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April 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping body laments drop in bank credit
    THE banking crisis has altered shipping finance, making less credit available to buy vessels which in turn hinders fleet renewal and dampens world trade, said the chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Spyros Polemis, at yesterday's Sea Asia ship financing conference.
  • A new breed of shipowners
    HERALD the rise of dry-side industrial players becoming the new breed of shipowners, said Standard Chartered Bank's head of shipping financing, Nigel Anton, at yesterday's ship financing talk during the three-day Sea Asia conference.
  • Singapore ports to get $20m shot in the arm
    SINGAPORE'S ports are going to get a $20 million boost over the next five years through the Port Technology Research and Development Programme.
  • Lines stressed over high bunker costs

Sched Netweb site
  • Wan Hai back in black with US$190 million net profit
  • Maersk to increase east coast US to Asia rates US$100/FEU
  • Horizon says it's received customer support in its troubles
  • Fuel costs were fatal to The Containership Company: Lars Jensen
  • Ningbo's imports soar 50pc in January and February
  • Hanjin Shipping receives two 8,600-TEU ships
  • China Hunan's freight volume up 12.4 pc in first two months
  • Alataw Pass freight volume ranks first in western China
  • Asian box ports urged to increase capacity to meet growing demand
  • Cold Train expects to boost rail freight volumes 300pc in 2011
  • DHL to build three US$84 million Sydney distribution centres
  • America's top 50 trucking companies 2010 revenues up 9.4pc
  • EU polls aviation sector on how to amend regulations
  • Zacks Investment Research rates FedEx top and UPS 5th in sales per share
  • Aerospace exec urges wider support for Korea Free Trade Agreement

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Western European airlines heading to the Southern hemisphere
    Air France is launching a thrice weekly Paris CDG ' Cape Town (South Africa) service on 3 November. The route will be operated with Boeing B777-200ER aircraft offering a belly capa...
  • China Cargo chooses BFS
    China Cargo Airlines has appointed Bangkok Flight Services (BFS), a joint venture between the cargo handling organisation Worldwide Flight Services and Bangkok Airways, as its carg...
  • Sendai airport re-opening today
    Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that Sendai airport will reopen to commercial traffic today (13 April). After Sendai goes back into se...
  • Germany's railway engineering sector saw sales grow in 2010
    Railway engineering companies in Germany set a new record last year with a turnover of EUR 10.9 billion. This represents a 4.8% increase compared to 2009. The railway industry's sa...
  • Bombardier receiving more orders
    Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, reported its overall financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended 31 January 2011. Bombardier Transpor...
  • GB Railfreight runs first interhubGB service
    GB Railfreight (GBRf), a UK-based freight haulier, successfully ran its first interhubGB service recently. The service left Barking at 23.20 and arrived at Manchester Trafford Park...
  • Massive opposition to gigaliner in Germany
    Forsa, an opinion research institute, has compiled a new, representative survey showing that more than three quarters of all German citizens (77%) are opposed to the use of gigalin...
  • Volvo Trucks selling heavy hybrid lorries
    As part of the Volvo Group's focus on hybrid vehicles, Volvo Trucks is now commencing sales of heavy hybrid trucks, under the name Volvo FE Hybrid, to customers in selected Europea...
  • Foundation stone laid for new Volkswagen engine plant in Mexico
    The foundation stone for a new Volkswagen engine plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato was laid in the presence of the governor, Juan Manuel Oliva Ramin'z, and ...
  • Global Ports Terminals: turnover exceeds pre-crisis level
    Global Ports, a group of leading operators of container terminals in the northwest and Far East of Russia, reported that its container turnover grew to 341,222 teu in Q1/2011. This...
  • Port of Long Beach: Richard Steinke steps down
    The port of Long Beach CA (USA) has reported that its executive director, Richard Steinke, is leaving on 30 September after serving the USA's second largest port for fourteen years...
  • Hansa Heavy Lift continues to serve heavylift sector
    Hansa Heavy Lift GmbH (formerly Beluga) is to continue operating in the steel, project and heavylift market. Ten P-class heavylift vessels and five super heavylift F-class units ar...
  • MOL: the Fuji Maru cruise ship calling at ports in Iwate Prefecture
    The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently announced that its ocean cruise ship - the "Fuji Maru" has started calling at the ports of Ofunato, Kamai...
  • EIB supports investments in port of Koper
    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 35 million loan for modernising the Slovenian port of Koper's infrastructure. The move is designed to expand the capacity...
  • DHL Supply Chain expands in Australia
    DHL Supply Chain Australia has started building three distribution centres in Sydney's western suburbs. The distribution centres, which will cost around AUD 80 million (USD 84...
  • Dachser opens office at Dresden airport
    The international logistics provider Dachser wants to continue growing in its home country Germany. In line with this aim, the company's division Dachser Air & Sea Logistics ha...
  • Fiege Group inaugurates new logistics centre in Rome
    The German logistics provider Fiege, based in Greven, recently inaugurated a new logistics terminal in the industrial town of Colle Ferro in the province of Rome (Italy). The new s...
  • Correction: THY flying to Basra from 11 May
    In yesterday's new item entitled "Turkish Cargo launches freight services to Iraq" , we erroneously reported that the airline began flights to Basra (Iraq) yesterday (11 ...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • House panel holds hearing on Coast Guard acquisition problems
  • Damen introduces Twin Axe wind farm support vessel
  • Deltamarin gets first order for new bulker design
  • Total Lubmarine develops cylinder oil to future proof ships against ECA woess

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Past Fritz Companies agent Larry O'Neil dies in Spokane
  • Groundbreaking ceremony set for Port Angeles Composite Campus
  • Marcon brokers sale of three ocean-going tugs
  • World's largest ro/ro vessel calls Port of Tacoma's Terminal 7
  • Giant mobile crane heading from Port of Everett to Shanghai

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Rio Tinto ore production down 20%
    Australian weather hits iron ore and coal volumes in first quarter but recovery on way
  • Box owners feel squeeze as TCC relets hit market
    Rumours that three of the no-frills operator's vessels have found new employment with MSC
  • VLCC rates on Middle East Gulf to Japan route dive 44% in two weeks
  • Opec spot fixtures up 40% in March
    Spot fixtures involving Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries members rose by 4.33m barrels per day, or 40%, in March compared with February
  • Maersk to boost fleet with 10 more 18,000 teu giants
    Nils Andersen confirms line is preparing to exercise option worth $1.9bn for 10 more Triple-E class vessels
  • Box lines in a spot of bother
    If box lines slide back in to the red, it will not be for lack of cargo but that dangerous craving for market share
  • London calling
    It is something of an anomaly that London has so few shipping companies listed on its stock exchange
  • Omega wins one month extension in loan talks
    Senior $242.7m credit facility with HSH Nordbank now to reach maturity on May 10
  • BG Freight Line service links Teesport and Antwerp
    Launches third weekly service between Teesport and mainland Europe
  • Navios in rates deal with Korea Line
    Charter contracts to be temporarily suspended after which they will resume on ammended terms
  • LA-Long Beach truck delay perception misplaced
    Queues could be shorter if container deliveries and collections were better spread out
  • Box sector heading for shortest business cycle
    Lines may return to losses again after 2010 bumper profits as freight rates collapse
  • Somali pirates free Thoresen cargoship
    Thor Nexus had been hijacked since Christmas Day 2010
  • Stanships to scrap elderly bulkers after second magic pipe conviction
    Three bulkers to go as it preapres to pay $1m fine
  • Hurtigruten secures $940m deal with Oslo government
    Agreement will ensure ferry operator can continue operating the daily Bergen-Kirkenes route
  • Hamburg Süd returns to profit as volumes rebound
    Line sees total container volumes of 2.9m teu in 2010 while liner shipping turnover hits $5.7bn
  • Latest transpacific upheaval gives Long Beach the edge
    Grand China Shipping picks port for its new China-US service as TCC exits trade
  • UK Ship register nears 18m gt
    Some 22 ships joined the register in the first quarter of 2011
  • Lloyds shipping loans sale rumours dismissed
    Sources say rumours bank close to finalising sale is without substance
  • Stena clears Irish Sea regulatory hurdle
    Irish competition authority clears gives go ahead to Stena Line
  • Louis Dreyfus Armateurs cableship wins jet crash recovery contract
    Ile de Sein awarded contract to recover flight recorders and wreckage from an airliner that crashed in the South Atlantic in June 2009
  • UK court backs FFA insolvency payouts
    If insolvency triggers early termination of a forward freight agreement, the party in the money must be paid
  • Arrested vessel can still be covered by war risk insurance
    A loss is not necessarily excluded from war risks cover simply because it results from acts taken by a foreign court
  • South African hard line over guns adds to piracy frustration
    Effects of piracy problems off Somalia and out into the Indian Ocean causing additional concern for P&I Clubs
  • Are we facing a piracy arms race?
    Shipowners have the difficult task of ensuring that they employ a reputable security company with experienced, well-trained personnel
  • Telling tales creates confusion about LNG
    Environmental groups, do you really want to go against natural gas and stick with oil?
  • Indian Navy's muscular approach could drive pirates to Malacca
    Game of cat and mouse has seen the smarter pirates head to waters that are less patrolled
  • Southeast Asia re-emerges as piracy hot spot
    Southeast Asian piracy has resurfaced as a major threat to shipping
  • CMA CGM to resume Ivory Coast port calls
    First vessel due to arrive in Abidjan on Monday
  • Seafarer seeks $1.2m in damages
    Brings lawsuit against Archer Daniels Midland and American River Transportation

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • DryShips prices junk bonds
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips today confirmed that subsidiary Ocean Rig has priced $500M in bonds to fund newbuildings
  • Qatar tells Libya oil role
    QATAR has confirmed its involvement in marketing a shipment of 1M barrels of crude transported from a rebel-held Libyan port last week, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Top Ships debt noose tightens again
    TOP SHIPS does not expect to generate enough cash to cover this year's debt repayments and has not secured waivers from most lenders, a new SEC filing has revealed
  • Deltamarin wins Handymax design contract
    FINNISH naval architecture company Deltamarin has signed an agreement to design four Handymax bulkers being built for France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Atlantic bright spot seen
    A RISE in arbitrage trade in oil products across the Atlantic has brightened that sector's prospects for product tankers, even while tanker owners are having a tougher time in the Far East
  • More charterers buying ships
    THE TREND of commodity owners and traders becoming shipowners is likely to persist as ship prices fall, a Singapore conference was told today
  • LDA hired for plane salvage
    FRANCE'S Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and partner Alcatel-Lucent have been hired to retrieve the debris of the Air France aircraft that crashed on 1 June 2009
  • US import forecasts cut
    THE EIA has cut its outlook for US imports of crude, oil products and LNG, and raised its forecast for crude pricing
  • Migrant row imperils energy scheme
    ITALY could scuttle a scheme to build an underwater energy connector to Malta because of their dispute over migrants, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • EC funds Spain/UK ferry scheme
    THE EC said today it is granting up to '5.57M ($9M) to Brittany Ferries for a shortsea scheme linking Portsmouth with Bilbao and Santander in northern Spain
  • A steppe forward for grain?
    RUSSIAN grain traders today welcomed an announcement that Ukraine wants to set up a sales pool with Russia and Kazakhstan
  • 15 held after Algeciras hash found
    SPANISH police said today officers have arrested 15 people in the seizure of 841 kilos of hashish at Algeciras
  • Hurtigruten signs subsidy deal
    NORWEGIAN ferry company Hurtigruten has signed an eight-year, 5.1Bn kroner ($940M) contract with the transport ministry for continuation of its Bergen/Kirkenes service
  • Port worker rescued from container
    A CHITTAGONG port worker is recovering in Singapore after reportedly being trapped in a container for nine days with a colleague who died
  • Brazil's ports surge
    RECORD shipping volumes and cargo backlogs are reportedly enticing investors are into Brazil's ports at prices three times more dear than in the broader market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Mica Blasts FAA Staffing Decision
    U.S. Rep. John L. Mica, R-Fla., Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's response...
  • LAX Freight Falls 5.7 Percent
    Freight traffic at Los Angeles International Airport fell 5.7 percent in February in a new signal that the strong rebound...
  • Trucking Group Urges DOT to Drop Hours Proposal
    New data showing a lower rate of truck-involved accident deaths indicate more restrictive hours of service rules for truck drivers...
  • Pirates Release Beluga Nomination
    Somali pirates released the Beluga Nomination after almost three months of captivity, according to European news sources. Beluga Chartering said...
  • FAA Adds Controllers at 27 Airports
    The Federal Aviation Administration is placing an additional midnight shift air traffic controller at 27 control towers, effective immediately, in...
  • Government Freight Index Fell 1.5 Percent in February
    Freight shipping declined about 1.5 percent month-to-month in February, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. ...
  • Houston Truck Fair Focuses on Drayage Loan Program
    The Port of Houston on Saturday will co-sponsor a truck fair to inform harbor drayage companies about an incentive program...
  • Transport Auction Site Opens to Brokers
    Online transportation marketplace uShip is opening its doors to freight brokers, allowing brokers to offer loads to truckers on the...
  • Maersk to Switch to Low-Sulfur Fuel in Singapore
    Maersk Line ships will switch to using low-sulfur fuel while in the Port of Singapore to reduce carbon and sulfur...
  • ABF Freight Makes Appeal, Awaits Decision
    A panel of appellate court judges will decide the fate of an unprecedented legal battle between two major trucking companies...
  • Maersk Likely to Order 10 More 18,000-TEU Ships
    Maersk Line is likely to exercise its option to order another 10 huge container ships in June, its chief executive...
  • Drewry Forecasts Ocean Carrier Losses This Year
    Drewry Shipping Consultants is forecasting that many ocean carriers will struggle to break even this year because of plunging rates...
  • DB Schenker to Launch Europe-China Rail Service
    DB Schenker is planning to launch scheduled container rail services between Germany and inland China later this year aimed at...
  • Hamburg Sud Returns to Profit
    Hamburg-Sud, Germany's second largest ocean carrier and 13th in the world, returned to profit in 2010 from its first ever...
  • Maersk Hikes Piracy Risk Surcharges
    Maersk Line announced an increase in its piracy risk surcharges imposed earlier on containers moving between the Indian subcontinent, the...
  • ANA International Cargo Rises 11 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 18th consecutive month in February on a year-on-year...
  • Sendai Airport Reopens for Commercial Flights
    Sendai Airport reopened for commercial flights Wednesday as a Japan Airlines flight touched down with about 120 passengers from Haneda...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Box consolidation: the big debate
  • Transpac spot rates forecast to rise after months of declines
  • UASC takes delivery of first A13 class containership
  • Ships fail to meet environmental standard
  • South Africa attends BRIC summit

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Box Ships in price warning
    IPO spinoff says it may need to tap loan from parent Paragon Shipping if investors balk at its intended target price.
  • Star ends Oldendorff spat
    Spyros Caparalos-led bulker owner ends two-year charter fight sparked by insolvency of ICI.
  • Container profits warning
    Consultant says last year's profits will be wiped out unless action is taken to arrest rates slide.
  • Stanships banned from US
    Paul Sa-controlled shipping conglomerate barred from doing business in US following magic pipe guilty plea.
  • Short lived profitability
    Unexpected rise in cargo volume boosts Hamburg Sud but rough weather lies ahead.
  • Rem newbuilding fixed
    Age Remoy-led owner snared potential $28m charter for PSV on order at Kleven Verft.
  • Gibraltar mops up oil
    Small amount of fuel leaked in Med after bunkering operation to refuel Lebanese reefer.
  • Beluga ship released
    Gang sets free Beluga Nomination to end a dramatic three-month saga, the shipowner confirms.
  • CLNG in for duo
    China LNG shipping likely to complete deals for two carriers.
  • ABS sets new record
    US class society grows fleet another 8% in 2010 to reach 173m gt.
  • Diver dies off Scotland
    Man working with Subsea 7 support ship in North Sea suffers suspected heart attack.
  • Platou boost for Genmar
    RS Platou Markets says tanker owner will live to see a recovery in asset values but flags covenants fears.
  • Seafarer saved by girlfriend
    Vera Rambow crewman spared jail after partner pays breach of trust fine during inspection in Germany.
  • Genmar swells offer pot
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led tanker owner takes follow-on offer haul to nearly $50m after underwriters step up.
  • Sun Sea crewman released
    Canada fights immigration board's decision to free seafarer from ship that brought 492 Tamil migrants into the country.


American Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Graham demands money for Charleston
    U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is demanding funds be provided in the current fiscal year to study deepening the Port of Charleston. "It's imperative we have a 2011 study completed by the (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) regarding the deepening t...
  • GT Nexus inks Medline deal
    Oakland, Calif.-based trade software company GT Nexus has won a contract from Medline Industries Inc. to provide the medical products company with an enhanced global logistics management platform. Medline, the nation's largest privately held manu...
  • MCC adds Yantian call on intra-Asia loop
    MCC Transport, the intra-Asia specialist carrier of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, is adding a second call at Yantian to its IA6 service that calls multiple regions in Asia. From April 14, the rotation will change to Singapore, Da Nang, Haiphong, ...
  • Ship owner banned from U.S.
    Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of bulk carriers regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty Tuesday to pollution-related offenses, agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and are banned from doing business in the United Sta...
  • Hamburg Süd revenue up 45% in "pleasing" '10
    The German container line Hamburg Süd said its 2010 volume grew 23 percent to 2.9 million TEUs, on revenue that rose 45 percent to 3.9 billion euros ($5.6 billion). The privately held line did not disclose profit figures, but said it had a "pleasi...
  • Drewry: Some carriers will lose money in '11
    Some container shipping lines may struggle to break even in 2011 after netting huge profits in 2010, according to the latest edition ofDrewry Shipping Consultants' Container Forecaster.The dire projections come as lines have largely ignored the le...
  • NYK waits on vessel innovation
    NYK Group President Yasumi Kudo made a pledge in early 2010 to reduce his company's asset load, specifically saying the company wouldthin its owned containership fleet and rely more on chartered vessels . Since then, the company has followed the p...
  • Lines ignore lessons learned?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Gasoline stockpiles plunge
    Inventories of motor fuel plunged the most in 12 years.
  • Fujairah bunker market falls
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including April 27.
  • Refining industry warning on low sulphur fuel supply
    Cashflows for investments required to produce more distillates at a low ebb, no industry cohesion driving decisions, IBC is told.
  • Bunker prices tumble
    Congestion reported in Piraeus.
  • Gibraltar bunker spill 'under control'
    Anti-pollution vessels and equipment deployed to contain oil spilled during a bunkering operation.
  • 'Bad cocktail' leads to oil price forecast revision
    Hedging firm expecting 'a period with higher than usual prices' and says low sulphur products are driving some of it.
  • Maersk switching to low sulphur fuel in Singapore
    Switch will benefit the island state, says group CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen.
  • Slow steaming poses 'challenges' for lube technology
    Slow steaming and emissions control measures call for a 'new generation of marine lubes,' says Total Lubmarine.
  • Bunker prices on downtrend in Asia
    Demand 'mixed' at Asia's key bunkering ports on Wednesday, traders say.
  • Grounded tanker threatens to break up
    'Urgent need' to drain bunker fuel as the vessel's hull is deteriorating.
  • Maritime, oil firms pledge for green shipping in Singapore
    Pledge to support and promote clean and green shipping in Singapore.
  • Singapore commits S$100 million towards green shipping
    MPA unveils Green Ship, Green Port and Green Technology programmes.
  • Sentek wins Singapore Bunker Award 2011
    Second time an independent local supplier wins the Bunker Award at Singapore's IMA.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
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Paris
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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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
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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