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November 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

Sched Netweb site
  • Despite growing overcapacity numbers of lay-ups appears to slow
  • Container shipping to remain in negative territory for a while yet: Alphaliner
  • Standard armed guards contract nears, to stress need for more insurance
  • Hunchun's cargo volume of trade up 33.5pc in first nine months
  • Changsha Jinxia Economic Development Zone attracts five investment projects
  • Konecranes sells reachstackers, empty handlers, forklifts to Cai Mep CT
  • Construction work starts on second gigantic lock on Antwerp's left bank
  • Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies
  • Qantas posts earnings before tax despite industrial action
  • Taiwan's Eva Airways gains AEO operator certification
  • Swiss WorldCargo to switch to lightweight containers
  • New Lao Airlines offers Singapore-Vientiane service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV says seeking strategic partner, not buyer, for container business
  • Freightwings & Travels selects Softlink's Logi-Sys
  • SAL upgrading key vessel to enhance performance
  • UN, IMO urge better naval coordination to fight Somali piracy
  • Mumbai offshore terminal by December 2012: Roy
  • 38th ACAAI convention comes together to Conquer the Skies

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Uzbekistani client orders Implant Sciences explosives detectors
    The Implant Sciences Corporation, a Wilmington-based US high-tech supplier of security systems and sensors, has announced sales of its QS-H150 Quantum Sniffer handheld explosives t...
  • GLS Belgium attains environment certification
    GLS Belgium, a Belgian firm belonging to the pan-European parcels, express and logistics services provider General Logistics Systems (GLS), has obtained ISO 14001 certification for...
  • Chinese firm to upgrade Guyanese airport
    The China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has secured a USD 138 million design and construction contract from the government of Guyana to expand a terminal and to lengthen a runw...
  • Chinese ports handle 7 billion t in ten months
    Chinese ports handled 7.54 billion t in the first ten months of 2011, according to the national transport ministry, representing an increase of almost 14%. The volume was split bet...
  • DHL Express signs Saudi Arabian deal with Nokia
    DHL Express has signed a three-year deal with the telecommunications giant Nokia Siemens Networks, to establish a nationwide distribution system in Saudi Arabia. The agreement will...
  • BIH railway lines to be electrified
    Railway lines are being electrified in the region of the industrial city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina, an agreement having recently been signed between the rail comp...
  • K+N introduces direct services between Baltic states and Poland
    K+N has launched direct line hauls options between its hubs in Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Poznan (Poland), in order to develop fast and frequent grou...
  • UGL and GE Transportation introduce loco in Australia
    UGL Limited and GE Transportation have introduced a new PowerHaul locomotive, the PH37ACmai, at the largest rail exhibition in the southern hemisphere, AusRail Plus 2011 in Brisban...
  • MAN Truck & Bus steps up commitment in India
    MAN Truck & Bus has agreed with its partner Force Motors to take over MAN Force Trucks, their Indian joint venture. The JV was founded in 2006 and produces heavy MAN trucks for...
  • CSAV considers selling container business
    The Valparaiso-based Chilean shipping line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has reported a net loss of USD 343 million for the third quarter of the current financial year. ...
  • Aramex launches joint venture with Sinoair
    Aramex, a global logistics solutions provider, has formally launched a joint venture with Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co (Sinoair), as part of the former's ongoing str...
  • Zurich airport expansion remains on the cards
    A referendum in the Swiss canton of Zurich has resulted in the third thumbs-up in favour of Zurich Kloten airport in four years, with the voters clearly rejecting an initiative and...
  • Marco Messner named first Austrian young forwarder of the year
    Marco Messner, who works for the Salzburg-based international freight forwarder Spedition Lagermax, has been named as the first-ever young freight forwarder of the year in Austria....

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Port of Coos Bay CEO announces plans to leave post
  • Horizon Lines reaches settlement with Puerto Rico lawsuit opt outs
  • Coast Guard/National Guard units earn achievement awards
  • Port of Grays Harbor sees rise in automobile handling business
  • Trade between NAFTA partners up during month of September

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • International Chamber in fresh drive to get support for IMO at Durban
    Preventing climate change 'a political challenge as much as a technical one'
  • How to assess accumulation
    Modern risk management requires a deeper understanding of interrelationships than in the past
  • First-half losses for ACM
    London shipbroker sees revenues weaken
  • No turkey for shipping stocks
    A week is a long time in politics and two weeks is an eternity in shipping, with the recent pain for US listed shipping companies looks set to continue
  • Governments move to regulate armed guards
    Licensing system expected by next year
  • 'Payable in 30 days' does not mean six months' interest-free credit
    Can't pay, won't pay? They'll see you in court.
  • Mild weather and aframax glut dampen hopes of December rates rise
    Extra cargoes becoming available in European spot markets are absorbed easily
  • Tankers bound for Syria amid further outcry against violent crackdowns
    Vessel tracking shows latest tankers sailing to Syrian ports
  • Secondhand aframax values fall to eight-year low
    Five-year-old vessels sell at 2003 prices as daily earnings stay below operating costs
  • EXCLUSIVE: No legal action against Fred. Olsen over faked hours records
    MCA decides to use safety code provisions instead
  • South Korea on course for record steel production
    Exports to emerging markets boost shipping prospects
  • Canada plans crude exports from its oilsands
    Moves to export 5m barrels per day by 2035
  • IMO to consider guidelines to combat crime on ships
    Aim is better co-ordination with investigating authorities
  • South of England's demise leaves members struggling to find cover
    Pull-out causes problems for insurance market
  • Moody's downgrades Ship Finance International
    SFI caught up in concerns over Frontline's plans to restructure
  • Dole axes reefer service
    New blow for specialist carriers
  • EXCLUSIVE: UK to announce armed guards policy shortly
    Department for Transport rejects Labour charge of dragging its heels
  • Claims guidelines are not being used
    There is nothing to stop the market using the guidelines apart from underwriters themselves, says IMCC
  • P&I clubs' 5% general increase harmony is highly unusual
    Insurers' decisions may look equal, but some are more equal than others
  • Case of the shrinking valemax bulk carriers
    Vale has remarketed its super-sized ships as slightly smaller. How are we to decode this?
  • RMT confirms Wightlink strike ballot
    Union alleges activist unfairly dismissed
  • Under pressure
    Shipowners face a decade of environmental rules that will press them to spend what little money they have
  • Baltic Ports back shipowners in fight against low-sulphur rules
    Implementation timetable criticised
  • SeaFrance mediation bid unsuccessful
    Union fails to agree resumption of service with administrator
  • MISC to sell its 16 containerships in six months
    Plan to exit liner business will include early return or subleasing of chartered-in vessels
  • China to consolidate its shipyards
    Ten largest players to control 70% of the nation's shipbuilding under ministry plan
  • Höegh vehicle carrier joins UK October detentions list
    Five vessels held by port state control last month
  • HNA offers cold comfort to creditors
    Companies in pay dispute with Grand China Logistics urge its parent company to speak out
  • Finnlines wins appeal over 2008 dividend payout
    Pension company fails in court bid to force bigger payment

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Cruise yields still lags
    CARNIVAL and Royal Caribbean have yet to regain their pre-crisis performance, and Europe will play a key role in their recovery pace, UBS analyst Robin Farley said today
  • Crowded breaking beaches predicted
    VESSELS aggregating 55M gt worldwide will be sent to breaking beaches in the next two years, a study reported today
  • Horizon settles PR claims
    HORIZON Lines confirmed today that it has settled all 'hold-out' civil claims related to its price-fixing in the Puerto Rico box trade from May 2002 to April 2008
  • Uni-Tankers buying IBEX
    DANISH shipowner Erria today said it had sold its Turkish tanker company and its nine ships to another Danish shipping group, Uni-Tankers
  • 252 held in migrant smuggling
    AUTHORITIES are holding 252 people involved in migrant smuggling on commercial vessels over the past week in the eastern Mediterranean
  • Sachana yard ordered shut
    GUJARAT Maritime Board has been ordered to close immediately its three-decade-old Sachana shipbreaking yard
  • NewLead tanker arrested
    A PRODUCT tanker owned by US-listed NewLead Holdings remains under arrest in Maryland waters today following a dispute over unpaid wages
  • Drybulk weakness hurts TTA
    TTA TODAY blamed a downturn in drybulk shipping for the sharp drop in net profits for the financial year
  • Beijing approves floating LNG import facility
    BEIJING has approved CNOOC's plan to build China's first floating LNG receiving and storage facility off the northern city of Tianjin, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Slovenian port's profits triple
    SLOVENIA'S Luka Koper today revealed profits to September that were three times greater than during last year's period, but the company still fell short of expectations
  • China builders aim high
    CHINA'S industry boss assured a Shanghai forum today that its shipbuilding sector seeks high-tech leadership as much as market share
  • Impairment losses put ACM in the red
    TANKER and drybulk broker ACM Shipping today reported a $11M drop in half-yearly profits
  • France to oppose EC's sulphur curbs
    FRANCE gave notice today that it plans to oppose the EC's planned curbs on sulphur emissions
  • Man charged over Port Botany drug cache
    A MAN has been charged after 216kg of drugs was discovered at Sydney's Port Botany, police said today
  • FESCO secures loan
    FESCO has secured a $100M loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • A week is a long time in politics, and container liner shipping: 30 weeks is an eternity
    In April 2011, Alphaliner wrote: 'Container shipping lines' operating margins recovered strongly in 2010...industry-wide aggregate operating profits reached an ...
  • Emirates raises congestion surcharge for Mombasa and Dar
    Emirates Shipping Line intends to apply a USD250 congestion surcharge on all booking and imports taken for Mombasa and Dar es Salaam on its AFA and GIA services. ...
  • Shuttlewise links Krefeld with Mortara
    A rail container shuttle service between the German Ruhr area of Krefeld, and Mortara, near Milan in northern Italy, is scheduled to start on January 9 and already ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel adopts IAS Dispatch for North American inland ops
  • Freight forwarders call for exemption from tariff publication for non-US NVOCCs
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) is calling for non-US NVOCCs to also be allowed exemption from rate tariff publication ...
  • Markets rally despite OECD warning
    Notwithstanding the prediction from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that Europe will slide into a double-dip recession next year, investors ...
  • CSAV denies acquisition rumour
    Following recent press reports regarding the possible sale of CSAV - the latest of which involves Hapag-Lloyd - the Chile-based company issued the following ...
  • COP-17: last chance for Kyoto Protocol
    The second day of the 17th Conference of the Parties [COP-17] United Nations climate change summit in Durban got underway today with little sign of movement from ...
  • Somali pirates scoop USD6 million for bulk carrier
    Pirates operating from the lawless state of Somalia have released an Italian-owned 74,500 tonnes bulk carrier, and its six Italian and 15 Filipino crew, held hostage ...
  • OECD: Europe heading for double-dip recession
    The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] has warned that the eurozone and other EU nations, such as the UK - which sells 50% ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Horizon reaches $13.75 million settlement
    Horizon Lines announced Tuesday it had reached a $13.75 million settlement with the remainining shippers who opted out of a class action settlement it and other liner companies to Puerto Rico had entered into in 2009.
  • Maersk to suspend India-Europe loop
    Maersk Line said it will suspend its ICON service between the Indian Subcontinent and Europe from early February, and will link the region to Europe via Colombo calls by the AE7 and AE1, two of its existing Asia-Europe "daily" loops.
  • MISC Berhad quits container liner business
  • Maersk's $150 million IT deal with HP, outsources staff
  • COSCO raises Asia-Europe, ECSA rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Iranian bunker supplies meet IMO sulphur spec
    NIOC's 280 cSt product said to average 3.0% sulphur content.
  • IFO prices climb in Fujairah
    Suez shows little movement.
  • European markets firming
    Piraeus players report strong demand.
  • New bunker barge for Baltic terminal
    Vessel has been built at Turkish yard.
  • BPO repeats call for delay of ECA sulphur limit
    Baltic Ports Organization says timetable is 'unrealistic' and will put region's ports at a competitive disadvantage.
  • Shipping industry 'could probably support' a bunker levy
    But details would have to be agreed at the IMO, says International Chamber of Shipping.
  • Samsung orders propulsion technology for LNG-fuelled newbuilds
    Norway's STADT to provide electric propulsion technology for LNG-electric propulsion system in newbuilds.
  • Double-digit hikes in Hong Kong, Busan IFO prices
    Demand for bunkers mixed across key Asian hubs on Tuesday.
  • Ultra low sulphur gasoil futures to dominate by 2015
    Set to replace ICE's 0.1% sulphur gasoil futures contract as the key European oil products benchmark.
  • Technical challenge for Bit Viking fuel conversion 'immense'
    'Special attention' given to bunkering process of vessel, says Germanischer Lloyd.
  • Caterpillar launches multi-fuel marine engine
    Caterpillar's MaK M 46 DF engine able to use LNG, MDO or HFO as bunker fuel.
  • Bonded bunker demand in China to double by 2015
    Sinopec plans to occupy two-thirds of China's domestic bunker fuel market by 2013.
  • South Korean refiners to boost bunker volumes in December
    But traders warn supplies could still be 'a bit tight'.
  • Andatee CEO buyout proposal under investigations
    US law firms to investigate if the buyout offer is 'unfair' and 'inadequate'.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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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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
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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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