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February 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Biggest Iran tanker operator falls victim to EU sanctions
    Iran's biggest crude oil tanker operator, NITC, has said that its ship insurers had declined to renew policy cover for the coming year due to the impact of tightening sanctions in the European Union. Western nations suspect that Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb although Teheran says that its atomic programme is peaceful.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reportedly orders ten 18,000-TEU ships from Daewoo
  • Petrol bomb causes severe burns in South African trucker strike
  • Maersk Alabama pirate gets 33-year term from New York court
  • Singapore expects 4-6pc GDP hike, fears rising inflation
  • Tianjin to add 2.9 million TEU capacity over five years
  • Savannah container volume rises 13pc in January
  • MSC hikes US-Asia rate US$100/TEU, $150/TEU reefer March 15
  • Safmarine to launch new Europe-India Prime-2 service in March
  • Israel Shippers Council loses members in dock labour dispute
  • JFK airport bomb plot mastermind given life term
  • Aviation marks 80th anniversary of first aircraft hijacking - 1931
  • Changi Airport air freight volume rises 4pc in January
  • Qantas to expand its air fleet through mass leasing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargotec to acquire Navis
  • Maersk Lines's new ICON direct service to connect Chennai with North Europe
  • MSC is now world's top box line by capacity
  • Trade seeks more clarity before implementation
  • Russia lifts 5K tonnes of Indian potatoes
  • Aid sought to build berths at Tuticorin Port
  • Bharati plans more shipyards in W. Bengal, Orissa
  • HC stays order on box operations at RGCT
  • MoS mulls PPP model in dredging for Major Ports
  • Multi-faceted operations taking place at New Mangalore Port
  • Professional training a must to develop skilled port personnel: Dr Jose Paul
  • Rlys posts 11 pc earnings growth in Jan.
  • Trans-Siberian Railway moves cargo from Korea to Poland!
  • Bilateral trade target of $ 15 bn possible due to Malaysia pact: Sharma
  • CFI seeks service tax, excise relief for infra projects
  • DMIC to get $9-bn fund
  • Exim Bank extends $ 791-m lines of credit to 3 countries
  • Food inflation at two-month low
  • FTA with EU puts automakers on edge
  • Gold import duty hike likely
  • Infra debt funds to be launched soon: PM
  • More money-tightening measures likely: Rangarajan
  • North Carolina keen to be part of India's growth: Crisco
  • Report on boosting ornamental fish exports finalised
  • High-salaried employees exempt from UK visa cap

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Two new directors for KLM
    Camiel Eurlings and Erik Varwijk are set to join KLM president and CEO Peter Hartman and CFO Frédéric Gagey on the statutory managing board of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on 1 July 20...
  • Teras Cargo and BBC Chartering form US joint venture
    Teras Cargo Transport (America) and Germany's BBC Chartering & Logistic have created a new joint venture, Teras BBC Chartering Houston, based in Houston TX (USA). The companies...
  • NYK with new Hamburg-New York sprint service
    The Japanese container shipping firm NYK Line is adding another weekly sailing between Hamburg and New York on 13 March, in the framework of its resumed Atlantic Express Shuttle (A...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Berlian Laju Tanker gets bank commitments for $685 million term facility
  • Chouest LaShip shipyard project takes a step forward
  • Washington State passenger-only ferries headed for Tanzania
  • Contract awarded for design of new Australian research vessel
  • Somali pirates hijack American yacht
  • Maersk set to announce order for 18,000 TEU containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Judge's ruling paves way for Everett Marina development
  • Port of Seattle taps Wen as business development boss
  • Washington governor pleased with Coast Guard funding of barge cleanup
  • Box numbers continue to rise at Port of Tacoma terminals
  • Weekly rail freight totals remain on positive side

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Canal transit tolls too high for larger tankers
    Expansion in 2014 could leave 'little monetary incentive' for tankers to transit the Panama Canal if tolls are set too high
  • Suezmax West Africa-US Atlantic rates gain about to peak
    This week's rates gain on the suezmax benchmark route between West Africa to US Atlantic coast that saw time charter equivalent earnings double to around $20,000 per day may be about to peak
  • China's return to work fails to halt slide in spot rates
    Container spot freight rates on the world's busiest trading lanes are set to fall further this week, in a delayed response the Chinese New Year holidays that closed factories in China earlier this month
  • Iron ore rates march up the hill and down again to $6.72
    Bunker fuel costs, lack of coal cargoes and excess tonnage combine to stifle rally
  • Investment in pipelines to cut Malacca Strait share of China's oil imports
    China's investment in Asian transnational oil pipelines will reduce the country's reliance on oil imports shipped through the Strait of Malacca by 23% by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency
  • US points to 'marriages of convenience' for pirates and terrorists
    US State Department has drawn links between al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and Somalian pirates
  • Singapore unveils further tax incentives
    Island state to encourage shipbuilding and repair
  • IMO advocates central anti-piracy command
    High-level meeting in London to consider unified UN command structure
  • Who are the pirates?
    In Somalia the pirates were, initially, fishermen who were seeking to frighten off foreign fishermen raiding their precious fish stocks
  • Piracy fight stuck in a legal minefield
    The complexities of international law remain a barrier to the apprehension and prosecution of pirates
  • FMC takes steps to relax shipping rules
    Move to lift red tape may save each NVOCC up to $200,000 per year
  • Analysts divided over deal's strategic implications
    It remains unclear whether the Ensco/Pride deal is the start of a merger wave
  • Rig values indicate high bid premium
    A detailed analysis of the Ensco/Pride merger comes from Egle Domataite, oil service analyst at Terra Markets in Oslo
  • Driller merger sparks talk of new wave of consolidation
    Two deals last week came as no surprise: at the high end Pride International was swallowed up by Ensco, while at the low end Seahawk sold out to Hercules
  • Golden Ocean upbeat despite Korea Line exposure
    Dry bulk owner posts $108m profits in 2010, just half $217m in 2009
  • US and Egypt clash over pirates' prosecution
    Wikileaks cables reveal US pressed for pirates to be tried and convicted in Egypt
  • Carnival Splendor returns to service
    Cruiseship en route to home port of Long Beach after undergoing repairs
  • Let fight on piracy begin
    It seems the political inertia in the fight against piracy could finally have been overcome, though translating that into action is easier said than done
  • Lloyds' true value
    The real value of Lloyds Banking Group's shipping loan book appears to be almost impossible to properly ascertain
  • Why Wall Street overvalues shipping
    Volatile nature of industry means long-term investors have mostly left, to be replaced by hedge funds and traders who distort valuations
  • Seacor puts more ships into lay up
    Has 13 vessels cold stacked as Deepwater Horizon clean-up winds down
  • Tanker barge operators seek higher charter rates
    European inland barge sector hit by surplus of double-hulled vessels
  • Ship Finance reveals $75m loan on supramax trio
    Seals $75.4m loan on three dry bulk newbuildings
  • Tui favours IPO in Hapag-Lloyd exit strategy
    Banks reported to have set initial target date for IPO although Tui denies a date has been agreed
  • Courage Marine posts $9m profit in 2010
    Dry bulk company hopeful BDI could return to 'normal' levels in one or two months time

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • SFI eyes container entry
    NYSE-listed Ship Finance International today reported lower profits than expected and a potential expansion into the container sector
  • Study challenges US shortsea net
    BENEFITS from US shortsea shipping have been sharply questioned in a report to Congress
  • DSME, APM in final VLCS talks
    AP MØLLER Maersk is understood to be in final discussions with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering about a potential 20-vessel order for the world's largest box ships
  • Golden Ocean sees 'uncertainty'
    BULKER owner Golden Ocean today reported a sharp year-on-year fall in net profits, but fourth-quarter earnings were stable
  • Discharge rule enforcement nears
    NEW US Coast Guard inspections targeting 'incidental discharge' procedures could spur shipping prosecutions after 13 March, law firm Blank Rome has warned
  • Not so fast, Vladimir
    RUSSIA'S antitrust agency confirmed to Fairplay today it had refused Russia's richest man permission to buy the government's 40% stake in Volga Shipping
  • Oil spills in Norway grounding
    AN EIMSKIP box ship is leaking oil after running aground off Norway, the Icelandic company said today
  • KOGAS signs LNG deals
    KOGAS has signed two contracts to buy a total of 2.4M tonnes of LNG to be shipped from the Tangguh project in Indonesia, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Fondshaus sees modest KG rise
    FONDSHAUS Hamburg told Fairplay today that it expects a moderate increase in shipping equity placing in Germany this year after the 2009-10 slump
  • French port talks extended
    NEGOTIATIONS aimed at ending a strike that has been crippling French ports since the start of the year have gone into extra time
  • Courage reveals whopping profits spike
    DRYBULK carrier Courage Marine today unveiled profits of $9M for FY2010 ' a 11,900% spike compared with its $75,000 profits the previous year
  • KL share price tumbles
    KOREA Line shares dropped for the third straight day since its trading resumed on the South Korean bourse
  • Product tanker owners seen struggling
    OWNERS are struggling to reap returns on product tankers in the Atlantic Basin, according to a weekly market report from Fearnleys
  • West Oz prepares for cyclones
    MARINERS, ports and coastal communities in several parts of Western Australia face an anxious wait this weekend as two cyclones gather strength
  • VLCCs rates seen dropping for March
    BROKERS in Singapore told Fairplay today that VLCC spot rates might drop for March liftings, with tonnage expected to rise

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • USPS Price Increases Take Effect April 17
    The Postal Regulatory Commission notified the U.S. Postal Service that price increases announced Jan. 13 satisfy the requirements of the...
  • Hong Kong Overtakes Memphis in Air Cargo
    Hong Kong International Airport formally overtook Memphis as the world's busiest cargo airport in 2010 with release of the full-year...
  • Norway's GTB Invest Acquires Two 13,100-TEU Ships
    Norway's GTB Invest purchased for $310 million two 13,100 20-foot equivalent unit vessels on order from Hyundai Heavy Industries, less...
  • DP World Cochin Terminal Begins Operations
    The Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal in India's Port of Cochin began commercial operations Friday, a week after it was...
  • DeFazio Targets Shippers Who Delay Truck Drivers
    Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., wants shippers to speed truck drivers through their gates or pay the consequences for excessive detention...
  • Railcar Owners Scrap Over 3 Percent of Fleet
    North American railcar owners scrapped a net 3 to 4 percent of cars they operated or held in storage during...
  • Shipper Says HOS Changes Would Hike Transport Costs
    Proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules would raise transportation costs 1 to 3 percent, one of the...
  • LaHood Gives Florida One Week to Find Rail Options
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is giving Florida lawmakers one week to see if they can salvage a high-speed rail project...
  • French Ports Cut Deal to Avert Strike
    French dockworkers called off their six-week campaign of rolling strikes Feb. 18 after reaching an agreement with port employers over...
  • Railinc's Humphrey on the Changing Railcar Fleet
    Railinc senior analyst David Humphrey, speaking to JOC in Cary, N.C., describes the size of North America's railcar fleet at...
  • A Deeper Impact
    It is a tale of two ports, but it's a story with enormous implications for how U.S. trade will move...
  • Admiralty Law's Role in Release of Shipment
    Q: I just read your Jan. 31 column concerning the international forwarder whose Hong Kong partner/agent is demanding he hold...
  • East Coast Numbers
    The 11 percent year-over-year growth East Coast ports recorded in container trade in the first 11 months of 2010, the...
  • All In for All-Water
    When CSAV announced a new service to the U.S. East Coast through the Panama Canal last month, the Chilean carrier...
  • Budget Lines
    Whether you are looking at a business or a government, there usually is no clearer evidence of priorities than a...
  • LA to Host House-Senate Transportation Hearing
    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will be a primary witness Feb. 23 before a joint House-Senate hearing intended to...
  • French Port Talks Go Into Fourth Day
    Talks between dockworkers and port employers to resolve a dispute over early retirement entered a fourth day Feb. 18 as...
  • ISO Certifies US Operations of DHL Express
    DHL Express received a multi-site quality management certification from the International Standards Organization for all its U.S. locations. The...
  • Manufacturing Group Predicts 5.5 Percent Growth
    A manufacturers group predicts U.S. factory production will grow 5.5 percent this year and 4.6 percent in 2012, outpacing expansion...
  • Japanese Ship Orders Triple
    Japanese export ship orders more than tripled in January, compared with a year ago. In the 14th consecutive month of...
  • Maersk Reported In $2 Billion Order for 18,000-TEU Ships
    A.P. Moller-Maersk placed a $2 billion order for 10 18,000 20-foot equivalent unit container ships with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding...
  • HOS Proposal No Panacea, Attorney Says
    An attorney for the coalition that won two court victories over recent hours of service rules for truckers says the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • US asks WTO to investigate 'unjustified' Chinese duties
  • Cote d'Ivoire: is this the final straw?
  • SA truckers reject offer and drive on
  • FMC exempts NVOCCs from publishing shipping rates
  • US court fires warning to pirates

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Double Eagle dollars
    Seacor has revealed a tidy profit on the sale of two Jones Act tankers.
  • Bigger is better for Rem
    Age Remoy-led owner pushes up operating profit in the fourth quarter as expansion pays off.
  • Dur drops FRO estimates
    Frontline retains 'hold' from Lazard analyst Urs Dur but weak VLCC markets dash earnings forecasts.
  • Opec warning for tankers
    Oil exporter likely to scale back crude loadings this month as winter demand ebbs.
  • Four in the frame for SFI
    New York-listed SFI has tanker, bulker, boxship and offshore buys in mind for 2011 despite Q4 profit slump.
  • Russian ships clash
    Master reports Soyana not seaworthy after it was seriously damaged in smash off Arkhangelsk.
  • CECO still in red as sales dip
    Camillo Eitzen vows to continue company disposals as it cuts costs but still reports loss for the year.
  • Pipavav date slips again
    Herman Billung-led Golden Ocean sees newbuilding delivery delay stretch towards two and a half years.
  • Pressure on Davie
    Bankrupt Canadian shipyard must be solvent to bid for slice of $33bn state shipbuilding pie.
  • Maersk pens mega order
    Danish owner pulls the trigger on long-anticipated 18,000-teu giants, it is claimed.
  • Japan detains 28 ships
    Precious Shipping bulker on January's port state control list over oily water separator.
  • Courage 'cautious' on BDI
    Hsu Chih Chien-led Courage Marine rues current dry-bulk woe but posts full-year profit hike.
  • Fredriksen fires warning
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean says anybody, including KLC, who breaks a charter will be fiercely pursued.
  • Ferry fire doused
    No injuries reported as DFDS' Princess Seaways suffers blaze at Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Korea Line VLCCs get the boot from Tankers International, while George Economou picks up a tidy bonus.
  • Godafoss leaks oil
    Listing Eimskip vessel has spilled fuel off Norway after going aground.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Corpus Christi sells former Navy property
    The Port Corpus Christi in Texas Thursday agreed to sell its Ingleside facility, the former U.S. Naval Station Ingleside, to Canyon Supply & Logistics. A separate small craft pier and some related property will be sold to Flint Hill Resources. Cany...
  • Portland balances freight movement, livability
    The Port of Portland could be a case study in how maritime engines of commerce are trying to minimize the impact of their industrial footprint to better coexist with citizens in nearby communities. Several projects on the drawing board would improv...
  • FMC ends NVO tariff-filing requirement
    The Federal Maritime Commission has ended the tariff publication requirement for non-vessel-operating common carriers. The commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to issue a final rule that will relieve more than 3,300 licensed NVOs from publishing in t...
  • Performance Team names Miller retail president
    Santa Springs, Calif.-based third-party logistics firm Performance Team has appointed Andrew Miller to president of retail supply chain. Miller, a 30-year industry veteran, was senior vice president and general manager of West Coast operations for ...
  • Dachser forges South Africa joint venture
    Third-party logistics firm Dachser has set up a joint venture in South Africa. The enterprise employs 133 staff of and offers logistics services in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Jonen Freight Pty. Ltd. is a privately run logistics company tha...
  • CBP moves to regional command for Arizona
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reorganized operations in Arizona into a unified chain of command under which Border Patrol, Customs Field Operations, and Air and Marine branches answer to a single chief instead of their respective internal...
  • Maersk Alabama pirate gets 34 years
    Maersk Alabamapirate gets 34 yearsMaersk Alabamapirate gets 34 years The Somali pirate who was captured by the U.S. Navy in April 2009 after hijacking a U.S.-flag vessel and taking its captain hostage was sentenced in a Lower Manhattan courtroom Wedn...
  • Ga. Tech, MIT expand logistics programs overseas
    Georgia Tech's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute in early September opened a Logistics Innovation and Research Center in Panama to help the government turn the Central American nation into a top-flight intercontinental trade hub. Not to be outdo...
  • Cost savings for importers, exporters
  • Port moves forward
    Portland balances freight movement, livabilityThe Port of Portland could be a case study in how maritime engines of commerce are trying to minimize the impact of their industrial footprint to better coexist with citizens in nearby communities. Seve...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Difficult ice conditions off St. Petersburg
    The ice conditions in the easternmost part of Gulf of Finland have turned out to be so difficult that the Russian icebreakers are not capable of assisting all vessels. On
  • Strong krona brings positive net effect on Viking Line
    During the last fiscal year, which, as an exception, included 14 months from November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, Viking Line Abp's sales totalled EUR 569.9 million. In

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Week ends with lower prices
    Crude futures head lower as traders rushed to sell off their March contracts.
  • KPI Bridge Oil opens office in Miami
    Company's fourth office in the Americas.
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Spot prices for 180 cSt available in Durban.
  • IMO scrubbing system guidelines left unchanged
    Agreement at technical committee that it is too early for revision as it could hamper promising technology development.
  • DNVPS takes 'carbon neutral option'
    Fuel testing agency wants to help its customers move closer to carbon neutral operations.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Avails tight for prompt deliveries.
  • Fuel management system 'designed for ECAs'
    Ship operators will have fuel blended 'to precisely the right sulphur content'.
  • Removing 'nightclub' will generate bunker savings
    Building materials were 'too heavy' to allow fuel efficiency.
  • Scrubber system makers nominated for 'Clean Shipping' award
    Two companies making exhaust gas cleaning systems are finalists for Seatrade Awards 2011.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly down
    Generally sluggish demand at Asia's key bunkering ports on Friday, says traders.
  • ExxonMobil sells high-viscosity parcel at lower premiums
    Easing fuel oil supplies see prices soften.
  • 'Modernisation' of Philippine terminal gets nod
    Terminal to allocate some five hectares for a bunker refuelling station.
  • Grounded ship leaking bunkers in Norway's national seapark
    Containership has about 800 mt fuel oil on board, says oil response team.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks rebound to two-week high
    Higher arrivals of Western arbitrage volumes this week.

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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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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- 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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