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August 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Rates fall on major trades led by Asia-Euro fall of 6.6pc to US$1,505/TEU
  • Dalian builds a new 50,000-tonne aqua product cold warehouse
  • Evergreen to commence feeder service to Yangon, Myanmar
  • Fujian's July road and waterway investment up 44pc in first seven months
  • Yangtze River Delta opens ETC tolling for expressway vehicles
  • Maersk shipping and oil group to adopt executive board structure in 2013
  • ACL orders 'first of their kind ever built' G4 ro-ro/containerships
  • MCC starts IA-3 service, linking Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines'
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
  • Port of Los Angeles container volumes increase 5.5pc in July
  • Panalpina gears up for growing demand for temperature controlled shipments
  • Amazon to add 18 new distribution centres, or possibly more, in 2012
  • Jaxport welcomes Evergreen to expand box throughput in the Florida terminal
  • DHL Supply Chain to partner with Unilever on global services
  • DB Schenker Rail expands capacity service on the London-Wroclaw corridor
  • Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal July cargo off 1pc to 59,476 tonnes
  • AirBridge Cargo launches Zhengzhou-Moscow-Chicago service
  • Cargo tonnage surges 30pc in May at LA/Ontario International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Key industry issues to be discussed at SMM 25
  • MANSA applauds JNPT for finalising dredging contract
  • SCI takes delivery of first PSV
  • VPT launches construction of coal berth
  • FinMin initiating steps to rekindle economy
  • INR plunges further on sharp rise in dollar
  • July exports plunge 14.8 pc
  • PM's infra push yet to show results
  • Rangarajan expects industrial output to pick up in H2

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Southwest Cargo introduces new tracking tool
    Dallas TX (USA)-based Southwest Airlines Cargo has introduced Cargo Companion, a comprehensive asset tracking service that provides customers with complete visibility regarding the...
  • Maack, Krüger and Ihro win Elvis quality award
    At the end of 2011, the part-load service alliance Elvis Teilladungssystem GmbH introduced an electronic quality report system to evaluate operative processes among its members. Th...
  • Trial for new scrap haulage service in UK
    UK-based Freightliner Heavy Haul has carried out a trial scrap service from Network Rail's materials handling depot in Crewe to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK (SSI). The tra...
  • New intermodal terminal open for business in South Australia
    Another important step has been taken towards improving South Australia's freight infrastructure with the expansion of the Bowmans intermodal terminal between Port Wakefield and Ba...
  • Ryder Europe takes over Euroway Group in UK
    Ryder Europe has acquired Euroway Group Ltd, a commercial truck leasing, maintenance and fleet management provider that operates a fleet of 1,419 commercial vehicles. Euroway is pr...
  • Evergreen to launch Yangon feeder service
    The Taiwan-based container shipping company Evergreen Line is set to commence a new Straits-Yangon (Myanmar) service (referred to as the SYS) from late August, exchanging space wit...
  • New integration and change manager for S2S IMI Group
    The S2S IMI Group has appointed Alvaro Casas-Cobaleda as integration and change manager for its logistics division. Casas-Cobaleda will be based in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and report...
  • Quintiq reorganizes finance and controlling department
    Quintiq, a provider of planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization software, has announced its new finance team. Mike Coluzzi, who has been named chief financial officer, wa...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
    The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based service provider Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new warehouse facility in Auckland (New Zealand) to meet the growing demand for integrated logisti...
  • Ceva Logistics: turnover up, operating profit down
    The international logistics service provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics boosted its Q2/2012 turnover to EUR 1.808 billion, a 5.5% increase compared to the EUR 1.713 billion ...
  • Logwin takes on web shop logistics for Bench
    Logwin, an international logistics service provider based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has stepped up its collaboration with Americana International Ltd, the exclusive distributor...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Ruling defines course and scope of Jones Act employment
  • Ron Huibers named president of Volvo Penta Americas
  • Norwegian high school to get $2 million training boat
  • Senators to OMB: Use HMT for harbor maintenance
  • Miclyn Express Offshore building two Platform Supply Vessels
  • Scottish ferry operators pick Rolls-Royce thrusters

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver sees start of freight access project work
  • NOL Group taps Quek See Tiat as Board of Directors member
  • New retail outlets open at Portland International Airport
  • Hapag Lloyd marks naming of 13,200 TEU container vessel
  • Carloads down/intermodal up for rail freight traffic during July

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • TBS International confirms sale of tweendecker pair
    But charter-ins still not priced right, says resurgent post-Chapter 11 firm
  • Port operator positions itself to tap African growth
    Bolloré Africa Logistics seeks new concessions as Panama Canal expands
  • German bank provisions point to further KG collapses
    Commerzbank, DVB and others prepare for the worst
  • Time for an EU Sosrep?
    The plight of MSC Flaminia raises the question of how to spare vessels in a critical condition from being forced to stay out at sea
  • Capacity crunch
    Maersk is right to worry about the influx of new ships
  • Know your enemy
    Lloyd's List channels the thoughts of a Puntland chief to try to outwit the pirates
  • StealthGas' second-quarter profits beat Wall Street estimates
    Chief executive Harry Vafias eyes further improvement in smaller LPG carrier rates
  • Capesize owners idle tonnage as rates near historic lows
    Older vessels being taken off the spot market but energy efficient ships are chartered out
  • Fednav strengthens hold over Great Lakes by ordering six ships
    Ice-class vessels are part of fleet rejuvenation trend in Canada
  • General Average
    Insurers count the cost of boxship casualty
  • European states discuss transit passage for MSC Flaminia
    Ireland denies owners made request for a place of refuge
  • UK flag jobs for British seafarers
    Government should act to ensure a trained and committed maritime workforce
  • Iraq cargoes offer suezmaxes a lifeline
    Mediterranean spot-market vessels ballast to Iraq to seize August export surge
  • Shipyards report lowest volumes ordered since 1999
    Poor forward prospects contrast sharply with this year's record deliveries
  • Tilbury joint venture with Bilbao secures European aid
    Motorways of the Sea funding will help to shift 225 km of truck miles to short sea
  • Analysis: Beware the 2013 capacity crunch
    Lloyd's List Intelligence analysis flags uphill struggle for container lines
  • Yang Ming eyes leasing partner for ultra-large boxship deal
    Chartering a vessel would allow Taiwanese liner to face less financial pressure when joining the megaship club
  • SHI plans $441m bond sale
    South Korean shipbuilding giant seeks to build working capital
  • P&I Club membership
    An exclusive and unique glimpse into the P&I sector
  • Shipbrokers sound warning over Kiel Canal blockages
    Failures of the locks at Brunsbüttel and Holtebau demonstrate poor state of the infrastructure
  • Iolcos dismisses reports of fresh panamax order
    Greek owner may return to the yards in future
  • Senators demand access to $8bn dredging fund
    Under-investment forcing ships to light-load in US waters, politicians claim
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins 13,200 teu club
    New arrival Hamburg Express named at Container Terminal Altenwerder
  • Ocean Rig lines up work for two newbuilding drillships
    Economou looks to bright future for rigs despite taking second-quarter hit
  • DryShips stays in the red as Ocean Rig disappoints
    Economou says drilling subsidiary is key to enduring rough seas for bulk shipping
  • Fednav orders six handysize bulkers at Oshima
    Japanese yard to deliver ships in 2015-2016
  • Maersk downgrades its global box trade forecasts
    Exclusive: Skou says line is equipped to cope with a downturn

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • LPG rates buoy StealthGas
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas today reported a doubling of adjusted profits as it reaped higher charter rates for its LPG fleet
  • Vale spared worst in iron ore slump
    VALE SEEMS to have dodged the worst knock-ons from the global slump in iron ore demand, judging from transhipments at the Brazilian miner's Subic Bay hub
  • Höegh LNG and banks agree to loan deal
    NORWAY'S listed Höegh LNG said today it has received commitment letters from four banks for a $250M corporate facility
  • WWASA cuts Hyundai Glovis holding to 12.5%
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen said today it has reduced its holding in global logistics group Hyundai Glovis by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5%
  • STX Pan Ocean losses seen for full-year
    STX PAN Ocean is likely to report losses for2012, with the BDI unlikely to rally within this year, a shipping analyst predicted today
  • Korean vehicle exports fall 10.4%
    SOUTH Korean vehicle exports to the eurozone have fallen 10.4% year on year, according to Seoul's economy ministry
  • Priamos embraces box P&I
    GREEK owner Priamos Maritime has paid $6.5M for Nord Reederei's 1997-built Nordeagle, broking sources told Fairplay today
  • LR1 rates fall again
    RISING Gulf tonnage availability has pushed down LR1 rates by 2.67 Worldscale points week on week
  • Economou warns on bulk trades
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips today posted higher than expected losses driven by plummeting bulker rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Public Won't Pay Portland Compensation to ICTSI, Wyatt says
    Portland Executive Port Director Bill Wyatt said the port will not use public money to compensate terminal operator ICTSI for...
  • Obama Releases $473 Million in Transport Funding to States
    The Obama administration on Friday made $473 million in funding originally allocated to earmark projects available to states. The...
  • Tropical Shipping to Hike US-Canada to Caribbean Rates
    Tropical Shipping plans to implement a general rate increase for shipments between the continental U.S., Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands,...
  • Tonnage Climbs 8.2 Percent at Port of Hueneme
    Cargo tonnage at the Port of Hueneme, California, increased 8.2 percent to 1.3 million metric tons in the fiscal year...
  • Royal Mail, ZJS Express Launch Europe-China Service
    The U.K.'s Royal Mail's announced its GLS European parcel delivery unit has teamed up with China's ZJS Express to launch...
  • Can Trucking Solve Its Driver Problem?
    Derek Leathers is frustrated with those who don't believe there's a shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. "We were...
  • Trucking Payroll Still 7 Percent Below Peak
    In trucking, employment has only made a half-hearted recovery. The Journal of Commerce Trucking Employment Index rose in July to...
  • Commentary: Due Diligence to Protect Your Assets
    When the Los Angeles County Bar's Customs Law Committee met with the local U.S. Attorney in July, one point got...
  • Commentary: A Lesson to Be Learned From Airlines
    For only the second time in recent years, liner companies are managing vessel capacity in the major east-west trades effectively...
  • Singapore Airlines Launches First Weekly Freighter Service to South America
    Singapore Airlines Cargo on Friday launched its first weekly freighter service to South America: a flight to Brazil via Hong...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Names First 13,200-TEU Ship
    Hapag-Lloyd today named the "Hamburg Express," the first of 10 13,200 20-foot-equivalent units container ships, the largest in the German...
  • Shipping Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Aug. 13-17
    German container carrier Hamburg Sud will raise its rates on trades from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to...
  • US Poultry, Egg Exports Set Half-Year Record
    Led by sharp increases in shipments to Mexico, Russia, and other key markets, U.S. poultry meat exports for the first...
  • Boskalis Revenue, Order Book at All-Time Highs
    Boskalis Westminster's first half profit dipped 10 percent from a year ago to 102.5 million euros ($126 million), but the...
  • International Cargo Volumes Rise for ANA, JAL
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume grew for the fifth consecutive month in June...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Hapag takes control of its first 13,200TEU ship
    A new era beckons for Hapag-Lloyd and its customers as Germany's largest liner shipping company starts to phase in its new generation super-post-panamax ships of ...
  • ICTSI raises its stake in PICT
    International Container Terminals Services Inc (ICTSI), the Manila-based operator of container/general cargo-handling facilities, has upped its stake in Karachi's ...
  • Maersk to halt reefer box purchases
    Maersk Line is to halt its reefer box buying programme and will not add to this part of its equipment pool in 2013. The decision has been made because of what the ...
  • Hamburg Sud christens final ship in series
  • COSCON go for the GRI burn
    COSCO Container Lines has announced a raft of general rate increases and rate restorations across its portfolio of liner services as it seeks to keep up the momentum ...
  • LA's imports on the rise as LB's sink for July
    Combined loaded imports for the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) declined by 4.5% year-on-year for the month of July; but separately LB suffered a ...
  • India's PM promises easier investment for foreign companies
    During his Independence Day speech to the 1.2 billion populated nation on Wednesday, Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh pledged to take urgent steps to boost ...
  • Gradual increase in inactive boxship fleet

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Finger on the trigger
    StealthGas is finally closing in on the second stage of its fleet renewal drive, according to chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    Appetite for period deals on the up as charterers seek protection from rising LPG rates.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    StealthGas is starting to encounter a growing number of blue chip counterparties that are interested in penning long-term LPG charter contracts.
  • Moody's revises outlook
    Moody's Investor Service took a red pen to its ratings outlook for Seacor Holdings Friday amid concerns about persistently weak earnings and higher debt load.
  • Dividend debate drags on
    Another equity analyst has joined the debate about Nordic American Tankers and the preservation of its present quarterly dividend.
  • TTA to bulk up
    A second quarter loss has not dampened Thoresen Thai Agencies' appetite for new bulkers.
  • Viking Line loss grows
    First-half deficit bigger for ferry group, with no improvement on the cards.
  • Stealth sheds the red
    Stealthgas turned in a second-quarter profit Friday despite a modest decline in voyage revenues.
  • DryShips dances two-step
    DryShips may have misses Wall Street's earnings marker but the company's second quarter report was not dominated by bad news.
  • Limarko goes all in
    Lithuania's Limarko has placed all its remaining vessels into the Hamburg-based Alpha Reefer Transport Pool.
  • Breeze beached in Chile
    A Philippines bulker has been battered by big waves after grounding on a Chilean beach.
  • WW well set after sale
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's $170m cheque from the sale of a slice of Glovis shares has given it more than enough fire power to fund its newbuilding ambitions, analysts say.
  • Tallink on the up
    Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has increased second quarter earnings after ditching an unprofitable route.
  • Not jolly for Roger
    Reederei Erwin Strahlmann vessel busted in the UK after 26 problems are pulled up.
  • Fire hits tanker
    A disabled French chemical tanker has been towed into Marseille after crew managed to extinguish a fire on board.
  • Hoegh seals FSRU loan
    Norwegian owner Hoegh LNG has clinched a $250m loan to finance its second LNG storage newbuilding in Korea.
  • Bargain VLs for Big John?
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Russian Register targeted
    A US pressure group has called on the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to stop classing vessels linked to Iran.
  • Haisheng's horror half
    Chinese tanker and bulker owner falls to loss as result declines 560%.
  • "Stricken" boat steams off
    The crew of a Maersk boxship have been left shocked as a supposedly stricken boat sailed back to Indonesia after transferring 62 asylum seekers.
  • Greenland grounding
    A German containership has been holed above the waterline after running aground off Greenland.
  • Leaving it late?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Bumi Armada profits up
    Bumi Armada has seen second quarter profits jump over 50% from a year ago thanks to lower operating costs.
  • MSC Flaminia heads west
    Reederei NSB has moved the damaged containership MSC Flaminia further west in a bid to avoid deteriorating weather conditions.
  • Damen wins floatel job
    Damen Shipyards Group has won a contract to convert a former jack-up rig into a floating accommodation unit.
  • Drillships boost DryShips
    DryShips has slumped to a loss, but it could have been worse had it not been for its drillship operations.
  • A fresh look for TradeWinds
    Shipping's number one newspaper unveils exciting new design.
  • Marco tankers change hands
    Credit Agricole's campaign to find a buyer for three tankers tied to the bankruptcy of Marco Polo Seatrade appears to be drawing to a close, TradeWinds has learned.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Army talks logistics system needs
  • Retail giants partner on mobile initiative
    NRF, in partnership with its member companies, has launched an Integrated Mobile Initiative (IMI), which it bills as a first-of-its-kind initiative to act as a single source of information around challenges and opportunities with mobile retailing.
  • Trade Technologies opens in Canada
  • SEC to issue anti-corruption, 'conflict mineral' rules
    The agency is expected to announce rules on Aug. 22. The provisions are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
  • Hapag takes delivery of first megaship
    The liner carrier held a naming ceremony Friday for its largest ever vessel, the 13,200-TEU Hamburg Express, the first of a series of 10 vessels ordered in December 2010 to be deployed on the Asia-Europe trade.
  • MSC stops Iran service
  • Panalpina offers improved temperature monitoring
  • Singapore Air starts all-cargo flight to Sao Paulo
    The carrier's cargo division on Friday launched its first scheduled freighter service to South America, connecting Singapore, Hong Kong, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Shipping companies warned about new Iran sanctions
  • Italian shipping company fined for pollution
  • Senators call for more harbor dredging
  • Too hot to handle
  • MSC raises U.S.-to-Georgia export rates
  • Air Canada picks CHEP for ULDs
  • FedEx Trade Networks expands to Glasgow
  • U.S. Customs stops shipment of fake shoes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Global bunker prices rise for second consecutive week
    Global bunkering hubs prices continue to climb.
  • Bunker fuel prices uncertain as week ends
    Trading was average on the US Gulf, according to a local bunker player.
  • Response to Marine Oil Spills Publication released
    New edition provides comprehensive review of problems posed by marine oil spills and discusses all response measures.
  • Staatsolie closed on Monday
    Employees will be taking calls and emails on the holiday.
  • Risler Bunkering closed for holiday
    Business will resume as normal from August 21.
  • Rena clean up estimated to cost $50 million
    Documents show estimated total costs of the clean-up have soared well above the initial allocation of $25 million.
  • Bunker's Oil Trinidad & Tobago granted marketing licence
    Any fuel purchased by Bunkers Oil Trinidad and Tobago Ltd must initially be purchased from state-owned Petrotrin.
  • Scrubbers could become 'standard'
    Difficult to see how global refining industry 'could cope' otherwise.
  • Fujairah prices stay soft as week closes
    Fujairah stays soft while prices move up across South African ports.
  • Market softens in north west European ports
    Marine fuel prices at Rotterdam begin to soften although gas oil holds firm.
  • Tolson leaves Noble
    The future direction of Noble's bunkering business is unclear.
  • Engine room 'revolution' pays off at DFDS
    32 vessels participated in the company's second quarter 'Bunker Prize' competition.
  • Chinese authorites seek damages for bunker spill
    'We will see whether a settlement can be reached, otherwise the case will go to court,' says Shanghai official.
  • Credit concerns sharpen as downturn deepens
    'We are much more attuned to credit issues than ever before,' says bunker MD.
  • Prices end week mostly lower
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports.
  • Bunkering operations resume in Hong Kong
    Rough sea conditions still expected, according to local traders.
  • Programme cuts Ultrapetrol's fuel expenses
    Savings will enhance earning margins in the future, it says.
  • Titan proposal has 'significant flaws', says investor
    Proposed plan will not resolve its 'manifest insolvency', says Warburg Pincus's subsidiary.
  • Bulk shipping market facing 'multiple challenges'
    Shipping segment will remain 'a drag' on DryShips result unless freight market recovers, says CEO.
  • Bulk carrier owner denies liability of unpaid bunkers
    Trogir Maritime claims that it was not a party to the purchase agreement with O.W. Bunker.
  • Bunker demand 'on rough seas' for past decade
    Ongoing economic crisis and financial constraints adding to woes of bunkering and shipping businesses.

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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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