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February 1, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World profit to meet expectations
    DP World Ltd, the Dubai World-controlled ports operator, forecast full-year gross profit to be 'in line with expectations' after a 10 per cent rise in container volumes last year.
  • Asia rates for tankers expected to ease this week
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are likely to ease this week on weaker- than-expected Chinese demand for Middle East crude, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic Dry Index continues fall with 3.3% dip
    Rates to hire ships that carry dry-bulk commodities closed in on the largest monthly plunge since 2008, when Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc collapsed, as the fleet continued to expand.
  • Maersk CEO extends leave for two months after surgery
Strait Talk
  • In for the long haul
    WHILE shipping is going to need a great deal of resilience to meet the challenges of the next 12 months, for those who can secure funding, there have been few better times to invest.
Shipping Times
  • Some tips to avoid Tube rush during Olympics
    Olympic organisers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Work from home.
  • Strike in Belgium fails to disrupt EU summit
    Belgium was at a standstill on Monday, as transport workers and other public officials went on an anti-austerity strike that nevertheless failed to cause major disruption to 2012's first European Union (EU) summit.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World profit to meet expectations
    DP World Ltd, the Dubai World-controlled ports operator, forecast full-year gross profit to be 'in line with expectations' after a 10 per cent rise in container volumes last year.
  • Asia rates for tankers expected to ease this week
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are likely to ease this week on weaker- than-expected Chinese demand for Middle East crude, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic Dry Index continues fall with 3.3% dip
    Rates to hire ships that carry dry-bulk commodities closed in on the largest monthly plunge since 2008, when Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc collapsed, as the fleet continued to expand.
  • Maersk CEO extends leave for two months after surgery
Strait Talk
  • In for the long haul
    WHILE shipping is going to need a great deal of resilience to meet the challenges of the next 12 months, for those who can secure funding, there have been few better times to invest.
Shipping Times
  • Some tips to avoid Tube rush during Olympics
    Olympic organisers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Work from home.
  • Strike in Belgium fails to disrupt EU summit
    Belgium was at a standstill on Monday, as transport workers and other public officials went on an anti-austerity strike that nevertheless failed to cause major disruption to 2012's first European Union (EU) summit.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World profit to meet expectations
    DP World Ltd, the Dubai World-controlled ports operator, forecast full-year gross profit to be 'in line with expectations' after a 10 per cent rise in container volumes last year.
  • Asia rates for tankers expected to ease this week
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are likely to ease this week on weaker- than-expected Chinese demand for Middle East crude, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic Dry Index continues fall with 3.3% dip
    Rates to hire ships that carry dry-bulk commodities closed in on the largest monthly plunge since 2008, when Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc collapsed, as the fleet continued to expand.
  • Maersk CEO extends leave for two months after surgery
Strait Talk
  • In for the long haul
    WHILE shipping is going to need a great deal of resilience to meet the challenges of the next 12 months, for those who can secure funding, there have been few better times to invest.
Shipping Times
  • Some tips to avoid Tube rush during Olympics
    Olympic organisers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Work from home.
  • Strike in Belgium fails to disrupt EU summit
    Belgium was at a standstill on Monday, as transport workers and other public officials went on an anti-austerity strike that nevertheless failed to cause major disruption to 2012's first European Union (EU) summit.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd to raise Far East westbound rates US$750 per TEU from March
  • APL raises rates US$50 per TEU, and surcharges for India-Europe/Med loops
  • Hanjin posts US$731 million loss, sales fall 1pc, volumes grow 12pc in 2011
  • Hutchison plea prompts court to delay APMT bid to set up in Lazaro Cardenas
  • 'Daily' Maersk Asia-Europe sailings to be cut to six from seven a week
  • Maersk CEO not to be at work as scheduled, extends medical leave till April
  • Horizon Lines to pay US$1.5 million fine for improper handling oily water
  • Guangxi's river port throughput to hit 100 million tonnes this year
  • Hainan's 2011 cargo volume increases 13.8pc to 84.1 million tonnes
  • Zhejiang province's ocean shipping capacity largest in China
  • UK's London-Midlands high speed rail link to go-ahead over objections
  • British railway lobby seeks to ban EU 'mega-trucks' from UK roads
  • Chinese shipyard orders ballast water treatment system from OceanSaver
  • Latvian ports' full-year volume increases 12.5pc to 68.8 million tons
  • Liaoning provincial expressways to reach 4,500 kilometres by 2015
  • Nautical Institute meets in Hong Kong March 1 during China Maritime Week
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines receives first of five B747-8Fs
  • Budapest Airport cargo volume increases 6.4pc to 70,000 tonnes in 2011
  • DHL expands again at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ASAA joins hands with CONCOR to celebrate Republic Day the green way
  • Liladhar Pasoo facilitates clearance of first direct air shipment from ICD-Khodiyar to Mumbai
  • ODC specialist Sarjak Container Lines appoints GAC India agent for Delhi & Northern India
  • Higher land, infra bill pushes Vizhinjam port cost up 60 pc
  • Petronet planning 3rd terminal at Gangavaram Port
  • CWC & WWILPL's ICD-Loni wins prestigious award
  • GHCS initiates CSR programme
  • SBG buys 10 pc stake in Sattva CFS from Eredene Capital
  • RBI open to idea of payment for Iran oil

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Malaysia Airlines says "Arrivederci" to Rome
    Today (31 January), Malaysia Airlines is serving the Italian capital Rome for the last time, after nearly 20 years of operation. The cancellation of the three weekly services on bo...
  • Norfolk Southern opens extension of Heartland Corridor in USA
    The US-based rail service provider, Norfolk Southern, has opened a newly improved double-stack rail line between Cincinnati and Columbus OH (USA). This clears the way for more doub...
  • Truck accidents doubled in Australia
    Single-vehicle truck accidents involving rollovers or running off the road has more than doubled in Australia, reported to National Transport Insurance (NTI). NTI compared the numb...
  • Russian ports: mixed bag of results
    Russia's seaports reported a slowdown in their throughput in 2011. Last year's increase amounted to 1.8%, bringing the total to 535.4 million t of goods. In the preceding two years...
  • Switzerland supporting intermodal operators
    Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has paid out CHF 21 million to the railway companies BLS Cargo, SBB Cargo International, Crossrail und TX Logistik. The money stems ...
  • Extra long freight trains on Paris-Marseille line
    Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), a subsidiary of DB Schenker, now operates extra long scheduled freight trains in France. The 833 m long trains run at 120 km/h between Paris and Marseille. E...
  • 150 Mercedes-Benz trucks for Turkish fruit wholesaler
    Daimler's subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Türk has reeled in another major sale. By placing an order for 150 Mercedes-Benz Actros 1844 LS trucks, Turkish fruit and vegetable wholesaler Ce...
  • Port of Switzerland notes throughput decline in 2011
    Port of Switzerland, an inland port service provider, reported an overall throughput of nearly 5.68 million t in 2011, equating to a decrease of 13% compared to the previous year. ...
  • P&O Ferrymasters wins contract renewal with Tate & Lyle
    Pan-European logistics specialist P&O Ferrymasters has signed a new three-year contract with longstanding customer Tate & Lyle. The latest deal runs until the end of 2014 a...
  • Dubai World Central handles 90,000 t of cargo in 2011
    Dubai Airports has just announced traffic statistics for Dubai World Central airport. The figures show that the airport handled 89,729 t of airfreight during its first full calenda...
  • Boeing delivers first B747-8F AirBridgeCargo Airlines
    The US aerospace giant Boeing and the Russian cargo airline AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated last week's delivery of the first of five new ...
  • Asco opens new Singapore logistics hub
    Oil and gas logistics company Asco has expanded its operations in the Asia Pacific region by opening a new oil and gas logistics hub in Singapore. The hub is located in Tuas in the...
  • Agility Italy receives ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications
    Logistics service provider Agility recently obtain the ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certificates in Italy. They were presented to Agility by Certiquality, a member of the In...
  • Patrick Zilles to head intermodal activities of DB Schenker Logistics
    As of 1 February, Patrick Zilles will become head of DB Schenker Logistics' intermodal activities. In this role Zilles will be responsible for linking the different modes of transp...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Huakai and Alakai transferred to Navy for $35 million
  • GulfMark Offshore exercises option at Simek A/S
  • W&O announces exclusive representation of Pres-Vac valve and marine inert gas systems
  • Wärtsilä completes Hamworthy acquisition

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Transportation Secretary announces fourth round of TIGER Grants
  • APL performance report finds 94 percent Trans-Pacific on time rate
  • Port of Bellingham kicks off 'View from the Bridge' contest
  • Maersk Line changing makeup of management team
  • Crowley set to begin Houston/Puerto Rico LCL run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Costa Concordia likely to prompt round of regulation
    Historic precedents such as Titanic, Herald of Free Enterprise, Exxon Valdez and Erika suggest the outcry of 'something must be done' will be answered
  • What changes to expect in wake of Costa Concordia casualty
    Several areas likely to attract regulatory attention
  • Stolt Nielsen reports slight rise in net profits
    Outlook for 2012 remains poor
  • Deiulemar ship sales netted struggling operator $36m
    Paragon to seek damages after dumping charter and seeking new employment for supramax
  • Exclusive: China mega-ship ban leaves VLOC market in limbo
    Despite country's transport ministry imposing ban on 'mega-sized' ships, AIS data show VLOCs continuing to discharge
  • A question of morality and cowardice
    All who go to sea will know the paralysing fear that gripped Costa Concordia's master
  • Did Costa Crociere have the right command chain in place?
    Multi command is a dangerous concept
  • UK shipbuilders are fighting back
    It does not help to talk the industry down when motivated individuals are trying to get it back up
  • Fresh Iran sanctions take shape on Capitol Hill
    Senate banking committee prepares to vote on bipartisan Bill that would hold US firms responsible for Iran-related activities by foreign subsidiaries
  • NITC chief Souri steps down
    Head of tanker giant exits as sanctions tighten around Iranian interests
  • Simon Morse to head up Griffin
    Former Inchcape Shipping Services boss to expand range of marine crew services
  • Q&A: Cooper Gay marine reinsurance director
    John Sullivan reveals his reasons for leaving Aon and argues Costa Concordia could be beneficial for the market
  • Up to 45% of watchkeepers fall asleep on the job
    Study reveals that seafarers working six-on, six-off watches fare worst for sleep
  • North secures government approval for Tokyo branch
    P&I club office opens after two-year application process
  • BLT battles debt burden
    Asset sales may be the only option for struggling tanker owner
  • Aframax earnings on Caribbean-US Gulf route hit ten-month high
    Delays due to fog and low water see charterers rush to secure ships
  • Damco switch as Maersk Line unveils new management team
    Forwarding arm reports to terminals boss
  • Changing the guard
    Iranian shipping firms face intense political pressure
  • Search for bodies on Costa Concordia called off
    Divers cite deteriorating conditions
  • Prices dip for handysize tankers
    Busy secondhand market for stainless steel tankers in January
  • Products demand drives crude import growth in South Korea
    Oil imports are up by 6.3% compared to last year's pre-crisis levels
  • CSAV receives fifth 8,000 teu boxship
    Arrival of new vessel is part of move to increase owned ships to 30% of fleet
  • China bars Vale
    Beijing puts ports off-limits to Brazil mine giant's biggest ships
  • Grønborg becomes head of gas division at Maersk
    Company pledges not to add VLGC capacity
  • Capital plans steady dividends as products market brightens
    Partnership moves to eliminate spot exposure for crude tankers
  • UK rules on armed guards to remain unclear for at least six months
    Government's pace creates frustration
  • First Ship Lease warns of exposure in BLT debt freeze mess
    Singapore shipping trust says that leases to BLT on three chem tankers accounted for 12.8% of revenue in 2011
  • DP World global volumes grow 10%
    Terminals group delivers 'exceptionally strong' UAE performance
  • Seaspan completes purchase of its fleet manager
    Stock-based transaction will enable containership owner to avoid rise in fees when its current shipmanagement contract expires

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Bigger box ships planned for ME route
    CMA CGM said today it plans to deploy 14,000teu vessels between the Far East and the Middle East for the first time
  • Breakbulk reefers becalmed
    OWNERS and operators of conventional reefer vessels are under increasing financial pressure as the slump in spot rates drags on
  • 231 held in smuggling cases
    GREEK coastguards are today holding 231 people today in people-smuggling attempts detected in the past week
  • Legal hazards seen in Concordia disaster
    SURVIVORS of the Costa Concordia disaster have been warned about the potential downside of filing US lawsuits against parent company Carnival Corp
  • Ship seized over pollution
    A PRODUCTS tanker is under arrest today at Fos-sur-Mer in France subject to payment of €350,000 ($460,000) bail in a pollution case
  • Sanctions snarl grain ships off Iranian ports
    EU SANCTIONS have reportedly resulted in about 400,000 tonnes of grain being held up on at least 10 ships outside Iranian ports
  • US Navy buys Superferries
    MARAD has sold the two former Hawaii Superferry vessels to the US Navy for $35M
  • Capital falls short
    NASDAQ-listed Capital Product Partners today reported lower profits than expected as result of spot exposure from its Crude Carriers takeover
  • Deiulemar woes hit Paragon
    CANTOR Fitzgerald analyst Natasha Boyden today graded down Paragon two notches from 'buy' to 'sell' after the bulker owner confirmed the loss of a key charter to Italy's Deiulemar
  • Panamax bulkers boosted
    PANAMAX bulkers are showing recovery signs, as charterers returned from the Lunar New Year holidays
  • US refinery closures could aid MR sector
    TANKER consultancy Poten & Partners has told Fairplay that the closure of some US refineries would raise demand for MR tankers for transhipment
  • NOL's revenues slip again
    SINGAPORE'S NOL has again reported lower revenues against higher volumes, as overcapacity takes its toll on earnings
  • Oz iron ore talked up
    COMMODITY analysts said Australia's iron ore exports should remain strong despite a slowdown in Chinese steel production
  • FSL Trust plays down potential BLT default
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust Management today said if cash-strapped Berlian Laju Tanker fails to pay the lease for three chemical tankers next month, it could still service the loan for the ships
  • Cargo quest means Canada, not Brazil
    BROKERS told Fairplay today the bulker Navios Melodia has deviated from its route to Brazil to pick up iron ore in Canada

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • House Republicans Unveil Five-Year Transport Plan
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica heralded the introduction of a five-year, $260 billion surface transportation plan as the...
  • Galveston Port Chief Cernak to Head Everglades Terminals
    Steven Cernak, the CEO and director of the Port of Galveson, will lead the Port of Everglades Cernak will...
  • Marseilles Container Traffic Slips, Total Cargo Rises
    Marseilles again fell short of its 1 million container target in 2011 as traffic declined 1 percent from a year...
  • New Orleans Container Traffic Jumps 11.6 Percent
    Container throughput last year at the Port of New Orleans rose 11.6 percent to set a cargo record for the...
  • Dubai Air Freight Slides 1.5 Percent
    Cargo volume at Dubai International Airport fell 1.5 percent last year, the first year-over-year decline at Dubai since the site...
  • Mica Sets Plan to Overhaul Transportation Programs
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., was planning to introduce a surface transportation bill Tuesday that would keep...
  • Japanese Lines' Container Losses Top $500 Million
    Japanese carriers NYK, MOL and "K" Line's posted combined losses of more than $500 million on container operations in the...
  • Maersk Line Adds $775 to Asia-Europe Rates
    Maersk Line is moving to take rate increases on Asia-Europe lanes to a higher level, announcing a $775 increase in...
  • Container Traffic at South Korea's Busan Rose 14 Percent
    Container throughput at the South Korea's Busan port in 2011 rose 14 percent year-over-year, and the North Asian transhipment hub...
  • UPS Reports Record Profit, Raises Outlook
    UPS reported a record $1.22 billion net profit in the fourth quarter that was 9.3 percent better than the same...
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Taps Jakobsen to Lead African Expansion
    A.P. Moller-Maersk named Maersk Line executive Lars Reno Jakobsen as senior vice president in charge of heading up the group's...
  • ANA Profit Falls 10 Percent on Revenue Gain
    All Nippon Airways' net profit fell 10 percent in first nine months of fiscal 2011, which ended June 30, despite...
  • Three Carriers Begin Joint Asia-Middle East Service
    Three carriers, CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping, will replace two of their existing services between...
  • CMA CGM Raises Rates From India to Africa
    CMA CGM will raise rates on cargo moving on its services from India to ports in East and West Africa....
  • Costamare Plans to Sell Up to $300 Million in US Stocks
    Costamare filed a shelf registration statement with U.S. market regulators to enable the Greek containership charter owner to sell up...
  • Alphaliner Says Gains From Slow-Steaming Exhausted
    Ocean carriers have reached the limit of slowing the speed of their ships to soak up surplus capacity and must...
  • DP World Boosts Container Traffic 10 Percent
    DP World, the world's third largest container terminal operator, boosted traffic by 10 percent in 2011 from a year ago...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Why ocean carrier service providers need to be prepared to sharpen their pencils
    The MSC CMA CGM alliance, the alliance of the Grand and the New World alliances, and the CKYH and Evergreen co-operation; the rush by ocean carriers to join forces ...
  • Wilhelmshaven takes further shape
    The first four gantry cranes for Eurogate Container Terminal in Wilhelmshaven have been shipped from Shanghai, in time for the opening of its first phase in August ...
  • Japan: 'losing its competitiveness'
    A strong 'safe haven' currency and the aftermath of the March, devastating earthquake and tsunami, dented Japan's productivity in 2011, with the world's ...
  • Freight rates still finely balanced
    All-in freight rate levels out of Asia remained finely balanced despite the surge of traffic before the Chinese New Year being over. According to the World Container ...
  • WTO rap for China
    China has lost its appeal against the World Trade Organisation's [WTO] ruling that it broke trade rules in restricting the export of certain raw materials allegedly ...
  • CI's 14th Annual Global Liner Conference takes shape
  • APM T scoops Chennai award
    APM Terminals India's Chennai CFS has walked off with the Container Freight Station of the Year award from the Maritime Gateways Awards ceremony held ...
  • Saudi Arabia and Iraq to shine
  • US public 'fears global trade'
    Speaking at a session of the Davos-hosted World Economic Forum [WEF], which ended on Sunday, US trade representative, Ron Kirk, told delegates that the American ...
  • NOL's final monthly operational update
    It appears that Singapore-headquartered Neptune Orient Lines is to discontinue its monthly APL volume and revenue information report - it has become something of ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Boxship in Garden City spill
    Investigation underway in Savannah as teams battle leak involving Oskar Wehr-controlled containership.
  • Morse to head Griffin
    Griffin Global recruits Inchcape's former CEO as it prepares to take a bigger bite out of seafarer service market.
  • PRGN plummets
    Shares of US-quoted bulker owner slide 9% as Wall Street assesses impact of torched Italian charter.
  • Tycoon in three pieces
    Fears of pollution grow as wreck breaks up further off Australia's Christmas Island.
  • Larger Capital, smaller profit
    Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Product Partners sees fourth quarter profit dip as cost of larger fleet trumps improved revenue.
  • Ocean Dream off?
    Spain's Pullmantur reportedly chartering cruiseship to Peace Boat as domestic demand contracts.
  • Sanoyas profit shrinks
    Japanese shipbuilder edges up nine-month revenue, but bottom line takes battering.
  • China closes VLOC curtain
    Beijing blocks Vale's giant bulkers after months of pressure from domestic owners.
  • Find love at the Baltic
    With the clock ticking down on our BDI forecasting competition this is your last chance to grab a slice of the action.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • 2012 NVO countdown - No. 12
  • CSAV increases owned fleet
  • MSC pendulum completes global network
  • Japanese lines suffer in last quarter of 2011
  • Hapag, CSAV slow joint Gulf-ECSA loop
  • APL ships 94% on-time in TP in 2011
  • WTO slaps China's export restraints
  • CargoWise's agreement with Unimasters
  • Matthews starts supply chain division
  • Ennovasys offers mobile visibility
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands Mexico-Central America feeder
  • Maersk chief Andersen out until April
  • Waterworth named interim head of Houston port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 31, 2012
  • Black carbon emissions linked to fuel quality
    IMO sub-committee hears findings from review paper summarising available studies.
  • Bunkering operations result in fuel spill in Savannah
    US Coast Guard are working with Moran Environmental on response efforts.
  • Middle East IFO prices lack direction
    Prices largely stable.
  • European markets see little price movement
    Good volume of enquiries in Piraeus.
  • Asia's fuel oil market could see demand soften
    But Singapore bunker premium still high.
  • Another Japanese shipping giant warns of widening losses
    'Western-led sanctions on Iran will lead to higher bunker prices,' warns NYK.
  • Wartsila completes acquisition of Hamworthy
    Takeover will 'enhance Wartsila's capabilities in the offshore, marine gas applications, and environmental solutions markets.'
  • Fuel efficient box ship for CSAV
    Electronic fuel-injection system will reduce bunker consumption and improve combustion efficiency.
  • MOL expects wider full year loss on higher bunker costs
    Bunker prices averaged about 38% higher for the first nine months of its fiscal year, it noted.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asia
    Demand mixed across key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday, traders say.
  • Bunker shortage persists in South Korea's western ports
    Brisk demand from local power plants, traders say.
  • BIMCO to develop new 'idle' clause
    In efforts to address increasing disputes relating to over-consumption of bunkers caused by a vessel's fouled bottom.
  • Court approves Petroplus's insolvency
    Its other Swiss subsidiaries have also filed for composition proceedings.
  • Development of Colombo south terminal in question
    Sri Lankan logistics firm Aitken Spence exits from joint venture.
  • Indonesian oil trader moves office
    New address takes effect from January 26, says BAPP.

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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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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