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November 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL raises Asia-Europe US$550/TEU, ups Mideast rate US$650/TEU Dec 15
  • Emirates ups FE-India rate US$250/TEU, FE-Mideast by $300/TEU Dec 1
  • CMA CGM posts profit of US$371 million as revenue rises 9pc to $4.2 billion
  • Argentine ports shut down, roads blocked by 24-hour general strike
  • Jiangxi 10-month road freight volume up 13pc to 909.7 million tonnes
  • Expressway network in Gansu province increases length 1,435 kilometres
  • China's express sector shake out looms as e-commerce changes the game
  • Chennai mega container terminal project opens bids to Adani/Essar
  • Relaxing cabotage laws criticised by Indian coastal shipowners group
  • China's logistics info portal to be developed with online giant Alibaba
  • Malaysia Airlines retains freight unit MASkargo though future uncertain
  • FedEx Express recognised as one of the world's best places to work
  • Qatar's 787 showcases first inflight wi-fi, internet, mobile access

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Bahri wins Best Managed Company in the Middle East award in transport & shipping sector
  • Westwind Shipping wins "Freight Forwarder of the Year - Sea" award at Gujarat Junction 2012
  • CCT achieves record productivity on Maersk Line's vessel Jervis Bay
  • Davies Turner reinvests in UK freight hubs
  • Kolkata Port Trust to start re-tendering of ABG berths
  • Kuwait invests $ 1.2 bn in bid for Northern Gulf gateway
  • Railways revenue from freight traffic zooms
  • Govt issues 8 lakh eBRCs to exporters
  • Realisation period extension to provide relief to exporters: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Pensylvania boots 24 freight rail projects
    The Pennsylviania State Transportation Commission has granted allmost USD 18.6 million to improve rail access, upgrade rail infrastructure and provide repairs. The US state, which ...
  • IRU Order of Merit for president of Azerbaijan association
    The International Road Transport Union IRU) has awarded its Order of Merit to the president of its member association, the Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association (Abada...
  • Afriqiyah flying to Casablanca and Dusseldorf
    The Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways is commencing a thrice-weekly service between Tripoli and Casablanca (Morocco) today (21 November). Shortly after the launch of this new connec...
  • Gioia Tauro planning new intermodal terminal
    Gioia Tauro, Italy's largest container port, recently issued a tender to select a financial promoter to design, build and operate a new intermodal terminal project. Gioia Tauro is ...
  • Nuneaton north chord rail link in UK opened
    The Nuneaton north chord rail link is now open. As a key part of the British government's investment in the country's strategic railfreightnetwork, the Nuneaton north chord benefit...
  • Navistar's first international Prostar+ rolls off production line
    US truck manufacturer Navistar announced that the first International ProStar+ class 8 on-highway tractor equipped with the Cummins ISX15 and SCR-based Cummins Emission Solutions a...
  • Schmitz Cargobull AG forms joint venture with China's Dongfeng
    Schmitz Cargobull AG, Europe's largest trailer manufacturer, has signed a joint venture contract with Dongfeng Motor Group, one of the three giant truck makers in China. Under the ...
  • Qatar Aiways to hive off Cargolux shares
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International has confirmed that Qatar Airways intends to dispose of its 35% shareholding in Cargolux. Notwithstanding these developments, t...
  • Singapore cargo traffic continued to suffer in October
    In October, airfreight movements at Singapore Changi Airport declined by 8% year-on-year to 150,000 t. For the January to October 2012 period, Changi Airport handled 1.50 million t...
  • Logistics and packing trade fair Pack & Move now open
    Pack & Move, the Swiss trade fair for integrated logistics solutions and packing technology, opened yesterday (20 November) in Messe CH's exhibition centre in Basel (Switzerlan...
  • Gebrüder Weiss holds ground-breaking ceremony for new headquarters
    Gebrüder Weiss, an Austria-based global transport and logistics service provider, is investing around EUR 28 million in a series of new buildings and renovations at its head office...
  • Fercam establishes subsidiary in Tunisia
    The Italian transport and logistics company Fercam, based in Ora near Bolzano, has established a new firm called Fercam Tunisie GmbH, based in the Tunisian port city Rades. It is F...
  • Reshuffle at Cargolux after Qatar Airways quit
    After the withdrawal of shareholder Qatar Airways from the Luxembourg-based cargo only airline Cargolux, the latter's chairman of the board of directors is to step down. Albert Wil...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • N.Y. City requests bids for new temporary ferry service
  • London Club warns on cargo hold pipework
  • ECDIS familiarization guidelines available
  • Incat launches LNG fueled high speed RO/RO
  • Metso to refurbish cruise ship's automation system
  • Bollinger delivers fourth FRC to Coast Guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • October box numbers rise at Port of Tacoma terminals
  • FMC collects civil penalties from NVOCC shipping act violations
  • Inchcape Shipping Services opens North Africa operations desk
  • Port of Vancouver, USA sees progress on access project
  • APL Logictics buys Carmichael International

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Strike Club reports falling income from shipping
    Insurer increases cost of cover as austerity budgets bring threat of new unrest
  • Stena Line appoints new chief executive
    Gunnar Blomdahl makes way for Carl-Johan Hagman
  • Power generation
    Shipping firms must develop and inspire tomorrow's leaders
  • Capo heats up US dock talks as employers demand box royalty caps
    War of words resumes between USMX chief and Daggett despite federal mediation
  • UK Club must beef up its underwriting, says S&P
    But rating agency upgrades insurer's outlook from stable to positive
  • Awilco LNG awaits a winter warmer
    Norwegian energy shipper expects market to pick up after dipping this year
  • Europe's ports urge Brussels to defend infrastructure budget
    Budget cuts target spending on transport
  • Multipurpose shipping takes a battering
    Sector accounts for disproportionate number of insolvent KG Funds
  • VLCC spot market stays buoyant amid chartering buzz
    Ships removed from list as winter tanker activity picks up
  • ILA demands full wage-scale talks with USMX next month
    Daggett slams Capo's 'misleading rhetoric and scare tactics'
  • The end of the tanker downturn is nigh, says Tsakos
    Shipowner curbs red ink but trims dividend to save cash for LNG and shuttle tankers
  • Brokers predict more pain for tramp boxships
    A quarter of respondents to survey see no prospect for employment to improve
  • Panama Canal Authority meets owners to talk tolls
    Exclusive: Quijano woos ICS, after chamber slammed 'rushed' and 'excessive' new tariff
  • GasLog outperforms expectations and pledges to expand fleet
    Livanos-led owner eyes prospects for master limited partnership
  • Poetic justice
    Note to parties to the US dockers' contract talks; import cargoes always find ports
  • Lay up or die
    Tanker owners must now seriously consider cold lay-ups
  • Wyndham port to receive major upgrade
    Australia subsidiary of China's Shanghai ZhongFu develops regional sugar industry
  • Vantage-linked joint venture books drillship at STX O&S
    Sigma awaits delivery in November 2015 and retains four options
  • Victoria Labor party backs Bay West box port for Melbourne
    But ruling coalition tries to speed up progress for proposed Mornington Peninsula site
  • NOL unit acquires US logistics firm Carmichael
    APL Logistics seeks to offer more in-house logistics services in US
  • Shipowners urged to support campaign against Wal-Mart
    ITF asks maritime community to rally round retailers' workforce

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Spanish yards remain on payback hook
    SPAIN'S shipbuilders still face the threat of being told to pay back government aid that the EC believes they may have received illegally under a now-defunct tax scheme
  • Gillard focuses on shipping in islands dispute
    AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard has added a shipping focus to the Beijing-Tokyo South China Sea island dispute at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks
  • American Hull quits sector
    AMERICAN Hull Insurance Syndicate has decided to quit underwriting and run off its portfolio after 92 years
  • Awilco LNG, now in profit, predicts firming
    AWILCO LNG, which today said it had turned losses at this time last year into profits, predicted that a soft trend in the sector would give way to a firmer tone this winter
  • TEN halves its losses
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation today reported improved quarterly results, as the upside for its LNG carriers offset Suezmax softness
  • NOL acquires Carmichael
    NOL SAID today it has acquired the US customs brokerage and trade compliance group Carmichael
  • GasLog mulls financial partnership structure
    NYSE-listed LNG owner GasLog today reported progress on its newbuildings and potential interest in a strategy involving a 'master limited partnership'
  • Chinese yards still depend on imported gear
    CHINA'S yards still heavily depend on imported maritime equipment, including Diesel engines and radar navigation gear, to build new vessels, government statistics showed
  • Nigeria finally lifts Bonny Light force majeure
    ROYAL Dutch Shell said today it has lifted force majeure - imposed on 19 October - on Nigeria's Bonny Light crude cargoes
  • Putin prods Novatek
    PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has urged independent Russian gas producer Novatek to speed plans for a gas field and LNG port on the Yamal Peninsula, above the Arctic Circle
  • Drybulk port snarls drop
    SNARLS in major drybulk ports dropped over the past week, with vessel queues at the major Newcastle terminal dropping to a 2012 low
  • Coal prices seen below $100/tonne until 2014
    COAL PRICES are expected to face downward pressure until 2014 despite producers' attempts to raise them by cutting output
  • VLCC rates top $30,000/day
    VLCC RATES on the benchmark Gulf/Far East route have hit $30,000 per day
  • MMHE's profits dive 90%
    MALAYSIA Marine & Heavy Engineering said today its 3Q profits plunged 90% year on year to 8.1M ringgit ($2.6M)
  • Two seafarers hurt in HK fire
    TWO CREW members have reportedly been seriously injured after a fire broke out on a North Korea-registered cargo vessel in Hong Kong Harbour

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Coal Shippers Could Face Higher Rates if STB Changes Rules
    Coal shippers could see their rates increase if the Surface Transportation Board grants the major U.S. railroads' request to consider indirect competition, specifically from the natural gas industry, when the agency determines whether it has oversight on coal rate cases. The Association of American Railroads this week petitioned the STB to...
  • NY-NJ Terminals to Open Friday
    All container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will be open Friday following the Thanksgiving Day holiday, as the port continues to clear a backlog of cargo following Hurricane Sandy. Maher Terminals will be open for truck processing Saturday. Port Newark Container Terminal will continue to offer...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Slip 1 Percent
    Trans-Pacific spot rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell 1 percent from last week in their seventh consecutive weekly decline, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants' rate benchmark. This week's benchmark registered $2,192 per 40-foot container, down from $2,228 the previous week and $2,711 in early October. The index hit its...
  • ILA-USMX: Time for Shippers to Worry (Again)
    Happy holidays? Not for shippers. Last summer they sweated the possibility of a peak-season strike by the International Longshoremen's Association. Now they're facing the real threat of an ILA work stoppage at year-end. Eight months after opening negotiations, the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance remain far apart on a...
  • CMA CGM Set to Ink Debt Deal in January
    CMA CGM is on the verge of a hard-fought agreement with its banks to restructure $4.6 billion of loans, ending months of uncertainty over the future of the world's third-largest ocean carrier. Michel Sirat, chief financial officer of the French container line, said a "deal in principle" has been struck with...
  • Japanese Exports to US Rise 3.1 percent
    TOKYO -- Japan's exports to the U.S. rose for the 12th consecutive month in October on a year-over-year basis, increasing 3.1 percent to $11.2 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry. The pace of growth in exports to the U.S. quickened from 0.9 percent in September. Leading the...
  • Asian Shippers Press for Regulatory Reform
    More maritime regulatory reform is needed in Asia to protect shippers from collusion by lines, the Asian Shippers' Council says. Repeating its previous declarations that container carriers act as a "cartel," an ASC statement issued after its 8th annual meeting this month said reform had gained added urgency because carriers were...
  • Emirates SkyCargo Expands Thai Services
    Emirates SkyCargo launched a new service to Phuket, Thailand, expanding the carrier's weekly capacity to the country to more than 640 tons. Phuket is the second Thai destination to be connected to the freight division of Emirates' global network, which now totals 126 destinations. The daily Phuket service utilizes an Airbus 340-300...
  • Cargo Volume Dives at Singapore's Changi Airport
    Cargo volume through Singapore Changi Airport nose-dived in October, extending a disappointing year for the world's 11th-largest cargo airport by tonnage. Volumes in the month fell 8 percent year-over-year, to 150,000 metric tons. They were also down from September's 153,700 tons. Changi handled 1.5 million tons of cargo in the first...
  • Oakland Dockworkers Return to Work
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers returned to work late Tuesday after Oakland Mayor Jean Quan brokered a deal between the port authority and the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU, which has been negotiating a new contract for port maintenance workers for more than a year, picketed Oakland's marine terminals...
  • APL Logistics' Buying Binge Extends Global Reach
    APL Logistics is moving aggressively to expand its global capabilities with the acquisition of Carmichael International Service, a Los Angeles-based customs broker and freight forwarder that will fill out the largely missing U.S. brokerage component of its logistics portfolio. Tuesday's announcement of the Carmichael deal comes hard on the heels of...
  • APL Logistics Acquires Carmichael International
    APL Logistics, the supply chain management unit of Singapore's NOL Group, has acquired Carmichael International Service, a Los Angeles-based customs broker and trade compliance company. Terms of the deal were not announced. Founded in 1961, Carmichael is one of the largest independent customs brokerage, trade compliance and consulting specialists in the U.S. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Maersk not too proud to take lead on lay-ups
    Quoting the Alphaliner report from last week which identified the Copenhagen mega-liner as having the most boxships in lay-up mode, Maersk Line's head of scheduling ...
  • Argentina paralysed by general strike
    Ports, airports, trains and roads were shuttered yesterday in Argentina as the South American nation suffered in the second big anti-government strike in two weeks.The ...
  • EU: like bulls in a china shop
    How else can you describe the Commission's immediate nigh 60% tariff hike on the dockside price of Chinese crockery? It is bad news for importers involved in the ...
  • Sandy stymies US truckers
    Trucking activity, the barometer of the US economy, declined by a month-on-month 3.8% in October, according to the American Trucking Association's [ATA] For-Hire ...
  • Rotterdam's box capacity will spark only 'limited' price war
  • PSA's Chennai box terminal hits one million
    Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd [CITPL] recently processed its one millionth container since its 2009 commissioning and with the acquisition of seven super ...
  • CMA CGM posts USD371m profit for third quarter

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • High-yield heaven
    A leading bond analyst is urging investors not to give up on DryShips on the back of a briefing in which George Economou said the owner won't offload shares of its drilling offshoot to bankroll unfinanced newbuildings.
  • Solvang fighting back
    Norwegian gas carrier owner Solvang has continued its recovery thanks to buoyant LPG exports from the Middle East.
  • Fesco revs up new line
    Russian owner Fesco is teaming up with Japan's LIB Corp to export used cars to Vladivostok.
  • Tallink talks tennis
    Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has renewed sponsorship deals for the nation's favourite tennis players.
  • Rongsheng banks on offshore
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries is hoping offshore orders can account for half of its portfolio within the next five years.
  • TEN trims dividend
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has chopped its dividend by two thirds following continued losses in the third quarter.
  • FOE bins semi-sub
    Fred Olsen Energy has canned an option for a second $700m semi-submersible drilling rig at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • SVL eyes new tankers
    Ukraine shipbuilder Kherson is hopeful of landing more tanker orders from Russia's SVL group.
  • Bumi better off
    Bumi Armada has seen an uptick in its third quarter earnings as activity rose across all business segments.
  • Livanos eyes spin-off
    Peter Livanos is mulling a move from John Fredriksen's box of tricks as he looks to push fleet expansion at GasLog.
  • Veteran cape sold
    Hong Kong's Winning Shipping has paid $7m for a 1990-built capesize.
  • Keppel closes in
    Keppel looks to have lined up an order for another pair of semi-submersible drilling rigs.
  • Sincere earnings dip
    Taiwan's Sincere Navigation has posted a slide in net earnings in the first nine months as revenue declined.
  • Diana questions eco
    Diana Shipping has waded into the debate of eco ships, questioning the merits of ordering vessels based on their performance.
  • Term tempters for owners
    Supply ship owners will be keen to grab two long-term charters on offer in the North Sea from early next year.
  • Tankerska eyes Uljanik
    Croatian owner Tankerska Plovidba is to take part in domestic shipbuilder Uljanik's big share sale.
  • A 'necessary evil'
    A brutal order drought has seen almost half of the world's shipyards close since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Diana Shipping highlights.
  • SinOceanic gets discount
    SinOceanic has negotiated a discount on a loan for one of three containership resales purchased from Germany's ER Schiffahrt.
  • HMM swings to profit
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has returned to the black in the third quarter as revenue rose.
  • Damen in for Bijela
    Dutch shipbuilding group Damen is considering a move for Montenegro's Bijela shipyard.
  • Aegean to buyback
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has given the green light to buy back up to one million shares during the next year.
  • Bharati plunges to loss
    India's Bharati Shipyard has fallen into the red for the second quarter as revenue more than halved.
  • Wenchong wins dredger
    A China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) subsidiary has signed a deal to build a new cutter suction dredger.
  • Awilco LNG back in black
    Awilco LNG has returned to profit in the third quarter thanks largely to a reduction in its voyage expenses.
  • Lamnalco ups orderbook
    Smit Lamnalco has returned to the newbuilding market after renewing a marine services contract with Shell in Gabon, Africa.
  • STX in bumper rig deal
    Sigma Drilling has ordered up to five deepwater drillships at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in a deal potentially worth almost $3.5bn.
  • DeepOcean extends DSV
    DeepOcean has secured another 18 months of employment for one of its dive support vessels (DSVs), the company has confirmed.
  • Vantage orders drillship
    A Vantage Drilling-led joint venture has ordered a deepwater drillship at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • ILA, USMX trade barbs, but will meet Dec. 10
    James A. Capo, chairman and CEO of USMX, issued a statement saying "ILA leaders view bargaining as a one-way street that leads only in their direction," while ILA president Harold Daggett retorted "USMX has continually played one port against the other but that strategy will not succeed."
  • Iranian national charged with illegal U.S. exports
  • Counterfeit winter hats seized in Atlanta
  • Thailand joins Proliferation Security Initiative
  • Port Manatee handles corn imports
    The Tampa Bay port this week discharged more than 52,000 tons of Brazilian-produced corn from the ship King Fraser. The corn is being imported to offset drought-stricken U.S. production shortfalls and will be used for animal feed.
  • APL acquires customs broker Carmichael
    "Customers want the global player, they've gone more to strategic partnerships. So we felt the timing was right. Carmichael saw this too - they just didn't have other services to offer," said APL Logistics Vice President Tony Zasimovich.
  • Talks with LA/LB clerks break down, disruption 'likely'
    The harbor employers said Tuesday "the OCU has reversed course and once again called an end to negotiations in a move signaling that further OCU-initiated disruption in the L.A./Long Beach ports is likely."
  • SEIU workers disrupt Port of Oakland
    About 150 employees demonstrated at various sites around the port and a half-dozen ships were not worked Tuesday. The port has been negotiating a new contract with SEIU Local 1021, which expired in July 2011.
  • State steps into Portland port guard contract talks
  • European plastic pallet providers merge
  • ABS helps Stevens Institute build new lab
  • Shapiro names Starr CFO
  • C.H. Robinson upgrades TMS system
  • SAP releases TM update

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Bunker prices show losses in Fujiarah
    But steady market seen in Suez.
  • Prices follow soft trend in Europe
    In Hamburg, bunker fuel lost $8 while distillates fell by $6.
  • Asian fuel oil market remains 'depressed'
    Bunker differential at eight-month low.
  • US West Coast ports facing industrial action
    Some disruption to operations seen at Oakland.
  • 'Eco' savings exaggerated, says shipowner
    Timing and price more important than theoretical savings.
  • LNG fast ferry to start sea-trials in January
    Ferry will be first LNG powered vessel built under the IMO's High-Speed Craft (HSC) code.
  • Container cap sticking point in US port negotiations
    Both sides appear unwilling to give ground.
  • Japan: Monthly bunker sales climb
    Sales of bond bunker fuel exceeded 338,000 kilo litres in September.
  • Glencore/Xstrata merger goes ahead
    Merged company will have $80 billion capitalisation.
  • Report says Brightoil's head of global trading has resigned
    If confirmed, Quek Chin Thean, will be the most senior executive to have left since June.
  • Bunker prices weaken mid-week
    Prices mostly lower across key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Singapore-listed firm posts lower Q3 earnings
    Penguin posts lower revenues despite higher contribution from its bunkering activities.
  • Aegean resumes share buyback plan
    Set to buy back up to one million of its shares 'from time to time'.
  • Efficient vessels help prop up CMA CGM's bottom line
    Generated cost savings of over $550 million for the first nine months of the year.
  • WFS declares quarterly dividend
    Set to pay out cash dividend to shareholders at the start of the new year.

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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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