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January 23, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hard disk could shed light on disaster
    DIVERS salvaged on Saturday a hard disk from Italy's capsized cruise ship with video footage that could shed light on the captain's actions, as another body was pulled from the wreckage.
  • Tanker rates to climb as much as 20%: Credit Suisse
    RENTS for ships hauling refined fuels will gain the most among oil tankers in 2012, rising as much as 20 per cent because of longer voyages and scrapping of older vessels, Credit Suisse Securities LLC said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Emirates Shipping joins Hapag Lloyd, RCL to extend north China coverage
  • Tianjin's throughput hit record breaking 12 million TEU in 2011
  • Fujian provincial port containerised cargo throughput up 11.8pc in 2011
  • Lawyer: Super postpanamax sinking would be a salvage, liability nightmare
  • China's GDP increases 8.9pc in fourth quarter, cooling from 9.1pc in third
  • New World Alliance transatlantic loop offers double calls at Charleston
  • Charleston box volume increases 1.2pc to 1.38 million TEU in 2011
  • Maersk adds Jeddah and Izmit to subcontinent-Mediterranean ME service
  • Safmarine's new CEO Daly announces three new senior appointments
  • Rickmers holds naming ceremony for newbuilding on Europe/India service
  • Germany's Eurogate buys 14 straddle carriers from Finland's Konecranes
  • Air China cargo off 10pc in December, but passengers numbers up 1.8pc
  • Korean Air launches twice weekly direct flights to Da Nang from Incheon
  • Indian aviation minister: Allow 49pc foreign carrier stakes in our airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Aegis Group looks to lead with new marine products division
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
  • JBS Group turns 55, holds ARM
  • MOL jointly develops worlds first portable liquid-level gauge for fuel tanks
  • SCI strengthens fleet with new Supramax carrier
  • Shipping faces challenging times in 2012: BIMCO
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in a decade
  • KPKS lauds MoS for finalising CSR guidelines
  • Forex reserves continue to decline
  • Govt may do away with MEP for onions
  • Govt to announce details of mega industrial zones after assembly polls
  • R.V. Kanoria appointed Ficci President
  • World Bank report shows jobs rising in South Asia
  • Albacor Shipping surmounts challenges to successfully move heavy transformer
  • ALS moves largest crawler crane shipment to Brazil
  • WCAPN member handles worlds largest evaporator

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • John Mc Donagh joins SASI consultants
    John Mc Donagh has joined Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) as an associate responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) excluding Russia and the CIS. ...
  • New railway line opens in East China
    A new freight and passenger railway line from Qianjin to Fuyuan in China's Heilongjiang province is now open. The 169 km line is designed for trains running at 120 km/h. It is expe...
  • AWT Group strengthens Ostrava-Paskov terminal in Czechia
    The initial stage of the modernisation of Czechia's Ostrava-Paskov independent open terminal for intermodal transport has been completed. The invested sum of CZK 30 million (about ...
  • Renault trucks delivers 100 new Premiums to Jost
    Since 2004, Renault Trucks' market share in the Jost Group fleet has been constantly growing. Recently, 100 new Premium Long Distance vehicles were put into service by the Belgian ...
  • Ford renews HGV truck fleet with MAN tractors
    MAN Truck & Bus is to deliver 185 MAN TGX tractors to the Ford Motor Company. The latter has signed a five-year leasing contract for the vehicles. An additional 185 MAN trucks ...
  • Ports of Amsterdam handle 2% more in 2011 than in 2010
    The ports of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad (all Netherlands) closed the year 2011 with a transhipment rise of approximately 2%. Total transhipment amounted to over 92...
  • AA Cargo leads in New York-JFK
    The US carrier American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) tops the list of cargo carriers by tonnage at New York's JFK International Airport, according to data provided by the Port Autho...
  • Hactl sees better end to 2011
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the leading air cargo terminal operator at the world's No. 1 cargo airport - ended 2011 on a more positive note, with a narrowing ...
  • US rail service provider BNSF presents new chief marketing officer
    BNSF Logistics, a third party logistics provider in Texas (USA), appointed Jim Craig as its new chief marketing officer effective 17 January. Prior to joining BNSF Logistics, Craig...
  • Lufthansa Cargo names new Middle East/India general manager
    Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency has named Steve Day as general manager (GM) for the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Day will take up his new position on 22.January. The ne...
  • RBS announces sale of RBS Aviation Capital to Japanese consortium
    The Royal Bank of Scotland Group recently agreed to sell RBS Aviation Capital to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, acting on behalf of a consortium comprising its parent, Sumit...
  • Fiege provides logistics for Media Markt online shop in Germany
    On 16 January - the official opening date of the Media Markt online shop - the German service provider Fiege shouldered all the logistics that are required throughout Germany for t...
  • Freja delivers for Antalis
    As of 1 January the name Freja, based in Skive (Denmark), can be seen on the trucks which deliver commodities from Antalis. Freja is one of the largest privately owned transport- a...
  • Coca-Cola outsources warehousing of finished goods to DB Schenker Logistics in Poland
    The Coca-Cola Company has awarded DB Schenker Logistics two businesses for its warehousing and transportation operations in Poland. The world's leading soft drinks producer from At...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • NASSCO lays keel of Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship
  • Otto Marine issues profit warning
  • USCG and NAMEPA sign MOU
  • Helsinki shipyard lays keel of ultramodern icebreaking supply vessel
  • Carnival to audit safety and emergency procedures at all its cruise

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ship exporting ford vehicles departs from Port of Portland
  • Port of Long Beach Oks deal to lease Middle Harbor site to OOCL
  • Seattle-based C.G. cutter returns from counter drug patrol
  • Alaska Airlines to resume Portland to Bellingham flights
  • US railroads post year-over-year gains

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Suezmax spot market rates fall on lack of cargoes
    West Africa to US voyage earnings down by a third over the course of the last week
  • How US containerised cargoes stack up
    A special report from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveals the changing face of US trading partners
  • Europe's inland waterways lose modal share
    Trend undermines EU targets
  • Insurers lock horns with shipping industry
    Size matters, says Lloyd's Market Association
  • Lobby urges Brussels not to cut infrastructure spend
    EU has pledged $40bn to TEN-T
  • Safety foundation slams Costa Cruises' treatment of master
    Skagerrak Foundation calls for an investigation into Carnival's safety system
  • Pragmatism rules in debate over Greek bank nationalisation
    Shipping is central to the country's economy
  • Greek ship finance opinion split on likely impact of a default
    Some fear bank nationalisation would hurt smaller shipowners
  • Ocean Tankers ship fails to find bidder in Rhode Island auction
    RBS tipped to put Stavrodromi up for sale at lower price as separate legal fight looms with miscellaneous claimants
  • Facing up to life as a surviving captain
    Lost ships are more easily salvaged than their master's reputation
  • The fragility of world trade
    Iranian sabre rattling is reminder of the fragility of global trade
  • A date for the diary
    AP Moller-Maersk publishes its financial results for 2011 on February 27. They are expected to show a huge reversal of fortunes for Maersk Line, Safmarine and other subsidiaries that comprise the container division
  • Will deepening box trades crisis force lines into action?
    Mass lay-ups look probable, but it is not clear who will go first
  • Bocimar's spot market handysize fleet exposed to bulk downturn
    Belgian dry bulk operator seeks increase in charter coverage
  • US consumers fear LNG exports will raise domestic prices
    Consumer pressure to limit seaborne exports
  • All-change as US oil product exports exceed the country's imports
    Switch likely to be an anomaly, as country slashes refinery capacity by 27%
  • Capesize rates languish as owners begin anchoring vessels
    Market is eyeing return business after Chinese New Year and a possible uptick in iron ore demand
  • Brussels orders passengership safety review
    EU legislation to come under new scrutiny
  • Steel consumption to drop at South Korean shipyards
    Iron ore and coking coal trades will suffer in 2012
  • Piracy's modest decline
    The drop in piracy in 2011 shows that temporary measures are working, but expect only small gains without more committed action from governments
  • CSAV raises additional $312m
    Cash-strapped boxline plans $1.2bn capital increase
  • When two plus two equals five
    We need to implement not supplement existing passenger safety laws
  • Smit to start removing bunkers from stricken Costa Concordia
    Hot tapping will remove cruiseship's fuel oil
  • China Shipping unit scraps ship to avoid losses
    China Shipping HaiSheng offloads asphalt carrier for $1.2m to affiliated demolition yard
  • Project to standardise movement of arms is touting for members
    PMSCs give cautious approval as they wait to learn which coastal states are involved
  • Suezmax withdrawn from secondhand market
    Failure to find desired price could indicate that drop in asset values is imminent
  • Carnival to review safety and emergency response
    Company to audit all 11 cruise brands after Costa Concordia casualty

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • OOCL, Long Beach near pact
    BOX liner OOCL has tentatively agreed to a 40-year, $4.6Bn lease with the Port of Long Beach in southern California
  • Bosphorus ship taking on water
    TURKISH maritime authorities are today struggling to keep a cargo ship that took on water afloat following a collision with two other vessels near Istanbul
  • Viking warns of weak result
    VIKING Line, the Finnish cruise ferry company, says that its 2011 result will be significantly weaker than that of 2010 as volume growth has not matched expectations
  • FSL Trust back in black
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust said last night that it returned to the black with a $5.1M profit for 2011, reversing a $5.7M loss for 2010
  • Bocimar reports profit fall
    BELGIAN dry bulk carrier Bocimar saw profits fall 20% to €76.15M in 2011, as fourth quarter as profits stayed low at €17.12M
  • EC scrutinises Tirrenia acquisition
    The European Commission is to carry out a full-scale investigation into the planned takeover of Italian public sector ferry group Tirrenia by a group of leading Italian shipowners, indicating that it has "serious competition concerns" about the operation
  • DFDS issues profit warning
    DANISH ferry operator DFDS, has issued a profit warning following news that a new company will start a service in competition with one of its core routes
  • Samho price sets new VLCC low
    AN undisclosed London-based buyer is paying $28.3M for Samho Shipping's 2002-built Samho Dream, which was auctioned in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new low for decade-old VLCCs, a sign of the worsening impact of oversupply on the market
  • Shin Yang buys Hock Leong stake
    MALAYSIAN general cargo shipping specialist Shin Yang has acquired a 70% stake in compatriot shipping agency Hock Leong Shipping for RM2,090,314.80 ($674,077)
  • Capesize rates tumble
    PANAMAX drybulk rates have dived, although not as badly as Capesizes
  • Iran's Hormuz threats will not last
    ANY attempts by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz would be short-lived, said IHS CERA senior director Bhushan Bahree in a report today
  • West-Africa-East rates rise amid protests
    THE West Africa-East tanker route reached fever pitch this week as strikes and protests across Nigeria disrupted fixtures and resulted in surging rates amid a tight tonnage list

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Heartland Express Profit Nears $70 Million
    One of the most profitable trucking companies in the nation got a little more profitable in late 2011,despite higher equipment...
  • Profit Skyrockets at GE's Rail Equipment Division
    Locomotive maker GE Transportation, part of General Electric, increased revenue 45 percent in 2011 to $4.9 billion on rising demand...
  • Stevens Transport Buys 1,200 Reefer Trailers
    Refrigerated trucker Stevens Transport is purchasing 1,200 temperature-controlled trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing to reinforce its growth plans. Demand...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Surged 47 Percent Last Month
    Net orders for Class 8 heavy trucks rose to 30,293 units in December, reversing a decline in November and resuming...
  • Reduced Service Pulls Halifax Container Traffic Down
    Container throughput at the Port of Halifax in 2011 dropped 5.7 percent year-over-year, largely because three liner services cut or...
  • FDA Clears 19 Orange Juice Shipments
    The Food and Drug Administration has cleared 19 international shipments of orange juice tested for an illegal fungicide andreleased 12...
  • Freighters Push Changi Airport to December Surge
    New freighter services that included the launch of all-cargo connections to China helped Singapore Changi Airport to its busiest month...
  • Tax Incentives Push Kentucky Trucking Expansion
    A small trucking company is about to get a little bigger with some help from the state of Kentucky. ...
  • Los Angeles Saw November Air Freight Gain
    The recovery in U.S. shipping demand is showing up at Los Angeles International Airport, North America's largest gateway for trans-Pacific...
  • OOCL Revenue Plunges 11.2 Percent on Volume Decline
    Plunging Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific rates pulled down Orient Overseas Container Line's fourth quarter revenue 11.2 percent on a 2 percent...
  • MSC Hikes Rates From Europe to Middle East, Far East
    Mediterranean Shipping said Friday it will put a series of rate increases into effect on its eastbound services from various...
  • Lured Across the Border?
    The name of the game for ports in the Pacific Northwest is competition. They compete with California ports for West...
  • Direct to the Last Frontier
    The Pacific Northwest isn't just a gateway for imports; it's the gateway to the Last Frontier and home to a...
  • Putting the Brakes on Re-brokering
    Q: I'd forgotten about my letter regarding carriers brokering out freight until I saw it printed in the Dec. 12,...
  • Pep Talk
    For many companies, the big imperative in doing business through the 2008-2009 downturn was little more than survival. That's hard...
  • Japanese Shipbuilders Worry About Dwindling Backlog
    The 19.6 percent year-over-year decrease in Japanese ship export orders in 2011 is raising concerns that an order backlog could...
  • Two Carriers Join Emirates Shipping on China-India Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter a vessel-sharing agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Line on its service linking China, Southeast...
  • Sea-Air Comes Into Its Own
    Using a combination of sea and air cargo in trying balance the competing interests of cost and transit time for...
  • OOCL Signs 40-Year Terminal Lease at Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach and Orient Overseas Container Line signed a 40-year, $4.6 billion tentative agreement that will make...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ports of Auckland accused of 'hectoring' in dock dispute
  • NOL finalises vessel funding
    Singapore-based NOL, which owns the world's seventh largest liner shipping company APL, has finalised funding arrangements to the tune of USD1.14 billion for 10 ...
  • Daly has the Safmarine DNA
  • Bentley suggests remedy to US cargo diversion issue
    Former congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley has proposed a solution to the US cargo diversion issue that the Federal Maritime Commission is investigating (FMC) - ...
  • Emirates, Hapag-Lloyd and RCL to share slots on FE/South Asia string
    Emirates Shipping Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Lines [RCL] are to merge their respective Hypergalex, CIS and RCI services in the Far East South Asia ...
  • CSAV throughput back to 2010 levels
    In December 2011, troubled Chilean liner CSAV carried 201,000 TEU - over 90,000 TEU less than the same month of a year ago, and back to monthly levels the then ...
  • Long Beach and OOCL strike 'in principle' agreement over Middle Harbor
    The US west coast Port of Long Beach (LB) has reached a tentative agreement on a 40-year, USD4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the ...
  • IMF and World Bank in call to action
    Ahead of next week's Davos summit of the World Economic Forum, a powerful group of leaders have urged governments to implement free trade, reform their economies ...
  • Carriers holding all the fixture cards
    With the top-ranked ocean carriers chartering in around 50% of their operating fleet it follows that the liners are able to dictate the terms and periods in the ...
  • SDV expands presence in Middle East
    France-based SDV International Logistics has acquired a minority interest in FAST Overseas Group, a small freight forwarder specialising in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Cantor drops Genmar
    Wall Street equity analyst kicks OTC-traded tanker owner to the curb while market waits for Chapter 11 exit.
  • Wilson shaves Shandong deal
    Oslo-listed operator cuts $88m newbuilding contract in half as Chinese shipbuilder struggles with delivery clock.
  • Cape owners to drop anchor?
    Talk of lay-ups grows louder as Baltic Dry Index continues its losing run.
  • Otto fires profit warning
    Lion City-listed shipbuilder tells investors it is still counting the cost of vessel cancellations.
  • CH Offshore pens charter
    Singapore-listed owner inks a long-term deal for an anchor handler with a view to a sale.
  • Doug down tanker bets
    Jefferies analyst cuts rate forecasts amid fears of slowing oil demand, with new numbers turning DHT red.
  • Uljanik falls to loss
    Croatian bulker and tanker owner posts deficit for 2011 after revenue shrank and costs rose.
  • JJ Sietas sacking 350
    Insolvent German yard's administrator "adjusts capacity" as bankruptcy proceedings due to begin.
  • NewLead defends crew claim
    ITF says crew on ship with hull cracks has exceeded contractual nine-month service period, but owner says extensions were agreed.
  • Prophet of doom
    TradeWinds is today putting the fun back in the bulker market as we start the search for the Baltic Mystic.
  • A message to the master
    A bad week for the cruise shipping industry, a tanker king is upbeat on LNG while Nobu Su takes a different position.
  • Star Princess barred
    Falklands Islands refuses entry to Princess Cruises vessel with sick passengers on board.
  • Frontline 2012 in focus
    Handelsbanken begins coverage of John Fredriksen's latest venture with a reduce rating as it waits for newbuildings to disappear.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Prices uncertain as week ends
    Futures fell below $100 per barrel on Friday.
  • Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Tight avails oh LSFO product in Hamburg.
  • Little price movement in Middle East markets
    Moderate demand in Fujairah.
  • EU regulators considering unilateral action on CO2 emissions
    Launch of online public consultation on ways to reduce shipping's greenhouse gases.
  • Number of alerts unchanged year-on-year
    DNVPS says it issued three bunker alerts relating to product from Singapore in 2011.
  • Prices firming in Asia as week closes
    Weak demand at major Asian bunkering hubs.
  • Indian downstream logistics firm expands into bunkering
    India's bunker market poised to grow, says President of Aegis Group.
  • French firm acquires stake in Turkish oil storage facility
    Acquires shares in Ceyhan depot in southeast of Turkey .
  • Legal practice advises Sinopec on Fujairah oil storage acquisition
    Transaction involves 'complex legal issues' specific to oil storage terminal projects, says Norton Rose.
  • French shipping association rallies support to delay 0.10% sulphur limit
    ECA sulphur regulations a 'timebomb,' says European shipping organisation.
  • Bubbles?
    2011 saw a sharp increase in the number of claims of 'cappuccino' bunkers - but what really constitutes entrained air in bunkers?
  • Wilhelmsen offers anti-pollution compliance service in China
    Company able to provide clients with ship pollution response contracts at all Chinese ports.
  • LNG-fuelled box ship receives DNV's approval in principical
    9,000 TEU vessel's LNG tank will be designed to leave space for container cargo.

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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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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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