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May 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL makes 1st investment in China terminal
    NOL Group will gain its first toehold in the Chinese container terminal business through a joint venture (JV) to operate a two-berth container terminal at the port of Qingdao, it announced yesterday.
  • Cooperate to strengthen maritime security
    The Republic believes that an open, inclusive and flexible approach is necessary to meet multi-faceted maritime security challenges. And as such threats proliferate and evolve, the international community must also work closely together to innovate and find more practical solutions to combat maritime terrorism and piracy.

Sched Netweb site
  • NOL invests US$25.8 million with SITC to run 2-berth Qingdao terminal
  • Moody's says carrier credit good - rates, volumes to rise in 2011
  • OOCL confirms it is being investigated by EU and British trust busters
  • Warning shots fired from Maersk Alabama chase five pirates away
  • APMT quarterly profit up 22pc on back of 2pc container volume gain
  • India protests extension of piracy war zone into home waters
  • Singapore non-oil April exports fall 3.6pc as electronics dip
  • Cape Town's terminal's second berth now opens to mega ships
  • South Carolina ports handled 11.6pc more boxes from July-April
  • Montreal containership record boosts transatlantic market share
  • Swiss WorldCargo to add Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando, Beirut destinations
  • Air cargo clearance delays at Chennai blamed on manpower shortages
  • Alaska Airlines CEO defies all, predicts growth without merger
  • DHL starts air cargo service into Dubai World Central
  • Shanxi's Jinzhong city cargo volume increases 15.2pc in March

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global shipping lines see India as major anchor for information processing and Asia's shipping business growth, say MOL top brass
  • OOCL confirms investigation by EU
  • Rickmers container vessel breaks all records as she sails into Baltic
  • Decision will disadvantage exports, feels corporate sector
  • Govt agencies invite export bids for wheat, rice to Bangladesh
  • Govt order to export sugar gets poor response
  • JNPT honoured for performance excellence
  • BGTA opposes move to raise third-party premia for trucks
  • Kailash Shipping expands Chennai warehouse

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Chilltainers and Hellmann launch joint venture
    Chilltainers Hellmann - a newly established 50:50 joint venture between Chilltainers Holdings and the German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, is expected to deliver an unprece...
  • US Army Corps gives green light to port of Charleston deepening plan
    The deepening of the US port of Charleston took a huge leap forward when the US Army Corps of Engineers recently released its work plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The C...
  • Wabtec signs USD 21 million contract to provide ECP braking equipment to Rio Tinto
    Wabtec Corporation has signed a USD 21 million contract with Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, to provide electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipme...
  • Xrail alliance successfully strengthens wagonload services in Europe
    Xrail, a production alliance launched in February 2010 by seven European railfreight operators to bolster international wagonload services, is delivering positive results: Starting...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding again
    The European general cargo collaboration System Alliance Europe has a new partner in the shape of the Greek forwarding company Omega International Transport, which has sites in Ath...
  • Fewer deaths on Europe's roads
    The number of deaths on the roads in Europe fell by around a third between 2001 and 2009. The roads became safer for lorry and van drivers as well. Incidents involving these p...
  • DB Schenker Rail: on track for growth and a higher market share
    DB Schenker Rail, the rail freight business unit of Deutsche Bahn, reported 9% growth in Q1/2011, compared to the previous year. In terms of revenues DB Schenker Rail grew by 11% i...
  • Camair awards worldwide GSA contract to ECS Group
    Camair, the new national airline of the Republic of Cameroon, has signed a worldwide cargo general sales agency contract with ECS Group. Efis Air, the Paris-based subsidiary of ECS...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines approved to handle cargo at Russian airports
    The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has awarded a certificate to Volga-Dnepr Airlines enabling it to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airpor...
  • Cargoitalia boosts efficiency with "iCargo"
    Cargoitalia - Italy's all-cargo flag carrier - has selected "iCargo" provided by IBS as its new IT framework. "iCargo replaces the legacy system inherited from the o...
  • GS1 Germany - new chairman of the supervisory board
    The supervisory board of GS1 Germany recently elected Otmar W. Debald, CEO of Procter & Gamble Germany, as its new chairman and selected Erich Harsch, CEO of dm-drogerie markt,...
  • Petrolesport offers discounts on delivery of Japanese cargo
    Petrolesport OJSC (part of the Global Ports Investments PLC group) recently announced a 50% discount on services required for delivering Japanese containers to the additional radia...
  • Buss Global Container Fund 1: successful sale of container fleet
    The Buss Global Container Fund 1 has sold its container fleet about eighteen months earlier than planned and will be successfully terminated. The fund's approximately 2,900 investo...
  • 20,000 concrete blocks to protect Dutch coast
    The port of Rotterdam has announced that the first 40 m of the new block dam that will protect Maasvlakte 2 from the onslaught of waves are now in place. Three weeks ago, a sp...
  • Weber Logistics expands in California
    The Seattle WA (USA)-based logistics company Weber Logistics has expanded in Stockton CA - the key hub location for Northern California. Weber's Stockton facility has added ...
  • Garland Group invests EUR 8 million in Portugal
    Garland Logistics, a subsidiary enterprise of the Garland Group, one of the most important groups in Portugal in the transportation and logistics sector, began construction work on...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Tidewater reports fourth quarter results
  • Senate bill that would have sped up offshore drilling is defeated
  • Farstad Shipping declares options for two PSV's
  • MAIB reports on Norman Arrow berthing incidents
  • Wärtsilä adds two new engines to low speed offerings

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma delivers container volume gains in April
  • Boeing announces order for five new 777 freighters
  • Corps seeking public's help in nabbing jetty gate vandals
  • Neptune Bulk Terminals upgrading BC coal facility
  • NOL Group investing in new Qingdao container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Torm attributes $45m loss to poor LR2 freight rates
    Danish company, with many LR2 tankers on its books, said low earnings in that sector was 'not a good cocktail for us'
  • IEA urges oil producers to ramp up supply to lower prices
    Global economic recovery at threat as crude volumes remain tight
  • Transatlantic MR tanker rate slide continues with no sign of bottom
    Product tankers shipping European gasoline across the Atlantic to New York saw charter rates tumble 17% in a week , with a long list of vessels still available for employment offering little indication that a bottom has been found for the market
  • Stena linked to LNG carrier purchase
    Sweden's Stena Group is understood to have bought two liquefied natural gas carriers for a total of $240m
  • Transatlantic capesize spot rates rocket on Classic Maritime fixture
    Prices jump $3,700 overnight to $8,500 a day but brokers unsure this level can be sustained
  • Wreck removal bill has unseen costs for shipping
    A UK bill could see the cost of removing uninsured wrecks picked up by UK and other shipowners
  • Testing times for north Europe-West Africa trades
    Route's growth potential to be hit by increasing Chinese competition, political disruption and the risk of piracy
  • Vantage Drilling orders $590m deepsea drillship from Daewoo
    Latest deal reflects the way ordering boom is linked to financial engineering
  • Ordering boom boosts value of rig builders
    Prices for newbuild jack-ups and drillships edging closer to 2007 peaks
  • Gulf of Mexico loses deepwater appeal
    Offshore Brazil enters new phase as interest turns to Latin America
  • Saecs offers more capacity on seasonal loop
    Increased demand anticipated during South African fruit season
  • Drydocking hits Top Ships' bottom line
    Dry and wet operator posts $2.3m loss for first quarter after high-earning bulk carrier is sidelined
  • RS Platou aims to raise $63m capital
    Shipbroker could be first listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
  • Iran sanctions drive liner agency linked to IRISL into administration
    Purchase of majority of Johnson Stevens Agencies business makes Kestrel the UK's biggest independent agency
  • Newbuilding prices still falling, says Seaspan chief
    Despite rising costs, surplus capacity means owners can squeeze yards over price
  • Dry bulk market could recover by July, says MOL chief
    Company president Muto downplays impact of Vale's move to launch own fleet of giant iron ore carriers
  • Moody's signals that investors are right to be bullish about boxes
    Report says credit quality of rated container shipping companies should stabilise this year, but operators must continue to improve efficiency
  • Brussels targets the big guns
    This week's raids by EU competition officials seem to have been based on lines' fleet capacity
  • Sad ending for Johnson Stevens
    Independent liner agency enters into administration after 35 years in business
  • Torm storm in a Greek teacup
    As Danish media question chief executive's compensation deal, is the underlying issue more about who controls the company?
  • Shipping needs a new prescription for this cancer
    Piracy has spread much faster than was first envisaged. The industry and the UN must act now, with fresh strategies
  • Seanergy targets expansion
    Despite $1.5m net loss as time charter earnings fall, dry bulk operator predicts solid long-term outlook for market
  • 'Fortress-like' balance sheet at Navios as bulker pair changes hands
    In-house sale nets $120m cash and $10m in equity, bumping up liquidity to $290m
  • MOL has nothing to hide from EU regulators, says Koichi Muto
    Liner company's president defends collaboration between shipping companies in tough times
  • Odfjell Offshore postpones its listing
    Drilling company decides to wait until timing is right and stock market is stronger
  • Toxic waste dispute vessel to be scrapped
    Notorious bulk and oil carrier Probo Koala said to be heading to Chittagong shipbreakers
  • Minerva launches new proceedings against Grand China Logistics
    Owner has 'no alternative' but to chase alleged arrears on charter hire payments of around $2m

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Frangou builds her 'fortress'
    NAVIOS Holdings boss Angeliki Frangou today highlighted her company's fortified liquidity, even as a potentially "prolonged downturn" lies ahead
  • 'K' Line battles tax man
    'K' LINE told Fairplay today it is challenging the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau's findings that the liner failed to declare 6.4Bn yen ($78.2M) in income
  • Weak products market torments Torm
    A WEAK product tanker market dragged DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and drybulk carrier operator, into the red in 1Q11
  • Passengers safe in grounding
    INVESTIGATIONS are under way in Canada into how a ferry ran aground, forcing about 100 passengers to be evacuated by sea
  • Top keeps sinking
    TOP SHIPS today disclosed losses in its latest quarter, as its debt load continues to loom large
  • Three sought in collision
    THE US Coast Guard is searching today for three crew members of a commercial fishing vessel after its collision with a box ship in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Iraq: Kuwait port plan encroaches
    IRAQ HAS challenged Kuwait's decision to build a port where Baghdad said it would encroach on Iraq's territorial waters, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Long disruption seen for Libya trade
    EVEN IF peace breaks out soon, seaborne trade with Libya might not be rebuilt until next year, an Antwerp conference was told today
  • Wars disrupt heavy-lift
    SOCIAL unrest and civil war in North Africa is likely to depress local project cargo flows, carrier and forwarder conference delegates were warned today
  • Court knocks Coast Guard's legal move
    SAFEGUARDS were overlooked by the US Coast Guard when it tried to pre-empt Massachusetts laws aimed at preventing oil spills, an appellate court has ruled
  • Where offshore gets crowded out
    ONSHORE demand for heavy transport "could crowd out offshore energy projects", Philip Adkins, CEO of Fairstar Heavy Transport, warned a Shanghai conference today
  • Belgium warned on customs
    THE EC has told Belgium to extend customs' opening hours at its major ports and cut or end charges for certain customs operations
  • DPW completes reverse stock split
    DUBAI Ports World said today it has completed its share consolidation as it prepares for its London listing in the coming weeks
  • VLCC owners squeezed
    ASIAN VLCC rates have dropped from last week as charterers try to squeeze lower rates out of owners, brokers told Fairplay today
  • China power shortages hit iron ore
    PRICES for Chinese iron ore imports are falling, with electricity supply problems hampering its China's steel industry, according to shipping analysts

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Trucking Software Firm Expands into Logistics
    For-hire trucking software provider TMW Systems acquired Appian Logistics Software, extending its reach into the private fleet and logistics markets....
  • Trucker Pitt Ohio to Upgrade Fleet
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio will purchase 125 tractors and 100 trailers this year, as the company benefits from a...
  • Japan's Economy Sinks Into Recession
    The Japanese economy shrank 0.9 percent in real terms in the first quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an...
  • Intermodal Traffic Up 6.3 Percent
    Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads last week rose 6.3 percent from a year ago while carload shipments increased 1.6 percent,...
  • Carriers to Launch China, S. Africa, S. America Loops
    CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping are teaming up to launch a new weekly service with two slings between the...
  • Safmarine Restarts South African Reefer Loop
    Safmarine is bringing back its seasonal SAECS Reefer Express service, first launched three years ago to provide extra capacity during...
  • Box Ships Adds Two Vessels to Initial Fleet
    Box Ships, a New York Stock Exchange-listed container ship owner based in Greece, said Thursday it took delivery of two...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Climbs Back Into Black
    Air France-KLM's cargo unit returned to profitability a year ahead of target, booking $98.7 million in earnings in the year...
  • Costs May Offset Box Lines' Growth, Report Says
    Container shipping volume will grow at double digits through 2012 but rising fuel, vessel charter and shipbuilding costs may weaken...
  • Boston Gets First Box Service from Asia via Suez
    The Port of Boston will start handling its first calls by a container service from Asia that transits the Suez...
  • Manufacturing Group Sees 'Moderate' Economic Growth
    Recovery in factory production is outpacing overall U.S. economic growth that may be slowed by rising oil prices and government...
  • NOL Invests in First Chinese Box Terminal
    The Singapore-based parent of APL, the world's seventh-largest container line, is investing $25.8 million in a joint venture to operate...
  • Japan Airlines Posts Record Operating Profit
    Struggling Japan Airlines posted a record operating profit of $2.33 billion in the 2010 fiscal year ending March 31 compared...
  • Hamburg Container Volume Surges 18.2 Percent
    Hamburg boosted first quarter container traffic 18.2 percent from a year ago, regaining market share from its slower growing rivals...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • More carriers raided by the EC
  • Marshall Island steers clear of private navies
  • ICG: fuel cost 'greatest threat'
  • Hamburg back in the driving seat
  • NOL invests in new Qingdao terminal

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • GSL holds the cash
    Global Ship Lease is not giving punters their dividend back.
  • Farstad back for two more
    Karl-Johan Bakken-led offshore owner takes two of its three PSV newbuilding options at STX OSV.
  • Top Ships at a loss
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner hit by drydocking and weak tanker rates as it plots stock split.
  • Strike hits Finnlines
    Finnish ro-ro owner widens first quarter loss as disruption and higher fuel prices take their toll.
  • Seanergy expects waiver
    Greek bulker owner wins one loan amendment and expects cash balance rule to be eased by Marfin.
  • More rig joy for Dryships
    George Economou-led company gets extension for semi submersible in the Falklands.
  • Tidewater takes a tumble
    Dean Taylor-led owner sees its fourth quarter bottom line plummet.
  • Farstad sells ageing PSV
    Oslo-listed owner sheds the Far Sleipner after it clocks off with Petrobras.
  • Navios beats the street
    Angeliki Frangou-led company's $38m loss doesn't tell the full story.
  • Dry strife hurts U-Sea
    Strangled freight rates and an escalating fuel bill to blame for Danish owner's first quarter red ink.
  • Investors back Buana
    Berlian Laju Tanker unit's $117m IPO over-subscribed nearly 17 times.
  • Rocky quarter for Farstad
    Norwegian offshore owner follows its peers in producing lower than expected first quarter numbers.
  • Solvtrans in solid start
    Oslo-listed fish carrier and well boat owner boosts bottom line during the first three months of the year.
  • Captain's Polar plea
    Master of abandoned cruiseship Polar Star threatens to take crew off vessel in Spain unless they get paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • WTO Appellate Body confirms Airbus subsidies
    The World Trade Organization Appellate Body on Wednesday confirmed that decades of subsidies provided by certain European Union member states to Airbus, totaling $18 billion, are inconsistent with WTO rules. Specifically, the appellate body affirm...
  • UASC adds Dubai call to India/Europe service
    The liner carrier UASC this month began calling at Jebel Ali in Dubai on its AEC1 service between the Indian Subcontinent and Northern Europe. The AEC1 has a revised rotation of Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Jeddah, Port Said, Antwerp, Thamesport, Hamburg,...
  • MSC to increase Asia/South Africa rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Wednesday it will raise rates on shipments using the line's Cheetah service between the Far East and South Africa. The increase, effective June 15, is $250 per TEU. The Cheetah loop, American Shipper affiliate ComPai...
  • Maersk raises Asia/West Africa rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa. The increase, $150 per TEU, is effective June 15, and applies to destinations in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Island, Central African Republic, Chad, Cong...
  • Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikes
    Maersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. The surcharges, effective from June 15 through Nov. 30, are $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high-cube conta...
  • U.S. Navy kills four Somali pirates
    Four Somali pirates attacking a German-owned super tanker were killed Tuesday by a U.S. Navy helicopter, the Navy said. TheArtemis Glorywas en route from Juuaymah Terminal in Saudi Arabia to China when it was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman...
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
    ITC finds IPR violations still rampant in China A study found that although many U.S. companies have experienced broad success in China, intellectual property rights infringement still runs rampant in the country, undermining their competitiveness...
  • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Trade groups urge reduced green goods tariffs A coalition of four trade groups have written to Asia-Pacific trade ministers urging them to use the meeting this week in Montana to reduce tariffs on environmental goods. APEC, World Bank tackle food ...
  • Deeper channel, inland connections
  • Carrier rate hikes
    Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikesMaersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. Maersk raises Asia/West Africa ratesMaersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa....

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Fujairah prices see small movements
    Not much volume or demand in Suez.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets firm
    Workers at Greece's biggest refiner begin four-day strike.
  • High bunker prices help drive demand for ship-scrapping
    Low freight rates and overcapacity make demolition attractive.
  • FAME 'will cause lots of off-specs'
    Biodiesel blends expected to get into marine fuel supply chain and breach ISO 8217 marine fuel specification.
  • Owners of leading independent ARA suppliers in merger talks
    If negotiations succeed, 'this autumn will see the creation of the largest independent player on the north-west European market.'
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but dip expected soon
    Arbitrage volumes to fall as market tightens in ARA.
  • Supplier 'fully loaded with product'
    Aegean prepared for Greek refinery strike.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Demand mixed at Asian bunker hubs on Thursday.
  • DNV shares technology outlook for 2020
    Releases Technology Outlook 2020 report for shipping, fossil energy, renewable & nuclear energy, and power systems sectors.
  • Shell commences bunkering in Dubai
    Deploys high-capacity, 8,000 mt barge, the first to use mass flow meters in Middle East.
  • Bunker fuel demand 'slowly' picking up in Tokyo Bay
    Traders uncertain when demand will be back to normal.
  • South China week-on-week fuel oil volumes down
    Fuel oil imports between 1.80 mt to 1.82 mt.
  • RCL losses widen 109% 'partly contributed' by bunker costs
    Regional Container Lines reports net Q1 loss.

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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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