testata inforMARE
Cerca
04 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
17:17 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
August 31, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco posts first half net loss of US$767 million, revenue rises 1.3pc
  • More calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay as OOCL's Vietnam feeder joins throng
  • Biggest longshore union local votes to authorise US east coast strike
  • Piraeus shines as Cosco Pacific's star after history of violent unrest
  • DP World first half profit up 12pc to US$310 million, revenues rise 1.9pc
  • Chongqing's seven-month containerised trade cargo increases 30pc
  • Slow steaming, wayporting loses steam as rates come under new pressure
  • Anhui's Huaihe river port at Bengbu to build US$43.7 million box terminal
  • ILA wins support from other unions in stalled contract talks with employers
  • Heilongjiang trade value to Russia up 85pc to US$6.04 billion in first-half
  • Tauranga posts record 35pc container volume hike after Auckland strike
  • Port Tracker forecasts sluggish European volume in continuing euro crisis
  • Delhi allocates 274 acres to settle 27-year old Nehru Port project dispute
  • Mindanao quarterly box volume rise boosted by typhoon aid shipments
  • Air China's first half net profit drops 77pc on soaring fuel costs
  • Hactl wins ground handling contract from Hong Kong newcomer Air Astana
  • Las Vegas airport gets US$17.8 million grant to reconstruct two taxiways

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Allcargo focusing on enhancing hazmat handling awareness
  • DHL launches direct LCL services from India to Sweden, UK to India
  • Govt may tap Iranian insurers to part-cover crude tankers
  • Liberia welcomes MLC ratification, trains record number of inspectors
  • Survey points to contraction in Gulf oil tanker surplus
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, MIV Logistics ink agreement for CFS operations in Kochi
  • INR remains weak on increased dollar demand
  • Pakistani products exhibition begins at WTC today

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Delta cancels Detroit - Hong Kong link
    Atlanta GA (USA)-based Delta is serving the Detroit - Hong Kong route for the last time today (30 August). The last return flight of the service, operated five times weekly with Bo...
  • DAF XF105 wins Australian international design award 2012
    The DAF XF105 won the design award in the automotive and transport category at the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) 2012 gala in Sydney. The jury praised DAF's top-of-...
  • Roadrunner Transportation System acquires R&M Transportation and Sortino Transportation
    USA-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all the operating assets and business of R&M Transportation and all of the outstanding stock of Sortino Transportation,...
  • Feeder to the Brenner base tunnel finished
    The new, 40 km long double track railway line between Kundl and Baumkirchen near Innsbruck (Austria) has been completed. The EUR 2.33 billion project is a role model for the planne...
  • More containers in Gothenburg
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg handled a total of 458,000 teu in H1/2012, 2,000 more than in the corresponding period last year. The decision by the shipping company alliance ...
  • Four new cargo clients for troubled Hahn airport
    Hahn airport (Germany), which is believed to have financial troubles that could lead to bankruptcy in 2013, acquired no less than four new cargo clients last week. They are Yangtze...
  • Eurotunnel Le Shuttle transports nearly 75,000 cars in one week
    Le Shuttle, the car-carrying trains run by Groupe Eurotunnel through the Channel Tunnel between France and Great Britain, achieved a new record for traffic over recent weeks. In th...
  • New deputy CEO of Groupe Eurotunnel
    Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, announced that Emmanuel Moulin took on the role of deputy chief executive officer responsible...
  • TAPO to specialize in MRO
    Tashkent Aviation Production Organisation (TAPO), Uzbekistan, which was declared bankrupt in 2010, is to focus on manufacturing parts and providing maintenance for Ilyushin Il-76s ...
  • Fiege opens fashion warehouse in China
    Fiege, the Greven (Germany)-based contract logistics specialist, is underlining its focus on the core markets of Europe and Asia, especially China by opening another warehouse fa...
  • H.J. Heinz and Ceva ink transformational ocean freight agreement
    H. J. Heinz Company and SCM/logistics service provider Ceva Logistics recently announced a groundbreaking five year ocean freight contract. In a strategy led by Heinz's global proc...
  • Kuehne + Nagel now Bayer's exclusive healthcare logistics provider in Chile
    Bayer Healthcare Chile has awarded Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) an exclusive contract to manage its national distribution centre, plus warehousing, laboratory testing, quality control an...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Crowley takes delivery of Aker Philly product tanker
  • TY Offshore shipyards "doing fine" after Isaac
  • Acceptance trials "clean sweep" by JHSV 1
  • Sarens to transport new Panama Canal lock gates
  • OT&BE releases more details of ATB dredge
  • Brest repair yard books first LNG job since Damen...
  • Siem Offshore to order newbuild dual fuel PSV
  • Jurong Aracruz chosen for Tupi FPSO module work
  • Tier 3 MTU workboat engines available next year

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Washington Labor & Industries hits BP refinery with six violations
  • Alaska Institute of Technology student earns Crowley Memorial Scholarship
  • Portland Airport selects mobile app for travelers
  • Schnitzer Steel offers outlook for fourth fiscal quarter of 2012
  • Alaska Airlines marks startup of new Portland to DC flights

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • LPG offers a safe haven for StealthGas
    Vafias sees value in having options in today's shipping business
  • Experts hail a golden age for LPG
    Market niche boasts modest orderbook and solid demand
  • Beijing makes the case for gas carriers
    China will drive future LNG growth - but what tonnage will it need to support this?
  • Unifeeder acquires Feederlink
    Forms feeder and shortsea operator in Northern Europe
  • Drilling into the risks in Brazil's offshore industry
    Projects are expensive in a country where Petrobras runs the show
  • VLCCs shipping Middle East crude to US Gulf face bleak future
    Rising US crude production spells trouble for the largest tankers
  • LNG shipping to benefit from Europe's nuclear woes
    Liquefied natural gas could meet the energy shortfall if more European reactors go offline
  • Weak coastal trade hits first-half results for Chinese lines
    International trade not to blame for state giants' dismal performance, say analysts
  • Subic Bay and Oman dominate valemax fleet activity
    Brazilian iron ore major has managed vessel employment without access to Chinese ports
  • German marine firms hold crisis talks with government
    Owners seek short-term state support to survive ship finance downturn
  • Supramax spot markets find floor
    With ships idling in both the Atlantic and Pacific rates stopped falling this week
  • New York-New Jersey strike vote inches US deeper into east coast docks dispute
    ILA says ballot is not binding but reflects members' hardening mood
  • P&I alerts owners to dangers using oxy-acetylene equipment
    Port State Control plans concentrated fire safety inspections
  • China Cosco reports deeper first-half losses
    Firm performs worse than expected, bucking box rivals' trend
  • Baltic Exchange tanker TCE earnings: representative or real?
    Debate follows two months' reported negative rates for benchmark VLCC spot-market route
  • Equity analysts demand more accurate earnings benchmark
    Baltic Exchange tanker indices 'misrepresent the market'
  • Indices gauge state of market
    Tanker earnings were introduced to boost FFA liquidity, not shipping stocks
  • Chinese steel mill expects further drop in demand this year
    Baosteel issues most bearish outlook yet for global iron-ore prospects
  • Discipline is critical as container shipping earnings peak
    Lines will struggle to resist rate-cutting if ship utilisation levels slip, says Nomura
  • Cosco at a loss
    Poor half-year results leave China shipping giant with some explaining to do
  • APM Terminals arm signs Indian container freight station deal
    MIV Logistics agrees 10-year contract for management of new facility near Vallarpadam terminal
  • Doing the right thing
    The Prestige casualty and lessons learnt from it should be long remembered
  • CSCL returns to black in second quarter
    First-half loss more than doubles year on year, weighed down by giant first-quarter loss
  • Jinhui profits drop 58% in second quarter
    Hong Kong dry bulk operator takes $11m provision on capesize losses
  • Extra sailings lift Eimskip
    Shipping line reports higher revenue and earnings as new route between northern Norway and North America builds volume
  • CMHI invests in Lomé box terminal developer
    China's top port operator takes 50% stake in Togo's Thesar Maritime
  • Spain loses appeal in $1bn Prestige lawsuit against ABS
    Landmark ruling in New York has huge implications for classification industry
  • Ambassadors press EU for global climate-change solution
    Brussels faces growing pressure over planned curbs on shipping CO2 levels
  • NordLB blames shipping exposure for profit slump
    German bank quadruples credit risk provision
  • Hutchison brings down the curtain on ACT
    Amsterdam facility's owner blames lack of demand for deepsea box terminal of this size

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • DSME's profits drop 56%
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said 2Q12 profits were 96Bn won ($85M), down 39% year on year
  • West African piracy sparks fall for 'urgency'
    BRITAIN needs to develop the same sense of "urgency" toward fighting piracy off West Africa as off Somalia, Maritime UK has urged
  • DPW's profits flatline
    DUBAI Ports World has reported stable net profits for this year's first-half, on slightly higher revenues
  • 95 feared lost off Java
    SEARCHERS are reportedly looking today for up to 95 people missing since a people-smuggling vessel sank 75km southwest of Java
  • Shipping seen locked out of low interest rates
    SHIPPING groups are largely missing out on today's low interest rates for bank financing, Jinhui Shipping & Transportation said today, while unveiling a steep fall in 2Q12 net profits
  • Amsterdam Container Terminal being closed
    HPH TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to close Amsterdam Container Terminal as of 1 January
  • Caution urged on Chávez
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chávez has promised to increase oil production if re-elected in about six weeks
  • CSCL doubles losses
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines today said losses for the first six months increased by 103% year on year
  • Box sector faces 2013 glut
    BOX LINERS could be seriously oversupplied in 2013, as ultra-large ships ordered in 2011 begin to be delivered, shipping analyst Janet Lewis said
  • Trans-Atlantic tankers spared
    PRODUCT tanker owners in the trans-Atlantic sector have been largely spared blowback from the Venezuela refinery fire and Hurricane Isaac, an Oslo shipbroker has found
  • September LPG prices jump 23%
    SAUDI ARAMCO has raised LPG contract prices again, pushing up their year-on-year rise to 23%
  • Capesize rates drop again
    AUSTRALIAN mining groups are still fixing Capesizes for discharge in China, brokers told Fairplay today, but overwhelming vessel supply has enabled them to push down rates again
  • China's imports 22% more cars
    CHINA imported 93,100 passenger vehicles in July, an increase of 22% year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Air China Profit Falls 77 Percent
    Air China Ltd. said its profit fell 76.7 percent in the first half of 2012 to RMB945 million ($149 million),...
  • Study: Vehicle Emission Rules to Cut Highway Funding by $72 Billion
    Tighter federal fuel emission standards for cars and light-duty trucks will cut nearly $72 billion from the Highway Trust Fund...
  • Yusen Logistics Begins Malaysia-US LCL Service
    Yusen Logistics is launching a less-than-containerload service from Malaysia to the United States, in conjunction with TASCO, an NYK Group...
  • Maersk, G6 Alliance to Suspend Services During Chinese Holiday
    The G6 Alliance and Maersk will suspend a number of Asia-Europe services during China's national Golden week holidays in October,...
  • OCU, Employers Say They'll Work to Avoid Strike
    In what is probably the most significant development to emerge from more than two years of negotiation between office clerical...
  • China to Curtail Negative Freight Rates
    Liner companies that serve trade lanes to and from China, and that includes most of them, may have to pause...
  • NIT League Urges LaHood to Seek ILA-USMX Talks
    The National Industrial Transportation urged Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to encourage the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance...
  • Amsterdam 'White Elephant' Box Terminal to Close
    Amsterdam Container Terminals, is to close, capping a doomed decade-long bid to shake off its White Elephant image and attract...
  • PIERS Reports 9.7 Percent Growth in Containerized Imports
    U.S. containerized imports jumped 9.7 percent to 1,562,235 20-foot-equivalent units in July, led by increases in auto parts and furniture,...
  • Soft Demand Hits Chinese Textile Exports
    Weak demand is stunting growth in China's textile exports, the Global Times reports. GT said a spokesman for...
  • Romney's Freight Policy Solidifies, But Questions Remain
    Shippers and transportation providers looking to understand how presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would handle the nation's ailing freight...
  • Gulf Ports May Reopen Friday
    The Gulf ports of New Orleans, Mobile and Gulfport remained closed Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Isaac as...
  • Cosco Reports First Half Loss
    China Cosco Holdings posted an operating loss of 3.7 billion yuan ($579 million) for the year's first six months. Revenue...
  • RILA Makes Plea for ILA-USMX Talks to Resume
    The Retail Industry Leaders Association urged the International Longshoremen's Association and the its management counterpart to resume negotiations in order...
  • Global Air Cargo Recovery Stalls
    The fragile recovery in the air cargo market stalled in July, with traffic declining 3.3 percent from a year ago...
  • CEVA Logistics Signs Five-Year Deal With H.J. Heinz
    One of the world's largest ocean shippers has broken with tradition and signed an exclusive five-year deal with a single logistics...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • NAFTA trade up 6.6%
    Surface trade between the US, and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, climbed by 6.6% in June compared to the same month of 2011, albeit that it was down by ...
  • Khalifa port to open at the weekend
    The new port of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi will open on Saturday September 1 and cargo and services will gradually be transferred to the new 2.5 million TEU and 12 million ...
  • OPCSA adds new equipment
    Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, S.A. (OPCSA), which operates the leading cargo-handling facility in the port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, has expanded and modernised ...
  • ICG sees profit decline
    Ireland's Irish Continental Group [ICG] saw its operating profit sink by 21.5% at the H1 stage, versus the same period of 2011, to EUR5.1 (USD6.4) million as its ...
  • China's big two liners see H1 losses widen
    Both China COSCO and China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) have seen their net losses spiral for the first half of the year on the back of the economic crisis, a ...
  • G6 also cancels Asia-Europe sailings
    G6 Alliance members OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, MOL, APL and HMM have joined the growing list of ocean carriers cancelling sailings from Asia to Europe during China's ...
  • Unifeeder grabs Feederlink
    Dublin-headquartered Irish Continental Group [ICG] has entered into an agreement to sell its short-sea container shipping subsidiary, Rotterdam-based Feederlink ...
  • MSC goes to Stockholm
    MSC will start calling directly at Stockholm from the beginning of October instead of serving it from nearby Sodertalje. Commenting on the change, Mattias Hellstrom, ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seawolf dodges bullet
    Heidmar co-owner George Economou has no immediate plans of pulling tonnage out of the US operator's fledgling VLCC pool, according to Marc La Monte.
  • Changing of the guard
    Heidmar has asked the head of its Blue Fin Tankers suezmax pool to lead its UK offshoot following the departure of 12-year veteran John Edmondson.
  • How low can FRO go?
    A leading Wall Street analyst upgraded shares of Frontline Thursday on the heels of a second quarter earnings miss and sharp decline in share price.
  • How low can FRO go?
    Wells Fargo upgrades shares of Frontline on the back of Wednesday's dip.
  • Hammonia loss grows
    German boxship owner hurt by rising costs in the first half.
  • Energy Centurion freed
    The Restis-controlled tanker Energy Centurion has been released by pirates off West Africa.
  • NOCC sends PCC packing
    Norwegian Car Carriers' fleet renewal campaign continued with the sale of a wholly owned vessel built in 1988.
  • Sealink trimmed in Q2
    Malaysian shipbuilder and charterer Sealink International has seen its earnings clipped due to a fall in vessel sales and lower profit margins.
  • Deutschland damage
    The German men's Olympic hockey team faces a $600,000 repair bill after over-enthusiastic celebrations on a Peter Deilman cruiseship.
  • Jensen's price call
    Jens Martin Jensen believes VLCC newbuilding prices have further to fall and is predicting a tough few months for tanker owners returning from holiday.
  • Otto builds backlog
    Otto Marine has secured a lucrative long term charter contract in Western Australia for one of its offshore support vessels.
  • ABS in the clear
    US class society ABS looks to have finally won its war over the Prestige sinking, as a New York court ruled it could not be held liable for the incident off Spain in 2002.
  • BWO hit by Papa
    BW Offshore has suffered in the second quarter due to a delayed FPSO conversion in China.
  • Isaac strikes Stolt
    Hurricane Isaac has left Stolt-Nielsen's Southern Louisiana terminal sitting under seven feet of water.
  • Wooly jumpers rescued
    A Norwegian ferry was diverted from its voyage to help save sheep that had jumped into the sea as their transport boat took on water.
  • DB cuts Daewoo
    A third successive quarterly earnings miss for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen Deutsche Bank cut its rating on the shipbuilder.
  • Binh pleads his case
    Jailed ex-Vinashin chairman Pham Thanh Binh has denied deliberately flouting state laws in an appeal against his sentence.
  • ITC profits from spot rise
    Frontline-controlled Independent Tankers Corp has been boosted in the second quarter thanks to two VLCCs operating in an improved spot market.
  • What's the plan, Cosco?
    China Cosco Holding's huge first half loss has raised questions about how the giant owner will ride out the storm.
  • Jutha buys MPP
    Thailand's Jutha Maritime has continued its fleet expansion with a deal to buy a modern Thome-managed multipurpose cargoship.
  • Jinhui profit sliced
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has seen its second quarter profit sliced in half by a beleaguered bulker market.
  • ICG launches buyback
    Ferry owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) is returning up to EUR 115.5m ($145m) to shareholders in a buyback offer, buoyed by a "robust" result in the first half.
  • ICG sells Feederlink
    Denmark's Unifeeder has snapped up Irish containership operation Feederlink to build its shortsea presence.
  • Nisshin books double
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping has inked contracts for two new kamsarmaxes in China.
  • Siem wins LNG PSV deal
    Siem Offshore has secured a long-term charter for a dual-fuelled large PSV from French oil major Total.
  • Seadrill CEO in the money
    Seadrill chief executive Alf C Thorkildsen is richer to the tune of $11m today after exercising a number of share options.
  • Surveyor gets 21 months
    Man learns fate after being found guilty of false statements to USCG about ship safety.
  • DSME Q2 profits slump
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen second quarter profits slump by 33% compared to a year ago.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seattle port chief questioned over Expeditors role
  • Damage assessment underway after Hurricane Isaac
    New Orleans port officials said they hope to resume normal operations by the weekend. The port only received some minor wind damage, and there are nine general cargo ships awaiting entry to its marine terminals.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • More red ink for China's carriers
    China's two major container lines - COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping - lost a combined $387 million in the first half of 2011, with both carriers performing worse this year than last during the period.
  • NIT League to LaHood: Help restart longshore talks
    The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts and their employers.
  • HP endorses new SEC rule on conflict minerals
    The provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is not widely favored by industry because of the perceived difficulty of tracking minerals through opaque supply chains.
  • G6 carriers to skip Golden Week sailings
  • MSC raising westbound transatlantic rates
  • Priority buys Heathrow-based AWLI
  • Geodis Wilson establishes Hamburg base
  • Leaman Logistics becomes CLX
  • SynchroNet expands street-turn service
  • Management calls on ILA to meet, discuss work rules
  • Ranjard heads Marseilles Fos' development

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Current bunker prices 'still too high'
    'Fuel costs will definitely still be an issue,' as container lines struggle for profits.
  • Market firm in Rotterdam
    Good demand in Piraeus and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Fujairah
    Some suppliers in Middle East hub 'fully committed' until the begining of September.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    More arbitrage cargoes from India.
  • Singapore traders expect delays in fuel oil shipments
    Market 'could tighten' in second-half of September.
  • PSV newbuilds to get fuel efficient propulsion system
    GE Energy Management's propulsion system minimises wasted propulsion force and reduces fuel use.
  • Prices climb in Singapore and other major ports
    Bunker avails fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • CSCL doubles losses in H1
    Operating costs increased partly due to a 25% increase in cost of bunkers.
  • New bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    Oscar Obregon will be based in its Copenhagen office.
  • Box manufacturer 'benefits' from slow steaming
    Slow steaming 'helps balance' demand and replacement rates of containers, says Singamas.
  • Chinese shipping firms establish Singapore bunker venture
    Centralised purchasing of bunkers will help the companies 'control and reduce' their fuel costs.
  • Titan hits back at GCL
    Files countersuit against the transportation group for 'specific performance' on yard sale agreement.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan sees bunker sales fall
    'The Chinese market is bad,' says a company source.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
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
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
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
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
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
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%)
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile