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October 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance to end JCX transpacific service from late October
  • Fuel oil from grounded Rena washes ashore, sparking high-level eco-anger
  • Short-lived Far East-Australia peak season loop comes to an end
  • Kanway Line launches Hong Kong-Vietnam service from mid-October
  • CSAV shareholders invest US$1.2 billion - mostly to buy 9 new ships
  • Belgium's bpost purchases Hong Kong's Citipost Asia
  • Costamare pays US$90 million on 2 ships chartered long term to MSC
  • Felixstowe adds services to Manchester through GB Railfreight link
  • Port Klang to build third box terminal to meet 9.6 million TEU demand
  • Westbound transpacific rate to rise in $200/TEU range from November
  • Cadiz box shop to build with European Investment Bank US$80.2 million loan
  • Shipping Corporation of India pulls back, says no to 'pricey' Cochin yard
  • Malcolm Rail sets up Teesport-Scotch express intermodal service
  • Dachser opens third Eurohub in central France costing US$13.6 million
  • Emirates SkyCargo starts B777F service to Hong Kong, Australasia
  • TIACA calls for industry-wide, multi-state fight against EU carbon credits
  • Oak Hill invests US$55 million in Southern Air cargo unit to upgrade fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC a double winner at MALA 2011
  • SCI's fundamentals, including financials,remain strong, stress Mohandas, Hajara
  • US dredging firm sets foot in India
  • AMCT handles maiden vessel call of TS Lines' IMX service
  • Govt to award road contracts for 7,300 km in 2011: PM
  • IATA upgrades industry's profit forecast to $ 6.9 bn
  • Infra funding may fall 12 pc short of 11th Plan target: Montek
  • WTO advises India to simplify import permit, tariff regime

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Adidas lays foundation for world's biggest distribution centre
    Adidas recently laid the foundations for the group's biggest distribution centre in the presence of invited guests in the Niedersachsenpark. It is to be opened in the first half of...
  • Sieber Group integrates subsidiaries fully
    The two subsidiaries of the Swiss transport and logistics group, Sieber Transport - Haldemann & Co and Francey Transports - were given new company names and a fresh image in Oc...
  • Trenitalia back to profit
    The Italian national rail operator FS managed to grow its profits by 165% in the first six months of 2011. The company says that with a net profit of EUR 90 million, the company is...
  • B-triple truck to be allowed on South Australia's major highways?
    Giant triple-trailer trucks will soon be allowed on South Australia's major highways in a plan that is being championed by the National Transport Commission. The commission will th...
  • Johan Wall resigns as CEO of Bisnode
    Johan Wall leaves his position as CEO of Bisnode. Fredrik 'kerman, business area director and CFO of Bisnode, has been appointed to serve as acting CEO until a replacement has been...
  • UK freight forwarders urged to support Fairfuel UK campaign petition
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called on its members to support the FairFuelUK campaign. According to calculations by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), ...
  • Russian Railways to develop container shipping on international routes
    Russian Railways' board has approved an integrated development concept for the container business of its holding company. The impetus to develop this concept stems from the fact th...
  • DHL shortens transit times for LCL shipments
    DHL Global Forwarding, the Deutsche Post DHL Group's specialist for air and seafreight, has established three new direct connections between Germany and the African continent. Tran...
  • Imports and exports fall in Q2 at port of Turku
    Cargo transports through the port of Turku totalled 1.9 million t at the end of August, down 3.7% on the same period in 2010. International cargo transports accounted for 1.7 milli...
  • Horizon Lines saved from bankruptcy
    Horizon Lines has conclude a complex financial restructuring programme worth USD 650 million, which has protected the company from going bankrupt. Stephen Fraser, Horizon CEO, said...
  • Avient and Liege airport strengthen their commitment
    In a highly visible display of the continuing relationship between all cargo carriers, Avient and Liege airport, Belgium, from where the African cargo specialist operates its Europ...
  • Ethiopian Airlines temporarily adjusts Far East service
    From today until 27 November, Ethiopian Airlines is adjusting its service to China and Thailand. The airline during this period will be servicing Addis Ababa - Guangzhou non-stop s...
  • Arik Air orders two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals
    Boeing and Nigeria's Arik Air last Friday announced a deal for two 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes. The order is valued at USD 635 million at list prices and was previously attrib...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Explosives-laden barge refloated after grounding in Rosario Strait
  • Massport takes delivery of new fireboat
  • ASL Shipyard books orders for five vessels
  • Inland Salvage completes lightering and salvage of sunken hopper barge

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Grounded dry-cargo barge refloated in Rosario Strait
  • 2011 Connie Award going to past Sea-Land Services president
  • Crowley Maritime executive joins Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 TEU container ship
  • Boeing opens Beijing office to serve China's aviation industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Optimistic forecasts ring true
    DVB's spring projections of a healthier VLGC shipping market were on the mark
  • Maersk Tankers spreads LPG fleet risk
    Handysizes add flexibility amid long-term uncertainty in VLGC market
  • LPG trade patterns undergo changes
    New liquefied petroleum gas supply and demand picture alters carrier trades
  • Maersk Tankers warns of oversupply dampening VLGC rate rises
    Very large gas carriers need to earn today's high rate for 25 years to see long-term benefits
  • Q&A: Richard Turner, RSA
    RSA's global head of marine discusses its global restructure, his new role at IUMI and the issue of piracy
  • Mandatory measures to weigh cargo by 2013
    But questions remain over implementation
  • Not if, but when
    Industry divided over the best point at which to weigh containers
  • Opinion: weighing up the impact
    In the worst case, overweight containers could cause extreme rolling, resulting in damage to other cargo, structural damage to the ship, injury to crew and even capsize and loss of the vessel
  • Cruise industry leads search for sulphur loophole
    Different definitions of IMO equivalence could lead to patchwork of rules
  • Seaboard Marine to close Bahamas subsidiary
    US liner firm will quit Nassau with loss of 29 jobs
  • Scientists have a duty to guard against bias
    As R&D budgets are cut, objective studies are vital if we are to deal with causes of pollution
  • Buying into contrarian investing is for the brave
    Stake my retirement prosperity on the vacillations of the Baltic Dry Index? Not blooming likely
  • Piracy threat eats away at tanker daily earnings
    Owners divert vessels to longer, more expensive route
  • Suezmax rates soar in Mediterranean
    Delays in Turkish Straits reduce availability, sending earnings up $20,000 in a day
  • Greek owner wins asset injunction against Grand China Logistics
    Court order follows three missed hire instalments on capesize bulker charter
  • Where will pirates go next?
    This resilient business model has led to avenues of expansion before, and is poised to do so again
  • Calls for UN naval task force to combat piracy
    Lack of co-ordination from individual states makes Indian Ocean soft target for pirates
  • UK and US forces free Montecristo
    Italian bulker released and crew secured
  • Far East refineries boost volume of oil shipped from Opec members
    Western refineries take less from Opec
  • Taking responsibility
    What is missing from the struggle against piracy is political commitment from governments
  • Sovcomflot chairman steps down
    Chief of staff Sergei Naryshkin replaced in line with new government bar on senior ministers
  • BW Group refinancing would strengthen funding options
    Singapore-based tanker and offshore owner builds resilience amid grim earnings outlook
  • APM Terminals wins Port of Gothenburg concession
    Contract to operate box terminal will bring investment in three super post-panamax cranes
  • Historical perspective
    The Rena grounding threatens to be a major incident in New Zealand's maritime history, but is a long way from being the worst
  • Container sector will need $57bn to pay for ordered ships
    Alphaliner warns that capital commitments will place an extra strain on balance sheets already beset by losses
  • Opec cuts world oil demand growth forecast
    Global economic uncertainty and drop in China and India consumption are factors
  • New Zealand dubs Rena spill 'worst maritime disaster'
    Amount of leaked oil is higher than original estimates as weather worsens and crew evacuated
  • ICS chairman says industry 'at end of our tether' on piracy
    Spyros Polemis calls on Indian Navy to focus its efforts on inhibiting mothership activities
  • Legal experts urge Brussels to redraft Rotterdam Rules
    Bid to bring uniformity to sea carriage law has fallen flat

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Now Rena's fuel oil is spilling
    AS RENA, the grounded box ship, gushed oil into the pristine Bay of Plenty today, environment minister Nick Smith called the casualty "the most significant maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand's history"
  • Slack owners who abet pirates targeted
    LANGUAGE has been added to a bill that would require the White House to publicise the names of shipowners who ignore best practices against piracy
  • Blast forces new Nigerian force majeure
    ANOTHER pipeline explosion has forced Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to invoke a new force majeure on oil tanker cargoes, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Voyage tests Kazakhstan-Iran crude swaps
    CRUDE is being transported today from Kazakhstan's port of Aqtau to Iran's Caspian port of Nekah, to test resumption of oil swaps, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • APM wins terminal concession in Gothenberg
    APM TERMINALS said today it has signed a concession to manage Gothenberg's Skandia Container Terminal for 25 years
  • Strikers disrupt Kuwait tanker traffic
    CUSTOMS workers striking over pay in Kuwait are reportedly blocking tanker exports
  • $246M Korea-Brazil pulp deal agreed
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean said today it has entered the wood pulp sector with a $246M charter with Brazil's Fibria Celulose
  • Jamaica reveals expansion cost for port
    KINGSTON Container Terminal is planning $780M in private and public investments, according to Port Authority of Jamaica chairman Noel Hylton
  • Cocaine sniffed in Suape
    POLICE have reportedly seized more than half a tonne of cocaine in containers at the Brazilian port of Suape
  • Italy said to pledge military ship guards
    ITALY has reportedly pledged to post military forces on its merchant vessels to oppose pirates
  • Polemis highlights India piracy toll
    INDIA'S seafarers are paying a high price for the failure to curb piracy, ICS chairman Spyros Polemis has warned
  • Malaysia seeks to tighten tax loophole
    MALAYSIA'S 2012 budget has proposed cutting income tax exemptions for domestic-flagged ships from 100% to 70% of statutory income
  • Oz approval could lead to port expansions
    AUSTRALIA'S $30Bn Olympic Dam mine project has received environmental approval, increasing prospects for two port expansions
  • Taiwan to bar single-hull tankers
    TAIWAN has warned that foreign-flag, single-hulled tankers would be barred from its ports within a year
  • China yard blowback warned on VLCCs
    CHINA'S efforts to encourage its owners to build ships at domestic yards could hurt VLCC market prospects, a London broker has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Diesel Falls to Under $4 a Gallon Nationwide
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 2.8 cents in the ending Oct. 10, dropping down to under $4 per...
  • Southern Air Gets $55 Million to Expand Fleet
    Oak Hill Capital Partners injected $55 million into Southern Air Holdings so the air cargo carrier can expand its fleet...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 5.4 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized exports rose 5.4 percent in August, aided by a weak dollar and rising demand in key markets, and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Colombian Facility
    Kuehne + Nagel's new 32,808-square-foot logistics and distribution center at Colombia's Port of Cartagena positions the Swiss forwarder for growing...
  • Rising Driver Turnover Rate Threatens Shippers
    Shippers need to do more to help trucking companies reduce rising driver turnover rates and help keep transportation costs in...
  • Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent Leaves
    Rear Adm. Philip H. Greene Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., has stepped down...
  • Schneider Speeds Intermodal Trade with Canada
    Truckload giant Schneider National is leveraging its intermodal capabilities and relationship with Canadian National to speed freight between the U.S....
  • Obama Infrastructure, Jobs Plan Heads to Senate
    The Senate is expected on Tuesday evening to reject President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, with $50 billion in transportation...
  • Horowitz Gives Closing Remarks on Canada Maritime Conference (Video)
    Barry Horowitz, principal of CMS Consulting Services and a member of the planning committe for the Canana Maritime Conference, wraps...
  • Obama Fast-Tracks Six Major DOT Projects
    President Obama designated six large transportation construction projects for fast-track permitting and environmental reviews to get them into their building...
  • Japan Airlines Cargo Traffic Drops 54 Percent
    Struggling Japan Airlines said that its international cargo volume dropped for the 15th successive month in August on a year-over-year...
  • Study Says US Trade to Grow 62.3 Percent by 2025
    U.S. trade volume is expected to rise 62.3 percent in the next 15 years but the U.S. share of global...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires German Logistics Firm
    Kuehne + Nagel entered into an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, a logistics provider in the center of Germany, for...
  • APM Wins Swedish Terminal Concession
    APM Terminals won a 25-year concession to operate the container terminal at the port of Gothenburg, Sweden's biggest container gateway....
  • CSAV Restructures India-Europe Service
    Chilean container carrier CSAV is reorganizing its IMEX 1 Service connecting India, the Middle East and Europe, starting this month....
  • Grand Alliance to Suspend Trans-Pacific String
    The Grand Alliance will suspend its Japan-China Express service to the U.S. West Coast for the slack winter season beginning...
  • Alphaliner Says $57 Billion of Container Ships Booked to 2015
    Ocean carriers and charter shipowners have placed orders worth $57 billion for new container vessels over the next four years,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • 'Boring shipping': does it pose a clear and present danger?
    The PR machines were cranked-up to maximum when the Daily Maersk was launched recently. 'We just made shipping boring,' enthused the senior executives of the Copenhagen-headquartered liner
  • Gothenburg goes to APM T
  • Stricken boxship: New Zealand's 'worst maritime disaster'
  • Schedule reliability improved in September
  • New Doha port construction starts

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Fitch endorses SCF IPO
    Ratings agents say public fundraiser is key to success as they unshackle Russian tanker giant from 'negative' watch list.
  • Seaboard plots Bahamas exit
    Lights out for US operator's Nassau office as declining volumes and heavy competition stifle success of sailings.
  • Aker seeks solution
    Delays tied to Petrobras construction project may cost Oslo-listed offshore contractor as much as $88m.
  • Turkish traffic
    Analysts examine impact of Turkish Strait delays on tankers as suezmax and aframax spot rates soar.
  • ASL rakes in orders
    Singapore-listed offshore owner's Lion City shipyard reels in $208m worth of new contracts.
  • Italy turns to guards
    Defence ministry strikes deal with owners to put security personnel on Indian Ocean vessels, following Montecristo attack.
  • Lay-up bets placed
    Over 30 VLCCs will be tied up due to rubbish rates, survey of brokers and analysts says.
  • Cape bull run 'temporary'
    Capesize rates likely to head south despite fourth quarter demand, says analyst.
  • Costamare lifts payout
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beefs up dividend as investors prepare to cash in on expansion.
  • Close, but no cigar for pirates
    British and US forces smoke out pirates who boarded bulker Montecristo off the coast of Somalia.
  • Klebanov chairs SCF
    Northern Russian envoy brought in to replace Dmitry Medvedev's chief of staff Sergey Naryshkin on tanker owner's board.
  • Rena list increases
    New Zealand authorities say Costamare boxship now tilted at 15 degrees on Astrolabe reef.
  • Rena "haemorrhaging oil"
    New Zealand's environment minister says grounded Costamare vessel now leaking at five times the rate of previous oil losses.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Low price strategy
  • Grand Alliance to drop two TP loops for winter
    The Grand Alliance carriers are set to drop two transpacific services at the end of October, according to a note from liner member Hapag-Lloyd last week. The alliance is the last to shave away capacity on the transpacific, with a number of carriers...
  • ICS: seafarers on piracy 'firing line'
    The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping has made another call for stronger action against pirates. "The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers," ICS Chairman Spyros M. Polemis told seafarers and mariti...
  • UPS offers paperless customs for air cargo
    UPS said Monday it will offer its air freight customers the same capability now enjoyed by small package shippers to electronically clear customs in more than 90 countries. The UPS Paperless Invoice product is free of charge and integrates order p...
  • Barge removed near LaPlace, LA
    Inland Salvage said it recently completed the removal of about 1,000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge. The 195-foot barge, which was also removed by Inland Salvage, had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi Riv...
  • OECD: Indicators point to economic slowdown
    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Monday that composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trends, continue to point to a slowdown in econ...
  • Wal-Mart: Shipping industry should price like us
    The vice president of inbound transportation for Wal-Mart said the container shipping industry should adopt his company's consistent low-price concept in order to reduce price and demand volatility. Speaking Tuesday in Shenzhen at the TPM Asia co...
  • Kuehne + Nagel to acquire Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has entered an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, located in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld, Germany. The Swiss logistics company noted the firm is located is in central Germany and said the purchase is in line with its strategy to further expa...
  • APM manages Gothenburg terminal
    APM Terminals has been awarded a concession to manage the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden for the next 25 years. APM will invest more than $115 million in the first five years of operation to make the port more competitive as a fre...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Andatee share price surges
    Bunker company's share price rises 37% in single day.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    Price movements mixed in Suez.
  • Taiwan to forbid entry of single-hull oil tankers
    Ban on foreign vessels to be enforced from the start of 2013, not applied to domestic single-hull vessels.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices rise
    In Piraeus, workers at the Hellenic Refinery begins indefinite strike.
  • Durban market set to remain tight
    Fire at Engen refinery and shutdown scheduled just as SAPREF plant is due to reopen.
  • NZ bunker tanker diverted from refuelling cruise ships
    Ports of Auckland 'working closely with its customers' too provide alternative bunker arrangements.
  • US Navy helping biofuel companies through 'valley of death'
    Navy officials say they are backing transition from research and development to product deployment.
  • Tough new laws on bunker spills
    Charterers will become liable and corporations could face fines of up to $3.3 million.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports
    Supplies of bunker material tight in Singapore and Hong Kong on Tuesday.
  • African Shippers reject bunker levy
    Union of African Shippers Council believes bunker levy conceived by ship owners 'to pass the buck' to shippers.
  • Lower bunker costs fail to lift mood in VLCC market
    Tonnage oversupply 'remains a burden' to VLCC market, says BRS.
  • Fuel-saving technology company eyes marine market
    CEO of tech firm says it is optimising and refining its technology for use on bunkers.
  • Container liners to lose 'significant money' in 2012
    Leading carriers' intent on protecting their market share hurting the industry, says Drewry.
  • VTTI constructing storage facility in Algeciras
    Signs agreement to build bunker storage facility at municipality of Los Barrios.
  • Cargo delays tighten IFO avails in Hong Kong
    Replenishment cargoes from ExxonMobil, Sinopec and Chevron delayed to mid-month.
  • Grounded vessel leaking 'significant' amount of fresh oil
    Oil transfer to the bunker barge Awanuia suspended due to poor weather conditions.

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Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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