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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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Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta 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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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