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December 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • East coast dockers threaten December 29 strike, talks end over bonus cap
  • Merger talks between Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud underway
  • Singapore cancels G-Fuel's bunkering licence for contravention of terms
  • Indian shipowners cry out for State Bank-backed bond-aid solution
  • Kuehne + Nagel Belgium to provide more hi-tech warehousing for Creston
  • Henan starts one-stop customs clearance to reduce cost to shippers
  • Greater Mekong sub-region ministers look to investment opportunities
  • China's 2pc rail-water box volume falls short of 10-20pc won elsewhere
  • Hunan-Western Hubei provincial highway S303 opens to traffic
  • Portland secures federal funds for box tug-barge for Maine-NY loop
  • Hong Kong-Airlines offers HK-Nanning-Chongqing charter cargo flights
  • CATA delays forwarding reforms, intended to keep out smaller firms
  • Global air cargo security market to surpass US$486 million in 2013: report

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Ashit Desai Memorial Seminar throws light on the way ahead for Indian maritime sector
  • Hamburg Sud & in preliminary merger talks
  • Liner Cargo Incident Notification System gaining acceptance
  • Machilipatnam port project likely to see movement soon
  • New Mangalore Port now offers 14 metres draught at 4 berths
  • Hyderabad airport recognised as best cargo airport, best cargo terminal
  • China importing more rice this year

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Centralized ICAO negotiation event produces 130 new air services agreements
    The International Civil Aviation Organization's 2012 Air Services Negotiation Conference (ICAN 2012) concluded last week with participating states signing a total of 130 new air se...
  • Turkish Airlines to serve two new cities in Iran
    Today (19 December), Turkish Airlines is launching a twice-weekly Istanbul - Isfahan (Iran) service. A sixth Iranian destination, after Teheran, Masha, Shiraz, Tabriz and Isf...
  • Brazilian mining group starts construction of Corredor Logístico Integrado de Nacala
    The Brazilian mining group Vale has started construction work on its Corredor Logístico Integrado de Nacala. The 136 km long heavy haul freight corridor runs from the Moatize mines...
  • IRU strengthens cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Commission
    Representatives of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the cooperation b...
  • Wista awards LSCT managing director Marco Simonetti
    The president of Wista Italy, Daniela Fara, director of the Merchant Navy Academy, presented the "Wista Personality of the Year Italy 2012" award to Marco Simonetti,who w...
  • Fiege and Apollo Logi Solutions establish joint venture in India
    The German logistics service provider Fiege recently extended its market focus to India by signing a joint venture contract with Apollo Logi Solutions Ltd, a member of the Indian A...
  • Elite association formed to represent freight forwarders
    The Elite Association of Logistic Networks (Elite) has been officially launched following the qualification of nine major global logistics networks as founding members. The nine gl...
  • Seaco leadership changes
    Seaco Srl, a shipping container lessor, has selected Jeremy Matthew to be its group CEO and Paul Merritt as group COO. This move follows the announcement of Dave Amble's retirement...
  • Iveco to supply 115 Daily Natural Power vehicles to TNT Express Italy
    Iveco and TNT Express Italy have signed a contract for the delivery of 115 Daily Natural Power vehicles by 2013. The methane gas-powered vehicles will be used by TNT for its expres...
  • Croatia to privatise state-owned freight railway
    The Croatian government wants to sell 75% of the country's freight railway HZ Cargo. Local press reports indicate that talks are to be held with potential partners in Austria, Czec...
  • Merger talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    The executive boards of the German shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg S'd), in agreement with their sharehold...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • CVN 78 passes another construction milestone
  • ACL to transport Canadian crude on U.S. waterways
  • Aker Philly starts production of second SeaRiver Aframax
  • BIW gets two more DDG 51 program contracts
  • Textron gets $23.3 million more for SSC
  • Arctech Helsinki Shipyard gets another icebreaker order
  • Damen acquires ship repairer Arno Dunkerque
  • Wärtsilä wins a clutch of ship design contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Greenbrier reports Icahn offer 'grossly undervalues company'
  • TSA member carriers eye cargo rate increases
  • Crowley taps Tony Otero as Caribbean Services V.P.
  • Electrical lines go underground for Port of Vancouver freight project
  • Pair of NYK subsidiaries make merger plans for next year

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • CSA issues reference rate to calm China's coastal dry bulk price war
    Domestic carriers urged to exercise self-discipline after underbidding and losses
  • Atlantic VLCC employment to rise
    Charterers will seek alternatives to pricey Atlantic suezmaxes
  • CMA CGM closes in on ports sale
    China Merchants expected to seal deal for Terminal Link stake next month
  • Chinese state shipping majors invest in Kaohsiung Terminal Six
    Cosco Pacific, CMHI and China Shipping Terminal Development take 30% stake
  • Odfjell expands joint venture with Lindsay Goldberg
    Deal supports expansion into emerging markets
  • CMB Group agrees debt refinancing deal
    Funding also underpins order for six South Korea-built handysize ships
  • Thome targets subcontinent in tie-up with Indian shipmanager
    Doehle Danautic provides officers for tanker and dry bulk fleets
  • Baltic Sea aframax earnings rise $11,000 overnight
    Demand for ice-class tonnage pushes market to new highs
  • US docks strike looms after talks collapse over container royalties
    Clock is ticking for shippers as December 29 deadline approaches
  • TSA announces 'make or break' rates hikes for January
    Transpacific box lines will push up dry cargo rates by $600 per feu

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Cruise safety push 'by no means done'
    The cruise industry confirmed today that it will retain the services of the independent panel that vetted its post-Costa Concordia Operational Safety Review
  • Pirates kidnap 5 mariners
    PIRATES have kidnapped five tanker crew members after ransacking the ship off Nigeria, operator Medallion Marine of India said today
  • US fears 'container cliff'
    NEGOTIATIONS broke off today between management and unions representing US East and Gulf Coast dockers, heightening the chance of a crippling strike on 30 December
  • Pilot: Prestige leaks ignored for days
    PRESTIGE, the tanker at the root of the huge oil spill off Spain a decade ago, had been taking in water for four days before it sent a distress call, a Spanish court has been told
  • TSA seeks new rate rise of $600/feu
    TRANS-PACIFIC box carriers are seeking a rate increase of $600 per feu to the US West Coast
  • JR signs restructuring
    DUTCH feeder box ship owner JR Shipping said today it has signed a long-developing restructuring deal with Germany's HSH Nordbank
  • China drives forest products rebound
    GLOBAL production and trade of forest products continues to shift towards Asia, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation has indicated
  • CSSC buys CIS's steel
    CSSC HAS signed a deal worth 10Bn yuan ($1.6Bn) to buy 1M tonnes of steel from Chongqing Iron & Steel
  • EU boosts passenger rights
    A NEW EU regulation on maritime passenger rights has come into force
  • Damen acquires another French repair yard
    DAMEN Shipyards of the Netherlands said today it has acquired leading northern French ship repair yard ARNO Dunkerque
  • Where Suezmaxes go, will VLCCs follow?
    A SHARP rise in the spot freight rates for Suezmax tankers from West Africa is likely to bring VLCCs to the region to chase cargoes, a shipping analyst noted today
  • Odfjell, Lindsay Goldberg extending their JV
    ODFJELL, Norway's listed parcel tanker and tank terminals group, and the US private equity group Lindsay Goldberg are extending a tank terminals JV worldwide
  • China raising bunker tax
    CHINA'S domestic bunker taxes will increase by 15% in 2013, the government's tax bureau has said
  • Hapag, Hamburg Süd discussing merger
    PRESSURE on box shipping margins and structural overcapacity might spark another mega-merger, as Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg S'd of Germany confirmed such talks today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • New Year to Be 'Difficult' for Shippers
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for October was -5.0, improving nearly two points from September. FTR predicts that the current improvement will yield to a gradual deterioration in shipping conditions as 2012 ends and throughout 2013. FTR also has been forecasting that new trucking regulations and slowly rising...
  • Jaxport Names Schleicher Interim CEO
    Roy Schleicher, Jaxport's interim CEO. The Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors today unanimously named Roy Schleicher as interim CEO, filling the vacancy created by the departure of A. Paul Anderson. The board also began the process for hiring an executive search firm to identify candidates to fill the role permanently. Schleicher...
  • Survey: Shippers Less Optimistic About Future Volumes
    The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index, a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders measuring Europe-based trade lanes, conducted by Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research Group and Transport Intelligence, rose 0.6 points to 48.0 in December, the second consecutive month of improvement. The increase was favorable, but the reading remains...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway's Cargo Traffic Rises 11 Percent
    The Saint Lawrence Seaway handled 5.1 million metric tons (about 5.6 million tons) of cargo shipments in November, increasing 11 percent year-over-year. Continuing demand for iron ore, coal and general cargo from the industrial and manufacturing sectors lifted the tonnage numbers, according to Marine Delivers. For the period from March 22 to...
  • Damen Shipyards Acquires Arno Dunkerque
    Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group today acquired ship repair yard Arno Dunkerque, located in the Port of Dunkirk in France. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services, and its personnel and management will remain in place. The acquisition "fits perfectly" in Damen Shipyards' long-term strategy to expand its...
  • Containerization & Intermodal Institute Makes $5,000 Donation to Seamen's Church Institute of NY/NJ
    NEWARK, N.J. -The Containerization & Intermodal Institute presented the Seamen's Church Institute at Port Newark a $5,000 donation to assist in the repairs of the center following damages sustained by Hurricane Sandy. The presentation was made at the Connie Awards on Monday, December 10th in Newark, NJ. The Seamen's Church Institute...
  • Union Pacific Railroad Contributes the Equivalent of Eight Boxcars of Food to UP's Northern Region Food Banks
    OMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific Railroad is helping keep eight food banks in its northern region states stocked during these tough economic times by contributing $80,000 - $10,000 to each - that will be used to purchase 1.6 million pounds of food, enough to fill eight boxcars. "It's during tough times...
  • In Honor of Senator Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, the Second-Longest-Serving Senator in US Senate History, Who Died December 17 in Bethesda, Md.
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. maritime industry and our nation have lost a true patriot and hero. Senator Daniel Inouye will be missed. Ever since he first arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1959 as a congressman from Hawaii, three years later becoming a senator, Dan Inouye was a tireless supporter...
  • Logwin Expands in China
    Login's new office in Shantou, China. Air and ocean freight provider Logwin today opened a new office in Shantou, China, a growing port city located near Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Xiamen. It is the fourth office Logwin has opened in China in 2012. The company now has 29 offices across the country. Shantou...
  • Transporeon Opens New Headquarters in Singapore
    Mario Sander, Transporeon's new managing director of Asia-Pacific services. Transporeon and Ticontract, two Transporeon Group companies specializing in e-logistics solutions, has opened a new joint headquarters in Singapore. The company also opened in office in Philadelphia in October 2011. These expansions signal the next phase of extending the Transporeon's network outside of...
  • Greenbrier Rejects Icahn's Acquisition Proposal
    Railcar maker The Greenbrier Companies' advisors have engaged in discussions with Carl Icahn and his associates regarding an acquisition of Greenbrier by American Railcar Industries, which is controlled by Icahn, or an acquisition of American Railcar by Greenbrier. Greenbrier's board of directors concluded that Icahn's proposal to buy Greenbrier for $20...
  • APM Terminals Apapa Named "Best Terminal Operator of the Year" at Nigerian Maritime Excellence Awards
    APAPA, Nigeria - APM Terminals Apapa was named the winner of the 2012 Terminal Operator Award by the Maritime Reporters' Association of Nigeria at their annual Maritime Excellence Awards ceremony. APM Terminals Apapa, which assumed operational control of the facility in 2006, is now the busiest container terminal in West...
  • Q&A: ILA-USMX Standoff
    Who'll blink? That's the biggest question in the ILA-USMX negotiations, but there are others. Let's take them one by one. Why couldn't the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance agree on a contract extension? Federal mediator George Cohen reportedly was ready Tuesday with a press release announcing an extension of...
  • Economy Service Boosts FedEx Freight Profit, Volume
    FedEx Freight increased its profit 90 percent from a year ago as less-than-truckload revenue and freight demand climbed in the three months that ended Nov. 30. The largest stand-alone LTL carrier in the U.S., FedEx Freight reported a $76 million operating profit on $1.38 billion in revenue for its second quarter...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Fights Dutch Ban on Flower Flights
    Lufthansa Cargo is taking legal action to overturn the Dutch government's ban on the German carrier's transporting flowers from Colombia to Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The Dutch government ruled in early 2012 that a bilateral treaty between Colombia and the Netherlands restricted traffic rights to carriers registered in the two nations. The ruling,...
  • Swiss Regulators Fine Logistics Companies for Price-Fixing
    Swiss competition regulators fined four international logistics companies - locally-based Kuehne+Nagel and Panalpina, Germany's Deutsche Bahn/Schenker and Agility of Kuwait - for their role in a global cartel that fixed air cargo prices between 2003 and 2007. The combined fines of 6.2 million francs ($6.8 million) levied by the Swiss competition...
  • Drewry Container Rate Benchmark Edges Up
    The Drewry weekly Hong Kong-to-Los Angeles spot rate benchmark inched up this week, indicating that carriers' plans to implement a $400 general rate increase on Dec. 15 were not successful, even as the lines renew their push for increases as of mid-January. The mid-December increase had been postponed from Dec....
  • Qatar Airways to Recover $117.5 Million Paid for Cargolux Stake
    Qatar Airways will get back the $117.5 million it paid for a 35 percent stake in Cargolux it acquired from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg a year ago as part of a plan to become a top air cargo operator by 2015. The Luxembourg government is buying back the shareholding and...
  • FedEx Profit Fell 12 Percent in Second Quarter
    FedEx today reported its net profit in the second quarter, which ended Nov. 30, was $438 million, down 12 percent from $497 million in the same quarter last year. Quarterly earnings were $1.39 per diluted share, compared with $1.57 per share during the same period last year. Hurricane Sandy lowered the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • 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 ...
  • CGM gets ready for IPO
  • Maersk pays retrofit costs for chartered-in boxships
    Maersk Line is to pay owners of tonnage it charters in to install fuel-saving technology on vessels that it operates commercially but does not own.The Danish owner ...
  • TSA announces 'make or break' rate hikes for January
    Transpacific liner operators are suggesting rate hikes from mid-January to defy downward pressure from weak seasonal demand and to prevent discounting spilling ...
  • ATA warns on fiscal cliff
    The American Trucking Association's [ATA] For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped by a month-on-month 3.7% in November in its first gain since July but it warned that ...
  • ILA strike looms after talks with USMX collapse over container royalties
    A strike by dockers at US ports stretching from Maine to Texas has become likelier from December 29 after talks between the International Longshoremen's Association ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Pangea moves quickly in US
    Pangea LNG has moved quickly into the next step to secure authorisation for a floating LNG export project off the Texas coast.
  • Bank backs foreclosure
    Bank of America (BofA) has asked a federal judge in Florida for permission to foreclose on containerships controlled by a cash-strapped Caribbean carrier and its founder, Jordan Monocandilos.
  • DNB mulls BLT fire sale
    DNB Capital Markets has laid the groundwork for the sale of up to 30 Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) chemical carriers.
  • Scandlines eyes 2015
    Baltic owner Scandlines is looking at 2015 before it can get its hands on new ro-ro ferries.
  • Erria sells final ship
    Erria has exited the shipowning arena following the sale of its final vessel.
  • Arctia orders at Uki
    Arctia Karhu, a joint venture between Arctia Shipping and the Port of Kemi in Finland, has ordered a new icebreaker.
  • Guards hijack Dae San
    A North Korean cargoship and 33 crew have been hijacked by Somali guards after the vessel was detained for dumping cement.
  • Bank questions eco
    Owners planning to jump on the eco newbuilding bandwagon may wish to think again, according to a hard-hitting report from Credit-Suisse.
  • Second ship stuck
    The devastating cyclone Evan has grounded another ship off Fiji.
  • Arctech wins icebreaker
    Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has bagged a contract for work on another Russian icebreaker.
  • Flex takes fight to SHI
    Flex LNG is to take a different angle on its $500m fight with Samsung Heavy Industries after six months of butting heads in one direction failed to settle the dispute.
  • CSCL boxes clever again
    Chinese container line CSCL is banking another big profit from the sale and leaseback of boxes.
  • Damen buys again
    Expanding Damen Shipyards Group has made another acquisition in the shiprepair sector.
  • KDM buys ShipMar
    KDM Shipping of Ukraine is boosting its dry cargo operations in Russia with the takeover of ShipMar.
  • Chinese trio delve in
    Three Chinese companies have joined forces to invest in a Taiwanese terminal controlled by Yang Ming Marine in what will be the first investment by mainland companies in a Taiwanese port.
  • Plumbe goes shopping
    Johnny Plumbe has a little less to spend on his Christmas shopping after buying almost £30,000 worth of stock in ACM Shipping.
  • Five crew snatched
    Heavily armed pirates have ransacked a tanker off Nigeria kidnapping five crew members.
  • Maersk in Walmart row
    Protesters have tried to stop the unloading of a Maersk containership in the US in action against retail giant Walmart.
  • Knightsbridge sales end
    John Fredriksen's Knightsbridge looks to have cut its ties with the VLCC sector following the sale of its last tanker.
  • Reefer linked to spill
    Aruba authorities say a German-owned reefer has spilled oil during an operation to empty ballast tanks.
  • Chengxi wins eight bulkers
    Three owners have signed up for a total of eight new bulkers at CSSC's Chengxi yard in China.
  • Offshore to remain buoyant
    The outlook for the offshore support vessel market over the next two years remains bright despite continued uncertainty in the global economy.
  • Vs to miss Suezmax fun
    VLCC owners are unlikely to join in the pre-Christmas spike enjoyed in the Suezmax sector.
  • Odfjell grows PE pact
    Odfjell is set to bag over $200m from its private equity partner to fuel its terminal growth ambitions.
  • Six more for COSL
    Finland's Wartsila has won orders for six new offshore vessels from expanding China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL).
  • Seabird seals African deal
    Cyprus-based SeaBird Exploration has won 100 days of work for its Northern Explorer survey ship in South Africa.
  • Thome looks to India
    Thome Ship Management has teamed up with India's Doehle Danautic as it looks to boost its recruitment of ship's officers.
  • HHI worse by half
    New ship orders at Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have fallen nearly 50% this year.
  • Bunker sales slide
    Singapore's marine bunker sales fell to a nine month low last month with industry talk of worse to come.
  • Keep up your guard
    NATO is urging the merchant shipping community not to lower their guard over Christmas saying pirates operating in the Indian Ocean and surrounding waters "will not be taking a holiday."
  • TSA lines up increase
    Container lines in the Asia-US freight market are said to be resisting cyclical winter season pressures on rates.
  • PACD gets extension
    Pacific Drilling has been given another month to decide if it wants to go ahead with another drillship newbuilding.
  • Charter dispute ignites
    A Greek operator has turned to a New York court for aid in enforcing an arbitration award against PDVSA of Venezuela.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Possible German liner combination seen as positive
    "I think it would be a great move, a great message for shippers and all the vendors," said Rudy Mack, whose tenure as president of Hapag-Lloyd America from 1999 to 2007 capped 35 years with the company.
  • Analysis: Germany's Big 2 - how a merged network would look
  • FMC reviews 8 OTI license applications
  • TP Pulse: Tangible concern over ILA strike
    Ninety-four percent of transpacific shippers surveyed by American Shipper last week said they are concerned about a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports at the end of 2012.
  • Extreme Express upgrades IT infrastructure
  • ILA, USMX talks break down, 'container cliff' in the making
    "This is truly a 'container cliff' in the making. The retail industry, once again, calls on President Obama to engage directly in the negotiations," said Jonathan Gold of the National Retail Federation.
  • Grimaldi to launch new Med-U.S. service
    The Italy-based parent company of Atlantic Container Line has plans to start a new direct service between the Mediterranean and North America, as soon as the second half of next year or 2014.
  • Air cargo to get marginally better in 2013
    However, the freight market might take some time to adjust to the new planes. The introduction of more capacity in the coming years will also have an impact on the global cargo business, making rates unstable.
  • Chinese consortium invests in Kaohsiung terminal
  • TSA announces another rate increase
    "This is a make or break period for transpacific carriers," said TSA executive administrator Brian M. Conrad. The carriers "cannot afford another year in which expiring contracts and seasonally weak demand erode rate levels."
  • GL develops route-specific loading plans for boxships
  • Leasing group kicks DC-8s out of fleet
  • Trucking tonnage increases in November
  • Kohl's adds solar, S.C. Johnson captures wind
  • Charleston box volume up 12%
  • Shipco expands ICT business to SoCal
  • Kovacs named NVC Logistics president
  • Ex-Im Bank loans support exports to Latin America

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2012
  • Prices steady in Fujairah
    While IFO prices flat in Africa.
  • Prices climb across Europe
    Distillates make double digit gains in Rotterdam.
  • US port talks stall
    Container royalties major sticking point between management and union.
  • Maersk looks for fuel economies from chartered tonnage
    Retrofitting non-owned ships thought to be a first.
  • Fujairah 'sees slump' in demand for 380 cSt product
    Players link fall to presence of Iranian product.
  • Brightoil loses another senior trader
    Spokeswoman says resignation will have 'minimal' impact on the company.
  • Oil spill in Aruba
    Spill happened during ballast tank operation.
  • Wartsila secures design contract
    PSV will be designed to be 'environmentally efficient' with reduced emissions.
  • Bunker prices higher mid-week
    Demand mixed in key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Sud in merger talks
    A merger between the two companies would create the fourth largest containership firm in the world.
  • International Bunkering promotes trader
    Hernan Ortiz to start new role from January 1.
  • Saudi oil minister: Global oil supply plentiful, demand good
    Minister says buyers and sellers are happy with current prices.
  • CMF to be integrated into CEPSA
    The marine fuel supplier will be known as CEPSA from January 1, 2013.

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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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