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December 6, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Australia carriers to adjust bunker surcharge from January 5
  • Cancelled G6 sailings due to weak demand over festive season
  • HMM sinks into the red and outlook fails to reassure under heavy debt burden
  • Xiamen Xiangyu Bonded Zone trade value up 27.6pc to US$4.47 billion
  • Largest Sino-Mongolian border checkpoint opens cargo-use road
  • LA-Long Beach strike continues, ships divert as talks reach stalemate
  • TSA looks to merge with WTSA to eventually replace it
  • FPS starts domestic Philippines ocean services from Manila, Cebu
  • Rickmers & Oaktree Capital Mgt. to invest in 16 green newbuildings
  • SDV opens first certified green warehouse in Singapore
  • Portek to operate 2 Papua New Guinea container terminals
  • No trans-shipment activity at Vallarpadam CT in Kochi after cabotage relaxed
  • Dragonair celebrates graduation of 24 students of its Aviation Certificate Programme
  • DHL Express refurbishes, expands Melbourne, distribution facilities
  • Air Charter Service beats the street by playing cargo niche markets

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Beware of fake cargo-tracking websites: IMB
  • Excess capacity portends gloomy days ahead for shipbuilding: Drewry
  • GCC seafreight sector seen in challenging phase, advised to diversify risk
  • Lightweight composite containers showcased at intermodal event
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • India probes chemical dumping by China
  • Krishnapatnam Port plans to handle RoRo traffic
  • Port officers' federations felicitate Milind Deora
  • Third China-Europe container rail line now operational
  • Cabinet allows more wheat, rice exports
  • Adani Group denies allegations

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Emirates SkyCargo creates new French trade lane with Lyon launch
    Today (5 December) Dubai (UAE)-based Emirates SkyCargo has strengthened its operations in France with the launch of a five-weekly service to Lyon. The city is the third French gate...
  • Rickmers and Oaktree form partnership for investment in newbuildings
    Oaktree Capital Management LP and the major global carrier Rickmers Group are joining forces to invest in eight plus eight eco-designed new containerships. Oaktree Capital Manageme...
  • Townsville port access road in Australia opens to traffic
    After a four year construction phase, the new AUD 217 million (EUR 175 million) Townsville port access road in Queensland (Australia) has been opened to traffic and, from here on, ...
  • Rheinland Cargo Schweiz gets direct access to Switzerland's rail network
    Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has issued a rail network access permit to Rheinland Cargo Schweiz GmbH, a subsidiary of the German company Häfen und Güteverke...
  • DB Schenker Rail UK launches D2D service
    DB Schenker Rail UK now offers a new integrated transport service from the quayside direct to the warehouse. Called D2D, the company will handle the full movement of containers for...
  • First DAF LF distribution truck in Taiwan
    The first locally assembled DAF LF distribution truck came off the production line at Taiwan-based Formosa Automobile Sales Corporation (FASC). FASC, which is responsible for the m...
  • Stena Line Freight named Short Sea Shipping Company of the Year
    Stena Line Freight has been named Short Sea Shipping Company of the Year at the Irish Exporters Association's Export Industry Awards. These awards recognise the achievements of com...
  • Cargo aircraft crash in Congo
    An Ilyushin 76T cargo aircraft operating for a local airline called Aéro-Service, was destroyed on 30 November in an accident near the airport of Brazzaville, the capital of the Re...
  • IAG Cargo officially became subsidiary of International Airlines Group
    IAG Group which is formed by British Airways and Iberia, has launched IAG Cargo Ltd as a legal subsidiary. The new brand which represents a single, unified commercial entitiy for c...
  • New crane for Wiencont terminal 1
    WienCont, the operator of a trimodal container terminal in Vienna, is currently in the process of increasing capacities there by installing a third high-performance crane. It is sc...
  • Streck Transport AG now compliant with BRC standard
    Streck Transport AG, headquartered in Möhlin near Basel (Switzerland), was recently certified as compliant with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard. The logistics service ...
  • Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition of Nova Natie business unit
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has completed the acquisition of the ambient and temperature-controlled warehousing and general cargo...
  • Martin Bencher Group opens new office in Gothenburg
    The Martin Bencher Group, a professional shipping and forwarding service provider headquartered in Sweden, opened a new office in Gothenburg (Sweden) on 3 December. The Gothenburg ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • GE Marine announces timeline for Tier 3 compliance
  • NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship
  • House passes Coast Guard Authorization Act
  • Crowley makes senior leadership changes
  • John Deere announces Tier III engine line
  • MSC agrees new cruise passenger safety measures
  • School offers grad degree in admiralty and maritime law
  • Bath Iron Works gets $70 million Navy contract mod
  • Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle...
  • West Coast port strike ends

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Agreement ends strike at Port of Los Angeles
  • Seattle Port Commissioners Ok new Century Agenda
  • APL teaming with Hanjin in Japan/Thailand service
  • Firm celebrating start-up of Port of Grays Harbor facility
  • Evergreen joining X-Press in new Central America service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Is Hamburg up the creek without a paddle?
    A setback over deepening the river Elbe has prompted concern for Germany's top port
  • Scorpio Tankers completes $131m follow-on issue
    Fresh cash could set stage for more fuel-efficient newbuildings
  • Skuld lures new head of Singapore office back from Swedish Club
    Singapore authorised new office opening at the start of this month
  • Long-term hopes ease pain of record low rates for VLGCs
    New cargoes' earnings and vessel utilisation set to rise
  • First LNG-powered boxship order is a catalyst for gas-fuelled shipping
    US-based Tote signs deal with General Dynamics Nassco
  • Teekay-Exmar joint venture positions itself for US LPG export boom
    Gas carrier partners seize opportunities for growth
  • Owners that restructure must be open and honest, say bankers
    It takes transparency and frankness to survive ship finance's big freeze, Beijing forum told
  • MISC sells 50% stake in FPS unit
    Proceeds from $306m deal help tanker giant to pare its debt
  • NOL and Hanjin launch Japan to Thailand route
    New intra-Asia service reflects still-robust regional growth
  • Analysis: Concerns remain after Los Angeles-Long Beach accord
    Wider waterfront mosaic offers little cheer
  • Cashing in on China
    New source of lending will not end western shipowners' woes
  • Idle boxship numbers stay steady at 6% of fleet
    Numbers could could rise in coming month as carriers rearrange vessel deployment
  • California fall-out
    The dispute at LA-Long Beach has come as a setback ending a decade of industrial harmony
  • LATEST UPDATE: LA dockers return to work
    Strike settlement follows eight-day stoppage
  • HSH Nordbank to close London office
    Move said to form part of bank's strategy

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Seaspan outlines growth plan
    GERRY Wang-led box ship lessor Seaspan today announced another offering of preferred shares and provided an update on its newbuilding negotiations
  • Shell sees another doubling of LNG trade
    ROYAL Dutch Shell today predicted another doubling of LNG trading by 2025
  • First LNG transits Russia's Northern Route
    DYNAGAS LNG carrier Ob River was today discharging its cargo at Tobata's port in Japan, after making the first such fully loaded trial voyage eastwards through Russia's Northern Route on the Arctic Sea
  • Scorpio prices follow-on
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today priced a follow-on equity offering that will be used to repay revolving debt and fund growth
  • Toxic gas leak injures 18
    A CHEMICAL leak from a ship in Northern Ireland today reportedly hospitalised 18 people
  • Global Carriers suffers losses times 10
    MALAYSIA'S tanker operator Global Carriers said it has incurred losses in the third quarter ended on 30 September - 10 times those of 3Q11
  • PetroChina's products unit predicts surge
    PETROCHINA Dalian Shipping - the product tanker unit of China's largest oil conglomerate, PetroChina - said it expects cargoes to increase 21.7% year on year in 2013
  • Viking signs for more ships with Fincantieri
    RIVER specialist Viking Cruises has signed a deal for up to four more seagoing cruise ships from Italian builder Fincantieri
  • Owner fined for dumping at Great Barrier Reef
    A COURT in Australia court today fined the master and owner of the Hong Kong-flagged bulker Hope Star for illegal dumping garbage at the Great Barrier Reef, a world heritage site
  • LA and LB ports to reopen after accord
    STRIKING port workers are returning to work today at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach after a contract settlement was announced after both sides agreed to mediation last night
  • Exmar, Teekay form JV
    EXMAR, the Belgian LNG and LPG carrier owner, said today it has forged a gas joint venture with Canadian tanker owner Teekay
  • US coal export knock-on seen as aboration
    THE FALL in coal prices as a result of excess supply from the US likely to be an aboration, the IHS McCloskey Asia Pacific Coal Outlook conference heard today
  • VLCC speed rise to hit rates
    VLCC owners are stepping up sailing speeds as rates improve, amid a seasonal uptick in oil demand, but this is likely to prevent further increases in 2013, DNB Bank warned today
  • Koreans prefer big bulkers
    SOUTH Korea's power generation groups prefer coal imports to be shipped on Capesizes and post-Panamaxes, a conference was told today
  • BIMCO predicts Chinese iron ore imports jump
    BIMCO has forecast Chinese iron ore imports to grow at a rate of 7.5% in 2013, up from 6.4% in 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association Partners with 7LFreight
    The Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA) is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with 7LFreight, bringing the latest technology to the AEMCA membership. "We are all about delivering the ultimate member experience with an emphasis on creating more opportunities for the freight community by providing the best and most...
  • Eco-Shopping Guide Scores UPS Tops in Shipping
    For the fourth consecutive year, UPS (NYSE: UPS) has earned the No. 1 ranking in the consumer shipping category of the Climate Counts Company Scorecard. UPS tied for second overall in this year's global list of 145 companies and is the only transportation and logistics provider to appear in the...
  • BlueGrace Logistics Ranks in Top 10 for Logistics and Transportation Companies, Listed as One of Inc. Magazine's Inaugural Hire Power Honorees
    TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa, FL-based BlueGrace Logistics (www.mybluegrace.com) is featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc. Magazine's 2012 Hire Power Awards. Inc.'s Hire Power Award Program recognizes private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. Despite a challenging economy, BlueGrace Logistics generated 95 jobs from 2008...
  • FedEx Customers Get Near-Real-Time Tracking and Increased Visibility for Their Shipments With SenseAware
    HONG KONG - FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the launch of its SenseAwareSM service in two countries in Asia Pacific. FedEx customers in Australia and Singapore can now better control their supply chain and stay connected to their most critical and time-sensitive shipments...
  • Agreement Clears Way for Intermodal Railyard at Former Charleston Naval Base
    The South Carolina Budget and Control Board has approved an agreement among the South Carolina Department of Commerce, its Division of Public Railways and the City of North Charleston to permit the building of an intermodal railyard on the former Charleston Naval Base to enhance rail access to the Port...
  • Average US LTL Yield Increase Drops to 3.5 Percent
    The average annualized increase in less-than-truckload yield among public carriers tracked by The Journal of Commerce dropped to 3.5 percent in the third quarter, a sign that falling tonnage restrained LTL truck rates in the second half of 2012. The data confirm that LTL rates, while still rising, are doing so...
  • CP's Remodeling Is Just the Beginning
    Canadian Pacific Railway's announcement this week of plans to trim its network and cut a quarter of its work force over the next four years is just the beginning of the changes coming down the tracks for the railroad. By simplifying the network, CP President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison is...
  • Crowley Announces Senior Management Changes
    Crowley's new senior management. Transportation and logistics company Crowley Maritime Corp. today appointed Frank Larkin to senior vice president and general manager of logistics, Steve Collar to senior vice president and general manager of Latin America services, and John Hourihan to senior vice president and general manager of Puerto Rico and...
  • Arnold Transportation, LinkAmerica to Merge
    Regional truckload carrier LinkAmerica is merging with Arnold Transportation, a division of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, increasing Arnold's capacity and reach. When the merger is complete in January, the combined company, which will operate under the Arnold name, will have more than 1,400 tractors and 5,000 trailers. "With this merger, Arnold Transportation Services...
  • Terminal Operators, Carriers Begin Clearing Strike-Related Backlogs
    Terminal operators and shipping lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach have begun the task of digging out from the eight-day strike by office clerical workers, but the task may not be as daunting as it was after previous work stoppages - at least not this week. The consensus among port and terminal...
  • US House OKs Coast Guard Bill
    The U.S. House of Representatives today approved HR 2838, HR 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012. The bill authorizes $8.6 billion for 2013 and $8.3 billion for 2014 for Coast Guard activities, including the improvement of ships, aircraft and communication systems. It also is intended to reduce regulatory...
  • Chemical Manufacturer Royce Expands in Southeast
    Chemicals manufacturer Royce Associates will spend $1 million to build a 48,000-square-foot chemical production and distribution facility in Gaffney, S.C. Royce, which has five manufacturing sites in the U.S., said it will serve customers in the textile, paper, construction and plastic markets from the 14-acre site. The location will help the 83-year-old...
  • JF Hillebrand Taps Menlo to Provide Singapore Services for William Grant & Sons
    JF Hillebrand Singapore, a logistics provider for the beverage industry, has selected Menlo Worldwide Logistics, a subsidiary of Con-way, to provide logistics and customs brokerage services in Singapore for whiskey distiller William Grant & Sons. Menlo will provide warehousing and inventory management services for products distributed by William Grant & Sons...
  • China's Demand for Iron Ore to Increase 7.5 Percent in 2013, BIMCO Says
    China's demand for iron ore and coal imports for its steel-making industry is expected to increase in 2013, according to Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst at shipping association BIMCO. Chinese iron ore demand is expected to grow at a rate of 7.5 percent in 2013, up from 6.4 percent in 2012,...
  • APL Logistics, VASCOR in Joint Venture to Serve India's Automotive Sector
    Supply chain management company APL Logistics and automotive third-party logistics provider VASCOR have formed a joint venture to serve the automotive sector in India. The Delhi-based joint venture, called APL Logistics VASCOR Automotive, combines the companies' supply chain expertise and auto sector experience. They have appointed Umesh Bhanot as chief operating...
  • Ship Finance Bank Bearish on Industry Recovery
    Germany's HSH Nordbank, the world's biggest ship finance bank, said it doesn't expect a recovery in shipping markets to get under way until the end of 2013, even as it announced a sharply lower net loss. The state-owned bank slashed group net losses in the first nine months of the year...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • New Zealand Port Names Kneebone Infrastructure Manager
    Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has appointed Dan Kneebone property and infrastructure manager, effective January 2013. Kneebone will be responsible for the company's property portfolio and infrastructure assets, as well as plant and equipment. He succeeds Tony Reynish, who is retiring after 25 years in the industry. Reynish will be available part...
  • Ekol Logistics Hauled 1.2 Million Tons Year-to-Date
    Ekol Logistics' fleet moved 1.2 million tons in 2012. Ekol Logistics' vehicle and trucking fleet has moved 1.2 million tons of load through its domestic and international projects in the year to date, the Turkey-based company reported today. The company aims to maintain its road freight transportation performance throughout the rest of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • New Japan-Thailand services
    Hanjin Shipping is introducing new services between Japan and Thailand starting on 23 December. The new JTE (Japan-Thailand Express) service will be jointly operated ...
  • New VBS books in at Southampton
    Hauliers are set to benefit from a new vehicle booking system (VBS) to be officially launched in the new year by DP World Southampton. A trial of VBS Premium with ...
  • Port of Seattle Commission approves new agenda
    US port's 25-year expansion programme is a 'blueprint for economic growth and environmental leadership'. The Port of Seattle Commission has approved an aggressive ...
  • US port strike ends
    Agreement has been reached to end the eight-day strike that crippled the largest port complex in the US, the Mayor of Los Angeles announced this morning. Mayor ...
  • Carriers eye January Asia-Europe rate hike amid capacity cuts
    With a majority of ocean liners poised to implement a GRI of up to US$600 per TEU from the middle of the month on Asia-Europe tradelanes, market analysts are forecasting ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • NAT tanker detained
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accused the crew of a Nordic American Tankers suezmax of illegally discharging oily waste into the sea.
  • SSW targets four
    Seaspan is hoping to use cash from an upcoming fundraiser to acquire four containerships.
  • Scorpio plots eco strike
    Scorpio Tankers' latest share issue has laid the groundwork for another batch of eco newbuildings, its president says.
  • AIG behind sale
    An aframax tanker that used to trade with US operator Groton Pacific Carriers has been sold for scrap in a transaction worth over $8m.
  • Orders threaten VLGCs
    VLGCs may have escaped the worst of the shipping downturn but rates could be shaved next year when a bunch of newbuildings hit the water.
  • Crewman hurt in fall
    A Russian seafarer has been hospitalised after slipping on a wet deck in Germany.
  • Brokers in drag
    Ben Goggin and Will Sissons were unofficially awarded the prize of ICAP Shipping's best dressed men as brokers donned fancy dress and mixed with celebrities to raise millions for charity.
  • HSH cuts loss
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has reduced the red ink in the first nine months, but shipping loan-loss provisions continue to bite.
  • Scorpio scores more cash
    Scorpio Tankers has bagged over $130m from its latest trip to Wall Street as it looks to continue its expansion drive.
  • Heavy exposure
    Germany's 10 biggest banks have a massive EUR 98bn ($128bn) tied up in shipping loans, according to Moody's Investors Service.
  • DeepOcean extends pair
    DeepOcean has had a contract with Norway's Statoil extended for a third time.
  • Seaspan on cash hunt
    Seaspan is turning to shareholders to help fund its next newbuilding crusade.
  • IBA in at SembCorp
    The Islamic Bank of Asia took on almost SGD 2m ($1.64m) worth of shares in SembCorp Marine just days before a rig accident hit one of its yards.
  • Backed by a billion
    China's Export-Import Bank (Exim) is offering up CNY 7bn ($1.125bn) of new loans to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry.
  • Cargoship refloated
    Divers were due to inspect a Finnish cargoship after it grounded off Gothenburg, Sweden, on Tuesday.
  • Siem snaps up CSV deal
    Siem Offshore has snared a long-term contract for the first of its four subsea construction newbuildings.
  • "Catastrophic failure"
    A UK cargoship sank in 16 minutes after suffering a catastrophic hull failure, accident investigators have revealed.
  • Van Oord wins Jakarta job
    Van Oord has bagged a contract for work on Indonesia's largest container port.
  • ICAP's New Year hope
    Shipyard closures and an increase in demolition should be the two items on every VLCC owner's Christmas list, ICAP says.
  • Crewman critical
    A Filipino seafarer was said to be in a critical condition after an accident on a German LPG carrier off the US.
  • Speed killing balance
    VLCC owners should enjoy the winter warming of the spot market while it lasts, DNB says.
  • Statoil sticks with Eidesvik
    Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract extension with Statoil for its original LNG fuelled offshore support vessel.
  • Five more years
    Condor Ferries wins licence extension for UK-Channel Islands service.
  • Fornaes takes two
    Danish shipbreaker Fornaes has snapped up two veteran cargoships for scrapping.
  • Gas players team up
    Exmar and Teekay LNG Partners are to form a new joint venture company specializing in mid-size LPG carriers.
  • Turkish rescuers killed
    Four men have died during a desperate attempt to find the missing crew from the sunken Volgo-Balt 199 off Turkey.
  • Ob River reaches Japan
    A Dynagas-owned gas carrier has completed an historic voyage from Europe to Asia via the Arctic Ocean.
  • Green light for Indo IPO
    Marco Polo plans to list its affiliate Bina Buana Raya (BBR) in Jakarta have been approved by the Indonesian financial regulator.
  • APL teams with Hanjin
    APL and Hanjin Shipping are teaming up to launch a new joint Japan - Thailand liner service starting next month.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Commentary: Anybody home in the White House?
    Many American shippers are disturbed that the administration, if not President Obama himself, failed to issue even a statement about the importance of ending the now-concluded strike in the Southern California ports.
  • U.S. sets deadline for COOL livestock revisions
  • TOTE, Inc. orders LNG-powered ships for Puerto Rico trade
    The parent company of Sea Star Line and Totem Ocean Trailer Express said Tuesday that it will build two new 3,100-TEU containerships for the Puerto Rico trade that will be powered by liquefied natural gas.
  • Single European Sky hits snag
  • Kalitta's 747-200 fleet runs counter to industry strategy
    The planes are suitable for the short, high-cycle intra-Middle East flights that Kalitta does for the military, contractors and the U.S. government, Bryan Perraud of Kalitta's global sales agent Wallace Air Cargo Group explained.
  • DHL expands in U.S., Germany
    The global integrated carrier has opened a $21 million, 140,000-square-foot expansion to its hub at Miami International Airport, and recently launched its first mechanized delivery site in Bonn, Germany.
  • Transplace buys Canadian truck broker
  • CMA CGM hiking rates on Asia-Latin America routes
  • R+L Carriers adds expedited services
  • APL, Hanjin partner on new intra-Asia loop
  • Total Service Logistics triples facility space
  • Transatlantic trade policy bodies merge
  • LA/Long Beach strike ends; Longshoremen return to work today
    The Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, which represents 14 employers covering 10 terminals in the two ports, said at 11 p.m. Pacific Standard Time that they had reached an agreement on a new contract to replace one that had expired on June 30, 2010 ,with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU).
  • Texas development generates $1 billion in taxes
  • Chinese nuclear firm pleads guilty to U.S. export violations
  • U.S. backs petrochemical equipment exports to India
  • Senate may act on Russia PNTR bill
  • Clarification: CBP's agreement with Japan Customs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Owner raises capital for possible 'eco' orders
    Interest in eco ships is putting pressure on prices.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Prices lacked direction in Suez.
  • Mid-week prices soften in Europe
    Good activity in Gibraltar bunker market.
  • Questions asked after container ship bunker leak
    Oil spill clean-up specialist says vessel should not have been sent out to sea.
  • BDN may play key role in global CO2 calculations
    Information paper submitted to IMO discusses benefits and drawbacks of monitoring approaches.
  • US port strike ends
    Bill for port dispute put at $8 billion.
  • Legislators move to block ECA 'emissions averaging' proposal
    'Averaging would erode the emissions reductions that communities and businesses in California are counting on,' say elected officials.
  • Arbitrage volumes put bunker market under pressure
    Western fuel oil shipments to East Asia are expected to be 10% up month-on-month.
  • Bunker prices lack direction mid-week
    Demand mixed across key Asian ports.
  • US firm to build world's first LNG-fuelled box ships
    TOTE set to take delivery of the first LNG-powered box ship in 2015.
  • Box carriers to 'slip to red' in Q4
    Margins being eroded after earnings peaked in Q3.
  • Ships urged to minimise risk from fuel changeovers
    'Significant' number of ships found to switch to low sulphur fuel at times which could increase risk of engine or generator failures.
  • Lawsuits against Chinese supplier dismissed
    As CEO withdraws offer for company takeover.

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TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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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