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November 28, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC earnings fall as glut of available ships grows
    Earnings for the largest tankers hauling two million-barrel cargoes of Persian Gulf oil to Asia fell for a third day as a glut of available ships expanded.
  • Vale iron-ore ship built in Korea is smaller than first planned
    A commodity ship built for Vale SA, the world's largest iron-ore producer, is smaller than planned when ordered, according to data from the company that constructed it and another monitoring its compliance with design and structural rules.

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim narrows Q3 loss 20pc to US$63 million from $79 million lost in Q2
  • Asia-Europe freight rates decline 5.4pc to US$511/ TEU
  • UN and IMO urge better naval co-ordination to fight Somali piracy
  • Le Havre's 16-metre quay to lure MSC megaships to new port area
  • Brest dredges quay to 9.5 metres to lure postpanamax transshippers
  • China's railway cargo volume increases 8.1pc in first 10 months
  • Three Gorges' Dam's canal cargo throughput hits all-time high
  • Tianjin port's Zhangjiakou Logistics Base breaks ground in Hebei province
  • Peru and Chile welcome first big post-panamaxer of 9,200 TEU
  • American truck tonnage increases 0.5 per cent in October: ATA
  • DHL launches weekly Hong Kong-Malaysia LCL service
  • Panalpina 'goes west', sponsors Chengdu supply chain Asia summit
  • Study: India-Mideast aviation must overcome serious inadequacies
  • Emirates SkyCargo opens weekly from Dubai, Accra, Lome, Frankfurt and back
  • Mombasa logistics firms seek air freight to avoid rising ocean costs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DAMCO wins "Supply Chain Best Partnership" award 2010-11
  • Dry bulk Capesize rates expected to fall on Asian routes
  • Maersk Line to rationalise Far East, Subcontinent to North Europe service network effective Feb. 2012
  • Oil tanker earnings rise to 8-month high
  • SCI awarded for excellence in education & training
  • SCI ties up with Tata Medical Centre for new CSR initiative
  • Shipbuilders facing slowdown, urged to look at offshore energy
  • India's rice exports revised upwards to 5-year high
  • Mills expect nod for more sugar exports
  • Negative list to boost trade with India soon: Pak
  • Sensitive items imports rise 42 pc in April-Aug.
  • Spices exports surge 29 pc in value
  • Tea imports decline 21 pc
  • Clearance delays impacting Vallarpadam ICCT: Fieo President
  • MICT handles largest container vessel to call an Indian port
  • Work commences at Vizag Port's West Quay-6 berth
  • Forex reserves plunge by $ 5.7 bn
  • NTPC invites bids for importing 4 mt coal
  • Views on world economic climate hit fresh lows, ICC survey reveals
  • Near-sourcing to impact project movement?
  • SCHEUERLE special vehicles allow construction of Europes highest wind power plant in Switzerland
  • Wind power thrust to project cargo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • Alstom upgrades Turkish Railways with ETCS
    The Turkish state railway TCDD has awarded Alstom a EUR 89 million contract to supply signalling and telecommunications upgrades for the line west from Eskisehir to Kütahya and Bal...
  • Wagon lessor VTG remains on course
    VTG, a German wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has continued its positive performance of the first six months in Q3. The wagon letting unit posted sales of EUR 224 million ...
  • French road hauliers pessimistic about short-term future
    French road hauliers expect a severe and permanent drop in business for the coming six months, a survey carried out by the consultancy bp2r has reported. 54% of the 172 transport c...
  • Barton highway opens to traffic in Australia
    The Barton highway in NSW Australia is now safer, following the completion of major improvements along a section that previously witnessed many accidents. In 13 months, a 4.4 km st...
  • New country manager at Quehenberger Bulgaria
    Vencislav Kirov has been new country manager at Quehenberger Logistics in Bulgaria since October. He oversees national expansion as well as day-to-day operation of all forwarding a...
  • New all-cargo services from Singapore combat cargo stagnation
    Singapore Changi airport handled 163,100 t of cargo in October, an increase of 0.4% year-on-year. While overall cargo volumes remained relatively unchanged compared to a year ago, ...
  • Tiruchirapalli airport opens international cargo terminal
    A new 4,000 sqm international cargo terminal at Tiruchirapalli airport in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been officially commissioned. In the absence of direct flights...
  • TAAG allowed to return to Europe
    The European Commission has updated its list of airlines banned in the EU. Close cooperation with the aviation authorities of Albania and Russia has led to strong new measures to c...
  • SCI to sell vessels to boost performance
    The state-owned Shipping Corporation of India SCI has announced that it plans to sell as many as 13 of its oldest vessels to improve its performance. SCI made a loss of more than U...
  • First sailing of Fesco's Tacoma-Vladivostok link
    The first sailing of Fesco Russian Pacific Line's new direct fortnightly all water ro-ro service to Vladivostok and all important points in the Russian Far East departed from the p...
  • TPC Switzerland wins Swiss Logistics Public Award 2011
    TPC Switzerland was awarded the most significant logistics award in Switzerland recently, when GS1 Schweiz, a national non-profit trade organisation, presented the Swiss Logistics ...
  • Rieck subsidiary moves in with Garbe in Hamburg
    The Hamburg-based German logistics property developer Garbe Logistic has let 19,000 sqm of warehouse and office space to the Berlin-based Rieck Logistik Group. The subsidiary Rieck...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • First DP1 tug for Crowley launched at Bollinger

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • Foss Maritime vessels honored for environmental achievements
  • International Maritime Organization releases list of 2012-13 council members
  • NYK takes delivery of new bulk vessel
  • Port of Coos Bay holding sale of surplus property
  • Rail freight traffic count posts gains during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • GL points the way to a greener future
    Germanischer Lloyd uses annual dinner in London as a platform to spotlight economic and environmental challenges
  • Euro debt crisis could squeeze out ship lenders
    Severe lending restrictions likely to persist for several years as bank lending in general, including to shipping, is set to become more scarce
  • Ship lenders hold steady
    Survey of leading bankers indicates more banks are cutting their shipping exposure than are increasing it
  • Norwegian Dream cancellation hits Louis nine-month results
    Cyprus-based operator posts $6.4m loss after agreeing settlement with NCL over cancelled ship purchase
  • Maersk Icon move will reduce Asia-Europe overcapacity
    Smaller box lines may follow suit
  • EXCLUSIVE: Libya's GNMTC mulls tanker expansion
    Libyan owner's closer ties with national oil company set to help fleet growth
  • FLEX LNG delays final investment decision on Papua New Guinea deal
    Floating liquefaction venture aims for 2015 start date
  • German law firm sets up shop in London
    Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow recruits prominent UK lawyer Richard Henderson as it starts building an English team
  • Beyond the call of duty
    People get awards for all sorts of things these days, but none are more deserving of the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea than the master of the Samho Jewelry
  • Class wars: Are they designers or innovators?
    Revenue from traditional class business is simply insufficient in today's market
  • SNCF to test longer trains
    Radical rethink being sought on hinterland connections as boxships get bigger
  • Box rates keep falling
    Two major Asia export trade lanes see further price erosion
  • Tsakos considers ordering new LNG carrier
    High liquefied natural gas shipping rates continue to lure owners to the shipyards
  • HSH Nordbank posts $298m loss
    Bank blames burden of special payment to main shareholders
  • Brussels warns four countries on shipping safety rules
    Britain insists it is already compliant
  • Asia-Europe trades face further deterioration
    OOIL hacks 20% from Grand Alliance service, with Maersk to follow suit in 'rationalisation' of its Icon service
  • Los Angeles to join scheme that promotes greener ships
    Top US container gateway to participate in Environmental Ship Index Programme starting next year
  • French government blasts UK Channel tug withdrawal
    Representations made to Department for Transport
  • Eurotunnel sees fresh opportunities as wagons approved
    Channel Tunnel operator eyes the unaccompanied trailer sector
  • Vale makes third backtrack in a year
    Shapeshifting is not Vale's first U-turn
  • DuPont denies link to reefer box explosions
    Company says refrigerant product R-134a has been subject of counterfeiting
  • Capesize market still buoyant
    Fall in paper values in contrast to current physical market may indicate concern over high rate of deliveries in the new year
  • Slim fast
    Economic efficiency alone suggests that VLOCs are the way to go
  • A radical rethink
    Without an unlikely rebound in early 2012, a major shake-out in the liner sector seems increasingly inevitable
  • Vale's giant ore carriers go on a diet
    Vale China slims down by 20,000 dwt along with remaining VLOC order at Rongsheng Heavy Industries
  • S&P maintains credit rating on MISC
    Still BBB+ despite pull-out from box business
  • Ophir Energy stakes claim as early explorer
    Lakshmi Mittal-backed listed offshore operator to invest in 3-D seismic and exploration drilling offshore Africa

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • ITF wants 7.5% wage hike
    THE ITF has proposed an ambitious 7.5% hike in the benchmark for seafarer's wages over the next three years
  • Damen builds two PSVs
    NETHERLANDS shipyard Damen has defied a global order slump, winning contracts for two offshore service vessels
  • Greece rules out shipping tax
    GREECE'S new shipping chief has outlined his strategy for the growth of the Greek-flagged fleet, ruling out any future tax on shipowners
  • MISC shares slump on box line cut
    SHARES in Malaysia's MISC dropped on the Kuala Lumpur exchange today, after the company announced the closure of its struggling box shipping business
  • Bumper harvest lifts Russian ports
    RUSSIAN ports are set to benefit from new season grain harvests and exports above earlier estimates
  • EC's Atlantic offshore plan
    THE EUROPEAN Commission today announced it expects offshore energy projects to drive growth in the EU's Atlantic Ocean area over the next eight years
  • NOL to weather economic storm?
    BANK analysts expect Singapore's NOL will scrape through a further downturn in container shipping but have warned against buying the company's stock
  • Dangerous Rena boxes uncovered
    NEW ZEALAND authorities are today investigating why the owners of Rena failed to declare an extra 21 containers of dangerous goods on board the ship
  • Indian ships look to Singapore
    HIGH taxes on Indian-flagged ships are driving some of its shipping companies to maritime tax havens, a Singapore conference has heard
  • Strikes end at Tanger Med
    EUROGATE TANGER told Fairplay today it's hoping to recover lost revenues at its Morroccan container terminal after several weeks of disruptive industrial disputes
  • More Abbot Point terminals mulled
    AUSTRALIA'S North Queensland Bulk Port Corp is reportedly considering adding an extra two terminals to its expansion plan for Abbot Point coal port
  • Canada hopes to triple export crude
    Canada's net crude oil available for export will more than triple by 2035, according to a report by the country's National Energy Board
  • Kremlin in port fight
    THE KREMLIN is reportedly in a shareholder battle for control of Vanino port, after refusing to accept the appointment of a new chief executive

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • MISC to Withdraw From Liner Shipping
    MISC Berhad, showing strong frustration at the tough fundamentals in global container shipping markets, is withdrawing from the container business...
  • Zim Slumps to $66 Million Loss
    Israel's Zim Integrated Shipping Services slumped to a $66 million net loss in the third quarter and the carrier braced...
  • Japanese Firm Acquires Brazil Grain Terminal Operator
    Major Japanese trading house Marubeni said on Friday Brazilian grain export terminal operator Terlogs Terminal Maritimo is now a wholly...
  • Maersk Merging ICON Into Daily Service
    Maersk Line says it will merge its ICON service linking the Far East and Indian sub-continent to Northern Europe into...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • Chennai steps up despite congestion troubles
    The southern Indian port of Chennai saw its throughput increase by about 10% this year to date, compared with the last year, despite chronic congestion and other ...
  • India opens its market place to global retailers
    The Indian government will open the country's retail industry to foreign supermarkets, such as Tesco and Wal-Mart - a 1.2 billion peopled- market that is estimated ...
  • Egyptians protest after Friday Prayers
    Tens of thousands of people have remained in Cairo's Tahrir Square, following Friday Prayers, to demand that the interim military government steps down before the ...
  • CSAV sinks further into the red
    CSAV continued its downward financial spiral in Q3 11, recording a net loss of USD340,326, compared to a net loss of USD332,778 in the previous quarter, and a profit ...
  • INTTRA's new benchmarking software meets with industry approval
    US-headquartered INTTRA's new OceanMetrics programme - whereby carrier and shipper performance can be measured and benchmarked in areas of booking and on-time performance ...
  • Eimskip making money
    Icelandic shipping and logistics group Eimskip, has announced a net profit of EUR12.5 (USD16.7) million for the first nine-months of the year, in which it said ...
  • Hamburg takes another step towards dredging
    In what appears a bizarre process of communication, Hamburg's Port Authority (HPA) says it has been informally informed by local communities bordering on the banks ...
  • Rena: 21 DG boxes 'not declared' by MSC
  • Carriers coin it on North America/ANZ tradelane
    Ocean carriers are still smiling in the tradelane between Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) and North America. According to a report just published by BoxTradeIntelligence ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • Golden Union sheds capesize
    Greek owner is tipped to have sold a seven-year-old ship at a fairly low price.
  • Hartmann gets tough
    A relation between German offshore owner and US partner sour over the latter's failure to come up with cash.
  • TEN may take Awilco slots
    New York-listed owner may turn to Daewoo for LNG orders after Norwegian rival passes up options.
  • New ferry for Chile
    Tabsa-owned Yaghan will connect Punta Arenas with Puerto Williams in the chilly south.
  • Pluto scaled back
    Woodside restricts Pluto LNG development to a single train until more gas reserves found.
  • Petronas floater in extra time
    South Korean shipyard and France's Technip revising designs that had been due at year end.
  • Sincere slips again
    Taiwanese bulker owner has posted a further drop in profit this year as revenue declines.
  • Fesco denies price-fixing
    Russian container line says it did not collude on rates with Sakhalin Shipping in the country's far east.
  • Cosco Corp trimmed again
    Kim Eng analyst downs target price on Singapore-listed shipbuilder on bleak market outlook.
  • MISC exposes 'brutal reality'
    Analysts applaud owner's containership pull back but rivals will not see huge benefits.
  • Ferry free-for-all
    Sydney Ferries staff to get extra 30 weeks of pay if they work for new private owner.
  • Perdana scoops funds
    Malaysian offshore owner raises $10m through a private placement of shares to compatriot company.
  • USC funds Krasnoye upgrade
    Russia's state shipbuilding group will take control of tanker yard as part of RUB 5bn investment.
  • Oakajee back from the brink
    The much-delayed Western Australian infrastructure development gets a lifeline.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
  • US Markets slow on Black Friday
    Crude futures settled higher on Black Friday.
  • BC Ferries ups bunker fuel surcharge
    Company said it expects fuel costs will reach more than $120 million in the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
  • Arctic shipping season sets 'new record'
    Russian firm says navigational period in 2011 was the longest ever.
  • Major regional markets show moderate price moves
    Suez stable after ups and downs earlier in the week.
  • Markets slow in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Piraeus player reports a lot of small volume prompt enquiries.
  • Banks alarmed as shipping crisis accelerates
    'Disastrous development' in tanker sector with dark clouds hanging over container and drybulk sectors as well.
  • Dredging firm highlights benefits of bio lubricants
    Jan de Nul says using bio greases has not compromised performance, while reducing the company's environmental impact.
  • IFO prices largely firming at Asia bunker hubs as week closes
    Mixed demand at major Asian ports on Friday.
  • EC takes action against Italy over VAT exemption for ships
    Italy VAT exemptions to ships not in line with directive, says EC.
  • Sinopec Zhousan supplying bunkers direct from Qingdao
    Estimates to sell 5,000-10,000 mt of 380 cSt bunker fuel a month at Qingdao port.
  • Bakri Trading changes location in Singapore
    New address with effect from November 25 onwards, says company.
  • Chimbusco moves to new Beijing head office
    Updates company contacts and issues role for head office and PIC at ports.
  • Bunkering operations unaffected by fire at Dalian port
    Fire results in two 100,000 mt oil storage tanks up in flames.
  • 380 cSt avails tighten in Tokyo Bay
    Most local refiners 'nearly sold out' November volumes, say local players.
  • Australia raises oil spill penalties to $11 million
    New laws follows a review of maritime offences, including the fuel spill from Shen Neng 1 in April last year.
  • Bunkering to come under discussion at COP17
    Side event will examine progress made on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
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Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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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
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Copenhagen
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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
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
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
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
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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
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Hanover
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Madrid
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Venice
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Paris
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Hong Kong
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Rome
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Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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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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Rome
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Bentivoglio
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Tokyo
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Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
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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
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Reggio Calabria
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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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