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June 11, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-USWC spot rates up 12.5pc to $2,658/FEU, east coast rates up 8.6pc to $3,774/FEU
  • Chinese logistics companies' profit growth slows down
  • Kerry Logistics wins Continental Tyres contract in Thailand
  • Yang Ming extends AWE3 service to Manzanillo, Mexico from July 1
  • Swire Shipping unveils new Singapore-Darwin-Dili service since April
  • Jardine Shipping Services further expands office network in Indonesia
  • Globe Express establishes a presence in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and Chittagong
  • MSC deploys newly delivered 13,092-TEU ship on Asia-Europe loop
  • South Korea's ports handle a record 2.1 million TEU May
  • Inner Mongolia launches first scheduled air cargo service
  • Emirates SkyCargo revenues increases 8pc, tonnage up 1.7pc
  • Muscat airport destined to be national air-cargo hub
  • DB Schenker starts labelling medical products in accordance with future IATA regulation

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 10, 2012
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese, Japanese printing plates
  • CIL to import coal thru MSTC
  • DGAD recommends anti-dumping duty on grinding media balls
  • Govt apportions 2 mt of surplus sugar for export
  • CII calls for revival of cash subsidy for shipyards, soft loans to buy vessels
  • GMBs roadshow on Ghogha-Dahej RoRo ferry service today
  • Govt clears constitution of BWNC & PLR for port & dock workers
  • ISPS team visits Kandla, Mundra Ports
  • KPT observes World Environment Day
  • Le Havre adjudged best seaport in Europe for 2nd year running
  • Adani to seek partners for $ 2 bn Oz rail line
  • Effective service tax burden to be 3.6 pc higher for rail transport
  • Ministry sets up Air Cargo Logistics Board
  • Crisil slashes GDP growth to 6.5 pc
  • ECGC not to raise export credit cover premia
  • Forex reserves tumble $2.402 bn to $285.86 bn
  • Govt to levy tax on almost all services from July 1
  • INR recovers by 12 paise against dollar, ends higher at 55.42
  • Sharma confident of achieving $500 bn export target by 2013-14
  • MACCIAs advanced Customs course from June 13-15
  • Direct Logistics adroitly moves turbine
  • Port of Rotterdam revamping project cargo centre
  • Rickmers-Linie gets Best Shipping Line-Project Cargo award at annual AFSCA

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Martina Hellmann joined Prologis
    Prologis Inc, a global owner, operator and developer of logistics property, chose Martina Hellmann to be its senior manager property management Germany and Austria, with effect fro...
  • CTA: Transport Canada programme to identify ways to "greenify" trucking
    The trucking industry is encouraged by Transport Canada's move to fund the next phase of the eco-technology for vehicles programme - a five-year, USD 38-million scheme that proacti...
  • JadeWeserPort's opening now postponed to end of September
    Germany's first deep water port - the new JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, will not go into service as planned on 5 August. Operations are now due to start at the end of September. ...
  • Canada and USA also announce air cargo security improvements
    Canada and the USA announced that both governments have agreed to the mutual recognition of, and cooperation on, air cargo security in both countries. Under the initiative, cargo s...
  • Jade grounded for ever
    The new start of the China/Lufthansa joint venture Jade Cargo Airlines with a new ownership structure (see ITJ Daily on 5 January 2012) has failed. The freight airline, which is ba...
  • New Warsaw airport to open only two weeks after Euro 2012
    The complete airborne logistics during the Uefa Euro 2012 championship which starts this evening, will be handled via Warsaw's Chopin airport. The new Modlin airport, some 30 km no...
  • Mercedes-Benz delivers 110 Zetros HGVs to German army
    Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is delivering 110 Zetros trucks to the German army. The vehicles will be used for logistics purposes. The vehicle manufacturer Daimler AG and its custo...
  • SBB Cargo to close service points for wagon load traffic
    The Swiss freight railway SBB Cargo is closing 126 out of 155 service points for wagon load traffic. The move is for economic reasons. Half of the service points only have a mere 9...
  • Uniting Eurasia says railways have to collaborate and harmonise
    To attract new cargo and develop competitive advantages over other modes of transport, the railways have to cooperate successfully and harmonise the different systems in the EU mem...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo appoints new cargo manager for Pakistan
    Saudi Airlines Cargo appointed Kashif Butt as the cargo manager Pakistan, effective 1 June 2012. Butt previously worked for TAQ Logistics, Qatar Airways and various GSAs, including...
  • Rudolph Logistik expanding in Hungary
    Rudolph Autóipari Logisztikai GmbH, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Baunatal (Germany)-based logistics company Rudolph Logistik, is enlarging its facilities in Györ (Hungary). The ...
  • Prologis acquires distribution facilities in Barcelona
    Prologis Inc, the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, recently announced the acquisition of three fully-leased facilities in Barcelona (Spain). ...
  • CMA CGM reports Q1/2012 loss, but says outlook for 2012 is encouraging
    The French shipping company CMA CGM reported that its carried volume grew by 13.4% year-on-year to 2.6 million teu in Q1/2012, while consolidated revenue increased by 2.6% to USD 3...
  • U-Freight gains AEO status in the Netherlands
    U-Freight Holland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of the U-Freight Group (UFL), has been certified by the Dutch Customs authority as an authorised economic operator (AEO) in the customs s...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Kvichak delivers pilot vessel to Crescent River Port Pilots
  • Austal lays keel for first Cape Class patrol boat
  • Damen Shipyards Cape Town wins order for pilot cutter and...
  • Horizon Lines gets new President and CEO
  • Ulstein's Blue Ship Invest orders four PSVs from Ulstein...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Horizon Lines taps Woodward as president, chief executive officer
  • US rail traffic numbers deliver up/down week
  • Mitusi bulk carrier rescues pair of sailors from drifting yacht
  • Trade in goods and services report shows US exports dip in April
  • Cargill buying certain assets of Colorado grain handling firm

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Reefer specialists enjoy healthy low season after fleet clear-out
    Rates are as good as in 2012's terrible peak period
  • Chilled cargo operators hit back at damage myth
    Containers are not better suited for perishables, say experts
  • AEL still sees a future for niche players
    Punctuality is what counts for the customer, says UK operator
  • More hands on deck
    Shipowners and flag states are the last people to decide safe manning levels
  • ModusLink delivers in Asian logistical jigsaw
    Electronics supply chain management specialist tackles shelf-life cycles that make a mayfly look like Methuselah
  • Ravenna and La Spezia targeted for Contship investment
    Italian ports group prepares for long term growth
  • Key Iran oil importers may follow Japan's proposed sovereign guarantee
    As July deadline looms, EU is unlikely to budge
  • BV pulls out of Iran classification
    French society follows class exodus under pressure from US
  • Grain increasingly driving rates changes for sub-capesize bulkers
    Smaller vessels' earnings no longer move in correlation with the largest ships
  • All eyes on India's drive to import more LNG
    India looks to US to provide new cargoes
  • Shipyards are not bad - it's the owners we should worry about
    Shipbuilders approach NYK all the time but the carrier reserves the right to say no
  • Jaxport halts Gulftainer's proposed Blount Island concession
    Port officials delay decision until strategic masterplan is in place
  • Tipping point
    Two leading indicators both show a further erosion in spot rates from Asia to Europe over the past week
  • MMHE to invest $595m in yard upgrade
    Malaysia offshore player will optimise its operations
  • German transport minister opposes Duisburg sale
    Antwerp and Rotterdam set their sights on shares in the port
  • Sam Woodward takes charge at Horizon Lines
    New broom announced after watershed 15 months at Jones Act liner major
  • Capesize rates hit 15-month low
    Recent China stimulus measures offer better outlook
  • Greek shipowners pledge to help economy
    Posidonia 2012: 'no objection' to working with left-wing Syriza, says Veniamis
  • Dunkirk arrest adds new twist to B+H Chapter 11 case
    Company seeks to release two ships as it pursues cash collateral authorisation
  • Russia to double wheat export capacity
    Overburdened rail and port network to be expanded
  • Tanker owners must do more to calculate optimum sailing speeds
    Accuracy will help owners, charterers and the environment
  • Harren venture rests on success of P+S bail-out
    Shipowner has ordered specialist tonnage for offshore work in Papua New Guinea
  • Too early to talk about tanker recovery, says Sovcomflot
    Russian owner does not expect improvement before 2013
  • South Korean and Japanese banks agree ship finance deal
    Petroserv borrows $300m to fund DSME rig
  • Tsakos urges restraint in gas carrier orders
    Plea comes days after shipowner inked LNG deal with HHI
  • Tackle yard capacity first
    China should move quickly to consolidate its yards
  • Los Angeles unveils a slimmer budget
    'Modest decline' reflects estimates of relatively flat operating revenues while US economy remains in recovery
  • Off-peak bounce for reefer trades
    Heavy scrapping helps to stabilise market
  • China Shipbuilding Industry Co raises funds in offshore drive
    Listed company will invest in capital projects
  • July 2014 deadline for box scanning remains unchanged
    All US-bound maritime containers will be scanned at foreign ports of origin

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • BV axes Iran-tied activities
    BV TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to cease all its maritime activities related to Iran
  • UGS: look beyond guards
    UGS CHIEF Theodoros Veniamis today closed the Posidonia conference with a plea for shipping to look beyond shipboard guards for security solutions
  • Congress rejects port pleas on 100% scanning
    CONGRESS has decided to ignore pleas by importers to reverse a law requiring foreign ports to scan all US-bound boxes, now scheduled to take effect in July 2014
  • Continued recovery seen for Russian grain
    RUSSIA'S agriculture ministry has predicted continued recovery in its grain harvest, despite an unusually dry spring in the southwest
  • Russian asset sales listed
    SEVERAL key assets tied to shipping and owned by Russia's government have been earmarked for sale this year
  • Kallas wants EU to buckle on Blue Belt
    EU TRANSPORT tsar Siim Kallas has pledged to seek ways to ease customs checks for ships that would be monitored under the EC's Blue Belt proposal
  • Five CMA CGM units combined into one
    FRANCE'S box giant CMA CGM today said it has reorganised its five land transport and logistics businesses into its single new Greenmodal Transport
  • Northeast Passage transit window widening
    VOYAGES through the Russian Arctic are likely to pick up early this year, a leading German institute said today
  • More charged in SeaFrance theft inquiry
    EIGHT former SeaFrance employees have reportedly been charged with theft and fraud
  • LNG price visibility seen as key to exploration
    VISIBILITY of long-term LNG prices is the key to investments for new projects, the World Gas Conference heard in Malaysia
  • MMHE to upgrade yard
    MALAYSIA Marine & Heavy Engineering told Fairplay today it will allocate 1.9Bn ringgit ($597M) for upgrading its shipyard in the next four years
  • VLCC tonne-miles climb
    VLCC SPOT activity was lower than predicted in May, but tonne-mile figures are increasing because of a shift in trade lanes, according to shipbrokers and analysts
  • Höegh LNG targets Asian sector
    NORWAY'S Höegh LNG has joined its peers in tapping Asia's growing gas market
  • Dockwise hails 97.4% take-up
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo, said today it has received subscriptions for 97.4% of the 14M new shares it offered in a rights issue
  • Yangzijiang seen hitting target
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang can reach its order target of $1.5Bn for 2012, according to CIMB Securities and UOB Kay Hian

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Fitch Sees Start of Two-Year Container Shipping Recovery
    Fitch Ratings said CMA CGM's first-quarter results are evidence that the world's largest container shipping companies are beginning to reap...
  • US Intermodal Rail Traffic Up 4.1 Percent
    U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending June 2 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year but fell 12.6 percent...
  • Imports and Exports Decline, Narrowing US Trade Deficit
    The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 4.9 percent in April as imports declined more than exports, partly because of slippage...
  • FedEx Freight to Raise Truck Pricing 6.9 Percent
    FedEx Freight, the nation's largest stand-alone less-than-truckload carrier, is first out of the gate to raise pricing this summer with...
  • Lacey Act Reform Clears House Committee
    A House committee approved a bill to reform the Lacey Act to avoid what retailers and other businesses say are...
  • Ex-Pier Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Gambling
    A suspended pier superintendent at Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey pleaded guilty to a...
  • Celadon Trucking Buys Hiner Transport Assets
    Celadon Trucking acquired a portion of the equipment of Hiner Transport, a truckload carrier based in Huntington, Ind. Terms of...
  • Why Congress Won't Pass a Transport Bill This Month
    Signs abound that Congress won't get its act together before the highway spending extension expires at the end of the...
  • CEVA Completes Buyout of CEVA Ground in China
    CEVA Logistics has further committed to operating truck services in China, completing the buyout of CEVA Ground in China, a...
  • China's Jade Cargo to Be Liquidated
    Jade Cargo International is being liquidated after shareholders, including Lufthansa Cargo, failed to agree on a restructuring of the financially...
  • UASC to Hike Asia-Europe Rates on July 1
    United Arab Shipping Company has joined other major container ship operators in announcing a general rate increase on westbound Asia-Europe...
  • NVOs to Take Brunt of Peak-Season Surcharges
    Having worked for more than 22 years in the shipping industry, much of the time with ocean carriers, Stephen Aldridge...
  • News and Views from JOC Shipping Conference
    Below are a few tweets from the JOC Container Shipping Conference last week sent out via Linked In (Twitter is...
  • ILA May Give Shippers the Summertime Blues
    If supply chain managers are starting the summer in a cranky mood, it's easy to see why. Three days...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • CMA CGM regroups
  • Northern Europe Middle East trade falls
    Container flows on the northern Europe-Middle East route fell in April, with exports out of Europe falling almost 2% and imports declining by over 4%. A total of ...
  • APL's LA terminal expansion gets green light
    The Port of Los Angeles' Pier 300 container terminal expansion has got the go ahead after the Los Angeles Harbour Commission certified the final Environmental Impact ...
  • Woodward appointed as Horizon's ceo
    Charlotte (NC)-based Horizon Lines, which is a major player in the US Jones Act trades to/from Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii, has named Sam Woodward as its new ...
  • Matson moves closer to being standalone following debt financing agreements
    US Jones Act carrier Matson Navigation Co has moved a step closer to being a standalone company after owner Alexander & Baldwin Holdings Inc (A&B) ...
  • Ocean carriers all at sea
    Effective July 1, 2012, ZIM Line will implement a general rate increase on the following trades linking: ...
  • New capacity causes pressure on transatlantic
    The recent influx of more capacity on the transatlantic trade has led utilisation and freight rates to drop and put pressure on supply and demand according to certain ...
  • DHL opens new warehouse in Jakarta
    Bonn-based DHL Supply Chain, which is an operating division of Deutsche Post, has opened a new common-user warehousing facility in the eastern part of Indonesia's ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Eagle enlists reefer man
    Eagle Bulk Shipping insists no major shake-ups preceded or followed Chris Towne's debut on its chartering desk
  • Harvey to honour PSV pacts
    US offshore owner will let BeeMar charters run their course when raid worth an estimated $275m is sealed, CEO says.
  • George's golden ticket
    Greek magnate's drilling arm looks like a sweet bet for investors given its upcoming availability, RS Platou Markets says.
  • NOCC newbuild finds work
    Oslo-listed owner secures debut contract for its newbuilding on order at Hyundai Heavy.
  • SwissMarine picks up cape
    Peter Weernink-led operator takes on its second period cape in under a week, brokers say.
  • Greek tanker set free
    Elmira Tankers' ship pirated in the Gulf of Aden last November has been released.
  • Wind deal lifts Van Oord
    Dutch dredging specialist blows away the competition to seal EUR 250m wind farm project.
  • Ulstein pens four more
    Norwegian family contracts an extra four PSVs at its own yard to take speculative haul on its books to six.
  • L&T bags Halul orders
    Indian shipbuilder to construct four offshore support vessels for Qatari owner worth $87m.
  • SCF Frank on tanker rates
    Sovcomflot CEO says it is way too soon for recovery talk as owner chalks up another profitable quarter.
  • Brokers take fight to Eagle
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner endures another headache linked to its Korea Line chartered ships.
  • Shipping's big squeeze
    Nikolas Tsakos puts a new complexion on the downturn, while Harald Serck-Hansen sees no safety in numbers.
  • Don't blame VLOCs for glut
    Morgan Stanley says an over ordering of capesizes is true root cause for overcapacity in bulk sector.
  • Hedland sees record month
    Chinese appetite for ore still sharp as world's largest commodity export harbour sees record exports.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Keypoint adds DAT for carrier monitoring
  • Wainio resigning as Tampa port chief
    Richard Wainio, director of the Port of Tampa since 2005, said he will resign in September. "My decision is purely personal based on family considerations and certain future issues," he said.
  • LA approves Pier 300 expansion environmental review
    The $196 million redevelopment project, scheduled to begin in late 2012, will maximize use of the property at the port's second largest terminal by allowing APL to handle nearly 58 percent more ship calls.
  • Jaxport board supports director's lease deferral
    The board affirmed on Thursday a decision by its executive director not to pursue a possible lease with a new container terminal operator at Blount Island until the port has completed a long-term strategic plan.
  • Maersk speeds up WAF8
  • Horizon Lines names Woodward CEO
  • CLARIFICATION: Maersk kills Spondylus WCSA loop
  • UPS makes Canavan Asia-Pacific president
  • P&G converts forklifts to hydrogen power
  • U.S. flag group ASL shuffles execs
  • Horizon's Zuckerman joins Williams Mullen
  • Encompass, ServicePower target after-sale services
  • Senators urged to embrace sugar reform
    The amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill - the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240) ' under consideration this week in the U.S. Senate, would roll back the sugar program's most onerous provisions.
  • Parr heads legal at Old Dominion
  • United blends LAX small package service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Bunker prices end lower as week ends
    Trading picked up today on the US Gulf, according to a local player.
  • Ratings agency sees hope for container lines
    Shipping lines are taking 'a more rational approach to pricing' as bunker prices stay close to historic highs.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah
    Cape Town sees return of 180 cSt spot market.
  • Bunker prices falling in Europe
    Quiet markets in Hamburg and Piraeus.
  • Investors focus on modern, fuel-efficient ships
    Older, less efficient ships 'put a big strain on balance sheets'.
  • 'Earth systems' are being pushed towards their limits
    UN report paints grim picture of global warming and other trends, but says MARPOL convention 'is reducing pollution from ships'.
  • Shipyard to build dual-fuel bulker
    50,000 dwt vessel will be able to switch between IFO and LNG.
  • 'Success' for emulsion fuel in early sea trials
    'Confirmation of potential emissions related benefits is a key outcome,' says Quadrise chairman.
  • Week ends with lower bunker prices
    Barging schedule in Singapore slightly tight, players say.
  • Shipping financing to shrink on increasing defaults
    Financiers set 'demanding preconditions', says CEO of Second Wind Shipping.
  • WTSA plans further rate increase
    Increases aimed at reversing steep declines in revenues and carriers' overall financial health, says executive administrator.
  • Supplier focuses growth on New Zealand market
    Gull New Zealand's new, state-of-the-art storage facility will enable it to 'keep bunker and retail prices low', it says.
  • Quantity disputes 'less than 0.1%' of Singapore bunkering ops
    Bunkering service providers involved in malpractice 'will be severely dealt with', says port authority.
  • Bunker, oil prices have 'opposite' effect on optimal tanker speed
    Optimal speed also depends on time charter rate and the financing cost of the cargo, says DNB Markets analyst.

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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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