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December 27, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic's main freight index ends year on low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, ended trading for the year on a low dragged down by a slow holiday season.
  • Oil tanker rates plunge 23% this year
    Returns for the largest oil tankers hauling two million barrel cargoes of Middle East crude to Asia ended the year 23 per cent lower, as fleet growth exceeded cargo demand.
  • Shanghai to remain world's top container port
    Shanghai, China's wealthiest city, said it will remain the world's busiest port for a second year ahead of Singapore as the nation's economic growth boosts trade volumes.
  • Torm of Denmark sells two ship contracts at a loss

Sched Netweb site
  • South Carolina abandons dredging needed for Jasper Savannah River CT
  • Daily Maersk reliability trumps hype over 'conveyor belt' system: Drewry
  • Namsung order three 1,850-TEU ships for Southeast Asia trade
  • Indonesia's Meratus Line incorporate its subsidiary MIF Services Pte Ltd
  • Canadian Pacific Railway completes first stage of northern line upgrade
  • Florida gets US$10 million for box rail yard, open to CSX, but not NS
  • MASkargo probed for corruption, as part of internal cleanup
  • Eva Airways launches thrice weekly Shenyang-Taipei service
  • Implant Sciences closer to qualifying for TSA's air cargo screening
  • Fujian airports report 11-month air freight volume increased 8.8pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Alliances seen to boost box shipping rates in 2012
  • CARGOTEC's Kalmar straddle carriers power port expansion in New Zealand
  • CMA CGM in New Black Pearl service
  • HAMBURG SUD restructuring several services from Europe to Central America, South America West Coast & North America West Coast
  • Hamburg Süd, MSC to fuse Mediterranean-South America East Coast Services
  • Karnataka Maritime Board Act tabled
  • Maersk, US Navy testing bio-fuel blends on boxship voyage
  • Shipping firms asked to clear welfare fund dues
  • Transworldites go down memory lane
  • India, Australia sign pact facilitating better tax data exchange
  • Congestion surcharge at Chennai box terminals deemed unfair
  • Jebel Ali Port sets new productivity record
  • Paradip Port eyes container cargo to make up for ore shortfall
  • CCPA projects tea exports to drop 4 pc this year
  • Govt probing authenticity of exports to Bahamas, Cyprus
  • Mfg zones will boost employment: Gokarn
  • AIMA-INSEAD 'Global Advanced Management Programme' in January

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 26, 2011
  • Port of Woodland budget cuts property tax levels for 2012
  • Trucking association blasts new hours-of-service rules
  • COSCO making changes to executive board makeup
  • FMC extending comment period for Canada/Mexico port proceeding
  • OOCL plans to boost Atlantic Express Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • Torm sells two kamsarmax bulker newbuilding contracts
    Danish shipowner ups its expected loss before tax for 2011 to between $230m-$250m
  • Multiport teams up with China's biggest ship agency
    Penavico signs MoU with world's largest network
  • Moody's cuts Sovcomflot rating
    Downgrade triggered in part by poor performance of whole of the industry, reflecting oversupply of vessels
  • ICS issues reminder to shipowners of new STCW standards
    Crew must now have at least 10 hours' rest per day
  • Single-hull tanker fleet shrinks 28%
    Owners even selling double-hull VLCCs for demolition to alleviate overcapacity
  • Brussels 'back to square one' as it probes P&I brokers on IG
    Questionnaire contains errors and asks for information that the clubs have already provided
  • Box rates inch up
    But 2011 is ending on a dismal note for container shipping
  • NewLead slashes debt with sale of four tankers
    Owner says deal boosts liquidity and operating flexibility as it satisfies all liabilities to 10-bank syndicate
  • Shipping companies' Wall Street listings set to shrink
    Private equity appetite for shipping companies will increase in 2012
  • Brussels to tighten terminal operating concession requirements
    Draft document will affect the way that port authorities award contracts

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • Court refuses SeaFrance resumption
    THE Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a union application for it to order loss-making French ferry operator SeaFrance to bring its four ships back into service between Calais and Dover
  • Precious might offload more ABG orders
    PRECIOUS Shipping's boss Khalid Hashim told Fairplay he might offload more ships ordered at India's ABG Shipyard if it continues to miss delivery dates
  • Petrobras cuts to the chase with rig talks
    PETROBRAS has canceled the tender process for 21 Brazilian-built oil drilling rigs, analysts told Fairplay today
  • Scorpio renegotiates covenants
    NYSE-listed Scorpio has placed an additional newbuilding order and secured loan covenant amendments that will restrict dividends
  • CSD shuffles tanker
    CHINA Shipping Development plans to let out its Aframax tanker Song Lin Wan to its subsidiary XC Shipping, on a one-year bareboat charter
  • Capesize rates converging
    CAPESIZE bulker rates routes to China from Australia and Brazil have diverged this week, brokers said today
  • Kogas to buy stake in Prelude LNG project
    SOUTH KOREAN gas supplier Kogas said today it would invest in the Prelude LNG gas project
  • China Shipping sees $2.3M in scrapping deal
    CSG RECKONS it will make $2.3M from scrapping two 1979-built bulkers
  • Suezmaxes opening a holiday gift box
    SPOT RATES for Suezmax tankers have extended their recent gains, thanks to active trading in the approach to the holidays approached, shipping analysts said today
  • NewLead sheds four tankers
    NASDAQ-listed NewLead Holdings today confirmed the sale of four LR1 product tankers to cure its debt to a bank-led syndicate

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • Asia-Europe Spot Rate Jumps 7.4 Percent
    The average spot rate for container shipping from Asia to Europe jumped 7.4 percent in the past week, part of...
  • UASC to Hike India-Europe Trade Rates
    United Arab Shipping Company will seek a general rate increase on westbound trade from the Indian Subcontinent, Red Sea and...
  • Hanjin Shipping Sells Stake in Affiliate Company
    Hanjin Shipping is selling its stake in the Hanjin Group's holding company, prompting suggestions in South Korea that the container...
  • Japan Supply Chains Still Hampered by Thai Flooding
    Many Japanese companies are still feeling the pinch of heavy flooding in Thailand because of supply chain disruptions, according to...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Sets Surcharge on India-US Routes
    Hapag-Lloyd imposed an "emergency revenue charge" on all containers moving from the Indian Subcontinent to the U.S. and Canada. ...
  • Declaring Safety First
    It was a major breakthrough for container ship safety when ports this month joined with carriers in endorsing a global...
  • 2012, Clearly
    Alfred Kahn, the late economist and noted transportation deregulator, once famously claimed that if we simply used the word "banana"...
  • C-TPAT Eyes Exports
    If there's a terrorist cell in America plotting to export weapons of mass destruction, it hasn't been discovered yet. That's...
  • Covering Your Assets
    Q: I've read your article in the Nov. 14 issue on the spoiled load of imported shrimp. (Editor's Note:...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • Cocoa containers to boost Amsterdam's traffic
    The decision of Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM Line and Mitsui OSK Lines to route their jointly-operated northern Europe-West Africa to Amsterdam during the peak season for cocoa ...
  • Tauranga to add more twin-lift equipment
    New Zealand's port of Tauranga is to phase in additional yard equipment with twin lift capabilities next year as it battles to process increasing traffic volumes ...
  • Transpac rates on the up: Santa Claus on his way?
    After weeks of decline, the latest spot rates on the transpacific have increased according to the World Container Index (WCI), providing some welcome festive good ...
  • Exploding reefers tackled by COA & TT Club
    The threat to the global supply chain from exploding reefer containers - that have been contaminated by the introduction of counterfeit gas - was debated at a forum ...
  • ICTSI puts in place reefer express lane at MICT
    A rise in the volume of perishable products and a desire to raise overall levels of customer service have led International Container Terminal Services Inc [ICTSI] ...
  • Tacoma port sees strong exports for November
    The US Pacific Northwest port of Tacoma has seen exports surge for November - but imports have shown static year-on-year growth, which the terminal says reflects ...
  • Bleak haus Xmas for German boxship owners
    There will be plenty of schnapps needed this Christmas to drown the sorrows of German boxship owners facing a seemingly never ending decline in daily hire rates ...
  • Floods compound Dar es Salaam's congestion problems
    Heavy rains and flooding that have caused the death of more than 20 people and led to extensive damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the port city ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • YZJ deal a natural hedge
    Chinese outfit's purchase of a shipbreaking business will ease the pain of a shipbuilding downturn, AM Fraser says.
  • Daewoo drillship delayed
    Korean shipbuilder pushes back delivery date for a drillship on the verge of being handed over.
  • Torm loss may reach $250m
    Sale of two kamsarmax newbuilding contracts agreed as pressure mounts to tackle Danish shipowner's $1.8bn debt mountain and agree a new rights issue.
  • STX OSV nets fish deal
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder reels in fresh order for a fish food bulk carrier.
  • BW Group's Stadt not sold
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led owner says reports that it has sent a double-hulled tanker to be demolished are unfounded.
  • Capesize Xmas cheer
    Good news for drybulk owners as a bleak year draws to a close.
  • Fighting back in tough times
    A shipowner attacks malicious scuttlebutt, storms compared, a message to Brussels and why making friends in the liner trade pays.
  • Petrobras cancels rig tenders
    Brazilian giant said it is calling off a tender for the contracting of 21 domestically built offshore drilling rigs.
  • BW offloads double-huller
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led shipowner joins Japan's MOL in scrapping a relatively young double-hulled VLCC.
  • NewLead confirms LR1 sales
    Greek shipowner says sale of four 73,000-dwt product tankers will reduce its indebtedness by nearly $148m.
  • China Shipping scraps two
    Top Chinese shipowner opts to offload two veteran handysize bulkers to a domestic breakers yard.
  • Memorable news from a challenging year
    Tradewinds' online news reporters explain their favourite shipping articles of 2011.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2011
  • Bunker markets slow as Christmas holiday nears
    NYMEX futures were closed due to the Christmas holiday.
  • Markets close early as holidays approach
    Little activity in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah prices still climbing
    Suez marker will be closed on Monday.
  • New Spanish foreign minister 'familiar with the Gibraltar issue'
    Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo 'has regularly asked questions in the European Parliament' on Gibraltar and bunkering.
  • Wartsila looks for 'optimal fuel consumption' in specialist vessels
    'These ships will be a high profile representation of our capabilities,' says marine power provider.
  • Operational efficiencies give Singapore competitive edge
    'Liberal market structure' is helping underpin the bunker hub's success.
  • Bunker prices at major Asian ports largely up as week ends
    Avails mostly tight at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Germanischer Lloyd gets accreditation for ISO 50001 certification
    Accredited by German national accreditation body DAkkS to provide worldwide energy management systems certification.
  • Supply tightness in Hong Kong to ease in January
    Local traders expect Hong Kong premium to widen.
  • WFS CEO sells shares of the company
    Transactions made as part of a trading plan 'for diversification and tax planning purposes'.
  • 'World's first' hybrid ferries get propulsion system
    Propulsion system to cut ferries' fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by at least 20%.
  • 2011 'challenging' for tanker owners
    Owners had to deal with high bunker prices, overcapacity and low earnings during the year, says shipbroker.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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