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November 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iron ore pushes Baltic Index to 2-week high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose to its highest in over two weeks on Wednesday, helped by iron ore cargo bookings to China.
  • HNA Group unit delays payments, citing downturn
    A second major Chinese shipping firm has halted payments to foreign ship owners because of the severe downturn in the freight market, further straining China's relationship within the global maritime community.
  • Zodiac likely buyer of 6 large ships from STX
    Zodiac Maritime Agencies, the shipping company founded by the late Israeli billionaire Sammy Ofer, is the likely buyer of six of the world's second-largest container vessels, according to data from Clarkson.

Sched Netweb site
  • LA import container volume increases 5.5pc to 368,842 TEU in October
  • Maersk cuts calls to Port Said, Valencia, Algeciras on Asia-Med services
  • Drewry's transpacific rate falls US$64 to $1,457/FEU in mid-November
  • Quarterly US boxed exports up 6.7pc, grain rises 37pc, poultry 32pc
  • Asia-West Africa rates to raise US$200 per TEU from December 15
  • Electronic submission of HK road freight data goes live and mandatory
  • Rotterdam still top EU box port as Hamburg re-takes 2nd place from Antwerp
  • Hong Kong's Crown Worldwide adds to gloomy 2012 forecasts
  • Jiangsu publishes its first provincial logistics industry index
  • Cathay holds topping out ceremony of Hong Kong's new air cargo terminal
  • Africa West Cargo launches flights Hong Kong to West Africa via Lome
  • Dreamliner 'game changer' to first boost Jetstar, says Qantas chief
  • Emirates SkyCargo's Ram Menen looks to flat performance in 2011
  • Singapore aviation charity run raises US$177,477, CAAS adds its own scheme
  • Cathay takes delivery of 1,000th Rolls Royce Trent 700 engine

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Korean Air delivers Beaujolais Nouveau to Korea and Japan
    Korean Air Cargo delivered 1,400 t of Beaujolais Nouveau to Korea and Japan in November, deploying 15 Boeing B747-400 full-freighters. The French new wine Beaujolais Nouveau is rel...
  • Ferry operator SeaFrance to be wound up
    A Parisian commercial court has ruled that ferry operator SeaFrance is to be wound up. None of the two takeover bids tabled is viable. The activities of the sole French shipping co...
  • Open skies between Taiwan and Japan
    Taiwan and Japan last week concluded an open-skies deal. This milestone in the two countries' relations, which do not have diplomatic ties, will be signed by non-government officia...
  • Transaero introduces Moscow-Vladivostok service
    The Russian carrier Transaero, which recently took delivery of its first Boeing B777-300 aircraft, is today starting a Moscow Domodedovo-Vladivostok service. Until 29 December, the...
  • Georgian railway project to proceed without EBRD loan
    Georgia's railway company is set to construct a new bypass, to re-route rail traffic away from the centre of Tbilisi, without financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction an...
  • Euro 5 vehicles can use Austrian motorway for another year
    Euro 5 vehicles' automatic exemption from a night driving ban on the Euro 5 vehicles can drive on the A12 motorway in Austria has been extended by one year. The new exemption will ...
  • AfDB loan to upgrade Ethiopian roads
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding to upgrade a 112 km road in Ethiopia to an all-weather standard. The AfDB approved a USD 67 million loan for the Bedele-Met...
  • New grain crane for Dunkirk
    A 400 t grain gantry from Le Havre was lifted off the "Lone" with two 1,000 t cranes and placed on Dunkirk's Grande-Synthe quay recently, bringing the number of gantry cr...
  • J. Christopher Lytle new director of port of Long Beach
    The board of commissioners of the port of Long Beach unanimously named J. Christopher Lytle, the port's deputy executive director and chief operating officer, as its new executive ...
  • New railway line between Switzerland and France
    A ground-breaking ceremony for a CHF 1.6 billion rail link between Cornavin, Eaux Vives and Annemasse took place recently - one hundred years after a corresponding agreement was si...
  • Fiege expands cooperation with Bridgestone in Switzerland
    Bridgestone, the world's largest tyre manufacturer, and Fiege, a German logistics service provider, recently expanded the latter's logistics task for the former. Fiege first develo...
  • Ceva expands agreement with Tech Data
    SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed a contract with the Tech Data Corporation, one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products. Ceva, has worked with...
  • Heinz renews contract with Wincanton
    The logistics services provider Wincanton has extended warehousing and distribution contracts with food manufacturer H.J. Heinz until at least 2015. The contract means Wincanton wi...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Sea Star Line enters guilty plea in price fixing case
  • Inland Salvage raises sunken coal barge
  • General Maritime files for Chapter 11 protection
  • HOS selects shipbuilders for massive newbuild program
  • Bahrain EDB and Rodriquez sign MOU
  • DNV to class world's largest heavy lift vessel
  • Wind farm installation vessel to have Voith Inline Thruster

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • BTS releases annual update of North American transport stats
  • Trucking association executive calls for further look at rule changes
  • K Line adding service covering West India
  • Coast Guard Vice Admiral relieves cutter captain of command
  • Panama Maritime Chamber opens doors to shipowners

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Terrible results herald painful future
    The reporting season for the publicly listed shipping companies offers a catalogue of woe that can only mean more gloom is on the way
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen boosted by emerging markets' demand for cars
    Analysts predict growth to continue into 2013
  • Japanese car carriers put their foot on the gas
    After the March earthquake and tsunami, industry has rebounded more quickly than anticipated
  • Bric economies lay foundation for growing car exports
    Within two decades there will be more cars in developing countries than in the OECD nations
  • General Maritime files for Chapter 11
    Oaktree pledges$175m for majority control and banks advance $100m DIP facility
  • Italy takes stock as Libyan oil returns
    Libya's main buyer turned to Saudi Arabia for its supply, but now Eni is back to aid production
  • Pacific supramax trade bottoms out
    Europe and Black Sea see rapid rate rise on lack of tonnage
  • Chinese consumers offer reefer trade a cherry on the cake
    A surge is expected in Chinese demand for fresh fruit as the growing middle classes become more affluent
  • Torm's MR product tanker earnings rise above rest of fleet
    Danish company still faces weak product tanker market as US imports fall
  • Prospectus gives insight into strategic thinking
    Hornbeck looking towards deep and ultra deepwater sectors
  • Hornbeck in super-sized $242m stock offering
    Strong demand boosts number of shares to 8m
  • Hornbeck announces detailed financing plans
    As well as equity raising, cost to be funded via cashflow from operations and cash on-hand
  • Indian iron ore exports to show 40% fall after ban
    Closed mines could reopen in January, but trade might never return to normal levels
  • EXCLUSIVE: IG Group reviews armed guards terms
    Private maritime security contractors are not buying enough public liability cover
  • EXCLUSIVE: Ship financing faces stormy 2012
    Banks have even more negative outlook than they did a year ago, reveals Petrofin survey
  • North blames claims for 5% premium rise
    Club follows IG group trend with increase
  • EXCLUSIVE: Charterer guarantees could reduce shipping risk
    Taking out cover at their cost may benefit medium-sized charterers as much as owners, claims Petrofin's Ted Petropoulos
  • US pipelines threaten VLCC trade
    Oil piped from midwest to US Gulf will ease reliance on Middle East but will hurt tankers
  • NCC lines up extra snow clearing equipment at St Petersburg terminal
    Boost to capacity includes a second steam generator and Hyundai front loader dump trucks
  • Full yards only obstacle to Golar's ordering spree
    With the belief that newbuilding prices will stagnate, Golar is poised for more LNG carrier orders
  • Shipping downturn claims two more US victims
    Dry bulk and ro-ro concerns suspend services
  • HSH Nordbank one of 10 German Landesbanks downgraded by Moody's
    Move due to banks, including Norddeutsche, being less likely to get government backing
  • Loving mining to death
    Indian politicians are hurting the very industry they are trying to protect
  • Navios claims 'solid' third-quarter despite difficult markets
    Drop in net income does not deflect owner from declaring healthy dividend
  • Panama Maritime Chamber seeks to become shipowner grouping
    Membership opened to all with Panama-flag vessels
  • Industry in favour of verifying container weight
    New regulation may be in place by 2013
  • GL oversees world's first internationally trading LNG fuelled ship
    Conversion of Tarbit Shipping's product tanker Bit Viking is fully certificated for worldwide trades

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • How the market forced GenMar's hand
    TODAY's Chapter 11 filing by General Maritime reveals a frantic but failed attempt to find a suitor, followed by an agreement with lenders that includes the threat of liquidation
  • Safety worries keep SeaFrance frozen
    CALAIS/Dover SeaFrance services remained today at a standstill after its court-appointed administrators cited continued safety concerns
  • Suez data spark warning
    EGYPT'S Suez Canal Authority has reported slowing revenue growth, reported IHS Global Insight, which warned today that the slump is likely to worsen
  • PST wins delisting approval
    THE SINGAPORE Stock Exchange today gave in-principle approval for the delisting of PST
  • US scrappers indicted
    OWNERS of a US breaking company have been indicted on charges of polluting a river in Virginia while scrapping a ship
  • Scrapping Handysize costs Courage $1.3M
    COURAGE Marine said today it will lose about $1.3M on the disposal of Handysize bulker MV Bravery
  • Ships laying Asian cable
    CABLE ships have started laying the 7,200km Asia Submarine Cable Express, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Oz demand pushes Capesizes
    SPOT RATES for Capesize drybulkers are rising as activity picked up in Australia, analysts said today
  • Green Reefers cuts down its loses
    NORWAY'S Green Reefers has reduced its quarterly losses despite what it called the weakest market for a decade
  • US pipeline reversal to hit GoM tankers
    THE FLOW of a major US pipeline will be reversed, with potentially significant long-term implications for tankers serving Gulf of Mexico refineries, it was confirmed today
  • China-shipowner relations sour
    PAYMENT disputes between shipowners and Chinese companies are reportedly rising
  • Ship finance rescue? Don't count on it
    SHIPOWNERS have been warned against relying on Chinese export credit agencies for financing, a Shanghai forum heard today
  • North Vietnam port growing
    VIETNAM is turning Lach Huyen into one of its top five northern ports
  • Academies closure assailed
    WORKERS and students have attacked a Philippines agency that closed down three of its maritime academies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • SeaFreight Opens Port Everglades Terminal
    SeaFreight Agencies opened its new 25-acre container terminal at Port Everglades, and the Caribbean carrier plans to boost its volume...
  • Long Beach Container Traffic Plunges 20 Percent
    Container volume at the Port of Long Beach plunged 20.5 percent in October, reflecting the loss of services by several...
  • Intermodal Container, Carload Traffic Rises
    Intermodal container traffic increased 2.6 percent week-to-week and 6.9 percent year-over-year in the week ending Nov. 12, according to the...
  • ATA Takes Driver Hours Battle to Budget Office
    The American Trucking Associations is taking its battle against proposed changes to truck driver work hours to the federal Office...
  • NOL's Ron Widdows on 'Destructive Behavior' Among Ocean Carriers (Video)
    Ron Widdows, senior advisor to Neptune Orient Lines, says container lines will have to reduce capacity to sustain freight rates...
  • Boehner, Mica Promise Quick Transport Action
    House Republican leaders, pledging a transportation plan of unspecified scale and unstated length, said Thursday tapping into expanded domestic energy...
  • Green Reefers Loss Widens as Rates Plummet
    Norway's Green Reefers saw its operating loss widen to $5.7 million in the third quarter from $1.7 million a year...
  • Four Unions Reach Agreement with Rails
    Major U.S. railroads have new tentative agreements with four of the 11 unions needed to avert a potential nationwide strike...
  • Small Potatoes? No Way
    About 10 days after returning from last month's TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, I turned around and headed back to...
  • A 'New Boy' Looks at Shipping
    Investor Wilbur Ross says the industry is fragmented, leveraged, volatile and ripe for consolidation Wilbur Ross became a billionaire...
  • Importing Made Simple
    It may be in its early stages, but simplifying Customs' maze of import regulations is on the way. The agency...
  • NJ Terminal Worker Pleads Guilty to Bribery
    A maintenance worker at Maher Terminals in Port Elizabeth, N.J., admitted his role in soliciting and accepting bribes to award...
  • Haney Truck Line Names Logistics Veteran CEO
    Veteran trucking executive Jack Gross is the new CEO of Haney Truck Line, a regional truckload and specialized carrier in...
  • Tony Hatch Discusses Intermodal Peak Season Forecast (Video)
    Anthony Hatch, transportation analyst with ABH Consulting, discusses his forecast for intermodal in the upcoming peak season and also gives...
  • BNSF Profit Rises 8.5 Percent Despite Traffic Decline
    BNSF Railway's profit rose 8.5 percent year-over-year to $766 million in the second quarter, as the railroad's revenue rose 13...
  • Houston Steel Tonnage Soars, Container Traffic Flat
    Steel shipments in October through the Port of Houston rose 49 percent year-over-year and are up 60 percent year to...
  • Box Rate Volatility Raises Supply Chain Costs
    Ocean freight rate volatility is ratcheting up global supply chain costs even when rates head downward, said a DHL Global...
  • Hoffa Leading Gegare, Pope in Teamsters Vote
    With ballots still being counted, James P. Hoffa opened a broad lead over opponents Fred Gegare and Sandy Pope Wednesday...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • No room for JNP to grow
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), which is the principal container gateway in India, is capped-out and cannot handle much more cargo.Statistics published for the first ...
  • LaHood supports GPA in quest to deepen Savannah Harbour
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) took an encouraging step forward in its Savannah Harbour Expansion Project after US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood visited ...
  • SCI in the red
    India's national carrier, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), has joined other ocean carriers in reporting losses for its latest fiscal period.In its H1 11/12 ...
  • Trailer Bridge files for bankruptcy
    US Jones Act carrier Trailer Bridge has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - a move which it says will result in a 'revitalised company with a ...
  • Disappearing boxes to be a thing of the past
  • Container removal underway on Rena
  • Germanischer Lloyd claims EC close to recommending LNG
    The European Commission appears close to recommending that liquefied natural gas (LNG) be used by shipowners as an alternative fuel whilst operating in EU coastal ...
  • Heads up for next year's Global Liner Conference
    Containerisation International's 14th Annual Global Liner conference next year will be held in London on April 17 and 18. Readers are asked to diarise the dates ...
  • JFC ordered to reveal its global assets
    The litigation between Star Reefers and Kalistad, the vessel chartering arm of Russia's largest fruit importer JFC Group, has reached another level with a UK court ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Inside Genmar's 'top fifty'
    Bondholders, banks, bunker suppliers and a shipyard top list of bankrupt tanker owner's unsecured creditors.
  • Golar Partners profit slips
    LNG and FSRU operator, created with a New York IPO earlier this year, reports drop in third quarter bottom line.
  • Navios picks up resale
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner buys a new panamax at a South Korean yard as it reports better than expected Q3 numbers.
  • Golar LNG figures up
    Golar LNG announces much improved figures and showed a significant increase over expectations.
  • Diana does deal for less
    Greek owner charters out panamax to Morgan Stanley for $12,250 per day, against $21,000 under previous contract.
  • Bankruptcy not on radar
    Jacob Meldgaard says revised plan shows Danish owner has no thoughts of following US owner into Chapter 11 protection.
  • Dongfang still down
    Chinese operator of two shipyards expect increased losses in the second half.
  • Yang Ming falls short
    Taiwanese container line raises $215m from bond sale, but was $17m shy of its target.
  • Genmar finally files
    Tanker titan seeks bankruptcy protection after long struggle with its finances.
  • SBM Offshore unmoved
    FPSO owner sticks with the story it should breakeven this year after dodging global wobbles.
  • HOS splits 16-ship order
    US owner spending at least $720m on offshore support ships at Halter Marine and Eastern Shipbuilding.
  • Courage cashes in Bravery
    Singapore and Hong Kong-listed owner scraps its third bulker in as many months.
  • Torm tanks in third
    Danish owner sees red ink run deeper than expected in a "particularly challenging" three months.
  • Torm plots fresh overhaul
    Copenhagen-listed owner cans $100m rights issue as it plots $300m fundraiser to underpin longer-term survival plan.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • APL joins up transpac/Asia-Middle East loops
  • TT Club survey on container weighing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Maersk Oil executive makes move to O.W. Bunker
    Christensen has made the move from Maersk Oil Trading where he was head of its Fuel Trading Operation.
  • Fujairah prices mixed
    Enquiries were strong in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices fall in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Very busy in Hamburg.
  • EC official grilled on GHG policy for shipping
    Stresses that ETS is just one option under review, wants shipping industry to be involved in the process.
  • Ecospec to deliver closed loop scrubber system
    Great Lakes ship will be third to install system from company behind 'three in one' scrubber, which now also offers simpler versions tackling mainly SOx or NOx.
  • Calls for wider emission restriction areas in Europe
    MEP proposal for 0.1% sulphur limit to apply to 'all territorial waters' of EU member states up to 12 nautical miles from their coasts.
  • Asian IFO prices weakening
    Slack demand at key Asian bunker ports on Thursday.
  • NYK reduces bunker use to cut cost
    Plans to reduce costs by about $312 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, it says.
  • Aegean shares downgraded
    The company is 'in a position in which financial difficulties could develop in the future', says ratings firm.
  • Volatile bunker prices 'adds to uncertainty', says OOCL executive
    Demand for clean fuels to 'push bunker price up in the future', says Managing Director of OOCL's Hong Kong branch.
  • Trailer Bridge files for Chapter 11
    The move is the 'quickest and most efficient way' to restructure its balance sheet, the company says.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan starts bunker ops in Fuzhou
    Deploys one bunker barge to support its bunker operations at the port.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
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DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
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- country
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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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