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October 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Guangzhou to spend US$2.02 billion on sea freight hub development project
  • Fujian's port capacity to hit 15 million TEU mostly from Taiwan trade
  • Chongqing's 2012 foreign trade volume up 11.3pc to 5.16 million tonnes
  • UN's International Maritime Organisation stalls on container weights
  • Logwin further expands in India to Ahmedabad from Mumbai and Pune
  • Breakbulk China 2013 to focus on developments, transport solutions
  • Airlines struggle to cope with global overcapacity midst Mideast boom
  • Alaska study sees only modest air cargo growth with changing conditions
  • CEVA honours suppliers at second global awards ceremony near Madrid
  • DHL opens Energy Centre in Houston exhibiting services to energy clients

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates down last week
  • Bibby brings its heritage & expertise to shipmanagement sector
  • ITIC continues to reward loyalty with renewal credit payments to members
  • Lubmarine launches three new barges in Singapore
  • MOL launches vessel safety campaign
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • Port of Rotterdam to build 3 lay-by berths for coastal box shipping
  • TSA announces contract rate increases for 2013-14
  • TT Club advocates mandatory verification of container weights
  • Sugar exports to continue despite 4.6 pc dip in output
  • Congestion charges to apply only after 30 days notice: US FMC to carriers
  • East coast ports asked to follow Gujarat model
  • GMB is Knowledge Partner for Gujarat Junction 2012
  • HBT issue simmers at KoPT
  • Export credit interest cap extended
  • Fitch revises Indias growth forecast to 6 pc
  • US Department of Justice, FTC sign important MoU with Ministry of Corporate Affairs & CCI

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • NordStar adjusts Far East operations
    As of today, Russian NordStar Airlines is adjusting its operations to the country's Far East. The carrier, which currently operates Khabarovsk - Vladivostok once a week and serves ...
  • Chep expands in Eastern Europe
    Chep, the pooling expert in the area of multiple-use containers and pallets, is cooperating with the Delamode Group. Delamode, the logistics and forwarding company represented in t...
  • Turkish adds Aden
    With yesterday's flight departing from Istanbul, Turkish Airlines started its service expansion to the Yemen. The Sanaa flights are being operated as three flights per week (four f...
  • Bruce Highway construction project in Australia completed
    After years of planning, extensive public consultations and the relocation of more than five million tonnes of earth - enough soil and rock to fill 2,000 Olympic swimming pools - ...
  • Mercator's technologies selected by THAI Cargo
    Thai Airways (THAI) executive vice-president of human resources & compliance, Niruj Maneepun, and head of Mercator, Patrick Naef, signed an agreement last week that will enable...
  • Port of Felixstowe celebrates new productivity record
    Felixstowe has set a new record for the number of container movements in a 12-hour shift with the recent call of the Maersk Sarnia. A total of 3431 exchanges was completed on this ...
  • Fredrik Dahllöf becomes division manager of Freja Sweden
    Freja Transport & Logistics has recruited Fredrik Dahllöf as division manager South Europe for its office in Helsingborg (Sweden). Fredrik will start working for Freja on 24 Oc...
  • Baton change at the head of Blue Water Shipping
    Kurt Skov, Blue Water Shipping's founder and managing director, is stepping down and appointing Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as the chief executive position. Shortly after the 40th anniv...
  • Eurotunnel and Alstom organise Prima II tests in Channel Tunnel
    Eurotunnel and Alstom have successfully realised tests on the new generation Prima II locomotives to check compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and safety standards. For this ...
  • New freight charge in India
    Indian Railways has increased the service tax on goods transported by trains by up to 3.7%. The decision for levying service tax on freight and auxiliary services was taken last Su...
  • DSV acquires Swift Freight and expands in Africa and Middle East
    Swift Freight, headquartered in Dubai, is a strong regional freight forwarder with 36 offices in 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Swift Freight specialises in tran...
  • B&Q awards Wincanton multi-channel distribution contract
    British logistics service provider Wincanton has announced it has won a multi-channel distribution contract by retailer B&Q in the UK. Wincanton will manage B&Q's 1 million...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Turnaround whiz picked to chair Australian shipbuilder
  • Crowley awarded $16.5 million MSC charter for ATB
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 2
  • New warning to yachts on piracy dangers
  • Another $100.4 million for Virginia class sub program
  • VT Halter teams with DCNS for OPC program bid
  • Capt Alex Sweeney now VP project ops at Crowley solutions
  • Pacific Carriers takes 67% stake in Drydocks World SEA
  • STX OSV books order for cable layer

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Port of Everett Commission updates Mission Statement
  • Crowley names Capt. Alex Sweeney solutions group vice president
  • Inchcape Shipping Services promotes Francisco Villagran
  • Port of Vancouver, USA eyes full production of new rail entrance
  • DHS joins Canada Border Services in kickoff of new entry/exit pilot program

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Shipping finds different paths to financing
    Why yards and owners are looking for alternative sources of funding
  • Brokers predict a double-digit increase for shipowners
    Will any club be prepared to absorb reinsurance increases?
  • Spanish court rules on sue and labour costs
    Decision consistent with earlier UK case law will be welcomed by insurers
  • Textainer buys 81,000 teu of dry freight boxes
    Bermuda-based container leasing firm upgrades its fleet
  • Is Brussels-IMO love-in too good to be true?
    Kallas pledges pragmatic approach to end shipping emissions deadlock
  • Taking stock in Asia
    Slowdown creates high inventories that will take at least two months to clear
  • Grimaldi and NEL Lines to co-operate on ferry route
    Daily departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa to carry both passengers and ro-ro cargo
  • LR pulls Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam's ISO certification
    Move follows tank farm shutdown due to safety concerns
  • Baltic braced to defend indices
    Brussels probe takes aim at benchmarks
  • Moldova and Mongolia remove Iran-linked ships
    Open registers follow lead of Tuvalu, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
  • Brussels ditches regional CO2 reduction laws for shipping
    Exclusive: U-turn clears the way for a breakthrough global deal at IMO
  • Currency effects distort shipping capital gains, says Moore Stephens
    Accountant pushes for rule change
  • DP World eyes Latin America investments
    Dubai ports giant sets its sights on the world's fast-growing emerging markets
  • Blazing a trail
    A year after its launch, Daily Maersk has defied its critics
  • Danes back US proposal for curbing emissions
    Danish Shipowners' Association chief voices support for cutting pollution through operational and design measures rather than financial measures
  • A problem too far
    The Senkaku-Diaoyu islands dispute has the potential to widen into a setback for the shipping industry
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    Supply will need to be cut promptly if the November 1 general rate increases are to stick
  • Intercargo attacks 'simplistic and inaccurate' Rightship green ranking
    Lobby group's chief condemns EVDI for applying the energy efficiency design index to existing vessels
  • Africa's maritime chiefs seek plan for sustained growth
    This week 130 delegates from 30 maritime administrations meet in Mombasa, Kenya, to push forward the ambitions of the African Maritime Transport Charter
  • Nordcapital quits KG business for now
    Sector claims its latest casualty as closed-end fund requirements loom
  • A brand reborn
    Restructured former icon Torm at last moves forward
  • Crew arrested after fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong
    Vessel on cruise to view fireworks sinks quickly as poor visibility hampers rescue operations
  • PMSCs urged to support contractors' mental health like the military does
    Fitzsimons case is evidence of what can go wrong, says trauma risk expert
  • Casualties: October 2 2012
    An exclusive snapshot of casualties in the last week
  • Cargotec to shed 245 jobs
    Reduction in 10,500 global workforce follows 25% fall in first half operating profit
  • Creditors take 90% stake in troubled Torm
    Deal sees $100m cash injection, long term loan deferral and share takeover
  • Atlantic Navigation lists in Singapore
    Middle East offshore services provider raises $8.9m on SGX's fast-growth board
  • Excel extends equity-raising commitment
    Dry bulk giant uses option to defer $24.3m instalment
  • New Zealand and Costamare reach $22.8m Rena settlement
    Government calls deal a 'good outcome'

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Bankrupt B+H to liquidate
    OBO owner B+H Ocean Carriers, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in May, has revealed plans for an orderly sell-off of its remaining vessels
  • Textainer hikes box ownership
    CONTAINER leasing company Textainer today confirmed its second major en bloc acquisition in the past three weeks
  • TORM restructuring signed
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk group, today signed a restructuring plan with lenders and owners of ships it timecharters
  • Day of the shipping zombies
    A SEVEN-point settlement that TORM today signed with its creditors has created another "living dead" shipping company, an analyst commented
  • EU nations urged to seek fuel exemptions
    EUROPE'S leading shipowners' body said today it is banking on EU countries to intervene with the IMO on fuel sulphur limits
  • Stronger rupee boosts Indian breakers
    THE RUPEE'S further gains against the dollar are encouraging ship recycling in India, as yards offered $5 per ldt more than the previous week
  • Excel gains breathing room
    EXCEL Maritime has won three more months to sell equity under its debt restructuring, the NYSE-listed drybulk company has confirmed
  • IMO alters energy plan timing
    SHIPS will no longer need to implement a ship energy efficiency management plan following a decision today at the IMO
  • Cargotec to lay off 245
    CARGOTEC, the Finnish maker of port handling equipment, said today it will seek 245 layoffs to improve profitability
  • Culls urged on Asia/Europe container routes
    THE ODDS are very small that a rate rise in the headhaul Far East/Europe box trade will succeed next month unless carriers axe more services, a leading analyst has warned
  • IMO chief urges state action on low-sulphur fuels
    GOVERNMENTS should pressure the oil and refinery industries to ensure supplies of low-sulphur fuel, according to IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu
  • Seesaw seen for crude tanker utilisation
    CRUDE tanker utilisation is expected to drop from 87% this year to 84% in 2013, before recovering in 2014-15, DNB Bank has predicted
  • Box price war 'now a reality'
    THE FORTUNES of box shipping took a turn a turn for worse in September, said a senior shipping analyst, who warned that a price war has become a reality
  • Two Chinese yards excluded from VLCC binge
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yards Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Cosco Corp (Singapore) are expected to be odd ones out in Beijing's newbuilding binge, Credit Suisse has warned
  • Asian holidays hit box ship chartering
    A SERIES of Far East holidays this week and normal slowing at this time of year has hit box ship chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Logistics Executives Expect Revenue Gain
    North American logistics companies expect to increase revenue 10 percent in the coming year as they target specific industries with...
  • Werner Enterprises Opens Detroit-Area Terminal
    Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises on Oct. 2 announced the opening of a new terminal in Brownstown Charter Township,...
  • EVP, COO Mike Franczak Leaves Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 1 announced that Mike Franczak, executive vice president and COO, has resigned. Franczak...
  • Retailers Expect Solid Growth This Holiday Season
    Retail sales in November and December should increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion, which is higher than the 10-year average...
  • American Firm Tapped to Modernize Iraq's Maqal Port
    North America Western Asia Holdings on Oct. 2 announced that it has entered a 10-year agreement with Iraq's Ministry of...
  • Rena Wreck Compensation May Exceed $22.9 Million
    Daina Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Greece-based Costamare, reached a financial settlement with New Zealand's government today regarding the container...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Completes Purchase of RailAmerica
    Short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc....
  • APL Logistics Expands Operations in Bangladesh
    APL Logistics has expanded its operations in Bangladesh to meet growing demand from the apparel sector. The company has...
  • Singapore Port Planning for Capacity of 50 Million TEUs
    The port of Singapore's container facilities will benefit from an investment of S$3.5 billion (US$2.85 billion) over the next decade...
  • Osaka's Container Trade Dips 3.5 Percent
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan fell 3.5 percent in the...
  • C.H. Robinson Adds Chemical Division
    Logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. yesterday announced its new ChemSolutions division, which will provide services to chemical manufacturing and...
  • Congress Passes Military Commercial Drivers License Act
    The U.S. Congress has passed S. 3624, the Military Commercial Drivers License Act of 2012, a bill that allows uniformed...
  • British Columbia to Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark on Sept. 28 detailed plans to invest more than $200 million in capital projects across...
  • Survey: U.S. High-Tech Executives Optimistic About 2014 Export Goals
    U.S. high-tech executives' confidence in the future of the nation's exports has grown significantly over the past two years, due...
  • Updated Railyards Opened at Port of Amsterdam
    The Port of Amsterdam and the Netherlands' ProRail have modernized two freight railyards, in compliance with European requirements. Aziehavenweg...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Rena owner to pay USD32m in clean-up costs
  • US - Mexico NAFTA trade booming
    Surface trade between the US and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, rose by 4.6% in July compared to the same month of 2011 to USD75.7 billion. Nevertheless, ...
  • Hoyer's IBCs being fitted with RFID technology
    Hamburg-based Hoyer is fitting transponders to its pool of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which currently number about 20,000 units, and installing a radio ...
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    With an almost across the board general rate increase [GRI] of USD500 per TEU announced by ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Far East to Europe tradelane ...
  • Nigerian ports' box traffic up 19% in H1 12
    Containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 19.4% in H1 12 with 770,996TEU handled. While empties staged the strongest rate of growth, up more than 25% to 332,917TEU, ...
  • 'Rosier' transpac outlook - but bleaker Asia/Europe outlook
    Weekly spot rates from Shanghai to the US West Coast (USWC) have climbed slightly week-on-week following the announcement that the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement ...
  • Long Beach welcomes largest boxship ever seen in US
    The arrival at the weekend of the largest containership ever to call in the US marks a new stage for the transpacific trades as lines transfer vessels from struggling ...
  • ADT cargo switch ahead of schedule
    Martijn van de Linde, ceo of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), which operates the cargo-handling facilities at the new Khalifa port, has announced that the switch of containers ...
  • ICC pushes to salvage Doha Round
    The International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] says that resolving the current trade deadlock 'is a priority for global business' opining that 'trade and investment ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM lines up injection
    CMA CGM appears to be closing on the finalisation of a billion-dollar debt restructuring after striking a tentative deal to accept an infusion from France's sovereign wealth fund.
  • Trafigura's taste test
    Shipping circles are ripe with talk that Trafigura is keeping an eye out for opportunities to pounce on assets in and outside the sale-and-purchase market.
  • OSG jumps on FSO deal
    A juicy charter contract may give Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) a leg up during negotiations with banks over an upcoming liquidity gap, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • EXM out of the woods?
    Shares of Excel Maritime Carriers gained traction Tuesday morning on the back of news that its lenders agreed to extend the deadline of an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering.
  • Police make ferry arrests
    Police in Hong Kong have arrested six crew over a collision between two ferries on Monday night that left 37 people dead.
  • Golden in cape coup?
    Golden Union of Greece looks to have picked up a capesize resale at a knock-down price.
  • CCB commits
    China Construction Bank (CCB) has pledged to keep on supporting the shipping industry, despite dire markets.
  • SFI eyes car carriers
    Ship Finance International is on the brink of breaking into the car-carrier market with purchases backed by cash from its latest Wall Street fundraiser.
  • GasLog to join bond run?
    Peter Livanos' GasLog could join the flock of owners turning to the bond market for cash.
  • Moldova bows to pressure
    Moldova has agreed to stop accepting Iranian ships on to its register after US pressure.
  • Alpha cape tied up
    Oldendorff has chartered a Greek capesize bulker as period rates pushed to five figures for the first time in three months.
  • Clash toll to rise
    The death toll from the sinking of the Indonesian ferry Bahuga Jaya last week could reach 50, search and rescue teams believe.
  • Big three make gains
    Shares in Japanese shipping giants have rallied despite reporting bad news over the past week.
  • Hammer sees tanker hit
    A brutal clash between falling oil demand and supply growth in the third quarter suggests the tanker market's road to recovery is getting longer, RS Platou Markets says.
  • New Times selling four
    Greek owners are in talks to buy cancelled bulkers at China's New Times Shipyard.
  • Drydocks and PCL pen JV
    Drydocks World and Pacific Carriers of Singapore have put the finishing touches to their joint venture announced earlier this year.
  • Banks are 'strong owners'
    Jacob Meldgaard has welcomed a group of banks as the majority shareholders in Torm.
  • Better summer for ICG
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has enjoyed a stronger summer as operating profit edged up.
  • STX OSV scores again
    STX OSV has fleshed out its orderbook with a near $80m contract for a cable layer.
  • Excel wins lifeline
    Excel Maritime Carriers has been given more time to carry out an equity fundraiser under its restructuring agreement.
  • Class action kicked out
    A US judge has dismissed a $75m class action arising from the Costa Concordia tragedy, ruling that the claims should be heard in Italy.
  • Torm shoots up
    Torm shares took flight this morning after a restructuring agreement saw the company's immediate future secured.
  • Brittany Ferries strike ends
    Brittany Ferries ships will resume English Channel crossings on Tuesday after crew unions ended their rolling strike.
  • Torm saved
    Torm has ended three years of financial uncertainty after striking a deal with banks and charter partners which will keep the company afloat.
  • One killed in fire
    A crewman has died and two others were injured as fire ripped through a general cargoship off Vietnam.
  • Daewoo sails past target
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has hit its order mark for 2012.
  • Euronav in new FSO deal
    Maersk Oil has agreed to charter Euronav's 442,000-dwt FSO Africa (built 2002) for the next five years, it was confirmed Tuesday.
  • SNC inks MR double
    Romania's Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) has clinched a new tanker order from a compatriot owner.
  • Vopak ties-up Coryton
    Vopak has completed the acquisition of the former Coryton refinery in the UK and now plans to convert it into an oil products terminal.
  • Atlantic Nav joins SGX
    Atlantic Navigation has become the latest offshore vessel operator to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).
  • Azipods for icebreaker
    ABB has won a $35m deal to supply the propulsion plant for a new icebreaker vessel on order at the Baltic Shipyard.
  • Costamare seal Rena deal
    Costamare and the New Zealand government have reached a financial settlement in respect of the grounding of the Rena.
  • 36 die off Hong Kong
    A collision between two passenger ferries in Hong Kong has left at least 36 people dead.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • ILWU head sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $500
    Robert McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was fined $500 and sentenced to serve one day in jail and given an 89-day suspended sentence after a three-day trial in Longview, Wash., last week.
  • Panjiva unveils global sourcing search
    The company's Global Search indexes information from the Web and presents shipment information - from raw materials to a variety of final goods - in an easy-to-use manner that will seem familiar to anyone that's used a popular search engine.
  • European competition authorities review UPS-TNT deal
    Joaquín Almunia, vice president of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, said during a speech in Nicosia, Cyprus, there is a "need to keep an eye on deals that would increase concentration in already concentrated markets."
  • APL Logistics opens Bangladesh quality centers
    The two centers, in the capital city of Dhaka and at Bangladesh's biggest port Chittagong, are in close proximity to Bangladesh's garment manufacturers. They also offer other value-added services, such as pick-and-pack, labeling and scanning.
  • Holm-Andersen leads Data2Logistics' professional services
  • Green Fleet expands cloud to WMS
  • Washington Notebook: Optimism exists despite 2Q GDP downgrade
  • MSC amends TP bunker fees
  • CHEP Aerospace manages AirAsia X's ULDs
  • Menlo elevates business development manager
  • U.S. says Chinese stainless steel sinks dumped
  • Ex-Im Bank supports satellite export to Vietnam
  • Brand given IBIA helm
  • MOL lowers expectations for first half
  • LM Wind Power boosts Brazilian port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Filopoulos joins FT Maritime Services
    Company says he will contribute to growth.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah
    Low demand keeps prices steady.
  • Prices lack direction in major European ports
    Little movement seen as prices edge up or down.
  • Cargill efficiency move criticised by shipowners
    Charterer's intention to vet ships for efficiency called 'simplistic'.
  • Cost of low sulphur regulation 'should be borne by society'
    Head of IMO calls on governments to take steps to ensure availability of fuel and alternative technology.
  • Offshore oil transfer added to Nigerian levy
    Tax includes 'processing,storing or transferring oil'.
  • New bunker trader for Topoil
    Andersson steps up to trading role in company.
  • High sulpur/low sulphur spread likely to remain 'wide'
    North American ECA is driving demand for LS product.
  • Reality check on low sulphur fuel availability study
    Insufficient support for ICS proposal at MEPC 64 after US says preliminary study would be counterproductive.
  • Tax concession will attract bunkering 'entrepreneurs'
    India's Kerala state extends scope of 'tax break'.
  • Trust lacking in fuel efficiency claims
    Efficiency should be independently assessed to build trust, says coatings manufacturer.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asian markets
    Demand mostly below average across key Asian ports.
  • GB Oils extends UK business
    MoD ships to be bunkered by UK company.
  • New bunker supply firm in Pakistan
    Shaukat Marine Services to expand its bunker tanker fleet with newbuilds.
  • Torm inks restructuring agreement
    Relief that an out-of-court agreement has been secured after months of negotiations.
  • MOL anticipates wider losses on rising bunkers
    Revises down its earnings forecast for first half 2012.
  • Singapore's new port to cater to cleaner fuelled-ships
    Consolidating container activities into one location will provide for greater efficiency and economies of scale, says Minister.

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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
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
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
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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