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February 22, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rising risk of major spills as bigger ships built
    THOUGH oil spills from accidents at sea are on the decline, the building of bigger ships means more catastrosphic spills in the future, said London Offshore Consultants (LOC), a UK-based marine and offshore consultancy yesterday.
  • LNG tanker rates surge on Japanese demand
    Rates for tankers hauling liquefied natural gas are rising for a third year as expanding Japanese demand for the fuel attracts cargoes from the Atlantic, extending voyages at a time of shipping capacity shortages.
  • Closing Hormuz will halve Iraq oil exports
    Iraq could lose more than half of its oil-exporting capability if neighbouring Iran shuts the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, Iraq's planning minister said, adding no immediate alternatives would make up the shortfall.
  • Indian shipping firms will lose insurance due to Iran sanctions
  • NITC to pay back BNP Paribas loans
  • A new green era in shipping
Strait Talk
  • Can owners keep getting more ships built and ignore oversupply?
    THIS is a busy week for International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Spyros Polemis. On Monday, he made a speech at the FT World Shipping Congress in Athens. Tomorrow, he will chair a session at The Economist's World Oceans Summit here in Singapore.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rising risk of major spills as bigger ships built
    THOUGH oil spills from accidents at sea are on the decline, the building of bigger ships means more catastrosphic spills in the future, said London Offshore Consultants (LOC), a UK-based marine and offshore consultancy yesterday.
  • LNG tanker rates surge on Japanese demand
    Rates for tankers hauling liquefied natural gas are rising for a third year as expanding Japanese demand for the fuel attracts cargoes from the Atlantic, extending voyages at a time of shipping capacity shortages.
  • Closing Hormuz will halve Iraq oil exports
    Iraq could lose more than half of its oil-exporting capability if neighbouring Iran shuts the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, Iraq's planning minister said, adding no immediate alternatives would make up the shortfall.
  • Indian shipping firms will lose insurance due to Iran sanctions
  • NITC to pay back BNP Paribas loans
  • A new green era in shipping
Strait Talk
  • Can owners keep getting more ships built and ignore oversupply?
    THIS is a busy week for International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Spyros Polemis. On Monday, he made a speech at the FT World Shipping Congress in Athens. Tomorrow, he will chair a session at The Economist's World Oceans Summit here in Singapore.

Sched Netweb site
  • USAC to increase Asia to US east coast rates in March and again in May
  • MSC may overtake Maersk in battle for giant box ships to gain market share
  • Reality check: Asia-Europe conditions induce Maersk cut capacity 9pc
  • 2,800 kilometres of Yangtze dredged to 4m downstream and 2.7m upstream
  • Fujian-Taiwan direct cargo shipping volume up, but value down in January
  • Rotterdam to ease port access with 550-metre channel widened by 240 metres
  • Beihai port's January container throughput up 23pc
  • Global economic survey shows recovery, but Asian results expected to lag
  • CN sets US$1.76 billion capital budget in 2012 to maintain network
  • Hijacked Panama-flagged ro-ro ship said to become pirates' mothership
  • Landstar System posts 22pc hike in quarterly sales to US$717.5 million
  • Singapore's CWT Globelink extends reach with new UK office opening
  • Dachser Transport of America becomes Lufthansa Cargo's global partner
  • Atlas Air quarterly profit off 24pc to US$41 million, overall sales up 8pc
  • Ozar airport in India fails to attract air freight operators

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APM Terminals Inland Services conducts safety awareness workshop
  • Siddharth Chakravarty: From merchant navy officer to conservation & environment crusader
  • The industry pays its respects to a true stalwart
  • Uniworld Logistics completes 10 successful years
  • Govt likely to persist with 18.5 pc MAT on SEZs
  • Oil Ministry wants tax exemption for payment to Iran
  • PPP draft rules could draw investors : ADB
  • Section of Commerce Ministry reportedly favours doing away with curbs on sugar exports
  • Task force to be set up to promote exports: Spices Board
  • Traders not enthused by cut in onion MEP to $ 125/t

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Calogi's express handling module to digitise courier business
    The Middle East air cargo portal Calogi has added a new paper-free module to its range of supply chain products to simplify the courier business. The new feature, rolled out in Dub...
  • AMI Perth moves to new premises
    The Perth (Western Australia) division of AMI - one of the world's largest airfreight and express trade-only wholesalers - has relocated to new premises on Airport Park 1, adjacent...
  • UASC with its own agency company in UK
    The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) recently announced that, with effect from 1 January, its operations in the United Kingdom began running under a new company that is 100% who...
  • Itella: higher revenues, but operating loss in 2011
    The Finnish postal and logistics operator Itella Logistics has announced an operating loss of EUR 5.9 million in 2011, compared to an operating profit of EUR 32.4 million in 2010. ...
  • Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions secures order in LNG sector
    Norway-based Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has received a landmark order to supply inert gas generator systems for five LNG carriers under construction in South Korea. The W...
  • Alaska Air Group to get new CEO in May 2012
    The Alaska Air Group recently announced that Bill Ayer, its chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO of Air Group and its subsidiary carriers, Alaska Airlines and H...
  • Golf pro George Coetzee unveiled as new GAC brand ambassador
    The South African professional golfer George Coetzee is the latest sportsman to join global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC's stable of brand ambassadors. Coet...
  • Germany: trucks to pay road charges from August
    Trucks of 12 t and over will be obliged to pay a road charging fee of EUR 0.17 on Germany's motorways and trunk roads from 1 August this year. The country's government hopes this w...
  • Fastest train scanner now in service in Rotterdam
    The world's fastest train scanner recently went into service at the port of Rotterdam (Netherlands). The Dutch Customs selects containers for scanning on the basis of a risk analys...
  • MidCargo becomes CFL cargo Sverige
    CFL cargo SA and Svensk Tågkraft AB have joined forces to develop rail freight transport between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe through joint ownership of the Swedish rail frei...
  • Kerry Logistics takes full control of operations in Spain
    Kerry Logistics, a leading global logistics services provider, has completed the acquisition of its former Spanish joint-venture, Kerry Salvat Logistics SA, through a buy-out of th...
  • Kervan Tur and Balkanexpress agree to collaborate
    The Turkish logistics provider Kervantur Logistics, headquartered in Tuzla/Istanbul, and Balkanexpress, a Polish logistics company based in Czechowice-Dziedzice, have signed a coop...
  • TNT Express receives unsolicited offer from UPS
    TNT Express (Netherlands)has received an unsolicited non-binding and conditional proposal from the US-based United Parcel Service (UPS) for the acquisition of the whole of the issu...
  • IAG Cargo launch phone application
    IAG Cargo, the umbrella organisation of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has launched an innovative free iPhone and Android phone application (app), which allows custo...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Huntington Ingalls appoints VP of customer relations for Ingalls Shipbuilding
  • OSHA cites Jeffboat for nine safety violations
  • Eastern Shipbuilding leases 20 acre site in Port St. Joe
  • OSD wins design orders for ten Platform Supply Vessels
  • Polish shipyard to build second wind farm installation jack-up
  • Class NK issues guidelines for gas-fueled ships
  • Damen Shipyards builds modular dock for Djibouti

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Homeland Security Department offering grant application kits
  • Diana takes delivery of Panamax container ship
  • Bill Ayer to retire as Alaska Air Group CEO
  • Federal Maritime Commission collects $490,000 in civil penalties
  • BNSF earmarks $3.9 billion for 2012 capital commitment program

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • High LNG spot rates threaten benefits of arbitrage
    Shipping no longer a passive tool, says Vauthier
  • Industry work patterns 'can no longer be justified', says Nautilus
    'Foolish' owners and operators ignore study's findings at their peril, warns Graveson
  • Asleep on watch: the facts
    Key preliminary findings of Project Horizon
  • Time for shipping to face up to fatigue
    Breakthrough research shows extent of problem
  • Battle fatigue grips container shipping
    Carriers have stopped chasing market share at all costs, but have they left it too late?
  • Shippers praises carriers for adapting to true competition
    Lobby group says EU liner regime is effective
  • Industry needs to share the ferry vision
    Balancing regulatory ideals with reality is a common cause not a combat mission
  • The sound and the fury
    Enrica Lexie killings are a legal and political minefield
  • Subletting of LNG carriers has softened charter rates
    High inventory levels in Japan also contribute to lower prices
  • Shipping to push for government incentives on exhaust cleaning
    UK Chamber of Shipping organises first talks with scrubber makers and regulators to find solution to low sulphur rule impasse
  • New Baltic Sea pipeline opens for business
    Brokers report Sovcomflot aframax will be the first ship to load from the BPS2 at Ust-Luga
  • Indian police to search Enrica Lexie and seize weapons
    Diplomatic row continues as Italian foreign minister prepares to fly to India
  • Courts are slow to imply terms into contracts
    A recent case serves as a useful reminder that the courts are slow to imply terms into contracts
  • Clyde & Co's Asia push led by Nash move to Singapore
    Number of regional partners nearly doubles in a year
  • Greece must look to shipping to haul itself out of the doldrums
    Seafarer nation can secure more jobs if only government will listen
  • Shell demands more flexibility for LNG operations
    Oil major will expand chartered fleet
  • Hutchison offshoot is given three months to improve productivity at Dar es Salaam
    Regulator asks for better box crane handling
  • Hutchison Port Holdings Trust posts lower-than-forecast quarterly results
    Port giant misses full-year growth target for container throughput
  • Market sees mini capesize boom
    Mid-size bulkers balance capacity with access to shallow Southeast Asia ports
  • Suezmax sells at firm price after weeks on market
    Monte Granada had earlier been reported withdrawn
  • Heavylift BBC launches liner service
    Fortnightly Asia-Europe schedule can offer inducement calls
  • DSV forecasts 4%-5% growth in sea freight volumes for 2012
    Volumes rose just 3% in 2011
  • NITC repays BNP Paribas and switches P&I cover
    Japan P&I and Chinese insurers ready to take up EU sanctions slack
  • Golar revenues up in fourth quarter
    Annual results reflect improved vessel utilisation
  • Southeast Asia to drive LNG demand for next decade
    Singapore a potential trading hub
  • Panamax owners are subsidising operating costs on Atlantic voyages
    Brokers fear bulk carrier market is heading towards the negative earnings seen in the tanker sector last year as the fleet grows
  • Seafarers lives must come first
    Thursday's conference on the future of Somalia must tackle the tragedy of hostage-taking
  • Dongfang Shipbuilding and local government play down default fears
    Yueqing City says it will help the AIM-listed firm
  • National Container Co restarts box handling at Illichivsk
    Agreement reached with Ukrainian state-owned port after three-year absence and lengthy legal battle
  • The clue is in the name
    Many major ship financiers are keen to reduce exposure to shipping - even Deutsche Schiffsbank, whose name means German Ships Bank, wants to reduce its shipping portfolio

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Harren, JP Morgan share heavy lifting
    JP MORGAN Asset Management and German shipowner/manager Harren & Partner said today that they are planning a joint fleet of heavy-lift vessels
  • Golar LNG bullish after strong 2011
    TIGHT supply of shipping capacity and strong demand helped Golar LNG to report strong figures for both final quarter and full-year 2011
  • Yangzijiang unveils $206.2M in orders
    CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang said it has won $206.2M worth of new orders since January 2012
  • OSG faces loan squeeze
    NYSE-LISTED shares of OSG could face headwinds today after its US Title XI funding setback
  • HPH Trust outperforms its own forecast
    HPH Trust today exceeded its own forecast in its 2011 results and confirmed a dividend payout
  • Changes seen for Indonesian LNG
    INDONESIA'S LNG exports under long-term contracts will gradually decline between 2012 and 2020, according to IHS World Markets Energy
  • A big Capesize for free
    CLASSIC Maritime has paid nothing to hire a Capesize, with the ship's operator SwissMarine paying $10,000 per day of the charterer's fuel costs
  • More small box ships seen being auctioned
    MORE SMALL box ships might go under the hammer soon, a brokerage has warned, as banks lose patience with struggling borrowers in today's weak charter market
  • ACM rejects Platou offer
    ACM SHIPPING, the listed London shipbroker, has rejected a possible offer from Norwegian shipbroker and investment bank RS Platou
  • ICAP Shipping buys Island
    ICAP SHIPPING, ICAP plc's shipping arm, said today it has acquired Singapore's Island Shipbrokers
  • Charterers pounce on low box ship rates
    BOX SHIP chartering has picked up, but brokers told Fairplay today that charterers are merely seizing opportunities presented by low rates
  • Bumi Armada seen as 'sweet spot'
    MALAYSIA'S FPSO specialist Bumi Armada plans to unveil record profits of 379M ringgit ($125.46M) when it posts 2011 results this week, CIMB Securities said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Diesel Prices Hit 11-Week High as Oil Prices Jump
    Diesel prices across the United States hit an 11-week high in the week ending Feb. 20, rising 1.7 cents as...
  • Customs' Allen Says Funding Needed to Expand ACE
    Customs and Border Protection has $140 million to operate and maintain a commercial trade processing system, but there's no money...
  • Expeditors Profit Falls 4 Percent on Weak Peak Season
    Expeditors International of Washington said a weak peak season for imports pulled fourth quarter profit down 4 percent year-over-year to...
  • Italy-India Tensions Escalate Over Fishermen Killing
    A bitter diplomatic confrontation appears to be brewing between India and Italy over the arrest of two Italian armed ship...
  • China to Expand Port Bordering North Korea
    China plans to spend $3 billion to build a three-pier terminal in a special economic zone bordering North Korea and...
  • US Export Growth to China Will Outpace Imports, Report Says
    U.S. exports to China will rise at a faster rate than imports during the next five years, aided by an...
  • Analyst Says New Vitran Chief Could Lead Recovery
    Canadian-based less-than-truckload carrier Vitran may be headed back toward profitability after naming a new president for its ailing U.S. operations....
  • Kerry Logistics Acquires Spanish Joint Venture
    Kerry Logistics said the acquisition of its former joint venture in Spain will allow customers in the country's poor performing...
  • Diana Adds Eighth Container Ship, Plans to Buy Another
    Diana Containerships said it took delivery on Feb. 17 of the APL Sardonyx, a container ship with a capacity of...
  • MSC Set to Grab Asia-Europe Business From Maersk, Report Says
    Mediterranean Shipping is set to significantly increase its share of Asia-Europe container traffic in 2012 at the expense of market...
  • MSC to Raise Trans-Pacific Rates Mid-March
    Mediterranean Shipping announced it will increase all freight rates on its eastbound service from Asia to the U.S. and Canada...
  • TNT Focuses on Europe Amid Rising Losses, UPS Takeover Bid
    TNT Express, the Dutch express delivery company in takeover negotiations with UPS, plans to refocus on its core European market,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Is China's economic rise a covert threat to the west?
    China's stunning growth from a poor stagnant country to the world's second-biggest economy in less than 30-years - and predicted to overtake the US by 2018 - is ...
  • Xu quits Cosco
    In a note to the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday, Cosco Shipping Company - a unit of the state-owned China Ocean Shipping - announced the surprise resignation ...
  • ISS sets up in Venezuela
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), one of the world's leading providers of maritime services, has expanded its global network by opening its first office in Venezuela.The ...
  • Non-lethal weapons are a deterrent to pirates
  • NCC take back control of Illichivsk
    In accordance with Odessa's Regional Court of Appeal's ruling at the end of last year, NCC's Ukrainian subsidiary Ukrtranscontainer (UTC) resumed control of Illichivsk's ...
  • Strike-affected Sokhna reopened
    The labour dispute that rocked the Egyptian Red Sea port of Sohkna recently and led to servere disruption and loss of cargo is over.This followed meetings over ...
  • Ports of Auckland: management and dockers remain entrenched
    A week-long strike beginning Friday [February 24], back-to-back with another seven day stoppage from March 2, suggests that the increasingly bitter dispute between ...
  • China: a 'reliable friend' to Ireland
    In something of a scoop for the Irish Republic, Vice-President [and heir apparent to the presidency] Xi Jinping, stopped off in Ireland on his way back from a week-long ...
  • Greece gets its new bail-out
    After 13 hours of intense talks - finishing in the early hours of this morning - the 17 eurozone finance ministers have finally agreed the terms for the EUR130 ...
  • Thailand's economy to bounce-back
    After the devastating flooding of last year which covered two-thirds of the country, took the lives of more than 800 people, and stymied manufacturing, it was no ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Danaos sheds the red
    New York-quoted containership owner's quarterly profit overshadowed by chief executive's grim market forecast.
  • Cargill courts MR sisters
    Greek owner poised to pocket $36m as commodities giant ties up chemical carrier newbuildings for three years, brokers say.
  • BBC campaign continues
    Turmoil in the heavylift market fails to derail German giant's expansion crusade as it unveils another freshly minted loop.
  • Liquidity steals the spotlight
    Asset sales and equity exercises increasingly likely for Morten Arntzen-led owner following failed Title XI loan bid, analyst says.
  • Greek newbuilds find a home
    Carras Hellas and Target Marine bag period deals with big-name charters for freshly arrived panamaxes.
  • Storm halts tanker salvage
    Fuel pumping halted off Sakhalin as bad weather moves in around grounded Karakumneft.
  • Freeze fires GMLP dividend
    Golar Partners' profit passes its parent's in Q4 as vessel dropdown spurs payout.
  • STX Europe romps home
    Korean-owned shipbuilder produces impressive final charge to end the year on a high.
  • Seypec "financially sound"
    Indian Ocean tanker owner says it will "forge on" despite racking up losses from tough markets.
  • Hochtief back for more
    German owner orders another heavy-lift ship at Poland's Crist for wind-farm installation work.
  • Yards running on half a tank
    Newbuilding orders reached only 50% of global capacity in 2011 despite prices dropping by a tenth, RS Platou says.
  • PDZ still going strong
    Kuala Lumpur-listed owner continues profit drive as container volumes rise.
  • ICAP buys Island Shipbrokers
    London broker back on the acquisition trail with deal to take over Singapore tanker and S&P specialist.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • ICS chairman calls for shipbuilding moratorium
  • Expeditors' 4Q results reflect weak demand
  • TCC wins key decision in MQC claims pursuit
  • Improved productivity at APMT Callao terminal
  • Maersk drops more West-Med hub calls
  • MSC raising Black Sea/East Med export rates
  • NY port hits record container volume in 2011
  • LaHood's son caught in Egyptian power struggle
  • IBM buys Worklight for mobility strategy
  • TNT reports $230 million 4Q loss

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  • Fujairah prices soften
    Durban market also softened slightly.
  • Prices diverging at key European ports
    Quiet markets reported in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
  • New IBIA Board members elected
    Chairman-elect welcomes new Board members during annual dinner.
  • ClassNK releasing guidelines for gas fuelled ships
    Requirements for safe design in the guidelines are based on the current draft of the IMO's IGF Code.
  • Australasia bunker demand growing
    Increase in commodity trade and further growth in cruise industry driving demand across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, says O.W. Bunker.
  • IFO prices weakening across major Asian hubs
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • 'No plans' for Japanese bunker barge newbuilds
    Banks reportedly not willing to finance barge owners amid diminishing bunker sales.
  • Voyage charters to get new slow steaming clause
    Slow steaming clause for voyage charters 'more complex' than time charter version, says BIMCO.
  • Cargo arrivals easing tight IFO supplies in Colombo
    Three major suppliers delivering replenishment stocks to Colombo this week.
  • Rolls-Royce: LNG fuel becoming 'popular choice' for vessels
    LNG to become 'realistic choice' after development of bunkering infrastructure.
  • South China faces 'severe' shortage of blendstocks
    Limited residue output from Guangdong refiners squeezing feedstock volumes.
  • Shipping industry needs 'moratorium on new orders'
    ICS Chairman also urges shipyards to 'cooperate fully' with shipowners in design and construction of future vessels.
  • Americas markets quiet as US celebrates holiday
    Markets flat as US celebrates Presidents Day.

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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
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Piraeus
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The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
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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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