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August 2, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Smouldering MSC Flaminia awaits clearance 100 miles off UK shores
  • Japan's big three narrow losses with stronger rates and more volume
  • Top Hamburg port operator trims 2012 earnings forecast amid Euro gloom
  • New South Wales seeks to privatise Port Kembla and Port Botany in 2012
  • CMA CGM adds two calls to Brazil Express on South America-Caribbean trade
  • Hebei's port container throughput expected to hit 800,000 TEU in 2012
  • Panalpina consolidated quarterly profit off 46pc to US$17.7 million
  • Port of Los Angeles seeks firm to redo waterfront section as retail zone
  • Tanzanian textile sector said unhurt by flood imported second-hand clothes
  • UPS takeover target TNT Express reports 67pc rise in quarterly profit
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines to test costly biofuel on its new B747-8 Freighter
  • Chongqing offers 3,500 tonnes weekly air cargo capacity in first half

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • BAF cuts, not supply & demand, seen responsible for declining freight rates
  • BCHAA team apprise former President of Association's history & activities
  • ICS seeks crucial changes to IMO ballast water regime in effort to avoid chaos
  • APSEZ Q1 net up 64 pc
  • Cargo growth at Indian ports slows in 2011-12; capacity constraints & structural issues undermine favourable growth potential: ICRA
  • Govt to hold quarterly reviews to fast-track projects at key ports
  • Royal Boskalis awarded contract for JN Port dredging project
  • AAI seeks land for dedicated air cargo facility in Pune
  • Jump in air freight rates drive cos to cheaper substitutes
  • Banks urged to adopt e-document to help exporters
  • RBI survey slashes growth to 6.5 pc in FY13

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Crowley unit fined $1.5 million in price fixing case
  • Ferry funded by ONR is yet to enter service
  • European Commission ends P&I Club investigation
  • Ugland newbuild PSV to have innovative propulsion system
  • More red ink at OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Port of Coos Bay taps Wall as new chief operating officer
  • Schnitzer Steel shareholders to receive stock dividend August 30
  • Customs officers track down stolen Egyptian artifacts
  • Inchcape warns Typhoon Saola affecting Taiwan port operations
  • Trucking group files comments regarding FMCSA safety program

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Greek boxship buying bonanza: a matter for speculation
    Is it fair to tar all of the players ordering new tonnage as opportunists?
  • Is China a currency manipulator or scapegoat in US presidency race?
    If Romney makes good his pledge, shipping faces short-term disruption
  • HHLA Altenwerder stays at top of its game
    After a decade in operation, the box terminal has fought hard to remain the most modern in the world
  • Aegean orders up to six MR2s at Daesun
    Exclusive: Oil and shipping group said to have already financed firm quartet
  • Boxship charter market endures slow week
    As summer lull hits market, ConTex falls 11 points in one month
  • Royal Navy to the rescue
    Two warships protect stricken boxship after engine breakdown in Gulf of Aden
  • Zero death toll for bulkers still elusive, Intercargo admits
    Fatalities last year at 38, as number of vessels lost rises sharply
  • Obama sanctions buyers of Iranian crude
    Meanwhile, Russia moves against Iran port purchase
  • Brussels closes its antitrust investigation into International Group
    IG still plans to make changes to IGA which are yet to be published
  • US regulations drive demand spike for low-sulphur bunkers
    Impact of emissions control area is already factored into price
  • OSG loss widens due to product tanker woes
    Company's $1.5bn unsecured revolving facility is fully drawn down
  • US export drive advances as Freeport sells LNG to Japan
    More vessels required to ship US volumes
  • Diana Containerships posts profit from expanded fleet
    Greek owner takes steep drop in rate to recharter unit coming off hire from CSAV
  • Summer sniffles
    First-half results reveal which players have caught a cold and which need intensive care
  • Pacific Basin posts net loss following ro-ro write-down
    But dry bulk specialist outperforms handysize sector and seeks new acquisitions
  • A lighter shade of blue
    Pacific Basin bucks dry bulk sector's woes despite posting a half-year loss
  • Larger ships underpin DP World volume growth
    Port operator adds capacity as Asia Pacific growth offsets sluggish demand in Europe
  • BP opts to store crude on VLCC
    More time charter fixtures expected
  • Indian government has not banned US-sanctioned Iranian ships
    Any problems are due to issues with insurance, says foreign ministry
  • Cosco Corp posts 13% fall in second-quarter net profit
    Shipbuilding unit issues pessimistic forecast
  • Charterers keep rate rises in check as ships outnumber demand 3:1
    Summer expected to be a charterers market
  • Standing firm
    Seaspan has been able to obtain finance from CDB due to its simple but solid business model
  • Taiwan port to improve Guangxi links
    Bid by Taiwan International Port to boost connections between Kaohsiung and Fangcheng, Qinzhou and Beihai
  • CDB confirmed as backer of Seaspan boxship order at Yangzijiang
    Policy bank provides $520m for seven vessels in deal that carries option for 18 more ships
  • SinOceanic seeks salvation from China
    GCL-linked shareholder Sinindo increases its stake in firm
  • Wrong direction
    Maersk losses are on Australia to China route, not the reverse

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Fresh US sanctions tied to Iran's shipping
    FRESH sanctions ordered by President Obama place yet more pressure on Iran's besieged tanker fleet
  • Never mind, EC tells P&I
    THE EC said today it has dropped its concerns about P&I clubs after a two-year investigation
  • Terracotta Gang busted
    POLICE reportedly seized a record half-tonne of drug contraband today in 3,200 terracotta pots being smuggled in containers through Sydney's Port Botany
  • Japan vehicle sector growth brakes gently
    JAPAN'S vehicle makers continued to improve year on year production and exports in June, although the rate of progress slowed from that seen in early 2012
  • Pacific Basin bares losses
    PACIFIC Basin of Hong Kong today said it lost $196M during the first six months of this year, on revenues of $703M
  • Capacity buoys Diana Containerships
    SIMEON Palios-led Diana Containerships today reported lower profits than expected, as weaker rates offset much higher capacity
  • Western Canada bumper grain crop seen
    WESTERN Canada's growers are headed for their best harvest in years and should have more wheat and barley to export, the Canadian Wheat Board said today
  • Death of Indian breaking seen in ruling
    A GREEN group predicted today that the Indian Supreme Court's 30 July ruling to permit the breaking of the former Exxon Valdez would also bar other ships from following the VLCC to India's recycling yards
  • Indonesia mulls coal output flatline
    INDONESIA, the world's top steam coal exporter, might not raise year on year output because of falling prices
  • Slow LPG trade seen
    LPG TRADERS told Fairplay today trade is expected to slow after SAUDI ARAMCO raised August contract prices
  • Chinese ship repair reels
    CHINA'S ship repairers are feeling the global financial squeeze, according to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry
  • CSD outlines spending plans despite losses
    CHINA Shipping Development today said it will spend more than 12Bn yuan ($2Bn) in 2012-13, while receiving almost 60 new vessels
  • Adani's profits jump 64%
    GAUTAM Adani-run Adani Ports & SEZ, which operates ports at Mundra and Dahej, today reported a 64% rise in net profits for its April-June quarter
  • Boost seen for Malaysia's palm oil sector
    MOVES BY India and Malaysia to encourage crude palm oil shipments should mostly result in a boost of such exports from Malaysia, analysts have predicted
  • LNG orderbook caught short?
    PLANNED imports of LNG from the US to Japan will require so much tonnage that the current orderbook of LNG carriers might be caught short, a shipping analyst said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • NY-NJ Port Offers Incentives for Clean Ships
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will pay ship operators incentives to lessen their environmental impact over...
  • MSC to Hike Asia-US Cargo Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. plans to raise freight rates Sept. 1 on all cargo originating in the Far East and Southeast...
  • ILWU Clerical Workers, Employers Return to Bargaining Table
    Office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Los Angeles-Long Beach are scheduled to return to the bargaining table Wednesday in...
  • Stricken MSC Ship Towed Farther From Land
    The fire-damaged container ship MSC Flaminia was towed to about 200 miles from the British coast while salvors waited for...
  • Container Traffic Up 3 Percent at West Coast Ports
    West Coast ports recorded solid gains in container traffic in June, with imports up 4 percent over the same month...
  • Portus Acquires Port Everglades Stevedore
    Portus Services LLC has acquired St. Johns Shipping, a private stevedore and terminal operator in Port Everglades, Fla., for an...
  • Yusen Logistics Net Profit Nearly Triples
    Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said that its net profit surged 166.7 percent in the first quarter...
  • EU Drops Marine Insurance Probe
    The European Union dropped a two-year investigation into marine insurance agreements between groups of shipowners after failing to find conclusive...
  • DSV's Profit Up 5.9 Percent in Second Quarter
    DSV's core profit increased 5.9 percent in the second quarter from a year ago as the Danish logistics and freight...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Secure Small Portion of Aug. 1 Rate Increase
    Average spot rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific increased by 3 percent this week, or $71 per 40-foot-equivalent container, indicating that...
  • Con-way Profit Rises 42 Percent to $41.8 Million
    Trucking and logistics giant Con-way increased net profit 42 percent in the second quarter to $41.8 million as higher yield,...
  • Economic Indicators Out of North Asia Remain Dim
    Economic indicators from North Asia continue to deteriorate as slowing Chinese growth, the Eurozone debt crisis and the bearish U.S....
  • DP World Container Traffic Up 7.5 Percent
    DP World's container traffic increased 7.5 percent in the first half of 2012 from a year ago as strong growth...
  • APM Terminals to Build Terminal in Mexico
    APM Terminals has signed a 32-year concession contract to design, finance, build, operate and maintain a container terminal at Mexico's...
  • Diana Containerships Reports $2.2 Million Profit
    Container ship owner-charterer Diana Containerships Inc. reported second quarter net income of $2.2 million, compared with a net loss of...
  • Panalpina Expects Further Growth on Asia Trades
    Panalpina expects further growth on its intra-Asia and Asia-Latin America trades by air and sea in the coming months. ...
  • Saudia Cargo Volume Surges 26 Percent
    Downbeat air freight markets didn't keep Saudia Cargo from posting gains in the first six months of the year, as...
  • Port Nehru Terminal Hit by Crane Collapse
    A recent container crane collapse at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal (Nhava Sheva Port) is wreaking havoc on berthing schedules...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Why should cargo owners always suffer in silence?
  • Crowley launches LCL service to Cartagena
    Jacksonville-headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation has expanded the range of its LCL, air freight cargo and customs brokerage services for cargo moving out ...
  • Savannah port boosts road and rail links
    The US East Coast Port of Savannah's landside links are to receive a boost as its new highway overpass that connects it to the southeast of the country is just ...
  • 'Vital' HMT issue could be amended on back of FMC study
    US West Coast ports worried about the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) causing US cargo to gateway via Canada will welcome the news that there is hope that this legislation ...
  • Superpower India gets cut off
    More than half of the population of India suffered a complete power blackout yesterday after three electricity grids collapsed, bringing the country's transport ...
  • Cronos renews its USD1.2 billion credit facility
    Hamilton, Bermuda-based Cronos Holding Company has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary CRX Intermodal Bermuda Ltd has renewed USD1.2 billion 'Warehouse Credit ...
  • Chinese manufacturing still slowing
    According to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index [PMI] July manufacturing activity in China fell to the lowest level for eight months, sparking more fears of ...
  • K+N starts LCL service for UK drinks industry
    Kuehne+Nagel (K+N), the Switzerland-based logistics group, is improving its range of services to wine importers in the UK by giving them more choice, hoping to ...
  • DP World posts 'robust' H1 12 growth in throughput
    Led by its Asia Pacific and Indian Subcontinent region, the leading terminal operating company DP World, posted what according to executives of the group called ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • COA still alive
  • Bid branded 'unfair'
  • Legal shield expands
  • NAT's wild ride
  • OSG under the cosh
    Overseas Shipholding Group's attempts to straight bat fears over its liquidity shortage have not been well received by the market.
  • DCIX rebounds
    Diana Containerships is taking a huge pay cut on a new charter contract for one of its vessels.
  • Fresh power for bulk?
    India's power outages this week may have left over 600m people in the dark - but it has offered a ray of light for the dry-cargo market.
  • P&I cartel in the clear
    The European Commission has abandoned its high profile antitrust investigation into the International Group protection and indemnity clubs.
  • Unlucky 13 for OSG
    Overseas Shipholding Group has shrugged off fears over a hole in its balance sheet as it turned in a 13th consecutive quarterly loss today.
  • Seaspan in luck
    A Seaspan containership had a lucky escape after its engines failed in the piracy black-spot of the Gulf of Aden, the Royal Navy has revealed.
  • Cosco faces squeeze
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has seen its second quarter profit dip following a decline in income from its bulker wing.
  • Pac Basin stained red
    Pacific Basin Shipping has plunged to a loss of almost $200m in the first six months of 2012.
  • No STNG in the tail
    Scorpio Tankers received a ripple of applause on Wall Street yesterday as analysts and investors digested its fleet renewal plans and a stronger than expected second quarter numbers.
  • Dry gap to close
    A gap between dry-cargo rates in the two basins will start to close from next year, ICAP believes.
  • DP World sees volumes up
    Dubai port operator DP World has reported a 7.5% increase in volumes in the first six months of 2012.
  • Inspectors board MISC ship
    A stricken MISC chemical tanker has cooled sufficiently to allow Malaysian authorities to board the vessel for inspection.
  • Deutsche cuts China pair
    Deutsche Bank cut its target prices for COSCO Corp and Yangzijiang over concerns about the outlook for the Chinese shipbuilding sector.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • CORRECTION: Nordana's U.S. East Coast-West Africa service continues
    In today's AS Daily, it was misreported that Nordana dropped its U.S. East Coast-West Africa service. According to Bob Chick, president of Nordana USA, the service remains in operation.
  • EU group cites unfair solar trade from China
    EU ProSun said Europe's solar industry is "being decimated by unfair competition from China leading to layoffs, and one major European solar bankruptcy every month," furthering warning the domestic industry will disappear.
  • Truckers challenge to HOS regs gains support
    A coalition representing manufacturing, agricultural, retail, and transportation interests, jointly filed a friend of the court brief supporting the ATA's challenge to the hours of service rules handed down last year by the FMCSA.
  • FMC reviews 12 OTI license applications
  • Bogatch-Genossar named Zim America president
    Lea Bogatch-Genossar has been appointed president of Zim American Integrated Shipping Services, effective Aug. 6. She will replace Shaul Ramon, who finishes a three-year tenure.
  • MSC raises Asia-to-U.S. container rates
  • APMT signs 32-year Lazaro concession
    APM Terminals has signed a 32-year concession contract with the Port Authority of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas (APILAC) for the design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a new container terminal at the port.
  • Permira buys material handler Intelligrated
  • Con-way reports higher 2Q profit
  • Port of NY/NJ sees growth in container rail traffic
  • Swissport selects SysAid for U.S. IT
  • SPL gives free parts management software
  • Tropical Shipping reports operating loss, volumes up
  • AMI centralizes Spot Rates department
  • 'K' Line latest to publish on-time performance stats
  • Rail service improves as coal traffic declines
  • Trailer Leasing Alliance starts operations
  • Globe Express opens Jebel Ali complex
  • Saddle Creek names Sizemore VP marketing
  • WCT appoints Gayko general manager

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 1, 2012
  • Oil climbs on back of biggest inventory drop in seven months
    'The market is capped at about $90 a barrel at the moment. Prices will slowly gain as we whittle away at inventories,' says US trader.
  • Bunker prices in Fujairah showing losses
    Middle East prices fall back following Europe's softer trend.
  • Market softens across Europe
    Price rally runs out of steam after a week of steady gains.
  • High sulphur gas oil cargo makes solo appearance
    Bids for the product should be made today, traders say.
  • Exhaust add-on tackles soot and particulates
    Particulates emitted by small vessel's diesel engines are burnt off using heat from engine's exhaust.
  • Software pinpoints 'best' ECA route
    Masters can use the software to work out most efficient route for their ships.
  • GAC expands Middle East bunker team
    New appointments herald regional expansion.
  • Mid week bunker prices mixed at key Asian ports
    Demand for bunker fuels was largely below average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • 'Solid earnings' for spot tankers as bunkers soften
    But seasonal pressure on rates returned in the latter part of Q2, says Capital Product Partners.
  • North American ECA now in effect
    Ships operating off the coasts of United States and Canada now required to burn 1.00% sulphur fuel.
  • MOL still in the red
    Losses at box ship unit lower due to cost reduction efforts including slow steaming.
  • Fuel efficient vessels give 'competitive advantage'
    Tanker firm intends to build up to four additional fuel-efficient vessels as part of its effort to modernise fleet.
  • Chinese 'eco' bulk carrier in successful trial voyage
    The Haichuan 3 is powered by a combination of LNG and diesel fuel.
  • 'No further slick' from stricken MISC tanker
    Efforts underway to clean up shoreline affected by oil slick, says tanker operator.

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Geneva
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84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
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Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
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Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Barcelona
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Hong Kong
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Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
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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
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Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
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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
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Bentivoglio
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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
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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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