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July 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New shipping association chief backs hybrid solution to piracy
    Patrick Phoon, the newly elected president of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), is backing a 'hybrid system' for tackling piracy, he said yesterday.
  • PSA Int'l JV wins terminal concession in Saudi Arabia
    A joint venture between PSA International and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Global Ports LLC - has been awarded the concession for a container terminal at the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.
  • China acknowledges spill from north-eastern oil rig
    Oil that spewed from an offshore drilling rig in north-eastern China for two weeks last month has spread over 829 square kilometres, government officials acknowledged on Tuesday, amid uproar over why it took so long for fishermen, local residents and environmental groups to be informed of the spill.
  • Delays in building capesize ships fall to lowest in 3 yrs

Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry: Look to big carrier losses in 2011 as overcapacity rattles rates
  • Asia to north Europe carrier statistics show poor performance in May
  • SITC International Holdings quarterly profit up 7pc to US$25 million
  • CSAV raises US$430 million in share sale to tide over losses
  • Chilean box traffic prospects good as consumers drive economy: BMI study
  • DHL offers new LCL service from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong
  • Saudi Arabia plans trans-desert railway from Jeddah to Dammam
  • APMT in Rotterdam extends gate openings to avoid traffic jams
  • Indian shipping expects 20pc rise in operational costs, owners hope to charter
  • Jakarta air couriers strike over time lost de-stuffing boxes for screening
  • Panalpina strengthens its cold chain for healthcare customers
  • Abu Dhabi International Airport wins Air Cargo Award of Excellence

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk joins World Ocean Council
  • EU may ban Filipino crew
  • Idle box fleet grows 20,000 TEUs in just two weeks
  • Maersk Line orders 10 more 18,000-TEU vessels
  • Ocean carrier schedule consolidation process to be easier with OceanSchedules Data Feed tool
  • Penalties to accrue for failure to comply with EU Customs' ENS rule
  • Schenker India introduces new enhanced direct LCL service to Austria
  • India, Japan to operationalise CEPA from Aug. 1
  • VIPM's first batch passing-out ceremony

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Glasgow airport charges Cambridge Consultants to solve wind farm radar interference
    Cambridge Consultants, a part of the European innovation and high technology consulting group Altran, last week announced it has been selected by Glasgow Prestwick Airport to provi...
  • Intrepid Aviation names Volker Fabian Chief Commercial Officer
    Intrepid Aviation today announced that Volker Fabian has joined the company as its new Chief Commercial Officer. The appointment of Fabian is part of the continued expansion of Int...
  • WABCO announces supply agreement for new generation of trailer air disc brakes
    WABCO Holdings Inc., a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, announced that it has entered into a long term agreement with one of Europ...
  • Switzerland: Federal Council simplifies distribution of tachograph cards
    In future hauliers and drivers are going to obtain the tachograph cards more easily and they will be less expensive. The cards are going to be newly and centrally issued by the Fed...
  • No fatalities in train accidents in UK
    According to the new Annual Safety Performance Report by Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited (RSSB), UK Rail continues to be one of the safest forms of transport. 2010/11 was t...
  • Utilization tax for oceans?
    According to scientists the protection of the seas could be promoted considerably with an international ocean tax. Marine researchers from Europe and the US recently suggested at a...
  • TRW Automotive tenders logistics contracts via TICONTRACT
    After mutual individual projects in 2010, TRW Automotive, one of the world's leading suppliers for the automotive industry, in future is going to tender their European logistics co...
  • Gebrüder Weiss purchases wind farm
    Gebrüder Weiss has completed yet another sustainability project. In June, the Austrian transport and logistics provider acquired a wind farm in northern Germany from an experienced...
  • Koreans land in Khabarovsk
    The Korean Incheon International Airport Corporation has acquired ten percent of the Russian airport Khabarovsk with the option to top up the package. The deal is estimated to have...
  • Cargill reveals the name of the world's largest kite-powered vessel
    Cargill has signed an agreement with Greek ship owner/manager Anbros Maritime S.A. (Anbros) to install the world's largest kite on its Aghia Marina dry bulk cargo vessel. The Aghi...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Pirates set fire to tanker off Aden
  • Aker Solutions to provide subsea equipment for expanded MWCC containment system
  • SUNY Maritime to have its first woman president
  • MHI completes modernization of Shimonoseki Shipyard
  • ASL Marine books OSV orders for eleven vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Cargill, Louis Dreyfus announce plan to end Pacific Northwest joint ventures
  • A.P. Moller Maersk Group joining global marine evironment alliance
  • NYK team developes system to cut vessel wind resistance
  • Port of Tacoma taps Chamberlain as new director of engineering
  • OOCL celebrates christening of new 8,888teu container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Box charter market takes another slide
    Declines reported across all vessel sizes with little indication the situation is going to improve soon
  • Success of Baltex screen questioned
    Market rumours suggest that although members have signed up many are simply taking a look at the system and not actually trading on it
  • Exclusive interview: Bourbon chief banks on timing of offshore upturn
    Deepwater offshore support sector will see growth next year, says Christian Lefèvre
  • Ultra-large boxships push smaller carriers onto secondary trade routes
    But cost savings from larger ships will only materialise if the ships sail at close to full capacity
  • CMA CGM pumps up surcharges
    Increases to hit trades that are not subject to deteriorating freight rates
  • Omega and Glencore split joint tanker fleet
    Termination of Megacore venture comes as owner remains in debt talks with bankers
  • Maersk joins World Ocean Council
    Hawaii-based council aims to bring together ocean oil and gas businesses, shipping companies, deepsea fishing businesses and other organisations
  • Milford Haven bids for independence
    Trust port asks UK government for freedom to appoint board members instead of having them chosen by ministers
  • Saving $5bn a year while cutting C02 should be a 'no-brainer'
    Virtual Arrival with slow steaming can help avoid bunker bills ' so why the resistance from tanker owners?
  • Virtual Arrival ' the user's experience
    BP reveals data from voyages to illustrate the system's benefits
  • A step by step guide to the Virtual Arrival process
    Profitable port congestion in 10 easy steps
  • A few lessons still unlearned
    The approaching centenary of the Titanic's sinking should remind us that we never stop learning, but we have a nasty habit of avoiding solutions that may not suit us
  • EU innovation money is there ' but where is it from?
    Details of Brussels' innovation aid are buried in a bureaucratic morass of information across a number of websites
  • Germany divided over Duisburg sale
    Sale of federal government stake stymied by political wrangling
  • Eclectic mix that adds up to a roaring success
    Munich's Transport Logistics show is hot on business but does not forget the fun
  • Pilots and profits
    The UK's Humber estuary is no place for novices, so it is worrying to hear pilots voicing concerns over safety
  • What Greeks can do
    On what terms will the shipping community be prepared to take a stake in recovery?
  • Clipper executives jailed for tax fraud
    Employees said to have been paid bonuses overseas while employed in Denmark and subject to Danish law
  • RBS continues to seek new business
    But head of shipping Lambros Varnavides says a lack of suitable new deals is impeding new deals

Fairplayweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • DnB tops loan ranks
    DnB NOR was the largest bookrunner of syndicated marine finance loans in 1H11, according to Dealogic league tables released today
  • Danish taxman grills Clipper workers
    DANISH authorities have reportedly carried out tax investigations regarding 211 staff members at Clipper, the Bahamas-domiciled group managed from Copenhagen
  • Crowley buys Puerto Rico logistics company
    CROWLEY Maritime has continued its push into transport logistics in the Caribbean with the purchase of Puerto Rico Freight Systems
  • WTO rules China breaking trade rules
    THE WTO has ruled that China's curbs on export shipments of industrial raw materials violate global trade rules, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Biofuel plant assailed
    A BIOFUEL power station being built in Southwest England generated a green protest today
  • Strike stymies Chittagong
    BANGLADESH'S port of Chittagong has been hit by an anti-government strike that has shut down the country, Fairplay was told today
  • Teekay places newbuild stake
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore has confirmed a $20M private placement for four shuttle tanker newbuildings destined for Brazil
  • DEME joins Hochtief's jack-up JV
    BELGIAN dredging and engineering group DEME today replaced defunct heavy-lift operator Beluga in a joint venture with Germany's construction group Hochtief
  • Sea-web update activated
    AN UPDATED version of Sea-web went live today, offering new features such as better mapping and new context-sensitive information and links
  • Court orders Kochi inquiry
    AN INDIAN court has ordered Cochin Port Trust to investigate a rise in terminal handling charges at a new terminal in Kochi operated by Dubai Ports World
  • PSA forms Saudi terminal JV
    SINGAPOREAN port operator PSA International has formed a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to develop and operate a box terminal at Dammam
  • 'K' Line targets 25% cut in electricity use
    JAPAN'S 'K' Line aims to cut electricity use by 25% this quake-shaken peak season, compared the same part of 2010
  • Mols-Linien sells ro-paxes
    DANISH ferry company Mols-Linien has sold two ro-paxes to a German buyer and closed the loss-making domestic route on which they were operating
  • KOWEPO seeks Capesizes, Panamaxes in deal
    KOREA Western Power has issued a two-part tender seeking 650,000 tonnes of thermal coal, to be shipped over August-November to its Taean power plant
  • Hay Point loading delayed
    BROKERS told Fairplay today bad weather in Queensland has delayed coal loading, with Hay Point being the worst affected

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Senate, House Set Dueling Trade Meetings
  • Pirates Attack Tanker Off Yemen
  • Long Beach Seeks Harbor Revenue for Tidelands Fund
  • Echo Global Logistics Acquires Advantage Transport
  • House to Unveil Streamlined Transportation Bill
  • ABF Wins Appeal on YRC, Teamsters Suit
  • NJ Port Drivers Sue Over Contractor Status
  • PSA International Wins Bid to Build Saudi Terminal
  • Forwarders Seek Eased Russia Customs Barriers
  • DHL Starts NY-Durban LCL Service
  • CMA CGM Hikes Rates, Surcharges
  • ABF Freight Hikes LTL Truck Rates 6.9 Percent
  • US Services Index Dipped in May
  • Analysts Expect More LTL Rate Hikes
  • US, Mexico Sign Cross-Border Trucking Pact
  • Bridgestone Hikes Truck Tire, Retread Prices
  • OOCL Dropping Chassis at Charleston, Five Other Cities
  • India Port Traffic Climbs 7 Percent
  • APM Takes Control of Callao Terminal
  • Maersk Joins Ocean Sustainability Group

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • More bad news for liner industry
  • Boxship charter market continues to soften
  • Planned Le Havre-Caen barge connection nearing completion
  • Desperate pirates renew attacks
  • Japanese investors push Nikkei to post-quake high

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • KLC auction approaches
    Compass Maritime closes in on sale of former Korea Line tanker following four-month saga in Honolulu.
  • Excel seals bulker fix
    Gabriel Panayiotides-led owner breaks from BDI bulker deals in Happy Day and Iron Vassilis charter contracts.
  • DnB leads loan tables
    Nordic banking behemoth takes first place trophy in Dealogic digest of $28bn loan battle.
  • ASL reels in orders
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder sinks its teeth into orders for nine anchor-handlers and a pair of response vessels.
  • PBC boosts rates
    Beijing banking giant's monetary policy may shake bulker sector sentiment in the near-term, Wells Fargo warns.
  • DEME seizes Beluga stake
    Beluga Hochtief Offshore eyes expansion as Belgian dredging giant snatches stake from fallen heavy-lift giant.
  • Tanker grounds
    Bernardo Leo pushed towards breakwater at Iloilo by heavy seas.
  • Cosco wins FFA dispute
    London court rejects $16.5m claim from insolvent Pioneer and awards Chinese owner 'wash out' sum of $7.5m.
  • Ferry on the rocks
    More than 100 people temporarily stuck on vessel that grounded off US Virgin Islands.
  • Vale planning to downsize?
    Brazilian mining giant may halve size of 400,000-dwt bulker newbuildings ordered to carry iron ore to China.
  • Attack starts tanker fire
    Greek suezmax abandoned by crew and pirates after raid off Yemen on Wednesday, but firefighting tugs at the scene.
  • Vale banks on China
    Brazilian miner says Chinese iron-ore demand shows no signs of cooling during the next five years.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • CMA CGM service links Asia, Fiji, New Zealand
    CMA CGM will launch a new liner service connecting Asia, Fiji Islands and New Zealand on July 18. The weekly ANZEX will use seven 1,800-TEU ships in a rotation of Port Kelang, Malaysia; Chiwan and Shangai, China; Pusan, Korea; Suva, Fiji; Auckland...
  • Lines add Pecem to Med/ECSA loop
    A multicarrier service between the Mediterranean and the East Coast of South America will add a call at the Brazilian port of Pecem in August, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The Med-ECSA 1 service will also drop...
  • MCC amends intra-Asia service rotation
    Maersk Line's intra-Asia specialist carrier MCC Transport is amending the rotation on one of its services linking Northeast and Southeast Asia, the line said this week. The carrier's IA8 service will add calls at Xiamen, Yantian and Hong Kong, and ...
  • Technology reduces ship's wind resistance
    Technology reduces ship's wind resistance Technology reduces ship's wind resistance NYK Line and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. said they have jointly developed technology called the MT-COWL, which they said saves energy by reducing the wind resistanc...
  • Maersk joins ocean sustainability alliance
    The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, parent company of liner carrier Maersk Line, said Wednesday it has joined theWorld Ocean Council , a U.S.-based alliance focused on ocean sustainability and stewardship. Council members span a range of sectors, and ...
  • IES, Traxon roll out EU compliance data hub
    Software and electronic communication providers IES Ltd. and Traxon Europe are cooperating to provide seamless electronic data exchange between freight forwarders and airlines within the European Union. This has become especially important since m...
  • Cargo Airline Association rotates chairman
    The Cargo Airline Association has named Adam R. Kokas, general counsel and chief human resources officer at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, as its new chairman. He succeeds Robert Gray, vice president of flight operations at ABX Air, who has held the...
  • Old Dominion names COO, forms expo service
    Thomasville, N.C.-based less-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line promoted Greg C. Gantt to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Gantt joined Old Dominion in 1994 and served as senior vice president of operations since 2002...
  • WTO faults China's raw material constraints
    A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel on Tuesday agreed with the United States, finding that export restraints imposed by China on several industrial raw materials are inconsistent with China's WTO obligations. China's actions were n...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 6, 2011
  • Middle East prices up
    Cape Town deliveries available for supply up to and including July 20.
  • Port Masterplan sees growth in bunker sales
    UK port already has 'buoyant bunker sector' and dredging programme would allow more vessel calls.
  • Bunker prices up in Rotterdam
    LS products tight in Hamburg.
  • Fuel oil tanker ablaze after pirate attack
    US Navy at the scene; crew abandon ship.
  • New research to examine nature of ship PM emissions
    Goals include establishing differences in fine particulate emissions for HSFO and low sulphur MGO.
  • EC approves CEPSA deal
    IPIC share acquisition will not impede competition.
  • Container line 'clamoured' for fuel efficient ships
    South Korean criticised for 'lack of interest' in building innovative energy efficient ships.
  • ICS calls for meaningful CO2 reductions
    Members lobby to support the adoption of global rules on technical and operational measures ahead of MEPC meeting.
  • Mid-week bunker prices firming in Asia
    Demand mostly weak at key Asian ports.
  • Recently established maritime law firm wins award
    Picks up award for Shipping and Maritime Law Firm of the Year a year after launch.
  • US firm launches new 'high performance' lubes
    New marine engine oils have received FC-W Catalyst Compatible designation.
  • Bunkers boost scrapped vessel value
    1990-built bulk carrier sold with 1,300 tonne of IFO on board.
  • Bunkering in Hambantota delayed to September
    Port authority wants full opening in September rather than partial opening in May.
  • Bunkering at Bohai Bay resumes on better weather
    Tianjin, Caofeidian, Qinhuangdao and Jingtang ports resume bunker ops.

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The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
Port of Long Beach Sets New Container Traffic Record for April
Long Beach/Hong Kong
Hong Kong port handled 1.2 million containers (+6.0%)
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
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