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December 11, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • AADA to increase China-Australia rate US$300/TEU from January 15
  • Need for building materials after Hurricane Sandy adds urgency to ILA talks
  • Singapore's PSA strengthens cooperation with Busan port authorities
  • Auckland dock union expects to react positively to mediation report
  • United Nations to regulate shipboard noise, fire fighting standards
  • Smartphone app to check if ships masters are breaking UN labour rules
  • FPS Philippines service finds domestic demand spurs international trade
  • Asian and European shippers mull joint lobbying efforts in Jakarta
  • Hamburg Sud to launch US west coast service to Ecuador and Peru
  • Shenyang customs undertakes measures to improve customs clearance
  • Truck exports to Russia via Heihe checkpoint up fivefold in 9 months
  • AllCargo Logistics transports heavylift transformers to Indian plant
  • Flood tide of EU air cargo security rules to be imposed in future
  • Luxembourg buys Qatar's 35pc stake in Cargolux, Hainan interested
  • Middle East air carriers expected to top global cargo growth to 2016

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Asia-Europe rates fall for fifth consecutive week
  • FPS Philippines starts domestic ocean services
  • HMM to withdraw USEC-Asia reefer loop from Jan.
  • KSH Distriparks announces 50 cr. investment in multimodal logistics & industrial park at MIDC, Talegaon
  • Marshall Islands Registry now world's third largest
  • Rail UK launches ship-rail-truck service
  • Shenzhen port's box & overall volume up in first 10 months
  • The Nautical Institute launches Maritime Security - a practical guide
  • US FMC petitioned to allow merger of transpacific consortia into single body
  • No change in import duty on edible oil
  • Adani Port organises blood donation drive to commemorate World Aids Day
  • Konecranes to deliver 12 more Automated Stacking Cranes to new Khalifa Port
  • Port of Antwerp wins award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report
  • Shipyards in Singapore increasingly converting tankers into floating docks
  • CN among top ten firms in Canada for corporate culture
  • Railways may lose revenue due to shortage of wagons
  • Rupee recovers on fresh dollar inflow

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Lufthansa starts flying Boeing B747-8I to Los Angeles
    From today (10 December), the German carrier Lufthansa is starting to deploy a Boeing B747-8I on its Frankfurt - Los Angeles CA (USA) route, thereby replacing the current Boeing 74...
  • Emirates SkyCargo creates new Thailand trade lane with Phuket launch
    Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of UAE-based Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, is strengthening its operations in Thailand by launching a daily n...
  • FPS Philippines starts domestic ocean services
    Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines Inc - a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs - has launched weekly two-way domestic ocean services to link the main...
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics expands and modernizes fleet
    Jan de Rijk Logistics, based in the Netherlands, has ordered 125 new DAF trucks. Most of the vehicles will be used to renew the company's current fleet. On top of that Jan de Rijk ...
  • TNT Express opens new road transit hub in Germany
    TNT Express has established a new road transit hub at Hanover-Langenhagen airport (Germany). The facility is located on a 62,000 sqm site and includes a 10,000 sqm cross-docking ha...
  • Kirkwood for Anderson at TGNS group customer service
    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services (TGNS), a chart supplier wholly owned by Global Navigation Solutions (GNS), has handed the responsibility for its group customer service to Gareth K...
  • More autonomous Shannon airport launches growth plan
    The Irish government has decided to separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority by the end of this year. The announcement was made as details of the plan for the new...
  • ND appoints new manager for Great Britain
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has chosen Phil Shaw to head its logistics business in the UK. He succeeds Malcolm Wilson who has become managing director of...
  • Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail inaugurates Hanze line
    The EUR 1.13 billion Hanze railway line between Lelystad and Zwolle in the Netherlands has been opened and services began with yesterday's timetable change (9 December). Thanks to ...
  • EBRD loan helps keep Romanian railways reform on track
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 175 million loan to Romania's state-owned railway infrastructure operator, Compania Nationala de Cai ...
  • Arco Spedizioni SpA is new VTL partner in Italy
    The general cargo alliance VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH, based in Fulda (Germany), has a new partner in Italy. The cooperation with forwarding company Arco Spedizioni SpA ...
  • Univar acquires Magnablend
    Univar, a leading chemical distributor, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Magnablend, a TX (USA)-based provider of custom chemical manufacturing, blending and packaging ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply $15 million Jackson PSV package
  • Gas-burning low speed engine has formal unveiling
  • Ingalls delivers LPD 24, awarded LPD 17 class maintenance
  • Sembawang Shipyard gets Royal Caribbean contract
  • Austal wins Oman maintenance services contract
  • China yard stops work on Prospector rig jacking systems

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Port authorities association marks one hundred years of service
  • The Greenbrier Companies names new executive VP
  • APL Logistics teams with VASCOR for India auto business joint venture
  • New speaking rules in place for Cherry Point terminal EIS meet
  • General Dynamics NASSCO celebrates MLP keel laying

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • UK recruits Asian owners for Red Ensign
    Trade mission to Singapore planned after signing up the world's biggest boxship
  • Unclos at 30
    Amid today's sabre-rattling, this landmark piece of legislation deserves praise
  • First yuan-denominated FFAs settled against Baltic indices
    SSY and FIS fix supramax and panamax paper contracts using Shanghai Clearing House
  • Royal Bank of Scotland sells arrested product tanker
    Sale highlights race to snap up tonnage at bargain prices
  • First armed guard ISO vetting is scheduled for March
    It could take three years to make PAS 28007 an international standard
  • Seacor declares special dividend
    Better that extra cash is doled out now before tax rates go up, says Fabrikant
  • Sovcomflot secures $700m loan from western banks
    Refinancing loan sets benchmark for bank financing in tanker industry this year
  • Chinese state-linked yard sells docks in leaseback deal to raise capital
    AVIC Weihai subsidiary sells two 100,000 dwt docks to Minsheng Leasing
  • Winners named
    Lloyd's List Greek Awards 2012
  • A great night for Greek shipping
    Established operators and bright new stars recognised at 2012 Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards
  • Downturn and stronger yuan challenge Cexim
    China's top ship financier sees opportunities and obstacles in exposure to foreign owners
  • Svitzer lands Baltic Ace oil removal contract
    Eleven seafarers feared dead after last week's North Sea collision
  • Backing from Berlin
    German subsidy is a worrying departure from free market norms
  • Manila's Marina shake-up
    New political stability in the Philippines bodes well for maritime reform

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Whither Excel's quarterly report?
    NYSE-listed Excel - which has one of the largest fleets among public companies - has yet to file its 3Q12 results as its equity raising deadline looms
  • Russia halts US meat imports
    RUSSIA'S food safety inspectorate has halted beef and pork imports from the US
  • Chinese daily crude imports soar
    CHINA imported 5.71M barrels per day of crude in November, behind only the record 5.98M b/d in February
  • FFA trades in yuan begun in Shanghai
    SHANGHAI Clearing House, the first such operation in China, began FFA trades today in yuan
  • South African rail maintenance will hit coal exports
    SOUTH African rail operator Transnet said its planned three-day maintenance at the end of this year will mean shutting down its coal line
  • Indonesian shipping growth seen in 2013
    INDONESIA'S domestic shipping stands to grow by about 20% in 2013 in line with the country's healthy economic performance, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association has predicted
  • Jaya refinances debts
    JAYA Holdings said today it has fully repaid and refinanced its existing debt through the $150M revolving credit facility secured in November
  • Gorgon cost blowout tied to competition issues
    THE HIGH Australian dollar, wages and bad weather are to blame for a $9Bn blowout in Chevron's Gorgon LNG Australia, mining companies have said
  • Bulker buyers lick lips
    STRONG sales of secondhand bulkers have bucked the usual quiet activity in the holiday season

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Enova Teams Up With Georgia Kaolin Terminals
    Enova Wood Pellet Group, a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group, has entered into a long-term port agreement with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, a subsidiary of Colonial Group. The agreement provides Enova with sufficient port capacity to export up to 1.35 million metric tons (about 1.5 million tons) per year of wood pellets...
  • Canada Expected to Introduce Rail Legislation Tuesday
    Canada is expected Tuesday morning to introduce legislation relating to a government report that highlighted shortfalls in freight railroad service. It's not clear what the amendment to the Canada's Transportation Act entails. The Freight Rail Service Review, released in 2011, found two-thirds of surveyed shippers lost money because of poor service....
  • Panama Canal Likely to Expand Again, Aleman Says
    NEWARK, N.J. - When the Panama Canal's third set of locks opens sometime in mid-2015, it won't be the last time the Panama Canal Authority expands the canal. "It will have to expand one more time after that," said Alberto Aleman Zubieta, who stepped down as administrator of the Panama...
  • Oakland Acts to Prevent Improper Spending
    The Port of Oakland on Monday implemented a plan to address lax oversight of business expenditures by port executives and guard against embarrassing, improper expenditures in the future. Release of the action plan was accompanied by the announcement that James Kwon has agreed to retire as maritime director effective Dec. 28. An...
  • Brinkmanship in Delray Beach
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett got everyone's attention - doesn't he always? - by winning ILA delegates' authorization to call a Maine-to-Texas strike at year-end. So what should we make of the latest episode in the negotiations between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance? First, the vote wasn't unexpected. Most...
  • Dispute Casts Shadow on China-Japan Trade
    The ongoing dispute between Japan and China over an East China Sea island chain will continue to cast a shadow over the Japanese economy and trade outlook into next year, according to leading operators and analysts. "The volume between China and Japan has dropped significantly both by air and sea," said...
  • Retailers: OCU Strike to Hurt November Imports
    Retailers project a drop in containerized imports in November because of the eight-day clerical workers strike in Los Angeles-Long Beach, but volumes should be up 3.9 percent in December compared to the same month last year. "After a strong kickoff on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the holiday season is looking...
  • Perdue Partners Acquires Benton Express
    Global trading company Perdue Partners has acquired Atlanta-based logistics and less-than-truckload carrier Benton Express. Perdue Partners intends to build on Benton's strong LTL presence in the Southeast and invest in the company's energy and infrastructure, said former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, one of the founders of Perdue Partners. Transportation financial advisory firm...
  • LA-Long Beach Catches Up on Cargo Backlog
    LONG BEACH - Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach late last week ran night and weekend gates to work off much the cargo that was backed up at the ports after an eight-day office clerical workers strike, so Monday was not as bad as some had feared. "It's busy, but manageable,"...
  • Sinergy Cargo Opens Multimodal Facility Near Port of Genoa
    Sinergy Cargo, the Italian member of the FPS network of freight forwarders, has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handling and storage center in Arquata Scrivia, Italy, about 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from the Port of Genoa, to serve domestic freight and export and import trades. The Sinergy Cargo...
  • How Do You Fix a Broken TWIC?
    The Transportation Worker Identification Card, a biometric identification credential is broken. The Department of Defense announced Dec. 10 that the program mandated 10 years ago and managed by the Department of Homeland Security does not meet Department of Defense security standards. Serious questions need to be asked about why this...
  • TWIC 'Does Not Meet' Defense Department Security Standards
    The U.S. Department of the Army issued a Federal Register notice that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential can no longer be used to authenticate users for access to certain Department of Defense systems, effective Jan. 29, 2013. The U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has required all commercial accounts accessing...
  • US Customs Confiscates Rubber Ducks
    The seized holiday rubber ducks came dressed as Santa, snowmen, gingerbread men, reindeer or penguins. Photo courtesy U.S. Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently seized 35,712 imported holiday-themed rubber ducks, worth $18,522, at the Port of Los Angeles, on the grounds that they contained too much phthalate. Phthalates are a group...
  • China's Freight Trucking Industry Shows Strong Growth
    The freight trucking industry in China has been increasing at 13.8 percent per year, reaching about $59.3 billion in 2012, according to IBISWorld's "Freight Trucking in China" report. There are more than 62,500 freight trucking companies in China. The industry's four main players - COSCO Logistics, Shanghai Jiao Yun, Dazhong Transportation...
  • Port of Los Angeles Wins 10 Communications Awards
    2011 Waterfront Summer Concert Series SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Port of Los Angeles has won 10 communications awards in an annual competition hosted by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), an alliance of more than 140 ports in the Western Hemisphere. The Port's 2011 Waterfront Summer Concert Series won...
  • Ports Association Formed 100 Years Ago Today
    AAPA 100th birthday cake cutting with AAPA Chair Armando Duarte (right) and Immediate Past Chair Jerry Bridges. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today marks the actual anniversary of the founding of the American Association of Port Authorities, headquartered in Alexandria, Va. One hundred years ago today, December 10, 1912, a meeting of public port...
  • Indian Railways' Revenue Jumps 19 Percent
    Total revenue of Indian Railways, operated by the Indian government's Ministry of Railways, reached Rs. 78868.17 crore (approximately US $14.5 billion) from April 1 to Nov. 30 (the first eight months of fiscal year 2012-2013), increasing 19 percent from last year's $12.1 billion and continuing 2012's upward trend. From April to...
  • India Extends Tax Relief for Exporters
    India's federal government has extended a 2 percent interest subsidy on pre- and post-shipment export credit for labor-intensive sectors, including handicrafts, carpets, handlooms, small and medium enterprises, readymade garments, processed agriculture products, sporting goods and toys, according to India's Ministry of Finance. The subsidy will apply to those sectors from April...
  • ILA Authorizes Strike at Year-End
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett won authorization from ILA delegates to call a strike if a bargaining impasse isn't settled before the union's contract expires Dec. 29. The vote by the ILA's 200-member wage scale committee moves East and Gulf coast ports closer to their first coastwide strike in 35...
  • IATA: US to Stay Top Air Freight Market
    Global air cargo traffic is set to grow at a five-year cumulative annual rate of 3 percent, and the U.S. will remain the largest single market in 2016, the International Air Transport Association predicted. International freight volume will reach 34.5 million metric tons in 2016, compared with 29.6 million tons in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Aus box ports record annual growth
    The resilient Australian economy helped its container ports to process 7.1 million TEU in the fiscal year ending June 30 2012 - representing a 4% year-over-year ...
  • Winter of discontent for liners
    Carrier earnings are expected to come under pressure in the fourth quarter, after earnings peaked in Q3, according to analyst Alphaliner's latest market analysis.Alphaliner ...
  • China's 'sweet spot'
    Encouraging fresh data from the world's second-largest economy is also good news for the global economy with the Chinese 'sweet spot' likely to spur investors on ...
  • OOCL hikes Asia - NZ rates
    Hong Kong-headquartered ocean carrier OOCL is to raise rates on its Asia to New Zealand services again in January after an apparently successful hike in September; ...
  • World's biggest boxship makes first European calls
    The world's largest containership has arrived in Europe on its maiden voyage, calling first at Southampton before departing this afternoon for Hamburg
  • USWC congestion to linger
    Whereas the US west coast port of Long Beach is waiving some cargo fees to 'provide financial relief and help ease the backlog of containers' following the closure ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Wanted: bulkers
    Dry-bulk cargoes may be hard to clinch due to the ongoing glut in international fleet capacity but one Vietnamese broker appears to be sitting on plenty.
  • Scorpio swoops on sextet
    US-based Scorpio Tankers is ready to order six firm medium-range products tankers from two South Korean shipyards on the strength of the its recent proceeds from an equity raise, tanker market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • BLT battle continues
    A New York bankruptcy judge has agreed to protect an embattled Indonesian operator's assets from creditors for another three months.
  • Tweendecker ablaze
    More than 40 firefighters have been called in to battle a blaze that has broken out on board a Briese Schiffahrts tweendecker at the port of Ipswich in Suffolk.
  • Sorensen leaves Classic
    Klaus Elkrog Sorensen has left George Economou's Classic Maritime to join a fledgling marine fuel trader that opened its doors earlier this year.
  • EXM fixes three amigos
    Excel Maritime Carriers appears to have secured time charters for three of its panamax bulkers.
  • Havila to buy-back pair
    Havila Shipping is targeting a private placement to help fund the re-purchase of a pair of anchor handling tug supply vessels.
  • Rongsheng eyes bulk duo
    Ukraine's UkrLand Farming Public has lined up an order for two bulkers at China's Rongsheng Heavy Industries in a move backed by a grain export contract.
  • German owners in tax plea
    Shipping association says 19% insurance fee will send smaller companies to the wall.
  • SCF banks $700m
    Sovcomflot has signed up for a huge refinancing package with a consortium of leading banks.
  • More aid for HSH?
    The public owners of German lender HSH Nordbank are considering boosting financial support for the bank after four years of poor shipping markets.
  • RCL turns to Singapore
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine's Sembawang Shipyard to provide repair and maintenance for its Asia-based cruiseships.
  • Yard workers burned
    Three workers were injured in an explosion at Khulna Shipyard in Bangladesh.
  • Photofinish
    Our annual photo competition appears to be developing into a two horse race as the voting deadline nears.
  • Hamburg Sud expands
    Germany's Hamburg Sud is beefing up its Central and South American coverage with three new loops.
  • Uglands eyes barge buy
    Norway's Uglands Rederi is aiming to buy Viking Supply Ships' North Sea barge fleet.
  • Bulker drift halted
    Tugs have succeeded in halting a drifting bulker as it was forced towards the Dutch coast on Monday morning.
  • Havila sells out
    Havila Shipping has agreed to sell its half share in a shipowning joint venture to partner Subsea 7.
  • Svitzer to drain Baltic Ace
    Svitzer has landed the contract to remove bunkers from the car carrier Baltic Ace (built 2007) which sank in the North Sea last week.
  • Judger in trouble
    Chinese yard needs help from the state and creditors after missing debt repayment.
  • Viking adds 10
    US-based Viking River Cruises has returned to Germany for 10 more newbuildings.
  • Westcon moves for Floro
    Norway's Westcon Group is buying the domestic Floro yard from STX.
  • Oldendorff orders in China
    Oldendorff Carriers has contracted a panamax-size transshipment newbuilding in China at Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry.
  • Maersk plans nose jobs
    Maersk Line is set to chop the bulbous bows off its containerships in a radical move to cut its bunker bills.
  • Cape in pier smash
    A K Line chartered capesize bulker has destroyed a coal conveyor at North America's largest coal exporting port.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Pacific Northwest grain terminals, union to meet Tuesday
    An association representing a half dozen grain terminals on the Columbia River and Puget Sound said over the weekend that federal mediators have called for additional meetings to reach a contract agreement.
  • U.S. businesses bidding for foreign contracts get federal lift
    President Obama issued an order Thursday forming an interagency task force to coordinate the government's advocacy on behalf of U.S. firms competing for public contracts in foreign countries.
  • AIG to sell plane leasing company
    AIG will sell 80.1 percent of its International Lease Finance Corp., an aircraft lessor with 200 airline clients in 80 countries, to a Chinese-led investor group for $5.28 billion. U.S. and Chinese regulators still need to approve the deal.
  • U.S. stews over Russia's meat import restriction
  • MNX sees opportunity in sluggish market
  • Saudi Cargo sees flat 2013
    The airline's cargo operation experienced growth among its 13 freighters in 2012, seeing a 19-percent increase in activity in boarding figures for the first nine months of the year when compared to 2011's figures.
  • Capes Shipping expands in Gulf, Pacific Northwest
  • U.S.-EU trade negotiations paralyzed by 'fear of failure'
  • Italian firm opens new multimodal facility
  • ILA-USMX talks resume today
  • DHL ships 120-year-old whisky

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Natural gas prices ready to break link with oil products
    'Gas markets in Europe are changing and we are modernising our contracts,' says Statoil's CFO.
  • IFO prices stable in Fujairah
    But distillates fell back, losing around $5 a tonne.
  • MGO prices open the week soft in Europe
    But Rotterdam fuel oil prices stayed firm.
  • Gulf Petrochem starts work on Gujarat terminal
    Project will 'accelerate Gulf Petrochem's expansion in key Asian markets.'
  • US researchers looking at 'next level' algae fuel production
    Aims to replicate process that transforms marine micro algae into oil as basis for commercially viable fuel production.
  • No fresh exemptions for high-polluting US vessel
    'It is time for the shipping company to end its excuses.'
  • MAN Diesel 'heralds new era' for dual-fuel engines
    Contract is culmination of many years' work, says company.
  • Bow shape may change in era of slow steaming
    Bulbous bows have become inefficient as ship speeds slow.
  • Bunker demand to grow but 'tempered by fuel efficiency'
    After shrinking in the 2007-2010 period, analyst predicts 2.3% annual average growth until 2030.
  • Week opens with softer prices
    Demand low to average across key Asian ports.
  • Fuel to leave sunken car carrier
    Salvor Svitzer will remove bunkers from vessel.
  • Dan-Bunkering beefs up American operations
    Appoints new bunker trader at its Houston office.
  • Pakistani bunker supplier in expansion moves
    Expands fleet with the addition of one bunker tanker.
  • No immediate concerns of oil leak from sunken ship
    Car carrier Baltic Ace sinks off Dutch coast following collision with box ship Corvus J.
  • Malaysia launches first diesel electric offshore vessel
    Bumi Armada plans to build up to eight more multi-purpose platform support vessels.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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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
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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