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April 22, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Truck drivers on strike at Shanghai ports
    HUNDREDS of truck drivers staged a strike this week in major container ports in Shanghai, seeking higher freight rates to offset their rising fuel costs, companies and Chinese media said.
  • Somali pirates suspected to have hijacked S Korean container ship
    A SOUTH Korean container ship has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and is believed to have been hijacked, Seoul officials said yesterday.
  • More Russian tankers to ply Arctic route despite cost
    RUSSIA'S Sovcomflot will ship 3-4 cargoes of stable gas condensate from north-west Russia to Asia via the Arctic sea this year on behalf of Novatek, a senior Sovcomflot official said on Wednesday.
  • Four extra shipments from closing Kenai plant

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping doubles LA quay cranes to 16, adds 18 acres to terminal
  • Anti-piracy conference calls for another anti-piracy conference
  • NYK vessel pulls 27 men from life rafts as their fishing boat burns
  • Savannah boxes up 4.5pc in March, but ro-ro breaks record with 36pc hike
  • HK-LA spot rate up 6pc to US$897/TEU, but Shanghai-LA off 16pc at US$890/TEU
  • Kerry Logistics builds distribution centre for cross-strait cargo in Fuzhou
  • Qingdao port container throughput up 17.6pc in first quarter
  • Chongqing invests US$258 million in building beltway
  • Singapore's March exports increase 10pc year on year
  • Indian exports hit all-time high, surge 37.5pc to US$260 billion
  • New Orleans container throughput rises 22.8pc in first two months
  • Fuel costs plunge American Airlines into US$436 million quarterly loss
  • Russia's Volga-Dnepr flies 100 tonnes of oil equipment gear to Congo
  • Edmonton to add third runway, deploying sheer size to build transport hub
  • TIACA rolls out training programme for East Africa

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Bulgarian tender for Sofia and Plovdiv airport concessions
    Bulgaria is seeking concessionaires on a 35-year base to build a cargo terminal at Plovdiv airport, while the investor in Sofia airport is set to restore operations at an airfield ...
  • Switzerland: Streck Transport rolls out new premium service
    Streck Transport AG, a Swiss service provider based in M'hlin, has launched Classic24, a new premium service for general cargo. The offer guarantees to collect goods in northw...
  • TNT Turkey boosts volumes in 2010
    TNT Ekspres T'rkiye registered about a 25% increase in volume in 2010. The company said that the upward trend continued in the first three months of the current year, as the volume...
  • BLS Cargo: currency losses impact earnings
    BLS Cargo, a private Swiss freight railway founded in 2001, has recovered from the economic crisis. The transport performance rose by 13% to 3362.3 million ntm last year. However, ...
  • Freightliner Heavy Haul lands new contract with Quinn glass
    Freightliner Heavy Haul recently ran its first train from the Sibelco UK Middleton Towers quarry to Quality Freight's facility at Ellesmere Port (both UK). Freightliner was tr...
  • Estonian Railways hauled more boxes than ever in Q1/2011
    Estonian Railways transported 8.046 million teu in Q1/2011, according to the balticnews, which quoted the rail operator Aripaev. This is 74% more than in the same period in...
  • A trip on Moscow-St Petersburg toll highway to cost over EUR 60
    The deputy director of the Russian highways authority Avtodor, Sergei Kelbach, has said that the charges to use the planned Moscow-St Petersburg motorway will be RUR 3.62 (EUR 0.09...
  • Boeing and Australia announce order for fifth C-17 Globemaster III
    The Commonwealth of Australia has signed an agreement with the US government to acquire a fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The purchase allows the Royal Australian...
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds Dhaka to timetable
    The German carrier Lufthansa Cargo is continuing to expand its network in South Asia and now offers clients flights to Bangladesh for the first time. As from yesterday (20 Apr...
  • Damco employs "fresh" manager for first time
    Damco Germany GmbH, one of the world's leading logistics service providers, recently appointed Heiko Lembcke as its reefer business development manager. It is a new position that D...
  • Ports in France hope to see strike ending
    The new collective agreement for employees of the French seaports has now been signed by the port workers' unions, the national port union UPF and the federation of stevedoring com...
  • New Italian company Master Projects & Logistics
    Master Projects & Logistics, established in late 2010, is a 50:50 partnership between Tarros SpA and Paolo Pellegrini and Gianni Lena, two maritime operators with decades of ex...
  • Inland port of Linz posts good business results
    The Upper Austrian inland port of Linz, a member of the Linz AG group, was able to boost its business last year. Linz AG's executive board director, Erich Haider said that the resu...
  • MOL and Hafnia agree to jointly operate new LR1 pool
    On 1 May, Straits Tankers Pte Ltd, a MOL and Hafnia Management strategic joint venture that has been established in Singapore, will be ready to market 25 coated LR1's, entered...
  • Gazeley leasing new logistics areas near Frankfurt
    The UK-based global property developer Gazeley has rented more space in the Magna Park Rhein-Main logistics park near Frankfurt/Main (Germany). A major logistics service provider i...
  • Fiege and LG Electronics step up collaboration in Czechia and Hungary
    The Fiege Group, based in Greven (Germany), and LG Electronics (LGE) are stepping up their collaboration in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. The recently signed agreement encompasses...
  • Panalpina strengthens its cold chain for healthcare customers
    Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics and transport service provider, has become one of the world's biggest qualified Envirotainer providers (QEP) for active cooling sol...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Huntington Ingalls hires former House Seapower panel staffer
  • Strategic Marine signs contract for two crewboats
  • STX Finland to overhaul Saipem pipelay semi

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Port of Seattle names winners of Sea-Tac environmental awards
  • Horizon Lines takes home Lowe's Platinum Carrier honor
  • Crowley continues string of Toyota quality awards
  • Maersk Line presented with FMC Chairman's Earth Day Award
  • American Railcar reopening Ohio Castings operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMA CGM wraps up $945m bond sale
    Successful sale of bonds generates strong demand from investors
  • Grand ambitions
    Grand China Shipping has mapped out a long-term agenda which is not going to be derailed by short-term pressure on the bottom line
  • Business is business
    The basis on which DNV suffered a three-month suspension on its classification activities in Chinese shipyards seems risibly tenuous
  • Qatar Navigation operating revenues up 24%
    First quarter operating revenues reach $146m
  • Grand China eyes new loop as it begins box shipping foray
    Long Beach call marks aim to become world's top 20 container lines within four years
  • BP lawsuit seeks to spread blame for Deepwater Horizon spill
    Launches $80bn legal action against Transocean, Halliburton and blowout preventer designer
  • Eredene raises $49m from share placement
    Indian ports infrastructure investor raises '30m ($49.8m) in a new share placing
  • Japan output set for rebound in 2012
    New OECD report says extended downturn unlikely in wake of earthquake and tsunami
  • Somali pirates seize Italian bulk carrier
    The Rosalia D'Amato hijacked off 350 nm of Salalah with 22 seafarers onboard
  • Rail works will not hit Richards Bay exports
    Terminal says additional stockpile in place during partial closure
  • Hanjin boxship freed after navy action
    South Korean warship intervention leads to release of Hanjin Tianjin
  • Playing the system to stay afloat
    Banks are still supporting owners' efforts to reorganise finance and avoid the risk of default
  • Transpacific faces capacity headache
    Full of confidence from 2010, lines are now left with too many services as the supply curve looks like it will run well ahead of demand in 2011
  • Hutchison move could be good for business trusts
    Listing on the Singapore exchange using the business trust vehicle might see competition intensify
  • Happiness at work will not solve the issue of piracy
    How can young seafarers be 'happy' in their career when the constant threat of piracy is looming on the horizon ' and little is being done to stop it?
  • Indian Navy's action should be lauded
    The action of Indian Navy in tackling piracy has met unequivocal success and therefore should be lauded internationally
  • Rate warnings went unheard
    Shippers should have worried about rate instability when they dressed to kill liner conferences
  • New German shipowner targets small bulker sector
    Auerbach Schifffahrt has taken control of its first vessel, Maple Ingrid
  • Brittany Ferries eyes LNG-powered ships
    Working with STX Europe to develop designs for LNG and electric dual-fuel ferries
  • Contract breach warning as crew refuse to take ships near Fukushima
    It is still too early to judge the overall impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on the shipping industry
  • Reconstruction boom fails to emerge in Japan
    Data shows the impact of earthquake on ship calls lasted only a couple of days ' but analysts say predicted upturn from rebuilding may not materialise
  • Turkey shines out as green recyling pioneer
    HMS Invincible deal reflects decades of rising standards
  • Golar wraps up $500m West Java contract
    Concludes negotiations for an 11-year time charter contract for FSRU off Indonesia
  • Navies need more muscle to take on pirate motherships
    BW Group boss calls for UN resolution to allow military to take pre-emptive action
  • Chances 'fairly high' for boycott says head of Indian seafarers'union
    A refusal to work in pirate infested waters could affect oil prices
  • First Ship Lease Trust dragged down by low spot rates for tankers
    Posts a net loss of $2m in the first quarter of 2011 as distribution per unit falls by 37%
  • Seacor profit trebles despite less Deepwater Horizon work
    Records profit of $11.2m on revenues of $472.3m for the first quarter

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Viterra inks Montreal lease
    CANADIAN grain major Viterra has signed a deal to lease and operate the Montreal Port Authority's grain terminal, starting 1 July
  • Deepwater Horizon battle erupts into courts
    BP HAS filed a flurry of lawsuits in an attempt to offset its huge financial losses from the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster
  • Pirates seize Italian bulker
    PIRATES seized an Italian bulker with 21 crew members off Somalia today, according to EU NAVFOR
  • Russia, China squabble over oil pricing
    RUSSIA'S Transneft told Fairplay today trust has broken down between Russia and China over crude pricing
  • Libya dodges sanctions with oil transfers
    LIBYA'S regime is conducting ship-to-ship reloading at a Tunisian port to dodge sanctions, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins tomorrow or on 25 April because of the Easter holiday weekend
  • Brunswick ro-ro sector thrives in US
    GEORGIA'S Brunswick port said today it raised the number of vehicle and machinery units transported in ro-ros in March by 35% year on year
  • Truck drivers strike at Shanghai ports
    A STRIKE by hundreds of truck drivers has disrupted work at Shanghai port, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Suez revenues finally rise
    REVENUES from the Suez Canal rose in March for the first time this year, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Sandstorms stymie Kuwait
    VESSEL movements from Kuwait ' the world's fifth-largest crude exporter ' are reportedly suspended today because of severe sandstorms
  • Grain ban costs Novorossiysk
    RUSSIA'S only publicly listed port, Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport Co, has issued its year-end financial report showing a 6% fall in revenues to $635M
  • FSL posts $2M in losses
    SINGAPORE'S First Ship Lease Trust has posted $2M in net losses for 1Q2011, reversing $700,000 in net profits for the same period last year
  • La Havre box traffic falls by 14%
    TRAFFIC at France's leading box port Le Havre plummeted 14% in the first quarter from that part of 2010

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • USA Truck Loses $2.7 Million Despite Revenue Growth
    Truckload carrier USA Truck lost $2.7 million in the first quarter despite a 17.4 percent surge in overall revenue to...
  • GATX Profit Rises 6.4 Percent on Rail Demand
    Railcar lessor GATX sees a tightening market for freight cars, as utilization rises in its equipment fleet and lease renewal...
  • Charleston Containers Grew 5.7 Percent in March
    The container volume handled by the Port of Charleston increased 5.7 percent in March from a year earlier even though...
  • Short Line Railroads See 9 Percent Traffic Gain
    North America's small and regional railroads are enjoying a surge in traffic so far in 2011, with overall volume up...
  • Rotterdam Screening Ships from Japan for Radiation
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority detected no radiation above prescribed standards on five vessels that left Japan after March 14...
  • Chinese Truckers Protest High Fuel Costs, Private Fees
    Chinese truck drivers are striking this week in Shanghai due to rising fuel costs and increased fees charged by private...
  • USPS Starts Regional Parcel Service
    The U.S. Postal Service, looking for more package business from online retailers, is launching a regional parcel delivery service with...
  • TUI Sets May Deadline for Hapag-Lloyd Bids
    TUI, co-owner of Hapag-Lloyd, asked Chinese group HNA and Oman's Onyx Investments to make binding bids for a stake in...
  • KCS 1Q Profit Leaps 91 Percent to $63 Million
    Kansas City Southern, the smallest of the North American Class I railroads, posted a $63 million profit in the first...
  • Eurogate Profit Surged 30 Percent in 2010
    Eurogate, Europe's largest container terminal operator, increased 2010 net income 28.9 percent from a year ago to $89.3 million, as...
  • Canadian Pacific Profit Falls 67 Percent to $36 Million
    Canadian Pacific Railway saw its first quarter earnings plunge 67 percent from a year earlier to nearly $36 million (U.S....
  • Hanjin Boxship Escapes Pirate Attacks
    A South Korean naval ship Thursday rescued a Hanjin Shipping container ship that had been attacked by pirates in the...
  • Cosco, Hanjin Add Prince Rupert Services
    Canada's West Coast port of Prince Rupert will add two new weekly trans-Pacific services in May, one by China Ocean...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Jump 20 Percent
    The backlog in Class 8 truck orders reached levels in March not seen since 2006, as net orders jumped almost...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Belgium ports down but still up
  • Yusen and NYK Logistics join forces
  • US Toyota prepares for more production cuts
  • CSAV average rate decline stemmed
  • Italian bulker pirated; Hanjin boxship rescued

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMB sings bulker blues
    Bocimar parent "does not expect a fundamental rebound" in the cape market as bulkers battle break even rates.
  • DNV backs anti-piracy DVD
    Norwegian class giant helps US security firm gain traction in race to combat piracy.
  • Teekay's two cents
    Peter Evensen spreads the wealth as Teekay daughter boosts first-quarter distribution by 5%.
  • Qatar Nav's profit slumps
    Company says drop in first quarter figure is misleading because of the takeover of compatriot Q-Ship last year.
  • Hanjin ship safe
    Boxship escapes hijacking in the Indian Ocean after crew hide in citadel, reports say.
  • Superyacht brokerage cut
    Appeal court cuts commission payable to Nicholas Edmiston over $350m sale of Boris Berezovsky newbuilding.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Cheng-Vanderperre joint-venture is out of ships while Sammy Ofer is shuffling his newbuilding orderbook.
  • Going gangbusters
    A puzzler from the demolition market, shipbuilding after the flood and an arid dispute over bunkers.
  • Braemar recovery warning
    London-listed broker says bulker owners will have to wait another six months before post-tsunami rebuilding pumps up demand.
  • Seacor's profit soars
    New York-listed company reports healthy gains despite Deepwater Horizon effect wearing thin.
  • ACM Shipping on target
    Johnny Plumbe-led broking house says its full-year results will line up with expectations despite slack tanker market.
  • Italian bulker snatched
    Perseveranza Spa Di Navigazion ship hijacked in the Arabian Sea, Naples-based owner confirms.
  • Keppel cut to hold at RBS
    British investment bank says shares in the world's largest oil rig builder have "limited upside".
  • Steel usage set to grow
    World Steel Association is forecasting 5.9% and 6% increases in global steel consumption in 2011 and 2012.
  • Hanjin boxship attacked
    Somali pirates have targeted a South Korean containership in an early morning attack in Indian Ocean.
  • K Line PCC given all clear
    Japanese-owned ship given the green light to unload cargo at Port of Antwerp after radiation sweep.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%
    Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Operating revenue was $4.5 billion, 13 percent more than in the first quarter 2010. The railroad saw volume growth...
  • ANS feeds Atlas' exports to South America
    Airline Network Services and Atlas Air have joined to launch export air shipments from the U.S. West Coast to South American markets. Tubbesing Atlas Air operates the world''s largest Boeing 747 freighter fleet. General service agent ANS, based in ...
  • Yang Ming alters intra-Asia loop
    A Yang Ming-led intra-Asia service connecting China and Indonesia has undergone some changes, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's PAS service, which it previously operated with STX Pan Ocean, has a revised r...
  • Maersk to raise eastbound transatlantic rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to northern Europe effective May 15. The increase is $125 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot, 40-foot high cube, or ...
  • Hainan-TS Lines add 2nd transpacific loop
    A new transpacific service offered by Hainan PO Shipping and TS Lines has begun operating, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The two lines' TP1 service, with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Oakland and Ningbo, will o...
  • Pirates attack Hanjin containership
    Hanjin Shipping said one of its container vessels was attacked by pirates near the Gulf of Aden early Thursday morning. The 6,500-TEUHanjin Tianjinwas heading eastbound to Singapore from Europe when the attack occurred. TheTianjinis deployed on the...
  • Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop
    A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 loop -- taking it from 12 to 10 ...
  • Answering the 40,000-member question
  • Fewer, smaller, faster ships
    Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 lo...
  • Railroads' results mixed
    Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Canadian Pacific 1st quarter profit dropsCanadian Pacific Railway reported first quar...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker prices up
    Wide spread in prices.
  • Fuel oil stocks at highest level for over six months
    Arbitrage arrivals at six-year high.
  • Bunker markets firm in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Limited avails in Piraeus.
  • Biofuels needed in fight to reduce shipping's emissions
    IEA report says biomass derived fuels could be key technology to reducing CO2.
  • Bunker supplier reaches settlement with Turkish shipping company
    O.W. Bunker had filed a case with US court.
  • Distillates leading growth in Rotterdam Q1 bunker sales
    Overall sales only slightly up year-on-year, but growth in distillate sales continues.
  • Change in regulations will help cruise ships save fuel
    Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister says ships will be encouraged to remain at berth.
  • Bunker prices at major ports rise before Good Friday
    High demand for bunkers at Busan, says local source.
  • Shanghai bunker avails tight till month-end
    Surge in demand due to 'very competitive prices' at the port, say traders.
  • LNG bunkers not 'only' option for green shipping
    More can be done with current vessel designs for environmentally friendly shipping, says Maersk exec.
  • Rosneft loads fuel oil at new Russian terminal
    Loads approximately 93,000 mt of fuel oil to Aframax tanker Primorsky Prospect.
  • Yujin renews charters for bunker tankers
    Manages to 'minimise' reductions in charter rates, it says.

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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
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Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
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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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
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
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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
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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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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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