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July 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sri Lanka aims to catch up as shipping hub
    Sri Lanka aims to create an Asian shipping hub capable of competing against Singapore and Dubai by pouring US$3.4 billion into expanding ports with Chinese help, after the island's container volumes surged to a record.
  • Consolidation in liner industry hits record high
    Consolidation in the liner industry has surged to a record high as small start-up carriers find it increasingly difficult to compete against Maersk Line and other majors, an industry consultancy group said.
  • Virginia pursues modern-day pirates
    The state of Virginia, which last tried a pirate in 1819 and prosecuted Blackbeard's crew 300 years ago, has become the US centre for trying Somali pirates captured by the US Navy off the Horn of Africa.

Sched Netweb site
  • Global Port Tracker expects autumn upturn in US import container volume
  • Moody's wary of container shipping, and gloomy about dry and liquid bulk
  • Schedules slip as bigger ships translate into longer turnarounds: SeaIntel
  • Kuehne + Nagel strengthens LCL with 39 new services in Asia-Pacific
  • DB Schenker Logistics establishes subsidiary in Minsk, Belarus
  • CEVA, Honda UK Manufacturing extend partnership for three years
  • Agility opens new office in Kuching to establish Borneo operation
  • Dachser opens US$56.77 million Rhine-Neckar logistics centre at Mannheim
  • HK airport's AAT first half volume off 0.2pc, but transshipments rise 140pc
  • Hong Kong's China Aerospace International invests in aviation polymers
  • Qantas warns of price increases when Australia's new carbon tax bites
  • India to commence Nagpur airport project, but pessimism reigns
  • Korean Air receives next generation B737-900ER aircraft
  • WFS takes Icelandair, Spirit Airlines for passenger, ramp handling

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global Logistics Ltd attains first OHSAS certification
  • Cargotec prepares for the future with Port 2060
  • CFS Associations rejoinder to Capt. P. S. Raths article The notoriety behind detained or seized cargo which appeared in the latters Maritime Musings column on July 12
  • Hopes of a new direction from Dinesh Trivedi
  • Leasing companies now providing more boxes
  • NYK jointly develops energy-saving wind resistance technology
  • SCI strengthens bulk carrier fleet
  • Pakistan to grant India MFN status
  • Workers body to protest against Major Port corporatisation on July 28
  • BCHAA commences 2nd training programme for CHA staff
  • Government allows non-Basmati rice exports

Marine Logweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • KMI adds rapid-response skimmer to its lease fleet
  • Wärtsilä swoops on Cedervall
  • Rolls-Royce wins Italian OSV contract
  • Navy establishes new PEO LCS
  • MHI reinvents the Moss-type LNG tanker
  • NTSB says USCG patrol boat's speed was "excessive"

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Freight transport index shows numbers fell during May
  • Hamburg Sud rationalizing North Europe/Eastern Med services
  • International Maritime Organization awards International Maritime Prize
  • Port of Coos Bay calling for contractors for Small Works Roster
  • Ceremony marks command change for Coast Guard Thirteenth District

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Libyan oil production in 2011 to stay at 200,000 bpd
    Aframaxes in Mediterranean can expect little change in cargo availability, according to IEA
  • Box charter market 'dead' as service cuts hit demand
    Falling demand for vessels leads to continuing decreases in containership charter rates
  • Stealthgas charters out five ships
    Stealthgas has chartered out five of its liquefied petroleum gas carriers at rates that the Greek company claims will bring in $300,000 per calendar month
  • Rush to fix VLCCs for end-July loadings
    The availability of very large crude carriers in the Middle East Gulf shrank by as many as 12 vessels today, as charterers rushed to book vessels for end of July loading dates before the August programme kicks off at the end of this week
  • Finance: the worst is still to come
    Shipping is underfunded, but opinion is split as to whether bankruptcies will rise
  • Hedge funds jump on the ship finance bandwagon
    'Alternative finance' is reappearing because it scents blood...
  • Leading nations out of step on economic management
    The US, China, EU and UK's varying responses to inflation and interest rates have implications for trade growth and shipping finance
  • Cruise line and offshore sector help lift syndicated loans market
    Dealogic figures reveal deals worth nearly $18bn in the three months to end-June
  • UK economy still struggling to recover
    Growth in manufacturing slows as orders fall, consumer demand weakens and a poll of businessmen reports falling optimism
  • Time for reality to intrude into ISPS
    Ten years of bad treatment of seafarers and those with legitimate reasons to visit ships is enough
  • How The Containership Co stumbled in shipping's eternal waltz
    Carriers and shippers will continue playing competitors off against each other in the hunt for more desirable rates
  • Investment in shipping once again on the menu
    This year's TOC in Antwerp had the usual hot air, but the wares on display were pretty cool
  • Research on big companies' credit standing brings industry-wide relief
    Lloyd's List Intelligence finds large shipping outfits still paying bills on time despite current gloom
  • Scorpio charters in two product tankers to grow fleet to 19
    Move comes as $137m term loan is converted to revolving credit facility
  • Brussels and Germany reviews plan for rescued HSH Nordbank
    Ship financing likely to be hit by as much as $5.7bn as bank's balance sheet is reduced
  • Drewry predicts peak season containers shortage
    Chinese box makers forcing up prices by constricting production in the face of strong demand, says Container Census report
  • More consolidation please
    The 20 largest carriers control 84% of global market, but consolidation needs to be faster
  • Omega Navigation wins early victory in Chapter 11 case
    Court's interim order rejects senior creditors' opposition to carve-out of $1m to pay professional fees
  • TS Lines and Hainan Pan Ocean chop transpacific service
    Move is the latest in a series of capacity removals on Pacific routes
  • TransContainer posts 18% rise in volumes
    Strongest growth in operator's international traffic, with imports up 31% in same period
  • Twelve bidders shortlisted for Vizhinjam port project
    Agency set up by the Kerala state government in southern India expects to begin selection process next month
  • VLCCs to join Brightoil fleet just as new oil storage comes on line
    Five 318,000 dwt tankers will be delivered from the middle of next year as Dalian and Zhousan facilities enter production
  • Brightoil Petroleum outlines its game plan for upstream integration
    Bunker specialist has $3bn to invest in an offshore or onshore 'China friendly' project
  • What will Mitsui do with Portek?
    Now that we know the identity of the mystery bidder that hijacked ICTSI's attempt to acquire the niche port company, the interesting question is Mitsui's intentions
  • Singapore box volumes fall 3.5% in a month
    Decline confirms anecdotal evidence of soft start to what is usually a strong period
  • US retailers' caution flattens import box volumes
    Ports handled 1.3m teu in May ' just 1% higher than one year ago

Fairplayweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Hamburg Süd trims Europe/Med service
    GERMAN box line Hamburg Süd said today it has decided to close one of its two North Europe/Eastern Med services
  • Oz carbon tax seen adding to shipping costs
    AUSTRALIAN miners are reportedly concerned about the impact of the country's new carbon tax on shipping
  • Liners push alternative on ship emissions
    BOX LINES are pressing the IMO to reject emissions trading and bunker levies in favour of a vessel-specific fuel efficiency scheme
  • Pirates attack Iranian ship
    A BULKER has reportedly evaded a pirate attack with the help of Iranian warships
  • Scorpio expands further
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today announced two more additions to its fleet via charter-ins and significant amendments to its credit facility
  • Third Bohai spill revealed
    CNOOC has had a third oil spill in less than two months in eastern China, which could spark construction of more clean-up vessels, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Nokta returns to Dahlman
    RESPECTED shipping analyst Omar Nokta has returned to Dahlman Rose after briefly quitting in late June, Fairplay confirmed today
  • Squeeze-week seen for VLCC owners
    BROKERS told Fairplay today VLCC rates are softening, with crude price fluctuations making crude traders cautious
  • Glencore forms South Sudan oil JV
    COMMODITY trader and producer Glencore has formed a joint venture with Nilepet, the oil company of the newly independent South Sudan, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Italy LNG terminal moves closer
    ITALY'S industry ministry has approved the construction of a LNG regasification terminal on the country's Adriatic coast, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Shell restarts in Nigeria
    SHELL HAS lifted force majeure on its Bonny Light crude shipments from Nigeria, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Vladivostok volumes fall
    RUSSIA'S port of Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan has reported a throughput drop by 7% year on year, to 3
  • Panamax standoff warned
    BROKERS told Fairplay today oversupply of Panamaxes is depressing business for ships out of northern China
  • VLCC rates hurt NSCSA
    NSCSA has blamed falling VLCC rates for its 31% year-on-year drop in profits in the second quarter
  • Keppel Philippines Marine plans delisting
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine is withdrawing from the Philippine Stock Exchange by delisting its shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Sea Star To End Philadelphia-Jacksonville-San Juan Service
    Sea Star Line on July 22 will suspend its weekly service connecting Philadelphia; Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico,...
  • Michael Dukakis on Transportation Bill (Video)
    Michael Dukakis, was keynote speaker July 11 at the Transportation Research Board's summer meeting in Boston. Since leaving public service,...
  • Truckload Shipping Volume, Rates Rose in June
    Truckload shipping volumes increased 2 to 3 percent in June from the previous month, with rates rising 4 to 5...
  • CSX Boosts Capital Spending By 10 Percent
    CSX Transportation is increasing its capital spending plan for this year to $2.2 billion, up from an initial $2 billion,...
  • Shipwire Gains Investment from eBay, Newell Rubbermaid
    Internet marketplace firm eBay and consumer products manufacturer Newell Rubbermaid have taken stakes in Shipwire, a logistics outsourcing firm that...
  • Navy Official Calls for a Fleet of Dual-Use Marine Highway Ships
    A fleet of commercial medium-sized, medium-speed ships could fill the demand for vessels for marine highways operations, and provide the...
  • Pirate Attacks Grew 36 Percent in First Half 2011
    There were 36 percent more international pirate attacks in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in...
  • DOT Freight Index Hits Six-Month Low
    Freight carried by for-hire transportation carriers declined 1.8 percent in May from April to its lowest level since November, the...
  • Long Beach Container Imports Rise 3.5 Percent
    Containerized imports at the Port of Long Beach increased 3.5 percent in June over the same month a year ago,...
  • YRC Worldwide to Draw $255 Million on New Loan
    YRC Worldwide expects to draw $255 million from its new $400 million asset-based loan to help repay its existing asset-based...
  • California Exports Up 10.5 Percent in May
    California's exports increased 10.5 percent in May, marking the 19th consecutive month of year-over year gains in the export trade....
  • TransContainer's Second Quarter Traffic Up 14 Percent
    TransContainer, Russia's largest rail container operator, boosted second quarter traffic by 13.9 percent compared to last year, as export volume...
  • Mitsui to Make Offer for Portek International
    Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said Wednesday it will launch a tender offer for Portek International. a Singapore-based international...
  • Hamburg Sud to Cut Europe-Turkey Service
    Hamburg Sud will cut one of the services it operates between North Europe and the eastern Mediterranean in another sign...
  • Truckers Moving at Rapid Pace at Hamburg Self-Service Terminal
    Truckers are checking in ocean containers at a Hamburg terminal in an average of 130 seconds thanks to a recently...
  • Box Ships Inc. Buys $55 Million Panamax Ship
    Container ship owner-charterer Box Ships Inc. will buy a Panamax vessel with capacity for 5,060 20-foot equivalents under an agreement...
  • UCLA-Ceridian Trucking Index Rises in June
    The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce index pulled out of its two-month slide with a 1 percent increase in June, though...
  • KCS Gets $56 Million in Hurricane Claims
    Kansas City Southern is receiving a $56 million insurance payment for lost profits and property damage last year from Hurricane...
  • Safmarine, Maersk Adding India-Middle East-South America Loop
    Safmarine Container Lines and sister carrier Maersk Line will introduce a weekly loop this month, called the Rumba/Prime 4 service,...
  • Zim Postpones Asia-Europe Rate Hike
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is postponing by a month the implementation of the general rate increase it planned to apply...
  • Trans-Pacific Rate Benchmark Falls 6.7 Percent
    Spot container freight rates from Asia to the United States plunged dropping 6.7 percent over the past week, a new...
  • Shipping Industry Carbon Plan Includes Penalties
    The World Shipping Council and regulators in Japan say their joint plan on vessel efficiency would set fees for operators...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • New green tax proposal
  • Graig's super-feeders represent a 'step change'
  • Maersk and Safmarine start South American Rumba
  • AFL New England-Halifax feeder shuttle launched
  • CMA CGM's transhipment traffic to the Baltic growing

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Gulmar sips subsea soup
    Oaktree Capital-controlled offshore contractor sinks teeth into African subsea market with Gulmar Condor deal.
  • GMR on road to recovery?
    Equity analyst at US investment bank says $50m ATM offering is not the only tool in cash-strapped tanker owner's fiscal arsenal.
  • Inside Omega
    Shipmanager, lawyers, classification societies and IR firm land on list of bankrupt product tanker owner's top creditors.
  • Tough market for new liners
    Consultancy Alphaliner claims consolidation by bigger firms is crowding out market.
  • Stealthgas seals five
    Harry Vafias-led Greek owner fixes quintet of LPG carriers, while taking pay cut on tanker.
  • Wartsila buys Swedish firm
    Finnish engine supplier purchases shaft seal and bearing systems manufacturer.
  • STNG scoops product pair
    Emanuele Lauro bets on market rebound by penning charter pacts with Romanian owner while converting $137m credit facility.
  • Daring cruiseship rescue
    Six boaters scramble aboard Discovery Sun after blaze sinks their vessel.
  • Seanergy goes long
    Greek owner takes $14,500 per day for charter of supramax for up to 18 months.
  • Coastal secures vessel sales
    Malaysian shipbuilder ties up deal worth $32.4m for OSV and two units of barges.
  • Pentagon queries NOC bill
    Defense Contract Audit Authority says call for $310m to close Avondale is unsupported.
  • Iran foils bulker raid
    Navy warships rush to help Iranian cargoship under attack from Somali pirates in Indian Ocean.
  • Wartsila bags dredger deals
    Finnish engine builder awarded supply contracts in the Netherlands and China.
  • Yantar borrows billions
    Russian shipbuilder seals two big financing deals with domestic Sberbank to fund government work.
  • Southampton strike warning
    Ports operators told to be wary of ships having left South Coast without health certificate.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Quarterly report now available
  • Revises shipping industry outlook to negative
  • ComPair: 8% Q2 capacity growth on head-haul lanes
    Both head-haul lanes in the major east/west trades saw allocated ocean freight capacity grow 8 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest World Liner Supply report from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Eastbound transpacific an...
  • Moody's concerned about shipping overcapacity
    Moody's concerned about shipping overcapacity Moody's concerned about shipping overcapacity Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it has revised its outlook for the global shipping industry from neutral to negative, saying that while the dry bul...
  • U.S. recognizes Danish laws in TCC reconstruction bid
    A failed startup container line and the financial administrators appointed to rebuild the company have won a key decision in U.S. federal bankruptcy court, the line said Tuesday. The Containership Co., which filed for "reconstruction" in Denmark i...
  • Drewry: Containers to be tight in peak season
    A tight ratio of containers to vessel slots and increased production costs for new containers will continue to constrain the global box supply, according to a new report by Drewry Maritime Research. The report,Container Census -- Annual Survey and...
  • IMO considers mandatory ship efficiency index
    International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committee delegates meeting in London this week were urged "not to put political and other interests above those of the environment." IMO Secretary General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos ...
  • Graig orders up to 26 container feeders
    Graig Group, a ship owner based in Cardiff, Wales, said Tuesday it plans to order up to 26 container feeder ships. The "Marlin" ships are to be built at the Jin Hai shipyard complex near Shanghai China. The first two vessels are to be delivered in ...
  • Zim postpones Asia/Europe rate hike
    Container line Zim said Tuesday it has postponed a planned rate increase on the Asia/Europe trade from July 1 to Aug. 1. The proposed increase affects westbound cargo from Asia and the Indian Subcontinent to West Mediterranean, Adriatic and norther...
  • Maersk to link India/Mideast, South America
    Maersk Line said this week it will launch a service connecting India, the Middle East, Mediterranean and South America at the end of the month. The line's Rumba service will have a rotation of Nhava Sheva, Jeddah, Genoa, Barcelona, Algeciras, Tang...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 13, 2011
  • Energy report shows large declines in crude inventory
    Crude climbed after largest than forecast decline in inventories.
  • O.W. Bunker relocates Dubai offices
    Company has moved to a larger office facility.
  • Middle East bunker prices rise
    Strike disrupts bunkering activities in Cape Town.
  • Strong gains in European bunker prices
    'Crazy' market in Piraeus.
  • Need for bunker surveyors remains
    'Too many questions' about finer points of flow meter technology.
  • MEPC welcomes Bahamas' CO2 emission reduction solution
    Submission based entirely on technical and operational measures is considered 'an additional flower in the bouquet.'
  • Mid week bunker prices up at major ports
    Supplies of bunkers at key Asian ports not an issue on Wednesday.
  • BIMCO poses questions on use of LNG as bunker fuel
    Environmentally friendly aspects of LNG 'may seem impressive but may not be the whole story', says report.
  • New generation LNG carrier cuts fuel consumption by 20%
    LNG carrier EXTREM is part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sayaendo series of vessels.
  • ExxonMobil sells 700 cSt cargo at 'unexpectedly' strong prices
    Parcel sold at a discount of $20-$21 pmt against previous discount of $27-$28 pmt.
  • Competition to intensify in China's bunker market
    Five new bunker players expected to receive licenses this September.

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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
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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
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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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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
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
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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
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
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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In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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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
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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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
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Bonn/Nashville
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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
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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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