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October 8, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry: Ship costs down, but new marine regulations will squeeze margins
  • Chilean port strike, Valparaiso open, San Antonio shut, others at risk
  • Antitrust probe, excess tonnage, trouble with China mar NYK birthday
  • World Bank: Asian growth to slow, but domestic demand will spark rebound
  • Hapag-Lloyd receives 13,169-TEU New York Express, or is it 12,500 TEU?
  • DB Schenker opens links to Russia via Berlin, Krakow, Riga, Helsinki
  • Encompass offers guarantees for Asia/Australasia refrigerated exports
  • INTTRA enhances multi-carrier OceanSchedules solution with new upgrades
  • Atlanta airport to open 9,290-square metre air cargo terminal in 2014
  • Carriers: Animal air shipments profit steady as most air cargo lags
  • Boeing lowers its 20-year annual air cargo growth rate forecast by 0.7pc
  • United to start Chicago-Shannon flights, boosts Houston-London links

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • DCI net falls to INR 13 cr. Co. inducting new equipment
  • Moore Stephens calls for rethink on capital gains exchange rate distortions on ships
  • Shipping Ministry orders payment of pending PLR/bonus to port & dock workers
  • Sukhar Exim celebrates 10th anniversary
  • ...hikes duty drawback rates on eligible items
  • Bangladeshi exports to N-E hit by infra hurdles
  • Goa's iron ore exports to be hit by SC ruling
  • Govt to introduce new package to boost exports
  • Soyameal exports could touch 50 lakh t this fiscal
  • DP World sole bidder for JN Port's 330-m terminal project
  • GTI appeals to labour body not to disrupt operations
  • Mumbai Port reduces stevedoring charges for Bunder traffic
  • Port capacity should double in 5 yrs: Planning Commission
  • Forex reserves up by $837 million
  • INR ends week at 5-month high of 51.85
  • Moody's outlook on India remains stable
  • RBI should intervene to curtail high rupee volatility: Fieo President
  • KPKS Vice-President Ranabhai Visariya appointed Organising Secretary of Gujarat State INTUC
  • Geodis Wilson to handle transportation of lock gates for Panama Canal expansion
  • Stedergroup ships dutch dredgers from Holland to Singapore

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • World's fourth longest bridge gets traffic control technology
    Siemens will be the general contractor and is equipping the almost three-kilometer freeway bridge at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey with state-of-the-art traffic c...
  • Truckparking Rotterdam opened
    Truckparking at the port facility of Rotterdam has opened two new secure parking areas each with 85 parking spaces. With the new parking zones, Truckparking Rotterdam is in line wi...
  • Audi expands CO2-neutral transports with DB Schenker Rail
    DB Schenker Rail will make its transports of new Audi cars from Neckarsulm to the loading port of Emden in Lower Saxony carbon neutral. Already in August 2010 new Audi car transpor...
  • CN tests natural gas/diesel fuel powered locomotives
    Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is testing two mainline diesel-electric locomotives fuelled principally by natural gas in revenue service on the 300-mile run between Edmonto...
  • PAL to reduce Seoul service
    Starting next Sunday, 7 October 2012, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is reducing its service between its Manila hub and Seoul Incheon to two daily operations. Originally launched as a y...
  • Adelaide and Christchurch join forces
    A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to link one of the largest un-serviced city pairs in Australasia with the aim of benefiting business, freight and tourism of bot...
  • Weakness in Asia-Pacific air cargo continues
    Preliminary traffic figures for the month of August released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed continued weakness in airfreight markets, which remain depres...
  • LDA and DFDS in joint venture for their ferry business
    France's Louis Dreyfus (LDA) and Denmark's DFDS have entered into a joint venture for all their ferry lines in France, which recently starting operating. The Channel crossings of C...
  • IBIA appoints new CEO
    The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Captain Cliff Brand as its new CEO. Taking up his new appointment on 24 October 2012, Brand will be replacing IBI...
  • Gian Carlo Alessi appointed head of cargo at trinational Euroairport
    Euroairport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg has announced the appointment of Gian Carlo Alessi as head of its cargo department. Alessi, who will be a member of the management, will assume ...
  • Swisslog CEO Remo Brunschwiler to leave the company
    Remo Brunschwiler, CEO of the Swisslog Group for warehouse, distribution and health-care solutions, will leave the company by the end of December. He will take up the post as CEO o...
  • Militzer & Münch brings valuable art to Kazakhstan
    Militzer & Münch, the international transport logistics services provider whose head office is in St Gallen (Switzerland), transported more than 400 works of art to the Kazakhs...
  • DPD invests in three new depots in UK
    Parcel service provider DPD has announced that it has invested GBP 4.3 million in three new depots in London, Southampton and Dundee (UK). The new depots, which collectively are ex...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Newport News Shipbuiding crane makes largest lift yet
  • Corvus supplying battery system for fuel cell vessel
  • Damen-design Platform Supply Vessels under construction in...
  • Braemar promotes NASSCO LNG containment system
  • Austal acquires engineering service provider

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • G6 Alliance partners eye Gothenburg feeder shuttle
  • US rail freight traffic tally delivers up/down week
  • FESCO plans to begin new Black Sea region service
  • Washington Governor talks trade during trade mission stop in India
  • TSA taps Douglas Hofsass as new assistant administrator

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Golden opportunities for capesize bulkers
    What was supposed to be a quiet holiday turned into a bumper week for owners
  • Greek-owned capacity reaches all-time high
    Owners focus on bigger and younger vessels, says Petrofin
  • Investigation launched into HK ferry collision
    Harbour remains a safe haven, says Marine Department
  • Brussels asks Greece to explain shipping tax system
    Inquiry launched as owners and government thrash out deal to boost state coffers
  • Unsecured creditors get court sanction to pursue rival Omega bids
    'Higher and better' offers sought for bankrupt firm ahead of rumoured Delos bid
  • BLT works to pull off a deal with its creditors
    Workout team calls meeting a day before crucial deadline to approve its proposals
  • Technical diplomacy
    The need to find a resolution on a non-shipping topic should not stall IMO's progress on CO2
  • The future of private maritime security - have your say
    Lloyd's List survey sets the agenda for a roundtable debate on piracy
  • Technology transfer hijacks MEPC debate on market-based measures
    Committee sidesteps CO2 emissions and ballast water problems
  • Piracy resurgence is possible with cashflow injection
    One ransom payment could ignite activity
  • Structured bonds offer extra way into capital markets
    Rating of an SPV can be better than its parent company's, according to Norton Rose
  • Oaktree book sale could prompt fresh cut-price disposals
    Other banks may follow Lloyds to ditch burdens on their portfolios
  • Sleeker, faster, quicker
    Efficiency in shipping is so doggedly pursued, so rarely achieved
  • UK port data highlights steady and long-term decline in exports
    Rotterdam cements its role as top gateway to Europe
  • Financial support alleviates shipyards' pain in Spain
    Interest subsidy offered until new tax lease scheme is agreed
  • Spanish shipbuilding industry finds a champion
    Support contrasts with that available elsewhere
  • Sensible seamanship
    Pilots are on and off ships all the time, giving them a wide-ranging view of ships' operating standards and the competence of their crews
  • Zouros eyes expansion in ports and offshore sectors
    Northern Greek group aims for more ASD tugs and investments in offshore support vessels
  • TMT continues to negotiate over Samho bulkers
    Yard receives only 30% of payment from Taiwanese owner
  • Odfjell secures $200m credit for US tank terminals growth
    Joint venture with equity investors aims to expand facilities at Houston and Charleston
  • Antwerp targets Asia-Europe containers
    Inland Belgian hub seeks wider customer base for location that 'cuts shipping costs'
  • New ships planned for Russia's Yamal LNG export project
    Arctic venture seeking final investment decision could generate 200 loads a year
  • Rotterdam port boss urges owners to cut capacity and improve logistics
    Shipping lines seeking discounts on harbour dues should find other ways to ride out the downturn, says Hans Smits
  • Prosafe returns to Sembcorp Marine for more rigs
    Oslo-listed rig operator to build at least one more semi-submersible accommodation rig that can host 450 workers

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • ITF to target India, Sri Lanka
    THE ITF said today it would target ships calling at major Indian and Sri Lankan ports for inspection next week
  • A year later, Rena salvage continues
    SALVORS have started hacking back steel from the bow section of the box ship Rena, whose grounding caused New Zealand's worst spill one year ago today
  • Chinese tanker orders surge 256% m/m
    CHINESE orders of big ships dominated newbuilding contracts in September, with tanker orders alone surging 256% month on month, according to Greek broker Golden Destiny
  • Two LNG export plans advance in US
    TWO MAJOR LNG export projects, in Texas and Alaska, have reported progress as the push toward foreign sales accelerates
  • HHLA buys out intermodal partner at Polzug
    HAMBURG box terminal HHLA operator made the next move today in restructuring its intermodal division by assuming full control of container block train operator Polzug
  • Iranian VLCC transports crude to S Korea
    IRANIAN VLCC Brawny is headed to South Korea with a crude cargo, according to IHS Fairplay data
  • Baltic grain stems lift Europe's shortsea bulkers
    VESSEL earnings in the European shortsea bulk trades continued to recover this week, as the Baltic grain loading season remained in full swing
  • Eitzen debt accord agreed
    EITZEN Chemical, Norway's listed chemical carrier group, said today it has reached a restructuring agreement in principle
  • MISC to realise $2.3Bn from asset sale
    MISC WILL receive more than $2.3Bn from selling its stake in a semi-floating production system and its subsidiary, which owns the semi-FPS
  • DPW becomes only JNPT terminal bidder
    DUBAI Ports World has emerged as the lone bidder for the 330m minor box terminal at JNPT
  • Technical co-operation seen at MEPC meeting
    BRAZIL said that during today's final session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee, substantial progress had been made in talks about technology sharing and knowledge exchanges
  • Subsea 7 wins $100M Oz deal
    SUBSEA 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering group listed in Oslo, said it has won a $100M contract from Apache Australia for the Julimar Development Project off Western Australia
  • Banks grant Odfjell $200M in credit
    ODFJELL Holding (US), a subsidiary of OTLG, has secured a $200M, five-year secured credit facility from US banks, the Bergen-based parent of the Odfjell group said
  • KG funds hive off Capes
    GERMAN KG house Commerz Real is selling two Capesize bulkers to avoid losses for the ships' KG investors
  • Great Lakes port woes worsen
    SHIPS ENTERING most US ports are having carry well below capacity cargoes because of low water levels in the Great Lakes following a winter and summer of below-average rain fall, according to a US maritime group

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • New Chassis Solution at Port of Virginia
    Joe Ruddy had a big problem. One by one over the last few years, many of the 30 shipping lines serving the Port of Virginia were announcing plans to pull out of the business of providing chassis to haul their customers' containers. How would the port's Hampton Roads Chassis Pool...
  • Freight-Related Transport, Warehousing Sectors Add 4,300 Jobs
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and the warehouse sector added about 4,300 jobs in September from August, helping to push down national unemployment under 8 percent for the first time since 2009. Employment in the sectors handling freight in September was up about 49,000 jobs from the same period in 2011,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Damco hires new CFO
    A track record of result orientation; a leader and a strategic processor; those are the qualities that the newly-hired global chief financial officer, Pernille ...
  • Fargo gets carrier praise
    Leading UK specialist software firm, Fargo Systems, has joined with international port operator DP World to develop an export booking interface for the CNS (Community ...
  • G6 Alliance to start Gothenburg feeder link
    The partners of the G6 Alliance have announced that during the winter season when their Loop 3 Asia-Europe service string will be suspended as part of the group's ...
  • Crowley acquires new logistics firm
    Jacksonville-headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation has recently acquired the Houston-based, freight forwarding, export packing and logistics company, Jarvis ...
  • Maersk feeder still aground
  • Safmarine imposes Dammam surcharge
    The congestion difficulties in Dammam and in getting cargo into/out of the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, are continuing with Safmarine among carriers announcing ...
  • APM T's Callao project takes shape
    APM Terminals (APM T) has commenced construction on its new container terminal in Callao, with work now underway on demolishing the city's old Patio Guadalupe railway ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Pancoast abandons charter
    A dispute over the early termination of a charter contract has led to the arrest of bunkers on board a handysize bulker in New Orleans.
  • Sinokor strikes again?
    While the downturn has forced some shipowners to sit on the sidelines of the sale-and-purchase arena others are taking advantage of declining asset prices and picking up tonnage at a record pace.
  • NGM dives into pool
    NGM Energy of Greece has entered its lone crude carrier into Heidmar's aframax tanker pool.
  • BLT given more time
    Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) is confident that creditors will back a long term restructuring plan after a Singapore court agreed to extend a protection order by two months.
  • Double jeopardy
    A Norwegian ferry has bashed into a dock for the second time in eight days.
  • MISC sale raises $1.7bn
    MISC has sold a half share in an oil and gas producing unit that will enable it to tone down debt and keep its shipping division afloat.
  • UANI turns on China
    US pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has turned its fire on the China Classification Society (CCS).
  • Humpuss faces debt action
    Indonesia's Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi (HIT) is facing legal action by a creditor to stop it paying off other debts.
  • Going for a drive
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Crew safe after fire
    A fire on a Chinese cargoship has been brought under control off Japan.
  • MSC honours pledge
    Rena charterer MSC has made good on its promise to help out New Zealand businesses hit by the boxship's grounding last October.
  • Eitzen Chem get a breather
    Eitzen Chemical has taken another step on the road to safety after sealing a restructuring package with creditors.
  • Heater blamed for blast
    The botched assembly of a heater caused a fireball that seriously injured three CSDC tanker crew in Australia, an accident probe has found.
  • Odfjell secures $200m
    Terminals group Odfjell Holding has bagged a new $200m loan to expand in the US.
  • Making your mind up
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • IRISL cash frozen
    Iranian owner IRISL is facing a money headache as the country's central bank, the CBI, effectively froze $50m of cash deposits.
  • Subsea 7 SURFs again
    Oslo-listed owner Subsea 7 has won another installation contract worth $100m.
  • I hit the sheriff
    An Algoma bulker has been involved in a collision with a sheriff's vessel and a pier in Ohio.
  • Yard workers protest
    Greek shipyard workers have broken into defence ministry property in a protest over wage arrears.
  • Atwood ties up newbuild
    Atwood Oceanics has secured a one-year charter for a jack-up drilling rig now under construction in Singapore.
  • Clear out at Lamprell
    Lamprell has removed its top three senior executives as it looks to restore investor conference in the troubled rig builder.
  • Oz China cargoes slide
    Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland, a bellwether for Chinese industrial activity, fell 9% last month.
  • SFI shifts into high gear
    Ship Finance International has raised nearly $90m from a follow-on equity offering backed by Morgan Stanley.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Citrus growers feel squeezed by Maersk
    The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa's CEO said the plan by Maersk and sister company Safmarine to raise reefer rates $1,500 per 40-foot container is "overzealous" and "flawed."
  • Produce groups step up supply chain safety
  • Great Lakes levels heighten dredging crisis
    The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline, so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter, warned the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force.
  • Shippers call for greener ships
  • VPA given authority to decide port privatization
  • Report says Connecticut ports have niche opportunities
    The Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study, prepared by Moffatt & Nichol, said "despite its rich maritime history, the Connecticut ports and related maritime industries have not fared well in recent decades."
  • Commentary: Apple's logistics lessons from maps
    Apple has moved away from its Google Maps partnership and launched its own Apple Maps, which has been such a problem that Apple's CEO Tim Cook apologized, and has recommended users try services from its competitors instead.
  • UK Club warns rising ship engine breakdowns
  • ALK's rail routing service adds 20 carriers
  • MOL reinstates NKX service
  • Over 4,100 Internet pharmacies shuttered
  • G6 Alliance's feeder between German ports, Gothenburg

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Global bunker prices fall across week
    Bunker markets track crude declines to end week down overall.
  • North American prices rally to close out week
    Futures completed longest run of weekly decreases since June after Energy Department reported that US crude output rose to 6.52 million barrels a day last week, the most since December 1996.
  • New UK headquarters for Ocean Intelligence
    'The office move is about creating business opportunities.'
  • Ross's eco doubts not shared
    'Undecided' billionaire out on a limb on eco-tonnage debate.
  • Prices end the week up in Fujairah
    Bunker prices closes the week firm in Fujairah on Friday.
  • Bunker prices firm in Rotterdam
    Strong gains were seen in fuel oil and distillates.
  • SA port strike edges closer
    Call made for secondary action at country's ports.
  • Sales of 500 cSt material climbing in Asian hubs
    Sources say Hong Kong September sales of high viscosity IFO have doubled year-on-year.
  • Pirates take gasoil from seized tanker
    IMB says fuel was transferred to a waiting bunker tanker.
  • Dan-Bunkering makes Singapore appointment
    New trader started this month.
  • Singapore broker nets Korean contract
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's broking and bunkering business goes to Singaporean firm.
  • MPA asks players to nominate 'outstanding bunker player'
    Singapore authorities looking for 'commitment to quality standards and quantity assurances.'
  • Bunker prices end week firm
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at major ports in Asia on Friday.
  • US ferry owner enjoys 30% fuel savings with new vessel
    Vessel performing 'up to our expectations', says president and owner of Rhode Island Fast Ferry.
  • No clear IMO response to fuel sampling practice
    MEPC 64 unable to agree on guidelines for PSC procedures when obtaining samples for sulphur compliance testing.
  • Danish bunker firm to launch Cambodian ops
    Set to leverage its knowledge and technology know-how to develop Cambodia's offshore bunker business.
  • Bunker firm expands reach to Hong Kong
    Expansion 'natural move' for IBS, says managing director.
  • Deal 'most compelling option' for Titan
    Enhanced subscription deal 'defining moment' for Titan, says executive director.
  • 'Comprehensive' study on hull fouling and fuel savings
    Study compares types of hull cleaning methods for cruise vessels and their resulting fuel savings, says Eniram.

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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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
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
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
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
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
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Departure ports
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- country
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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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