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October 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-US/Europe rates still fall as SCFI slips 2.3pc to 1,174.80 points
  • Antwerp box volume down 0.5pc to 6,517,956 TEU in first nine months
  • Beware of breaking sanctions on cargo shipments to Iran, forwarders warned
  • Container shipping must focus on cost control, efficiency: NOL chairman
  • Global capacity withdrawal increases in third quarter and season wanes
  • Union Pacific posts 10pc third quarter profit increase to US$1 billion
  • Singapore September exports drop 6.4pc as electronic sales decline
  • DB Schenker upgrades smartbox suite to monitor global cargo movement
  • African fastest growing economies face frequent disruptions: Barloworld
  • Russia: Turkey retracts illegal arms charge after seizing Syrian air cargo
  • White House-led probe finds no evidence of Huawei telecom spying on US
  • XL Airways France chooses Lufthansa Systems flight operation solutions

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Defence Ministry plans to enhance coastal surveillance network
  • Maritime focus seen essential for energy security
  • Om Freight Forwarders opens office in Germany
  • Shipowners, salvors differ on altering International Salvage Convention
  • Adani Ports H1 & Q2 net see sharp increase
  • MoS mulls calling meeting of stakeholders to sort out KoPT's limit extension issue
  • Ports & dock officers' federation congratulates MbPT on H1 throughput growth
  • Sri Lanka keen to invest in Indian port projects
  • Railways carries 5 pc more revenue-earning freight in H1
  • Vizag airport may soon have air cargo terminal
  • Forex reserves dip $ 163.7 m
  • Import duty on white sugar may be hiked
  • INR tumbles by 103 paise to end week at one-month low of 53.84
  • EU imposes sanctions on Iranian oil, gas & tanker cos
  • Import process with a big hole
  • A heavy lift operation at Le Havre
  • Project Professionals Group appoints new representative in Australia

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • NordStar now serving Dubai
    Today (19 October 2012) NordStar Airlines is beginning operations to the United Arab Emirates. The Russian carrier is offering a twice-weekly service between the Siberian city of K...
  • Network Rail building new logistics centre in UK's West Midlands
    Network Rail, Britain's rail infrastructure owner and operator, is investing GBP 25 million (EUR 31 million) in a new hub for the national delivery service centre at the former Peu...
  • Logwin moves into new offices in Jakarta
    Logwin, a Luxembourg-based international logistics service provider, has moved into larger offices located at Soekarno Hatta international airport in the Indonesian capital of Jaka...
  • Emirates ordered to pay AUD 10 million for price fixing
    The Federal Court in Sydney (Australia) has ordered the UAE-based airline Emirates to pay a penalty of AUD 10 million (EUR 7.9 million) for engaging in cartel conduct in breach of ...
  • Barcelona Europe South Terminal launches new Barcelona-Pamplona rail service
    Barcelona Europe South Terminal (Best), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has launched a new rail service connecting the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Pamplona, whic...
  • Loxx offers new direct general cargo services to Siberia
    The German service provider Loxx now offers new direct general cargo services to Russia's hinterland. With immediate effect Loxx trucks run once a week to Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk i...
  • Hellmann UK and H. Essers offer new road freight service
    Hellmann UK and the Belgian transport company H. Essers have launched a new daily shuttle system between the UK and Belgium. The new road freight service will be provided in accord...
  • EU bans Syrian airlines from its airports
    Given the intensifying violence in Syria, the Council of the European Union has reinforced EU sanctions against the Syrian regime this week. The EU Council has now denied all fligh...
  • CMA CGM plans to sell 6% of its shares to French Fond Strategique d'Investissements
    The Marseille (France)-based container shipping company CMA CGM is hoping to sell 6% of its shares to the French state fund Fonds Strategique d'Investissements (FSI). This deal cou...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp
  • Euroferries charters Austal trimaran for new cross channel...
  • First steel cut for Prelude FLNG
  • Rederi TransAtlantic buys Merlinja assets
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink
  • Flensburg shipyard cuts steel for Canada's largest ConRo
  • Two honored with Thomas Crowley Award

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • ILWU Local 19 files lawsuit against Sodo District sports arena
  • US rail freight traffic count drops during month of September
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • CSX Corp. releases third quarter numbers
  • NYK Line takes delivery of new WOZMAX ore carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • OOCL enjoys decent third quarter
    But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts
  • Rongsheng wins its second offshore order
    China's largest private yard was contracted the world's largest deepwater tender barge
  • Scottish Loan Fund is open to shipping deals
    Mezzanine finance offered to small and medium-sized enterprises
  • BIMCO predicts global economic expansion in 2013
    Institutions now have grip on crisis, says shipowner group
  • Spain unveils 12-year strategy to reform transport
    Cash-strapped government seeks private investment in infrastructure
  • Minister outlines $12bn boost for infrastructure
    Austerity budget sets cash aside to upgrade the country's intermodal links
  • Getting to grips with overweight boxes
    A sensible industry would refuse to load containers that have not been weighed
  • Chinese shipyard borrows against sea usage rights
    Pilot scheme seeks to ease dearth of cash
  • Wet, wet, wet
    The last thing that China needs is an excuse for bubble lending
  • P+S administrator hopes to sell Peene-Werft yard
    'Indicative offers' made for bankrupt group's Wolgast business
  • Maritime lawyers reject moves to revise 1989 Salvage Convention
    Working group set up to investigate York Antwerp Rules
  • Seadrill Partners completes IPO at top of price range
    Fredriksen's latest company hits $192m high note in its New York debut
  • Star Bulk awarded first Carbon Positive Certificate
    Measurement is fundamental step towards reducing emissions, says consultancy
  • Shipping's year zero
    2014 will bring gradual recovery for tankers and dry bulkers but will boost gas carriers
  • U-Ming buys post-panamax bulker newbuilding for $24.5m
    Taiwanese dry bulk operator snaps up a resale from Glocal Maritime
  • US energy company pledges to double LPG exports on gas ships
    Panama Canal widening is key to Targa Resources expansion plan
  • Maersk capacity cuts are 'step in right direction'
    But carriers have run out of time to make November rate rise stick, says Drewry containers research chief
  • Provisions for place of refuge and casualty probes must be mandatory
    Industry must learn from casualties like the Flaminia, says Hinchliffe
  • 'Bottom fishing' cancelled tonnage makes the shipping crisis worse
    Banks must stop loans for newbuildings and finance only abandoned or existing vessels
  • Bright weeks ahead for capesizes
    Prices will stay firm until year-end but fall by first-quarter 2013, brokers predict
  • VLCCs snatch Middle East suezmax cargoes
    Owners part-load cheap VLCCs as oil firms book larger, cheaper tonnage
  • HHI reports 40% fall in order intake for first three quarters
    World's largest shipbuilder sees its offshore business under-perform too
  • Vale commissions second FTS conversion from CSSC Chengxi
    Shipyard pledges to complete latest contract faster than the first

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Soybeans boost US bulker loadings
    STRONG demand for soybeans in China has spurred a recent surge in US bulker loadings, reports the US Department of Agriculture
  • Seadrill Partners prices IPO
    JOHN Fredriksen's latest public company, Seadrill Partners LLC, today priced its IPO and began trading on NYSE
  • SEC targets Yorkville Advisors
    YORKVILLE Advisors, an investment company with significant shipping ties, has been accused by the Securities & Exchange Commission of inflating asset values to garner higher fees
  • APM raises SK2.5Bn in six-year bond
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish conglomerate, has raised SK2.50Bn ($381M) on the Swedish krona bond market
  • Shortsea market loses steam
    DAILY vessel earnings on shortsea hauls of bulk and breakbulk cargoes in Europe have levelled off as tonnage shortages for Baltic grain loadings eased this week
  • Container shipping on the up
    CONTAINER shipping is seeing several upward catalysts, said UOB Kay Hian Securities today
  • LR2 rates reach 2012 high
    FREIGHT rates to ship clean products on LR2 tankers from the Arabian Gulf to the Far East have reached a new 2012 high
  • P+S Shipyards heading for breakup
    GERMAN shipbuilder P+S Werften, which has sites in Wolgast and Stralsund, is likely to be broken up and sold
  • NLC Ferry forms for northernmost ferry service
    TWO SCANDINAVIAN municipalities have formed a new company to run the northernmost international ferry service in the world after the failure of the previous operator
  • $806M to be spent on Batam port
    THE INDONESIAN government estimates to spend $806M for the construction of a new deepwater container terminal in Tanjung Sauh, in Indonesia's Batam port
  • NITC VLCC: Not at Universal Terminals
    AN NITC VLCC that visited Singapore earlier this month did not berth at Universal Terminal's facilities, UT's terminal manager Michael Chng has told Fairplay
  • Keppel retains 'buy' ratings
    KEPPEL has retained 'buy' ratings from sector analysts Maybank Kim Eng and UOB Kay Hian despite yesterday announcing a a 15% drop in year on year profits
  • Evergreen's newbuildings enough for now
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line told Fairplay today that its newbuilding orders and chartered-in vessels are sufficient for today's market, and it will not contract more ships unless freight rates improve significantly

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • GATX Third Quarter Profit Swells, Shipping Surges
    GATX Corporation reported a profit of $53.8 million in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, shooting up 63.5 percent year-over-year from $32.9 million. Profit in the first nine months of 2012 was $107.6 million, up 35.86 percent from last year's $79.2 million in the same period. American Steamship Company, owned by the rail...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Saade wins CI Lifetime Achievement Award
    Jacques Saade, founder, group chairman and ceo of CMA CGM, has scooped Containerisation International's lifetime achievement award. At a grand luncheon held in ...
  • Elbe deepening stymied
    Germany's highest administrative court in Leipzig has stopped the planned deepening of the river Elbe, which is the maritime runway to the port of Hamburg. The ...
  • China's GDP slows again but could be bottoming-out
    Chinese economic growth expanded at a rate of 7.4% in the third quarter - its slowest gain for three years - but after seven consecutive quarters of decline, premier ...
  • Ships to be re-floated from Valencia beach this weekend?
  • Industry welcomes new Lloyd's Register stack weight formula
    Industry reaction has been positive to the news that Lloyd's Register has developed a new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck ...
  • More blanks from liners
    Evergreen Line and Hanjin Shipping are to skip three voyages in the final quarter of the year on their joint, respectively-named, CEM [China Europe Mediterranean] ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands Guadalajara warehousing capacity
    Essen-based DB Schenker Logistics has responded to growing demand for warehousing space in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by opening a new warehouse. Guadalajara ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Fotis G initiates SFI
    Ship Finance International has enough firepower to seize $500m worth of assets, analyst says.
  • Deutsche downs Genco
    Deutsche Bank sliced its rating on shares of Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) Friday amid fears about the ongoing glut in global fleet capacity.
  • OW expansion continues
    A leading Danish bunker supplier has recruited a pair of executives who were fired from Noble's fledgling marine fuel offshoot to head up a new office in Stamford.
  • Analyst shifts gears
    Scott Burk has emerged as one of the architects behind Energy & Exploration Partners' New York IPO.
  • Kensington cut loose?
    Knightsbridge Tankers appears to have parted ways with another ageing VLCC, sale-and-purchase brokers said Friday.
  • RABT makes Finnish move
    Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic has expanded with a swoop for Finnish containership operator Merilinja.
  • Viana bids delayed
    Portugal has extended the deadline for offers in the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).
  • No trick or treat for tankers
    With Halloween fast approaching Credit Suisse has been spooked by a horrible third quarter tanker market and predicted deeper red ink for some leading owners.
  • Qatar okays guards
    Qatar has cleared the way for ships carrying armed guards to enter its territorial waters.
  • Bourbon sells trio
    Bourbon Offshore has reportedly sold a trio of West Africa-based platform supply vessels.
  • BDI at three month high
    Bulker owners are seeing their highest earnings for three months after the Baltic Dry Index today passed the 1,000 point mark for the first time since late July.
  • Activists arrested
    A captain has been involved in a scuffle with animal rights protesters after they boarded a livestock carrier in Fremantle, Australia.
  • India cleared on Jupiter-6
    India's supreme court has kicked out a compensation case against the government over the disappearance of the tug Jupiter-6 and its 13 crew in 2005.
  • Keppel beats bets
    Keppel Corp's third quarter performance has come as a pleasant surprise to some analysts.
  • Saga return unlikely
    Saga Tankers is unlikely to make a return to shipowning despite having a new wealthy Norwegian investor in control, observers believe.
  • Divine intervention?
    We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week.
  • Larger ships to drop anchor
    Delivery of ultra-large containerships could force vessels of up to 10,000-teu into lay-up, Citi says.
  • Cal Dive spreads wings
    Cal Dive International has announced a fresh batch of contracts for its dive saturation vessels.
  • NCL snaps up ro-pax
    The Swedish-Finnish joint venture NCL Ferry has snapped up a Rederi AB Gotland ro-pax.
  • Tsakos changes tack
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • HHI orders halved
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed a 50% drop in new ship orders in the first nine months of 2012.
  • Missing crewman found
    A seafarer feared lost from an MSC boxship in the Gulf of Mexico has been found - safe and well in downtown Mobile.
  • Owners skip sailings
    Boxship partners Evergreen and Hanjin Shipping have cut capacity on a jointly-operated service from Asia to Europe.
  • Thun orders dry double
    Sweden's Erik Thun has returned to Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for two dry cargoships.
  • Master admits waste dump
    A Philippines captain has admitted chucking waste into the open sea off Subic Bay Freeport.
  • BSM seals Greek LNGCs
    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) says it has won the contract to manage three LNG carriers owned by Thenamaris LNG
  • Lifeline for P+S
    Insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften has received a boost with a naval repair contract.
  • Seadrill prices MLP
    Seadrill Partners has priced its initial public offering at $22 per share - the top of the indicated price range.
  • Ventura damaged off Spain
    A P&O Cruises ship has sustained damage while crossing the Bay of Biscay, the cruise line has confirmed.
  • Maersk raids bond market
    AP Moller Maersk has turned to the Swedish bond market to raise fresh capital, the company has disclosed.
  • Robbers raid bulker
    A Japanese-owned handymax bulker has been targeted by robbers of East Kalimantan in Indonesia.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • CMA CGM increasing Med-Latin America peak season fee
  • Bahri reports big jump in profit
  • Travel expenses scandal plagues Oakland port
  • Kansas City Southern reports record revenues
  • Southeastern Freight expands in Texas
  • Mediator steps into ILWU/grain handler contract talks
    The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday it has stepped into contract talks between several locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers.
  • Locked Out?
  • ILWU sues to block Seattle arena deal
    The union's Local 19, which filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Wednesday challenging the decision to build the sports arena, alleges Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act.
  • Report points to trends favoring 'onshoring'
    "Onshoring is still in its infancy and largely limited to anecdotes. However, the scales are beginning to rebalance for some industries as global conditions evolve," wrote Michael Dolega, TD Bank's economist.
  • Old Dominion opens new Tennessee facility
  • TIACA expands ties with civil aviation organization
    The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said Friday they have committed to enhanced cooperation in air cargo transportation.
  • RedPrairie names Conway VP marketing
  • WTO favors U.S. in Chinese electrical steel dispute

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Weekly global bunker price roundup
    A weekly price round of up global bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices end week mixed
    Demand was average on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Building of 'state-of-the-art' vessel begins
    Vessel will use generation engines using a common rail fuel management system to provide 'high efficiency and smokeless operations'.
  • Taboguilla Island Terminal undergoing expansion
    With an investment of $65 million, it will almost double the storage capacity to a total of 2.24 million barrels.
  • MPA implements oil spill exercise
    Exercise scenario involved fully laden VLCC colliding with oil tanker.
  • Salvage Master: Marine pollution is a 'global challenge'
    When a vessel runs aground, one of the main priorities is to remove bunker fuel as there is a risk that fuel tanks could become breached on refloating.
  • Tolson and Richardson join OW Bunker
    Supplier launches physical operation in the United States.
  • Marine fuel prices record big drop in Suez
    But bunker prices stay firm in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices close the week firm in Rotterdam
    Prices rising in northern Europe but falling across the Mediterranean.
  • Estonian port loses fuel oil export volumes to Ust-Luga
    Tallinn's oil loading down by 26% year-on-year.
  • Dutch inspectors say 40% of samples breach sulphur limit
    Authorities took action against five bunker suppliers in 2011.
  • Raft of appointments at Bomin/Matrix
    President, vice-president and CFO to start next month.
  • Swedish owner orders eco tonnage
    Ships will feature an optimised hull shape.
  • IFO prices end week marginally down
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Bunker costs see charterers focusing on fuel efficiency
    New evidence of a 'two-tier' market.
  • 'Positive steps' taken to train Singapore's seafarers
    The Chief Executive of Singapore's MPA speaks about the republic's effort in training its seafarers.
  • Unpaid bunker bills force ship re-arrest
    Bangladeshi operator in suppliers' bad books.
  • US Coast Guard: Cases of non-compliant bunkers down
    Eight cases of vessels using non-compliant bunker fuels so far in 2012.
  • Global marine fuel demand 'flat'
    Bunker suppliers' bottom lines affected by the crisis in the shipping industry, players say.
  • Bunker trading firm starts Singapore operations
    Palmstone Energy to focus on marine gas oil trading at the port, says company source.
  • Singapore to implement changes to bunkering standards
    Changes to take effect from January 1, 2013.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Departure ports
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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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