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January 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Spotlight on Singapore in LNG bunkering
    SINGAPORE is set to play a dominant role in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and this position will be bolstered as the shipping industry moves towards LNG as a cleaner source of fuel.
  • Delays seen in shipping's sulphur curbs
    Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry are likely to be delayed for years due to the reluctance of refiners to invest billions of dollars to produce cleaner burning fuel.
  • Asean seeks unity on maritime disputes
    Indonesia warned on Sunday that maritime conflicts in Asia could spiral out of control and threaten regional stability, as South-east Asian nations sought common ground on the disputed South China Sea.
  • Iraq to seek newbuilding bids in March

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Government plans to cut US$5.9 million in marine fees
  • European container import volumes up 15.4pc in 2010
  • Recovery prompts US retail sales boom - best since 1999
  • US retail box volume expected to rise 8pc in January
  • MSC raises India-Europe rates US$200 per TEU
  • Zim hikes India-Europe rate US$200/TEU in February
  • DP World's Port Qasim Pakistan terminal opens for business
  • TSA sets January 2012 deadline for screening bellyhold cargo
  • Singapore minister fetes strides in civil aviation after a good year
  • Perishables rot as Mumbai customs officers go slow to protest bribery raids

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Active box capacity grows by 21 pc to 14 m TEUs in Jan.
  • CKYH to cut six Far East-Europe sailings after Chinese New Year
  • CMA CGM to boost Asia-Europe service with new mega ships
  • CSAV NORASIA adds new call at Savannah port
  • DP World's Port Qasim terminal opens for business
  • Govt mulls new law to tackle sea piracy
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Süd to add Jeddah to IOS/ELIP loop
  • Höegh Tracer sold for green recycling
  • MAERSK LINE to add two 13,092-TEU ships to AE-7 service
  • MoS lays out wide-ranging perspective plan in Maritime Agenda 2010-20
  • Net profit for 12 months rises by 11.3 pc
  • UASC, Hanjin & partners to launch Europe-South America Express service
  • 200 t of Pak onion arrive at Mundra Port
  • Kandla Port records 2.85 pc growth during April-Dec. 2010-11
  • SAIL, IRCON ink MoU to undertake infrastructure projects
  • Doors may soon open for India to join OECD
  • Fieo lists demands for 2011-12 Budget
  • US Comm Secy-led team coming in Feb. looking for trade opportunities
  • A ghost in our living room

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Turkey planning massive rail network investments
    Turkish transport minister Binali Yildirim has said that his ministry is set to make total investments of TRY 50 billion (about EUR 25 billion) by the year 2023 in the country's ra...
  • Etihad Airways extends wet lease contracts with Maximus Air Cargo
    Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended its wet lease contracts for two Airbus A300-600RF aircraft with Maximus Air Cargo unt...
  • Höegh Autoliners restructures Swiss business
    The Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners, a leading global ro-ro shipping company, restructured its business in Switzerland with effect from 1 January. The line, which was represented b...
  • Maersk launching regular USA-South America service
    Maersk is set to launch a new regular service between the east coast of the USA and the west coast of South America on 15 February, with the "Maersk Westport". The link w...
  • Port of Charleston moves to common gate model
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) is streamlining its container operations by moving to a single-gate operating system on 18 January 18. The move will enable it to m...
  • OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC
    The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) became a member of Germany's Bonn-based ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC)...
  • GAC Group appoints new managers
    Ivo Verheyen took over as GAC's new Rotterdam-based group vice-president for Europe on 1 January. Ronald Lichtenecker, previously managing director of GAC Kuwait assumed charge in ...
  • InterRail group opens Shanghai office
    Switzerland's St Gallen-based InterRail group has added a Shanghai office to its Beijing and Urumqi centres in China. The new location, which is managed by Elva Gu, will strengthen...
  • Odyssey Logistics takes over Optimodal
    The US logistics service provider Odyssey Logistics and Technology (OLT) has acquired Optimodal, an intermodal company that specialises in the chemical sector. Optimodal focuses on...
  • European road freight volumes growing
    The latest analysis by Danske Bank has revealed that European forwarding markets continued to recover throughout 2010. The bank's European freight forwarding index increased to 59 ...
  • Group CAT equips trucks with location devices
    The French automotive logistics specialist Groupe CAT, which is based in Boulogne Billancourt just outside Paris, has equipped 80 trucks with new geographical location devices, ena...
  • MOL Logistics (Netherlands) shifts branch to Schiphol airport
    MOL Logistics (Netherlands), a subsidiary of MOL Logistics (Japan), relocated its Amsterdam branch to the premises of Menzies World Cargo (Nederland), an air cargo handling company...
  • New World Courier office in Istanbul
    The Chinese CEP service provider World Courier has strengthened its presence in the Turkish market by opening an office in Istanbul. The operator aims to provide the pharmaceutical...
  • LAN cargo volumes rise thanks to Latin American imports
    The LAN Airlines group, one of the leading Latin American carriers, has reported its preliminary traffic statistics for last month. In December 2010, cargo traffic increased by 9.9...
  • Vietnam Airlines improves profits and sales figures in 2010
    Vietnam Airlines, the country's flag carrier, has released provisional figures for 2010, which show that the company generated sales worth approximately USD 1.9 billion. Profit bef...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Sembawang Shipyard to build research vessel for Australia
  • Eastern Shipbuilding launches ferry for New Brunswick
  • Rolls-Royce and Fairbanks Morse win LCS propulsion orders
  • ExxonMobil and MOL order LNG ships in China
  • Somali pirates hijack Cyprus-flag bulk carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Port of Seattle presents Green Gateway Partners awards
  • Boeing taps Hammonds as information technology VP
  • Exxon teams with MOL to name builder of LNG vessels
  • Commerce Secretary discusses international trade report
  • Crowley Maritime now offers mobile pest refrigerated chamber

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL and China Shipping in pact to build four LNG ships
    Order for state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding believed to total about $800m
  • First coal fixture from US to Asia as prices set to rocket
    Coking coal prices could reach $400-$500 per tonne as severe flooding forces closure of many Australian mines
  • Golar secures LNG charters at $67,000 daily
    Golar LNG Energy has secured time charter contracts of 12-18 months for four of its liquefied natural gas carriers at a daily time charter rate estimated to be around $67,000
  • LPG trade up by 2m tonnes as growth goes slowly
    Liquefied petroleum gas trade grew by 2m tonnes in 2010 to 59m tonnes, according to preliminary estimates provided by Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco in its annual report on the gas sector
  • Owners resort to covering charter costs as Pacific woes continue
    Dry bulk shipowners facing a lack of business in the Pacific Ocean covered more of their customers' costs to get their vessels to the Atlantic
  • Baltic index steadies as capesize rates settle down
    The Baltic Dry Index remained steady at 1,439 points on Monday, as capesize rates finally found a floor
  • Argentine farmers protest export curbs
    Argentine farmers halted sales of soyabeans, corn and wheat as part of a week-long strike to protest against government restrictions on exports
  • BRS set to launch London trading screen
    BRS Futures to trade dry and wet FFAs, iron ore futures and container swaps
  • Brussels in transport ministry shake-up
    European Commission to reshuffle directorate-general for mobility and transport
  • If it is time to go, the sensible get going
    Well-meaning anti-age discrimination legislation could have a wealth of unintended results
  • GL claims hull redesign cuts fuel consumption
  • Fish factory ship cuts NOx emissions with water vapour system
    Kvann'yhas humid air motor system retrofitted during a docking in MAN Primeserv's facilities in Fredrikshavn, Denmark
  • Kogas explores LNG to fuel ships
    State-owned supplier signs deal with Swedish companies to examine bunkering technologies
  • Brussels imposes financial ban on Côte d'Ivoire ports
    EU-registered ships and firms barred from new financial dealings with Abidjan and San Pedro
  • Delmas reshuffles Europe-West Africa services
    To offer shippers increased frequencies between the two regions
  • Lay up those bulkers
    Dry bulk owners cannot use fear of the unknown as an excuse to not lay up their ships
  • Tell them what?
    It is not clear whether freedom of information laws can make distinctions between a port's role as commercial operator and harbour authority
  • Push for equality rules onboard UK ships
    New regulations will establish the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 at sea
  • Tallink to propose zero dividend
    Move part of ferry company's switch to using the European financial year
  • World Shipping Council hits out at US windfarm plan
    Council warns over environmental costs and damage in event of collision
  • Somali ransom payments hit $238m in 2010
    Overall cost of piracy worldwide could be as high as $12bn per year, says new report
  • US shippers revive antitrust debate
    Calls to advance legislation to repeal antitrust immunity for ocean liner carriers
  • SITC chief urges Chinese owners to rein in fleet growth
    Some firms expanding too fast, warns Shaopeng Yang
  • Somali pirates step up hijackings
    Greek bulk carrier and Samho tanker seized over the weekend
  • NCC set for box terminal capacity boost
    To see 750,000 teu capacity added to its container terminal system along the Baltic Sea
  • Brisbane port reopens
    Partially re-eopened and expected to be fully operational by Wednesday
  • Eitzen Chemical hints at weak end to 2010
    Weaker regional trade and higher bunker prices to hit final quarter 2010 results
  • Swinglehurst to launch Hong Kong office
    Lloyd's insurance broker eyes bigger Asian presence after Hong Kong base

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Products tanker released
    PIRATES have released a Greek chemical products tanker more than six months after it was hijacked, EU NAVFOR reported today.
  • Tartus exports rise 60%
    SYRIAN exports from Tartus reportedly increased 60% last year, mainly because of a jump in phosphate shipments from the Mediterranean port.
  • Key Chile copper mine finds new port
    THE WORLD'S third-largest copper mine has reportedly signed a new port agreement a month after a port accident led it to declare force majeure on sales.
  • US shippers attack carriers
    ROLLED freight and breached carrier contracts have not dissipated despite claims to the contrary from the liner trade, according to US shippers.
  • Pirates seize tanker
    PIRATES have hijacked a product tanker with 21 crew members on board off Oman, according to EU NAVFOR.
  • Bangladesh buys Qatar Petroleum's LNG
    BANGLADESH has signed a deal to buy 4M tonnes of LNG per year from Qatar Petroleum, worth $1-1.5Bn annually.
  • Eitzen looks 'weaker'
    EITZEN Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier, has warned that trading in 4Q10 was weaker than forecast.
  • Rhine barge snarl worsens
    ABOUT 200 barges are stuck near Koblenz on the Rhine ' Europe's largest inland shipping corridor ' because of last week's capsizing of an acid-transporting barge.
  • Pakistan restores wheat exports after 3-year ban
    PAKISTAN has begun exporting wheat after a three-year ban was lifted, with dozens of bulkers being lined up for shipments, Fairplay was told today.
  • K+N adds reefer agents
    GLOBAL forwarding giant Kuehne + Nagel has ramped up its reefer activities with a series of acquisitions in South America.
  • Glitch spoils Vancouver's coal opportunity
    CAPACITY at the largest coal export terminal in Canada has been cut by a technical glitch ' at just the time that Canadian companies wish to exploit metallurgical coal shortages caused by Australia's flooding.
  • Icebreakers near trapped Russian ships
    FESCO is today still working to free ships trapped by ice since last year in Sakhalin Bay.
  • Seaway freezes tolls
    BUOYED by a 15.5% increase in traffic during 2010, the St Lawrence Seaway has decided not to increase tolls during the 2011 shipping season.
  • Scrapping option rising
    CAPESIZE charter rates might be at rock bottom, but high iron ore prices are offering a bright spot for scrapping, Fairplay was told today.
  • Slow road back seen for Queensland coal
    QUEENSLAND'S resource council has estimated the cost of coal production lost to weather since the beginning of December at A$2.3Bn ($2.27Bn).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • ILA Retains Chassis Pool Maintenance and Repair
    The International Longshoremen's Association won assurances its members will still maintain and repair chassis previously provided by ocean carriers but...
  • Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
    The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index. ...
  • Corps to Test Carp Barriers on Chicago Canal
    The Coast Guard will be limiting transit on a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal beginning Tuesday to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Buys South American Transporters
    Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel acquired three South American companies, expanding its perishables transportation and logistics network. The...
  • Wal-Mart to Enter Africa Market
    Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, moved a step closer to entering Africa as a 51 percent shareholder of a large...
  • Cargoitalia to Launch Freighters to Atlanta
    Cargoitalia, the Italian all-cargo airline, will launch an MD-11 freighter service between Milan and Atlanta on Feb. 2. The...
  • Seaway Tonnage Grew 15.5 Percent in 2010
    Shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway increased 15.5 percent in tonnage during 2010, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management...
  • Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam Eye Duisburg
    The ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are considering a joint bid for the German government's stake in Duisburg, the...
  • Greatwide Logistics Buys Overton Transportation
    Third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services acquired trucking operator Overton Transportation from Sysco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...
  • ANA Cargo Volume Soars 29 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 15th consecutive month in November, soaring 29.2 percent...
  • Antwerp Hails Labor Deal
    The Port of Antwerp hailed a new labor agreement with dockworkers as a major breakthrough in its bid to boost...
  • Floating Rates
    A year ago, a dark cloud was descending on the trans-Pacific shipping market as the realization set in among shippers...
  • For Maximum Protection, See Section 7 of B/L
    Q: A shipment is to go from us to the customer of our customer, with a 3PL doing the actual...
  • Intermodal Inflection?
    Differential calculus defines an inflection point as a point on a curve where the curvature changes sign. Andy Grove, former...
  • Intermodal Churns Into 2011
    Across North America's railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong. Trains maintained a solid pace in hauling containers and...
  • 'Trucking' to the Caribbean
    ABF Freight System is expanding service to the Dominican Republic as trade with the Caribbean nation picks up, led by...
  • LTL Expands Off Pallet
    As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a...
  • Buying Power Returns
    Few events signaled a logistics recovery as loudly as last year's $512.6 million acquisition of ATC Technology by GENCO Supply...
  • Resolutions
    If 2009 was the year of the economic disaster and 2010 was the year of recovery and conflict, what will...
  • Bayonne Bridge Plan Raises Ire
    Shipping industry leaders are underwhelmed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision on a general plan...
  • Bunker Mentality Returns
    When crude oil prices raced to more than $145 a barrel in mid-2008, bunker surcharges ratcheted up just as quickly....
  • Super-Sized Challenge
    The stunning increase in super-post-Panamax container ships provides carriers with economies of scale and a tricky management challenge. Balancing...
  • Capacity's Balancing Act
    Dave Akers is trying to sort out what's real and what's not in all of last year's ocean carrier announcements...
  • California Dreaming
    Driven by a late-year crest of exports, California's undermined trade competitiveness, amplified by the recession, ended in 2010. Surging volumes...
  • Uncertain Hours
    It may be months before truckers know how many hours they'll be allowed to drive under new federal work rules,...
  • Railroad Requirements
    The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms...
  • Green Lights for Environment
    The greening of the freight transportation industry will take another big step this year, but years of preparation will limit...
  • Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda
    This could be a breakthrough year for trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. The first step is the U.S.-South Korea...
  • Asia Trade Looking Up
    U.S. containerized trade with Asia will grow over the next two years despite possible macroeconomic bumps, PIERS forecasts in its...
  • House Chairman Targets Highway Traffic
    As the new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., wants to get more bang...
  • Opening Transportation's Lockbox
    House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs. Even before they got down to the...
  • 'Made in U.S.A.' Storms Into Asia
    Before last October, the U.S. had exported $8 billion in goods to China in a single month only once: December...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Another Samho ship seized by pirates
  • Tunisian troubles hit transport sector
  • US import growth to slow into 2011
  • Carbon War Room targets aviation
  • US regulator to review rail competition

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Louis-Dreyfus dead at 102
    Grand patriarch of French shipping and commodity trading family completes life voyage.
  • Sembawang signs for research ship
    Sembcorp Marine unit wins Teekay Shipping order for scientific vessel for use in Australia.
  • Greek flag losing numbers
    Hellenic Statistical Authority reveals the number of ships flying the Greek flag has fallen during the past year.
  • German boxship evades hijack
    Gebr Winter's Courier puts on the gas to outrun pirates after attack off Oman on Monday.
  • Pilgrim ferry runs aground
    Captain trying to avoid smaller boats when vessel got stuck near Lapu-Lapu in Philippines.
  • Morch joins Clipper
    Maersk Tankers veteran Kristian Morch snapped up by Danish rival to spearhead heavy-lift division and VLCC investments.
  • Lakshadweep dispute ended
    Indian overseas affairs minister steps in to end row over ferry crewman's death.
  • Bulker goes hard aground
    Santa Elena must be lightered before it can be refloated off Sletterhage, Denmark.
  • Greek in scrap denial
    Load Line says reports it has sent elderly Bravo to be broken up in India are wide of the mark.
  • Capes queue for scrap
    Five capesize bulkers lined up for demolition as talk of Bangladeshi revival builds hope for a surge in prices.
  • Fire hits Color ferry
    Blaze breaks out on board Norway's Superspeed 1 during maintenance at Helsinki shipyard.
  • Courage in Hong Kong bid
    Singapore-listed bulker owner reveals plans for dual listing to open a door to China.
  • MOL lines up LNG quartet
    Japanese owner picks Hudong-Zhongua in China for its new gas carriers to be co-owned by China Shipping.
  • Double delight for Farstad
    Oslo-listed shipowner secures contracts with ConocoPhillips for two of its PSVs.
  • Greek bulker hijacked
    Pirates grab Perosea's handymax Eagle and 24 Filipino crew as Greek suezmax escapes.
  • Three hurt in blast
    One man in critical condition after explosion on CSDC products carrier off Brisbane, Australia.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL Logistics move to new Schiphol address
    MOL Logistics said Friday its Amsterdam branch office has moved to a new rampside location at Schiphol International Airport. The new location at the airport, the company said, will allow it to reduce lead time and the number of handling points, as...
  • Cargoitalia adds Atlanta stop
    All-cargo airline Cargoitalia will begin freighter service from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta on Feb. 2, providing the only direct main-deck cargo capacity between the two cities. Atlanta will be served twice-weekly from Milan, using Cargoitalia's 90-t...
  • CSA to step up rates throughout 2011
    Member lines in the Caribbean Shipowners Association said last week they will raise rates in three increments through October: ' On Feb. 6, rates will rise $75 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $169 per container larger than 40 ...
  • Grand Alliance trims Asia/Europe loop
    A Grand Alliance loop between Asia and northern Europe will slow steam to account for the omission of six voyages in February and March, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The alliance's Loop D, which has a rotation of Southampto...
  • CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loop
    CSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. The Chilean line will not join Hamburg S'd ...
  • Treasury tags 24 more companies with IRISL ties
    The U.S. Treasury Department has named an additional 24 shipping companies with affiliation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The action build on Treasury's efforts to expose the financial and corporate underpinnings of IRISL, which ...
  • MSC adds 25% of new large ship capacity in '10
    Swiss liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. added 276,000 TEUs worth of fleet capacity in ships larger than 4,000 TEUs in 2010, far and away more than any other carrier in the world, according to statistics compiled by maritime consultant Dynam...
  • Carrier news
    CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loopCSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. G...
  • Port news
    Equity firm buys 50% stake in Paranagua terminalGlobal private equity firm Advent International last week said it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Terminal de Cont'ineres de Paranagua S/A (TCP), Brazil's third-largest container terminal. COSCO co...
  • 'Could take years'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • CT Offshore buys second hand tonnage ' again
    CT Offshore has expanded its fleet with the addition of the former German customs patrol vessel Bremerhaven, which will change its name to Sander 2. The vessel will be rebuilt
  • No sign of Leopard crew
    It is still uncertain where the six crew members of the Danish coaster Leopard are being held. The vessel was hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast
  • Cargotec inks EUR 40 million deal
    Cargotec has signed a contract worth EUR 40 million with Colombian Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 24 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker market firm
    Healthy demand and big volumes in Suez.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key ports
    Healthy avails in Hamburg but the market 'largely quiet'.
  • Major doubts about 2020 global sulphur target
    Industry analysts think lack of refinery investment to meet expected distillate demand growth is likely to delay implementation.
  • Competition toughens as Istanbul sales volumes stagnate
    Prices 'at historical low levels due to very heavy competition' says local player.
  • DNVPS charts 30 years of bunker testing
    Over 1.4 million fuel samples tested since 1981 launch, service remains 'a risk management fundamental' for ship operators.
  • Management reshuffle at Lintec
    Geoff Jones becomes Global Fuels Director as Lintec's management team grows.
  • International Paint joins SEAaT as associate member
    Innovations such as reduced friction hull coatings 'play a key role' in reducing air emissions from shipping.
  • Asian IFO prices mixed, distillates on record high
    'Average' demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Sri Lanka port authority detains bunker tanker
    Due to suspected document irregularity for one of its crew, sources say.
  • Vopak to sell stake in BORCO for up to $268 million
    Follows footsteps of partner First Reserve; selling its 20% equity stake in the largest Caribbean oil storage terminal to Buckeye.
  • Hyundai Oilbank to cut bunker fuels output in Q2
    New heavy oil upgrading plant, which will increase lighter distillates production, set to commence operation mid-May.
  • Forum to discuss fuel savings, alternative powering options
    Offering solutions driven by 'burden' of environmental regulation and rising bunker costs, says conference chairman.

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Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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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