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August 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Treasures from shipwrecks on display in KL
    SEAFARERS from all over the world have sailed through the waters of the Malay archipelago for centuries. Some of their vessels succumbed to inclement weather, leaks or attack and ended at the bottom of the sea.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL hikes intra-Asia rates US$50/TEU for short haul, $100/TEU for long
  • Double-digit growth in Asia Pacific logistics to continue - report
  • New Zealand's quake-struck Lyttelton profits soar 34.4pc to US$10 million
  • Fight tax that helps rivals and denies you boxes, Seattle, Tacoma tell farmers
  • Singapore manufactures up 7.4pc in July, but demand weakens in sectors
  • Safmarine enhances Europe-West Africa services with speedy transits
  • Cambodian anti-terror executive thanks MOL for deliverying first aid vehicles
  • American warehousing rises to meet the needs of soaring internet sales
  • World Food Programme to use CMA CGM containers to take food to Somalia
  • Wal-Mart says logistics efficiency reduces impact of rising fuel costs
  • UPS buys 100 electric trucks to meet stringent California emission standards
  • Royal Air Maroc to shed 1,500 jobs to reduce US$231,057 in weekly losses
  • Indonesian Chamber of Commerce seeks delay in strict air cargo screening
  • Memphis air cargo June up 2pc after 5pc May jump, domestic FedEx up 2pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Arshiya International partners with Tata BlueScope to boost logistics infrastructure
  • DAMCO reports positive H1 2011 despite challenging market environment
  • Financial crisis may not affect global freight industry: Report
  • SCI celebrates golden jubilee
  • DP Worlds H1 profit up 36 pc
  • Revamped EOU scheme must help boost investments, build capacity: EPCES

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • Cargo traffic on the rise in Azerbaijan
    Haulage companies in Azerbaijan transported 8% more cargo between January and July 2011 than in H1/2010. According to a report published by the Azerbaijan state statistics committe...
  • Continental Tires plans major ramp-up in India
    Following the recent acquisition of the Modi Tyres Company by Continental, the new entity Continental India is ramping up its operations significantly in both replacement and OEM b...
  • Air New Zealand posts good cargo performance
    Air New Zealand has announced normalised earnings before taxation of NZD 75 million (EUR 43 million) for the twelve months to 30 June. The result is 45% down compared to the 2010 f...
  • Rail container handling up in port of Barcelona
    The railway is gaining ground in the port of Barcelona, for cargo transported to and from the port area. According to the latest statistical report on railfreight between January a...
  • Sydney ports with new record
    The Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) has announced that container traffic through Port Botany exceeded 2 million teu in a financial year for the first time, having loaded and dischar...
  • Air Mauritius extends contract with Traxon Europe
    Air Mauritius, the flag carrier of the republic of Mauritius, recently extended and expanded its contract with Traxon Europe, an international provider of electronic airfreight com...
  • K+N appoints Yngve Ruud as manager for northwestern Europe
    Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Yngve Ruud as its new regional manager for northwestern Europe, with effect from 1 October. He will succeed Tim Scharwath, who will become a member of ...
  • New M&M express links in Central Asia
    The international transport and logistics enterprise Militzer & Münch (M&M), which is headquartered in St Gallen (Switzerland), is expanding its services by adding express ...
  • Hamburg Süd expanding in Central America
    Hamburg Süd is set to expand its coverage of the west coast of Central America from 4 September, by joining APL in a two-loop service. Hamburg Süd will provide one vessel to string...
  • Brunel Awards winners announced
    The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the International Union of Railroad (UIC) have jointly announced that 44 projects from twelve nations have been recognised for desig...
  • Boeing and Delta in massive B737 order
    Boeing and Delta Air Lines have announced an order for 100 next-generation B737-900ER airplanes. The large single-aisle aircraft order, with a list-price value of more than USD 8.5...
  • New Spain-Algeria liner service
    The German shipping line Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts Aktiengesellschaft Bremen is set to launch a regular liner service between Spain's Mediterranean coast and Algeria. The "MS ...
  • CMA CGM foundation to help Somalia
    A CMA CGM corporate foundation has joined forces with the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations agency at the forefront in the fight against hunger, to transport aid to th...
  • APL Logistics wins second Rosemount award
    APL Logistics has received the best supplier award from Rosemount, a subsidiary of the global manufacturing technology giant Emerson Electric Company, for the second year in a row....
  • Toll Group reports impressive sales increase
    The Australian transport and logistics giant Toll Group has reported sales revenue of AUD 8.2 billion for the year ended 30 June, up by 18% on the prior year. Total operating profi...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • Crowley takes delivery of tenth ATB in 650-series newbuild program
  • New barge building operation to open at former Tallulah shipyard site
  • British canal boat completes three years of fuel-cell operation
  • Leslie B. Eadie III to command Maine Maritime Academy training ship
  • Jumbo Offshore wins wind farm installation contract
  • GL SeaScout installed on 14,000 TEU containership
  • Austal cats head for Guadeloupe
  • LaHood names members of new MTS advisory council

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • Tenth new 650-series ATB goes to work for Crowley Maritime
  • Final air cargo screening rule set in place by TSA
  • OOCL adding two new Super-Port Panamax gantry cranes
  • Horizon Lines reaches new agreement for refinance plan
  • Trucking group responds to electronic recorder court decision

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • CMA CGM profits slip 72%
    Fuel costs hit profits amid 'difficult' operating environment
  • Alpha-Eurobank merger heralds bigger force in Greek ship finance
    On current business the expanded bank would vault into the top five lenders to Greek shipowners
  • MSC picks Tauranga as its NZ hub
    Port of Tauranga gets an edge over its rival Auckland as MSC chooses it as the only New Zealand port of call for its new Oceania Express service
  • Jaya net profit falls 19%
    No quick recovery in OSV charter rates likely says owner and shipbuilder Jaya
  • Rongsheng inks pact with China Development Bank
    Shipyard adds $4.7bn in credit to recent agreements with banks worth more than $10bn
  • Offshore construction buoys STX Europe profits
    Second quarter Ebitda $98, up year on year $38.2m
  • Follow the leader?
    The current market malaise, clearly, is everyone else's fault
  • What is Cosco thinking?
    What is Cosco thinking? Is it desperation, audacity, hubris or all three that is driving the Chinese giant right now?
  • Bargain hunters prepare to bag distressed deals
    KG opportunity fund specialist Oltmann predict rash of acquisition opportunities for anticyclical investors
  • Omega Navigation hits back at HSH Nordbank Chapter 11 challenge
    Bank's attempt to force us out of Cahpter 11 is "groundless and offensive" says company lawyer
  • Chinese steel mills use more local ore
    Production figures suggest reduced Chinese reliance on iron ore imports
  • Dry bulk utilisation rates approach key 90% level as demand picks up
    Reconstruction in Japan is one factor that has tightened the supply of tonnage available
  • Horizon Lines completes mammoth recapitalisation
    Noteholders to own up to 95% of company after debt-for-equity swap; reverse stock split announced to stave off delisting
  • Evergreen profit down 98% in second quarter
    $10m operating loss offset by investment gains leaving net profit for the quarter at $2.8m
  • Owners and managers 'unaided' in fight against piracy, says Paradise
    Greece based manager confirms release of 'Polar' after 10 months captivity, but slams failed international policies
  • Zim remains in the red
    Israeli line posts $68m second quarter loss as freight rates keep lines in the doldrums
  • Star Reefers awarded damages from JFC
    Russian fruit importer ordered to pay $16.5m

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • CSX Expands Columbus Intermodal Terminal
    CSX will spend $59 million to expand its intermodal terminal in Columbus, Ohio, leveraging its new terminal to the north...
  • Purolator Adds Three US Offices
    Canadian logistics company Purolator International said it plans to open three more branch offices in the U.S. this year, after...
  • Diesel Prices Rise First Time In Six Weeks
    Diesel prices across the United States rose 1 cent in the week ending Aug. 29, increasing for the first time...
  • LAX Freight Decline Accelerates in July
    Freight tonnage at Los Angeles International declined for the fourth straight month in July, falling 7.3 percent in an accelerating...
  • Consumer Spending Jumps 0.8 Percent
    Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported, as strong demand for motor vehicles led the strongest...
  • Clean Energy Fuels Gets $150 Million Boost
    Three global investors will pump $150 million into a U.S. company that plans to build a nationwide network of natural...
  • DOT's Summer Stimulus Nears $2.2 Billion
    The Department of Transportation has paid out nearly $2.2 billion to states in stimulus project funds this summer. The...
  • CMA CGM Forecasts Positive 2011
    CMA CGM expects 2011 to be a positive year despite reporting a 72 percent year-over year decline in first-half profit...
  • Court Overturns Onboard Truck Recorder Rule
    A federal appeals court overturned a rule that would require certain trucking companies to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor...
  • Post-Storm Flooding, Road Debris Slows Trucking
    Major trucking companies along the U.S. East Coast were restricting operations Monday in some areas hardest hit by the high...
  • Star Reefers Wins $16.5 Million in Damages
    Star Reefers won $16.5 million in damages from a Russian fruit importer that terminated charters on the Norwegian ship-owner's refrigerated...
  • Maersk Line Launches Ecuador-Europe Service
    Maersk Line is launching a direct service connecting Ecuador with Spain, Turkey and the Black Sea in late September, as...
  • Big Lots Keeps Inventory Low in "Fragile" Market
    Big Lots is comfortable with its inventory levels being down more than 70 percent year-over-year, considering the "fragile" consumer market....
  • Ports Open After Irene, Trucks and Rails Resume Service
    Major East Coast ports re-opened Monday and trucking and railroad companies slowly resumed services as they began making a full...
  • APL Logistics Takes "Cautious" Outlook Into 2012
    APL Logistics is taking a "cautious" outlook for the rest of the year and into 2012, despite a strong first...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • MSC to start ANZ-Americas service
  • CMA CGM to work with WFP in Somalia
  • Horizon moves ahead with its recapitalisation plan
  • FECR to build ICTF at Port Everglades
  • European container outlook looks poor

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • Jumbo jumps on wind gig
    Dutch heavy-lift operator prepares to send DP2 to Denmark to support Anholt Wind Farm project.
  • USCG collars Greek owner
    Dianik Bross Shipping Corp in hot water as port state inspectors in California uncover magic pipe inside bulker.
  • Augustea torches bulker
    Diversified Italian owner trims dry fleet as cash buyers pay a premium for Drummond Voyager, sources say.
  • CMA CGM sinks
    Profit plummets 72% in the first-half but French liner giant's expansion efforts will continue, Saade says.
  • DB: VL lay-ups unlikely
    Tanker owners will miss out on seasonal upswing if they pull the plug in response to rock-bottom rates, analyst warns.
  • ORIG activates exchange
    DryShips drilling subsidiary prepares Times Square migration as parent makes good on a promise to swap shares.
  • STX Europe profit soars
    Revenues fall but outlook for cruise, ferry and offshore shipbuilding expected to continue to improve.
  • Mols heads for loss
    Danish ferry company says annual deficit could be up to DKK 80m after first-half result weakens.
  • Maersk launches Med run
    Danish container line deploying eight ships to bring South American bananas to Europe.
  • Iran deal costs bank dear
    JP Morgan Chase in largest ever sanctions busting settlement over IRISL and other deals.
  • Seven boxships cut
    Four Asian lines reduce capacity on routes between Bangladesh, Singapore and Sri Lanka as losses mount.
  • Yang Ming slumps to loss
    Taiwanese container line follows other big owners in posting first half deficit in falling markets.
  • Slow Pentagon aids Maersk
    Danish liner giant a top recipient of $720m bonanza for late returned shipping containers.
  • Cargoship goes adrift
    Sandfrakt's Norholm manages to restore limited power in severe North Sea gales.
  • DSME takes a stake in HMM
    Hyundai Merchant Marine stock soars as cross chaebol share deal follows order for five mega containerships.
  • Frontline still a "sell"
    Nordea says John Fredriksen's tanker company needs to shed tonnage as rates stay weak in third quarter.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • COAC meeting
  • Horizon Lines announces refinancing
    Horizon Lines, the nation's largest domestic container shipping company, said Friday it has entered into a definitive deal to refinance its debt with a group of noteholders who will become the majority shareholders of the company upon completion o...
  • MSC delays, lowers Asia/Med peak fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. has updated delayed and lowered its planned peak season surcharges on shipments from Asia to the Mediterranean. As of Thursday, MSC said it had postponed a planned peak season fee from Asia to east Med, Black Sea, and No...
  • Seago to raise intra-Europe rates
    Seago Line, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's intra-Europe specialist carrier, said last week it plans to raise rates Oct. 1. The rate increases apply to shipments to and from northern Europe-Scandinavia-Baltic ports and Greece/Turkey, and southboun...
  • MSC assesses Chennai congestion fee
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it will implement a congestion surcharge on shipments from Asia to the Indian port of Chennai. The fee, effective Sept. 1, is $75 per 20-foot container and $100 per 40-foot container. A trucke...
  • OOCL vet Wong to retire in October
    Wong Liner carrier OOCL said last week that long-serving executive Henry Wong, director of corporate logistics and fleet management, will retire from the company on Oct. 31. Paul Devine, senior vice president of sales of OOCL (USA), will be appoint...
  • U.S. economy grew 1% in Q2
    The U.S. economy grew even slower than previously thought in the second quarter. The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday reported gross domestic product for the period grew 1 percent compared to 1.3 percent in its initial estimate. First quarter out...
  • OOCL expanded Kaohsiung terminal
    OOCL said Monday it has ordered two super-post-Panamax gantry cranes for its Kaohsiung Container Terminal (KAOCT) in the Port of Kaohsiung. The crane purchases are part of a project to expand capacity at KAOCT, which already has six post-Panamax c...
  • New MTSNAC members picked
    The U.S. Transportation Department has appointed 29 members to the new Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), established to advise the department on marine transportation issues. The department has asked MTSNAC to develop...
  • U.S. forges ahead on supply chain security strategy
    Developing the U.S. government's national strategy for securing the global supply chain has bogged down in the White House's National Security Council, where it has been under review since at least early April, a Department of Homeland Security of...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 29, 2011
  • Crowley commissions new barge
    'This class has a long history of safe petroleum transportation and offers compelling economics and exceptional performance.'
  • Fujairah prices mixed
    Deliveries available for supply up to and including September 12 in Cape Town.
  • Russia: Export tax on fuel oil climbs again
    Russia approves new tax structure for crude oil and oil product exports.
  • North European bunker markets rise
    Little demand in Piraeus.
  • Search for shipping agent 'lost overboard' from bunker tanker
    MPA asks vessels to keep clear of Bedok Jetty.
  • ECA will 'hit oldest cruise ships hardest'
    Bank warns of 'significant' impact when North American ECA is enforced.
  • Asian refiners 'able to meet' 2012 sulphur standard
    Refiners in two key Asian bunker markets 'able to supply IFO with a sulphur content of no more than 3.50%'.
  • Bunker prices mixed at start of week
    Supplies of bunker material sufficient at key Asian ports.
  • PSVs to be built with 'innovative' propulsion system
    Vessels to be fitted with Siemen's Blue multi-drive low-voltage propulsion system.
  • Aviation case in EU holds 'great implications' for shipping
    Brussels' proposal to regulate GHG emissions from shipping in EU 'will be heavily influenced by outcome of aviation case,' says Carbon Positive.
  • Singapore police investigates alleged bunker 'theft'
    Bunker tanker owner claims MGO was taken while vessel was at the Tuas Anchorage.
  • EU approves Lubrizol acquisition
    Berkshire Hathaway gets nod to acquire Lubrizol for $9 billion.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
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 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
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
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%
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
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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
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› 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
››› File
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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