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July 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • ICTSI's box terminal in Manila takes delivery of cranes for Berth 6
  • APL, 'K' Line, OOCL rated tops among American agricultural shippers
  • Long Beach mulls incentive schemes to attract big ships, boost intermodal
  • Hong Kong export value increases 5.2pc in May, import value up 4.6pc
  • APMT to open Singapore HQ to handle south east Asian region in September
  • Damco renews contract with online home retailer Shop Direct for two years
  • Maersk's yet-to-be-built 18,000-TEUers win UN climate change award
  • Hong Kong airport profit up 32pc to US$688 million on 15pc revenue rise
  • New Oman Air CEO plans to accelerate cargo operations by end of 2012
  • Belgium's ADB wins airfield lighting projects for three Omani airports

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM commits to maintain BRAZEX service on South America East Coast-Caribbean trade
  • Drewry, WCI endorse index-linked contracts
  • Maersk, CMA CGM change westbound hub to Port Tangier on WestMed transatlantic service
  • MOL completes worlds first hybrid car carrier
  • MOL signs deals to build, charter 2 LNG carriers
  • MSC to increase rates on Asia-South America East Coast lane from July 15
  • Need to promote inland water transport, coastal shipping stressed
  • Panama Canal delays imposing higher tolls
  • Spot rates on Asia-Europe trade see sharp rise
  • Urmila Project Services skillfully handles 930-t reactor at Mumbai Port
  • APSEZ inks concession agreement to develop dry bulk terminal at Kandla Port
  • Govt clarifies SEZ norms only for sea-routed cargo at Vallarpadam ICTTv
  • Jayyannt Lapsiaa reappointed to MbPT Board
  • VCT celebrates 9th year with blood donation camp
  • Set our house in order first

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Turkish Airlines links Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia
    Turkish Airlines has increased its Istanbul-Bishkek services from seven to ten a week, as it has secured traffic rights for an extra three weekly flights, which continue to Ulaan B...
  • CMA CGM to maintain Brazex service
    The CMA CGM Group has announced that its cooperation with Maersk Line on the Brazil Express service (Brazex) in the South America east coast-Caribbean trade will terminate by Octob...
  • New direct DB Schenker wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam
    DB Schenker now offers direct wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam Kijfhoek, linking up with B Logistics' wagon load network for destinations in Belgium and France. The...
  • US truck driver turnover higher in Q1
    Driver turnover at truckload fleets rose again in the first quarter, according to a report published by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), following a small rise in the fou...
  • First freight aircraft stationed in Cochstedt
    Germany's Magdeburg/Cochstedt airport, the only international commercial hub in the Saxony-Anhalt region, is focusing more on freight and logistics. The first milestone to this end...
  • OOCL reshuffles management
    Michael Kwok was promoted to OOCL chief operating officer on 1 July. He succeeded Andy Tung, who became the company's CEO. Kwok's previous tasks as director of trades have been ta...
  • US transport ministry grant for Hunts Point terminal
    The US department of transportation has granted the Hunts Point agricultural produce market in the Bronx USD 10 million to make railfreight improvements. The project is one of 47 i...
  • Trade between Mexico and USA increasing
    Surface trade between Mexico and the United States increased by 11% last year and has almost doubled since 2002, according to a report published by Armstrong & Associates, a su...
  • EU approves restructuring aid for Air Malta
    The European Commission has concluded that a EUR 130 million restructuring grant for the state-owned airline Air Malta is in line with EU state aid rules. The Commission found that...
  • Augustin Quehenberger unifies activities under Quehenberger Logistics brand
    The Augustin Quehenberger group, based in Strasswalchen near Salzburg (Austria), has unified all of its activities under the Quehenberger Logistics brand umbrella. The Augustin Ne...
  • Rodi joins DSLV's steering committee
    Dr Hansjörg Rodi, chairman of the board of Schenker Deutschland AG, was elected to the steering committee of the the German forwarding and logistics federation DSLV at its recent ...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saltchuk renames coastal tug and barge operations Foss Marine...
  • BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair gets $19.4 million contract mod...
  • Transcom awards contracts to U.S.-flag shipping operations
  • CMA CGM to sell Le Ponant cruise operation to private equity...
  • Sanko Steamship files for bankruptcy, names new President and...
  • Concordia Maritime takes delivery of Suezmax from Samsung Heavy...
  • Matson now separated from Alexander & Baldwin
  • NOL to sell Singapore headquarters building
  • Dockwise takes stake in Fairstar to 80.4%

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Marine Resources Group changing to Foss Marine Holdings
  • Hybrid car carrier EMERALD ACE completed for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
  • NOL Group announces plans to sell headquarters building
  • Alexander & Baldwin Holdings now listed as Matson, Inc.
  • Diana Shipping inks charter for dry bulk vessel DIONE

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Competition, consolidation and the case of the missing Chinese
    OECD shipbuilding talks target same old problems and offer no new solutions
  • Japan happy with green-ship definition at OECD
    Revised definition will be offered to the next shipbuilding working party meeting in the autumn
  • If Beijing sneezes, France will catch a cold
    Maritime planning in Paris will stand or fall on the resilience of China's economy
  • VLGCs seek longer-term charters to lock in high earnings
    Owners fear a continued slide in the spot rate will drag down the period market
  • Naive to think PPPs are the answer to piracy, says DP World chief
    Partnerships between private enterprise and the state need to be supported by short term solutions such as armed guards
  • CMA CGM sells cruise arm La Compagnie du Ponant
    French container giant follows rivals in ditching non-core assets
  • Matson Navigation shares rise on first day of trading
    Hawaii-based Jones Act boxline split from listed parent Alexander & Baldwin
  • Angola LNG ships seek spot cargoes from Norway and Nigeria
    Two vessels will achieve high rates as tonnage availability is tight
  • Sanko bankruptcy could flood secondhand market with ships
    Collapse will slow short-term sales activity as creditors assess the market
  • Demolition rates stabilise below $400 per ldt
    Settled prices may boost confidence among breakers and cash buyers
  • Secondhand bulker becomes cheapest panamax afloat
    Sale price for vintage vessel with damaged engine hits record low
  • Safe Bulkers returns to JBIC for a loan
    Credit worth $34m will be split between export finance bank and Citigroup
  • Three KG funds file for bankruptcy
    German owners fear fresh casualties from Commerzbank ship finance exit
  • K Line to boost cash reserves as losses mount
    Yet another carrier risks dilution to investors, issuing equity in a down market
  • Japan nuclear restart worries LNG shipping
    Restart is small, but concerns exist in the LNG industry that more are to come
  • Kühne urges Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd to merge
    Fresh progress unlikely for long-mooted proposal as Oetker holds out
  • US puts the squeeze on Tanzania in Iran reflagging row
    Dar es Salaam faces sanctions threat as Washington blocks Tehran oil sales
  • US House passes legislation for ports security review
    Gaps Act heads for Senate consideration
  • Iran- are you exposed?
    Sanctions investigations over business links with Tehran have shipping in their sights
  • The west is still the best
    China's model of state-backed shipping can only last as long as the country's state-run boom
  • Box owners consider accreditation for reefer depots in wake of death blasts
    Exploding reefers scandal prompts new measures to ensure safety of refrigerant gas
  • Dockwise pays a high price to take 80.4% of Fairstar
    Heavylift firm takeover 'a good thing', says Adkins
  • NOL selling Singapore HQ in drive for cash
    Company says it aims to 'release capital for strategic investment'
  • Box trade threatened as Europe signals a further recession
    Latest industrial news from Germany 'suggests that we shall see exports declining in the coming six months'
  • Adani Ports to build dry bulk terminal at Kandla
    Deal is worth $216m and construction will take 24 months
  • Sanko files for receivership
    Japanese operator calls it a day after mounting pressure from counterparties
  • DB Schenker Rail to operate London Gateway freight trains
    New port plans to operate the UK's largest rail freight terminal
  • Brightoil Petroleum in $50m loan from China Development Bank
    Credit comes on the condition that Hong Kong-listed company's chief executive and major shareholder keeps controlling share
  • Excel breaches NYSE rules
    Dry bulk giant has three months to boost stock price after breach of $1 rule
  • FSL wins covenant reprieve from bankers
    Two covenants eased for 12 months as Singapore shipping trust to halt dividend payouts for that period

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saia Buys $12 Million Truck Brokerage Firm
    Saia, a multi-regional less-than-truckload carrier, purchased Robart Companies, a truck freight broker and logistics services provider based in Duluth, Ga....
  • Container Volumes Grow at West Coast Ports
    Container volumes at West Coast ports increased 7 percent in May compared to May 2011, with imports up 8 percent...
  • Iran Threatens to Disrupt Strait of Hormuz Traffic
    Shippers and transportation providers could see their fuel prices spike if Iran makes good on a plan to block oil...
  • UPS Freight to Hike Tariff Rates 5.9 Percent
    UPS Freight will raise its less-than-truckload tariff pricing 5.9 percent on average July 16, joining other LTL carriers with general...
  • NYK Plans to Boost Logistics Operations
    NYK President Yasumi Kudo said the company plans to double sales from logistics operations in future as global vessel overcapacity...
  • Report: US Soybean Exports to Help Drive Trade Up 95 Percent
    U.S. exports of soybeans, coal and petroleum will drive the nation's trade to expand 95 percent by 2026, as global...
  • Manufacturing Index Contracts in June
    A widely followed gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in June for the first time in almost three years amid...
  • Gotthard Tunnel Reopens After One-Month Closure
    The Gotthard tunnel has re-opened almost a month after a landslide forced the closure of the main north-south route for...
  • FedEx Speeds Up Fleet Upgrade, Buys 19 B-767s
    FedEx plans to buy 19 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, as the parcel giant speeds up its fleet upgrades to offset volatile...
  • Dockwise Adds to Stake in Fairstar
    Dockwise, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, said it now controls 80.4 percent of the outstanding shares of takeover target Fairstar Heavy...
  • Emory Economist Sees Slow Growth, Not Recession
    The U.S. may be stuck in a period of slow growth, but its economy is not in imminent danger of...
  • DHS Awards $97 Million in Port Security Grants
    The Department of Homeland Security announced more than $97 million in port security grants for the 2012 fiscal year. ...
  • Matson Begins Trading As Independent Company
    Matson Inc. stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday after the ocean carrier and logistics company's separation...
  • Global Air Cargo Dips 2.2 Percent
    International air cargo traffic dipped 2.2 percent in May from a year ago and contracted 0.4 percent from April in...
  • Europe's Import-Export Outlook Dims
    Europe's recession will slow growth in containerized imports and exports through the continent's northern ports to about one-third the rate...
  • Schenker to Operate Freight Trains From New UK Box Port
    The London Gateway deep-sea container port and distribution hub will offer rail service across the U.K. on the day it...
  • NOL to Sell Singapore Headquarters
    NOL plans to sell its Singapore headquarters building as part of an ongoing cost-reduction and restructuring program that is producing...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Rates on East Asia Services
    Hapag-Lloyd said it will impose a general rate increase on all kinds of container equipment shipped from East Asia (excluding...
  • Container Rate Indexing Grows at a Snail's Pace
    Are long-term freight contracts reset periodically to reflect variations in spot rate indices the answer to rate volatility? A small,...
  • Commentary: Be Wary of Salvage Deal
    Q: We're a manufacturer of high-end kitchen appliances and face what I think is a very unusual situation regarding a...
  • Better Planning Evens Out Air Cargo's Peaks, Valleys
    Team Worldwide is struggling with visibility this summer. "For the first time in many years, we are somewhat at a...
  • FedEx Freight Tweaks LTL Network
    With its first annual profit since 2008 in the bank, FedEx Freight is moving to tighten its less-than-truckload network. The...
  • LTL Carrier Holland to Hire 450 Drivers
    Higher manufacturing output in the Midwest is translating to more trucking jobs. Less-than-truckload carrier Holland plans to hire 450...
  • Trucking Capacity Reaches 'Tenuous' Equilibrium
    For more than two years, shippers have braced for a hard crunch in truck capacity, a blow that seemed inevitable...
  • Chassis Changes Prompt Fears of Congestion on the Docks
    As ports prepare for a modest spike in cargo volumes during the peak shipping season, ocean carriers, marine terminals, railroads...
  • Air Cargo Shippers Look to the Sea
    You'd be hard pressed to find stronger evidence of the shift of freight transportation from air to sea than when...
  • Commentary: Summer of Discontent
    Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, the theme music from "Jaws" ramps up...
  • IMO Pressed to Require Weighing of Containers
    Container ship lines say it's not unusual for their cargoes' actual weights to be 3 to 7 percent higher than...
  • Several Rate Indices Available
    Shippers and carriers use several spot rate indices to benchmark their contracts. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched the first container...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • DB Schenker Rail commits to London Gateway
    DB Schenker Rail has agreed to provide at least four block trains a day in and out of London Gateway container terminal when its first deep-water berth opens in ...
  • MSC restricts North Europe/Asia bookings
    MSC intends to restrict bookings on its Silk, Lion, Condor and Swan services from Northern Europe to the Middle East and Far East until week beginning July 9. The ...
  • AfDB to help fund Togo-Burkina Faso highway corridor
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to provide funding of USD175.66 million for the upgrade of 303km of highway connecting the port city of Lome in Togo and ...
  • ERC signs contracts to boost its rail network
    Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) has signed construction contracts with Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to build ...
  • Idled boxships down to 2.37% of world fleet
  • K Line projects Q1 and H1 net losses on back of plunging security prices
    Japanese carrier K Line has forecast losses for its first quarter and first half of its fiscal year and a downgraded fiscal year net profit on the back of losses ...
  • Madsen joins ICTSI
    Hans-Ole Madsen, formerly vice president for business development in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia for APM Terminals (APM T) has joined Manila-based International ...
  • NOL selling HQ to raise cash
    Singapore's NOL Group intends to sell its 26-storey Alexandra Road headquarters to 'release capital for strategic investment' and shore-up its loss-making shipping ...
  • MSC adds Jacksonville to US/C America string
    MSC has revamped its liner service linking the south eastern part of the US with Central America by including direct calls at Jacksonville. The weekly service calls ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Stena in intra-Asia push
    Stena Weco teams with palm oil titan Golden Agri-Resources with 10 to 15 ship fleet planned.
  • Matsui out at Sanko
    New boss Hisashi Asafuji to oversee restructuring, as Japanese owner says sorry.
  • CMA CGM sells cruiseships
    Bridgepoint fund snaps up luxury four-vessel fleet from French container line.
  • Diana ship takes a cut
    New panamax period charter agreed at less than half the previous hire rate.
  • Seanergy re-fixes lower
    Greek owner takes $18,000 per day cut as it re-charters handysize.
  • Owner fined for discharge
    Japan's CSL to pay $500,000 after covering up oil dumping from bulker in US.
  • Sanko seeks court safety
    Japanese owner succumbs to a lack of creditor support and files for court protection.
  • Hapag "needs merger"
    Shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne says Hamburg Sud would be "ideal" partner.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Congress passes surface transport bill
    The legislation's passage comes after Republican and Democratic negotiators used creative accounting within the federal budget to shore up a projected gap of several billion dollars in the Highway Trust Fund.
  • USDA puts clarity into plant import process
  • Cargotec snaps up Asciano
  • Fargo adds road to container freight IT
  • FedEx orders 19 more jets from Boeing
    The order comes on top of an early FedEx annoumcement to buy 27 new B767s for delivery between fiscal 2014 and 2018. It also plans to purchase another 24 B777s to add to the 19 long-range B777 planes it operates today.
  • Mistrial declared in ILWU president's Longview trial
  • NOL selling Singapore headquarters building
    About 500 people work in the NOL building, with the company saying a decision to relocate them or keep them in the existing building as a tenant will wait until a buyer is identified. NOL has retained the commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
  • Matson starts trading as separate public company
  • Harrison to lead Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway named Hunter Harrison president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. Until Dec. 31, 2009, he had served as head of competing railroad Canadian National.
  • DB Schenker, DP World in London Gateway rail deal
  • APMT vet Madsen joins ICTSI
  • CMA CGM to sell small cruise ship division

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Sharp gains in European bunker markets
    'Double-digit' gains in many ports.
  • Marine cylinder lubes: 'Conventional wisdom has changed'
    Total Lubmarine reopens lube debate with warning of 'potential dangers'.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Prices edge up in Fujairah but regional outlook mixed.
  • Lower bunker bills help K-Line's bottom line
    Cheaper bunkers help shipowner make a return to full-year profit
  • NOL to sell Singapore base
    Box operator preparing to sell its Singaporean HQ in bid to raise funds for strategic investments
  • Sanko files for bankruptcy
    Japan's fourth largest shipping firm has debts of $1.95 billion.
  • Bunker prices firming in key Asian ports on Monday
    No problems with avails.
  • Independent non-executive directors change at Titan
    Maria Tam Wai Chu retires as independent non-executive director of Titan.
  • Brightoil secures $50 million loan from Chinese bank
    Chairman and Executive Director Dr Sit Kwong Lam must remain as majority shareholder of Brightoil as part of loan agreement.
  • Singapore-based bunkering firm boosts legal team
    Gilbert Liu, a qualified Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore, joins United Bunkering & Trading.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan bunker volumes up in May
    Sinopec Zhoushan sold 280,000 mt in May, says company source.
  • Tropical storm leaves Hong Kong, bunkering resumes
    Weather 'mainly fine and hot with one or two isolated showers', says Hong Kong Observatory on Monday.

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Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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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
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For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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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
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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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
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Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
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Bonn/Nashville
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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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