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April 6, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China club drops cover for tankers with Iranian oil
    KEY ship insurer the China P&I Club will halt indemnity coverage for tankers carrying Iranian oil from July amid tightening Western sanctions against Opec's second largest producer, two club officials told Reuters yesterday.
  • Maritime NZ charges grounded ship's owners for causing pollution
    NEW Zealand shipping authorities said yesterday they had filed pollution-related charges against the owners of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship that grounded on a reef off New Zealand's North Island six months ago.
  • Capesize iron-ore charter rates rise another 3.5%
    HIRE costs for Capesize ships, the largest carriers of iron ore, rose for a seventh session on bookings of the vessels to haul the steelmaking raw material to China from leading global exporter Australia.
  • APL en route to slashing carbon footprint by 30%
  • Commerzbank may face 441m euro losses
  • Shippers stay afloat using Chapter 11 in US
  • Baltic index takes a tumble

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to increase Asia-to-Europe freight rate US$450/TEU from May
  • APL to raise rates US$450/TEU on Asia to Europe routes from May
  • OOCL signs 40-year lease with Long Beach for Middle Harbour terminal
  • Italy fines major lines' in-house agents US$5.3 million for price fixing
  • Commerzbank faces difficulty as shipowners unable to service debt
  • Sharjah's Khorfakkan terminal docks its biggest ship, a 14,074-TEUer
  • Hunan Yangtze-Pearl loop launched with cargo of 28 TEU of fireworks
  • Sino-US talks in May to mull easing American high-tech export bans
  • Zim receives US$50 million from Israel Corp as second part of aid
  • Port Nehru container volume up 1.5 per cent to 4.27 million TEU
  • Agility 2011 profit up 8pc to US$91.1 million on 5pc less revenue
  • CEVA renews contract with Renault in Brazil for export to France, elsewhere
  • Failing shipping lines run to US bankruptcy courts to keep functioning
  • ACE Winches exports Scotland's heaviest air cargo on an Antonov 225
  • Lufthansa Cargo now mulls dumping freighters as night-flight ban is upheld
  • Etihad cargo unit revenue up 12.2pc, plans to build capacity in 2013-14

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A. S. Shipping handles heavy project cargo at Chennai Port
  • Cochin Port handles 12 pc more cargo in 2011-12
  • JN Port handles record 65.75 million tonnes, 4.32 million TEUs in 2011-12
  • MbPT re-introduces popular Amnesty Scheme
  • Paradip Port loses in cargo handling, gains in operational parameters
  • VPT handles 67.41 mt in 2011-12, maintains second position
  • Arshiya Rail launches container train service from north India to Cochin Port
  • Cannot compensate anti-GST states endlessly: Govt
  • Exporters will have to pay SAD in cash for claiming refunds
  • Exports grow at three-month low in February
  • Long dry spell to hamper tea output
  • RBI extends ceiling rate on overseas export credit till Sept.
  • MACCIA's ex-im training programme on April 9, 10

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • ECS Group acquires stake in new West African cargo airline
    The network general sales and service agency ECS Group, headquartered in Paris, has taken a controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo, a ...
  • Favourable start for Contargo's Basel multimodal express
    The container logistics specialist Contargo has said that its Basel multimodal express service has had a favourable first year. Around 13,500 teu have been hauled by the first tri...
  • Daimler celebrates 70th anniversary of Freightliner truck
    Daimler North America is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Freightliner medium and heavy-duty truck brand. Since its beginnings in 1942, Freightliner has developed into one ...
  • Store-Ship adopts parent company name of Broekman
    The company Store-Ship has operated under the new name of Broekman Logistics Europoort since 1 April. This step aims to consolidate the company's position as an integral part of t...
  • Unifeeder adds call at Kalundborg container terminal
    Unifeeder, a leading provider of container transport services and short sea shipping solutions in northern Europe, is set to serve the Kalundborg container terminal on the west co...
  • IDS names winners of quality ranking scheme
    The general cargo alliance IDS has announced that the forwarding company Gras Spedition, based in Neuwied (Germany), took first place in its quality ranking programme. Krage &...
  • Singapore supports air cargo sector
    The Changi Airport Group (CAG) has put in place a SGD 15 million (EUR 9 million) cargo support package under the Changi airport growth initiative, to support the air cargo sector ...
  • SBS Worldwide appoints Ian Hunt as new manager
    Supply chain solutions provider SBS Worldwide has appointed Ian Hunt to the new role of business development manager of sales for the Northeast of the UK. He will be based at SBS ...
  • BDP expanding in Asia
    BDP International has opened another global service centre in Petaling Jaya (Malaysia). The US global logistics and transportation firm opened its first centre in Kuala Lumpur in ...
  • SNCF Geodis and Hupac sign strategic cooperation agreement
    Hupac, a Swiss intermodal transport operator, and SNCF Geodis, the fourth-largest global transport and logistics operator, are joining forces to expand their combined transport ne...
  • Asstra new BVL member in Germany
    The international transport and logistics service provider Asstra Associated Traffic recently became a member of the German Logistics Association (Bundesvereinigung für Logistik B...
  • HHLA: above average growth in 2011
    The German port service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported above-average growth rates in its core markets in business year 2011, and was thereby able to subst...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Poitras named President of Electric Boat as Casey moves up
  • New Zealand brings charges against Costamare subsidiary in Rena...
  • Viking River to switch ocean cruise ship order to...

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Port of Bellingham executive director resigns during commission meeting
  • Schnitzer Steel reports second fiscal quarter numbers
  • DOT burried in applications for 2012 TIGER grants
  • Mechanical woes force WSF to reduce power on aging ferries
  • Diana Shipping inks time charter for Panamax dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Supramax rates plummet after owner offers $4,000 per day discount
    Resulting rush by rival shipowners to fix before a further fall compounds price drop
  • Aquasition Corp plans $50m offering
    New blank cheque vehicle launched by Greek shipping names
  • South America demand keeps MR tanker market alive
    Argentina and Brazil take cargoes as transatlantic trade declines
  • Box lines make rate increases stick
    Index shows that shippers accept price hikes
  • Diana agrees one-year charter for panamax purchase
    Melia fixed to STX Pan Ocean
  • NewLead returns bulk quartet to Lemissoler
    Agreement to wind up ill-fated 2010 leaseback is subject to finalisation
  • Evergreen set to trump rivals with 14,000 teu boxship deal
    Chartered tonnage will burn 25% less fuel
  • Iran sanctions cut Asian P&I cover
    China P&I Club seeks IG membership
  • Twin cruiseship cancellation a new blow for STX France
    Staff already working reduced hours
  • Pipeline blast hits Mediterranean aframax market
    Market loses 500,000 barrels per day
  • UK government advisers urge international regime on CO2
    But Committee on Climate Change says British ships' emissions should be part of national reduction targets
  • Seafarers missing after ship sinks in East China Sea
    Cargoship en route from Papua New Guinea goes missing after storm
  • Shipowners must do more to prevent engineroom fires
    Adhering to Solas amendments 'has slipped', Gard says
  • China's accidents surge as owners slash safety spending
    Shipping sources blame poor market conditions
  • Sembcorp Marine lands rig contract for Gulf Drilling
    High-spec rig to be deployed in Qatar
  • New Zealand charges Rena owner
    Maritime agency to prosecute Daina Shipping over oil spill

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Oil spilled off Japan
    LARGE amounts of oil are being detected off southern Japan, which coastguards believe to be from a missing Hong Kong-registered general cargo ship
  • New 'blank cheque' filed
    NEWLY formed Aquasition Corp is plotting a 'blank cheque' IPO targeting maritime acquisitions and a NASDAQ listing
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 6 or 9 April because of the UK holiday weekend
  • Duelling directors face off at Russian yard
    RUSSIA'S Northern Shipyard now has dueling directors
  • Transocean, Chevron again sued in Brazil
    A SECOND pollution lawsuit has been filed in Brazil against the rig operator Transocean and Chevron, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • China P&I pulls plug on crude from Iran
    CHINA P&I Club has decided to halt indemnity cover for tankers carrying Iranian oil, as of July, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Viking-STX cruise talks fail
    STX FRANCE said today Viking River Cruises has decided to withdraw from talks about two cruise ships
  • Fire on Haiti ro-ro kills 1
    ONE PERSON has been killed and another injured when a ro-pax caught fire in the Haitian port of Miragoane, Haiti Press Network reported
  • BC plans big export spending
    BRITISH Columbia Premier Christy Clark has unveiled a C$700M ($701.45) investment scheme for building export infrastructure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • US Rail Traffic Mixed for Week
    U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 31 rose 3.6 percent year-over-year and 4.5 percent from the previous...
  • Truck Drivers on Payroll Rise 2.9 Percent
    The number of heavy truck or tractor-trailer drivers employed increased last year for the first time since 2008, according to...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Sets Peak-Season Surcharge to India
    Hapag-Lloyd will impose a peak-season surcharge on eastbound trades from North Europe and the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. ...
  • YRC Worldwide Reviewing Bids for Terminals
    YRC Worldwide received "multiple bids" for more than 60 facilities put up for sale via a sealed-bid auction and is...
  • TIGER Grant Demand Outpaces Supply 20-to-1
    The $10.2 billion in requested Department of Transportation TIGER grants exceeded supply by a factor of more than 20, the...
  • S&P: Lack of US Infrastructure Plan Could Spur Credit Crisis
    Standard & Poor's said the U.S. government's inability to provide long-term infrastructure and transportation funding could create another credit crisis....
  • Salvaging a Damage Claim
    Q: A motor carrier damaged a 1,000-pound box of our product, a polymer. I filed a claim for $13,870, and...
  • Trucking Flashes Warning Lights
    Are trucking companies losing confidence in the economic recovery and slowing plans to replenish or expand their freight capacity? ...
  • Asia-Europe Freight Rates Jump 28 Percent
    Spot freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade jumped 28 percent this week as the general rate increases imposed by carriers...
  • China's Purchasing Managers' Index Jumps to 53.1
    China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index jumped to its highest level in a year in March. Boosted by an...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo to Add Service Into Bangladesh
    Saudi Airlines Cargo will continue its expansion into developing markets later this month by boosting capacity into Bangladesh. A...
  • Hutchison Port Holdings' Profit Jumps 14 Percent
    Hutchison Whampoa's ports division boosted profits by 14 percent last year despite flat volume growth across its global terminal network....
  • Lufthansa Cargo to Weigh Investment in Frankfurt Airport
    Lufthansa Cargo will make a final decision on investment at Frankfurt airport this summer after a court upheld a night...
  • INTTRA to Provide E-Commerce to WCA Family
    INTTRA will provide ocean shipping planning, management and optimization services to the freight forwarding group WCA Family under a strategic...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Last chance to have your say: join the North America sentiment panel
    Containerisation International's second North America survey has launched and is looking for more shippers and freight forwarders in this area to join the panel, ...
  • Samskip gains AEO certification
    Netherlands-based multimodal logistics operator Samskip has been certified AEO compliant by the Dutch customs, thus affording its clients priority treatment on ...
  • APL charts 30% emissions cut by 2015
    Singapore-headquartered NOL's container arm APL said that it is 'on course to reduce a key carbon exhaust measure' by 30% from its global shipping operations in ...
  • ZIM takes steps to improve its Asia-Black Sea offering
    Haifa-based ZIM Line has announced a significant expansion of its involvement in the Asia-Black Sea liner market with extra sailings, additional ports of call and ...
  • LSCT geared up for bigger ships
    Contship Italia has added new equipment and modernised and upgraded existing cranes at its La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) as it prepares for a future in which ...
  • Euro crisis returns to haunt carriers
    Anxious to push on with a raft of GRIs, ocean carriers will be watching in dismay at the storm clouds once again hovering over their key European markets. The liners ...
  • Rena's owners charged

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Sonangol standoff continues
    Credit Suisse sees hope on the horizon for Tidewater as negotiations over the future of Angolan offshore venture roll on.
  • ORIG paves path for payout
    George Economou-backed drilling group poised to pay dividend after banks overhaul restrictive loan provisions.
  • Diana fixes out new addition
    New York-listed bulker owner ties up time charter for panamax acquired during $78m spending spree.
  • NEWL parts with dry quartet
    Cash-strapped operator turns in keys to three capes and a panamax six years early after striking preliminary redelivery pact.
  • Bondholders take to the street
    Direct action in Torre del Greco, why bankruptcy isn't for the pennyless and a master driven to defend his crew.
  • Cosco Corp faces tough 2012
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder says cost control and diversification key to turnaround.
  • Leo Polemis branches out
    Well connected blank cheque shipping venture aims to raise $50m by way of US IPO for ill-defined shopping trip.
  • Tusla blast kills two
    Explosion on board platform supply vessel newbuilding at Turkish yard claims two workers' lives.
  • Skov steps up with new order
    Former Torm boss' new venture is lining up a three-ship deal at GSI while his old employer fights for its future.
  • Courage sheds another
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed bulk carrier owner sells panamax for $5m.
  • Arbitration win for Frontline
    Court makes key ruling in marathon legal battle over a collision 12 years ago between a suezmax tanker and a jetty at a Sicilian refinery.
  • Case packs smaller bonus
    Clarksons chief's pay dropped in 2011, but his total package is still almost four times better than present capesize spot rates.
  • Tomorrow's news today
    TradeWinds' readers desperate for a look at this Friday's edition can see it in electronic form right now.
  • Viking River guns STX order
    Potential three-ship order from Torstein Hagen-led owner disappears as loan proves hard to come by.
  • Hellenic Sky sold off
    Fotini Karamanlis-led bulker owner sells eighteen-year-old panamax bulker to unnamed buyers.
  • Owner faces fine over Rena
    Costamare faces $500,000 hit from containership casualty off New Zealand.
  • Traf aids Colombian exports
    Top commodities trader is investing $27m to improve transportation of commodities along Magdalena River.
  • Gulf orders at SembCorp
    Pace of offshore ordering begins to pick up as Singapore yard wins jack-up rig deal from Middle East driller.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • ComPair Data shows little capacity squeeze in 1Q
  • INTTRA forms alliance with WCA Family of Logistic Networks
  • Supply chain vendors slow to use social media
  • Power Freight is now Javelin Logistics
  • RedStone Logistics offers transportation diagnostic
  • Avnet targets aftermarket supply chain
  • Master Line improves Venezuela and Colombia link
  • Sondey to chair lessor group
  • Whale avoidance? There's an app for that
  • Rena owner charged in New Zealand Court

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • UK urged to target shipping emissions by end of 2012
    'If we don't include these sectors, that would in effect be a lowering of the UK's carbon targets,' says David Kennedy.
  • Prices drop across the board
    High demand reported in Piraeus.
  • Hong Kong 'fully determined' to tighten sulphur standards
    Pressure growing to target shipping emissions as part of efforts to tackle air pollution in the region.
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Average demand and good avails in Suez.
  • VT Group acquires seagoing tanker
    Vessel to be deployed in NWE region will be used mostly for bunkering, company tells Bunkerworld.
  • Founder of leading UK supplier steps down
    Paul Henty looks back at firm's history and thanks WFS for investment 'and the freedom to continue making Henty the success it is today.'
  • Grounded cargo ship leaks MGO in North Wales
    Environmental damage from the MGO leak expected to be 'minimal', says MCA spokeswoman.
  • S&P 'could consider a downgrade' of Hapag-Lloyd
    Persistent overcapacity and rising bunker fuel prices 'pose a significant risk' to base-case assumptions, says ratings agency.
  • Daina Shipping charged for Rena grounding
    The charge on the Greek shipowner relates to 'discharge of harmful substances' from the ship.
  • Bunker prices largely down at major Asian ports
    Healthy supplies of marine fuels at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Panama bunkering sector prepares for canal's expansion
    Panama needs to work on operational efficiency and offer competitively-priced bunkers, says market player.
  • Crew of arrested bulk carrier sues employer
    Sakhalin arrested for unpaid bunkers in Hong Kong in January.
  • VLCC owners 'most likely' to gain from higher bunker prices
    Shipbroker observes a declining trend in speed of crude carriers in line with high bunker prices, lower utilisation rate.
  • Indian refiner to stop fuel oil exports 'as early as May'
    Essar expected to stop exports when delayed coker unit in Vadinar becomes operational.
  • Singapore to adopt ISO 8217:2010 spec from July 2012
    All bunker suppliers required to comply with ISO 8217:2010 bunker specs, unless otherwise agreed by the buyer, says MPA.
  • Torm reaches 'conditional agreement' with investor groups
    Banks and time charter partners expected to take a 'significant equity stake' in the company if the agreements are finalised.

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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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