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March 13, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Seadrill expects daily rig rates of above US$600,000
    Seadrill, the world's biggest offshore oil driller by market value, expects rig rates to keep rising for the next 12 months or longer, with daily tariffs for ultra- deepwater rigs rising above US$600,000.
  • Carnival cuts outlook on Costa wreck
    Carnival Corp & Plc, the world's largest cruise operator, significantly cut its fiscal year profit and revenue forecast last Friday, citing a deadly disaster in January involving one of its ships.
  • Pakistan's ship breaking yards a death trap for workers
    Mehdi Hassan was clinging to a greasy rope, toiling high inside the hull of an oil tanker, when he became another victim of lax safety standards at Pakistan's Gaddani ship breaking yard.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL net profit falls 90pc to $181.6 million, revenue down 0.4pc
  • CKYH carriers and Evergreen offer joint Asia-Europe loops in April
  • Cosco Busan material witnesses held in LA until court ready to hear them
  • Debate EU's ship eco rules, but don't reject them: UK transport committee
  • US west box port community says scrap harbour tax - or spend it on us
  • Jorge Luis Quijano to replace Panama Canal chief Zubieta of 16 years
  • Philippines ATI profit plunges 29.3pc as rice, steel imports slump
  • Barloworld offers advice, site surveys to UK port/rail freight operators
  • FedEx to deploy unspecified number of electric Newton Step Vans this year
  • Cathay-Dragonair handle 0.8pc more cargo in February - 117,880 tonnes
  • Singapore's ST joins Airbus attack on Boeing's high cargo market share
  • Boeing expects to win 200 orders from China for its 737 MAX in 2012
  • Lufthansa Systems simplifies customs with Import Control System interface
  • Xining airport's February cargo throughput surges 81.6pc to 481.7 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asia to maintain lead among world's top ports: Shanghai study
  • Demand for Middle East oil tankers at record high in Feb.
  • Increasing fuel demand spurs ship purchases
  • MANSA's 11th Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament begins
  • MOL, RCL launch Singapore-Yangon SYX service
  • MSC shifts megaships to transpacific, bigger vessels to join Asia-Europe services
  • Rising fuel costs, EU woes & lack of funds worsen shipping crisis
  • Seven carrier pact on CKYH's Asia-Europe loops
  • Arshiya Rail holds trade meet to mark launch of Chennai-Bengaluru rail service
  • WR's freight loading surges to new record
  • Ban on cotton exports lifted
  • EPCES urges govt to implement recommendations of Commerce Ministry committee
  • FTP to provide sops for MSME e-commerce exporters
  • Govt issues sugar export order for 86K t

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo returns to Chicago
    Virgin Atlantic will resume a four- flights per week service between Chicago IL (USA) and London Heathrow on 7 May, increasing to daily from 18 May. In preparation for this, Virgin...
  • Imperial continues restructuring measures
    Imperial Reederei GmbH has reorganised its inland shipping business following its takeover of Lehnkering's activities in this field. The former Imperial Reederei Group has become t...
  • Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge sees 10.5% increase in sales
    The German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge succeeded in maintaining last year's increase in deliveries and sent 39,500 light commercial vehicles (+10.5%) to customers...
  • GB Railfreight now moving petroleum
    GB Railfreight, one of Britain's largest railfreight haulage companies, has signed a contract with Carless Petroleum. The contract covers the movement of petroleum products from th...
  • Frankfurt-Hahn airport: new marketing and sales manager
    Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH (Germany) has selected Jan Möller as the airport's new sales and marketing manager. He succeeds Udo Preissner who died unexpectedly last December. M'l...
  • New Zealand: Kiwi-Rail's freight volumes continue to grow
    KiwiRail, a New Zealand-based rail service provider, reported that revenue in its core business, rail freight, grew by 11% to over USD 220 million contributing to an overall busin...
  • Daimler Trucks North America: vehicle lineup GHG14 certified
    Daimler's US subsidiary, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), has been certified by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as fully compliant with the new "greenhouse ...
  • Air Partner strengthening team
    Air Partner, a provider of private jets and commercial passenger and freight aircraft of all sizes and categories, has boosted the sales department of its German branch office b...
  • UHC mobile tool improves pharmaceuticals logistics
    UHC, an alliance of the USA's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has launched a mobile application for RxLINK, UHC's online analyti...
  • Senegal's president opens extended Dakar Container Terminal
    Abdoulaye Wade, president of the Republic of Senegal, recently officially opened the enlarged Dakar Container Terminal. The facility is operated by DP World, which has invested in ...
  • Hoyer logistics group founds new company in Odessa
    Hoyer, a Hamburg (Germany)-based global logistics specialist, is augmenting its activities in Eastern Europe by opening its own offices in Odessa (Ukraine). Hoyer offers local clie...
  • Increasing trade for LPG carriers
    Owners of LPG carriers can look forward to increasing trade in 2012, despite the uncertain economic environment and the dampening effect of the mild winter in the northern hemisphe...
  • AirBridgeCargo operates first cross-polar flight
    The Russian freight-only carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has operated its first ever cross-polar flight via the North Pole en route from Chicago IL (USA) to Krasnoyarsk (Russia). T...
  • Sabena technics and Afriqiyah Airways develop airframe maintenance cooperation
    The French independent MRO provider Sabena technics is continuing to assist Afriqiyah Airways to ensure a rapid recovery of Libya's air transport sector. Two Afriqiyah Airways A330...
  • Icao publishes first ever manual on volcanic ash

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Helix awards Jurong Shipyard $385.5 million order for well intervention semi
  • OSX Brasil gets $732 million products tanker order
  • AIDA newbuilds will use air bubbles and Azipods to cut fuel consumption
  • Tidewater reports "unexpected developments" in Angola JV negotiations
  • Sinopacific Shipbuilding and MHI to jointly develop fuel-efficient bulker
  • Saltchuk promotes Chiarello to President and CEO of TOTE

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Evergreen joining CKYH carriers in Asia/Europe cooperation scheme
  • NYK adding broadband system to cut CO2 emissions from ships
  • Corps closing small Chittenden Locks for annual maintenance period
  • Panama Canal Authority names new administrator
  • Mitsui launches new car carrier equipped with hybrid power system

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Sanko Steamship seeks respite from cash flow crisis
    Industry assesses exposure as loss-making Japanese line asks to defer debt repayments
  • Diverse Sanko charters draw Korea Line parallels
    Along with a number of Japanese companies, European owners appear to have exposure
  • Torm rumoured to have sold two more MR tankers
    Brokers claim another deal has followed last week's reported sale of Torm Lana
  • Waiting for Cosco
    State-owned giant and compatriot CSCL are poised for losses
  • Optimism returns for Asia box lines
    Carriers position themselves to benefit from general rates hike and economies of scale
  • Yards slam UK plan to build naval ships abroad
    South Korea lands MARS tanker contract
  • Inmarsat loses maritime momentum
    New sector revenues come from one-off deals
  • Sea trials for first commercial air lubrication system
    DK Group fits first system on Danish ship
  • NYK deploys fleet-wide broadband in fuel-saving drive
    Improved communications keep crew in touch with loved-ones
  • Chinese breakers take advantage of hesitancy in Indian subcontinent
    Demolition rates between China and south Asia close as owners opt for stability in the east
  • High hopes unable to lift dry bulk secondhand market
    Korea Line capesize resale could see first market uptick in month
  • China imports record crude oil volumes in February
    Preliminary Customs figures show growth in inbound iron ore
  • Two former bankers join Hartmann group
    Duo appointed to senior positions with German shipowner
  • UN transfers convicted pirates from Seychelles to Somalia
    Different legal systems offer disparate sentencing terms
  • Penning confirms light dues freeze
    Industry was hoping for reduction after efficiency gains
  • Shell signs two LR tankers for one-year charters
    Reported $12,500 per day rate for both ships
  • BLT redelivers two chemical tankers to FSL Trust
    Indonesian tanker operator defaulted on lease payments for three vessels
  • Nautilus urges London mayor to look into Safmarine cadet death
    Johnson must clarify responsibilities in a case that highlights mixed jurisdictions says union
  • Indian Oil takes VLGC for one year amid high demand for LPG
    Nation drives ahead with plans to be market leader for using gas as automotive fuel
  • Kingfish to buy 11 MRs from OSX
    Brazilian tanker operator places $732m order
  • Sanctions expose EU insurers but will leave Iran unhurt
    IG says forcing companies to find alternative cover raises wider issues of liability
  • NZ port protest receives 'worldwide' support
    Redundancies are still set to go ahead in Auckland following industrial dispute
  • Foreclosure blues
    They may be on the rise, but foreclosures are still the last option banks will choose
  • Ofer joins queue to sue Allied Maritime
    London and Illinois litigation over charterhire default and unpaid bunkers
  • Costa Allegra to be sold or scrapped
    Costa Cruises mulls salvage options for Costa Concordia
  • Evergreen to collaborate with CKYH alliance from April
    Major box lines seek economies of scale
  • Shipping should stand on its own feet
    CMA CGM is not the first to seek financial help from the public sector
  • CMA CGM confirms French sovereign wealth fund talks
    Debt-ridden boxship giant offers Yildirim additional stake
  • All eyes on transpacific
    Cascade of tonnage leaves box lines few options
  • New Panama Canal administrator named
    Quijano takes over from Zubieta

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Putin said to reject Frank
    PRESIDENT-elect Vladimir Putin has rejected the application of Sergei Frank, CEO of the government-run tanker company Sovcomflot, to take over Russia's seabed seismic service company, Sevmoreneftegeofizika
  • Brazilian yard lands MR tanker order
    EIKE Batista-led OSX confirmed today that it has secured a contract to build 11 medium-range product tankers for Kingfish do Brazil
  • Arrest nears for captain in fatal collision
    MADRAS High Court today dismissed a bail plea filed by the captain of the Singapore-flagged bulker Prabhu Daya
  • Small bulkers draw buyers
    SMALLER bulkers are outperforming their larger Capesize cousins, which is luring potential buyers to the smaller ships, an Athens broker said
  • Study finds Kitimat safe
    LARGE oil tankers and LNG carriers can safely access the small, private port of Kitimat on Canada's West Coast, a Transport Canada study has found
  • Seadrill wins first deal in Saudi Arabia
    SEADRILL of Norway announced today it has won its first contract in Saudi Arabia
  • Cash buyers get stuck
    A WEAKER ship recycling market has left many cash buyers stuck with an unsold inventory, as breaking yards are refusing to pay profitable rates
  • Crew saved in Italy grounding
    NINETEEN crewmen were reported rescued from their Italian chemical tanker after it ran aground off the coast of Sicily
  • Panama Canal boss picked
    JORGE Quijano has been chosen as the new Panama Canal administrator
  • South Oz port JV formed
    A CHINESE steelmaker and an Australian iron ore company said today they are setting up a venture to develop a new port in South Australia
  • Evergreen formalises deal
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line has formalised its collaboration with the CKYH Alliance
  • China aims to revitalise shipbuilding
    BEIJING today unveiled a push aimed at revitalising Chinese shipbuilding by 2015
  • Pressure bulker value pressures rising
    SCARCE financing has discouraged shipowners from buying secondhand bulkers, analysts said today
  • Delhi plucks at cotton ban
    DELHI today bowed to political pressure and farmers and partly climbed down on its ban of cotton exports
  • FSL takes two more ships back from BLT
    FIRST SHIP Lease Trust said today that it has received two more chemical tankers that were on long-term lease to cash-strapped Berlian Laju Tanker

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • US Manufacturing Technology Orders Rise 8.4 Percent
    U.S manufacturing technology orders in January rose 8.4 percent year-over-year, highlighting "manufacturers increased confidence in future growth," according to the...
  • Diesel Prices Inch Up 2.9 Cents
    Diesel prices across the U.S. rose at the slowest pace in three weeks, climbing 2.9 cents in the week ending...
  • Freight Demand Keeps Pressure on Truck Pricing, FTR Says
    Research firm FTR Associates sees tightening truck capacity and rising truck pricing ahead this year for North American shippers as...
  • Furniture, Car Parts Drive Import Growth
    U.S. containerized imports rose 4.1 percent in January year-over-year, to 1,475,608 million 20-foot equivalent units, driven by growth in furniture...
  • Steel Exports Strengthen in January
    U.S. steel exports rose 19.1 percent year-over-year to 1.262 million tons in January, as shipments to Canada and Mexico offset...
  • U.K. Court Extends Judgment for Star Reefers
    A U.K. court has extended an order freezing assets of Russia's largest fruit importer, JFC Group, to enforce a judgment...
  • Trucking Dashboard 2011: Interactive Graphic
    Click on an icon below for detailed information on average retail diesel prices, LTL yield, trucking volumes, trucking employment, and...
  • German Court to Begin Review of Frankfurt Night Flight Ban
    A German federal court will begin a hearing tomorrow, March 13, to decide whether to extend a controversial ban on...
  • Two New OOCL Services to Set Sail
    OOCL will launch two new services from Asia to the U.S. West Coast this spring that it says will enhance...
  • Largest LTL Carriers Grew 17 Percent in 2011
    The biggest less-than-truckload carriers got bigger in 2011, with the number of LTL companies with more than $1 billion in...
  • APL Seeks Second Rate Increase on Asia-Europe Trade
    APL joins other major ocean carriers in implementing a second general rate increase this year on the depressed Asia-Europe trade...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Drops 3.4 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo freight traffic slowed to 3.4 percent year-over-year in February from 11.4 percent in January, amid a slowing global...
  • CKYH, Evergreen to Start 12 Asia-Europe Loops
    The four ocean carriers that belong to the CKYH alliance and Evergreen Line are entering into individual cooperative agreements with...
  • OOCL Parent Ends 2011 in the Black
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. and its subsidiaries reported a profit of US$181.6 million for 2011, but the company warned the...
  • Cathay Pacific, Dragonair See 2 Percent Rise in Lift
    Cathay Pacific Airways' key markets remained "soft" in February with year-over-year traffic gains, mostly because of the early Chinese New...
  • Southern California Ports, Logistics Firms Focus on Efficiency
    Anticipating fierce competition from East Coast ports when the Panama Canal expansion project is completed in 2014, the Southern California...
  • India Container Volume Increases 3.3 Percent
    Container volume at major ports in India grew 3.3 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of fiscal 2011-12, according...
  • MCC Transport Launches Smart Phone Products
    Intra-Asia container line MCC Transport has introduced a new mobile Web site and a smart phone application to enable customers...
  • Customs' Winning Hand
    A dozen years after Congress first allocated funding, Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment isn't fully delivering on the...
  • Trucking Dashboard 2011: Fourth Quarter
    A surge in freight demand helped the for-hire U.S. trucking industry sustain its momentum in the last quarter of 2011,...
  • Long Arm of the Broker Law
    Q: We're a broker, and recently hired Carrier A to handle a load moving from our customer to its customer....
  • The Numbers Game
    As someone with a pricing background from back in the days of mechanical calculators, numbers have always fascinated me. And...
  • Trailer Bridge Back on Firm Ground
    Trailer Bridge is on track to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 16, four months after the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico...
  • APM Terminals' Productivity Push
    Kim Fejfer is waging a war on waste at his company's container terminals. As CEO of APM Terminals, Fejfer views...
  • Congress's Road Rage
    Things have become so chaotic on Capitol Hill over transportation legislation that even the political experts admit it's hard to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • OOCL the most profitable so far
    Unlike all other carriers that have so far reported financial results, OOCL remained in profit on the bottom line last year, as shown in the table. Its revenue ...
  • Interim report reveals Rena master 'under pressure' to make pilotage window
  • Ocean carriers could have funded further space exploration
    SeaIntel Maritime Analysis' latest analysis of container industry trends reveals that the cost of the price war waged by the carriers on the two main trades linking ...
  • MOL phases own tonnage into Singapore/Myanmar
    Mitsui OSK Lines is replacing slot purchase agreements on common-user feeder services with its own tonnage on the route between Singapore and Yangon (Myanmar). ...
  • CKYH alliance and Evergreen bring back withdrawn Asia/Europe services
    Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen have confirmed that the Asia/Europe services which were withdrawn in December are to be re-introduced. Whilst confirming ...
  • Al Batha signs up in Kizad
    The Sharjah (UAE)-based Al Batha Trading & Industry Group has signed a 50-year deal with the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and will become the first tenant ...
  • CMHI aims to invest in more emerging markets
    China Merchants Holdings International's (CMHI) target is to become a global terminal operator and to this end is seeking more opportunities to invest out of China ...
  • Auckland dispute to spread
    The decision by the New Zealand Ports of Auckland [PoA] to dismiss its 300 dockers and replace them with contracted-out workers has rallied the International ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Safe readies fundraiser
    Nasdaq-quoted bulker owner closes in on ship acquisition trail after lining up stock offering that could top $40m.
  • VLCCF sounds Sanko alarm
    John Fredriksen-backed owners tell investors they are 'prepared to protect the value' of charters with ailing Japanese operator.
  • Iberia initiates Safe
    Polys Hajioannou-led bulker owner may have its sights set on fuel efficient Japanese newbuildings, analyst says.
  • GSP wins pipe-layer work
    Romanian owner bags contract from Wintershall for North Sea job from June.
  • Angola standoff angers TDW
    US offshore powerhouse threatens to pull ships out of key market as talks with Sonangol turn sour.
  • Shell fixes Prosafe floater
    Oslo-listed offshore accommodation contractor ties up $58m deal with Shell Philippines Exploration.
  • Kingfish orders 11 tankers
    UK owner heading to OSX's new Brazilian shipyard for $732m MR deal backed by charters to Petrobras.
  • Colombo curtailed
    Sri Lankan shipbuilder posts 9% drop in fourth quarter earnings, but has work through to end of 2013.
  • SFI CFO resigns
    Eirik Eide heads for the door after brief tour of duty with jewel of John Fredriksen's shipping empire.
  • Ofer joins Allied offensive
    Israeli owner's bulker wing storms US legal arena with charter claim against troubled Greek operator.
  • Profit slips at Sinotrans
    Chinese bulker and boxship owner's 2011 earnings cut back by rising costs.
  • NewLead chalks off debt
    Nasdaq-listed owner clears $159m from its liabilities as a panamax bulker follows tanker quartet out of the door.
  • Billung: Sanko has paid up
    Golden Ocean chief says Japanese owner has handed over capesize charter cash despite seeking debt restructuring on Monday.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • ABC links Hannover to Beijing
  • OOCL parent sees sharp decline in profit
  • S&P lowers ratings on CMA CGM
  • CKYH-Evergreen detail Asia-Europe rotations
  • Panama Canal names new administrator
  • Obama offers manufacturing resources with job rise
  • U.S. military extends contracts with carriers
  • Beijing will get bonded cultural FTZ
  • PrimeRevenue picks new technology chief
  • ToolsGroup starts outsourced inventory service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • BMS Bunkers undergoes corporate redesign
    'You might know us as Brilliant Maritime Services, some as Brilliant, others as BMS or BMS Bunkers - we want to make it simpler - just call us BMS Bunkers,' says company MD.
  • Mediterranean cargos pricing at discount
    Soaring crude is keeping outright fuel oil prices close to historic highs, while reducing demand from bunkerers and weakening the market, says analyst report.
  • Prices fall in northern Europe
    Prices lack direction in Mediterranean.
  • Mabanaft to focus on bunkering
    'Distinct growth potential' for its international bunkering business.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah, down in Suez
    NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Sinotrans sees profits fall
    Annual bunker costs climbed to $22.31 million.
  • Newbuilds focus on fuel efficiency
    ABB to supply azimuth thrusters.
  • Bunkerworld expands price coverage
    Bunker prices from over 300 ports around the world available, enhancing subscriber benefits.
  • Asian bunker prices showing little movement
    Supplies of 380 cSt material 'slightly tight' in Busan.
  • CMA CGM placed on S&P's credit watch
    Ratings of the French shipping firm lowered after it posted lower-than-expected operating profits.
  • Shipbuilder targets gas injection technology in demo
    Mitsui Engineering to hold demonstration for modified gas injection engine in the spring of 2013.
  • Indonesian oil trader reaches 'big milestone'
    Secures cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of Norway's I.M Skaugen.
  • US-based firm converting tanks to store low sulphur diesel
    In a bid to stay in compliance with a new mandate.
  • OOIL posts 90% drop in profits for FY 2011
    Sees improvements in freight rates for 2012 to-date, but not enough to fully cover costs amid rising bunker prices.
  • Sanko Steamship eyes out-of-court rehabilitation
    Many bunker suppliers to be affected by the move, say industry observers.

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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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