargains
  • Correction
    Class society figures
  • Shanghai throughput up 10% in first half
    Cargo volumes show signs of tapering off as Pacific trades decline
  • SeaCube achieves 98.6% utilisation in second quarter
    Container leasing company now targets refrigerated container market
  • Gujarat to ban ships aged 25 years or older from calling ports
    Privately-owned Mundra Port to fall in line with state regulator's move prompted by sinking of Rak Carrier
  • Port & Free Zone World raising $850m to refinance debt
    Five-year loan has conventional and Islamic portions, says banker
  • Essar Ports mulls international expansion
    Outlines investment criteria as it remains 'very bullish' on India's port business
  • Bourbon warns of second-quarter loss
    Company blames dollar's weakness, but chief executive remains upbeat

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Container loss claims seen as overboard
    THE WSC said today less than one-third of the containers thought lost at sea - and maybe far less - are actually going overboard
  • Bulker grounded near Mauritius reef
    A BULKER is grounded and taking on water today off the north coast of Mauritius after its main engine failed
  • China trade surplus widens
    CHINA'S trade surplus rose to a 30-month high in July year on year, driven by a modest rebound in items shipped to the country, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Ulstein makes offshore move
    NORWAY'S Ulstein announced today that it has established a new company that will focus on equipment for offshore and dredging
  • Tonnage glut to linger
    TODAY'S oversupply of vessels will carry on for years to come - and is changing the structure of shipping, a leading Greek owner has warned Fairplay
  • US box imports drop
    US BOX imports declined year on year in June but are expected to gain steam as retailers restock for the fall peak season, according to a shipper group
  • Essar Ports profits after split
    INDIA'S Essar Ports has announced a jump in profits in its first results since its demerger in May
  • Turkish steel revenues soar
    TURKISH steel export revenues were up 22% year on year in July, despite a small decrease in volumes, Turkey's metal exporters have revealed
  • More charges laid over Mumbai spill
    THE CAPTAIN, chief engineer and owner of a bulker that sank in Mumbai have been charged with environment offences after oil spilled from the vessel
  • Oz coal exports drop
    AUSTRALIAN coal exports fell year on year last month as damage caused by floods in Queensland earlier this year continues to affect output, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Ferry survivors sought
    SEARCHERS are today looking for survivors and bodies in the sinking of an inter-island ferry in the Comoros
  • DSME wins HMM box ships
    SOUTH Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine announced today that it has placed an order for a series of ultra large container ships at compatriot shipyard DSME
  • Merger boosts Subsea 7
    OSLO-LISTED Subsea 7 reported today profits have risen since a merger earlier this year
  • Panamaxes leading plummet in box rates
    TIMECHARTER rates for box ships are losing more ground this week, led by big losses for Panamaxes
  • Gujarat to bar old ships
    VESSELS older than 25 years old are reportedly to be barred by the Gujarat Maritime Board

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • CN, China Firm Strike Containerized Lumber Deal
    Canadian National Railway and China's CNBM Forest Products Trading agreed to use a new CN facility in Vancouver, B.C., to...
  • DOT Clarifies It's Not Proposing Farm CDLs
    Trying to quell fast-spreading concerns about its policy plans for farm truck operators, the Department of Transportation said it is...
  • Shipper Groups Oppose Extending FMCSA's Reach
    Two key shipping associations are protesting a proposal that could extend a trucking safety regulatory agency's authority to their operations....
  • Standard & Poor's Upgrades YRC Worldwide
    Standard & Poor's Financial Services upgraded the credit rating of struggling trucking operator YRC Worldwide Tuesday, giving it a "CCC"...
  • Seaboard Marine Posts $11.1 Million Loss
    Seaboard Marine posted an $11.1 million operating loss in the second quarter as rising volume and rates were offset by...
  • Drewry Sees Tightening Terminal Capacity
    The growing demand for port capacity over the next five years will outpace terminal expansion, leading to rapidly rising utilization...
  • DOT Freight Index up 2.6 Percent in June
    The Transportation Department's Freight Transportation Index rose 2.6 percent in June, the index's largest month-to-month increase since November 2009. ...
  • WSC: Ocean Carriers Lose 350 Containers Annually
    Ocean carriers lose an average of 350 containers at sea annually, and the number rises to 675 containers if a...
  • UP Starts Work on New Mexico Intermodal Yard
    Construction is under way on a major intermodal yard and locomotive refueling complex for Union Pacific Railroad at Santa Teresa,...
  • China Cosco Expects First Half Loss
    China Cosco Holdings said it will likely post a loss for the first half of this year because rising fuel...
  • Second Ocean Carrier Adds Congestion Fee at Chennai
    Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines imposed port congestion surcharges on import containers handled at India's Port of Chennai, making it the...
  • Second Ship Chartered to China Cosco Arrested
    A dry bulk ship under long-term charter to China Cosco Holdings was arrested in Louisiana last week, making this the...
  • Cathay Pacific Orders Eight 777 Freighters
    Cathay Pacific Airways will buy eight 777-200 freighters to be delivered between 2013 and 2016 as the Hong Kong-based carrier...
  • Cathay Pacific Airways Profit Drops 59 Percent
    Cathay Pacific Airways' profit fell 59 percent to $359.6 million in the first half of the year compared to the...
  • Yusen Logistics Reorganizes Transportation Division
    Yusen Logistics (Americas) added management of its transportation division to the responsibilities of Michael Noone, the logistics company's executive vice...
  • Kintetsu World Express Doubles Profit
    Kintetsu World Express, Japan's second-largest international forwarder, said its net profit doubled in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, which...
  • Hamburg Sud Raises Bunker Surcharges
    Hamburg Sud will increase its bunker adjustment factor as of Oct. 1 for all cargo moving from U.S. and Canada...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Carriers' schedule reliability less bad
  • Local terminal operators have scale
  • Stocks bounce back from the bottom
  • Shipping gaining the upper hand in piracy crisis
  • Arkas boosts East Med/Black Sea capacity

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Aegean falls short
    Second-quarter profit slips 73% as Peter Georgiopoulos-backed bunkering behemoth battles 'challenging' market.
  • DnB in Lion City switch
    Nordic banking giant aims to carve a name for its Singapore-based research franchise with new appointments.
  • Sellers court Star Bulk
    Spyros Capralos says Nasdaq-listed bulker owner is in talks with banks that are looking to offload distressed assets.
  • Russia to buy Libya ships?
    A rumour from Moscow suggests Russian investors, including Sovcomflot, have struck an agreement to buy Libyan tankers.
  • NAT tops FBR charts
    Shares of Herbjorn Hansson-led suezmax specialist secure 'top pick' status as analyst downs OSG, Frontline and Genmar.
  • Lauritzen's profit slump
    Danish shipping conglomerate posts sharply reduced figures for the first half of 2011.
  • Rongsheng pockets more
    Chinese shipbuilder bags $220m loan from two banks, adding to $1.7bn facility arranged in June.
  • ABG pushes up profit
    India's biggest private shipyard makes more money in first half as revenue jumps.
  • Star eyes distressed assets
    CEO of Nasdaq-listed owner has an appetite for dry tonnage despite narrowed second-quarter profit.
  • Euroseas earnings steady
    Nasdaq-listed container and bulker owner posted unchanged quarterly profit compared with the second quarter of 2010.
  • Atlantska cut back
    Earnings slashed for Croatian bulker owner in first half as revenues drop.
  • Drewry ranks box berths
    Analyst produces world terminal ownership ranking, with PSA coming top.
  • SCF wins Statoil deal
    Russian owner and Teekay providing up to 12 aframaxes on time charter to take crude from Peregrino field in Brazil.
  • OSG sinks to new low
    Morten Artzen-led tanker owner's shares slump to 52-week low while others recover millions lost on Wall Street.
  • HMM places Daewoo order
    South Korean owner hands $640m contract for five new boxships to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • Remaining services 'fundamentally sound'
    Remaining services 'fundamentally sound' Remaining services 'fundamentally sound'...
  • Q2 Liner schedule reliability improves
    Drewry Maritime Research's latest report on container line schedule reliability showed carriers improved upon their first quarter performance in the period from April through June. The percentage of ship calls tracked by Drewry'sSchedule Reliabili...
  • Seaboard Marine hit by higher costs
    Conglomerate Seaboard Corp said its marine division had a second quarter operating loss of $11.1 million compared to an operating profit of $11 million in the same period a year earlier. Marine division revenue was $236.5 million for the quarter e...
  • Maersk raises Asia to Med, West Africa rates
    Maersk Line said this week it plans to raise rates on trades from Asia to the Mediterranean and to West Africa in September. The Asia-Med increase, applicable to all of Asia excluding Japan, is $250 per TEU from Sept. 1. The Far East-West Africa in...
  • Construction begins on second Pasha ship
    Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii said construction has begun on the company's second ship at the VT Halter Marine's shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. TheMarjorie Cis scheduled to be delivered in the fall of 2013 when she will enter the trade between the U....
  • White House sets big rig fuel efficiency standards
    Construction begins on second Pasha ship Construction begins on second Pasha shipHonolulu-based Pasha Hawaii said construction has begun on the company's second ship at the VT Halter Marine's shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. TheMarjorie Cis scheduled ...
  • NASSTRAC concerned about regulatory overreach
    The National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council and Health & Personal Care Logistics Conference are expressing concern about regulatory overreach by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In a letter responding to the FMCSA's dra...
  • IANA: Domestic container volume rises
    Domestic and international intermodal volumes increased to 3.53 million units in the second quarter, 6.5 percent more than in the second quarter of 2010, said the Intermodal Association of North America. IANA reported the growth, by equipment type...
  • Matson ends one of its two China strings
    Matson is ending one of its two U.S./China services a year after it was launched, citing sustained high fuel prices, downward rate pressure and overcapacity in the transpacific trade. Matson said it will discontinue in late August its expanded Chi...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 10, 2011
  • IFO down in Fujairah
    Earliest delivery dates were from August 17-18.
  • European bunker prices mixed
    Quiet market in Hamburg.
  • New owner planning to restart German refinery
    Plant has a high yield of fuel oil and was source of LSFO for ConocoPhilips bunker sales before it closed.
  • New team member for Brilliant Maritime Services
    Jenny Tsagli in move from Praxis Energy Agents SA.
  • Emissions cuts 'must not be based on conjecture'
    UK Chamber of Shipping launches manuals on emission reduction instruments.
  • Legal action facing owners of bunker spill bulker
    Vessel had Lloyd's Register certification withdrawn last year.
  • Mid-week bunker prices generally up
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunker hubs on Wednesday.
  • US military seeks online bunker purchasing platform
    Contractor must provide customer support and training, security and infrastructure.
  • Bourbon reports higher quarterly revenues
    Efficient management of fuel consumption of its vessels will be a 'considerable advantage' amid high oil prices.
  • Cosco Shipping's H1 profits slightly up
    Company's operating costs jump 29% as fuel costs totalled $119.7 million.
  • BMT Nigel Gee to develop electric-powered ferry
    150 passenger capacity vessel to be delivered by BMT Nigel Gee in middle of 2012.

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Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
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Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
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Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
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Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
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Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
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CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
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Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
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The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
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Notodden
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Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
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Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
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Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
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A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
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San Pietroburgo
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Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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