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January 24, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samsung rolls out system to fend off pirates
    South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries yesterday rolled out a system to help ships detect and fend off pirates, after the recent hijacking of a South Korean freighter near Somalia alarmed shippers.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM, CSAV, CSCL start Asia-Latin America service by March
  • Zim launches direct Tampa-Mexico container service
  • Taiwan-mainland 'early harvest' scheme cuts import tariffs
  • Wuhan trade cargo volume last year expected to reach 9 million tonnes
  • Sichuan's Yibin port starts trial operation
  • Alibaba.com launches shipping service for 10 million products
  • Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam seek joint stake in Duisburg
  • UK railways angry the war on truckers loses state funding
  • Port of Charleston 2010 container volume tops 17pc
  • Low-cost infrastructure key to Vietnam's 'bright' future: IATA
  • China Cargo Airline weighs St Louis-Lambert as US air hub
  • United Airlines leads in on-time performance

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 59th Aframax joins AET fleet
  • BIMCO warns of 'wall' of newbuildings
  • Call for increased use of LNG in global shipping
  • DHL launches direct LCL service from Nhava Sheva to Durban
  • GAC scores with new ad for FA Cup coverage
  • Relaxation of Cabotage law'How will it benefit container transhipment trade?
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese glass fibre proposed
  • Exim Bank, IL&FS ink MoU to fund SME clusters
  • MMTC to import 18,000 tonnes RBD palmolein
  • Tea Board to enter Apac via Singapore
  • KoPT to ask Calfo to withdraw surcharge immediately
  • Port of Virginia aims to secure more Indian box traffic
  • Vasan inaugurates Chennai-Ennore Port road connectivity work
  • Emirates SkyCargo partners DHL in e-freight activity
  • TCI Q3 net profit levels at 11.83 cr.
  • DGFT begins issuing cotton export papers
  • India-Japan partnership summit in Sept.
  • Insulate manufacturing, exports from interest rate hike: Fieo chief
  • Pawar washes his hands off soaring vegetable prices
  • Economic summit on Jan. 27-29
  • Ficci to lead business team to Ghana & Senegal
  • Meet on 'Economic World Order'
  • Parliament session from Feb. 21; Budget on Feb. 28

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Quick Cargo Service registers record result in 2010
    Quick Cargo Service (QCS), a Frankfurt-based German air and sea freight forwarder, registered a record result in 2010. The company generated sales of around EUR 45 million, a plus ...
  • Lagermax group opens fourth Czech branch
    The Salzburg-based Austrian forwarder and logistics service provider Lagermax is expanding its activities in Central and Eastern Europe. Lagermax Spedice a logistika opened the fou...
  • DHL expanding global logistics partnership with Fashion Week
    DHL, a leading global express and logistics service provider, is expanding its partnership with the "Fashion Week" and will now also serve events in Paris, Zurich and Tok...
  • New World Alliance reducing capacities
    The New World Alliance (TNWA) has said that it will temporarily reduce capacities on selected transpacific services, to coincide with lunar new year factory shutdowns in Asia. APL,...
  • Saudia Cargo to fly 150 UAE-West Africa charter flights
    The Saudi Airlines Cargo Company (Saudia Cargo) has signed an agreement with Fast Forward Cargo in the United Arab Emirates to operate 150 charter flights from Sharjah (UAE) to Wes...
  • Stephan Eblen joins Hertzog & Partner's Stuttgart HR team
    The Stuttgart branch of the German enterprise Elmar Hertzog und Partner Management Consultants, a specialised personnel and advisory company for the logistics, supply chain managem...
  • China approves orders for 200 Boeing aircraft
    Boeing has received final approval from the Chinese government, confirming a USD 19 billion aircraft agreement. China's approval of airline contracts for 200 orders covers aircraft...
  • Customs-bonded truck runs still on for DB in Moscow
    Transeurasia Logistik, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, has found a temporary arrangement for its customs-bonded post-feedering operations at the Kuncevo 2 railfreight terminal in Mo...
  • Major Channel Tunnel safety exercise conducted
    Eurotunnel collaborated with the British and French emergency services to conduct its 21st major safety exercise, involving fire, ambulance and police services from both countries....
  • Knorr-Bremse continues to grow
    The Knorr-Bremse corporation, a leading German manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, increased its sales in 2010 by EUR 1 billion or 34% to EUR 3.71 bil...
  • France sets up ten-point plan to prevent winter traffic chaos
    The French minister of transport and environment, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, and the secretary of state for transport, Thierry Mariani, have met representatives of the transport i...
  • More low emission zones in Germany
    A large number of German cities have stringent regulations for driving in their low emission zones. Vehicles that want to access such areas in Augsburg, Dusseldorf, Osnabr'ck, Kref...
  • Swiss airports record strong freight growth in 2010
    The three largest Swiss airports registered substantial freight growth in 2010. Zurich airport improved its figure by 19% vis-'-vis the previous last year, to reach 411,000 t. The ...
  • H&S Container Line can help overcome the closed River Rhine
    The German inland waterway specialist H&S Container Line, a member of SNCB Logistics, has a wide range of intermodal railway and barge options for customers who need to shift c...
  • Port of South Carolina throughput up in 2010
    The port of Charleston closed 2010 with a nearly 17% increase in container volumes, capping a year marked by new shipping services, state-wide business initiatives and the arrival ...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Stena Bulk bulks up in MR products tanker secto
  • Video shows retaking of Samho Jewelry from pirates
  • Northrop Grumman moving nearer shipbuilding spin-off
  • Aker Drilling orders drillships at DSME, plans IPO
  • Korean forces kill pirates, free Samho Jewelry

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Port Commission President takes look at 2010 accomplishments
  • Weekly rail freight numbers continue upward swing
  • Alaska Airlines new name of University of Washington arena
  • Port of Port Angeles releases 2011 Work Plan
  • Container loading program earns Ocean Freight Award

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Factory closures over Chinese New Year hit boxship contract values
    Shanghai to northwest Europe route freight rate drops $80 in first three weeks of January
  • Suezmax earnings head towards lowest levels ever recorded by Baltic Exchange
    Rates on West Africa to US route fall to $6,900, while Mediterranean and Black Sea is even worse
  • Pacific capesize cargoes 'covered in 20 minutes'
    Capesize cargoes entering the market are taking less than 20 minutes to be fixed, said shipbrokers, as desperate shipowners snatch up any business they can find in the depressed market
  • Maersk to use twin engines in giant boxships
    New generation vessels unlikely to use alternative fuels
  • Tug attacked off Nigeria
    Oil worker seized and seafarer injured in incident involving anchor-handling tug
  • Newbuilding prices could hit record levels in four years
    Increasing shipyard consolidation will push up contract values up
  • Ferries fight back against Eurotunnel attack
    Battle for market share leads to broadsides over respective operators' pricing policies
  • Wincanton expands capacity with new Mainz terminal
    Inland hub to open for operations this September
  • Eurotunnel on track with strategy to reverse rail freight slump
    Eurotunnel is looking to almost triple annual through train freight volumes to 3m tonnes by 2016
  • Shipowners warned over huge fall in ship values
    Earnings too low to justify current vessel values
  • The deadly power of the green brigade
    As militant and well-organised environmental pressure groups fill the airwaves with their propaganda, they seem to be unaware of the extraordinary damage they are doing to the economy
  • Wisconsin backtracks on ballast policy
    Wisconsin is now proposing to bring its standards in line with those of the IMO
  • New York in deep water over new ballast regulations
    Shipping industry is up in arms over the US state's plan to introduce standards 100 times tougher than existing IMO legislation
  • Abidjan vows to fight EU measures
    Confusion among shipping lines serving the port and traders as to how restrictions will be affected
  • Box lines to relaunch Asia-Central America service
    CMA CGM, China Shipping and CSAV join forces
  • South Korean navy recaptures hijacked chemtanker
    Eight suspected pirates killed and five more captured in incident
  • German ports see strong throughput growth
    Total volumes across all trades up 5.8% in the first nine months of 2010
  • Barge sinking causes Rhine bottleneck
    Up to 360 barges awaiting salvage operations to clear waterway
  • Hong Kong to cut marine fees
    Charges for port facilities and light dues will fall by about 20% for ocean-going vessels and about 22% for high-speed passenger craft
  • Freeport Container Port on hunt for new customers
    Hutchison-owned facility on Grand Bahama seeks to add to sole customer MSC
  • Port Klang to stop handling bagged cargo
    Shippers and consignees must comply with new ruling by April 18
  • Attica raises $33m from share issue
    Greek firm will use half the proceeds to repay bank debt in the first half of 2011
  • Stena Bulk targets edible oils market with part acquisition of Weco
    Swedish tanker owner takes 50% share in Danish owner
  • KfW Ipex to fund heavylift newbuilding
    To provide '120m loan for ship to be built at Germany's P+S yards
  • Hamburg predicts record cruiseship calls in 2011
    Expects 119 calls by cruiseships and 300,000 passengers

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • 'Knife edge' seen on rates
    FREIGHT rates in the crude and drybulk sectors will be curbed in 2011-12 because tonnage supply will exceed demand growth, according to a First Securities market report.
  • Yellowcake ship docked in BC
    THE URANIUM carrier MCP Altona, alongside today at the British Columbian port of Ladysmith, might be returned to Vancouver for cleaning after a 'yellowcake' spill at sea, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission said.
  • CMA CGM bigs up on its ACSA route
    CMA CGM said today it plans to put 6,500teu ships on to its Asia Central South America service for the first time.
  • DFDS wins appeal of fine
    DFDS Lisco has reportedly escaped a '700,000 ($950,000) pollution fine imposed in France because the shipowner was already fined in Lithuania.
  • Blast kills salvage divers
    OFFICIALS are today investigating the deaths of two Turkish divers reportedly killed by an explosion while trying to salvage a Ukrainian dredger at a Georgian port.
  • Deal doubles Stena Bulk MR product fleet
    STENA Bulk, the privately owned Swedish tanker owner, said today it has acquired a 50% stake in the Danish vegetable oil carrier specialist Weco-Shipping.
  • Oz flood cost estimated
    RECENT floods across eastern Australia are expected to reduce the country's export earnings from coal by $2-2.5Bn, according to new research.
  • Croatia rejects yard offer
    CROATIA'S government has rejected a privatisation offer from Germany's Crown Investment to buy a shipyard in Rijeka on the Adriatic Sea, IHS Global Insight reported today.
  • Uruguay pulp mill project moves forward
    CONSTRUCTION on Montes del Plata's latest pulp mill and port development in Uruguay will begin in June, the company has announced.
  • FSL rules out indirect deals
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust's CEO Philip Clausius has told Fairplay that his company will no longer agree to indirect deals for charters, after a bad experience last year.
  • Cambodian ports prosper
    CAMBODIA'S two major ports reportedly generated total revenues of $35M in 2010, a 31% rise over the previous year.
  • One-offs lift CMB
    BELGIAN shipping group CMB has posted a drop in 4Q income but stable annual profits after its bottom line was boosted by one-off items.
  • Malaysian warship saves crew from pirates
    MALAYSIA'S navy has rescued the crew of a chemical tanker after the ship was attacked by Somali pirates, EU NAVFOR told Fairplay today.
  • Chinese ECAs 'here to stay'
    EXPORT credit agencies in China are playing a larger role in the provision of funds for shipping, a London conference has been told.
  • Argentine farmer lockout shuts grain boards
    ARGENTINA'S main grain boards are nearly closed down and blockades planned today in a crop lockout that farmers have staged since 17 January.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • LaHood Expects Highway Bill by August
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, signaling new Obama administration resolve to get a national transportation spending plan, says he expects a...
  • Heartland Express Profit Jumps 43.9 Percent
    Heartland Express increased its profit 43.9 percent year-over-year to $15.4 million in the fourth quarter, as sales rose 13.7 percent...
  • Wal-Mart Orders $1 Billion in Supply Chain Savings
    Wal-Mart Stores will use its global transportation and logistics leverage to cut fruit and vegetable prices by $1 billion, the...
  • House GOP Bloc Would Slash Passenger Rail Programs
    The House Republican Study Committee wants to zero out President Obama's grants program that gives states seed money to develop...
  • Crowley, Seaboard Increase Bahamas Bunker Charges
    Crowley and Seaboard Marine, members of the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners & Operators Association, will increase their bunker surcharges on all imports...
  • Port of Chennai Breaks Ground on Roads
    India's Port of Chennai, which is struggling to cope with increased congestion, broke ground on the Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project,...
  • Nationwide French Dockworker Strikes Begin
    French dockworkers Jan. 21 began a four-day nationwide strike amid warnings of further stoppages as port employers resist union demands...
  • S. Koreans Kill, Capture Pirates, Free Hostages
    In a daring raid at dawn in the Arabian Sea, South Korean commandos on Friday boarded a hijacked ship, killed...
  • Three Carriers Upgrade Asia-South America Loop
    CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping, are upgrading the size and number of ships they operate under a vessel-sharing agreement...
  • DHL Launches Nhava Sheva LCL Service
    DHL launched a direct less-than-containerload service from India's largest container port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) to Durban, South Africa....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Could Kissinger head-off a US/China trade war?
    President Hu Jintao's state visit to the US this week has been described as the 'most important by a Chinese leader in 30-years'. Given that the duration of the two nation's bilateral trade agreement - now valued at in excess of USD425 billion per annum - is not much older, the tour is clearly significant in Sino-American relations.
  • Emerging economies lead FDI poll
  • CMA CGM and CSCL club together with CSAV
  • Boxships in demand
  • Brisbane back in business
  • Brazil hikes interest rates to 11.25%

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Seaspan issue fuels debate
    Gerry Wang-led liner giant prices preferred offering while investors seek clarity in $100m alliance with Tiger Group.
  • Siem cuts 'sticky' stake
    Kristian Siem's offshore wing offloads minority holding in Nordic technology firm.
  • Wells says 'go long'
    Equity guru urges investors to watch shares of Navios Parnters as 8.7% slip offers "solid entry point" ahead of earnings.
  • Tor Viking plunders ice deal
    Rederi TransAtlantic vessel called in by SMA as part of long-term deal to break ice in Baltic.
  • Nine-year-old boxship scrapped
    S.Gabriel to be demolished in Denmark following serious grounding off Azores in 2009.
  • P+S Werften adds CSV
    German shipbuilder reveals "milestone" contract for a construction support vessel.
  • Man lost off P&O ferry
    Search underway off Scotland after passenger reported missing from ferry European Highlander.
  • Cantor cuts US-listed duo
    Crude Carriers and Excel Maritime see buy tags disappear as Natasha Boyden drops rate forecasts.
  • One seized off Nigeria
    Chief engineer kidnapped and another injured as Agip-linked vessel reportedly leaves convoy too early.
  • Mohave Maiden fined
    US-operated bulker's master pays $36,000 to Georgia for alleged environmental damage.
  • Bank flags game-change
    "Doomsayers may have finally called it right" in tanker sector, JP Morgan admits amid a flurry of downgrades.
  • Strength in steel
    SMT Shipmanagement cargoship tops $500 per ldt as demolition prices in Indian sub-continent stay solid.
  • Aussies clear channel of debris
    Navy opens up route from Caloundra through Moreton Bay to Brisbane following floods.
  • Helix pair on spill watch
    New York-listed offshore company reveals two of its vessels have been placed on stand-by to help deal with any Macondo re-run.
  • Berge Frost off to breakers
    Sohmen-controlled BW Gas reportedly offloads 1983-built VLGC for firm $11.5m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Hitachi DC moved without a hitch
    STI, a trucking and logistics service provider that caters to customers with special handling requirements, said it recently relocated a major distribution center for Hitachi Data Systems from Plainfield, Ind., to Norman, Okla., over the course of ...
  • Cass adds analysis to reports
    Cass Information Systems, a freight audit and payment provider and publisher of statistical freight data, has expanded the format of its 20-year-old Freight Index report to include commentary from an independent business analyst and authority on s...
  • BBVA, Wells Fargo Ex-Im Bank-approved lenders
    The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. and Wells Fargo Bank as eligible lenders under its Medium-Term Delegated Authority (MTDA) Program. As MTDA lenders, these banks can increase use, and speed approval, of E...
  • House T&I subcommittees organized
    Republican and Democrat leaders on Thursday announced the top assignments for subcommittees in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., named Frank LoBiondo to helm the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportat...
  • Census proposes AES filing changes
    The U.S. Census Bureau has proposed to amend its regulations to reflect several new export reporting requirements. Specifically, the agency wants to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System or through AESD...
  • Naviland starts Le Havre-Germany container rail link
    Naviland Cargo, a SNCF Geodis subsidiary, has started the first container rail link to operate between the French port of Le Havre and Germany. After beginning services to the Benelux countries in 2007 and Spain in 2009, Naviland will use this newe...
  • Union Pacific profit up 47% in 2010
    Union Pacific Corp. said it had net profit of $2.8 billion in 2010, 47 percent more than in 2009. Freight revenue increased 20 percent to $16.1 billion. The railroad said all six of its reporting business groups -- industrial products, intermodal, ...
  • Videotel names Cleave CEO
    Videotel Marine International, a provider of maritime training systems, has appointed Nigel D. Cleave to chief executive officer. Cleave, a 35-year shipping industry veteran, will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business as well...
  • South Korean Navy foil Somali pirates
    South Korean special forces stormed a hijacked ship early Friday and rescued 21 sailors while killing eight pirates in the Arabian Sea, according to multiple news reports. Five suspected pirates were captured during the five-hour operation. South ...
  • Indictment on New York-New Jersey waterfront

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Stena Bulk doubles its MR-fleet
    Swedish Stena Bulk doubles its MR-fleet (Medium Range) of product tankers from 15 to 30 vessels by acquiring 50 per cent of the Danish shipping company Weco. Its objective
  • Grounded bulk carrier soon afloat
    The grounded Panama-flagged bulk carrier Santa Elena will probably be able to continue its sailing to Århus soon. The vessel ran aground on a sandbank near Sletterhage, while on
  • Another two bulk carriers hijacked
    Another two bulk carriers have been boarded by pirates in the Indian Ocean, EU Navfor reports. The Mongolian-flagged, Hoang Son Sun, 22.835 DWT, is believed to have been
  • Carnival names Martin Landtman SVP
    Martin Landtman has been named senior vice president ' marine operations at Carnival Cruise Lines. He will oversee all aspects of marine operations for the fleet of 22 vessels, including technical

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2011
  • Oceanbat SA moves to new office
    Oceanbat will be moving to a new location on .
  • Bunker prices drop in the Americas
    Crude futures sink lower over worries on high oil supplies.
  • Scientist claims success for CO2 scrubbing method
    97% of CO2 removed using seawater and calcium in power station simulation, method has parallels to Ecospec's CSNOx system.
  • EMSA awards contract to study and test EEDI
    Deltamarin says main objective is to provide a technical study in order to refine application for certain categories of RoRo ships.
  • Fujairah prices mixed
    IFO quotes resumed in Durban after long dry spell.
  • Rotterdam market mostly firm
    Some suppliers in Rotterdam are fully booked until Tuesday.
  • Analysis: Key Med ports offering competitive LSFO options
    Limited market penetration but still good opportunities for ECA-bound vessels to lift LSFO en route.
  • Week ends with downtrend in IFO prices
    Mixed demand at Asia's key bunker hubs on Friday, traders say.
  • Polish supplier bids farewell to senior staff
    Senior trader at Ship-Service leaving company to continue career abroad.
  • Chemoil strikes off 'dormant' subsidiaries
    As part of the company's rationalization programme to increase efficiencies, says firm.
  • Russian minerals miner places order for bunker tanker
    Seeks to renew port fleet in cooperation with local shipyards.
  • Chimbusco 2010 bonded bunker sales volume up 19-20%
    State supplier sold an estimated 5.6 million metric tonnes of bonded bunkers in 2010.
  • Vessels caught in illegal bunkering off Malaysia
    Supplier cooperating with Malaysian police, intends to bring case to Singapore's CPIB, says company source.
  • Colombo faces supply crunch on cargo delays
    Tight avails to ease next week when replenishment cargoes arrive.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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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
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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
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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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
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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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