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January 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Boxship sector seen growing at slower speed
    Demand growth in the container shipping industry will slow in 2011 to nearly half of last year's double-digit expansion as strong consumer buying eases in emerging markets, industry specialists said.
  • Container vessels slow down to save on fuel
    Container vessels are sailing at the slowest speeds in at least two years to save on fuel costs, driving up freight rates and the shares of shipbuilders.
  • Baltic Index at two-year nadir on vessel build-up
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index BADI, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in nearly two years on Tuesday as a build up of vessels continued to weigh on larger capesizes.
  • HK striving to comply with UN's Iran sanctions

Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison spins off units in US$6 billion Singapore IPO bid
  • Four-day French port strike underway, Hapag-Lloyd avoid France
  • Long Beach volume up 25pc to 6.3 million TEU in 2010
  • Asia-Europe, transpac rate hikes absent as capacity surges
  • CSAV box volume up 62pc, biggest gain on league table
  • Environment biggest challenge line faces, says Maersk chief
  • The Containership Company Shanghai mulls index rate tie up
  • Long Beach approves Clean Truck provisions
  • Infrastructure levels fall behind South America's growth
  • Anti-pirate laser designed to hide ships in sun-like glare
  • Singapore air cargo express hub to open next year `
  • Snow protest: Virgin refuses to pay landing fees at Heathrow
  • Yemeni measures to lift air cargo ban to EU reviewed

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Conquest 2011 wins plaudits from trade
  • Westports Malaysia appoints BSV Shipping Agencies as its marketing agent in India
  • Over half of tea imports in 2010 came from Nepal
  • Payment mechanism halts fuel export to Myanmar
  • CoPT to redeploy 300 workers at CFS
  • Maritime Agenda proposes SPV model for global port operations
  • BoA gives more time to 20 SEZ developers to execute projects
  • Exim Banks of India & Korea ink MoU on trade
  • Export of wheat products may be banned
  • FM told to focus on farm policies
  • Import duty on oils may go
  • RBI payment dictat on Iran may hit tea exports
  • Three-fourths of indirect tax mop-up target achieved in 9 months
  • World Bank backs green-growth agenda
  • Anand Sinha appointed Dy Governor of RBI
  • Plastivision 2011 begins today

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2011
  • Logwin expanding in Kenya and South Africa
    The global logistics service provider Logwin has strengthened its presence on the African continent by opening its second location in Kenya in the city of Mombasa and expanding its...
  • SGS boosts earnings in business year 2010
    Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company based in Geneva (Switzerland), boosted its profit by 3.9% to...
  • LG Electronics UK extends contract with Norbert Dentressangle
    LG Electronics UK Ltd has renewed its contract with the French logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) for a further three years. Originally appointed by LG Elec...
  • Ostwind to remain a Transinvest Group product
    Transinvest president Werner Albrecht recently stated that the Ostwind container blocktrain will remain a Transrail product, despite media reports to the contrary. The...
  • Hudong-Zhonghua to build LNG carriers for MOL and Exxon
    Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) and the Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that they have selected the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (Hudong), a subsidiary ...
  • MOL launches new direct Vietnam to North Europe service
    The "MOL Precision", operated by the Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL), recently made its maiden call at Tan Cang-Cai Mep international terminal (TC...
  • Duisport share transaction: opportunity for modal shift
    The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam (ARA ports) are discussing a joint response to the proposed sale of shares in the port of Duisburg by the German central go...
  • Barloworld Logistics Middle East appoints new managing director
    Barloworld Logistics has appointed Sean Bradley as managing director - Middle East. Bradley began his career in Kuwait in 1979 and brings more than 27 years of supply chain experie...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Overhaul of offshore energy regulation and management continues
  • $17.33 million more for repairs to LHD 1
  • Mother ship design for deepwater offshore wind farms
  • ABS makes management changes
  • AIDA ship order gives Siemens something to smile about
  • Paris MOU warns on tanker damage stability problems
  • Hyundai Heavy books drillship orders from Noble

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • New cargo volume record set at Port of Seattle in 2010
  • Boeing confirms $19 billion aircraft deal with China
  • Grays Harbor Port Commision looking at viewing tower options
  • Trucking association boss sends letter to President Obama
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics plans development for Jurong Port

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Chinese deals keep VLCC rates level
    Market expected to stay 'fairly flat' due to number of available ships
  • Mid-sized boxships in new lay-up threat, warns MSC chairman
    Aponte says the arrivalof new larger tonnage could leave smaller containerships out of work
  • Scorpio to add second crude tanker to fleet
    New York Stock Exchange-listed Scorpio Tankers is set to add its second crude tanker to its fleet of 10 owned vessels, reportedly purchasing the 2009-built, 113,043 dwt aframax Southern Spirit for $51m
  • Aframax reported sold for $34m
    Egyptian Tanker Co has bought the 2001-built, 107,222 dwt aframax Opal Queen from Tsakos Energy Navigation at a reported price of $34m
  • Opec oil production to rise by 5m bpd
    Crude oil production from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is projected to increase by 5m barrels per day over the next 20 years, reaching 40m bpd in 2030, according to international energy giant BP
  • Aponte open to offers from prospective port investors
    Container carrier MSC ready to sell up to 49% stake in its global terminal business
  • A unique capacity for organic growth
    With an existing comprehensive global network, world's second largest container line does not need to grow through acquisitions
  • Aponte seeks investors for MSC's terminals business
    Container line keen to bring in outside investors to release equity
  • MSC draws on family strengths to keep ahead
    In an exclusive interview, MSC founder Gianluigi Aponte talks about ship sizes, competition and why family-run businesses are still the best model
  • Euronav puts faith in suezmax time charters
    Strategy to move vessels from spot market to long-term time charters will pay off
  • Shell's Kopernicki sets March date for retirement
    Retirement will coincide with end of his presidency with UK Chamber of Shipping
  • Diana Containerships makes Nasdaq debut
    Stock dips $0.25 to $13.75 early in trading
  • Big may not be better
    Will boxship owners rush to place orders for 18,000 teu vessels?
  • Valuing the yuan
    A yuan revaluation could provide a body blow to Chinese exports, to the detriment of the world's major box lines
  • Swansea Dry Docks future secure
    New company to invest some £4m developing shiprepair and recycling facility
  • Gladstone port set to resume coal handling
    Expecting first shipments of Australian coal from Blackwater rail system tomorrow
  • Eitzen Maritime sells 1.8m shares
    Sale described as "repair issue"
  • Berlin quells shipowners' hopes over state aid
    $6.7bn state-backed loan to be used solely for construction of offshore windparks
  • Hellenic P&I club opens for ships up to 25,000 gt
    Mutual covered around 90 vessels for war risks in first year of business
  • Fredriksen makes fresh bid for Tui board seat
    Hopes to reach deal ahead of group's annual general meeting in February
  • St Petersburg stevedore group sees volumes rise
    Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg handled 5.2 % more freight in 2010
  • CSCL bullish on 2010 profits
    Predicts full-year profits to have increase significantly
  • Trada Maritime seeks $105m
    In talks with banks over funds to finance capital expenditure
  • Containerships to fit scrubber on one of its vessels
    Finnish shortsea operator inks contract with Wartsila to instal SOx scrubber
  • Brisbane port returning to normal
    Port still partially closed but more ships are being allowed to berth
  • Economic growth set to be slow but steady
    World Bank outlook says recovery will be moderate after bounceback of 2010, with emerging economies continuing to lead way
  • US-China trade talks may prove crucial for shipping prospects
  • Fast-growing Scorpio looks to profit from tanker trades
    Having more than tripled its fleet in less than a year, the New York listed tanker owner is boosting its earnings by putting ships in pools or selling them on for profit
  • ING leads the way in offshore lending
    Dutch lender involved in eight deals worth $1.5bn in 2010, representing an 11% share of the top 10 lenders

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Four breakers reported killed in Bangladesh
    FOUR MEN were killed and another is reportedly in critical condition with burns as a result of an explosion at a Bangladeshi shipbreaking yard.
  • Georgians arrest ship
    GEORGIAN authorities today reportedly arrested a Philippines-flagged general cargo ship on pollution charges.
  • Charleston box volume rose by 17% during 2010
    CONTAINER volumes in Charleston increased 17% year on year in 2010 because of improved shipping services and the US economic recovery.
  • Arch doubles Pacific plan
    NYSE-LISTED Arch Coal has announced a high-volume agreement with Prince Rupert's Ridley Terminal, its second major move towards West Coast exports in the past week.
  • Bremerhaven woos investors for offshore port
    BREMEN'S state government today outlined its offshore terminal proposal, targeted for opening in 2014.
  • Russian grain trader sued
    RUSSIAN grain trader RosInterAgroservis is being sued for $20M by BNP Paribas according to Moscow commercial court filings.
  • Kenya court extends inquiry on port figure
    KENYA'S High Court has reportedly extended an investigation of fraud allegations against former ports boss James Mulewa.
  • Two die after collision
    TWO DANES were killed as a result of their fishing vessel's collision with a Swedish dry cargo coastal ship in the Kattegat about midnight, Danish and Swedish news reports said.
  • UN arms inspectors begin Nigeria inquiry
    UN ARMS inspectors are reportedly in Lagos to inspect an arms cache shipped from Iran but seized at the port in October.
  • Samudera buys box ship
    SINGAPORE-listed Samudera Shipping Line said it has bought one of its chartered-in box ships for $13.6M.
  • Kyushu buys Indonesia LNG
    JAPAN'S Kyushu Electric Power reportedly said today it has agreed to buy 300,000 tonnes of LNG per year from Indonesia's Donggi-Senoro LNG for 13 years.
  • Russian duty cut opposed inside Kremlin
    A PROPOSAL from the Russian energy ministry that would cut the export duty rate for crude by about 7% is opposed by the finance ministry, a bank report said today.
  • Courage seeks IPO in HK
    HONG KONG'S drybulk carrier Courage Marine is seeking a listing in its home territory.
  • Euronav turns it around
    EURONAV, the listed Belgian VLCC and Suezmax operator, said today it had turned 2009's net losses around to profits in 2010.
  • Singapore seen as hub for Asian Pacific LNG
    ALREADY the world's bunkering hub, Singapore is also poised to benefit from shipping's shift to LNG as a cleaner source of marine fuel.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Highway Officials Take Road Needs to Social Media
    The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is tapping into social media to build support for more funding...
  • Obama, Hu Stress Cooperation in U.S-China Issues
    President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China, opening a state visit in Washington amid growing complaints from U.S. exporters...
  • Zim to Launch Tampa-Mexico Service
    Zim American Integrated Shipping is launching a direct container service between Mexico and Tampa, the Tampa Port Authority said Wednesday....
  • US-China Deals Include Transportation Sales
    Recent deals with China linked to this week's Washington visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao will generate more than $45...
  • Truckload Capacity, Demand Index Drops 3.9 Percent
    Truckload demand is slackening in January, loosening freight capacity that tightened during the pre-holiday shipping season, according to Longbow Research. ...
  • Channel Tunnel Truck Traffic Surges 42 Percent
    Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between the UK and France, reported truck traffic surged 42 percent...
  • Gabrielson, Schember to Receive Connie Awards
    Rick Gabrielson of Target and George Schember, vice president, corporate transportation and logistics at Cargill, will receive the first Connie...
  • Thailand Delays Hazmat Insurance Requirement
    Thailand is delaying implementation of a new insurance requirement that had sent U.S. suppliers of chemicals and other hazardous materials...
  • Container Ship Overcapacity to Last 12 Months, Report Says
    Ocean container carriers face overcapacity for at least another 12 months as the supply of new ships outpaces slowing cargo...
  • Seattle Containers Surged; Tacoma Struggled in 2010
    The Port of Seattle had a banner year in 2010, with containerized imports increasing 46.6 percent, containerized exports up 19.3...
  • ABF Appeals Dismissal of YRC-Teamsters Lawsuit
    ABF Freight System is taking its legal challenge against concession agreements negotiated by YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters to the...
  • Obama Orders Review of US Regulations
    President Obama ordered federal agencies to come up with plans in the next four months to review regulations already on...
  • Alameda Corridor Slashes US Loan Request
    The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority is slashing its request for a federal rail program loan to $83.7 million from an...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • ER Schiffahrt expects 'volatile' marine markets
  • Tunisia posts further progress
  • Rhine container hinterland blocked by barge-wreck
  • China's HU begins 'most important' US visit
  • San Pedro Bay ports end a record breaking 2010

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Seaspan plots raid
    Gerry Wang-led containership outfit sets the stage for public offering as ship acquisitions land in the crosshairs.
  • ISC seizes PCTC pair
    Niels Johnsen's International Shipholding Corp mulls financing options in $64m raid on pure car/truck carriers.
  • LDA tows giant FPSO
    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs' offshore wing secures work for trio of anchor-handlers as Total races to drill off Angola.
  • Sonangol not Scorpio
    Angolan oil company and not New York-listed shipowner has bought Interorient tanker, TradeWinds is told.
  • Davie courts cash trio
    Bankrupt Canadian shipbuilder seals another court extension as it fights to secure fresh funding options.
  • Yard blast death toll rises
    Four men have now died and another has critical burns after an explosion on a tanker at a breakers yard in Bangladesh.
  • Red ink for FSL Trust
    Singapore-listed outfit pushed to a loss by higher operating expenses and loan repayments.
  • HK cracks down on IRISL
    Chinese territory aims to change rules swiftly to help US in its fight against Iranian owner and its affiliates.
  • NorthLink charters ro-ro
    Scottish operator launching Clipper Racer on freight run to Orkney under new name.
  • Subsea 7 in windfarm push
    Oslo-listed owner continues expansion with the launch of new renewable energy division.
  • Genmar 'still short of cash'
    New York-listed owner's balance sheet remains stretched despite triple sale-and-leaseback deal, analysts say.
  • Trada eyes loan deal
    Indonesian owner on bulker and tanker splurge lines up four banks as it seeks $105m for buys.
  • Breakers die in blast
    Two men killed in huge explosion on vessel at shipyard in Sitakunda, Bangladesh.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Hub opens Indianapolis, Milwaukee terminals
    Hub Group said it has opened new Comtrak intermodal terminals in Indianapolis, and Milwaukee. Hub's Comtrak Logistics subsidiary offers nationwide drayage and truckload services and now has 24 terminals. Chris Kravas, chief intermodal officer for ...
  • Eno Transportation Foundation names president
    The Eno Transportation Foundation board has appointed Joshua L. Schank to president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 21. Schank, who succeeds Stephen Van Beek, directs the National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy C...
  • Ryder closes deal on Carmenita Leasing
    Ryder System has completed its previously announced acquisition of nearly all assets of leasing and rental business Carmenita Leasing, based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in 2011 and will operate...
  • U.S.-flag Great Lakes '10 cargo up 33.4%
    The Lake Carriers' Association reported that U.S.-flag freighters plying the Great Lakes carried 88.7 million tons of dry bulk cargo in 2010, a 33.4 percent increase over 2009. However, these shipments were off nearly 10 percent from the industry's...
  • Connie Awards to Gabrielson, Schember
    The Containerization & Intermodal Institute said it will present its Connie Award to Rick Gabrielson, director of international transportation for Target Corp., and George Schember, vice president of corporate transportation and logistics for Cargi...
  • Nordana Med service to call Savannah
    Nordana said its U.S./Mediterranean service will begin making direct calls to the Port of Savannah. "Customer feedback has indicated that regular calls at the Port of Savannah will provide a valuable addition to the market we serve," said Bob Chick...
  • ABS shuffles European management
    Classification society ABS has appointed Todd Grove to chief technology officer in an effort to strategically align technology resources and rule development initiatives among its operating divisions. He will report to ABS President and Chief Oper...
  • GAO: Risk from ship jumpers could be reduced
    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said protection from foreign merchant seamen who might jump ship and enter the U.S. illegally could be improved.In a report , GAO said there is a discrepancy between records kept by the Coast Guard and Cus...
  • Paris MoU finds some tankers threaten environment
    Preliminary results from the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Tanker Damage Stability, carried out from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, found 173 tankers, or 16.2 percent of the fleet, threaten t...
  • 'Careful consideration to benefits and costs'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • Containerships to install scrubber
    Containerships Ltd Oy has signed a turnkey contract with Wärtsilä about retrofit of a W'rtsil' fresh water scrubber for the container vessel Containerships VII. This is Wärtsilä's first commercial marine
  • Nordane sells tugs to Canada and Germany
    Nordane Shipping in Svendborg has sold two of their tugs to foreign buyers and thereby reduced the number of laid up units. Stevns Icecap which has been lying at Svendborg
  • Two died in a collision with Swedish coaster
    Two Danish fishermen died after a collision with the Swedish coaster Vinga in Kattegat on a position near Gren'. Vinga hit the boat manned by two fishermen at midnight last

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 19, 2011
  • GRM hikes 2011 oil price forecast
    Predicts steady upward creep for crude and trading hub oil product prices throughout 2011 and 2012.
  • Fujairah prices rise
    In Durban, deliveries for distillates available from January 20-29.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    Some suppliers 'fully booked'.
  • Slow steaming could jeopardise meat exports
    New Zealand's frozen-lamb exporters would 'struggle to survive' if journey times to Europe were increased.
  • Tanker operators stick with 'slow steaming'
    Savings in fuel consumption will 'improve the average daily time charter equivalent rates.
  • Ship operator retrofits 'scrubbing system'
    Fresh water scrubber technology 'meets environmental and commercial requirements,' says operator.
  • Asian bunker prices continue to climb mid-week
    'Average' demand in key Asian bunker ports, says traders.
  • Study predicts 200 LNG bunker operations in SEA by 2020
    Container feeders or passenger ferries may be the first to use LNG as fuel in Southeast Asia, says DNV.
  • DNV partners with Drydocks World on LNG use
    Agreement to target future conversions of vessels powered by conventional fuels to LNG.
  • Japan bonded bunker sales rise 8% in November
    'Healthy' bunker fuel demand in November due to lack of spot offers in South Korea, traders say.
  • Chinese domestic bunker supplier acquires vessels
    Qinhuangdao Haixing Marine Bunker Supply to launch two 590 dwt bunker barges in April.
  • DNV unveils remaining stakeholders in LNG study
    Oil majors, shipping companies, ship builder, gas supplier and Singapore port authority involved in feasibility study.

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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
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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
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Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
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Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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
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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
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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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
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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
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Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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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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Tokyo
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Bonn/Nashville
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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
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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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