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November 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls, fleet growth adding pressure
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, ended last week on a low as weaker sentiment and a build-up of available vessels weighed on the market.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates drop to $540/TEU, some see mergers forced by plunge
  • CMA CGM ups Asia rates, levies Asia-Med peak season charge December 15
  • Long Beach October container throughput down 20.5pc, LA rises 4.4pc
  • APL merges loops into service from Seattle to Dubai via Singapore and China
  • Sea Star admits price fixing and will pay US$14.2 million fine
  • Shipowner: Ease emissions rules or short sea freight will go by road
  • British government to hold conference on suppressing Somali piracy
  • Singapore October non-oil exports drop 16pc as total trade rises 5pc
  • India's SCI suffers US$28.12 million quarterly loss due to high bunker
  • SeaFrance to go under: Court rejects bids as too hard or too soft
  • High-level Polish delegation check out Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai
  • Dnata to invest over US$70 million in aviation facilities worldwide
  • ECS Group forecasts another record year after multiple Asia openings
  • Emirates chief cargo planner focuses on bellyhold for SkyCargo success

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cabotage relaxation only after new government policy: Mohandas
  • Daikin to unveil high-tech reefer unit soon
  • GE Shipping contracts to sell medium range product carrier
  • IIFT, OXV to conduct advanced commercial shipping course in New Delhi
  • IMU Visakhapatnam celebrates first graduation success
  • InterManager President calls for protecting crews from horrors of piracy
  • Number of containership lay-ups mount as idle vessel capacity increases
  • P&I Club says technology can cause costly distractions onboard
  • Shipping industry briefs governments before UN climate change negotiations
  • ZIM commences additional Mundra call on AME service
  • Sharma affirms India, EU commitment to trade pact by early 2012
  • CSL asked to study viability of ship repair facility
  • Unions want viability gap funding for Cochin Port
  • Allcargo CFS, Mundra organises drawing competition on Children's Day
  • US may pass bill making air cargo screening voluntary
  • 'dips 2.4 pc last week, hits 32-month low
  • Govt reduces onion MEP by 26 pc
  • Govt to soon decide on allowing sugar exports
  • SEZ exports grow 26 pc
  • Sri City SEZ seeks to create 50,000 jobs by 2014-end
  • Supply costs to drop as chain gets shorter
  • Holleman Bulgaria performs multiple tasks in transporting wind turbine generators for Siemens project
  • Shanghai hosts training for project forwarders

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Eurotunnel signs agreement with European horse transporter
    In view of competition to come and also of the World Equestrian Games, due to be held in Normandy in 2014, Eurotunnel is developing its horse transport services by joining forces w...
  • Thorco Shipping opens Italian branch
    Thorco Shipping Denmark has set up a branch office in Genoa. Thorco Shipping Italy is the carrier's fully-authorised booking office, established with the specific aim of increasing...
  • Arkas sets up new Romanian branches
    The Turkish shipping and logistics company Arkas is continuing to open new offices and develop its infrastructure in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. Its latest step was to...
  • DHL appoints Amadou Diallo as new CEO of DHL Freight
    DHL has appointed Amadou Diallo as CEO of DHL Freight, succeeding Thomas George, who will move to the position of COO of DHL Global Forwarding with immediate effect. Diallo will be...
  • Rail line reconstruction in Mozambique delayed
    Reconstruction of the Sena railroad, linking Tete province to the port of Beira in Mozambique, is not expected to be finished until early 2013, four years later than planned, local...
  • Denmark to implement lorry overtaking ban
    The new Danish transport minister Henrik Dam Kristensen is set to implement a proposal to introduce four extended overtaking ban zones for lorries on Danish motorways in December. ...
  • Continued growth for VW light commercial vehicles
    Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge posted strong growth in sales from January to September. The German truck manufacturer delivered 390,000 light commercial vehicles in the period under revi...
  • Emirates SkyCargo sets B777F record
    Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates' freight division, has set a new record for the heaviest single item carried by a Boeing B777F. The full-freighter operator transported a special valve ...
  • DHL Express takes delivery of first converted A300-600
    The first Airbus A300-600 to be converted to a freighter rolled out of EADS' Elbe Flugzeugwerke Dresden and was delivered to DHL Express recently. The global express service provid...
  • New airfreight capacities between Europe and North America
    DB Schenker Logistics is connecting Europe and North America with new airfreight routes. Starting immediately, Deutsche Bahn's logistics division is offering cargo flights from Lux...
  • AF-KL Cargo contributes to success of Beaujolais Nouveau tradition
    The festive Beaujolais Nouveau event is repeated on the third Thursday of November every year, and AF-KL Cargo again made a huge contribution to wine-drinkers' joy by carrying 1,40...
  • Expeditors International posts strong results
    Expeditors International of Washington, a US transport and logistics services provider based in Seattle WA, saw sales fall by 4% to USD 1.6 billion in Q3. Net profits rose by 11% t...
  • Logwin unveils dedicated fashion warehouse in Malaysia
    Logwin, a leading global logistics provider, has opened a dedicated fashion warehouse in Shah Alam (Malaysia) - the first dedicated fashion and lifestyle logistics operation in Asi...
  • Ceva renews partnership with Magneti Marelli
    The SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed its partnership with Magneti Marelli's after-market parts and services division (MMAMPS) for a further four years. MMAMPS is Magneti M...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • LPD 22 completes U.S. Navy acceptance trial
  • Technip-Odebrecht JV gets $1 billion Petrobras contract
  • Royal Caribbean honored by NAMEPA
  • Foss to build new ferry for Washington
  • Deltamarin gets more contracts for bulker design
  • Pacific Drilling IPO raises $46 million
  • Navy concludes successful test of alternative fuel

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Seattle Coast Guard base to host service academy info night
  • US rail freight traffic up during month of October
  • Boeing announces order for 230 planes for Lion Air
  • Diana Shipping to purchase Panamax dry bulk vessel
  • Marcon brokers sale of ocean flat deck barge

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Role of the merchant navy in emergencies
    Amid constant reminders of the UK's declining maritime influence, a new book brings a telling reminder of the importance of the nation's commercial shipping
  • Peak piracy season has got off to slow start but takes long-term hold
    Piracy has infected every aspect of mitigating and managing risk
  • Container shipping branches out into the flowers trade
    Dutch flower auction FloraHolland is looking at a switch from air freight to cut the costs of transporting thousands of fresh cut flowers daily
  • APM Terminals confident Costa Rica facility will go ahead
    Operator has won two court challenges to Moin development, and analysts warn of more to come
  • Reading the runes in Rotterdam
    Rotterdam port has commissioned a study of the possible effects of the eurozone crisis on its business, while long-time resident ECT has been looking at the likely effects of Maasvlakte 2
  • ABP eyes extra berths consent at Southampton by early 2012
    Berths 201 and 202 will be 'icing on cake' and boost capacity to 2.6m teu
  • BIMCO creates benchmark contract for armed guards
    Concerns of owners, P&I clubs, underwriters and lawyers taken into account in draft
  • TEN underlines growth capability despite third-quarter loss
    Cash and liquid investments of about $240m could be marshalled to back company's interest in the tanker and LNG sectors
  • Long Beach volumes slide as terminal switch hits throughput
    Fall partly attributed to defection of California United Terminals to Los Angeles
  • SeaFrance services remain suspended
    Ferries sitting idle at Calais and Dover
  • General Maritime and Trailer Bridge join in the departure of New York's listed shipping companies
    Peter Georgiopoulos tanker company already switched to OTC market; Jones Act ro-ro company to follow on November 28
  • World Container Index Asia-Europe freight rate climbs
    Prices move in contrast to equivalent rate published by SCFI
  • Eitzen in last ditch effort to raise cash
    Camillo Eitzen looks to make massive share reduction, change name and move out of Oslo
  • Diana confirms first bulker purchase for six months
    Will pay Samos Steamship $32.2m for Universal-built Vathy
  • US LNG exports set to spark 100-vessel demand
    Vast US shale gas reserve generates surplus gas for export
  • Maersk buys six-year-old VLCC for $53m
    Danish shipping giant reportedly entering market after recent plunge in asset values
  • For those in peril on the sea
    Governments cannot waver when it comes to protecting world's merchant seafarers
  • Taiwanese ore and coal imports to suffer from lower steel production
    Country's largest steelmaker announces 20% cut in volumes
  • Tanker derivatives switch to dollar per tonne settlement
    Move away from Worldscale hoped to boost liquidity of wet forward freight agreements
  • Tui sets January date for Hapag-Lloyd sale
    Company decides against IPO but is still in talks with potential investor
  • Debt drags down Germany's oldest shipyard
    JJ Sietas put into hands of insolvency administrator
  • EXCLUSIVE: Libya's GNMTC poised for full fleet return in two weeks
    US to lift sanctions preventing government-controlled shipowner buying bunker fuel and paying crew
  • German owners express fear at falling short of 'wonderful' tonnage tax rules
    Brussels probe into countries' regimes may find insufficient tonnage under EU flag
  • LNG shipping set for US boom
    American exports are going to come on line at last
  • Demand for greener fuels to soothe doubts over slow steaming
    New FMC member Cordero is 'keenly aware' of concerns about the speed at which products arrive in the marketplace
  • Poor shortsea market hits Norwegian Car Carriers
    One vessel put into lay-up as its sister ship enters a new charter at lower rates
  • US unitised exports see eighth consecutive quarterly rise
    Switch to containerised grain and soya beans to China boosts volumes
  • First Chinese investment for Lloyd's syndicate
    China Re joins forces with Catlin in 'milestone' move
  • Correction: TBS International
    TBS confirms it is continuing its discussions with bankers to restructure its debt and alleviate cash flow pressure
  • NITC discusses BNP loan repayment
    Lack of insurance leaves Iranians in breach of conditions

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • TEN's losses mount
    NYSE-listed TEN reported larger losses than expected today, but it retains a strong cash balance to pursue acquisitions
  • Weak US grain exports seen hitting bulkers
    US GRAIN exports for the 2011-12 harvest are expected to drop 16% year on year, a USDA report has predicted
  • VINASHIN officials indicted in Vietnam
    NGUYEN Thanh Binh, former chairman at shipbuilder VINASHIN, and eight other former officials have reportedly been indicted today
  • Pirates attack Chevron tanker
    PIRATES have reportedly boarded a feeder tanker off the Nigerian coast
  • NZ port braces for lock-out
    A NEW ZEALAND port has today issued a lock-out notice for dockers planning to strike in December
  • RINA sees 50% turnover rise
    ITALY'S class society RINA has predicted a 50% increase in 2012 turnover year on year, to €300M ($407M)
  • Record-long Arctic shipping season closes
    THE LAST tanker has left the Northern Sea Route today, marking the end of the longest-known season of Arctic navigation
  • SeaFrance union threatens lawsuit on sailings
    SEAFARERS at SeaFrance threatened legal action today that would seek to force court-appointed administrators to lift their ban on Dover/Calais sailings
  • Fisherman killed in ferry collision
    A FISHERMAN was killed early today and six injured when an Aboitiz ferry collided with a fishing vessel in the Philippines
  • MOL takes reins in eastern Europe
    MOL SAID today it's regaining control of its eastern Europe box shipping business from agent Multi-Shipping
  • UK customs smokes out cigarette smuggling truck
    CUSTOMS officers at a northeastern UK ferry port have arrested a suspect and stubbed out an attempt to smuggle cigarettes worth about $3M, according to the UK Border Agency
  • Golden Ocean scraps dividend for 3Q2011
    NORWEGIAN Golden Ocean announced today it will not pay a dividend to shareholders after reporting a $27M fall quarterly profits
  • Hapag stake to be sold by 2 January
    TUI HAS reportedly set a 2 January target for selling its remaining stake in box giant Hapag-Lloyd
  • KEPCO seals Oz LNG deal
    JAPAN'S KEPCO has signed a deal under which 1M tonnes of LNG per year would be shipped from Australia, for 20 years
  • Braemar tightens belt
    LONDON'S Braemar Shipping Services has announced a round of cost cutting following a drop in half-yearly profits.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • TAPA Rolls Out Truck Security Standards
    The Transported Asset Protection Association is rolling out global security standards for trucking and the first trucking security certification program...
  • Charleston Container Traffic Falls 6.3 Percent
    Container traffic through the Port of Charleston in October fell 6.3 percent year-over-year and dropped 9.1 percent from September. ...
  • UPS Announces 4.9 Percent 2012 Rate Hike
    UPS announced it will raise rates for ground and air parcel shipments an effective 4.9 percent in 2012, matching the...
  • Occupy DC Protests Crumbling US Infrastructure
    Hundreds of Occupy Washington D.C. protestors marched to the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Thursday to call attention to the...
  • California Tightens Class 7 Truck Emission Rules
    The California Air Resources Board's order of all Class 7 drayage trucks to meet the same emission standards that have...
  • Executive Says Shippers at Sustainability 'Tipping Point'
    Shippers have reached the "tipping point" in their effort to encourage trucking companies to reduce emissions and conserve fuel, a...
  • US Xpress Expands in Regional, Expedited Markets
    Truckload giant U.S. Xpress Enterprises is expanding its regional operations in the Northeast and its custom critical or expedited business,...
  • FTR Associates' Larry Gross on the US Freight Economy, Demand and Capacity (Video)
    FTR Associates' Larry Gross says industrial demand is fueling the relatively strong showing in U.S. shipping this fall, but tight...
  • Attorney Says Truck Driver Status Issue Far From Dead
    The issue of whether truck drivers nationwide are employees or independent contractors is far from dead despite a recent federal...
  • TUI to Sell Remaining Hapag-Lloyd Stake
    The German travel group TUI plans to sell its remaining stake in Hapag-Lloyd in January and expand further in Russia...
  • Trans-Pacific Lane Faces Brunt of Rate Fall, Analyst Says
    The trans-Pacific and Asia-Middle East trade lanes are most likely to bear the brunt of rate plummeting, as deliveries of...
  • Sea Star Line Pleads Guilty, Ex-President Indicted
    Sea Star Line will plead guilty and pay a $14.2 million criminal fine and the carrier's former president, Frank Peake,...
  • Connecting the Dots
    When the APL Egypt pulled into a berth at Manzanillo International Terminal on the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal...
  • Express From Cuba?
    Could Cuba become a new Caribbean transshipment hub? After all, it's only 90 miles from the United States and has...
  • Cutting Emissions
    At an economic moment when cost pressures on shippers are particularly intense, it's tempting for many to shrug aside much...
  • Simplified Shipping
    Here's one thing shipping customers and transportation operators certainly should agree on: Shipping goods from one point to another should...
  • When Paying the Bill 'Isn't My Job'
    Q: Help settle an internal debate. There's a freight bill where the shipper, consignee and third-party c/o freight payment company...
  • High-Tech Executives Expect Intra-Asia Trade Growth
    Intra-Asia trade will see further growth in the coming years as high-tech companies shift more sourcing to the continent and...
  • NYK Logistics, Yusen Merge Indian Operations
    NYK Logistics and Yusen Air & Sea Service, part of Japan's NYK Group, consolidated operations in India by combining their...
  • Hoffa Builds Big Lead in Teamster Election
    With more than 170,000 ballots counted, incumbent James P. Hoffa commanded 57.2 percent of the votes cast for Teamsters general...
  • Harbor Truckers Fear Chassis Inspection Delays
    Harbor truckers in Southern California are raising concerns that an effort by longshoremen to inspect all chassis before equipment is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Chennai hosts ICS centenary events
    International shipbrokers, VIPs and more than 300 guests celebrated the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' (ICS) centenary in Chennai, India, last night in grand ...
  • More slow steaming needed
    Further slow steaming will be necessary if carbon emission reduction targets, currently under discussion within the IMO, European Commission, and United Nations ...
  • Green Reefers on the bottom in Q3 11
    Bergen-based Green Reefers, which operates a fleet of specialised reefer ships, has reported wider losses for Q3 11 compared with the same period of 2010 as spot ...
  • Sale of TransContainer still possible
    State-owned Russian Railways's (RZD) control of the country's largest intermodal player, TransContainer, could be divested by the end of the first quarter or the ...
  • NITL urges rail reciprocal switching rule change after decision deferred
    The US National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has urged Washington DC-based Surface Transportation Board (STB) to 'inject more competition in the rail ...
  • LA port riding high for October as Long Beach sees box drop
    The fortunes of the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) on the US West Coast were contrasted sharply in October. While the former port saw both ...
  • Transnet well ahead at halfway stage
    Transnet SOC, the South Africa-based state-controlled rail, ports and pipelines company, has posted a very strong set of results for its 2011/12 fiscal year. Up ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Noteholders take fight to GMR
    Embattled tanker owner sees high-powered group contest rescue loan from Nordea.
  • TEN still hungry despite loss
    Tanker market turmoil and third-quarter loss fail to derail Tsakos Energy Navigation's quest for tonnage.
  • Malaysia holds cement carrier
    Maritime Enforcement Agency says KGJS ship anchored illegally off Johor.
  • Diana confirms bulker buy
    Greek owner pays $32.25m for 2010-built panamax from compatriot Samos Shipping.
  • Lange explains future policy
    No change of strategy but there will be a different name and a switch in tactics at enlarged operation, U-Sea CEO says.
  • Fosun eyes bulkers
    Chinese chemicals and mining conglomerate in talks to buy domestic dry cargoship group Deqin.
  • NOCC ties up three
    Norwegian owner increases contract cover with charters for car carriers, but another heads to lay-up.
  • TUI talks up Hapag exit
    German tourism group determined to part company with container line early next year, CFO says.
  • Sales spur BW Offshore
    Oslo-listed FPSO owner pushes up third quarter operating profit thanks to double departure.
  • Gabriel no guardian angel
    Failure of Gabriel Panayotides to underpin an enlarged rights issue increases question mark hanging over Torm, says RS Platou Markets.
  • Vulcano makes debt plea
    Spanish shipyard faces liquidation unless creditors agree to write off 80% of EUR 198m they're owed.
  • Sea Star fined for fix
    US imposes $14.2m penalty on Florida owner for Puerto Rican scam, while former president Frank Peake charged.
  • AXA adds ACM shares
    AXA Investment Managers picks up additional stock in Johnny Plumbe-led shipbroker.
  • U-Sea getting better
    Danish bulker owner makes a profit in third quarter as it announces tie-up with Ultragas next year.
  • Platou plunders Clarksons
    Peter Anker's RS Platou adds David Oakley and Peter Quirk to its payroll as Clarksons Australia exodus rolls on.
  • Golden Ocean passes dividend
    But John Fredriksen controlled venture continues to look for further investment opportunities in dry bulk shipping.
  • Two vessels aground
    Ferry and general cargoship get into difficulty in bad weather off the Philippines.
  • China's ore appetite grows
    Domestic iron ore production is growing, but quality is falling and pushing up imports.
  • Wartsila hunts Hamworthy
    Finnish ship engine giant ready to take over UK gas carrier systems specialist Hamworthy in $493m deal.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Grand China accused of non-payment on bulk vessels
    Hainan, China-based carrier Grand China Logistics has been accused by three European shipowners for halting payments on chartered bulk vessels, according to the Financial Times.
  • FMC sees progress on fuel alternatives
    Commissioner Mario Cordero of the FMC says progress is being made on development of fuel alternatives for commercial vessels. Use of liquefied natural gas as fuel is an example.
  • Sea Star agrees to pay $14 million fine for price fixing
  • CMA CGM raising rates from Asia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
  • Americas markets plunge
    Oil rose as the euro strengthened amid speculation that the European Central Bank buying of Italian and Spanish bonds will stem surging borrowing costs.
  • US Navy completes largest alternative fuel demonstration
    A giant step closer to powering the Great Green Fleet and demonstrating progress toward a sustainable energy future.
  • Big value spread between 'best' and 'worst' fuels
    TWI values for October show over 30% difference in value based on fuel quality scores.
  • Lukoil takes step to cut fuel oil production
    Coking unit installed at Russian refinery to produce more high-value fuels.
  • IFO prices drop by double-digits in Fujairah
    In Cape Town, deliveries for IFO were available for supply from November 18 to December 2.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Piraeus is facing product shortages, player tells Bunkerworld.
  • Europe's first LNG-fuelled barge to be christened in Rotterdam
    6,100 mt capacity bunker barge will run on a mixture of 20% diesel and 80% LNG, company predicts LNG use will 'take off.'
  • Bunker suppliers among Genmar's top creditors
    Genmar has total debts of $1.4 billion, US court filling shows.
  • IFO prices fall by double-digits in Hong Kong, Busan
    Demand average at most Asian bunkering ports on Friday.
  • Losses mount for Torm in Q3
    The company 'negatively impacted' by $5 million non-cash loss relating to freight and bunker derivatives.
  • Algeciras sees 90% increase in bunker sales
    Bunker sales for the first six months of 2011 significantly higher than the corresponding period last year.
  • Establishing a bunkering protocol in West Africa
    Protocol to be similar with the Singapore Standard Code of Practice for Bunkering.
  • Tanker firm files for bankruptcy protection
    Bankruptcy proceedings will affect all Genmar subsidiaries except those in Portugal, Russia and Singapore.
  • Singapore's stocks of fuel oil up
    Middle distillate stocks also increase during the week.

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Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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