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February 27, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Debt-laden shipowners risk bank seizure of vessels
    Troubled shipping companies face the threat of seizures of their vessels as banks lose patience with an industry struggling with overcapacity and falling demand, industry players say.
  • Baltic index surges on rising demand for iron ore
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, jumped on Friday as rates for large capesize vessels rose on increasing iron ore activity.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk ups Asia-Europe rate US$400/TEU ahead of results announcement
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up 16pc to US$826 per TEU ahead of March rate hikes
  • Zepol: US January imports up 13.4pc month to month and 5.8pc year on year
  • Auckland dockers extend strike to March 16, fearing new flex hours scheme
  • Canadian Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement sets CAF at 7pc from April
  • Diana Containerships back in black with US$3.6 million 2011 net profit
  • West China to be linked with new expressways and railway lines to seaports
  • Inner Mongolian land transport flourishes through Russia-Mongolia accords
  • DP World sees double-digit growth in global volume to 54.7 million TEU
  • PD Ports finish groundwork on Teesport container terminal expansion
  • Auckland city council to vote on plan to expand container capacity fourfold
  • ESC calls for removal of anti-trust block exemptions for shipping lines
  • Outsize specialist Sarjak Container Line expects to double Asian business
  • Tauranga profit up 22pc, H2 box volume up 17.1pc to 344,081 TEU
  • Road freight rates in Europe continue to slide in fourth quarter
  • Shanghai Pudong Airport January cargo volume off 22.4pc to 199,900 tonnes
  • First direct China-Africa freight service from KLM and Kenya Airways
  • Illinois capital Springfield airport in search of air freight carrier

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bhavani Shipping Line celebrates first anniversary as NVOCC
  • CAI's training programme in consolidation on March 15
  • Container line service reliability at new high in Q4 2011: Drewry
  • ICS Chairman wants new ship construction stopped
  • Pradeep Kumar Sinha is new Shipping Secretary
  • India to gain more from FTA with EU: Envoy
  • India-Turkey begin talks on FTA
  • Adani Group unveils new corporate brand identity, dedicated areas of focus
  • India invites US investors to participate in port development
  • India, South Africa can collaborate in facilitating improved logistics, MbPT Chairman tells Transnet delegation
  • Railways' freight revenue up 9.70 pc in April-Jan.
  • Service tax not necessary on toll collected from road users: FinMin
  • Commerce Ministry seeks higher duty on power equipment imports
  • Experts project demand for steel to decline this fiscal
  • Forex reserves climb to $ 293.44 bn: RBI
  • Govt may allow more sugar exports: Report
  • Antwerp wins award for attracting FDI
  • BBC Chartering introduces "Euro-Asia" service
  • CEE members combine for complex crane movement to India

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Kapsch CarrierCom wins rail industry award
    Kapsch CarrierCom, which is a part of the Kapsch group of telecommunications companies and which manufactures independent system integrators for railway operators, was presented w...
  • Swiss speed check test runs a success
    Speed checks that measure speeds over a stretch, rather than just at one point, have been found to improve safety on Swiss motorways, according to the results of a trial runs in t...
  • Hertz Trucks Australia banking on automatic models
    Australian Trucks & 4WD Rentals, the Hertz rental trucks franchisee for South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, has started to gradually replace all of the manual gear ...
  • Avient Aviation awards GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France
    Avient Aviation has awarded a cargo GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France, to market its growing freighter network linking Europe and Africa. Globe, which is part of the ECS G...
  • CMA CGM and Maersk Line cooperating in Asia-Europe trade
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM will jointly offer two new services on the Asia-Europe route, which will replace the MEX service operated by CMA CGM and Maersk Line's MEX2 (AE11) and AE20...
  • PCC Intermodal grows in intermodal transport market
    In 2011 PCC Intermodal, a leading private Polish intermodal transport operator, carried more than 140,000 teu, a 23% improvement compared to 2010. In Germany the company transport...
  • Kenya Airways launches freighter service to China
    Kenya Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have jointly launched the first direct freighter service between mainland China and Africa, operating on the Amsterdam-Guangzhou-Nairobi...
  • Goodman building logistics centre for Rhenus
    The real estate company Goodman is developing and will then manage a 22,000 sqm logistics facility, to be called the Logistikzentrum Frankfurt (Main-Kinzig), for logistics service...
  • "MOL Maneuver" containership in collision
    The "MOL Maneuver", a MOL-operated containership, collided with the box ship "Cosco Zhen He" on 22 February, on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong whilst sail...
  • Arab aviation expert opposes EU emissions trading scheme
    Georges Hannouche, CEO of Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies and one of the Arab world's leading aviation industry experts, has strongly opposed the unilateral initiative b...
  • In Time Express grew in 2011
    In Time Express Logistik, a leading German express and courier service provider, continued to expand last year, despite a declining economy. Sales in 2011 rose by about 10% to EUR...
  • TNT Express reports difficult 2011
    Struggling CEP service provider and integrator TNT Express has announced its latest results, which saw the previous year's fourth-quarter EUR 4 million net profits turned into a E...
  • Rickmers Group strengthens team with new deputy CFO
    Mark-Ken Erdmann will join Rickmers Holding in Hamburg as the new deputy CFO on 1 July. He will look after a range of tasks, including accounting and controlling, tax, IT, human r...
  • Geodis Wilson names Ronnie Kempf head of Munich branch
    Geodis Wilson, a global freight management specialist, has placed Ronnie Kempf in charge of its Munich branch, where he will also manage customer relations and acquisitions. Kempf ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  • DSME operates floating hotel in Oman
  • Irving Shipbuilding launches Online Supplier Register
  • Navy exercises options at Austal USA for JHSV 8 and 9
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $391.7 million Navy contract for CVN 72 work

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Public input invited for Everett Marina master plan
  • US railroads post gains for weekly traffic numbers
  • Crowley Maritime presents latest Thomas B. Crowley Sr. scholarship
  • Port of Port Angeles seeks input on new Passenger Facility Charge
  • Diana Shipping inks contract for Panamax vessel CORONIS

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Brussels awards Lithuania $24m for new Klaipeda ferry terminal
    Public financing is necessary to improve country's accessibility and boost regional development, says European Commission
  • Big Apple box volumes pip the 2007 record
    Terminal cluster sets a new high with 4% rise in total volumes to 5.5m teu equivalents
  • Port operators pick up a Latin beat
    DP World, APM Terminals and Spain's Grup TCB are building up their presence in South America
  • From boom to bust
    Why consolidation means bankruptcy for some Chinese yards
  • Monetary easing will not save China's struggling shipyards
    Demand will make a difference but new orders remain elusive
  • Chinese pay up to secure Libyan crude
    Concern over Iranian supply boosts suezmax earnings for Libya to China voyages
  • HMM Rule B attachment against Grand China faces identical lawsuit
    Reederei Claus-Peter Offen arm San Vicente files $1.9m claim in Alabama
  • Adjustment: Not your average profession
    All parts of the maritime world are facing the problem of demographic imbalances
  • Huge gas bills? Get used to it
    High household energy costs are here to stay
  • Shipping sidelined at Somalia conference
    Industry disappointed by ransom taskforce
  • Schettino faces fresh criminal charges
    Costa Concordia investigators may target bosses as master is accused on new counts
  • Dry bulk industry cautiously optimistic about future demand
    40%- 50% of orderbook could 'disappear', says Genco Shipping chairman
  • Ballast water hopes dry up
    The chances of the world fleet being kitted out with biological treatment systems by the end of the decade are pretty much zero
  • Ballast water timetable cannot be met, experts warn
    Plans imply fitting out 24 ships a day, every day until end of the decade, at $74bn cost
  • DryShips skates into iceclass bulker market
    Bulk operator orders four iceclass panamaxes for Northern Sea Route
  • Drydocks World and Saipem secure strategic agreement
    Partnership from conception to delivery to build FSOs and FPSOs
  • Care to share?
    The whole industry would benefit from ports disclosing timely, accurate data
  • Hamburg in the balance as KG model falters
    Lack of alternative funding threatens city's maritime dominance
  • Genco prices follow-on share issue
    Analyst believes resulting debt cost savings more than offsets 21% equity dilution
  • Monthly box traffic index reveals tentative recovery
    Index hits 111.1 points in January, up from 107.7 in November
  • SHI wins $1.1bn orders for two drillships
    Both vessels to be delivered to unnnamed buyers by end-August 2014
  • Maersk aims for second Asia-Europe rate increase
    Danish line advises shippers of planned $400 per teu rise on April 1
  • Hong Kong's shipowners want help from China
    HKSA hopes Beijing government can ask Chinese shippers to prioritise local owners
  • China urges Nigeria to protect Taiwanese bulker after pirate attack
    Seafarer and ship master shot dead off Lagos
  • New York State makes U-turn on ballast water
    EPA's national-level and IMO-consistent standard adopted until end-2013
  • Hope springs eternal
    Chinese monetary easing and a new production season raise brokers' hopes
  • Pacific Drilling extends option at SHI
    Ofer-controlled firm to decide by March 2

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • US grain transport rates fall
    TRANSPORT rates for US/Japan bulker cargoes of grain have dropped more than 11% compared with a year ago
  • Russia privatises Murmansk
    MURMANSK's port on the Barents Sea has been privatised by the Russia's state property agency
  • Tough juggling at Cosco Corp
    COSCO Corp (Singapore)'s shares fluctuated today after analysts predicted a tough 2012 for the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and bulker subsidiary of China COSCO
  • Gazprom told to start pipeline work
    GAZPROM has been told by President Dmitry Medvedev to start building the South Stream pipeline under the Black Sea as soon as possible
  • US sentences figure in Nigerian bribery
    A FORMER boss at a Halliburton-tied engineering company has been sentenced to 30 months in prison in a decades-long LNG bribery scam
  • Contargo takes over Spedition Pöhland
    ONE OF Europe's biggest intermodal box operators - Germany's Contargo - today announced the takeover of a smaller German competitor
  • India keeps Iran oil sourcing
    INDIA has decided to continue sourcing crude from Iran and to seek 5M tonnes more oil from Saudi Arabia
  • NCL returns to bonds
    NCL today announced its third move into the junk bond market, seeking to raise another $100M
  • Disputed oil arrives
    A TANKER carrying 600,000 barrels of disputed Sudanese crude oil reportedly arrived today in Japan's Kiire port after a delay of more than a week
  • Global Palm profits boom
    INDONESIAN palm oil cultivator Global Palm Resources has announced that its 2011 profits rose 17% year on year
  • U-turn Rieber to invest
    GC RIEBER, the listed Norwegian operator of seismic research and specialised offshore tonnage, said today it plans to buy new vessels after a solid 2011
  • IOI plantation profits up 19%
    IOI CORP, Malaysia's second-biggest palm oil producer, has announced that its plantation's net profits increased by 19% y/y to 462.3M ringgit ($153.33M) for 2QFY2012
  • Pacific Supramaxes rise
    SUPRAMAX activity in the Pacific has risen this week, in contrast with the bearish market in the Atlantic
  • GulfNav joins Navig8 pool
    DUBAI'S Gulf Navigation has joined Singapore-based Navig8's VLCC pool, VL8
  • Capesizes thrive on ore to China
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that charterers are rushing to send Brazilian iron ore to China, with some fixing early to cover the Easter holiday period in April

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Safety Groups Challenge Trucker Work Rules in Court
    Safety groups opposed to longer truck driver hours of service on Friday filed the second court challenge to new federal...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Buys Logistics Firm
    Trucking and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems acquired Capital Transportation Logistics in Nashua, N.H., for $6.25 million. The acquisition...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Call at Baltimore First on Europe-Gulf Loop
    Hapag-Lloyd plans to make Baltimore its first westbound call in the U.S. on its weekly Gulf of Mexico Express from...
  • China's Evolving Culinary Taste to Drive US Exports
    Sophisticated food demands of newly affluent consumers in China and other developing nations are likely to ramp up demand for...
  • Procter & Gamble to Cut $4.5 Billion From Supply Chain
    Global manufacturer Procter & Gamble plans to wring $4.5 billion in savings from raw materials, packaging and logistics as part...
  • YRC's Welch Details Trucker's Turnaround Progress (Video)
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James Welch details the progress of the turnaround efforts for the $5 billion trucking operator. ...
  • New Home Sales Down 0.9 Percent in January
    Sales of new homes slipped 0.9 percent in January following four straight months of increases in which home sales rose...
  • House Republicans Look to Scale Back Transport Plan
    House Republicans might scale back a five-year, $260 billion transportation bill, shortening its term, reducing overall spending, but restoring funding...
  • Truckload Carrier Swift Adds Capacity Online
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, is increasing capacity by using technology that gives it quicker access to other...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Feb. 20-24
    Maersk will raise its rates on containerized shipments from India to South Africa, starting March 12. The planned increase...
  • Container Accident Kills NJ Dockworker
    A dockworker was killed Wednesday night at the Port Newark Container Terminal in New Jersey after she was pinned between...
  • Anticipating Further Gains in the Gulf
    You wouldn't think the country has been skirting along the fragile edge of an economic downturn by looking at business...
  • Steeling for Growth in Mobile
    Alabama's Port of Mobile has turned out to be the perfect match for German steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp. In its...
  • PNW Power Play
    There is no question the ports of Seattle and Tacoma face competitive challenges. They are losing market share to Canada's...
  • Shipping Gains
    For transportation carriers, questions over emissions and environmental impact usually begin and end when vehicle engines shut down. That's at...
  • Best Offense Is a Zone Defense
    Q: We have a large customer with distribution facilities in Southern California that insists on charging us "commercial zone charges"...
  • Asia Air Cargo Falls 13.7 Percent, Signals Tough 2012
    Freight carried by Asian airlines in January fell 13.7 percent year-over-year, signaling another challenging year for carriers as European demand...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Boosts Earnings 15.1 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted net income in 2011 by 15.1 percent to $260 million from $226 million a year ago,...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Westbound Rates $400
    Maersk Line will hike westbound rates on the Asia-Europe trade lane a further $400 in April, as the world's largest...
  • Cummins Expands Exports to Central America
    U.S. diesel engine maker Cummins is increasing exports to Latin America through a joint venture with Grupo Laeisz, an equipment...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • UASC adjusts and scales back its South American services
    UASC will reconfigure its European services to/from the east coast of South America (ECSA) from the end of this month. The move will see the Dubai-based carrier ...
  • Transfennica resumes Bilbao - Tilbury connection
    Netherlands-based ro/ro and con/ro operator, Transfennica, has reacted to customer demand and included a weekend direct call at Tilbury on its weekly Bilbao - Zeebrugge ...
  • Kombiverkehh grows traffic
    Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG increased its rail traffic by 4.2% last year, up to 972,600 truck consignments, equivalent to 1.945 million TEU. The majority of ...
  • How much more pain can boxship owners take?
    As another week of negative drift on daily hire rates for container ships ends, it leaves owners still desperately looking for the uptick; or at least the light ...
  • Fuel cost explosion erodes liner rate hikes
    The red-inked stained balance sheets of the liner container industry is unlikely to be improved anytime soon by recent gains in ocean freight rates if ...
  • Maersk pushes GRIs ahead of results
    A slew of rate hikes announced by liner giant Maersk Line across various global routes in the past few days, and coupled with last week's surprise announcement ...
  • Somalia terror conference vows to crack down on piracy
    The London conference on Somalia issued a final communique last night supporting measures for political stability, the fight against terrorism, and the modern-day ...
  • Ports of Auckland facing three-week stoppage
    A three-week strike by 300 dockers began at New Zealand's Ports of Auckland [PoA] container terminals today [February 24] in the latest escalation ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Frontline's only friend
    Analyst urges clients to indulge in shares of US-quoted tanker owner despite grim market forecasts.
  • Allied in the hot seat
    Greek charterer's legal tab skyrockets as judge freezes funds following alleged charter breach.
  • Saverys cashes CKN chips
    Owner sells much of his reaming stake in the world's largest shipbroker.
  • FC Gloria free to go
    South Korean tanker released in China after paying bail over phenol spill.
  • Larger Rem rakes it in
    Age Remoy-led owner puts up stronger fourth quarter figures aided by the addition of three extra vessels.
  • EDF takes Diana panamax
    New York-listed owner finds fresh two-year deal for vessel finishing stormy deal with Siba.
  • Wilson awaits euro revival
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner slumps to loss for 2011, but says eurozone bail-outs could boost market this year.
  • USC grabs another yard
    Russian state holding company pays $61m for Vyborg plant, then awards it double ice-breaker order.
  • Barreras cutting 40%
    Troubled Spanish shipyard plans some serious staff downsizing, as well as salary cuts.
  • Star scraps twin sisters
    Oslo-listed owner collects a fraction over $6m from demo deal with cash set to pay back debts.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Napolitano calls COAC, endorses trade initiatives
  • MSC truncates ECNA-WCSA loop
  • Steel scrappers protest Russian trade barriers
  • Erdmann new deputy CFO for Rickmers
  • Caribbean lines raise Trinidad, Grenada charges
  • U.S. busts rhino horn ring
  • SAP acquisition focused on social humans
  • Ballast water crisis abated, debate shifts to EPA
  • CTSA amends CAF
  • Maersk raising Asia-Europe rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • CO2 reduction estimates for tankers are 'optimistic'
    MEPC 63 to consider summary of OCIMF project that takes 56 emission mitigating measures into account.
  • Americas market shows mixed pricing
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • World Fuel Services shares downgraded
    Shares downgraded from an 'overweight' rating to an 'equal weight' rating in a note issued to investors on Friday.
  • Global bunker prices display mixed movements this week
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • DFDS achieves fuel use reduction target
    'Environmental goal' set in 2007 to reduce bunkers consumption and CO2 emissions by 10% has been reached.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Poor demand in Piraeus.
  • Valero appoints new director
    Philip Pfeiffer elected to the company's board of directors.
  • Prices in Fujairah lack direction
    Other ports also showing moderate and mixed price movements.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V
  • Compliance with new sulphur limit improving further
    DNVPS finds global share of commercial samples testing above 3.50% shrinking in first half of February.
  • Hapag-Lloyd publishes brochure on sustainability operations
    Driven by Responsibility brochure describes company's numerous environmental initiatives.
  • Asian IFO prices firming as week closes
    Mixed demand at major Asian bunkering hubs on Friday.
  • Malaysian liquid cargo hub operator eyes $13 million expansion
    Aims for 10-20% increase in tonnage handled at Linggi International Floating Transhipment and Trading Hub.
  • NOL shares get 'sell' rating
    Analyst raises NOL's full year 2012 loss forecast on assumption of higher bunker costs.
  • Salvors complete partial fuel removal from Costa Concordia
    Salvage team to prioritise debunkering of the cruise ship's mid-section after forward ship has been emptied of fuels.
  • Aegean beats analysts' estimates
    Dahlman Rose attributes Aegean's higher-than-expected results to stronger realised spread on bunker fuel sales.
  • ExxonMobil subsidiary clarifies safety alert bulletin
    Notice intended to emphasise the importance of ensuring that on board fuel management processes 'are robust and rigorously followed', says IMT.
  • Emerson expands Coriolis flowmeter range
    Adds large line size version to its ELITE High Capacity Coriolis product range.
  • WFS posts 'record' full-year earnings
    Plans to 'fortify' success through growth, diversification and differentiation, says CEO.
  • Americas market surges on back of crude rally
    Prices in Santos rose double digits on Thursday.

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Venice
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Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
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Paris
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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London
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Beijing
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Genoa
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Washington
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London
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Hamburg
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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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Madrid
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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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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Miami
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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Rome
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Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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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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