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July 2, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rates bounce back, up 21.9pc to US$1,888 per TEU
  • ILA sees 'substantial progress' in labour talks with waterfront employers
  • Shipping Corporation of India ups India-Europe rate US$200/TEU July 1
  • Mumbai docker strike delayed till July 9, widespread disruption feared
  • Ex-Canadian National Railway chief takes helm as CEO of Canadian Pacific
  • Manila's ICTSI Berth 6 officially opened by Philippines president
  • International shipping confidence hits highest level since February 2011
  • Kerry Logistics expands Laem Chabang terminal to tap automotive growth
  • MOL (Asia) Ltd promotes from within its own ranks at HK's Asia HQ
  • Singapore transport sector leads all in reporting their eco-activities
  • Japan Airlines to pay US$1.79 million for New Zealand price fixing
  • Implant Sciences' explosive sniffers used in mobile air cargo screening
  • Asia-Pacific air cargo May volume off 5.3pc, declining 5pc year to date

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2012
  • Transpole boosts Asian expansion with new Shanghai office
  • 17 countries eager to buy Indian wheat
  • Crude oil imports surge 5.8 pc in May y-o-y
  • Final India-EU FTA meet in Nov.: Sharma
  • ICICI Bank, Yes Bank sign pact with Malaysia's Exim Bank
  • India, GCC to ink FTA within a year: CII
  • Spice exports cross $ 2 billion in FY 12
  • Apex court directs GMB to decide fate of contaminated vessel
  • EIA study on Vizhinjam port likely to be wrapped up by June 30
  • Exim India's KPT Special Issue released by Dr P. D. Vaghela
  • GMB's ports & shipping seminar today
  • Nailesh Gandhi appointed Mumbai Port Trustee for 2012-14
  • Parliamentary Committee at Mormugao Port Trust
  • Bombardier to export bogies from Gujarat to Oz
  • CRRI warns of possible drop in rice output
  • Crude oil bill burns up 51 pc of forex earnings: Assocham
  • Fieo wants banks to jack up credit flow
  • Flagging oil prices to benefit India: Report
  • Forex reserves drop to $ 289 bn
  • India's economy has entered into stagflation: Fitch
  • INR at two-week high; best single-session gain in three years
  • INR slide pushes gems, jewellery exports up 6.6 pc in May
  • Pranab makes amends by clearing CST compensation before demitting office
  • ICE Awards 2012 gets bigger & better
  • Raghuram Rajan may step into Kaushik Basus shoes
  • Ahlers varied expertise
  • INTERTRANSPORT GmbH moves road recycler to China
  • Massive project cargo moved by Globalink from Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Mongolian to start serving Shanghai
    Mongolian Airlines is starting Ulaan Baatar-Shanghai Pudong services on 1 July, offering four weekly flights.
  • BLS Cargo offers new Rotterdam-Switzerland blocktrains
    The Swiss private railfreight operator BLS Cargo has further expanded its position in the intermodal import/export segment, now transporting overseas containers from Rotterdam to ...
  • GOL names Paulo Sergio Kakinoff as new CEO
    The Latin American airline GOL has named Paulo Sergio Kakinoff as its new chief executive officer with effect from 2 July. Kakinoff, who previously worked for Volkswagen and Audi,...
  • New trans-Asian rail container haulage firm to be founded
    The Belarusian, Russian and Kazakh railway corporations are planning to found a joint transport and logistics company to haul containers by rail. The 100% RZD subsidiary RZD Logis...
  • Wabco and Daimler Trucks North America sign agreement
    Wabco Holdings Inc, a leading supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). Wabc...
  • KLG Lojistik new 24plus partner in Turkey
    24plus logistics network, a German general cargo alliance, has strengthened its services in Turkey by adding the Istanbul-based Turkish company KLG Lojistik as a new partner. Serv...
  • Cuxport handles large wind farm consignments
    The German company Cuxport recently completed another large contract for power plant manufacturer REpower Systems, shipping tower units manufactured by Ambau in Cuxhaven to the Th...
  • New Star Alliance member to expand Panama hub
    Copa Airlines, which joined the Star Alliance last week with its subsidiary Copa Colombia, is planning to expand its Panama City hub this year. Based on a strong economy, ideal geo...
  • First flight from inland China to North America lands in Vancouver
    Vancouver airport welcomed the first direct flight linking North America and China's interior province of Sichuan recently. The inaugural flight of Sichuan Airlines' service betwee...
  • New managing director for APL Logistics Germany
    Jörg Granzow is the new managing director of APL's Hamburg-based national branch APL Logistics Germany, where he succeeded Günther Laumann. Granzow, who will report to Eddy Wouter...
  • Fiege taking over logistics tasks for Tamedia group
    Germany's Greven-based logistics corporation Fiege is adding a Swiss feather to the cap of its European media logistics activities, having signed a deal to take over publications ...
  • Ceva manages exceptional equipment in France
    SCM specialist Ceva Logistics, a leading supply chain management company, has been selected to design and manage the transfer of a 20 m high, 165 t, long-loading tower from a plant...
  • New Wim Bosman branch in Poland
    Wim Bosman opened a new branch office in Katowice early in June. Katowice is in Silesia, one of Poland's fastest-developing economic regions, where the mining, iron and steel, mach...
  • A special load from Bilbao to Israel
    A special load - consisting of eight large suction anchors with up to 14 m diameters and 20 m long, amongst other things - has been sent from the Spanish port of Bilbao to an offsh...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Surveyor who died in Yemen bomb blast "doubted pirate...
  • Mitsui O.S.K. orders LNG carriers at KHI and MHI
  • Island Offshore orders PSV pair at STX OSV
  • General Dynamics to acquire Earl Industries ship repair and...
  • BAE Systems Mobile shipyard cuts steel for Weeks Marine...
  • Clay Maitland named to Glacier Society board
  • Wärtsilä power solutions ordered for six pipelayers being built...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Foss Maritime vessels earn Jones F. Devlin awards for 2011
  • Intermodal up, carloads down for weekly rail freight traffic
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines orders pair of new LNG vessels
  • Seattle Port Commission honors airlines for quiet flying
  • APL Logistics taps Granzow as managing director for Germany

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Struggling dry bulk owners must 'rise to the challenge' of scrapping
    Demolition rates must double, says DVB report
  • US ports aim to bag a bigger Tiger
    Freight projects secure $79m grants from Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, but AAPA wants more
  • Cruise growth boosts European ports
    Destination-led market sees double-digit growth
  • RWG starts first phase of Maasvlakte 2 construction
    DP World to operate Rotterdam hub
  • Fairer valuations could take pressure off brokers
    When brokers value their clients' ships a conflict of interest is unavoidable
  • Stolt Valor finds port of refuge after three months
    Delay in being brought to a safe haven could raise questions over port state willingness to apply IMO guidelines quickly
  • The future we want
    The IMO hosted a well-attended side event on sustainable maritime development at the Rio+20 conference
  • Formosa Plastics' charters for two VLCCs raise doubts over profit
    Rate of $27,500 per day compares with $10,000 operating costs, $122m-$142m shipbuilding bills and further costs to cover financing
  • World Shipping Council slams FMC agri-box index
    Move will compromise service contract confidentiality, say critics
  • HSH Nordbank will stick with ship finance
    Lender dismisses doubts over future for German financing
  • US agrees five-year respite for ballast water system type approval
    But new, stringent national standard remains
  • Sanctions, what sanctions?
    Will those without a US waiver to buy Iranian crude please step forward
  • North America to cut long-haul crude imports by 10%
    Bleak news for tanker owners as key market scales down demand
  • Unions urge government to save Greece's shipyards
    Consolidate or collapse, says labour federation
  • Indonesia eyes Iraq oil import bonanza
    Start-up trade to reach 300,000 bpd by 2018
  • STX OSV to build PSVs for Island Offshore
    Orders boost Singapore-listed yard's strong June orderbook
  • STX Offshore to collaborate with KoGas to develop LNG know-how
    Companies will co-design engineering and maintenance technologies
  • Capesize rates rise mildly, kindling hopes for an improved second half
    Sceptics point to China's still-eroding demand for imports of iron ore, however
  • Aker ASA to grow shipowning business
    Norwegian conglomerate looks for long term charter potential ahead of IPO
  • Keep calm and carry on
    If Commerzbank cannot make shipping pay, how can others?
  • MOL orders two LNG newbuildings
    Kansai Electric takes ships in 20-year deal
  • New EU sanctions apply to all vessels
    Restrictions on Iranian crude extend to bunker stems, warn P&I clubs
  • Should flag states hold vessels' insurance details?
    Researcher 'surprised' by how difficult it was to obtain accurate information about certain vessels' insurance
  • Policing sanctions through insurance will hurt third parties
    Sipri research highlights anti-Iranian strategy's many pitfalls
  • US hands China and Singapore a sanctions waiver
    Exemptions, now numbering 20, come in response to reduced imports of Iranian crude
  • China State Shipbuilding sets up shipping unit in Hong Kong
    State giant seeks to diversify business and spread risks
  • Sabine Pass LNG export plant set for final investment decision in 30 days
    US is relying on approval to provide capacity to export new cargoes
  • Australia LNG export projects raise energy price concerns
    Domestic mining and electricity companies fear supply will be diverted
  • UK and Irish lighthouses seek savings
    Closer co-operation will cut millions in costs

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Saudis reopen Hormuz bypass oil pipeline
    RIYADH has reopened the Iraqi Pipeline Across Saudi Arabia to bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Brazil's Batista buffeted
    THE PORT, energy and shipbuilding empire of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista is feeling heightened pressure from an abrupt drop in investor confidence
  • Sietas break-up sealed
    INSOLVENT Hamburg yard Sietas will be sold off in pieces to German and international suitors, the group's insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann said
  • Box lines reject US index
    HEDGING risk by using a US government-managed rate index for agriculture exports would violate service contract confidentiality, box lines told Fairplay today
  • US exempts Singapore, China from Iran sanctions
    REDUCTIONS in tanker imports of Iranian crude have earned China and Singapore exemptions from sanctions imposed on Iran by the US
  • Conspiracy seen in surveyor death
    MARINE shipping surveyor David Mockett was probably murdered by a gang trying to hide evidence of a faked pirate attack on a ship, a report has found
  • MOL to order LNG carriers at Japanese yards
    JAPAN'S MOL said today it will order two LNG carriers at compatriot yards Kawasaki HI and Mitsubishi HI
  • German owners shocked by planned cuts
    UNCERTAINTY over government aid for German-flagged vessels is bound to continue following a decision by Berlin this week
  • China to collect green fees
    CHINA has decided to deal with maritime spills by imposing fees on shipping groups, independent of whether they are liable for pollution
  • Box rate concerns rise
    A FALL in spot box rates in June has raised concern about the ability of liners to make peak-season surcharges stick, according to a senior shipping analyst
  • CSD to issue $787M in bonds
    CHINA Shipping Development said today it has received government approval to issue 5Bn yuan ($787M) in bonds later this year
  • Iran offers own oil transport to Seoul
    TEHRAN was reported today to offer transport of oil to South Korea on Iran's own tankers
  • Japan warns on Iran bunkers
    JAPAN'S P&I Club has said it would provide no coverage to members that use bunkers of Iranian origin once EU sanctions take effect on 1 July
  • Keppel, SMM shares backed
    DEUTSCHE Bank Markets Research has repeated its 'buy' ratings for Singapore yards Keppel and Sembcorp Marine

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Ruling on Portland Port Reefer Work Delayed
    The court-appointed master who is handling a jurisdictional dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the International Brotherhood...
  • Transport Bill Raises Forwarder, Broker Surety Bond Requirement
    The newly-passed surface transportation bill requires freight brokers and forwarders to have a $75,000 surety bond, a mandate that supporters...
  • What the Transport Bill Means for Shippers, Carriers
    The final surface transportation bill passed on Friday, providing victories and disappointments for shippers and freight transportation providers. President Obama...
  • Court Rules NJ Port Drivers Are Contractors
    A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by owner-operator truck drivers who claimed they were illegally misclassified as contractors instead of...
  • FedEx, UPS Could Gain Access to Chinese Domestic Market
    FedEx and UPS could begin domestic delivery in China if the government grants the parcel giants the go-ahead to enter...
  • Carriers Urge FMC to Drop Rate Index Plan
    The Federal Maritime Commission's proposal to create a container rate index for agricultural exports would violate the Ocean Shipping Reform...
  • Canadian Pacific Taps Harrison as CEO, President
    Canadian Pacific Railway has tapped E. Hunter Harrison as CEO and president, following a fierce proxy fight in which an...
  • Zim Adds Halifax Call to Atlantic Service
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is adding a call at the Port of Halifax in July in its Zim Container Service...
  • 'Substantial Progress' Reported in ILA Negotiations
    Negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance have completed two days of negotiations that yielded what...
  • MSC Adds Jacksonville to US-Central America Loop
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. revamped its weekly service between the U.S. and Central America to include Jacksonville's Talleyrand Marine Terminal in...
  • Shipping Corp. of India Hikes India-Europe Rates
    State-owned Shipping Corporation of India will seek a general rate increase on westbound trade from India to Europe and the...
  • Con-way's Stotlar Sees 'Fundamental' Changes in Trucking
    The 2009 recession changed the trucking industry "fundamentally," forcing deep changes in less-than-truckload and truckload operations, Con-way CEO and president...
  • Royal Mail Posts First Profit in Parcels, Letters in Four Years
    Royal Mail turned a profit on its core letters and parcels operations for the first time in four years, easing...
  • Kombiverkehr Boosts Traffic, Revenue Amid Eurozone Crisis
    Kombiverkehr reported revenue of 430 million euros ($542 million) in 2011, up 11.9 percent on the previous year and just...
  • 3PLs See Gains in Reverse Logistics Management
    Once regarded as a necessary evil and a drag on the bottom line, reverse logistics has emerged as a critical...
  • Commentary: Preparing for Capacity Challenges in Mexico
    More and more companies are looking to Mexico as the preferred location for near-sourcing their operations. This trend has gained...
  • Commentary: The Economy's False Positive
    After four years of (mostly) dismal financial performance, the last thing ocean carriers in the trans-Pacific eastbound trade need is...
  • Commentary: TIGER Grants Fall Short for Ports
    The fourth round of TIGER grants announced last week is another example of economic stimulus that is too little, too...
  • APL Restructures Indian Subcontinent-Red Sea Service
    Singapore-based container carrier APL is reorganizing its Subcontinent-Red Sea Express (SRX) Service, effective in July. The changes include new...
  • Encompass to Expand Network in Latin America
    Encompass Global Logistics will further expand its network into low-cost manufacturing centers as outsourcing trends evolve, according to a leading...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • ACP defers its rate hike
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has suspended its planned price hike scheduled for July 1 by three months. The decision follows its review of the many objections ...
  • Southampton gains from rail service improvements
    Southampton's rail traffic has improved significantly since its rail gauge to the UK's Midlands, North West and Scotland was upgraded in April 2011, thus permitting ...
  • WSC urges FMC not to create export index
    The World Shipping Council (WSC) is 'urging' the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) not to create a US export freight rate index and claims that it does ...
  • Transnet to tap international bond markets
    Brian Molefe, ceo of Transnet SOC, South Africa's state-controlled ports, rail and pipelines company, has indicated that he will tap the international debt markets ...
  • South Korea truck strike solved
    A truck strike in South Korea that disrupted the movement of container traffic to and from the country's major ports has been solved after the truckers' union said today ...
  • UAE commits money to Somalia naval force
    The UAE Government has pledged USD1 million to Somalia for the country to upgrade and expand its naval forces and support more effective missions against the pirates ...
  • No relief from Saudi port congestion
    There are increasing fears that current container logjams being experienced in Dammam and Riyadh could worsen during Ramadan which commences on July 20, ...
  • ISS opens office in Puerto Montt
    Inchcape Shipping Services has expanded its operations in Chile by opening a new office in Puerto Montt. Located in the south of the country, the port is an important ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • Stena Weco pens JV
    Ulf Ryder in the driver's seat as Stena Bulk & Weco team up with vegoil giant Golden Agri.
  • "Fraud" behind death
    UK marine expert killed in Yemen for probing Brillante Virtuoso pirate attack.
  • Registry looks south
    Marshall Islands flag joins Brazilian gold rush as offshore action accelerates.
  • Brightoil's bankroll
    Freshly minted loan requires founder and CEO to maintain majority stake.
  • Geden bulker attacked
    Dutch Marines rumble pirates suspected of launching hit on Turkish supramax.
  • Safe sorts Japan loan
    Greek bulker operator turns to JBIC and Citigroup for extra $34m.
  • Shipping escapes shakeup
    Raft of job losses at 3i will only have a limited impact on its maritime activity.
  • Harvest blighted
    Hong Kong-listed bulker owner posts annual loss as revenue shrinks.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • ILA, employers report progress in contract talks
    The dockworkers union said there was progress on issues of automation at marine terminals and jurisdiction over chassis maintenance during talks in Delray Beach, Fla. this week.
  • Maersk slows Flagship loop, adds Qingdao
    Roundtrip voyage time on the TP5 has increased from 35 days to 42 days, and transit times have been increased by a few days in both directions, now taking 22 days between Kobe, Japan and Los Angeles, and 18 days on the return.
  • Explosive cargo sniffers now for rent
  • WSC to FMC: Abandon rate index plans
    The World Shipping Council said the "commission's establishment of a rate index for certain cargoes subject to the Shipping Act would violate the service contract confidentiality provisions of the Act and the commission's own current regulations."
  • MSC's new Jaxport/Central America service
  • Volga-Dnepr adds 5th new IL-76 freighter
  • MOL deploys solar on board car carrier
  • FedEx expands eco-drive to EMEA
  • UTC charged with arms control violations
  • South Carolina to pay for Charleston harbor deepening
    The state legislature Thursday, frustrated by the lack of a federal funding for deepening the Port of Charleston's main navigation channel, set aside an additional $120 million to complete the project without federal help.
  • Jaxport board elects new chairman
  • SAIC provides logistics support to missile program
  • New maps customize to show assets

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 29, 2012
  • USCG to use ISO standard for interpreting sulphur test results
    Decision to use ISO rather than IMO guidelines was made this week, USCG official tells Tacoma conference.
  • Week ends with higher prices
    Demand was slow on the US Gulf, according to a local player.
  • LNG as a marine fuel on Canada's West Coast
    'We see that LNG has been successful in Europe and we don't see why it can't be successful in the case of the North America Emission Control Area.'
  • Australian government pushes for marine pollution reduction
    Bill requires vessels to adhere to stringent energy efficiency targets develop energy efficiency management plans.
  • Maritime community prepares for North American ECA
    'The ECA is coming up in 33 days and the industry still isn't clear on what to do in regards to these enforcements.'
  • Hybrid-power car carrier commences service
    The Emerald Ace is designed to achieve zero emissions while in harbour.
  • Prices climb in Fujairah hub
    Small gains as week closes.
  • Tight avails see Rotterdam prices firm
    Hamburg prices steady.
  • Yangtze bunker spill threatens Shanghai reservoir
    Reservoir intake was shut down temporarily.
  • Newbuilds to cut fuel consumption 'by 25%'
    MOL's orders LNG carriers with 'Ultra Steam Turbine Plants' and aerodynamic improvements.
  • Brightoil to boost its crude oil trading team
    Company wants to be key crude oil supplier to private Chinese refineries.
  • Asian bunker markets close week on uncertain note
    Bunker deliveries suspended at Hong Kong due to typhoon.
  • Brightoil's first VLCC to embark on maiden voyage for Singapore
    Brightoil names its first 318,000 dwt VLCC Brightoil Glory.
  • Tropical storm disrupts Hong Kong bunker deliveries
    Typhoon signal number 3 to be hoisted.
  • Fall in bunker prices 'provides some relief' for NOL
    Shipping company 'might even achieve' breakeven for remaining three quarters of 2012, says analyst from Maybank Kim Eng.
  • Japan P&I Club warns members on Iranian bunkers
    'Where it is known that bunkers to be stemmed to a vessel are of Iranian origin, such bunkers should not be loaded.'
  • Singapore authority reminds maritime firms on unilateral sanctions
    Companies should 'make their own assessments' while consulting legal advisers, insurers and P&I Clubs, says MPA.
  • Singapore and China temporarily exempted from Iran oil sanctions
    The countries have 'significantly' reduced the volume of crude oil purchases from Iran, says US secretary of state.

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