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December 14, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco joins the pack, raises Asia-Europe reefer rates US$1,500/FEU
  • Shenzhen eases clearance inspections to make port more competitive
  • Troubled ICTPL Mumbai container terminal rescued, to open next October
  • Fujian November box volume sets a monthly high at one million TEU
  • Guangxi Tiandong-Debao Railway outbound cargo hit 2.8 million tonnes
  • Yunnan focuses on infrastructure to build links to bordering countries
  • Two coastal expressways in Guangxi to open by the end of the year
  • New Zealand's Napier Port posts 11pc more revenue on 8.5pc more boxes
  • FPS Italy sets up sophisticated box and bulk handling terminal in Genoa
  • CN, CP bosses slam federal rail legislation as unnecessary and risky
  • Anhui saves farmers US$208 million by exempting produce from road tolls
  • Global Container Terminals to use Cargotec's Kalmar SmartPort solution
  • Korean Air doubles weekly cargo flights, starts passenger service to Peru
  • FedEx launches near real-time tracking software with pre-set eco data
  • Korean Air wins Airbus A380 Top Operational Excellence award
  • China Southern's Xinjiang international transshipments near 1,100 tonnes
  • IATA blessed, ELITE aims to be unified voice for freight forwarders

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • An amalgamation of opinions, analysis & solutions makes for an invigorating event
  • Asia-US trade boosted by 11,388-TEU vessel
  • Idle boxship capacity up
  • IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopts new rules
  • MOL wins 2012 Internet IR Commendation Award
  • MoS bars CIWTC from leasing, scrapping vessels
  • Ship supply grew faster in 2011
  • Ships urged to follow IMO guidelines on fuel consumption, weather conditions
  • SS Transland Sea & Air Freight Services completes two successful years
  • Edible nut imports on the rise
  • Goa to export ore fines at pit heads
  • Textile exports dip 8.6 pc during H1
  • Elaborate on steps to prevent mishaps around LNG terminal : Kerala HC
  • LA-Long Beach ports' box backlog to remain for some more time
  • Maccia conference to focus on port-led development in Maharashtra
  • Industrial output bounces back to 8.2 pc in Oct.

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Qatar Airways flies Boeing Dreamliner to UK
    After taking delivery of the first of 60 Dreamliners (Boeing B787) in November, followed by the operation of commercial flights on intra-Gulf routes to familiarise operating crew, ...
  • Kombiverkehr amends service offer to/from Norway
    CargoNet AS, a partner company of the German intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, has ceased operating the Trelleborg/Malmö to Alnabru (Oslo) rail link for economic reasons. S...
  • Freightliner runs first shortliner service
    The UK-based rail service provider Freightliner has commenced its ground-breaking shortliner services, shortly after receiving a new fleet of 40 ft twin platform shortliner wagons....
  • SriLankan Airlines increasing flights to Riyadh
    SriLankan Airlines is to introduce three more flights to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), thereby increasing the total number of connections to five per week, effective from today (13 Decemb...
  • Chrysler begins production of Ram 2500 CNG pick-up truck in Mexico
    The first Ram 2500 compressed natural gas (CNG) pick-up trucks have begun rolling off the line at the Chrysler Group's Saltillo truck assembly plant in Mexico. The Ram 2500 CNG is ...
  • U.S. Xpress affiliate Arnold Transportation Services to merge with LinkAmerica Corp
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a leading provider of transportation services throughout North America, has reported that the Jacksonville FL (USA)- based company Arnold Transportation Se...
  • AA Cargo chooses regional sales manager Northern Europe
    American Airlines Cargo has chosen Andy Cornwell to be its regional cargo sales manager - Northern Europe. He is now responsible for the airline's sales and commercial activitie...
  • Prize for thesis on pharmaceutical logistics
    Susann Reichel from Grieshaber Logistics AG in Bad Säckingen (Germany) recently received the City of Loerrach prize for this year's best bachelor thesis at the Baden-Wuerttemberg C...
  • Asian shippers and European Shippers Council (ESC) meet in Jakarta
    The Indonesian National Shippers Council hosted a meeting that was attended by representatives from the European, Hong Kong, Korean and Macao Shippers Councils, as well as by the...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines transports 300 t of gold mining equipment to Kenya
    More than 300 t of gold mining equipment was recently flown to Kenya via three Antonov AN-124-100 freighter flights operated by the Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The f...
  • Official launch of ro-ro service between Iskenderun and Port Said
    A ro-ro transport service between the port of Iskenderun (southern Turkey) and Port Said on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has been officially inaugurated in the presence of the Turk...
  • Dachser acquires Spanish transport and logistics firm Azkar
    Dachser, an international logistics service provider based in Germany, is acquiring the Spanish transport and logistics service provider Azkar, with effect from 15 January 2013. Th...
  • Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA and Fiege reaffirm partnership
    Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA, the regional division of the construction equipment business of Doosan Infracore, the flagship infrastructure support business of the ...
  • Crestron strengthens partnership with Kuehne + Nagel in Belgium
    Crestron, a provider of advanced control and automation systems, is expanding its contract with Kuehne + Nagel Belgium and bringing all its warehousing activities under one roof. T...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • TK LNG gears up for U.S. exports with newbuild order
  • MST delivers on Netherlands order for RIBs
  • Craig Perciavalle takes helm at Austal USA
  • Atlântico Sul drillships to have Rolls-Royce engines,...
  • ACL picks Cat 280 engines for towboat repowers

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Columbia Grain lease extended for Port of Portland Terminal 5
  • Washington State Ferries eyes return to regular service levels
  • Port of Bellingham holiday event provides support for local charities
  • PNW grain handlers/ILWU locals call for more time to negotiate
  • Mariana Express Lines to begin Micronesia/West Coast US service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Intertanko highlights wider concerns for tanker market
    Owners' association strives to tackle fundamental industry problems
  • India accounts for almost half of 2012 refinery growth
    Expanding industry continues to create demand for crude and product tankers
  • NYK inks three-year VLCC charter deal
    Japanese owner sees opportunity in Thai energy demand
  • The end is nigh
    Why embracing fear will help spearhead the right recovery
  • Reasons for tanker owners to be optimistic in 2013
    More Atlantic to Pacific business to lift spirits
  • It has been a bruising year for the tanker markets
    Bankruptcies and financial workouts characterised 2012
  • Cargo owners force more tankers through Suez
    Overcapacity leaves operators with little choice of route despite extra costs
  • Teekay LNG orders newbuildings at DSME to target US exports
    Fuel-efficient pair ideal to carry cargo through Panama Canal, says Evensen
  • All out
    It's the 1970s revisited as recession sparks stoppages from China to the US
  • Thessaloniki improves results as government eyes investors
    Northern Greek port has yet to fulfil potential, says minister
  • Codemaker
    The Hong Kong convention on ship recycling is as sound as the man who drove it
  • DP World denies plan to exit Mundra box terminal
    Press reports 'have no basis in fact' says managing director
  • Chinese shipbuilder blames strike on subcontractors
    Yard's explanation raises more questions than it answers
  • Maersk prepares for east coast US port strike
    Customers put on notice of congestion surcharges
  • Paragon secures partial deal with lenders
    Talks on waivers and rejigging payments continue with trio of banks
  • Seadrill launches IPO for North Atlantic Drilling
    Fredriksen firm hopes to capitalise on shortage of harsh-environment rigs
  • HSH Nordbank and Omega reach Chapter 11 settlement
    Approval will see German bank repossess eight tankers and pay Kassiotis $5.3m

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Raid on pirates fails
    PIRATES were reported today to have won a skirmish against Puntland forces that might have been trying to free a ro-ro and its crew, who have been held since 29 March 2010
  • Prestige sabotage alleged
    A FORMER Spanish maritime inspector today accused the master and chief engineer of the tanker Prestige of sabotage to make it run aground off the Spanish coast
  • Southern Cross concludes deal for Ultrapetrol
    PRIVATE equity fund Southern Cross is now the controlling owner of NASDAQ-listed Ultrapetrol, after the closing of its $220M investment
  • Teekay targets US LNG exports
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG today confirmed orders for LNG newbuildings, with deliveries timed for the debut of LNG exports from the US
  • Bulker newbuilding prices stabilising at last?
    DRYBULKER newbuilding prices have started to stabilise after their long fall, which could indicate that the freight market itself might be recovering, a shipping analyst said today
  • Vale, Zhanjiang to build iron ore logistics centre
    VALE HAS signed a deal with Zhanjiang's port in Guangdoing province to build an iron ore logistics centre
  • CSC Phoenix gives up bulkers to bank
    SHANGHAI-listed Chang Jiang Shipping Group Phoenix (CSC Phoenix) has said it is turning three 57,000dwt bulkers over to Pudong Development Bank in connection with loan provisions
  • Dredger crew sought
    SEARCHERS are today looking for four mariners missing since their dredger sank off China's Guangdong province
  • VLCC cargoes disappoint
    VLCC owners are bracing for a disappointing December, as charterers prepared for next week's stems offers for January, brokers said today
  • China's growth to boost global and domestic shipping
    CHINA'S shift towards an economy based on consumer demand could boost global shipping, China Shipping's president said today
  • Holiday blues arrive early in Capesize sector
    CAPESIZE owners are seeing their pre-Christmas rate rally dissolve, as daily earnings tumbled by almost a quarter to $7,624 per day
  • Atlantic LNG moving to Asia
    LNG CARGOES are being re-exported from the Atlantic basin to northeastern Asia as gas prices in the latter region firm amid winter
  • More Mexican deals seen for Keppel
    KEPPEL stands to win more rig orders from Petroleos Mexicanos or other Mexican drillers, sector analyst Lim Siew Khee of CIMB predicted today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Counterfeit Shipment Seizure Is Custom's Largest in Laredo
    Customs seized 7,800 counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches. The Import Specialist Enforcement Team at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Laredo, Texas, port of entry recently seized an $83 million commercial shipment of 7,800 counterfeit watches that infringed on an Audemars Piguet trademark. The shipment of watches arrived via express consignment truck at the...
  • ILA-USMX: Down to the Wire?
    Harold Daggett isn't saying so, but the International Longshoremen's Association president seems to have opened the door for a second ILA contract extension. That's how I interpret the latest twist in eight months of negotiations of a Maine-to-Texas dockworker contract between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance. A small group of...
  • With LinkAmerica, Arnold Plans to Build Density, Draw Drivers
    The most important benefit Arnold Transportation may gain from its merger with LinkAmerica isn't additional trucks or drivers but density. The tractor-trailers LinkAmerica brings to Arnold largely will haul freight in the same lanes, doubling down on freight density and making the truckload carrier more efficient. "What LinkAmerica provides is volume,"...
  • Competition, Canadian-Style
    Intermodal shippers tapping the two major Canadian railroads can look forward to better service - and likely more competitive pricing on lanes in which the carriers compete - in 2013. Two major forces are changing the intermodal networks of archrivals Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. Larger container ships are spurring...
  • Canada Tackles Its Driver Shortage
    Wondering where to find a trucking industry task force that's trying to tackle the so-called driver shortage? Look north. The Canadian Trucking Alliance formed a "blue ribbon task force" in 2011 to investigate the root causes of driver hiring and retention problems north of the border and come up with...
  • Containerization & Intermodal Institute Grants Scholarship to 11 Students at 2012 Connie Event
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Containerization & Intermodal Institute continued its industry education mission by presenting scholarships at the annual Connie luncheon here to college students and maritime academy cadets pursuing their degrees that will lead to careers in the international trade and transportation industry. The event honored Alberto Alemán Zubieta,...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Dec. 11 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 12/11/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • 3PL Saddle Creek Logistics Hires Business Director
    Amy Barnes, Saddle Creek's new director of business development. Lakeland-Fla.-based third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Logistics Services today named Amy Barnes as director of business development. Barnes will oversee the development of new customer relationships and help generate organic growth with existing accounts. She will be based in Winston-Salem, N.C. She has 16...
  • C.H. Robinson Announces SVP Jim Butts' Retirement
    Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide today announced that Senior Vice President Jim Butts will retire on Dec. 31, after 34 years with the company. Butts joined the company in 1978, and has been senior vice president since December 2007 and a member of the executive team since April 2002. His...
  • Maersk, MSC Narrow the Gap
    In ranking the ocean carriers serving the U.S. trade, perhaps Yogi Berra said it best: "It's déjà vu, all over again." Through the first nine months of 2012, Mediterranean Shipping Co. took the lead in U.S. exports and total trade. Standing in its way from sweeping the top spot in imports...
  • US Senate Sends Coast Guard Bill to Obama
    The U.S. Senate today approved H.R. 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012, clearing the House-passed bill for the president's signature. "This bill provides the Coast Guard with the resources to continue to improve the ships, aircraft and communications systems they need to do their jobs," said House...
  • Capacity Glut Clouds Outlook for Carriers
    It's not going to look a lot like Christmas for ocean container lines this year, next year and even beyond that. Although many have managed to staunch the bleeding of red ink that decimated their bottom lines earlier this year, the outlook for their financial recovery appears increasingly dubious in 2013....
  • Domestic Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. domestic intermodal rates showed little volatility this week and continued to settle at post-peak-season levels, according to rail pricing provided by logistics provider IDS. An average of 25 major U.S. intermodal lanes stood at $2,352 per all-in, door-to-door, 53-foot container, less than 1 percent higher than the $2,331 average rate...
  • Peel Ports Secures Funds for New Liverpool Terminal
    Peel Ports has completed a 1.6 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) refinancing to fund its expansion plans, which include a 300 million pounds ($480 million) post-Panamax container terminal in the Port of Liverpool. The U.K.'s second-largest port operator raised the funds from several banks and pension funds and insurance companies in the...
  • Crowley and Jensen Maritime Honored With Two Significant Boat Awards at International Workboat Show
    NEW ORLEANS - Together Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company's Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honored with two of the top 10 Significant Boat awards during the seventh-annual International Workboat Show recently held in New Orleans. The first award was for the design of two...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • COSCON joins the reefer hike alliance
    China's state-owned ocean carrier COSCON has followed the lead of Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM and others by announcing a reefer USD1,500 per 40ft general rate increase ...
  • Liners firing more blanks
    Another Far East - Europe ocean carrier alliance has announced voyage cancellations on the over capacity-plagued tradelane in an endeavour to squeeze supply and ...
  • Lull before the storm
    The heated debates over how shipping's CO2 emissions could be curtailed in future may have died down in recent months, but that does not mean the problem has gone ...
  • Panama Canal will need expanding again
    The Panama Canal will need at least one additional expansion, according to Alberto Aleman Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority (PCA). ...
  • Customs throw their toys out of the pram
    Customs officers at the port of Rotterdam have stepped up inspections of shipments containing Asian-origin toys as Christmas approaches. Europe's biggest maritime ...
  • Just in time for Christmas
    It is often said that charity begins at home, but in the case of one of the UK's NHS Foundation Trusts, home has been transported in containers thousands of miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Omega accepts defeat
    Omega Navigation Enterprises (Omega) is about to relinquish its fleet of products tankers after striking a deal that will mark the final chapter of a bankruptcy battle that erupted in Texas over a year ago.
  • Petrobras goes clean
    Brazilian energy giant Petrobras appears to have put pen to paper on its third product carrier fixture in less than three days.
  • PRGN takes flight
    Shares of Paragon Shipping surged in midday trading Thursday after striking a series of debt deals with four of its lenders.
  • Mangrove takes root
    Hedge fund Mangrove Partners has emerged as a major shareholder in DHT Holdings.
  • Dry Docks out of Polarcus
    Drydocks World is selling its entire stake in Oslo-listed offshore outfit Polarcus.
  • CMA CGM moves in
    French container line CMA CGM is moving in at the port of Long Beach in California.
  • ICG caps Feederlink sale
    Irish Continental Group has completed the sale of its containerline Feederlink to Unifeeder of Denmark.
  • Moody's backs Stena
    Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has lifted its assessment of Swedish owner Stena following its debt refinancing.
  • DSME bags TGP double
    Teekay LNG Partners has chalked up a potential five-ship order at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • Pirates killed in raid
    Three Somali pirates have been killed after Puntland forces tried to rescue crew from the cargoship Iceberg 1 near the town of Ga'raad.
  • Mermaid wins Ichthys deal
    Australian offshore vessel owner Mermaid Marine has won a half share in a $20m contract.
  • Crewman jailed for stabbing
    A Royal Caribbean cruiseship worker has been jailed for attacking a supervisor with a knife off the US.
  • E.R. stalwart quits
    E.R. Schiffahrt has promoted two young guns to its top management to replace the departing Norbert Aschmann.
  • MHI wins cruise contracts
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has homed in on the burgeoning Asian cruiseship industry with the addition of two repair and conversion contracts.
  • Citi builds Tallink stake
    Citigroup has increased its stake in Baltic ro-ro group Tallink in a EUR 116.55m ($152m) deal, valuing the company at EUR 740m.
  • Supply ship spill probed
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating a diesel fuel spill of at least 600 gallons from a supply ship in Puerto Rico.
  • Newton's law of dry-bulk
    Crashing returns in the Atlantic have been blamed for the reality check delivered to the capesize market yesterday.
  • DP not pulling out
    DP World has dismissed suggestions that it plans to pull out of a containership terminal at India's Mundra Port over a dispute with majority shareholder, Adani.
  • Caddell off the street
    A veteran tanker that was forced on to a New York road by Hurricane Sandy has finally been shifted.
  • Bug bites P&O
    Over 300 passengers on a P&O Cruises ship have been struck down by the norovirus vomiting bug, reports say.
  • Brit bags Flex shares
    UK investment house Praxient Capital has hiked its holding in Flex LNG.
  • Singapore proving costly
    Thome boss Olav Eek Thorstensen says Singapore has become too expensive for the company to continue growing its business.
  • Beaumont refloated
    Tug pulls UK cargoship off rocks in Spain; tank damage reported.
  • FEH wins charter deal
    Hong Kong-listed Far East Horizon (FEH) has signed a chartering deal with Chinese energy group Sinochem until at least 2014.
  • P&O ties up tanker
    P&O Maritime in Australia has won a 10-year charter for its new condensate tanker in Papua New Guinea.
  • Mariana plans US route
    Mariana Express Lines (MEL) is set to launch a new service between the US West Coast and Micronesia.
  • GrainCorp spurns ADM
    GrainCorp has rejected an improved takeover offer from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the company said Thursday.
  • Paragon lands waivers
    But success of debt overhaul hinges on talks with HSH, Commerzbank and Nordea, filings show.
  • Charleston grounding
    A German-owned general cargo vessel has been refloated after going aground in a port in the southern United States.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Delta CEO: Four airlines for U.S. in 2013
    Next year, the U.S. airline industry will achieve a "rational industry construct" with four major airlines competing in the domestic and international air space, Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta, said.
  • Grain terminals, union review options
    A federal mediator said after contract talks on Tuesday and Wednesday the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers and ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19 and 23 "have agreed they require additional time to review their options."
  • ILA, USMX to discuss container royalties next week
    Three days of negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and their employers ended on Wednesday without a labor agreement to replace the one that expires on Dec. 29.
  • Mariana Express Lines starts U.S. West Coast service
  • Trade Tech speeds rate quote engine for NVOs
  • FMC approves NRAs for foreign NVOs
    FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky noted that foreign NVOs have wanted to be able to offer Negotiated Rate Arrangements since the commission approved allowing domestic NVOs to offer them.
  • Canada considers modifying FAST program
    Canada is evaluating simpler eligibility requirements for highway carriers to participate in the Free and Secure Trade program to expedite the movement of cargo across the northern border for trusted shippers.
  • Drewry sees possible litigation over Brazil port reforms
  • Carriers slow joint WCNA-Central America loop
  • Port of L.A. loses CMA CGM to Long Beach
  • UPS announces LTL guaranteed service
  • Canada, Israel to cooperate in customs arena
  • Portland gets NextGen technology in 2013
  • Dachser buys Spanish logistics company
  • Container lessor SeaCo names new CEO
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • Perciavalle named Austal USA president

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • New waste heat recovery system for auxiliary engines
    Alfa Laval says it is a market first and 'the natural next step' in fuel efficiency gains.
  • Prices show little movement in Fujairah
    South African bunkers firm with distillates making big gains in Cape Town.
  • Prices firm in Mediterranean ports
    But stay soft in northern ports
  • Starfuels' expansion triggers collapse of rival
    Oil derivatives player 'ends Singapore-based brokering operations'.
  • LNG bunkering carries strong business case, survey finds
    But economics and infrastructure seen as the biggest challenges.
  • Bunker technology company will 'move to protect its rights'
    Nautical Control Solutions wins Canadian patent.
  • Port's clean-air incentive scheme 'illegal'
    'The law doesn't make exceptions for good intentions,' auditor tells Port of Seattle.
  • Ballast-free designs could give massive fuel savings
    Estimates range from 6% to 25% potential overall fuel savings by eliminating ballast.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall by 10.6%
    Singapore stocks have fallen for the first time in six weeks.
  • Puerto Rico spill under investigation
    The minor spill happened during refuelling.
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Singapore prices firm but other markets were stable to soft.
  • OW Bergen tie-up given go-ahead
    European Commission can see no competition issues from merger.
  • Singapore bunker sales drop to nine-month low
    Shipowners picking up smaller quantity of bunkers, traders say.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands bonded ops in China
    Commences supply of bonded bunkers to another port in Zhejiang province.
  • Chinese yard delivers first 'green' box ship
    Delivery demonstrates a 'breakthrough' of the shipbuilder's manufacturing capability, it says.
  • Hoegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping
    'Switching to low-sulphur fuel is costly but the environmental campaign has made it easier for shipping lines to change.'

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Genoa
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Geneva/Montreal/London
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Leghorn
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Trieste
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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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