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October 23, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai and Ningbo experience September container volume recovery
  • WTO sides with United States, declares China's steel tariffs illegal
  • Containership deliveries increase in 2013 to beat 2008 record year
  • Evergreen names sixth 8,452-TEU ship in fleet replenishment scheme
  • Ships advised to take care as yacht races take place around Hong Kong
  • Gun-toting rioters bring chaos to Panama's Atlantic Sector canal zone
  • DB Schenker opens multi-campus logistics academy to train Chinese staff
  • Lloyd's Register formula to allow heavier boxes higher on deck welcomed
  • Forward Air quarterly profit off 4.6pc to US$12.3 million, sales up 5.7pc
  • Schiphol SmartGate facility nears completion - and ahead of schedule
  • Atlas Air, Polar Air, Teamsters reach flight dispatchers contract deal

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Bahri, Saudi Aramco reach agreement on merger of Vela's fleet & operations with Bahri
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands innovative transport monitoring service
  • L&T Shipbuilding plans 2,500 cr. bond issue
  • Maersk Line cuts further capacity on Asia-Europe trade
  • CECA would help double India-Australia trade by 2015: Gillard
  • Exports to the US rise 11.3 pc despite slowdown
  • Iraq could become Indias strategic energy partner: IEA Chief Economist
  • Calcutta HC bans trade union activity at Haldia Dock Complex
  • CONCOR celebrates Customer Day to felicitate top performers in the North & North-Central regions
  • CONCOR, GMR launch air cargo bonded trucking service at ICD-Kanpur
  • South Central Railway's freight traffic up 9.7 pc
  • MACCIA's HRD systems & best practices seminar on Nov. 3

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Canadian Trucking Alliance and CargoNet join forces to combat cargo theft in Canada
    The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and CargoNet, a leading source of supply chain security risk analysis, are working together to help motor carriers introduce an additional laye...
  • Union Pacific Railroad invests for Illinois infrastructure improvements
    The US-based transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing the state of Illinois' transportation infrastructure by investing nearly USD 8 million in the railway l...
  • DB Schenker Rail starts fitting whisper brakes
    The German state railway, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has presented the first of 1,250 freight cars that are to be retrofitted with composite brake blocks, as requested by the country's fed...
  • Germany's light truck manufacturers successful in USA
    Germany's vehicle manufacturers have seen sales of light trucks grow markedly in the US market. The latest statistics from the German automotive industry association (VDA) show tha...
  • Hactl on good growth path
    A strong September 2012 result for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has seen the company pull ahea...
  • Gulf Air Cargo marks a major milestone with the launch of e-AWB
    Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has achieved another major milestone with the launch of the electronic air waybill (e-AWB), replacing the traditional paper air waybill that con...
  • Port of Antwerp experiences slight decline in freight volumes
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) handled 138.9 million t of freight in the first nine months of the current year. This represents a drop of 2.2% compared with the same period last yea...
  • Jungheinrich chosen as Ceva's top supplier in Northern Europe
    At a ceremony held recently in Spain, Ceva Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain management companies, named materials handling solutions specialist Jungheinrich as it...
  • BigMove: two members appointed to the executive board
    The executive board of the heavylift cooperation BigMove has been reinforced by two new members. One is Georg Tietz, managing director for engineering at Hegmann Transit GmbH, who ...
  • DB Schenker increases PVMI warehouse capacity in Mexico
    DB Schenker Logistics has opened a new state of the art logistics centre in Guadalajara (Mexico). The new 12,600 sqm warehouse, located in the Guadalajara technology industrial par...
  • New West African airline starts services
    Today (22 October 2012), the new airline Gambia Bird is commencing scheduled services across West Africa and into Europe. The national carrier is supported by the Germania Gro...
  • Militzer & Münch selects Kostas Sandalcidis as regional managing director
    Militzer & Münch (M & M), a global transport and logistics provider based in St Gallen (Switzerland), has appointed Kostas Sandalcidis as regional managing director for the...
  • Germany: River Elbe not to be deepened
    The German Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) has declared that dredging on the River Elbe between Hamburg and Cuxhaven must stop for the time being, thereby supporting nature a...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Chouest forms subsea services JV with FMC Technologies
  • Wärtsilä offers highly efficient Aframax
  • OSG says it is considering a Chapter 11 filing
  • Gulf of Guinea piracy warning from IMB
  • ABB Shanghai delivers Azipods for wind turbine installers
  • Rolls-Royce to power SSC hovercraft

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • WSF employees honored for fuel conservation scheme
  • Port of Woodland releases proposed budget for public review
  • California Maritime Academy cadet takes home Crowley memorial scholarship
  • Port of Grays Harbor seeking Satsop Business Park director
  • Suisun Bay recycling effort earns visit from transport secretary

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Industry calls for standards on fuel efficiency claims
    Backlash against claims by equipment makers and yards for so-called greener designs
  • Wärtsilä cuts jobs as it scales down fuel cell development
    But company reports third-quarter order intake that has nearly doubled year on year
  • Drinking, lethargy and sleepless nights: the hidden scars of piracy
    Shipowners leave survivors to tackle their mental health problems alone, claims damning report
  • Governments display 'great diversity' in handling of international liability conventions
    Guidelines to aid cohesion will be difficult to create, says CMI working group
  • Piracy before the days of best practice advice
    'If you resisted, you ended up with a bullet through your head,' says Plymouth University lecturer Jonathan Challacombe
  • OSG director's resignation said to be key to post-mortem
  • Dover privatisation heads for that game-changing moment
    DHB transfer debate will generate fresh thinking about UK trust ports
  • Salalah port chief warns over boxline capacity cuts
    Carriers scaling back Asia-Europe capacity miss out on growth into East Africa and India markets, says Ford
  • Elvictor eyes private share placement
    Fundraiser would be among the first by a crew manager
  • Cash flows
    Restructuring can be long, costly and painful, so cashflow is vitally important
  • More feeder capacity for Black Sea
    As citrus season looms, CMA CGM announces link for Turkey and Egypt to Russia
  • Updated: OSG mulls Chapter 11 move
    Financial statements for last three years unreliable, tanker major admits
  • Thirteen crew released from Orna
    Part-release is understood to be result of pirate infighting
  • Surge of business for India breakers
    Yards return to work after strike following fatal incident at Alang
  • Kinko Maru sells for price below estimates
    Sale points to continued downward long-term trajectory for the workhorses of the tanker industry
  • Seven jailed after first German piracy trial
    Sentences of six to seven years handed down for attack on boxship Taipan
  • More pirate attacks in Togo this year than last five combined, says IMB
    Piracy success rate high in Indonesia
  • DP World sells Vostochnaya stake
    Sale of 'legacy investment' raises $230m
  • VLGC owners seek refuge in early drydocking
    Vessels being taken out of the market as rates fall towards operating costs
  • HSH denies seeking further support
    But bank looks to ease pressure on risk-weighted assets
  • Nordic American unveils loan refinancing
    Company to make do with $430m as Hansson hails expansion prospects of 'preferred borrower' status
  • Keep calm and keep the cash flowing
    Torm restructuring may cost its chief executive dearly, but he knows he has done his best
  • STX O&S wins $672m drillship deal
    South Korean yard wins second offshore order since September
  • Hammond confirms cruiseship carer exemption
    Ferry operators must provide free travel for companions of disabled
  • Comment: Do it now
    Too many struggling shipping companies appear to prefer procrastination to undertaking a restructuring
  • Crédit Agricole to keep majority of Greek portfolio despite sale
    Alpha shipping book expected to rise to about $2.6bn with influx from Emporiki
  • OOCL enjoys better third quarter
    But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts
  • Zodiac tops Maersk Line fuel efficiency charts
    Time charter partner's vessels beat carrier's own fleet
  • Rongsheng wins up to four deepwater tender barges
    China's largest private yard secures its second offshore order
  • Restructuring crunch yet to come, says Norton Rose partner
    Shortage of expertise and resources could emerge, Stonebridge argues

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • MSC sues Bernuth Lines
    MSC HAS sued Florida's Bernuth Lines, seeking $4.2M related to the 2010 sinking of the box ship Angeln
  • Tanker outlooks slashed
    TANKER rate forecasts were cut today by two leading shipping analysts, for both the second half of this year and 2013
  • Australia sentences smuggler in deadly grounding
    A SMUGGLER of migrants was sentenced today in Australia to 14 years in prison, IHS Global Insight reported
  • TAS profits rise 108%
    MALAYSIAN shipbuilder TAS Offshore today reported a 108% rise in third quarter profits
  • German judge sentences 10 pirates for 2010 attack
    A GERMAN judge has sentenced 10 Somali pirates to serve up to seven years in prison for a box ship's 2010 hijacking
  • IEA: oil supply disruption would hit Asia first
    ASIA'S growing oil demand means it will be the first to be hit by any Mideast supply disruptions, the IEA warned today
  • Strong winter market seen for LNG sector
    A FORECAST rise in LNG imports to Japan near Christmas remains likely to trigger a good winter market for LNG carriers, a shipping analyst predicted
  • NAT sets up credit facility
    NORDIC American Tankers said today it has agreed with banks to set up a $430M credit facility
  • Silence reigns on kidnappings off Nigeria
    OMINOUS silence has stretched into a second week since the kidnapping of seven seafarers off Bonny Island in Nigerian waters
  • Piracy drops in Asia
    PIRACY and armed robberies both dropped in Asian waters during the third quarter of this year, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said
  • IMB confirms piracy drop
    THE DRAMATIC fall in Somali piracy so far this year has been confirmed in the IMB's third quarterly results
  • Seadrill might acquire Songa Eclipse rig
    SEADRILL said today it is looking to acquire the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Songa Eclipse from Songa Offshore
  • Box rates continue fall
    CONTAINER freight rates are continuing to drop even as carriers try to make stick more general rate increases, from 1 November

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Savannah Maritime Community Promotes Logistics Careers
    Freightliner Trucks Sales Executive David "Fish" Mihuta recently spoke to the Propeller Club of Savannah about the continuation of the Maritime Logistics Education Taskforce, a collaboration of resources designed to attract area high school students to careers in the logistics and maritime industry, Savannah Morning News reported. The program was developed...
  • Japanese Exports Plunge 10.3 Percent
    A territorial dispute between China and Japan may further hurt trade between the world's second and third largest economies this fall as new trade figures from Japan reveal that exports fell 10.3 percent year-over-year in September, the fastest contraction since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of...
  • Pirates Release Vessel But Not Entire Crew
    Somali pirates released the Orna, a Panama-flag bulk carrier, after almost two years of captivity, but later reneged on their agreement to free the entire 19-member crew. Reports said ship operator Sirago Ship Management could not secure release of six sailors, including five Syrians and one Sri Lankan, following a tussle between two...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Industry must learn from casualties like the MSC Flaminia
    The shipping industry urgently needs mandatory provisions for countries to provide a place of refuge for ships that need assistance, and timely and obligatory reporting ...
  • UK to emerge from recession?
    That is the prediction from analysts who expect that Thursday's released data will show a 0.6% rise in the UK's GDP for the third quarter - thanks mainly to the ...
  • Felixstowe: London Gateway not a 'game-changer'
    The war of words between the UK's biggest container port of Felixstowe, and the soon to be new-kid-on-the-block DP World USD1.5 billion London Gateway, is heating ...
  • Warring pirates holdback released seafarers
  • Islands spat hits Japan's exports to China
    The territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea has hit the latter's exports to the former - shipments ...
  • CI honours a shipping legend

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • S&P slashes OSG
    A leading ratings agency has downgraded Overseas Shipholding Group's debt grade in response to a filing in which the tanker owner warned investors about the possibility of bankruptcy.
  • Bondholders fear the worst
    Some of Overseas Shipholding Group's bondholders are actively courting legal counsel in case the cash-strapped US tanker owner were to seek Chapter 11 relief in court, market sources said Monday.
  • OSG crash continues
    Shares of Overseas Shipholding Group continued to plummet in midday trading Monday on the back of a securities filing in which the tanker owner admitted that it may pursue Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors.
  • Drybulk buffet
    If you're one of the many bulker owners trading tonnage in the spot market while waiting for rates to justify period work you may be in luck.
  • Clear as mud
    Swiss boxship giant MSC has won compensation in the US after it ended up shipping boxes partially full of mud to India.
  • Jefferies trims spot bets
    Jefferies has dimmed its crude tanker spot forecasts with limited demand and continued fleet growth hurting the market.
  • Bourbon crew safe
    Crew kidnapped from a Bourbon anchor-handler in Nigeria last week are safe and well, according to Russian diplomats.
  • OSG filing possible
    A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing could be on the way for tanker titan Overseas Shipholding Group, the owner admitted this afternoon.
  • Shin Yang confirms loss
    Shin Yang Shipping of Malaysia has confirmed that one of its bulkers sank off Korea last week resulting in the deaths of five seafarers.
  • Boxship beats cable rap
    An Indian court has turned down a claim against a former NYK boxship accused of damaging an undersea cable en route to a breakers' yard.
  • Nakilat slumps
    Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) has experienced a sudden dive in earnings.
  • Euronav to sell?
    Euronav could sell off some of its ships in a bid to avoid turning to shareholders for cash, a leading analyst says.
  • Clarksons clocks spike
    A spike in interest for high-end drilling units has boosted the value of the offshore newbuilding orderbook, Clarksons says.
  • Offshore buoys Rongsheng
    Shares in Rongsheng Heavy Industries soared on Monday on optimism that the company has made a breakthrough in its bid to become a force in the thriving offshore sector.
  • Wuhu wins PSVs
    Wuhu Xinlian Shipbuilding of China has won a breakthrough order for its first ever supply ships.
  • NAT nabs new loan
    Nordic American Tankers has wrapped up a new loan with a trio of Scandinavian banks.
  • Reefer burns off Japan
    Japan's coast guard has rescued all 64 Chinese crew from a burning reefer off Okinawa.
  • Single hit off Somalia
    Pirate attacks on ships off Somalia tumbled in the third quarter with only a solitary incident recorded.
  • U-Ming takes resale
    Taiwan's U-Ming has emerged as the buyer in Glocal's latest bulker resale deal.
  • Big John buys from Blystad
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has turned to Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore for its latest purchase.
  • Taipan ten jailed
    Ten Somali pirates have been handed jail terms of up to seven years in Germany.
  • DP World sells out
    DP World has agreed to sell its 25% stake in the management company that runs the Far Eastern port of Vostochny.
  • Peene deadline set
    An end-of-October deadline has been set for indicative offers in Germany's insolvent Peene shipyard.
  • OOIL to top bets
    OOIL is tipped to pass profit forecasts this year on the back of a strong third quarter showing.
  • Alang back in action
    India has shrugged off recent events at Alang to once again dominate the ship recycling market over the past week.
  • Dredger sinks
    Four crew have been rescued after a Danish dredger sank in the Kattegat.
  • Three breakers killed
    Three shipbreakers have been killed by a falling tank at Gadani in Pakistan.
  • STX does drillship deal
    Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has clinched a new drillship order worth $700m.
  • ADM bids for GrainCorp
    Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has launched a $3bn takeover bid for Australia's GrainCorp.
  • Bahri seals Vela tie-up
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Vela are to merge in a deal that creates the world's fourth largest VLCC owner.
  • Vale back at Chengxi
    Vale is to convert a second VLOC into a self-unloading transshipment vessel for use in the Philippines.
  • Orna reportedly released
    A United Arab Emirates owned bulker which had one of its crewmen murdered by pirates is finally free.
  • Seadrill spin-off sparkles
    Seadrill Partners, John Fredriksen's latest MLP spin-off, posted a strong start on its first day of trading in New York.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • OOCL's 3Q revenue up 10.9% over same 2011 period
    Revenues in the first nine months of this year were $4.47 billion, 7 percent more than in the first nine months of 2011. Volumes for the same period was 3.9 million TEUs, 5.1 percent more than in the first nine months of last year.
  • Fraud scandal prompts shake up at Port of Oakland
    James Kwon, the maritime director at the center of the travel reimbursement-scandal at the Port of Oakland, was ordered to return from overseas business travel and immediately placed on paid administrative leave Friday.
  • K+N starts Belgium e-commerce system for LEGO
  • Colombia FDI surges in 2012
  • Hyundai to assess inland haulage fee in Korea
  • EU notifies UPS, TNT of antitrust concerns
  • U.S. intervenes in lawsuit against stevedore
    The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a lawsuit that claims the Houston-based stevedore, Jacintoport International LLC, a division of Seaboard Corp., overcharged for loading food aid cargo.
  • MOL's intermodal on-time percentage lags
  • U.S. investigates Chinese plywood imports
    The U.S. Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of hardwood and decorative plywood imports from China.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Signs of Chinese initiatives on emissions
    Plans to test out MBMs for shipping at home could dovetail with global schemes under consideration at the IMO.
  • Bunker prices down in Fujairah
    Good avails in Suez.
  • 'Soft' start to the week in European hubs
    Player reports quiet afternoon in Hamburg.
  • Eco ship concept extends to navies
    Fuel efficiency a focus commercial and naval shipping.
  • Report supports FAL's claim against UAE utility company
    Consultancy says counter claim 'unsupported by evidence'.
  • Low-cost emulsion fuel could help pay for 'scrubbers'
    Quadrise says stricter controls on shipping's emissions should give it a 'competitive advantage'.
  • Fuel-efficient tanker design from Wartsila includes built-in scrubber
    'The realities of the shipping industry call for higher fuel efficiency, lower operating costs, and better environmental performance,' says company vice-president.
  • LPG carrier held in Fujairah over bunker arrears
    The fully-laden vessel has been detained since mid-September.
  • Petromedia congratulates Sibcon 2012 prize draw winners
    Edwin Phua and Ahmed Omar Eissa won subscriptions to Bunkerworld.
  • Week starts with falling bunker prices
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • IRISL facing bankruptcy, says managing director
    Interview with Turkish newspaper reveals company's precarious economic position.
  • Singapore: Industry will not be forced to use flow meters
    Instead, industry players urged take up the system.
  • Bunker tanker owner launches fifth 'green' vessel
    MT Demure will be the second bunker tanker in Singapore to be fitted with the approved mass flowmeter system, it says.
  • IBIA: ISO 8217:2010 less popular in Asia
    97.8% of bunker deliveries at Singapore still ISO 8217:2005 spec, says IBIA chairman.
  • Fuel changeovers 'exacerbated' vessel engine failures
    Shortage of fuel supply to generating engines accounted for 16% of reported blackouts, says UK P&I Club.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
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84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
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GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
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Naples
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
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Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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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%)
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Genoa
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ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Augusta
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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
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
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London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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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
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
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Piraeus
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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
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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Bonn/Nashville
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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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