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September 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Madcap English play cricket match in the sea
    With military precision, a flotilla of eccentric Englishmen took to the waves on Wednesday to contest one of the world's craziest sporting fixtures: a cricket match played in the sea.
  • 2012 forecast to be tough for bulk shipping
    U-Ming Marine Transport Corp, the Taiwanese operator of dry bulk ships, expects next year to be a 'difficult year' for the market because of the launch of more large ships and higher iron ore production in China.

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, Evergreen, Hanjin launch weekly north Asia-India service October 29
  • China port volume up 12.6pc in first 8 months to 106.8 million TEU
  • Fujian port box volume grows 8.3pc to 6.1 million TEU in first 8 months
  • Guigang port posts 30pc increase in container volume in first 8 months
  • Chongqing-Lanzhou railway to be opened in 2014 to reach north west region
  • Indian navy saves Anglo Eastern ship - 9 pirates jailed join 120 others
  • ILWU president surrenders to court to face terminal trespass charges
  • BIFA urges member response to Whitehall's global warming 'scoping' paper
  • APL Logistics handles Caterpillar's Electro-Motive Diesel in India
  • CWT Globelink opens in Turkey with offices in Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa
  • Singapore manufactures increase 22pc in August because of bio-med output
  • TNT extends Chinese day-definite Singapore-focused trucking into SE Asia
  • Russia's TransContainer posts 610pc profit increase to US$43.7 million
  • Air China's cargo volume drops 1.6pc to 92,300 tonnes in August
  • China Southern launches Chongqing, Shanghai, Amsterdam cargo flights
  • Dubai airport August freight drops 7.9pc due to US-European uncertainty
  • Chennai airport workers charged with stealing DHL's Nokia mobile phones

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maritime And Logistics Awards (MALA) 2011 today
  • Survey shows confidence low as economic uncertainty fuels overtonnaging fears
  • French textile companies to showcase expertise at TECHTEXTIL INDIA 2011 in Oct.
  • Govt to spend 3,141 cr. for upgrading Paradip Port
  • JNPT issues LoA to PSA-ABG consortium
  • KANDLA PORT TRUST
  • Kandla Port's revised berthing policy to be effective from October 4
  • MPSEZ's crane simulator centre inaugurated at Mundra
  • $ 500-m ADB loan sanctioned for Rlys
  • AAI seeks govt nod to raise Rs. 5,000 cr. through bonds
  • RBI allows infra cos to borrow in Chinese currency

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Zambezi Airlines launches Lusaka-Kinshasa service
    Zambia's privately-owned Zambezi Airlines now serves the route between the southern African country's capital Lusaka and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Con...
  • Germany and Austria introduce joint electronic toll system
    Germany and Austria have rolled out Toll2Go, a joint, satellite-controlled electronic toll system which allows lorries of 12 t and more fitted with an on-board unit to pay tolls th...
  • Automated gate processes for port of Khalifa
    Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) and Dalosy Industrial Systems (DIS) recently signed a contract for the delivery of a gate control system for the port of Khalifa. The container terminal a...
  • SCSPA launches truck replacement programme
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has launched a voluntary programme to help truck owners replace older units with newer, cleaner rigs. The seaport truck air cleanup...
  • Opel Vivaro reaches production milestone
    The Vivaro has made history in the Opel van segment as the 500,000th unit of the instantly recognisable LCV rolled off the assembly line at the company's plant in Luton (England). ...
  • Direct seagoing cargo vessel loading crucial for growth in Russia
    According to Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways, the lack of investment in rail transport remains an urgent problem in Russia. The key means of solving this are to red...
  • FP Marine Risks moving London office
    FP Marine Risks is moving into a new office in London on 1 October, located at 6/F 55 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0EE, UK. The company's telephone, fax numbers and e-mail addre...
  • Boeing delivers UAE's fourth C-17 Globemaster
    Boeing will deliver a fourth C-17 Globemaster III to the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence from the company's C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach. Boeing delive...
  • Swiss WorldCargo teams up with Iata
    Iata has launched a new initiative to develop key managers in its cargo team. The organisation will second staff to Swiss WorldCargo in a development programme to enhance Iata's ca...
  • Huge investment programme in port of Felixstowe
    The port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, has opened a new deep water shipping terminal, consisting of two berths. This is the first stage of a GBP 1 billion investm...
  • Rieck Logistik expanding in China
    Rieck Henco International Transportation recently opened two new sites in Shenyang and Jinan (China). The Chinese subsidiary of Germany's Berlin-based Rieck Logistics Group has thu...
  • Mainfreight Air & Ocean opens airfreight office in Brussels
    Mainfreight is opening a new airfreight office at Brussels cargo airport, Brucargo. Located at the logistics heart of Europe, Mainfreight will offer its customers a wide range of s...
  • Menlo becomes responsible care partner for handling chemicals
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, has announced that its Chemical group has been approved as a responsible care partner by the American Chemist...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • STX Marine promotes Mike Carroll to VP Operations
  • Keppel Shipyard secures three more conversion contracts
  • Swiber Holdings order book soars past $1 billion mark
  • AOD to increase water depth capability of newbuild jack-ups
  • Great Lakes Shipyard drydocks historic tall ship
  • Polarcus X-Bow seismic vessel transits Northern Sea Route
  • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and SeaRiver ink definitive Alaska tanker contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Today industry celebrates 34th World Maritime Day
  • WTSA member carriers eye rate level adjustments
  • DOT earmarks funds for Oregon rail upgrades
  • Port of Newport extends filing date for commission post
  • Carriers plan to begin new India/Asia service

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Overcapacity and poor freight rates hammer down secondhand values
    Third-quarter volumes at lowest in decade, though forced sales and auctions likely
  • Transpacific set for long and painful recovery
    The withdrawal of CLX service just a year after launch is symptomatic of a deeper malaise
  • Vela takes triangulating VLCC top spot
    Saudi Aramco subsidiary beats Euronav, Angelicoussis Group and Frontline
  • Exclusive: Opportunistic Greeks muscle in on VLCC triangulation
    Hope of greater profit sees their market share on Middle East-Atlantic-Asia routes increase
  • Strategies for some maritime industry growth
    A UK government that meant what it said about our industry's technology would put its full weight behind making a better educated workforce, with a better work ethic
  • Heavy weather
    Storms have a way of defining character. Mine is slovenly
  • Supramax rates near six-month high
    Strong Atlantic trades drive up global market
  • Floating liquefaction market poised for investment boost
    Expansion of FLNG projects expected amid onshore plant concerns
  • Petrobras buys another single-hull VLCC
    Tanker reportedly bought for $25m from Titan Petrochemicals
  • BG Group sells 50m tonnes of LNG to India
    Deal comes as nation diversifies energy mix
  • Fledgling FLNG sector will make its profits from LPG
    Potential of future earnings from 'valuable' gas by-products 'key' to impressing lenders
  • Ocean Tankers to pitch last-ditch rescue to banks
    I have agreement with key charterer, chief executive Michael Ioannides tells Lloyd's List as storm clouds darken over owner
  • Sovcomflot confirms part-privatisation is on hold
    Russian minister cites market uncertainties as reason for delay
  • Aker Philadelphia and SeaRiver ink $400m order for aframax tanker pair
    ExxonMobil order is its first since delivery of ill-fated Exxon Valdez
  • Green Reefers turns to sale and charter-back of ships to raise $12m
    Finance chief cites historically low summer season as operator struggles for survival
  • European banks' lending to shipping has dried up, says DnB NOR chief
    Activity 'stopped abruptly' in third quarter
  • Rotterdam LNG import terminal could become maritime redistribution hub
    GATE Terminal owners currently studying possible export function
  • Maersk still to decide on strategy for a low-sulphur future
    Weighing of options includes future action on emissions from Triple-E 18,000 teu vessels
  • Quentin Soanes elected Baltic Exchange vice chairman
    Braemar executive director will serve with immediate effect
  • APL: legislation leads, industry follows
    Change will have to be forced, even though green shipping makes commercial sense
  • Stay on the sunny side
    U-Ming president CK Ong freely admits that appalling rates will persist until 2014, but he also thinks that now is the time to be planning for market turnaround
  • Selling Sovcomflot
    It is not yet clear that capitalism has properly replaced communism in Russia
  • Rongsheng secures $5.5bn mega-loan from China Development Bank
    Credit facility brings commitments to around $20bn this year from China and international banks
  • TEN clinches tanker charters worth $140m
    Long term deals with profit sharing 'a positive sign', says chief executive Nikolas Tsakos
  • NYK, Evergreen and Hanjin in new China-India service
    Latest sign of capacity shifting by Asian lines highlights trade growth between two giants
  • Widdows to stay on as WSC chairman
    Two new board members elected
  • Nautilus International to start its four-year cycle of meet-ups
    Theme of conference in Rotterdam is 'protect and respect' with focus on criminal penalties
  • Singapore refinery fire could hit bunker supply
    Fire at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery which produces fuel oil and gas oil leads to shutdown
  • Operating costs back in line with inflation
    Recent trend of rapid increases in vessel op costs has tailed off latest figures reveal

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Carriers and shippers must talk more
    SHIPPERS and carriers must co-operate more closely if they are to run cost-effective supply chains, says the head of the Global Shippers' Forum
  • Seafarer assistance plan explained
    DETAILS of the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) were revealed in London today
  • Refinery blaze hits Singapore shipments
    PRODUCTS shipments from Singapore could be disrupted after a fire at Shell's refinery at Pulau Bukom on 28 September
  • Shipyards threaten dry bulk recovery
    ANY hope of recovery in the drybulk sector could be severely damaged by Chinese greenfield shipbuilders seeking to win business, delegates at Marine Money Asia week have been warned
  • Vale Brasil docks at Sohar
    VALE Brasil, the world's largest iron ore carrier, has discharged its first shipment at the new dedicated jetty at Sohar, Oman
  • Exxon confirms US orders
    EXXONMOBIL today confirmed orders for two Jones Act Aframax crude tankers at Aker Philadelphia for an aggregate price of $400M
  • Help for piracy victims launched
    A PROGRAMME to help seafarers and their families cope with the trauma caused by abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched in London
  • Pirates release Greek bulker
    THE Greek Handymax bulker Eagle has been released by Somali pirates following the payment of a ransom
  • Piracy attacks predicted to rise
    SOMALI piracy will worsen this decade, a maritime security expert has claimed
  • Crisis talks begin at Sevan
    THE senior management of Sevan Marine is locked in crisis talks with its key stakeholders to iron out the company's prolonged financial problems, the company said in a statement today
  • Indian coal volumes to soar
    INDIA'S ports are expected to quadruple coal handling capacity over the next decade, K Mohandas, secretary of shipping at the Indian shipping ministry told IHS McCloskey's Indian Coal Markets conference in New Delhi yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Divided We Stand
    Living in Virginia, the biggest sports news I read often revolves around the Atlantic Coast Conference. Although rumors of conference...
  • Asia Trucking Finds Another Gear
    Intra-Asia transport traditionally has been a game played out by sea and air. Now third-party logistics providers are working hard...
  • Preparing for the Panama Canal
    Operating a world-class supply chain requires the ability to respond quickly to transformative events, both sudden and expected. This ability...
  • Intermodal Traffic Powers to All-Time Weekly High
    Rail intermodal volume at North America's major railroads reached the highest weekly level on record, after a 2.8 percent gain...
  • Truckload Carriers Taking Accessorial Charges to Shippers
    More than two-thirds of truckload carriers plan more use of accessorial charges, adding income from shipping fees to higher rates,...
  • Hanjin Adding Asia-India Service
    Korean container line Hanjin Shipping will launch an Asia-Pacific to West India direct service in late October. The...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • British TV news anchor to present CI Awards
  • MSC to get better big ship connection in Bremerhaven
  • Piracy, politics and productivity challenge Middle East supply chains
  • Court overturns LA ports owner-operator ban
  • RSGT - one million TEU landmark broken

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • SeaBird forced to spar
    US judge rubber stamps ship arrest warrant as overdue yard bill adds to Oslo-listed offshore owner's fiscal woes.
  • Keppel secures conversions
    Lion City yard syndicate prepares to overhaul LNG carrier and two tankers after racking up $109m worth of deals.
  • AOD axes option
    Oslo-listed drilling contractor poised to plough another $15m into newbuildings as market volatility stifles expansion plan.
  • Lazard bets on rate revival
    Lazard Capital Markets analyst goes to bat for US-listed bulker owner Baltic Trading as BDI gains traction.
  • Wallenius grabs loan
    Swedish owner opens a cheque from two Japanese banks to pay for car carrier at Mitsubishi.
  • ETA sells more vessels
    Troubled Dubai-based operator is ridding itself of over-aged handysize bulk carriers.
  • Tonga reaches out
    Jaws South Pacific Shipping launches cargo run to Auckland, New Zealand, with veteran vessel.
  • Hanjin adds loop
    Korean container line teams with Evergreen and NYK for run to India.
  • SCF sale back to 2013?
    Russia's deputy transport minister Viktor Olersky says partial privatisation of tanker owner now unlikely next year.
  • Maersk sees size gap
    Container line says 18,000-teu ships will not become the industry standard like its last generation of giants.
  • Fitch wary over SCF
    Ratings agency places negative watch on tanker owner's foreign currency issuer default rating.
  • Pirates in double hit
    Two chemical tankers evade hijack in the southern Red Sea after outmanoeuvring attackers, sources say.
  • Tulshyan sells VLCC
    Singapore owner of Titan Ocean has sold one of its single-hull VLCCs to Petrobras for conversion.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • October Web Only
  • For trusted traders
  • Ocean rates below or near 2009 levels
    Analysis of spot rates on the two key east-west trades shows that carriers will have to shelve capacity in the coming months, according to the maritime analyst SeaIntel. After deducting the effect of rising bunker fees, SeaIntel found rates on the ...
  • WSC keeps Widdows chairman
    WiddowsRon Widdows, the group president and chief executive officer of Neptune Orient Lines, will remain chairman of the World Shipping Council (WSC) through September 2012, even after he retires as head of NOL at the end of this year.WSC, the chie...
  • Maersk adds Qingdao to Asia-Europe loop
    Maersk Line has added a call at Qingdao to one of its core Asia-Europe services. The call has been added to its AE7 service, which now has a rotation of Qingdao, Ningbo, Shangai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangiers, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterda...
  • APL shortens intra-Asia loop
    APL has omitted two major Chinese ports from an intra-Asia service linking China and the Philippines, according toAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The line has shortened the rotation of its NPX service to Hong Kong, Chiwan, Kaohsiung, Manila...
  • Japanese forwarders pay $46.8 million for antitrust violations
    The U.S. Justice Department said six Japanese freight forwarders have agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $46.8 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix certain fees involving air cargo shipments from Japan to the United S...
  • UPS: New container targets pharmaceuticals
    UPS said Wednesday it will offer an air freight container for healthcare products, such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics, with temperature-sensitive requirements. The PharmaPort 360 container, which will be manufactured by Cool Container...
  • STB to look at BNSF purchase
    The Surface Transportation Board said Wednesday it has initiated a public proceeding to examine the regulatory effects of the price Berkshire Hathaway paid when it acquired BNSF Railway last year. In May, the Western Coal Traffic League petitioned...
  • CBP makes headway on simplified entry
    U.S. Customs and industry representatives on Monday outlined how a simplified process for filing import declarations would look and said a trial program will start soon to demonstrate how fewer documentation requirements could benefit the governme...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Markets hold firm after crude dip
    Fujairah edges up despite Wednesday's retreat in crude oil futures.
  • Markets little changed as crude see-saws
    Rotterdam gains tempered on expectations of improved supply.
  • Exhaust gas scrubbers show 'great long-term promise'
    Scrubbing technology 'will greatly contribute to better air quality', says Port of Los Angeles offical.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    October arbitrage volumes at seven-month high.
  • Refinery fire: Impact still 'unpredictable'
    Shell declines to comment on Singapore shutdown.
  • ECA deadline 'can't be met'
    'You need a period of leniency and transition,' says shipowners' association.
  • Bunker prices generally down in Asia
    Mixed demand, ample supplies at major Asian bunker ports.
  • Chinese shipbuilder launches 'Super Green' vessel
    8,500 dwt vessel can cut fuel consumption by up to 30%, says Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.
  • Experienced bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering in Monaco
    Trader spent six years with BP prior to joining Dan-Bunkering.
  • Addax to begin Hamburg bunker ops in October
    Opens new office at the German town in a bid to 'diversify' outside of Africa.
  • Fire at Shell refinery off Singapore 'contained'
    Shell to conduct 'full investigation'.
  • Hong Kong halts bunker operations
    Tropical cyclone signal number 8 hoisted in Hong Kong.
  • High bunker costs hit bunker tanker owner
    London-listed Yujin swings to loss in H1 2011 but said its bunker tankers continue to 'perform well'.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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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