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November 16, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Anti-austerity strikes disable ports in Spain, Portugal and Greece
  • Germanischer Lloyd urges new procedures to cope with distress at sea
  • Los Angeles container volumes up 0.82pc to 718,406 TEU in October
  • Extra slow steaming for Cosco and 'K' Line on transpacific loops
  • US October imports fall 6.8pc from September, off 4.8pc year on year
  • US east coast carriers declare 'force majeure' after Hurricane Sandy
  • APL takes delivery of fifth 10,700-TEUer - APL Paris - from Korea
  • Lanzhou to build the largest railway logistics centre in northwest China
  • Hebei exceeds budget allotment with US$2.6 billion spent on port projects
  • Regional Container Lines third quarter loss narrows to US$7.1 million
  • Agility quarterly net profit up 21pc to US$34.5 million, sales rise 10pc
  • Two men overboard, one dies despite speedy Singaporean rescue effort
  • MOL, Taihokozai develop lubricity additive to help low-sulphur fuels
  • Lithuania's Klaipeda port October box volume up 27.2pc to 35,504 TEU
  • Corpus Christi port sells US naval base to oil company as navy quits
  • Airbus now hopes for China aircraft deals after EU shelves carbon tax
  • Lufthansa Cargo signs India's top IT provider's for iCargo platform
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo back with Cape Town flights seeking perishables
  • Air Transport Services Group lowers profit forecast by US$10 million
  • IATA launches Air Cargo Makes it Happen awareness campaign in Israel

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates fall after two weeks of increases
  • CKYH alliance reducing seven Asia-Med services
  • CMA CGM introduces world's largest containership on Asia-Europe trade
  • Piracy on owner's account, not charterer's: Court
  • $914 m Saudi ports development leads GCC maritime agenda
  • Another instalment paid for Chennai-Ennore road project; Pratibha Cauvery to be moved soon
  • HBT may have to shell out INR 1,000 cr. in damages to KoPT
  • JNPT holds interactive session with Port users during Vigilance Awareness Week
  • KoPT begins transhipment at Sandheads
  • 2012-13 GDP growth to dip below 6 pc: CII survey
  • Indonesias palm oil exports projected to touch 10-month high

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Agility reports increase in Q3 revenue and net profit
    The Kuwait-based logistics service provider Agility reported a net profit of KWD 9.75 million (EUR 27.2 million) in Q3/2012, a 12% increase compared to the net profit of KWD 8.05 m...
  • Asiana Airlines cancels long-standing Japan service but starts daily flights to Vladivostok
    Today (15 November) the South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is ending its long-standing Pusan - Fukuoka (Japan) service. The route, which was launched in November 1991, was most r...
  • Jet Airways cancels Chennai - Brussels service
    From today (15 November), Indian Jet Airways no longer offers flights between Chennai and Brussels. The daily service between the southeast Indian port city and the Belgian capital...
  • Korean Air boosts Myanmar cargo capacity
    Today (15 November) Korean Air is replacing the aircraft used on its recently launched Seoul Incheon - Yangon (Myanmar) service. The four times per week service is now being operat...
  • Maersk in the black again
    The giant Danish carrier Maersk Line reported that its Q3/2012 profit was USD 498 million, compared to a loss of USD 289 million in the same quarter in 2011. Rates were higher this...
  • Santiago Garcia-Milà is Espo's new chairman
    The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) has elected Santiago Garcia-Milà, deputy director general of the Barcelona port authority (Spain), as its new chairman. He succeeds Victo...
  • Renault Trucks rolls out new app to teach economic driving in HGVs
    The French commercial vehicle maker Renault Trucks has launched a new Smartphone and tablet PC app called "Truck Fuel Eco Driving" to help drivers learn how to drive economically. ...
  • USA: new grant continues green locomotive effort
    The US-based transport provider Norfolk Southern Railroad and the state of Pennsylvania have received a USD 400,000 research and development grant from the Federal Railroad Adminis...
  • Geoff Partridge becomes managing director of Toll South Africa
    Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has promoted Geoff Partridge to the post of managing director of its South African operation. He was previously operations director, and replaces Vince...
  • TCV Railway to open port of Valencia-Miranda de Ebro rail link
    The Spanish railfreight operator TCV Railway is launching a container transport service between the port of Valencia and Miranda de Ebro, in the province of Burgos (Spain), on 23 N...
  • Tenneco to supply EuroVI diesel aftertreatment systems to Scania
    Tenneco, a leading manufacturer of automotive technologies and products, based in Lake Forest IL (USA), is supplying the Scania Group with advanced diesel aftertreatment systems fo...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens pharmaceuticals cross-docking warehouse in Mainz
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N), a Switzerland-based global logistics service provider, is expanding its logistics activities for the pharmaceutical industry in Germany by opening a state-o...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Crowley, MSC officers and crew receive AOTOS plaques
  • BAE Systems to acquire Marine Hydraulics International
  • Matson names VP government and community relations
  • UK Club DVD stresses the importance of risk reduction
  • Shipham Valves launches new range of wafer check valves

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Port Metro Vancouver sees gains in 2012 cruise passenger numbers
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Railroad facts publication available from rail association
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo numbers for October
  • Crew of Crowley tug earns AOTOS heroism nod

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • US 'has only a seven-year supply of shale gas left', claims expert
    Revised projections deliver major blow to hopes for LNG shipping
  • Product tankers look likely to benefit from oil boom in US Gulf
    Fracking will see the country overtake rival producers Russia and Saudi Arabia
  • Q&A: Mitsui OSK Lines (Europe) LNG director Mike Rowley
    Q&A: Mitsui OSK Lines (Europe) LNG director Mike Rowley
  • Louis Dreyfus quits dry bulk operations at Kolkata port
    Stevedore blames crime and politics for decision to exit Kolkata
  • Criminals are still finding a haven in ports
    The ABG-LDA saga underlines the fact that crime is still very much with us
  • Shipowners call for compromise
    Indian National Shipowners' Association chief says best outcome would be a resumption of services
  • Built for idleness?
    The imbalance between VLCC supply and demand will not end any time soon
  • Landing a 10-year ship loan is 'like winning the lottery'
    Exclusive: Petropoulos unveils new Petrofin research that points to even tougher times ahead
  • OOCL faces criminal trial over Courtenay Allan death
    Exclusive: France charges Hong Kong carrier with director's involuntary manslaughter
  • Eco designs leave S&P market heavily overvalued
    Broker hits back at shipowner sceptics to defend fuel-saving benefits
  • Shipowners baffled by silence from Berlin
    VDR repeats its call for state support for ship finance
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum reports higher profit
    Improved results come despite 'challenging market' for fuels
  • New York retailers feel the fallout from Sandy
    Thousands of diverted containers stranded on quays of other east coast US ports
  • 'German tanker king' Salamon dies
    Ship financier took steps to ensure business continuity
  • US Gulf oil products boom drives tanker fixtures to new high
    Region generates 313 spot voyages so far this year, up from 261 in 2011
  • Like with like
    Deciding whether or not to order fuel-efficient tonnage is by no means straightforward
  • DFDS says demand continues to weaken in northern Europe
    Company focuses on tackling its costs
  • Courage Marine returns to profit in the third quarter
    Hong Kong and Singapore bulk operator succeeds in curtailing its costs
  • Nordic American hints at new and secondhand vessel purchases
    Company rewards its shareholders despite latest quarterly loss
  • Indian Ocean counterpiracy exercise aims to boost regional co-operation
    Exercise Cutlass Express also focused on narcotics and illegal fishing
  • Box volumes edge up in Singapore
    Improvement comes despite slowing trade between Asia and Europe
  • EU spending will modernise ports, and stimulate shortsea trades
    European shipping faces a 'modernisation challenge', says Kallas
  • Feeling insecure?
    Lloyd's List's security survey highlights uncertainty over deploying armed guards
  • US reports 5% drop in inbound box volumes for October
    Figures reveal downturn in imports from Asia and Europe
  • DryShips renegotiates its orderbook
    Expenses contribute to bigger than expected third-quarter loss
  • Ocean Rig is close to completing drillship syndicated loan
    Costs tip DryShips-linked driller into the red but revenue backlog nears $4.5bn
  • Safe Bulkers orders substitute cape for 10-year charter as profits rise
    Japanese newbuild replaces delayed Chinese order that may now be axed
  • GSL praises box line discipline
    Rate increases pushed through despite over-supply

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Aegean turns losses into profits
    BUNKER supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network posted net profits of $8.7M in 3Q12 amid challenging market conditions
  • Subsea 7 wins $800M contract
    SUBSEA 7 said today it has won a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline contract valued at about $800M from Total E&P Norge
  • Courage Marine trims losses by 26%
    SINGAPORE-listed Courage Marine said it cut losses by 26% in this year's first nine months despite continued drybulk market weakness
  • STX Pan Ocean loses for 8th straight quarter
    STX PAN Ocean lost $88.6M in its 3Q12, widening its deficit from $37.4M losses a year earlier
  • India's HMEL halts Iranian crude cargoes
    INDIA'S HPCL-Mittal Energy said it will halt cargoes of oil from Iran, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • China-Japan souring is causing grief for NYK
    NYK LINE said today some units are being affected by the souring of Sino-Japanese relations since mid-September
  • STX Europe's profits fall
    WEAKNESS in its cruise and ferry business is hitting STX Europe, the Oslo-based yard unit of South Korea's STX conglomerate
  • Premuda unveils losses, fears for full year
    ITALY'S tanker and bulker operator Premuda said today it is "reasonable" to predict full-year losses after it lost €7.76M ($9.88M) in the first nine months of the year
  • DFDS eyes acquisition
    DENMARK'S listed ferry and logistics group DFDS said today it plans to make an acquisition to expand into new markets
  • Greener fuels urged
    ZEHUA Ma, president of China COSCO Holdings, today urged suppliers to provide shipping groups with fuels of higher quality, efficiency and fuel economy
  • Goldenport scraps box ship
    GOLDENPORT Holdings has sold one box ship for scrap and laid up two others
  • Otto turns losses into profits
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine today posted 3Q12 profits of $4.7M, turning around losses of $16.8M year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • More Labor Woes for Port of Portland
    Contract talks between the Port of Portland and security guards at its container terminal that began this summer will reenter mediation on Nov. 16, but a breakdown in talks could cripple the container yard, as well as two other terminals at the port, The Oregonian reported. Bill Wyatt, the port's executive...
  • Truckers Taking to Mobile Technology
    When it comes to technology, truckers are going mobile, with 70 percent of drivers surveyed by uShip.com saying they use mobile phones for business. The number of truckers using apps jumped to 43 percent, a 16 percent increase from last year's annual mobile usage survey, according to uShip.com. More than half of...
  • Norway Post Selects credit360 to Streamline Sustainability Data Management
    CAMBRIDGE, UK/CHICAGO - credit360 will be used within Norway Post to drive environmental performance improvement throughout their expanding and increasingly complex operational structure. The system will help the organisation meet ambitious performance targets like a CO2 reduction target of 30% of 2008 levels by 2015. In addition, credit360 will be used...
  • Groups Come Together to Combat Human Trafficking in Colorado
    COMMERCE CITY, Colo.- The Colorado Motor Carriers Association, Colorado Truckstop Conference, and local elected and law enforcement officials launched an educational and awareness campaign today focused on combatting the human trafficking of underage children who are being forced to engage in prostitution. The kick off for the program was held...
  • Ryder's Natural Gas Trucks Top Six Million Miles
    Ryder System's fleet of 250 natural gas vehicles has surpassed a milestone of six million miles. Since 2011, when the natural gas truck program began, the vehicles have replaced about 923,000 gallons of diesel fuel with domestically produced natural gas and reduced emissions by more than 2,300 metric tons of carbon...
  • Canadian Pacific Railway, Signal Workers Reach Tentative Deal
    Canadian Pacific and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, System Council 11, today reached a tentative five-year labor agreement covering about 450 employees who maintain and install railway signals and communications systems across Canada. Details of the preliminary contract are being withheld pending ratification by IBEW membership. Separately, the United Steel Workers,...
  • 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 Nov. 13 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 11/13/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • Cass Freight Index
    Cass index data is derived from actual freight invoices paid on behalf of 350 clients, which totaled over US$20 billion in 2011 and include a wide diversity of shippers, commodities and company size.Cass Freight ExpendituresThe Cass October expenditures index surged 8.4 percent year-over-year and rose 1.6 percent from September in...
  • Cass Linehaul Indices - Truck & Intermodal
    A timely indicator of market fluctuations in per-mile truckload pricing isolating the linehaul component of full truckload costs from other components (fuel and accessorials), providing a reflection of trends in baseline truckload prices. Cass Truckload Linehaul IndexThe October Cass truckload linehaul index was a record index-to-date 109.8, inching ahead 0.3...
  • Diesel Fuels Sandy Recovery in Northeast
    The fuel crisis in the Northeast is easing, though rationing continues in some areas and some fueling stations are still without power, and without working pumps. However, the damage Hurricane Sandy delivered to the region's fuel supply chain will take more time to repair, according to a report...
  • Matson Names Park VP of Government, Community Relations
    Ku'uhaku Park, Matson's new vice president of government and community relations. Honolulu-based Matson today named Ku'uhaku Park vice president of government and community relations. He will be responsible for directing the shipping carrier's government relations and community service activities in Hawaii, including the promotion and development of the Matson Foundation. Park was...
  • Railroads Face Little Regulatory Threat From Congress, Obama
    With the Nov. 6 election doing little to change the power structure at the nation's capital, the major U.S. freight railroads are unlikely to face major regulation risks in the coming year. Any attempts to change the rail regulatory framework aren't expected to go far in Congress, as a divided body...
  • Why an Obama Win Yields Hope for Infrastructure
    At first glance, the Nov. 6 election barely changed anything in the nation's capital. Voters gave President Obama four more years in the White House, kept Republicans in control of the House and Democrats dominant in the Senate. Although few faces have changed, however, the tone on Capitol Hill has. With...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index
    The JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index was developed by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) and is a leading indicator of inflation based on a broad assortment of raw materials used in industrial production. The IPI growth rate compares the latest week's index with the IPI's average over the past year.In...
  • Logistics Providers Optimistic About 2013 Economy
    Eighty percent of logistics providers and freight forwarders reported slight business expansion in the last two years, and more than 75 percent expect that growth to continue into 2013, according to a study by logistics researcher Transport Intelligence and logistics software developer Kewill that surveyed 484 international businesses. Logistics providers in...
  • Spread of Globalization Is Slowing, BDP Survey Finds
    The relentless spread of globalization may be coming to an end as slow growth in the West allied to faster economic development in other regions encourages more near-sourcing and shorter supply chains, according to a new survey by leading logistics company BDP International. Arnie Bornstein, BDP's executive director of marketing and...
  • Virginia Cargo Volume Grew 1.5 Percent in October
    The Port of Virginia handled 175,330 20-foot-equivalent units in October, an increase of 1.5 percent from the 182,318 TEUs handled in September, and also up 1.5 percent year-over-year, the Virginia Port Authority announced today. October was the ninth consecutive month of growth, said Rodney W. Oliver, VPA's interim executive director. Volume...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • New York retailers feel the Sandy pinch
    Manhattan household name stores are fretting in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday next week and the crucial shopping ...
  • Eurozone back in recession
    The 17-nation eurozone has officially plunged back into recession after the EU's statistics office, Eurostat, confirmed that the collective GDP of the single currency ...
  • Los Angeles reports small monthly hike in container throughput
    Port of Los Angeles' container volumes edged ahead just 0.8% in October on the corresponding month in 2011 to 718,400 TEU, although the US west coast box hub's ...
  • Hamburg's Chinese boxes plunge
    There is yet further evidence of the European slowdown and the impact on the blue-chip Asia - Europe tradelane. Chinese container traffic processed ...
  • GSL praises box line discipline
  • HMM doing better
    Like its larger compatriot Hanjin, South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine swung into an operating profit in the third quarter of the year, also benefiting from a ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Safe Bulkers in nosedive
    Shares in Greece's Safe Bulkers plummeted Thursday after the owner revealed a surprise dividend cut.
  • DryShips sticking with ORIG
    DryShips boss George Economou ruled out selling shares its Ocean Rig drilling spin off as a solution to paying for unfinanced dry-bulk newbuildings.
  • Lange lauds eco ships
    Ultrabulk has nailed its colours to the eco ship mast after swapping a charter for a delayed kamsarmax for a more efficient vessel at a Japanese yard yesterday.
  • STX Europe profit shrinks
    STX Europe continues to rely on its shareholding in STX OSV to keep its earnings up.
  • Mercator moves up
    Indian owner Mercator has increased its profit in the first half as revenue improved.
  • NAT faces red run
    Nordic American Tankers will fail to escape the red for the foreseeable future, a leading analyst warns.
  • Nobbled in North Sea
    Danish ro-ro giant DFDS has seen profit eroded by weaker northern European markets so far this year.
  • DryShips takes a beating
    George Economou's DryShips was on the rack on the Nasdaq today after a huge earnings miss and a warning over loan repayments.
  • SDLP makes top tier
    Wells Fargo has taken a shine to John Fredriksen's latest venture Seadrill Partners amid the promise of a strong dividend growth.
  • VLCC rates spike
    VLCCs are leading a rally in the tanker spot market with rates on the flagship Arabian Gulf to Far East route more than doubling in the space of a week.
  • Courage back in black
    Courage Marine doesn't expect to see any major upturn in its fortunes before 2014 at the earliest.
  • Safe's cape saviour
    Safe Bulkers has booked a capesize newbuilding in a move which saves a 10-year charter from landing in the shredder.
  • The dangers of drink
    A UK accident report has shown a drunken cargoship master turned straight toward a Stena ferry when a port officer alerted him to the dangers of a collision.
  • NAT in active hunt
    Nordic American Tankers is looking to expand its fleet in a tanker market which has many owners struggling.
  • Bergen in breach
    Bergen Group has confirmed it has breached certain loan covenants after delivering its third quarter results.
  • Hansson's health check
    With the ink still wet on Overseas Shipholding Group's Chapter 11 papers Nordic American Tankers was keen to paint a strong picture of its own financial health as it reported a third quarter loss today.
  • Clipper's pool purpose
    Denmark's Clipper Projects is driving consolidation in the multipurpose sector (MPP) by forming a new pool.
  • Ultrapetrol sees spike
    Shares in Ultrapetrol ingnited yesterday after the company reported a huge cash injection from a private equity firm.
  • North Sea needs a trim
    Norway's Farstad Shipping says offshore vessels need to head away from the North Sea if rates are to improve.
  • Dragnis takes scrap cash
    Goldenport Holdings has logged a profit from the scrapping of a container vessel it bought last year.
  • Aegean lags Street
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has returned to the black in the third quarter but analysts had hoped for more from the Peter Georgiopoulos-linked company.
  • Man dies in bulker fall
    A Singapore ship chandler has been killed after falling from a Japanese bulker.
  • Subsea 7 in big win
    Oslo-listed owner will bank $800m from Total for North Sea gas field work.
  • ABG boss quits
    The managing director of India's ABG Shipyard has resigned due to ill health, the company said.
  • Safe snaps-up bulker
    Safe Bulkers has raided the secondhand market and picked up a modern Japanese panamax bulker for a firm price.
  • GPRT boxship in lay-up
    Goldenport Holdings has failed to find employment for a recently acquired containership, a regulatory disclosure shows.
  • GrainCorp rejects ADM
    GrainCorp has rejected a $3bn takeover bid by commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) it confirmed Thursday.
  • Rigs Angola bound
    Ocean Rig UDW has confirmed three-year charters for two of its drilling units including one of its newbuildings.
  • Eyes on heating oil
    The US Northeast's motor gasoline (mogas) shortages after Hurricane Sandy are subsiding but Poten & Partners says products tanker owners may get further help from distillate demands.
  • Dryships losses top $50m
    George Economou's Dryships has booked a third quarter loss of just over $51m in results published late Wednesday.
  • SLNG eyes expansion
    Singapore LNG (SLNG) is to build a fourth LNG storage facility that will increase the terminal's current planned capacity by 50%.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • OSG files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    "Over the past two weeks, OSG has continued to fix vessels with our clients. We will use the Chapter 11 process to definitively resolve our financial issues," said Morten Arntzen, OSG's president and CEO.
  • Forwarders, 3PLs expect growth in 2013
    In a survey by Transportation Intelligence and Kewill, 80 percent of respondents reported slight business expansion over the past two years, with more than 75 percent expecting this growth to continue next year.
  • LA loaded volume down 3% in October
  • EU will approve UPS-TNT deal, analyst predicts
    UPS will probably have to shed a couple of TNT pieces, "but ultimately I think it will get done," said Ben Gordon, founder and managing director of BG Strategic Advisors, at the NIT League and IANA conference.
  • UNCLOS passage would boost U.S. credibility
    It's particularly important off the coast of Alaska where the OCS is twice the size of California and "some of the richest resources in the world are there -literally trillions of dollars," said a U.S. Coast Guard official.
  • U.S. import volume down nearly 5% in October
    The threat of a port strike along the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports from Oct. 1 may have induced some importers to move volume up earlier in the year to avoid potential disruptions.
  • Dachser adds to South Africa operation
  • FCPA guidance released
  • Former importers of polluting motorcycles settle

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Clarification of article on Iranian fuel oil being sold through UAE entity
    FAL Oil says it 'categorically denies' allegations contained in the article.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah but soften in Durban
    A mixed picture was seen in most bunker hubs.
  • Bunker prices climb in Europe
    Average demand in Hamburg with some congestion seen at Gibraltar.
  • Russia's fuel oil output 'not about to fall'
    Refiner says upgrades can't be rushed: 'There are physical limitations that can't be overcome.'
  • Risk management course for bunker players
    Two-day course in Singapore in January.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing in Singapore
    December arbitrage arrivals expected to be around 5 mt.
  • UK study to assess chances of modal shift
    Aim is to find out if tougher sulphur rules will push cargo onto roads.
  • Slow-steaming sees Rotterdam lose out to Piraeus
    IT firm makes Greek port its regional hub
  • Baxus Marine to be wound up
    Company's attempt to secure court protection fails to materialise.
  • Bunker prices mostly higher
    Demand average in key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • China fuel oil stocks lower
    Inventories generally lower as teapot refiners drawdown stocks at Shandong province.
  • Odfjell sees further losses
    Results affected by a weak chemical tanker market and restructuring at its Rotterdam terminal.
  • OSG files for Chapter 11
    Plans to use the Chapter 11 process to 'significantly reduce' its $2.67 billion debt.
  • Aegean shares rising
    Earnings per share for Q3 beats consensus estimates.

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TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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