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June 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in 2 weeks
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index BADI, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in over two weeks on Friday as growing vessel supply pressured earnings.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's OOCL wins top award from US Agricultural Transport Coalition
  • Yangtze Estuary Deepwater Channel inspected and good to go
  • Japanese export ship orders up 9.4pc after 17 months of slowing growth
  • Pierpass truck access fee to LA-LB box docks to rise 20pc to US$60/TEU
  • Seaspan takes in 13,092-TEUer for Cosco service, first of eight
  • MOL-Hamburg Sud slow steams from South Africa to Singapore on back haul
  • Safmarine adds new track and trace iPhones for customers
  • OWL wins award from US Commerce Department for export excellence
  • China aviation to surge to be global leader, outlook forum told
  • Latin America Caribbean Air Transport Association says EU carbon tax illegal
  • Tianjin Airlines to open daily Hong Kong route July 15
  • FedEx Express expands time-definite, customs-cleared, D2D service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Kenneth Glenn appointed APL President
  • MOL commences NCX direct service
  • We consider the Indian Subcontinent Region as core to our business growth' Tomas Dyrbye, CEO, Safmarine
  • Yudhishthir Khatau becomes BIMCO President
  • Exports up record 57 per cent in May
  • FM gives DEPB 3-month extension for one last time
  • Govt nod for export of 10 lakh more cotton bales
  • Govt raises export floor price of onion to $ 200 a tonne
  • Kandla Port set to install 2 mobile harbour cranes
  • ACTL (ICD-Faridabad) commences rail service to Pipavav
  • 60 SEZ projects given extra time to complete work
  • European Unions research & innovation road show in India from today
  • Road contracts worth Rs 70,000 cr to be awarded this fiscal

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Kuwait Airways ramps up summer schedule
    Starting next week, Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, is boosting its 2011 summer schedule by adding an additional AB340 flight on Saturdays on the London - Kuwait ro...
  • Russian Railways and ADIF agree to joint implementation of Twin Stations Programme
    Russian Railways and ADIF, Spain's Administration of Railway Infrastructure, have signed an agreement of intent to establish partnerships by twinning railway stations. Initially, t...
  • Qatar's ambitious rail plans 'should be fulfilled by 2020'
    The state of Qatar's total budget for rail development is estimated to be around USD 35 billion. The railway plans should be completed by 2020, two years before World Cup. Around 1...
  • Cargoline designates three road hauliers as partners of the year
    The general cargo alliance Cargoline has designated three German road hauliers as partners of the year. The firms are Schmidt-Gevelsberg in Schwelm, Bursped in Hamburg and Lebert i...
  • Trial scheme with modular road trains in Norway is expanded
    Norway has added 21 new stretches of highway that can be used by modular road trains. The trial scheme for longer and heavier vehicles with a length of up to 25.25 m and a total we...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo strengthens presence in Southeast Asia
    Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo will have a new full freighter destination - Hanoi (Vietnam) - from 12 June. The flights are to be operated twice a week from Paris-CDG wit...
  • Axel Mattern new CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing
    Axel Mattern has become chief executive officer of the Port of Hamburg Marketing Association. The decision to appoint him to the Port of Hamburg Marketing executive board was taken...
  • Volcanic ash hampers flight operations in Argentina
    The recent eruption of the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile is causing massive disruptions to air travel, particularly in Argentina. A large number of airlines have cancelled thei...
  • CMA CGM group changing brands within the West African Trade
    The OT Africa Line brand is gradually being phased out between 1 June and 30 June 2011, and being replaced by Delmas. The latter is, at the same time, reorganising its European age...
  • Zim introducing GRI
    Israel's ZIM will introduce a general rate increase (GRI) of USD 275/teu on 1 July. The GRI applies to westbound cargo from Asia and Indian sub-continent to Mediterranean, Black Se...
  • Demag Cranes and HHLA begin operations with battery-driven container transport vehicles
    The first fully-automated battery-powered Gottwald automated guided vehicles (battery AGVs) have been put into regular service at HHLA's Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Ham...
  • Raben acquires Wincanton's road network in Germany and business in Central and Eastern Europe
    Raben Group is acquiring Wincanton's German road network activities and businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, subject to certain conditions. The acquisition is an im...
  • Agility and Schmidt Heilbronn extend collaboration
    Logistics service provider Agility has signed a memorandum of understanding with Schmidt Heilbronn, formalising a long-term collaboration with the European dry bulk chemicals logis...
  • Groupe Heppner definitely leaves downturn behind
    The Strasbourg-based family-owned French transport and logistics enterprise Groupe Heppner has now definitely left the economic downturn behind. In financial 2010 it improved its s...
  • JCL Logistics taking over Wincanton in the Netherlands
    JCL Logistics, based in Werndorf near Graz (Austria), is expanding in the Benelux region. To this end its Dutch branch JCL Logistics The Netherlands has signed a deal to acquire th...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Noka Shipping banned from U.S. waters for five years
  • Yangzijiang signs contracts with Seaspan worth a potential $2.5 billion
  • Floatel orders new generation accommodation semi at Keppel FELS
  • Höegh LNG firms up FRSU newbuilding contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma FTZ nets DoC nod for reorganization
  • New escalators in line for Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Washington Ferries to recognize safety efforts of employees
  • Commerce Department data shows US exports broke records in April
  • US rail freight numbers increase during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Capesize rates hold ground as iron ore miners get busy
    Paper markets may be bottoming out and charterers are active at current levels
  • Saudi Arabia set to go it alone on oil output rises
    Oil production rises mean more employment for VLCCs but rates are unlikely to be affected over the long term
  • Suezmax earnings slump to 22-month low on tonnage glut
    Brokers expect further falls as tonnage list fails to shift
  • Record spot loadings from Middle East
    Spot loadings of oil on VLCCs out of the Middle East Gulf have topped the number of liftings recorded in the boom of 2008.
  • Heads up over emissions
    The shipping industry must stop burying its head in the sand and make a clear common industry statement about making progress on cutting greenhouse gases
  • What will fuel China's rise?
    Containership construction is beginning to shift from South Korea to Chinese yards, but price is not the only consideration
  • Bristol waits for economic tide to turn
    Plans to build a terminal capable of handling the world's largest boxships put on hold as port's owners look to challenge, London, Felixstowe and Southampton for a share of the UK's deepsea box traffic
  • From SS Great Britain to Maersk's Triple-E vessels
    Bristol's owners have invested $706m developing the 2,600-acre stite since privatisation in 1991
  • Former Maersk Line UK chief takes charge of Jersey harbours and airport
    Doug Bannister to maintain strategic hand in analyst BoxTradeIntelligence
  • China freight rates continue to fall
    Forwarders predict mounting losses
  • Sustainability - it's all a question of balance
    The drive towards a low-carbon industry must continue, because economic growth is only going to increase demand for energy
  • Bordeaux goes back to work
    Final resistance to port reform collapses
  • STW sub-committee did have input on lifeboat safety
    IMO sub-committee considered training implications of lifeboat release during comprehensive review of STCW Convention
  • The conservative: Wei urges restraint in recovery
    Cosco boss urges restraint in recovery
  • Mersey Ports tallies up the cost of moving nature reserve
    Master plan for green supply chain from Liverpool along the Manchester Ship Canal would place portcentric logistics park on Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • HHLA spins a wider web of hinterland terminals
    Rail connections create constantly moving 'conveyor belt' of trains to central and eastern Europe, with new terminal in Poland due to open this summer
  • Shipping's new aristocracy claim their place at the table
    The bosses of Seaspan and Cosco had reasons to look pleased at a launch ceremony and lunch at Pusan, but for their South Korean hosts there was much food for thought
  • The moderniser: Seaspan's Wang optimistic over vessel demand
    Competition will be good for owners who are strong enough to seize the opportunity
  • Diana Containerships prices public offering at $7.50 per share
    Greek owner will use proceeds as planned but haul is reduced after stock price drop
  • Hoegh listing could raise $174m
    IPO to fund order for industry's first newbuilding floating storage and regasification unit
  • Yangzijiang deal signals shift in boxship production to China
    Chinese shipyard seen as taking leadership with move into larger containerships
  • Boskalis to buy MNO Vervat
    Letter of intent signed on undisclosed terms
  • BIMCO shuns support for bunker levy
    Vancouver meeting proves lukewarm about supporting market-based mechanisms
  • NCC to buy out small shareholders
    Administrative move to reduce costs
  • PIL adds Vladivostok to north Asia round
    First call to Russian port on Tuesday
  • Bids roll in for Gothenburg terminal
    Skandia Container Terminal attracts major players
  • STX OSV to build two platform supply vessels for Island Offshore
    Delivery scheduled for 2013 in deal worth $138m

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • No bailout, Vinashin told
    VINASHIN will have to make good on all its debts, without a government bailout, Hanoi has reportedly decided
  • Get radical, BIMCO advises
    GREEN rules, and the technologies and procedures needed to meet them, are increasing cost challenges for shipping, BIMCO delegates heard in Canada
  • Return of blank cheques?
    THE RECENT IPO filing of Nautilus Marine Acquisition might point to a re-emergence of the 'blank cheque' start-up mode
  • Scrapping of US ship queried
    ENVIRONMENTAL group Basel Action Network has accused US regulators of illegally approving the scrapping of a US-flagged vessel at Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Maintenance courses funded
    THE LLOYD'S Register Educational Trust Fund has awarded £1M ($1.6M) to a Dutch university to provide programmes in maintenance engineering, Fairplay was told today
  • Petronas plans regasification terminal for Johor
    MALAYSIA'S Petronas plans to build an LNG regasification terminal in Johor state, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Diana spin-off prices offer
    NASDAQ-listed Diana Containerships today priced its follow-on offering to fund fleet growth and repay debt
  • South Australia boosts shipments of grain
    SOUTH Australian grain shipments doubled year on year in the three months to April, according to Canadian grain major Viterra
  • Higher coal rates to KOSPO offered
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that steam coal traders are bidding to offer Panamaxes to KOSPO at higher rates than last done
  • Bright spot emerges for Supramaxes
    INDIA-bound cargoes out of Richards Bay are a bright spot in a lacklustre Supramax market, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Russia mulls grain duties
    THE KREMLIN is reportedly considering introducing export duties to ease pressure on domestic grain prices after Russia restarts exports next month
  • Capesize rates fall again
    SPOT FREIGHT rates for Capesize bulkers have extended their losses, despite active trading, analysts said today
  • Hoegh LNG prices IPO
    HOEGH LNG Holdings said today it plans to raise 810-945M kroner ($150-175M) in an Oslo IPO to fund its expansion
  • Derivatives point to box pick-up
    TRADE on the container derivatives market is suggesting optimism among carriers that Asia/Europe rates will improve from next month
  • MR tanker rates drop
    BROKERS have told Fairplay that excess tonnage has resulted in falling freight rates for Asia-bound clean products

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Lufthansa Cargo Growth Retreats
    Lufthansa Cargo traffic growth slowed to a "normal" 4.4 percent in May compared with a year earlier from double-digit increases...
  • Missouri River Flooding Shuts Rail Facilities
    The flooding Missouri River is cutting off rail lines, yards and shippers for several major North American carriers, and the...
  • Truckload Capacity Tightening, Shippers Say
    Shippers expect truckload capacity to keep tightening over the next year, but believe the less-than-truckload market will be more stable,...
  • YRC Gaining More Shippers, Survey Finds
    A recent survey of shippers had some good news for YRC Worldwide: Only 6 percent of those surveyed plan to...
  • Key Commodity Volume Strengthens at Short Lines
    Shipment volume for small railroads grew 10 percent in the week ending June 4 from the same week last year,...
  • Greek Ship Operator Barred From U.S.
    Noka Shipping, a Greek ship management company, agreed to pay $900,000 in fines and was barred from operating in the...
  • U.S. Pacific Export Rates Plunging, Executive Says
    Rates for containerized ocean shipping exports from the United States to Asia are sliding this spring as a sharp upturn...
  • Air Freight Rate Index Reaches Six-Month High
    International air freight rates out of Asia edged up to the highest point in six months in April, according to...
  • Diana Containerships Sets $168 Million Stock Offering
    Diana Containerships on Friday set the price of its public offering of 14.25 million shares of its common stock at...
  • Ryder Secures $900 Million Credit Agreement
    Ryder System is banking on expansion. The $5.1 billion truck lessor closed on a $900 million revolving credit facility with...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Slips
    Air France-KLM cargo traffic slipped 1.4 percent in May from a year earlier as higher volume in the Americas couldn't...
  • GSC Logistics Acquires Best Way Trucking
    GSC Logistics, an Oakland, Calif.-based transportation provider and 3PL, expanded into the Pacific Northwest by acquiring Best Way Trucking, a...
  • Hong Kong Box Volume Flat in First Quarter
    The Port of Hong Kong, getting off to a slow start in 2011, saw ocean container volume grow a scant...
  • Sizing Up Shortages
    Will there be a container shortage this year? Until last year's slot capacity shortage hit the trans-Pacific market, mass shortages...
  • Terms of Reference
    Q: I have a contract with a motor carrier that incorporates "by reference" the National Motor Freight Classification. A question...
  • Strategy for Capacity
    A growing array of economy-watchers is looking toward freight rail transportation as a leading indicator of U.S. economic activity '...
  • Shippers, Truckers Slam Driver Fatigue Studies
    The National Industrial Transportation League is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration not to change the truck driver hours-of-service...
  • Exporters Name OOCL Top Carrier
    Orient Overseas Container Line took first place in the annual ocean carrier performance survey taken among members of the Agriculture...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • 'On-going deterioration of revenues' prompts CMA CGM RR
  • Oil prices head north promising more grief for ocean carriers
  • Seaspan order spurs Yangzijiang stock
  • Africa in the ascendancy
  • Delmas adds Abidjan southbound

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • LA tanker terminal row
    Very Loud Californian Community fuming at proposed use of "unplugged" tankers at new terminal in Los Angeles.
  • Japan hauls in 19
    Shanghai Ocean Shipping containership among deficient vessels held during May.
  • Brokers poached?
    To lose one broker may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose four looks like carelessness.
  • Diana prices at $7.50
    Simeon Palios-led containership owner raising $170m to pay off debt, payments on boxship trio and buy another pair.
  • EU river drought fears
    German shippers and Austrian government dismiss stories of traffic on Rhine and Danube sinking as exaggerated and media hype.
  • Samba losing out in Brazil?
    Working life in Rio, why Norwegians should lose no time in getting their embarcation cards and qualifications for being a shipbroker in Australia.
  • Vasilios N on the block
    Proceeds from the sale of Greek vessel will fund repatriation of crew that fled war-ravaged Libya guided by the stars.
  • New hull damage found
    Canada's New Brunswick government delays return of Grand Manan V after grounding.
  • Wreck row
    Philippines mayor in court to prevent removal of grounded Nam Yang 8 as part of damages claim.
  • Nuclear boost for LNG
    Plan to shut down Japan's nuclear reactors by next April great news for shipowners and share prices, says Arctic Securities.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • FedEx vet Texeira joins CMA CGM
    The French liner carrier CMA CGM said it has hired former FedEx veteran Philly Texeira as vice president of marketing and commercial global accounts. Texeira spent 20 years with FedEx in a variety of roles, most recently as vice president of sales ...
  • U.S. exports up 1.3% in April
    U.S. exports of goods and services in April increased 1.3 percent over the previous month to a record $175.6 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Monthly export values for U.S. industrial supplies ($43.4 billion) and capital goods (...
  • Hirschhorn promotes new export control lists
    Streamlining the State Department's Munitions List, part of the Obama Administration's major effort to overhaul the nation's outdated export control regime, will make life easier for U.S. companies that sell items that are not inherently military,...
  • Zim to raise westbound transatlantic rates
    Liner carrier Zim said Thursday it is raising westbound transatlantic rates July 1. The increase is $200 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, and applies to all European origins and all destinations in the United States, Canada and...
  • Seaspan places order with China yard
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. said Thursday it has entered into contracts with Seaspan to build seven 10,000-TEU containerships for $700 million. Seaspan, the world's largest publicly traded lessor of containerships, also has an...
  • Tacoma to reorganize FTZ
    The Washington state Port of Tacoma has received approval to reorganize its Foreign Trade Zone No. 86 under the U.S. Commerce Department's new Alternative Site Framework (ASF) program. "Obtaining the ASF designation makes our FTZ a more effective ...
  • Washington Notebook

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Americas pricing displays mixed trend
    'In addition to the Saudi news, most economic indicators have been looking terrible,' says Chief Economist.
  • RINA publishes new LNG notation
    Designed to provide 'a level of integrity, from the point of view of safety and reliability.'
  • Wärtsilä awarded contract for Low Loss Concept system
    Estimating fuel consumption and advising on the optimal means of operating the vessel will 'save fuel and the environment.'
  • Rotterdam quiet as buyers push for lower levels
    Further price gains on Friday keeping buyers at bay.
  • Week ends with firm trend intact
    Strong crude close on Thursday pushing prices higher even as oil futures showed signs of easing on Friday.
  • Market expects more 'on-spec' material in July
    Premiums weaken for low-density 380 cSt product.
  • Use of IFO will 'grow' says consultant
    'Pressure from prices and environmental regulations will dominate bunker sector for years to come,' conference told.
  • Doctors call for action on cruise ship emissions
    Say cruise ships should use low sulphur fuel in US port of Charleston.
  • Fujairah storage terminal looking for clients
    Emarat faciltity will have bunker blending unit.
  • Week ends with bunker prices up at most Asian ports
    Slow demand in Hong Kong.
  • BIMCO's new president focuses on shipping's energy challenges
    Shipping must 'live with fossil fuel and all its attendant challenges', says Yudhishthir Khatau.
  • Argos Terminals to get financial boost for expansion
    Terminal storage capacity to grow from 650,000 cubic metres to 1.5 million cubic metres.
  • Hong Kong bunker ops 'normal' despite tropical storm
    Typhoon reported 410 kilometres southeast of the port.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks slightly up
    Slower demand from marine fuel market.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Departure ports
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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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