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March 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Container shipping the most affected by quake
    Japanese ports handling as much as 7 per cent of the country's industrial output sustained major damage from last week's earthquake, disrupting global supply chains and causing billions of dollars in losses, industry officials said.
  • Slowing iron demand hurts Baltic Index
    Demand for iron ore, the biggest dry bulk cargo moved by sea, may weaken after Japan's biggest earthquake on record disrupted steel output, potentially hurting a recovery in the Baltic Dry Index, shipping executives say.
  • Carlyle in JV with Tiger Group to buy ships
    Carlyle Group has formed a joint venture with maritime investment firm Tiger Group to buy more than US$5 billion worth of vessels with a group of other investors to tap growing shipping demand in the region.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL back in black with US$1.8 billion net profit
  • Shipping stalls as Japan tackles post-tsunami debris clean-up
  • Asia Australia Discussion Agreement levies US$250/TEU hike
  • 60pc of ships ignore best practice anti-pirate rules
  • Obama-linked protest group targets CMA CGM-Iran link
  • Port of Tianjin volume to hit 11.5 million TEU this year
  • ProLogis to build the largest distribution centre in Chongqing
  • More cargo enjoys tariff cuts under mainland-Taiwan easement
  • Hanjin, Cosco, UASC, CCNI offer Europe-South America loop
  • MOL chairman delivers keynote at Japan Securities Summit in NY
  • USEC-USWC market share game depends on how forces play out: analysts
  • Rotterdam narrows gap with Hamburg on Russian trade
  • US independent truckers oppose re-introduced Clean Ports bill
  • China air cargo slide expected as high capacity matches low demand
  • US congressional auditors doubt 100pc screening possible by 2012
  • Canadian Interfast and Zhuhai's AVIC tie up in air fasterers JV

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DHL starts 15-day South Korea-Mexico LCL service
  • EVERGREEN LINE to launch Bo Hai Sea-Indonesia service
  • Grand Alliance announces JCX re-launch, restructuring of CCX, SCX & SSX
  • Hanjin, CNC & KMTC launch Japan-Indonesia loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd offers Taicang-Yangshan-Waigaoqiao barge service
  • INTTRA celebrates 10th anniversary
  • Lower speeds, Libyan turmoil push up supertanker rates
  • MSC alters Silk, Lion, Dragon & Tiger Asia-Europe routes
  • OOCL launches Lite iPhone App (OOCL Lite)
  • OOCL, Yang Ming enhance joint CPX service
  • Riding the waves with Team GAC Pindar
  • Safmarine-supported maritime community centre & seafarer centre open in Kakinada
  • Libyan ports remain closed last week
  • Quake renders non-operational Japans ports, airports
  • Govt waters down penal conditions in Carriage by Road rules
  • Capital inflows to touch $ 64 bn: Rangarajan
  • SEZ scheme being misused to usurp land: Govt panel
  • A conversation with a wily fox

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • SIA Cargo adds Sao Paulo to network
    SIA Cargo which manages bellyhold capacity for its parent company Singapore Airlines, is adding a sixth continent to its route network when Singapore Airlines launches th...
  • Kota Kinabalu airport in Malaysia to become aviation hub
    Malaysia has revealed plans to promote Kota Kinabalu international airport in Sabah as its second aviation hub, following Japan's open skies arrangement with the country (cf. ITJ D...
  • Turkey issues fewer carnet TIRs in February
    According to the trade and TIR department of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (T'rkiye ve Odalar Borsalar Birligi), the number of transit permits issued in F...
  • Pakistan banking on PPPs to refurbish railway
    Pakistan wants to bring its rolling stock and rail network up to the latest standards. The government said at a recent investors' forum that it will promote this idea by establishi...
  • USA's freight railroads: record capital investments in 2011
    The Association of American Railroads has announced that the nation's freight railroads are planning to spend a record USD 12 billion this year, after a record USD 10.7 billion in ...
  • USD 300 million loan for roads in Madhya Pradesh
    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a 25-year USD 300 million loan for road improvements that will lead to new economic opportunities and improve access to essential...
  • New multi- purpose maritime community centre opens in India
    The shipping line Safmarine recently celebrated the double opening of the Kakinada Maritime Community Centre and the ITF Seafarer Centre in the port of Kakinada in India. These cen...
  • Stute lands LSG Sky Chefs contract
    Stute Verkehrs-GmbH, a Kuehne + Nagel subsidiary, has been contracted to plan, implement and manage a distribution centre for LSG Sky Chefs Catering Logistics GmbH (LCL). The ...
  • Chinese New Year slows Hactl handling volumes
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) recently released its tonnage throughput for February 2011. The Chinese New Year brought a slower month with a total of 163,640 t hand...
  • Assistant aviation director is one of South Florida's top 50 business women
    Lauren Stover, Miami-Dade aviation department's assistant director for public safety, security and communications, was chosen from 2,000 nominees to be one of Business Leader Media...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides co-packing services for Unilever in Romania
    Unilever Supply Chain Company AG (USCC), the European supply chain organisation of the consumer goods corporation Unilever, has expanded its cooperation with Kuehne + Nagel in Roma...
  • Zalando depending on Fiege in France
    The Fiege Group, a service provider based in Greven (Germany), is responding to the growing challenges of internet commerce by taking on logistics service returns management in Fra...
  • CMA CGM launches its eco-calculator to measure carbon footprint:
    The French shipping company CMA CGM will be rolling out an eco-calculator in April. The new service will help clients measure the environmental impact of their supply chain, which ...
  • Samskip takes delivery of two new vessels
    Samskip has taken ownership control over two newly-built Damen 800 containerships. According to Jens Holger Nielsen, CEO of Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics, the 804 teu vess...
  • Earthquake and tsunami hits Japan: all seaports closed
    A massive earthquake and the tsunami that followed closed three of Japan's airports and all of the country's sea ports on Friday, 11 March. The earthquake, reportedly one with a ma...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Indian Navy neutralizes mother ship, seizes 61 pirates
  • Seaspan and Carlyle Group in $5 billion ship acquisition joint venture
  • Ports in northeast Japan devastated by earthquake
  • Kirby Corporation swoops on K-Sea in $600 million acquisition
  • MAN Diesel Turbo completes tests of turbocharger for small bore two strokes

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Coast Guard looking for damage on Oregon, Washington coastlines
  • Evergreen Group assisting victims of Japanese earthquake
  • Hanjin takes delivery of first tanker vessel
  • Mitsui O.S.K Lines aiding earthquake, tsunami victims
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns on-time performance honor

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • LNG spot rates to rise as Japan calls in emergency gas supplies
    Nuclear plant shutdowns set to create urgent need for gas imports
  • First known Korea Line charter ship is sold off
    Arne Blystad offloads bulk carrier Songa Nor for 'close to $18.5m' after bill went unpaid
  • Baltic Dry Index stabilises after recent 25% gains
    The Baltic Dry Index fell 3 points to 1,559 on Monday, stabilising after gaining 25% in the last two weeks
  • MC Amethyst price marks a new low
    Sinokor, the South Korean bulk carrier and containership operator, has bought the 2011-built, 301,866 dwt very large crude carrier MC Amethyst for $97m, in a deal said by brokers to mark a new low for larger tankers
  • Asia-Europe rates slide will continue
    Latest Drewry data says rate falls look set to continue
  • Car factory closures to hit ro-ro cargoes
    Shutdown in power supply saw manufacturers temporarily halt production
  • Eastern ports face indefinite closure
    Affected ports could be shut for 'considerable amount of time'
  • MOL and NYK shares fall to 12-month low
    Stock prices of major and smaller lines fall sharply after earthquake and tsunami
  • Auto logistics sector weighs up impact of Japan tsunami
    Uncertainy over when car makers will resume production
  • Greek owned fleet grows while share slips
    Rise in tanker tonnage and boxship buys behind growth in total shipping capacity
  • TEN pays dividend despite fourth quarter loss
    Impairment charge on ship sale sees Tsakos Energy Navigation post $2.6m net loss
  • Japan shutdown to put strain on freight rates
    Short-term dip seen followed by steady rise as demand for commodities grows
  • Wang set for new role as Seaspan eyes boxship spree
    To lead growth strategy that could see up to 50 new ships being ordered
  • DNV makes case for dual-fuel boxships
    Use of gas fuel could cut CO2 emissions by as much as a third
  • Hutchison prices IPO at $1.01 per share
    Investors cautious over long-term growth prospects for ports in Southern China
  • Indian navy seizes suspected pirates
    Intercepts hijacked mothership, detaining 61 alleged pirates and rescues 13 crew
  • Suez Canal sees rise in southbound traffic
    Figures for second week in March show drop off in traffic moving northwards
  • Seaspan unveils $2bn 'new panamax class' order
    Boxships to be 8% lighter and burn up to 25% less fuel than standard 10,000 teu ships
  • Kirby to acquire K-Sea for $600m
    Deal would combine biggest coastwise and inland Jones Act barge fleets
  • Kobe and Yokohama open, says APMT
    APMT's operations at both terminals unaffected by Japan earthquake
  • Milford Haven and Irish Ferries renew ferry deal
    New 10-year agreement will guarantee ferry services between Pembroke port and Rosslare
  • Irish Continental warns of 'uncertain' 2011
    Earnings for 2010 up 6% but higher fuel costs may hit ferry and ports group in 2011
  • DFDS offloads its canal tours business
    Lack of synergy with its larger vessel operations and freight logistics behind sale
  • Europe's top ocean freight forwarders post strong 2010 results
    Kuehne+Nagel, Deutsche Post DHL and Panalpina look to maintain 2010 growth momentum by securing more business from container lines
  • Infrastructure India to expand port sector investments
    Eyes smaller ports that are not controlled by India's central government
  • Gadaffi points the way to gas-powered shipping
    A prolonged period of instability in Libya would have an impact on supplies of ultra low-sulphur diesel
  • Bright ideas from oil spill disasters
    While the Macondo spill clean up was under way, something like 100,000 solutions poured into the US from around the world, at a rate of 1,000 per day
  • BLT vows to get back on track with cabotage foray
    Indonesian tanker operator to tap into $4bn-$5bn worth of shipping-related opportunities

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Kirby consolidates barge sector
    THE takeover of US barge operator K-Sea by competitor Kirby Corp today prompted probes by law firms eying securities suits
  • Tsunami effects seen in grain sector
    TSUNAMI damage to Japanese grain production areas could soak up excess vessel capacity, a Wall Street analyst told Fairplay today
  • Carlyle plans $5Bn buying spree
    PRIVATE equity powerhouse Carlyle today revealed plans to buy up to $5Bn in shipping assets, including Chinese-dedicated box ships in partnership with NYSE-listed Seaspan
  • Japan's vehicle carrier sector rocked
    JAPAN'S giant earthquake and subsequent tsunamis have stymied its auto industry, which will severely affect the vehicle carrier sector, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • FMC pushes mediation role
    FEDERAL Maritime Commission chairman Richard Lidinsky has urged carriers and shippers to include a new service contract clause authorising his agency to resolve disputes
  • Norway's owners back guard rules
    NORWAY'S shipowners today backed creation of rules covering armed guards aboard commercial ships in pirate zones
  • Queensland coal back, but rain returns too
    LARGE parts of Queensland are again waterlogged today after weekend rains
  • Gas price soars on quake
    UK GAS has risen to its highest price since 2008 as Japan's earthquake crisis continues to produce economic knock-ons
  • Bangladeshi breakers catch a break
    BUSINESS has been brisk for breakers in Bangladesh, who resumed work last week after a year-long ban
  • Heavy-lift turns corner?
    GERMAN project carrier SAL has signalled an upswing in the heavy-lift shipping market, suggesting that demand for longer term freight contracts is picking up
  • Bulker slick sparks fine
    BELGIUM'S Bocimar International has been fined in an Australian court after the bulker CMB Yangtze was spotted trailing an oil slick
  • Russia/Japan import rise predicted
    RUSSIAN exporters predicted today that quake-rocked Japan will need to import more oil, gas, coking coal, thermal coal and minerals than planned from Russia
  • S Korea to get UAE oil
    SOUTH Korea has reportedly closed a deal with the UAE that gives Seoul access to up to 1Bn barrels of crude
  • Bank sees jump in Japan's LNG demand
    SOCIETE Generale said today it expects Japan's LNG demand to jump by 5Bn m³ this year so Tokyo can replace nuclear power generation
  • HPH finalises IPO price
    HPH TRUST said today it will sell its Singapore IPO stocks at $1.01 per share.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • TSA Issues Tougher International Air Cargo Rules
    The air cargo industry is trying to sort out a new security directive from the Transportation Security Administration that effectively...
  • DOT Obligated $44.7 Billion in Stimulus Money
    The Department of Transportation's last big rail grant agreement helped push its total of obligated funds from the 2009 economic...
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Opens Galveston Processing Center
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics opened a processing center at the Port of Galveston, Texas, for storage and processing of heavy construction,...
  • USPS Reaches APWU Labor Agreement
    The U.S. Postal Service reached a tentative contract agreement with the American Postal Workers Union on Monday that would give...
  • Diesel Rises 3.7 Cents to $3.908 per Gallon
    U.S. retail diesel prices increased 3.7 cents last week to an average of $3.908 per gallon. It was the 15th...
  • Ocean World Lines' CEO on Capacity Forecasts (Video)
    Daniel Gardner, CEO of Ocean World Lines, discusses capacity forecasts and shares this thoughts on the Panama Canal expansion project at...
  • Florida East Coast Railway's Hertwig on Port of Miami (Video)
    Jim Hertwig, president and CEO of Florida East Coast Railway, discusses the current dredging project and other plans at the...
  • Quake Hits Japanese Auto Industry Hard
    The earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of people in Japan also disrupted the nation's automobile industry and will affect...
  • Seaspan Orders Ships, Joins $5 Billion Venture
    UPDATED 4:34 PM GMT Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan joined the Carlyle Group in a joint venture that will have...
  • DeFazio Targets Cross-border Trucking Proposal
    A key House Democrat is questioning whether the Obama administration has the authority to launch a new cross-border trucking program...
  • Logistics Aid Network Watches for Japan Needs
    Members of the ALAN logistics aid network are on alert to provide relief services to the region of Japan devastated...
  • CSX Hikes Export Coal Rates
    CSX Transportation set new export coal rates as of April 1 that are higher than expected, said an industry research...
  • Celadon CEO to Sell 15 Percent of Stock
    Stephen Russell, chairman and CEO of Celadon Group, is selling about 15 percent of the stock he owns in the...
  • OOCL Swings to $841.6 Million Profit
    Orient Overseas Container Line reported a profit of $841.6 million last year, after a loss of $376.9 million in 2009...
  • Japan's Ports, Airports Operating, Some Ships Damaged
    Japanese ports and airports suffered minor damage in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part of Japan....
  • Indian Navy Captures Pirate Ship
    An Indian Navy frigate captured a group of pirates after exchanging fire with them, confiscating a hijacked mother ship and...
  • Rail Freight's Upward Mobility
    North America's rail freight network, after shaking off a series of powerful winter storms in January, is back on the...
  • Help Wanted in Trucking
    The trucking industry is hiring again, but at a pace and level far below its pre-recession plateau, placing a limit...
  • Who's Leading, Leaving YRC?
    As Chief Financial Officer Sheila Taylor prepares to leave YRC Worldwide, pressure mounts on the company's board to find a...
  • Creating Effective Partners
    Collaboration and the supply chain are two concepts that should appear together only if companies are prepared to fundamentally change...
  • The 3PL Balancing Act
    The momentum many U.S. third-party logistics providers and freight brokers reported at the end of 2010 appears to be extending...
  • Canada's Gateways for Growth
    Canada's two largest airports base their infrastructure development strategy on the theory that efficient, cargo-friendly airports will lead the country...
  • Spinning Their Wheels
    It took years for ocean carriers to follow through on their desire to get out of the chassis business. Now...
  • The Quest for Predictability
    Sitting on the sidelines at The Journal of Commerce's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference, two shippers said their solution to the troubling...
  • Lessons in Safety
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to put a friendlier face on its new regulatory powers. The...
  • Intercity Rail Projects Chug Along
    The Department of Transportation appears poised to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into rail lines operated by major freight...
  • The Aging Fuel Tax
    The per-gallon fuel tax is so last century. Just ask the growing number of state, federal and industry officials pushing...
  • Paying to Pave?
    Potholes carry a heavy price, and John Q. Public is ponying up a good share to pay for their repair....
  • Time to Dedicate To Dredging
    As spring rains swell rivers and their tributaries throughout the central and southern U.S., the waters carry silt into the...
  • Shipping's Master Builder
    Alberto Aleman Zubieta had no illusions about what he was facing when he presided over the Panama Canal's transition from...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Japan: a catastrophe
    The devastating earthquake that hit Japan last week, the fifth largest ever reported at 9 on the Richter scale, has caused untold damage to the world's third largest economy. Indeed, according to prime minister Naoto Kan it has 'presented the country its greatest challenge since the second World War'
  • Stoic Japan assesses the damage
  • Boxship charter rates still a way to go?
  • More good news for US retailers
  • NY/NJ stages strong comeback in 2010
  • ICG: feeder clients must pay more

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • CMA CGM escapes tsunami
    French liner giant keeps Japanese outposts open and pledges humanitarian support following Friday's catastrophe.
  • Global bets on E&P
    Indian offshore owner praises exploration and production prospects off India following $9m fix.
  • Cantor boosts Seaspan
    Equity analyst upgrades ratings and price targets as New York-listed boxship owner plots payouts and $2bn spending spree.
  • Varna ferry venture cleared
    Bulgaria's Navibulgar and BRS win competition green-light for freight service to Russia.
  • Greek ship numbers fall
    Tonange up but number of vessel owned by Greek tumbles yet again but average ship age below industry norm.
  • Japan effect 'significant'
    Bulker and product tankers rates will benefit from Japanese tragedy while VLCC, car carrier and containership owners will lose out, experts say.
  • Lost box to be studied
    US environmental researchers sending sub to container that fell from Med Taipei off California in 2004.
  • Seized Greek VL moves
    Pirates take Lemos' hijacked Irene SL out to sea while Greek tanker Polar also taken for a ride.
  • Malaysia detains tanker duo
    Formosa Plastics and Sentek vessels held for transferring bunkers without a permit.
  • Tanker trauma hits TEN
    Weak rates and swelling finance costs sink profit at Nikolas Tsakos-led Greek tanker owner.
  • Japan's tsunami tragedy
    Keep up to date with maritime aspects of the tsunami that has devastated north eastern Japan.
  • Seaspan's divi pledge
    Gerry Wang-led boxship owner to bump up its dividend this year despite climbing back on the newbuilding horse.
  • Deal or no deal?
    Bangladeshi yards picking up tonnage despite the fact judge has yet to sign order lifting scrap ban.
  • Tanker and cargoship clash
    Turkish and German vessels damaged in collision at port of St Petersburg.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • APEC readies 2011 agenda
    The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will include in its 2011 trade and investment agenda improvements to supply chain performance and innovation and trade in technology. Senior officials from 21 APEC members met last week in Washington. The foru...
  • CMA CGM starts eco-calculator
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said last week it will make available to its customers an eco-calculator from April. The service will allow shippers to calculate the carbon footprint of a shipment's journey "based on real data including points of departure ...
  • YM, OOCL add new China/India link
    Yang Ming and OOCL said last week they are reshaping their partnership on the China/Indian Subcontinent trade. The two carriers operate a joint service, the CPX, but will add a second service, the CIX2, on March 21 and amend the rotation of the CPX...
  • Kirby to buy K-Sea in tank barge merger
    Two of the nation's largest tank barge companies have agreed to merge. Kirby Corp., a Houston-based company that is the largest operator of inland tank barges, said it has agreed to acquire K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P., an operator of barges...
  • Maersk won't slow down further
    Maersk won't slow down further Maersk won't slow down furtherMaersk Line Chief Executive Office Eivind Kolding said his shipping line won't slow down ships any further despite rising fuel costs. Kolding Kolding, speaking in an interview withReuter...
  • Seaspan in deal with Carlyle
    The containership leasing company Seaspan said Monday it has entered into an agreement with the Carlyle Group to invest in containerships. The new venture is called Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC, and other investors include companies for...
  • OOCL nets $922 million '10 operating profit
    Hong Kong-based liner carrier OOCL made a record $922 million operating profit in 2010, recovering from a loss of $301 million in 2009. OOCL's revenue surged 39 percent to $6.3 billion, on a container volume increase of 14.6 percent to 4.8 million...
  • DHS posts job opening for logistics expert
    Wanted:Private sector executives to provide expertise on security strategy from a business perspective .Solicitor:Department of Homeland SecurityTour of Duty:Six monthsSalary:None The Department of Homeland Security is looking for a few good men a...
  • CBP officers stop drugs, fake goods, pests
    U.S. authorities on March 7 intercepted more than 11,000 pounds of marijuana on two tractor-trailers at the Nogales, Ariz., port of entry. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators alerted Customs officers at border crossing that smugglers...
  • Impact 'greater than Kobe earthquake'?
    Impact "greater than Kobe earthquake"? Impact "greater than Kobe earthquake"?...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Hope for Russian containers in Muuga
    Port of Tallinn has chosen the Russian Rail Garant to operate the new container terminal in Muuga harbour. It is located next to Muuga Container Terminal (Muuga CT), which offered
  • Thy Ferries switches tonnage and management
    Thy Ferries ApS have switched tonnage on the service from Hanstholm to Kristianssand and at the same time the Danish manager has been changed. It is the third change of

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 14, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Wide spread in prices.
  • LSFO prices rise across European ports
    Gibraltar port congested with 25 vessels waiting to enter.
  • Engine builder designs two-stoke dual fuel marine engine
    Gas-fuelled containerships have moved one step closer to becoming a reality, say project partners.
  • Chinese yard designing 'slow steaming' container ships
    Shipowners want higher efficiency vessels, operators will make bunker savings of 'up to 48%'.
  • Japanese demand could squeeze fuel oil supplies
    'It's not clear how much fuel oil they are going to buy, but it is quite certain they will, and in large volumes," says trader.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly down
    'Average' bunker demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • 'Limited' bunker activities resume in Tokyo Bay
    Some bunker suppliers and traders able to restart business on Monday.
  • Singapore February bunker sales fall from 'record high'
    Shorter month in February sees sales down by 10.3% but volumes were up 8.2% year-on-year, MPA data shows.
  • Vessels detained for illegal bunkering off Malaysia
    Two tankers caught transferring some 80,000 litres of marine fuel oil (MFO) on Thursday, says maritime agency.
  • US barge operator acquires K-Sea for $600 million
    Transaction value includes the refinancing of $265 million of K-Sea's debt, says Kirby.
  • Petrobras appoints new trader
    New trader to handle international route vessels in Argentina and Uruguay.

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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
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
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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