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February 28, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • West African waters a new piracy hot spot
    The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices.
  • Maersk posts 43% drop in 2011 profit
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported a 43 per cent drop in 2011 profit after falling freight rates pushed its container line, the world's largest, to a loss.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk 2011 profits total US$3.4 billion, but containers lose $600 million
  • Panama Canal expansion's most expensive jobs threaten to run over budget
  • Maersk's AMPT to limit volume if Mumbai's 44pc THC reduction enforced
  • Shipping Hong Kong conference covers broad range of issues this week
  • UK Club insurers offer maritime BowTie risk management scheme in Asia
  • New York backs off on strict ballast water rules, adopts federal standard
  • Port of Mombasa to auction 200 containers cargo owners refuse to collect
  • Singapore's Mocean Shipping to be rebranded MM Line from March 1
  • Swift pays US$4 million for misappropriation, but scores Moody's upgrade
  • DP World to focus on expanding Caucedo Port in the Dominican Republic
  • Toll Holdings posts lower net profit on 5pc increase in revenue
  • NCC's terminal to restart operations at Black Sea Port of Odessa-Illichivsk
  • US Customs proposes new rule on re-exports to ease tracking, compliance
  • January Asian air cargo volumes fall 13.7pc, but hope rises on US recovery
  • Air France to start twice-weekly freighter service to Atlanta March 27
  • Lufthansa's time:matters opens station at Scotland's Aberdeen airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CBEC chief launches biometric smart card for CHAs, ex-im trade
  • Colombo port container volume up 3 pc
  • Cosco, China Shipping working towards greater service integration
  • ESC wants global anti-trust block exemptions for lines scrapped
  • Introduction of ISO security container seal requirement delayed
  • Maersk rate hikes on FE-West Coast Latin America & Caribbean trades
  • OOCL, RCL, to commence Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangkok loop from March 4
  • Safmarine welcomes first of three new WAFMAX vessels in 2012
  • SCI kicks off Worldwide Agents Meet 2012
  • Transparency in dealings between shipping agents, tax authorities stressed at MANSA's TDS seminar
  • Incentives for -denominated trade with Iran
  • ChPT adheres to Madras HC order by discontinuing coal, iron ore handling
  • Govt sets up inter-Ministerial panel to decide on port regulation
  • Labour stir to impact operations at Mumbai Port, JNP today
  • UK trade delegation comes calling at JN Port to explore business opportunities

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Norfolk Southern first in US to deploy clean renewable diesel
    Norfolk Southern, one of the largest US transporters of coal and industrial products, has penned a deal with Dynamic Fuels and Mansfield Oil, making it the first fleet user of ren...
  • Safmarine introducing new Wafmax vessels
    Shipping line Safmarine has taken delivery of the 4,500 teu "Safmarine Chilka", the first of three new Safmarine-branded Wafmax containerships to join A.P Moller-Maersk'...
  • Gijon container terminal investing in equipment
    The Gijón Container Terminal (TCG) is continuing to pursue its operational optimisation strategy and has thus added a shore crane to its equipment fleet, a Kalmar reach stacker wi...
  • Munich airport posts good results and posts a record
    Munich airport continues to rise in the rankings of Europe's most important air transport hubs, with airfreight at Bavaria's gateway to the world showing a 4% gain in 2011 and inc...
  • Russia and Bulgaria increase frequencies
    Russian and Bulgarian civil aviation authorities have agreed to double frequencies between the Bulgarian coastal towns of Burgas and Varna to Moscow. The designated carriers of ea...
  • Air Zimbabwe suspends services
    Air Zimbabwe is facing serious cash flow problems, failed to resume flights last week, and has now suspended all flights indefinitely. This was after workers vowed not to report f...
  • Kombiverkehr shifts 1 million truckloads from road to rail
    Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr carried 4.2% more units last year than in 2010, hauling 972,600 truck consignments (or 1.95 million teu), an increase of 3,561 shipments over the prev...
  • RHA welcomes plans to charge foreign trucks in UK
    The UK Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed the government's proposals to charge foreign trucks for using UK roads, which were published in a consultation by transport mini...
  • Hellmann introduces regular Ukraine-Poland groupage links
    Hellmann has established a weekly groupage service between Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Poland and Hellmann East Europe in Ukraine. Freight can be consolidated in Nowy Tomysl, ...
  • Toll Group reports lower profits in H1
    The Toll Group, an Australian transport and logistics corporation, reported sales of AUD 4.4 billion (EUR 3.6 million) in the first six months of financial 2011/2012 (to 31 Decemb...
  • Expeditors International reports solid 2011 results
    The Seattle-based US forwarding and logistics service provider Expeditors International reported a 5% decline in fourth quarter 2011 revenues, due to the troubled airfreight indus...
  • IJS Global opens German branch office
    IJS Global, a major provider of global logistics services, has opened a new branch office in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, near Stuttgart (Germany). The region is considered one of the...
  • RZD president Vladimir Yakunin awarded Italian order of merit
    Vladimir Yakunin, the president of the Russian Railways, has been made a grand officer in the order of merit of the Italian republic. The award was presented to him on 21 February...
  • New Toll Collect managing director in Netherlands
    Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Marinus Uleman as managing director for the Netherlands. Uleman joined Toll's predecessor Baltrans in 2005, along with other colleagues from T...
  • Inchcape and Al Bakri in joint Saudi venture
    Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is launching operations in Saudi Arabia. ISS has entered into a joint venture with the Al Bakri Group, which will be kn...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Marty Erdossy to be NNS corporate director of customer relations
  • Private equity firm invests in TPG Mt. Vernon Marine
  • NASSCO gets $359.75 million contract mod for third MLP
  • Chinese shipyard delivers first RAmpage 4500 Class Offshore Support Tug
  • Freddie splashes out at Samsung
  • Costa Allegra adrift after generator fire
  • Austal reports loss-making half year
  • South African ship repairer completes work on Transocean drillship
  • With pain at the pump, AMP moves to head off Jones Act waivers
  • BMT Nigel Gee WSV will be first vessel with new Voith Linear Jet propulsors

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Coast Guard keeping eye on car carrier with engine problems
  • Responsibilities changing at Federal Maritime Commission
  • Search begins for new president for California Maritime Academy
  • Port of Olympia taps Smith as new director of finance
  • Shipping lines work together to create new ANS service

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • More red ink forecast for Maersk Line as losses return in 2011
    Updated: Capacity cuts but no ship removals from Asia-Europe trades
  • Japanese-owned chemical tanker sells for just $19m
    Sale price is 27% lower than last similar deal
  • Cost increases nearly wipe out revenue gains for Samudera
    Sale of containers pushes net profits up
  • Stockpiled oil must deploy US vessels, says American Maritime Partnership
    Maritime lobby presses Congress to honour its Jones Act obligations
  • Sekimizu urges selection of CO2 market-based measure by 2013
    IMO secretary-general uses opening speech of this week's marine environment protection committee to call on its participants to intensify efforts to make progress i
  • Senate committee to probe cruiseship safety and environmental records
    Hearing follows Costa Concordia incident
  • Allied Maritime hit by new dry bulk charter dispute
    Chicago Rule B case brought by Nikator Navigation names ADM as garnishee
  • Shipping lawyer casts doubt on German owners' flag fundraiser
    VDR wants fee for every permit to flag out a ship to raise money to support training, but Hans Heinrich Nöll doubts that the scheme could be enforced
  • Hapag-Lloyd lands EEDI certification for entire fleet
    Company claims higher than average energy efficiency levels
  • Costa Allegra had fire safety deficiencies, records show
    UPDATED: Second incident likely to embarrass operator
  • The blame game
    Every line needs higher freight rates, but some flexibility on prices is also needed
  • Life is not cheap
    Conference proposal to bar ransom payments to pirates puts seafarers' lives in danger
  • Tug robbed in Strait of Malacca
    Third incident so far this year as anti-piracy watchdog warns of increase in attacks
  • Positive signals from increased US inventory
    Box carriers' supply-demand balance to improve by year-end 2013
  • Up to 60 vessels on sale for scrap
    Premium prices only for large or specialist tonnage
  • Tacoma sees box volumes up 4.1% in January
    US west coast port lifted by buoyant international trade
  • Maersk Tankers posts hefty loss as capacity glut cuts earnings
    Hopes pinned on new VLCC pool
  • Cosco Container Lines makes second Asia-Europe rates push
    Chinese line tells shippers that it plans to lift rates by $230 per teu on March 10, in addition to $300 rise taking on Thursday
  • Gearbulk to bring in exclusively Asian crews by 2013
    Move is part of a transition to hold down costs in a prolonged period of lower dry bulk freight rates
  • Port terminals and supply chains add to AP Moller-Maersk profits
    Profit for global terminals business surges 24% to $611m
  • Nam Cheong profits fall 20% despite new fourth-quarter orders
    Malaysia offshore specialist will expand business with Petronas
  • Swiber posts record revenues for 2011
    Strong Southeast Asian and South Asian demand boosts offshore specialist
  • China slams EU proposal to include shipping in emission trading scheme
    Pre-emptive remarks ahead of IMO debate on curbing shipping emissions
  • Seadrill orders two deepwater rigs from Samsung
    $1.2bn deal could signal further order soon
  • Asian box lines in US east coast- South America tie-up
    NYK Line, HMM, Hanjin and Evergreen launch service from March
  • Golar LNG places two new orders
    Orderbook stands at 13 vessels and FSRUs
  • Star Bulk settles dispute with Italian charterer
    Greek owner to write off $0.7m after receiving 'major portion' of claimed sum

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Indian shares dive
    INDIAN shipping shares dived today as crude prices rose to a 10-month high, exceeding $125 per barrel
  • Finns finally get tonnage tax
    THE FINNISH Shipowners Association today hailed the country's new tonnage tax, which was unanimously approved on 24 February by the parliament
  • Maersk rate rise 'does not seem sustainable'
    EFFORTS by Maersk Line, the principal box unit of AP M'ller-Maersk, to increase freight rates on core Asia-Europe trade might not be sustainable, a shipping analyst said today
  • Breakers continue their cherry picking
    THE FLOW of ships being sold for recycling is steadily continuing, despite flat scrap prices
  • Blackstone bets on LNG
    CHENIERE Energy today confirmed a $2Bn investment by Blackstone that paves the way for large-scale LNG exports from the US
  • Seized ship arms presented at Indian court
    WEAPONS recovered from Italian crude carrier Enrica Lexie were produced today before a court in Kerala, India
  • Box ship S&P surges
    BOX SHIPS have grabbed top S&P billing for the first time this year
  • Wilmar unveils fifth buy
    SINGAPORE-listed palm oil grower and commodity trader Wilmar International has continued to shop for chemical tankers
  • Handysize bargains grabbed
    S&P DEALS are rising for Handysize bulkers, brokers said
  • VLCC taken for up to five years
    SOUTH Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine has booked a VLCC for up to five years, said Greek broker Golden Destiny
  • First Resources has bumper year
    INDONESIAN palm oil grower First Resources has reported another bumper year, with a good harvest and higher crude palm oil prices
  • African oil heads to China
    RECOVERING Libyan crude production could create stronger tonne-mile demand for crude exports to China, a broker has predicted
  • Steeper tanker S&P fall seen
    BROKERS said today potential buyers of all tanker types are entering the market in hope of further falls in asset values
  • East box rates spring surprise
    FAR EAST/Europe box rates are bucking their falling trend, in what appears to be a certain success in planned general rate increases
  • Bumi Armada profits
    MALAYSIAN FPSO specialist Bumi Armada today announced 359.7M ringgit ($118.86M) in net profits for 2011, up 2.5% year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • SC Gov. Haley Vetoes Bill to Deny Savannah Dredging
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday vetoed a bill both state houses passed unanimously in an attempt to overturn...
  • Diesel Prices Top $4 Mark to Nearly 10-Month High
    Diesel prices across the U.S. topped $4 a gallon in the week ending Feb. 27, jumping 9.1 cents to a...
  • Seattle's Linda Styrk on Port Trucking and Cargo Diversion (Video)
    Seattle Seaport chief Linda Styrk says the port's moves to clean up harbor trucking are moving at a good pace,...
  • DOT's LaHood Urges 'Bold' Action on Transport Plan
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday urged state transportation officials to "be bold, don't be afraid" as they meet with...
  • Four Carriers to Launch Joint US-Brazil Loop
    Four ocean carriers are teaming up to jointly launch a new service between ports the U.S. East Coast and Brazil...
  • US Economists Expect 2.4 Percent Growth in 2012
    Forecasters surveyed by the National Association of Business Economics show growing optimism about the U.S. economy's direction this year but...
  • Electronic Container Booking Growth Outpaces Industry
    Electronic container cargo booking in 2011 outpaced overall industry volume growth by nearly four-fold, according to figures released Monday by...
  • Hong Kong Airlines to Continue Transporting Dolphins
    Hong Kong Airlines is refusing to stop transporting live dolphins captured in Japan despite public uproar over its involvement. ...
  • China Aims to Build World's Largest Cargo Airport
    China plans to build the world's largest cargo airport near Beijing in a $4.8 billion project due for completion in...
  • APM Terminals Profit Falls 18 Percent on Volume Gain
    APM Terminals profit declined 18 percent in 2011 to $649 million from $793 million a year ago, but the container...
  • CMA CGM Trims Asia-US East Coast Services
    CMA CGM will trim its network of all-water services between the Far East and the U.S. Gulf and East Coast...
  • Maersk Lost $602 Million Last Year, Forecasts 2012 Loss
    Maersk Line will remain in the red this year after slumping to a $602 million loss in 2011 from a...
  • Cleaning Up at the Dock
    Drewry Shipping Consultants estimates the international shipping industry contributes about 3.3 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, part of...
  • State Competition for DCs Heats Up
    After years of turning their backs on distribution centers as grey hulks full of low-paying jobs, more states and cities...
  • Brokering Logistics Growth
    Chicago, the hub around which so many of the nation's transportation assets spin, is home to two non-asset transport operators...
  • CSAV's New Lease on Life
    After three years of boom and bust, Chile's CSAV hopes a new business model and $1.2 billion in fresh capital...
  • Happy Days at Hapag-Lloyd
    A decade ago, Hapag-Lloyd operated in the rarefied air along with the world's most profitable global ocean carriers. Now, after...
  • Rewards of Risk
    You've heard the wisecracks and jokes: "How can you tell your life-partner is a consultant? He/she celebrates an anniversary by...
  • How Independent Are Owner-Operators?
    Despite the widespread treatment of drivers as independent contractors and written agreements making clear drivers are not employees, an increasing...
  • Atkinson's Changed World
    Joseph B. Atkinson knew trouble was coming when Schneider National leaped into the regional truckload business in 2008. "My competition...
  • Trucking Takes Two Routes
    Trucking in 2012 is an increasingly divided industry, not along lines such as truckload or less-than-truckload or dry van or...
  • Research, Interrupted
    One of the smallest victims of Capitol Hill's battle over transportation funding may be the one most missed by industry...
  • Riding the Free Trade Wave
    Three long-awaited free trade agreements passed Congress last year, and the U.S. is negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership. What next? Several...
  • Customs' Wish List
    Senior managers at Customs and Border Protection have had several recent meetings in the Los Angeles area, explaining agency priorities...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • MISC counts the cost of liner exit
    Malaysian shipping group MISC Berhad posted a thumping pre-tax loss of MYR1.222 billion (USD410 million) for its full financial year, nine month abbreviated period ...
  • Airfreight acquisition flying high for Damco
    Damco, the stand-alone freight forwarding arm of Danish conglomerate, A P Moller-Maersk, increased its net profit contribution by almost 50% in 2011, versus the ...
  • Small shippers still left out in cold
    SeaIntel's latest research shows that small shippers are still being left to fend for themselves by ocean carriers. Working under the identity provided by a number ...
  • Lamu Port construction to start this week
    The Kenyan Government is planning to hold a ground breaking ceremony at Lamu on March 2, 2012. It will signal the start of the construction work at the new port, ...
  • CMA CGM reshuffles Asia-USEC loops
    CMA CGM has announced that it is reshuffling its services covering Asia-US East Coast - with the main changes being the rationalisation of a round-the-world-service ...
  • NZ's Tauranga achieves record half-year results
    The New Zealand, North Island Port of Tauranga has announced a record performance for its half year 2011/12 fiscal year which ended on December 31, 2011. Moreover, ...
  • Containerisation International seeks shippers to join Asia sentiment panel
  • Maersk hikes Suez Canal Fee by 60%
    Maersk Line is the first to announce an increase in Suez Canal Fee (SCF) in preparation for the Suez Canal Authority's 3% increase on March 1, 2012. Northbound ...
  • Safmarine takes control of first WAFMAX ship
    Grant Daly, ceo of Safmarine, has said that the delivery of the 4,500TEU ship, Safmarine Chilka [pictured], into the carrier's fleet represents a 'strong commitment ...
  • Maersk's liner services suffer even more in Q4 11
    The A P Moller-Maersk's liner services offered by Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC and Seago Line saw collective profitability continue to sink badly in the final quarter ...
  • Growth markets drive APM T
    Emerging markets contributed to the bulk of APM Terminals' (APM T) operating profits this year, with about 76% of the terminal manager's earnings before interest, ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • CMB sells Clarksons stake
    Compagnie Maritime Belge ends investor relationship with top shipbroking group.
  • Nam Cheong awaits boom
    Malaysian shipbuilder expects flood of orders as it records a 15% rise in final quarter earnings.
  • Bank defends Genmar bailout
    Genmar rescue blueprint branded a significant achievement and the only option in Nordea counter attack.
  • Casino ship finally sold
    Three crew set for back-wages pay-out after abandoned Niobe Corinthian auctioned in Bermuda.
  • Dongfang's door spins again
    Finance director follows operations chief out of ailing AIM-quoted shipbuilder.
  • Fire on Carnival's oldest ship
    Costa Allegra loses power after blaze on more than forty years old vessel.
  • Adani wins Kandla build
    Indian group to invest INR 12bn in new bulker terminal in Gujarat state.
  • Bigger Bumi banks more
    Hassan Basma-led offshore outfit sees earnings rise thanks to expansion.
  • Seanergy extends handy deal
    Greek owner secures another two years' work for bulker with ArcelorMittal's Mur Shipping.
  • BLT admits defaults
    Indonesian owner misses payments on bonds and loans as talks with financial advisor continue.
  • Swiber sitting pretty
    Singapore-listed owner banks record revenue and ups earnings in 2011.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • C-TPAT budget-saving plans
  • Kyriba launches supply chain finance platform
  • Roadrunner takes over Capital Transportation
  • Maersk Line suffers $483 million loss
  • CMA CGM turns RTW service into all-water loop
  • COSCO raising Asia-Red Sea rates
  • FMC settles with eight firms
  • OOCL increasing transatlantic rates
  • Two Panalpina execs from K+N
  • South Africa partners in supply chain management

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Cruise operator implements trim optimisation technology
    'When you're talking about an annual consumption rate of around 70,000 tonnes, the figures will soon add up,' says cruise operator.
  • Bill extending Californian bunker tax break passed
    SB 1243 would continue to exempt bunker fuel bought in California but consumed outside of Californian waters from full state sales/use tax.
  • MEPC 63: Lukewarm reception for Efficiency Incentive Scheme
    Proposal aimed at overcoming typical objections to MBMs draws sceptical remarks during IMO presentation.
  • European bunker markets lack direction
    Public holiday in Piraeus.
  • Prices show little movement in Middle East hub
    Strong winds disrupt Fujairah weekend deliveries.
  • Maersk Line reports Q4 loss
    Fleet will continue to sail at a loss in 2012.
  • Istanbul LSFO supply suspended
    Supplier suggests owners are not buying LSFO due to economic crisis and lack of port state control.
  • High bunker prices choking demand
    Rising fuel costs have pushed many ship operators into loss, 'forcing' them to keep bunker purchases to a minimum.
  • Bunker leaks 'quite normal' says Namibian official
    'Vessels have freedom of passage, and we can't patrol every vessel that passes-by.'
  • Asian markets firming as week opens
    Demand generally sluggish in Asian ports.
  • Study: PM and emissions lower on different fuel, under high loads
    PM, emissions and other parameters lower on Jatropha biodiesel and diglyme, against MGO.
  • Sinopec resumes bunkering in Shanghai after 'bad weather'
    Deliveries in Yangshan and Shanghai resumed from February 23 and 24 respectively.
  • Spanish shipper orders 'robust' engine for newbuilding
    Fuel efficient MAN L27/38 engine 'smokeless' while idling.
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry releases fuel changeover procedures
    'Highly unlikely' that mixing 3.50% and 1.00% sulphur fuels will produce ECA compliant material.
  • Maersk Line hikes Asia-Europe rates
    Amid a backdrop of tonnage oversupply and high bunker costs.

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Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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