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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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Pechino
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Ginevra
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Miami
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Roma
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Washington
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Gioia Tauro
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Parigi
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Londra
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Brussels
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Leghorn
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Milan
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Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
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HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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The Spice
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Brussels
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CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
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UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
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Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
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The Spice
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Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
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Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
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Genova
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Trieste
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Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
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Bari
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Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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