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November 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rickmers in the black in Q3, raises payout
    Rickmers Maritime declared distribution per unit for the third quarter that was 5 per cent up y-o-y to 0.60 US cents from 0.57 US cents previously.
  • Educating travellers on Coral Triangle
    As the Singapore Cruise Center (SCC) turned 20 yesterday, it gave itself the best present it could give: a good cause.
  • Navios CEO predicts shipping bankruptcies
    Angeliki Frangou, who heads three shipping companies controlling more than 100 vessels, said bankruptcies within the industry will accelerate as lending dwindles, allowing her to purchase assets that plunged in value.
  • Bookings for Mideast VLCC crude hit record

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA ups rate to US$400/FEU from January as 'imperative and overdue'
  • Lianyungang volume up 26pc to 4.04 million TEU, beats last year's total
  • Last oil pumped from stricken Rena, box recovery expected to be lengthy
  • Feeder start-up Box Ships posts third quarter profit of US$5.1 million
  • Chongqing's nine-month international box volume totals 190,000 TEU
  • CMA CGM mulls slow steaming during slack season to cut fuel bills
  • Broadband Internet connection installed on MOL LNG carriers
  • Export slump delays opening of UP's grain-to-container transloading facility
  • South Carolina eco-agency relents, stops blocking Savannah's dredging
  • Maritime IT specialist Seago Line joins INTTRA's network
  • 49 aircraft leased under Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area's new deal
  • Maximus finds heavylift rivalry tough to take, looks to ACMI trade instead
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings suffers 16pc quarterly profit decline

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TransContainer earnings grow in first nine months
    TransContainer's earnings increased by 28% in the first nine months of 2011, in comparison with the like-for-like period last year, reaching approximately RUB 20.9 billion. Revenue...
  • Maersk Line posts loss in Q3
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk said that its subsidiary Maersk Line, the world's biggest container line, will lose money this year, revising a previous forecast which spoke of a modest profit...
  • IRU publishes new general conditions for the carriage of goods
    The Goods Transport Council of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has adopted revised IRU general conditions for the international carriage of goods and related outline a...
  • Rutges Cargo participating in Dutch fuel savings programme
    Rutges Cargo, a European truck operator and part of the Wallenborn Group, is to participate in the Truck of the Future demonstration programme, organised by the independent researc...
  • Boeing begins work on 1,000th B777
    Boeing workers last week began assembling the 1,000th B777, a 300ER that will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in 2012. The US aircraft manufacturer reached the milesto...
  • Asda rolling back road miles with CMA CGM and Freightliner
    Freightliner Limited, the UK's leading intermodal railfreight provider, has signed a new contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for Asda to and from Northeast England. Freig...
  • Froschmeier takes over Kukla's Eastern Europe division
    Stephan Froschmeier has headed the Eastern Europe transport unit of the Munich-based freight forwarder Kukla since October. The forwarder and transport specialist is boosting the e...
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers relief cargo to earthquake victims in Turkey
    Volga-Dnepr Airlines joined the relief operation to help earthquake victims in Turkey with two flights from Sharjah (UAE) to Erzurum, delivering urgently-needed equipment on behalf...
  • Swissport wins contract at Narita airport
    Swissport International has begun offering cargo handling services at Tokyo Narita, Japan's most important international air hub, by securing its first cargo contract there with Vi...
  • Deutsche Post DHL posts strong results in Q3
    Deutsche Post DHL again increased its sales in Q3 and boosted profitability significantly. Group sales increased to EUR 13.12 billion. Adjusted for currency effects and consolidati...
  • Gulf Warehousing Company wins new contract
    The Gulf Warehousing Company has agreed to store chemicals used in the Pearl gas-to-liquids project (GTL) at its 16,000 sqm Ras Laffan warehouse in Qatar, according to a report in ...
  • FedEx Express expanding in Northern Ireland
    FedEx Express has officially opened a new operating base in and launched direct services to and from Northern Ireland. The new 20,000 sqft facility at the Kilroot business park in ...
  • PSA cars made in Spain now to be shipped to Livorno
    The Mercurio group has decided that all Citroen and Peugeot cars produced in Spain by the PSA Group and bound for Italy (50,000 units a year) will be shipped from Vigo to Livorno, ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RADM James A. Watson to succeed Michael R. Bromwich at BSEE
  • Conrad Industries signs new contracts
  • NASSCO christens USNS Medgar Evers
  • STX OSV reports growth in revenues and profit
  • ICS produces briefing document for climate change negotiators
  • First car carrier with all-electric RO/RO access enters service

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TSA member carriers set to begin rate increase
  • Port association backing transportation legislation
  • Off-duty Coast Guardsman saves girl from drowning in Columbia
  • IMO study predicts greenhouse gas reductions
  • Naming ceremony held for two new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Lloyd's talks tough on e-endorsements
    Richard Ward raises threat of mandating use if take-up is slow
  • Skuld provides a model for would-be Lloyd's entrants
    Companies stand a better chance with an existing book of business that they can transfer in
  • Lloyd's chief wants Solvency II a year ahead of delayed start date
    Richard Ward says insurance market must 'not take foot off the gas'
  • Flurry of dry bulk orders as newbuilding prices continue falling
    Chinese yards win 2013 and 2014 contracts, including a newcastlemax order
  • Marfin Investment links with Abu Dhabi Mar for acquisitions
    Deal brings together pair with strong interest in maritime investments
  • Somalia: we're winning the battles but losing the war
    More must be made of EU Navfor
  • Shipping's Great Leap Forward
    China's talk of 'actively guiding' tonnage reduction is reminder of its market power
  • Price drop in smaller dry bulk classes slows
    After capesize values level off, panamaxes are also seen selling at stabilising values
  • Rush is on for ballast water compliance technology
    Tools sought to help port state control check vessels are adhering to the letter of the ballast water convention
  • Environmental rules poised to force early scrapping of tonnage
    Additional expense of green upgrades means owners of certain tonnage could well retire ships needing such costly work
  • Iridium hits record revenue as it gears up for launch of new service
    Satellite communications business raises its expectations for subscribers and operational earnings
  • Rotterdam commissions study on eurozone crisis threat to containers
    McKinsey analysing how economic uncertainty could hit the Le Havre to Hamburg range of northwestern European ports
  • China could help VLCC overcapacity by purchasing all 15-year-old vessels
    Poten & Partners suggests Asian country buys ageing tankers rather than ordering newbuilds
  • Tanker asset values continue tumble
    Two-year-old suezmax and one aframax reported sold in quiet secondhand market
  • P&O Ferries threatens to fight any SeaFrance rescue bid with state aid
    French Dover-Calais ferry operator awaits Wednesday court decision on sale or liquidation
  • Newlead locks in new kamsarmax for 16 years
    Renegotiation with charterer is being described as consensual
  • Falling containership values place Global Ship Lease in danger of loan default
    Company confident of thrashing out a pact with lenders by November 30
  • ICS to brief UN climate change conference
    Will stress that shipping is committed to reducing emissions
  • HCI Capital reports $11m loss in first nine months
    Fresh cost-cutting programme launched
  • LRIT data exchange up and running at European safety agency
    Emsa takes control of ship position information at Portugal base
  • Reduced fuel consumption could save $50bn by 2020
    Study finds benefits to owners of implementation of IMO plans
  • US crew using system to extend claims
    Shipowners need to protect themselves from never-ending claims
  • Farstad posts $62.7m third-quarter profit
    Improvement over same period last year comes despite low rates and poor fleet utilisation
  • Egyptian port closed by protests
    Congestion impacts on over 40 vessels
  • Gulf ports urged to boost capacity
    Governments also need to cut red tape, says Kuwait Financial Centre study
  • Armed and necessary
    All signs are that the slow start of post-monsoon pirate attacks is due to onboard armed guards
  • Hamburg reports strong growth
    Box volumes up 15% year on year in third quarter
  • Courage snatches up supramax for $26.6m
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed carrier buys from new Chinese yard for early 2012 delivery

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IMO: new CO2 regs will deliver
    An IMO study released today predicted "significant" savings from incoming mandatory design and operation regulations, assuming ship operators can overcome the inherent challenges
  • STX OSV profits rocket
    OFFSHORE shipbuilding specialist STX OSV of Norway said today it has raised net profits for 3Q11 by 144% year on year
  • Scorpio hopeful on winter
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers reported larger losses than expected today but voiced optimism that market conditions are improving for its next three months
  • France to appeal EC's ruling on SeaFrance
    PARIS said today France plans to appeal the EC's rejection last month of a €259.5M ($353.3M) restructuring proposal for SeaFrance
  • CMA CGM deal with HCI rumoured
    RUMOURS abound that listed German shipping trust HCI Hammonia is about to acquire two 5,500teu box ships from CMA CGM
  • RMT posts $11M profits 3Q2011
    SINGAPORE'S Rickmers Maritime Trust today returned to profitability with net earnings of $11M in 3Q2011, reversing a $54.6M loss in 3Q2010. RMT posts $11M in 3Q2011 profits
  • STX Pan Ocean reveals losses of $35M
    SOUTH Korea's top drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean plunged today into the red, reporting $35M in net losses for 3Q2011
  • Oltmann acquires 'bargain' ships
    GERMAN KG house Oltmann said today it has secured bargain buys of three multipurpose and container newbuildings for its private investors
  • Losses force HCI slashes
    GERMAN KG house HCI Capital said today it will cut one-fifth of its workforce and slash costs by $13M per year, after posting heavy losses
  • GSL concedes covenant risk
    GLOBAL Ship Lease, which charters box ships to CMA CGM, disclosed today that it will soon require a covenant waiver because of slumping asset values
  • Libya reported nearing 800,000b/d
    LIBYA's oil production is expected to increase to 800,000 barrels per day within the next few weeks, a London conference heard today
  • Ferry passengers freed
    TURKEY said commando teams have stormed a hijacked ferry near Istanbul, freeing all 24 passengers and crew, who had been held hostage for 12 hours
  • Bunker costs threaten VLCC revival
    VLCC SPOT rates are continuing this week to rise, but analysts are warning that growing bunker costs could smother the trend
  • Berlin reverses shipping cuts
    GERMAN parliamentarians have voted to repeal much-criticised spending cuts on labour cost subsidies for German-flag ships
  • TSA plans box rate boost
    TSA TODAY announced plans to set higher rates from next year, after several members posted significant third-quarter losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • FMC Clears Tariff Files to Prevent Fraud
    The Federal Maritime Administration's cleaning of its ocean carrier tariff files may help prevent shippers from being scammed by an...
  • ILA, NYSA to Give Hiring Preference to Veterans
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the New York Shipping Association said they will give hiring preference to Iraq and Afghanistan...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 6.7 Percent in Third Quarter
    U.S. containerized exports rose 6.7 percent in the third quarter, the eighth straight quarter of expansion, led by rising demand...
  • Covenant Loses $11.1 Million, Freight Revenue Falls
    Covenant Transportation lost $11.1 million in the third quarter compared to a $1.9 million profit in the same period year...
  • David Noe, APL Vice President of Sales, Dead at 50
    David Noe, APL's long-serving vice president of sales, marketing and customer support in the Americas, died last week in Houston...
  • Cathay Pacific Says Holiday Cargo Peak 'Unlikely'
    Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and...
  • Hamburg Regains Spot as No. 2 European Box Port
    The port of Hamburg wrested back second place in Europe's container league from Antwerp, with a 15.3 percent surge in...
  • Analyst Says Eurozone Volatility Pulls Down China Exports
    The Eurozone's lurch from crisis to crisis is the prime reason for the soft Chinese export growth piling downward rates...
  • Five Carriers to Suspend Asia-Latin America Loop
    Five carriers that operate three joint services between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America plan to suspend...
  • Japanese Economy Regains Growth in Third Quarter
    The Japanese economy grew 1.5 percent in the July-September quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of...
  • Carriers Consider Lifting Indian Port Congestion Fees
    Ocean carriers serving India's Port of Chennai said they will consider lifting their bottleneck surcharges if restrictions on cargo movements...
  • Box Ships Books $5.1 Million Profit
    Box Ships booked a profit of $5.1 million in the first full quarter since the Greek container ship owner's initial...
  • Hamburg's HHLA Expands Profit, Warns of Overcapacity
    HHLA managed to grow revenue and container traffic in a challenging third quarter, but Hamburg's biggest stevedore warned of an...
  • Rickmers Swings to a $11.1 Million Profit
    Rickmers Maritime Trust swung to an $11.1 million profit in the third quarter from a $54.6 million loss a year...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Seek Post-Holiday Rate Hike
    Trying again to stop the erosion of rates that has hit major east-west trade lanes this year, shipping lines in...
  • When Capacity Turns
    If there is, as ocean carriers say, too little demand for freight space and too much capacity on the water,...
  • LTL Pricing Heads Up
    Less-than-truckload pricing is rising, financial results from the largest LTL carriers show, as tightening truck capacity and rising costs trump...
  • Measuring LTL Capacity
    How tight is LTL capacity? That depends on the carrier and its territory. "Capacity (at YRC) is not tight,...
  • Driving Back to Basics
    Four months after James Welch rejoined YRC Worldwide as CEO, the scope of his plans for the ailing trucking giant...
  • Polarizing Perspectives
    Perspectives, I've learned, are very much based on where you sit, so I was more than interested in what two...
  • Preventing the Next Big Bang
    Maritime industry employers are working with longshore unions around the country to prevent potentially deadly refrigerated containers from Vietnam from...
  • IMF Pushes Exports
    Egypt is hardly alone in its struggle to find a path to political transition and make reforms that are economically...
  • Port Horizons Brighten
    In Egypt, the disruptions of the Arab Spring didn't just disrupt traffic in the congested streets of its ancient cities....
  • Cloudy Forecasts
    Short- and medium-term economic forecasts for all of the major countries in the Mideast have been revised downward months after...
  • After the Spring
    Nine months after angry crowds brought down the administration of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, political and economic uncertainty hang heavily...
  • Ripe for Inspection Fees
    Any broker, importer or other U.S. business that agreed eight years ago to be the agent of a foreign food...
  • Financing Limits Transport Plans
    For transportation interests who believe the U.S. needs a long-term infrastructure strategy, prospects for funding are dimming. How will a...
  • Capacity for Contracts
    If container lines really start parking ships in significant numbers, it may have more to do with 2012 than with...
  • Load Factors Tumble
    The effect of the capacity glut on most U.S. trade lanes is clearly visible in the decline in load factors...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RCL still losing in tough Asian market
    Thai-based Asia-centric carrier, Regional Container Lines (RCL) incurred an operating loss of THB483 (USD15.7) million in the third quarter of the year, albeit ...
  • K Line boosts South Korea/India coverage
    Tokyo-headquartered K Line is beefing up its South Korea/India coverage with the introduction of a new Kwangyang/Kaohsiung - West India Express (FIX) service ...
  • TSA to raise rates on troubled transpac
    Members of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) are to raise their freight rates in an emergency rate restoration in order to halt the slide of plummeting ...
  • India's boxports ahead by 4%
    Seemingly bucking the consumer austerity-induced slowdown in global demand, India's 13 major ports increased container throughput in the six-months ending October ...
  • Frankfurt terminal changes name
    Frankfurt Intermodal Terminal (FIT) has changed its name to Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Hochst. As made clear in Contargo's press statement, 'the ...
  • Salvors readying for removal of Rena boxes
  • DB Schenker starts rail service between UK and Poland
    DB Schenker has commenced a weekly block train service between Poland and the UK. The first train departed from Wroclaw on Tuesday evening November 8 and arrived ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Ultrapetrol sheds the red
    Felipe Menendez-led owner reverses third-quarter loss as revenue surge helps resurrect bottom line.
  • Marfin eyes investments
    Andreas Vgenopoulos-led firm poised to pounce on "opportunities" in the Mediterranean following pact with yard group.
  • NewLead pens rate revision
    Newest addition to Michael Zolotas-led owner's dry arsenal secures extended 16-year fix in exchange for reduced rate.
  • Petrobras picks Deep Sea duo
    Brazilian behemoth poised to splash $100m on a pair of Oslo-listed offshore owner's anchor-handlers.
  • DVB to beat the gloom
    German bank says its results will meet the mark this year despite shipping and banking woe.
  • Rickmers unveils new CFO
    German giant's finance boss says new sources of cash will be essential for owner to remain active amid market turbulence.
  • ICG fails to impress
    Earning power weaker in what is key business quarter for Irish ferry operator.
  • Star wins another round
    Oslo-listed owner takes another step in pursuit of $16.5m damages payment from Russian charter.
  • Esco back in black
    Tschudi-owned multipurpose operator reveals small 2010 profit, after winning compensation for charter termination.
  • Genmar battles shot clock
    Jewel of Georgiopoulos empire secures key waiver extension as Moelis & Co and Randee Day join fight to stay afloat.
  • GSL spills less red ink
    A tough market and higher costs bear down on Ian Webber-led shipowner's bottom line.
  • Citi sounds dry cargo alarm
    Shipping boss Michael Parker sees two or three years of pain for the bulk market.
  • Double sting for Scorpio
    Emanuele Lauro-led owner sees red in a quarter hindered by seasonal weakness and macro-economic troubles.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • PO Shipping adds new TP loop
  • Unions blast MarAd, Matsuda
    Four U.S. maritime unions say the Maritime Administration and its leader David Matsuda should be "ashamed of itself" for issuing a report comparing U.S. and foreign-flag ship operating costs without seeking their input.
  • MSC starts matchback system in Belgium
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s Belgian branch has set up a new system to encourage inland matchbacks of its containers allowing importers, exporters and truckers to round-trip into Antwerp.
  • TSA seeks interim $400 per FEU min.
  • Five lines rationalize Asia/Mexico-WCSA capacity
    Waiting for confirmation from Hamburg Sud that these are the services are involved
  • CKYH pull East Coast via Suez loop
  • Lines suspend Asia-Americas round-world loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Deliveries in Cape Town available for supply between November 17-28 November.
  • Svitzer develops ECOtug
    New type of harbour tug that consumes less fuels, spills less oil and is more maneuverable than other tugs will be delivered in December.
  • Prices mixed in Rotterdam
    Buyers left wonder what is supporting the market, player tells Bunkerworld.
  • CMF product 'within 3.50% sulphur limit'
    Supplier complying with 2012 sulphur cap.
  • IMO mandatory GHG measures to cut billions from fuel bills
    Study of EEDI and SEEMP effect predicts 13% CO2 reduction by 2020 and 39% by 2050 compared with BAU scenario, but still with net growth.
  • Decline in bunker volumes continues
    Japanese bunker sales 18% down year-on-year.
  • Drive for fuel-efficient, less polluting engines boosts shipyards
    US shipyard says government incentives have been 'a shot in the arm.'
  • Bunker prices generally firming in Asia
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunker hubs on Monday, traders say.
  • TSA members to raise rates to halt losses
    Says correction is both 'imperative and overdue'.
  • Singapore's October bunker sales down
    Fall in sales volumes in line with slow global trade, say players.
  • Maersk orders second generation exhaust gas system
    Exhaust gas system compatible with different types of bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel.
  • BIMCO adds new bunker clauses for time charter parties
    New clauses to address importance of bunker issues and minimise risk of bunker disputes, says BIMCO.
  • Salvors to remove last of bunkers from grounded box ship
    Work will continue for 'some time' to ensure all accessible oil is removed from Rena, says Maritime New Zealand.

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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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