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December 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 4.3pc in November to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 4.7pc
  • Qingdao now 7th biggest port as Shandong volume surpasses billion tonnes,
  • Vessels urged to beware of dolphin monitoring gear in Hong Kong Harbour
  • Georgia Ports Authority installs four Konecranes hybrid electric RTGs
  • E-commerce said to buy logistics companies to gain in-house capacity
  • Sino-Russian floating river ice road opens for freight traffic on border
  • Dachser to buy out Spanish partner Azkar to cover Iberian Peninsula
  • Canadian National strikes new noise abatement deal in ex-urban Chicago
  • BIMCO Shanghai Centre to open in February under Wei Zhuang
  • Hong Kong airport cargo up 9.3pc, record November high of 374,000 tonnes
  • Eco-tourism prompts Hanoi to pay for airfield lighting at Phu Quoc Airport
  • Since 2011, air cargo shrinks as passenger volumes, yields rise: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • DB Schenker focusing on last mile delivery in India
  • ICS sets out future for Arctic shipping
  • Next batch of IIFF-FIATA Diploma course to commence in Jan.
  • P&I negotiations seen to be difficult in 2013
  • UTI Capital invests 600 m in Pristine Logistics
  • Slowing traffic seen jeopardising Haldia Dock projects
  • RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • First converted MD-82 freighter to join cargo airline
    The Alaskan (USA) company Everts Air Cargo, headquartered in Fairbanks but with its operational base in Anchorage, is the first customer to take delivery of an MD-82 converted to a...
  • New timber trailers for Swiss timber dealer
    Hiag Handel AG, a Swiss timber dealer, has purchased six new trailer bodies from GK Grünenfelder AG. Four of the bodies are two-axle models; the others are three axle-models and al...
  • Czech Airlines to resume long-haul flights next year
    After a three-year hiatus, Czech Airlines is again including its own long-haul flights in its schedule. On the basis of operative leasing, a wide-body Airbus A330 will join the air...
  • Volvo Group trucks in the US get 2014 greenhouse gas certification
    The USA's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have certified all the Volvo Group trucks in the USA, including the M...
  • C.H.Robinson's senior vice-president retires after 34 years
    The global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reported that its senior vice-president (VP) Jim Butts is retiring on 31 December 2012. Butts, who has worked...
  • Konecranes delivers ten RTGs to Ports and Cargo Handling Services terminal in Lagos
    Konecranes has successfully delivered ten of its rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd in Lagos (Nigeria). PCHS, the port operations arm ...
  • Canada to strengthen railfreight services
    Canada's government has launched a Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill to give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways. The bill will also c...
  • Russian Railways meets target figures
    Russian Railways met its target figures in November. The service provider's' freight turnover, including empty wagon runs of private and rented cars, rose by 1.4% and the average d...
  • Port of New Orleans reshuffles board of commissioners
    The Governor of the US state of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has appointed Michael W. Kearney to the port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. He will serve a five-year term of offi...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens new logistics centre in UK
    Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the German global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has formally opened its lnewest facility. Customers, board members, and employees celebra...
  • Bruno Blin to be president of Renault Trucks Commercial from 2013
    Renault Trucks has named Bruno Blin as the next president of Renault Trucks Commercial. He succeeds Heinz-Jürgen Löw, who has left the company. Blin, who will take up his duties on...
  • Sievert Handel Transporte inaugurates new branch office in Heilbronn
    The Lengerich (Germany)-based transport and logistics service provider Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH is continuing its expansion course by opening a new branch office in Heilbronn...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply propeller for ice-breaking bulker
  • Navy said to seek new operator for Guam shipyard
  • Pacific Drilling extends drillship option at Samsung
  • Defense Authorization Act adds to Iran shipping sanctions
  • Crowley liner names Tony Otero VP Caribbean services
  • NSRP announces $12 million series of research projects
  • Coast Guard continues response to barge oil spill
  • TUI Cruises newbuilds to have KONE elevators and escalators

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Port/City of Bellingham complete waterfront district regulatory documents
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index up during month of November
  • Brand returning to TITAN as commercial operations head
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Thurman as business park development manager
  • Hapag-Lloyd/Hamburg Sud discuss merger possibilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Clubs reveal wide range of general rises for 2013 renewals
    Some have taken a creative approach to premiums, says PL Ferrari
  • Keep onboard maintenance records or count the cost, says insurer
    Badly maintained and fake lifting equipment jeopardises cover, London Club warns owners
  • Brazil gears up for ports growth
    Brasília's four-year drive seeks private investment to targets bottlenecks
  • Port investment to be spread across four regions
    Brazilian government could land $100bn revenue windfall from ports sector
  • Maersk pays retrofit costs for chartered-in boxships
    Liner giant takes the lead to fund fuel-efficiency technology on operated tonnage
  • Drill down to the detail
    Offshore specialists will see demand grow if they stay ahead of the value curve
  • Euro veritas
    Do class societies that combine consultancy and safety work present a conflict of interest?
  • Can a DNV and GL tie-up work?
    As the rumours refuse to go away, mooted deal raises more questions than it answers
  • Brazil backs port reforms with development bank finance
    Global operators welcome change despite analysts' doubts about level playing field
  • Baltic Sea aframax rates soar on demand for ice-class ships
    Earnings hit more than $22,000 per day
  • CNOOC unit may face $141m tax bill from Norway
    COSL Drilling Europe could be taxed for pre-takeover intra-group transactions
  • CSCL cements second series of box sales this quarter
    Carrier replenishes cash pile in a deal to stem full-year losses
  • UK maritime sector creates jobs despite recession
    Buoyant industry segments have bucked the economic downturn, study finds
  • The urge to merge
    Can Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd finally agree where previous talks have failed?
  • Europe's ports and feeder operators feel the pinch from void sailings
    Lean pickings over Christmas as carriers cut capacity
  • Yemen gas pipeline attack disrupts loadings at Balhaf
    Supply threat looms as LNG plant tackles seventh act of sabotage
  • Competition watchdog outlines issues in sale of ferries to Eurotunnel
    Interested parties face January 4 deadline
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd confirm merger talks
    Due diligence to start on a move that could create the world's fourth-largest box operator
  • US Army engineers blast rocks to avert Mississippi River shutdown
    Measures only delay up to 20,000 job cuts and billions of dollars in losses, say critics
  • Channel dominates UK shortsea market
    Capacity growth limited for other Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic connections
  • Singapore government becomes Ezion's strategic shareholder
    Offshore player to sell 14.3m new ordinary shares to state vehicle EDB Investments
  • Third Chinese yard enters the FPSO race
    Cosco Corp wins its first order to build a floating production, storage and offloading vessel from scratch
  • Diana sticks to portfolio charter policy
    Dry bulk owner denies reports of new acquisition

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Hapag, Hamburg Süd discussing merger
    PRESSURE on box shipping margins and structural overcapacity might spark another mega-merger, as Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd of Germany confirmed merger talks today
  • China's new shipbuilding orders drop 44.8%
    CHINA'S new shipbuilding orders dropped 44.8% year on year from January to October, Beijing said
  • China deletes duty on metallurgical coke
    CHINA'S finance ministry has scrapped its 40% export duty on metallurgical coke
  • 50 migrants rescued
    GREEK authorities said today they are holding 129 people in connection with smuggling attempted during the past week
  • IEA: coal nearing oil as leading energy source
    COAL WAS seen by the IEA today as nearly overtaking oil as the world's top energy source by 2017
  • Fall in S&P values seen finally slowing
    VALUES of second-hand vessels are continuing to fall, but the decline has slowed in the past 10 months, a shipping analyst said today
  • Ezion gains $16M infusion
    EZION Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore player, said 14.3M of its new ordinary shares have been subscribed to by Singapore's EDB Investment
  • STX to sell stake in Dalian yard
    SOUTH Korea's STX confirmed to Fairplay today the group plans to sell some of its shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding's Dalian yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 3.7 Percent in November
    The American Trucking Associations today reported that its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7 percent in November, following October's 3.7 percent drop. It was the first monthly gain since July. As a result, the index was 118.0 in November, versus 113.8 in October. Compared with November 2011, the index...
  • TSA Carriers Pin Hopes on January Rate Hikes
    Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific announced large rate increases of $600 to $800 per 40-foot container in a desperate attempt to avoid a repeat of the money-losing service contracts they negotiated in 2012 with beneficial cargo owners. "This is a make or break period for trans-Pacific carriers," said Brian Conrad,...
  • ILA Talks at a Standstill Over Royalties
    Failure of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said after federally mediated negotiations broke off amid disagreements over carrier-paid container royalties that provide...
  • Russia's WTO Membership Doesn't Solve All Problems
    The floodgates have opened for U.S. investment in Russia. U.S. companies are moving quickly to carry out investment plans they made in anticipation of Russia's joining the World Trade Organization, but they are still finding it a challenging market. Although Russia joined the WTO in August, the last significant barrier to...
  • Sandy and Newtown: A New Perspective on Shipping's Woes
    It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the transportation and logistics industries. For ocean carriers, the year began bad before turning reasonably good in the third quarter, yielding optimism about the fourth. But with the "mini-strike" in Los Angeles-Long Beach and an ILA strike looming in less than two...
  • Tampa Port Board Approves Anderson as Director, CEO
    A. Paul Anderson, Tampa Port Authority's new port director and chief executive. The Tampa Port Authority's board of commissioners today voted unanimously to hire A. Paul Anderson as the authority's new port director and chief executive. Anderson succeeds Richard Wainio, who had served in the position since March 2005. Anderson was most recently...
  • Transportation Workers Welcome Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
    Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today urged the U.S. Senate to pass the pending Hurricane Disaster Relief Appropriations Act to help regions affected by Hurricane Sandy recover and fortify infrastructure to minimize future risks. "Transit systems, rail lines, airports, air traffic control equipment, highways and seaports all...
  • Hong Kong Exports Down, Imports Up in October
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department today reported that the volume of goods exports dropped 4.7 percent in October, although the volume of goods imports rose 1.4 percent from October 2011. The prices of exports of goods in October were up 2.2 percent year-over-year, and the prices of imports of goods...
  • Senior Editor Bill Cassidy Explains the JOC Truckload Capacity Index
    The quarterly JOC Truckload Capacity Index helps measure change in the availability of tractor-trailers at a group of large truckload carriers with more than $10 billion in combined revenue. In this JOC Trucking Update, Senior Editor Bill Cassidy describes how the index is put together and what it tells us...
  • Unisource Logistics Solutions Earns SmartWay Transport Partner Designation
    NORCROSS, Ga. - Unisource Logistics Solutions - a division of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. - announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership. Unisource also earned the SmartWay Transport Partner logo, Logistics category, a mark of excellence for companies demonstrating superior environmental performance for freight...
  • India, ASEAN Trade to Reach $100 Billion by 2015
    At the second India-ASEAN Business Fair in New Delhi, Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, expressed confidence that trade between India and the Association of Southeast Nations countries will reach $100 billion by 2015. "We would like to benefit from ASEAN experience in key sectors of economy, such...
  • C.R. England Names Company Drivers of the Month for November
    SALT LAKE CITY - C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has recognized James Hamilton, Thomas Wendt and Luke Arris as Company Drivers of the Month for November 2012. They were selected for this honor from among more than 7,500 drivers nationwide in C.R. England's fleet. "It's an honor...
  • Serious Infrastructure Investment Revolutionlizing Customized Freight Delivery, Storage, and Inventory Management
    MORRISVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's reliable logistics partner for customized freight delivery, storage and inventory management, Extreme Express Logistics, has successfully completed a significant upgrade to its technology infrastructure to enhance its ability to provide critical and expedited delivery, reverse logistics, warehousing and order fulfillment. As part of the upgrade,...
  • Hong Kong, Korea Customs Agree to Expand Partnership
    Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation. At the 30th Customs Cooperation Conference in Seoul, Korea, today, Clement Cheung, commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, and Joo Yung-sup, commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, agreed on closer cooperation between the two administrations in the future. "With the longstanding cooperation between the two...
  • LB Terminal Investment Gives CMA CGM Home in US
    LONG BEACH-The Dec. 12 announcement that CMA CGM is taking an equity stake in the Pier J terminal at the Port of Long Beach is a significant development for the world's third-largest container line as well as for the port. CMA CGM, with headquarters in Marseille, France, finally has a home...
  • Dennis Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage as Director of Global Commercial Operations
    Dennis Brand, TITAN Salvage's new director of global commercial operations. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2, 2013. As a member...
  • Strike Looms As ILA-USMX Talks Break Off
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance broke off today, raising the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said. He spoke after the union and USMX, meeting with a federal mediator, failed to reach...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • India Establishes Board to Craft Air Cargo Policies
    India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has established the Air Cargo Logistic Promotion Board, an inter-ministerial group, to lay down a policy framework to govern air cargo operations in the country. The board's establishment was recommended by the Ministry of Civil Aviation's working group on the air cargo and express service industry. India's...
  • Maersk to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Maersk Line recently announced that it will implement a congestion surcharge in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike at East and Gulf coast ports, which would begin Dec. 29, when their contract is set to expire. If there is a strike, effective Dec. 29, 2012, the container shipping company...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Liners in late fight back
    A mid-December general rate increase of USD600 per TEU on the troubled Asia to Europe tradelane appears to be sticking and was reflected in last Friday's Shanghai ...
  • Lines face boxship shortages
    Container lines could face a shortage of small and medium-sized ships in the years ahead that will hinder trade development in some parts of the world, unless ordering ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud in merger talks
    Germany's two premier ocean carriers are in merger talks to create the fourth largest container line in the world.The executive boards of ...
  • Scrooge Christmas for ports and feeders
    European ports and feeder operators are beginning to feel the pinch from a raft of voided sailings by liners operating on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe ...
  • Hanjin to raise Asia-Europe rates from mid-January
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, is to increase its Asia-Europe rates by USD350 per TEU from January 13 in its latest rate restoration ...
  • US box imports hit a fresh low
    Hurricane Sandy and west coast port strikes led to US containerised imports falling by 12.8% from October to November this year, marking a new monthly inbound volume ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Will merger move the needle?
    News that two of the biggest names in the containership trade are discussing a potential merger has caught the attention of industry observers across the globe.
  • Bocimar's bankroll
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) was breathing a little easier Tuesday after securing a $300m credit facility backed by DNB Bank and Nordea Bank Norge.
  • Wilmar pens double?
    Wilmar has been tipped as the buyer of a pair of product tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Vinashin.
  • Rook crewman rescued
    An injured seafarer has been airlifted from a Greek bulker by the Canadian coast guard.
  • JR in rescue deal
    JR Shipping Group has secured a refinancing package with HSH Nordbank which gives the owner some breathing space in a difficult market.
  • Why is Teekay named Teekay?
    Shipping 'litmus' test helps market insiders separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • Research ship released
    A Russian research ship held in India for two years was heading home on Tuesday.
  • Goldenport sheds again
    Goldenport Holdings has scrapped a containership that it recently put into lay-up.
  • Boyden's Stealth buy
    Global Hunter Securities has launched coverage of Harry Vafias' StealthGas with a buy tag on the company.
  • Cosco orders falling short
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) is coming up short of full year expectations despite its latest deal to build an FPSO.
  • Atlantska cut to sell
    Austria's Erste Group Research is predicting another year of struggle in 2013 for Croatian bulker owner Atlantska Plovidba.
  • DVB spies LNG dip
    Increasing newbuilding deliveries will take a toll on the LNG market during the next couple of years, DVB says.
  • Bumi seals Indian finance
    A Bumi Armada-led joint venture has secured a key financing package for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit contracted to an Indian customer.
  • INSA in cash plea
    India's shipowners are pressing the government to sanction tax-free bonds to fund fleet renewal.
  • Atlantic strengthens
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has raised between NOK 80m ($14.28m) and NOK 100m from a share sale.
  • Hapag-Sud?
    German container lines Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud are considering a merger, they announced this morning.
  • HHI workers kidnapped
    Gunmen have kidnapped six Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) workers in Nigeria.
  • Chowgule eyes newbuilds
    India's Chowgule group is ready to expand its bulker fleet with newbuildings.
  • KLC up for grabs
    Korea Line Corp is on the hunt for a new owner almost two years after it filed for bankruptcy, reports say.
  • TGS takes newbuilding
    Norway's TGS has signed up a Dolphin Geophysical seismic survey newbuilding for European work.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    A North Korean cargoship has been abandoned by its crew after losing power off Chongjin.
  • Lurssen buys P+S yard
    German shipbuilding group Lurssen is taking over the insolvent Peene-Werft yard owned by P+S Werften.
  • Singapore backs Ezion
    An offshoot of the Singapore government has become the latest investor in high-flying Ezion Holdings.
  • Sevan behind Cosco order
    Sevan Marine has emerged as the party behind the FPSO newbuilding ordered at Cosco Shipyard on Monday.
  • Rickmers orders duo
    Rickmers-Linie has returned to China to order two 20,000-dwt multi-purpose vessel newbuildings.
  • Brand back at Titan
    Captain Dennis Brand is set to return to Titan Salvage as its new director of global commercial operations.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA, USMX break off talks
    The East and Gulf coast dockworkers' union says it's still willing to keep talking with management to secure a contract, but warned "unless we hear back from them we will be on strike on Dec. 29."
  • Grain Terminals reject ILWU offer
    Several grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest trying to negotiate a new contract with workers said Monday evening that they were rejecting the most recent offer from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
  • J.P. Morgan teams with Maher on Virginia port bid
    The Maher-J.P. Morgan team is going up against APM Terminals, which started the privatization process last spring by making a offer valued at $3.1 billion to $3.9 billion to take over port operations for 48 years.
  • Divergent November fortunes at SoCal ports
    Container traffic at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach collectively fell 1.7 percent in November, due in part to a strike at 10 of 14 terminals in the two ports during the last week of the month.
  • Holiday express shipping breaks records
  • Analysts bullish on domestic air industry
    Dahlman Rose & Co. has switched its outlook on the domestic airline industry from cautious to bullish, citing higher passenger revenues, possible lower fuel prices and a stability gleaned from domestic airline consolidation.
  • MSC announces Far East-U.S./Canada rate hike
  • Allen takes top spot at ARI Fleet UK
  • NationaLease offers fuel-efficiency tips
  • U.S. steel exports up in October
  • U.S. screening regime going smoothly, Hactl says
  • Descartes pushes Cargo-XML adoption in air cargo industry
  • CargoSmart integrates with Japan's advanced filing regs
  • Data2Logistics moves into new Florida headquarters
  • German liners Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd discuss merger
    The leading German container shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd said this morning that they are discussing a possible merger.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S., Canada issue progress report on cross-border efficiency

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Prices flat in Fujairah
    But South African ports see firmer values in the market.
  • Prices steady in Rotterdam
    While shortages supported prices in Piraeus.
  • Bomin hires two traders
    Both bunker traders will work from Bomin's headquarters.
  • Gunvor buys second Petroplus refinery
    Move recognises 'value of Ingolstadt assets'.
  • Tallinn expecting growth on fuel oil cargoes' return
    Port estimates 20% growth for next year.
  • Slow-steaming widespread in liner trades, poll finds
    Faster speeds have become history.
  • Bunker prices mostly lower
    IFO prices in Tokyo Bay, however, continue to hold up.
  • Creditors file Chapter 11 petition against BLT
    Chapter 11 action 'unfortunate and untimely distraction' for the company which is in the midst of restructuring.
  • Dan-Bunkering builds up American base
    More hires in the pipeline, company says.
  • US Coast Guard responds to oil spill in eastern waterway
    Spill came from a barge that belongs to Boston Marine Transport.
  • Titan mulls next court move
    Chinese intermediary court rejects request to transfer legal proceedings to a higher court.
  • Andatee breaches listing rules
    Its stock price and the market value of its publicly held shares were below listing's requirements.
  • WFS inks $137 million acquisition
    Acquisition will expand its existing payment processing business, it says.

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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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