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August 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Mass cargo diversion threat as US east coast longshore talks collapse
  • Zim increases Asia-Europe rates US$300 per TEU from September 10
  • Asia-Australia carriers to increase bunker surcharge September 22
  • Hong Kong and Guangdong to check mainland coastal feeders for safety
  • Charleston tops US container ports with July box volume up 16pc
  • DP World Southampton grows in strength double docking two 13,000 TEUers
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index slips, but logistics mood stays positive
  • Fujian provincial port cargo volume sets record as it rises 11.9pc in July
  • Caofeidian port area takes delivery of eight Shanghai ZHIC gantry cranes
  • Fujian-Taiwan direct shipping box volume up 10.1pc to 351,700 TEU
  • Chinese slowdown hurts Taiwan and Thailand exports, hits GDP forecast
  • Vancouver joins DP World to expand intermodal links to Detroit, US Midwest
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau rolls out new online cargo booking service
  • Yusen Logistics in Bangladesh and with new offices in Dhaka, Chittagong
  • MidAmerica comes up with new deal to keep airport alive against all odds
  • Chattanooga expands runway after first half's 240pc air cargo surge
  • Air transport industry to be hit by looming US defence cuts, AIA warns

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • River-sea vessel rules could boost coastal shipping
  • India to embark on PTA route to boost trade ties with LAC
  • Indo-Israel FTA likely by Q2 2013
  • Indonesia, Thailand & Malaysia to reduce rubber exports
  • Revival of engg goods exports a challenging task: EEPC
  • ACHAA holds painting competition for children
  • Indev Group's CFS awarded Authorised Economic Operator status by CBEC
  • Land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor in progress: Scindia
  • Brace for spike in pulses, edible oil import bill: Experts
  • Govt may lower 12th Plan growth rate to 8-8.5 pc
  • Implementing GST can validate India's zeal for reforms: PM
  • INR firms up further on persistent dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scania builds a new plant for trucks and buses in India
    Scania Commercial Vehicles India has laid the foundation stone for its new industrial plant in Narasapura, Bangalore. The factory, which is being built on a site of around 140,000 ...
  • IDS Logistik reorganises fleet
    The partners of IDS, Germany's largest general cargo alliance, placed an around EUR 10 million order for 883 high cube box and curtain-side trailers in July. The new units represen...
  • QR National awards contract for Australia's Wiggins Island rail project
    QR National has awarded the second major construction contract for the Wiggins Island rail project, one of Australia's largest rail infrastructure schemes. The AUD 56 million (EUR ...
  • VTG reports slight increase in turnover and new business
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft reported that its H1/2012 revenue rose slightly to EUR 379.9 million, 1.6% more than the E...
  • Air Partner launches freight calculator app
    Air Partner has become the first aircraft charter broker to launch a freight industry piece fit application. The free multi-lingual (British and American English, French, German, I...
  • World's largest auto carrier makes maiden call in Bremerhaven
    The 265 m long "Salome", currently the world's largest car carrier, made its maiden call at the BLG Autoterminal in Bremerhaven (Germany) on 15 August. The vessel operates a liner ...
  • UK packaging company guilty of safety breaches
    A West London packaging company has been fined GBP 25,000 and GBP 6,630 costs for attempting to transport improperly packed dangerous goods on a cargo flight from Heathrow airport ...
  • Cargo accident at Chennai airport
    A van lost control and ploughed into a cargo loader at Chennai airport (India), leaving the driver and his co-passenger injured. According to sources, the vehicle suddenly veered o...
  • Port of Antwerp with new head of shipping management
    Rik Verhaegen was appointed head of shipping management at Antwerp Port Authority (Belgium) on 6 August. He began his maritime career in 1981 as an ocean-going ship's officer and l...
  • Leroy Merlin augments contract with Gefco Italy
    Leroy Merlin, one of the leading French DIY chains and a client of Gefco in Italy since 2007, has decided to step up its collaboration with the logistics service provider's Italian...
  • Damco and EBL create logistics hub in Panama
    A strategic partnership between logistics service provider Damco and Exclusive Brands Logistics (EBL) is generating new opportunities for optimising supply chains for fashion indus...
  • Menlo working for Neil Phillips Stained Glass
    Neil Phillips Stained Glass, a UK manufacturer and restorer of traditional style stained glass, is tapping into a new e-commerce sales medium, having joined the growing base of com...
  • Klug selected as interim port director of Tampa
    The Tampa Port Authority FL (USA) announced on 21 August that Charles Klug, the authority's deputy port director of administration and port counsel, was selected as interim port di...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Transcom contract extensions for U.S.-flag ship operators
  • Kastner to lead HII effort to find options for Avondale
  • MAN launches new high speed marine engine line
  • Time to censor comedy routines on cruise ships?
  • Damen completes dredge for China in under three weeks
  • Queen of the Mississippi to be christened in Nashville
  • EC gives green light for LNG fuel supply JV
  • Gibdock completes work on semi-sub

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Port of Grays Harbor celebration highlights 100,000 vehicle exports
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Port of Vancouver USA eyes construction of multi-use pathway
  • Cruise business booming through Port of Astoria
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets modified Navy contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scandlines ponders rescue options for stricken P+S
    Bankrupt German builder pleads with customers to help
  • Owners withdraw ships as supramax rates slump
    Tonnage idled as new business is refused in Africa and India
  • A newbuilding is a zero-yield investment
    No profit for first three years on the water, say DNB equity analysts
  • Broström to switch HQ to Denmark
    Maersk unit relocates from Sweden
  • Trident wins Sami certification
    US private security firm criticised for excessive force gets industry recognition
  • MSC Flaminia to be towed to Jade-Weser-Port
    Decision sparks protests from Wilhelmshaven politicians and green campaigners
  • Pipeline attack threatens Yemen's LNG exports
    Gas terminal shuts after sabotage blamed on terror groups
  • Survival of the fittest?
    Is winning about well-honed strategy or does dumb luck come into it? Reader, you decide
  • Navios reports 'solid' second quarter
    Higher revenues from South America logistics arm offset fall in dry-bulk earnings
  • The song remains the same
    Tough times and labour unrest are a grim reminder of the 1970s
  • Strike threat rises as negotiators walk out of US docker wage talks
    Automation a sticking point in USMX and ILA discussions over east and Gulf coast contract
  • Daggett's double speak
    ILA accepts automation in Virginia yet opposes it at other ports
  • Shih Wei picks up handysize bulker in resale
    Taiwanese shipowner pays $25m for 32,000 dwt vessel
  • Carlyle Group and Deutsche Bank arm bid to run Virginia port operations
    Updated: Investment groups go head to head with APM Terminals
  • Sinoceanic takes a hit as loans eat into profit
    Major shareholder HNA seeking cheaper Chinese financing
  • Rena case adjourned to October
    Lawyers for Maritime New Zealand and Diana Shipping need more time to prepare
  • Paragon ekes out second-quarter profit
    Box Ships stake aids bottom line as bulk revenues suffer
  • Germany gives MSC Flaminia refuge
    Struggle to secure stricken vessel highlights states' rights and responsibilities
  • Higher prices and state contracts lift Hurtigruten's first-half results
    But cruise-ferry firm sees 'challenges' in Europe's economic woes
  • Golar LNG shuns longer charters as spot market strengthens
    While tightened tonnage supply sees charter rates rise, preference is moving towards rapid increases in spot trades
  • Sinotrans Shipping eyes newbuilding orders
    Sinotrans & CSC group's Hong Kong-listed unit looks for opportunities to order supramax and handysize bulk carriers
  • Consolidation beckons for LNG shipping, says Livanos
    GasLog boss sees advantages for established players in growing market

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • US group fined for IRISL ties
    GRAND Resources USA was slapped with a $402,000 fine for using IRISL, the US Treasury Department asserted
  • Cruise lines brace for Isaac
    WITH Tropical Storm Isaac predicted to strengthen, several cruise lines are weighing plans to alter routes
  • India's steel usage grows
    CHINESE growth is slowing, but growing Indian steel consumption offers hope for coking coal and iron ore shipments
  • PDVSA, Reliance make an oil supply deal
    VENEZUELA'S oil major PDVSA has announced an agreement to supply India's Reliance, implying a positive tonne-mile effect for crude tankers
  • No laughing matter, this cruise settlement
    A RETIRED Irish construction worker has reportedly won a settlement from Carnival Cruises after complaining about 'Paddy' jokes told on the company's ships by comedians
  • Navios Holdings falls short
    ANGELIKI Frangou-led Navios Holdings today announced lower profits than expected, but confirmed a strengthened balance sheet and lower costs
  • EC approves LNG fuel JV
    THE EC has approved a venture planned by Germany's Marquard & Bahls and Linde groups to supply LNG for bunkering in northern Europe's SECA
  • Oil storage terminal JV in Malaysia scrapped
    CHINA Aviation Oil said today it has aborted plans for a Malaysian oil storage terminal venture
  • China's imports of steam coal rise 41%
    CHINA imported 13.86M tonnes of steam coal in July this year, 41% up on July last year
  • HK Sinotrans unit's profits drop 64%
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping said today profits for the first six months of this year were $20M, a 64% drop from the same period of 2011
  • China and India slash crude cargoes from Iran
    CHINA and India have slashed their intake of Iranian crude to comply with US and EU sanctions
  • BHP sparks mining scare
    BHP BILLITON'S move to shelve $50Bn in Australian mining and port expansion projects sparked renewed debate today on whether Asia's boom times are over
  • Golar LNG's profits boom
    GOLAR LNG of Norway has increased quarter-to-quarter profits by a factor of seven times
  • Nam Cheong sells three ships for $44M
    MALAYSIA'S offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong said it has sold two AHTS vessels and one PSV for $43.81M
  • Fortescue's profits rise 53%
    AUSTRALIAN miner Fortescue Metals posted profits of $1.56Bn for its full financial year, up 53% year on year

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • ATA: US economy 'lost steam but not stalled'
    The American Trucking Associations' [ATA] for-hire truck tonnage index - a widely used barometer of the financial health of the US economy - was unchanged in July ...
  • Russia gears up for expansion
    Russian ports clearly see a bright future ahead, either because of the country finally joining the WTO this month, or the Government's pledge to distribute income ...
  • AgTC boss hails FMC index proposal as 'creating level playing field'
    The executive director of the US Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Peter Friedmann has welcomed consideration of a US agri export freight rate ...
  • CMA CGM to increase transatlantic rates
    CMA CGM has announced that it intends to target freight rate increases from Northern Europe to the East Coast of North America on October 1, 2012. According ...
  • Strike threat as USEC ILA talks break down
    Labour contract negotiations on the US East Coast have crumbled after the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) slammed the International Longsgoremen Association ...
  • MSC Flaminia: Wilhelmshaven confirmed
    After more than five weeks of negotiations the fire-ravaged boxship MSC Flaminia has finally been granted a port of refuge at the newly-constructed German deep ...
  • Asciano posts higher fiscal year results
    Asciano, which owns Patrick Stevedores and is one of the biggest operators of container terminals in Australia, has posted a good set of results for its fiscal ...
  • Regional variations will colour future container-handling activity
    In its latest annual report; Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review & Forecast 2011, Drewry Maritime Research has concluded that there will be ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • The naughty professor
    The family of a man killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theatre last month is urging the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point not to dismiss a professor who made a joke about the attack in class.
  • Money to burn
    Paragon Shipping's chief executive is confident the Greek bulker owner has what it takes to ride out the market downturn.
  • Flaminia lands in court
    A company with cargo tied to the stricken German containership MSC Flaminia has filed a lawsuit against the vessel and its owners in the Southern District of New York.
  • Navios stalls in the second
    Navios Holdings takes a hit but still manages to turn in a modest quarterly gain.
  • GSI profit plunges
    Guangzhou Shipyard International is the latest Chinese shipbuilder to report a sharp decline in first half profitability.
  • Coastal crackdown
    Hong Kong and Chinese authorities are to target small coastal boxships in a September safety drive.
  • GMLP follows parent
    Golar LNG Partners has followed parent Golar LNG's example and ramped up its second quarter dividend payment.
  • Rongsheng cuts engine deal
    Shipbuilder China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has scrapped a deal to buy vessel engine maker Anhui Quanchai Engine.
  • Flaminia heads home
    Owners of the badly fire damaged containership MSC Flaminia have finally found a port prepared to accept the ship.
  • Golar divi cheered
    Golar LNG has won applause for its surprise dividend hike in a second quarter which saw its other numbers measure up with expectations.
  • Maybulk profit tumbles
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers is in the hunt for new tonnage and long term charters despite the downturn in the dry bulk arena.
  • Heisco heads downward
    Kuwait Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding (Heisco) has endured a weaker first half as profit fell.
  • Box Ships boosts Paragon
    Paragon Shipping booked a small profit for the second quarter with the aid of its separately-listed containership venture, Box Ships.
  • Jireh cut up
    Salvage teams have begun removing the grounded cargoship Jireh bit by bit off Puerto Rico.
  • CSDC delays deliveries
    China Shipping Development Co is renegotiating the delivery schedule of its entire order book after plunging into the red in the first half.
  • Oceanteam back in black
    Oceanteam Shipping is primed to profit from the growing demand for harsh and deepwater pipe and reel-lay vessels from next year onwards.
  • Tianjin kills cape
    Chinese owner Tianjin Ocean has weighed in one of its two capesize bulkers.
  • Grandweld adds duo
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards has won another crewboat order from domestic owner Global Marine Operation.
  • Gas hope for yards
    US shale gas demand could require over 250 LNG vessels costing over $50bn, Barclays Capital says.
  • 2Go goes backwards
    2Go Group, the merged ro-ro operation of Aboitiz and Nenaco, has swung to a second quarter loss.
  • Domestic bliss
    Improvements in the Norwegian coastal trade boosted second quarter profit at Hurtigruten.
  • ENVC offers in
    Portugal's struggling shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) has received six bids as its sales process hots up.
  • Siem hit by strong dollar
    Siem Offshore has slumped to a loss of $17.6m as the stronger US dollar wreaked havoc with other currencies.
  • Interest hurts SinOceanic
    Oslo-listed SinOceanic Shipping is hunting cheaper financing for its boxships as loan costs widened first-half losses.
  • Stolt lines up bond raid
    Stolt-Nielsen is plotting a return to the Norwegian bond market to raise up to NOK 1bn ($175m).
  • Golar profit soars
    Golar LNG's earnings have jumped in the first half as rates for LNG carriers rose.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • CKYH slows Asia-Med MD2
  • Hill aides visit Baltimore to learn about ports
    "This port tour gave our policymakers' staffs valuable exposure to the size and scope of port operations, and enhanced their understanding of the challenges facing our nation's ports," said Rep. Janice Hahn, co-chair of the Congressional PORTS Caucus.
  • Fujitsu starts service around logistics KPIs
  • CMA CGM joins transatlantic rate increase chase
    The line said Thursday it will increase rates by $300 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast. It will also hike rates from Northern Europe to Canada and Mexico.
  • Flaminia finds a home
    The 6,732-TEU MSC Flaminia, hit by an explosion while en route from Charleston to Bremerhaven, is being towed toward British territorial waters before eventually heading to Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany.
  • TruckingOffice launches Getloaded-branded services
  • Port of New Orleans not disrupted by low river
  • DHL ramps up for e-commerce
  • GAC Laredo facility to support oil/gas industry
  • 'Stakes are high' as ILA contract talks break down
  • ABS to partner with ESRG
  • Conflict mineral rules to test retailers
    The SEC voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve implementing regulations which require publically traded companies to determine whether their products contain "conflict" minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • UP tests emissions-control technology

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • LNG marine fuel JV gets clearance
    EC clearance of JV approved under simplified merger review procedure.
  • Iranian fuel oil 'bound for Singapore'
    VLCC carrying two million barrels of product has left Singapore.
  • Bunker prices show strong gains in Rotterdam
    European markets firming.
  • Bunker prices firm in Fujairah
    South African prices stable.
  • More departures from Noble
    Speculation about long-term strategy continues.
  • Chinese LNG project going ahead
    Fortune oil says sites for the first LNG ship refuelling stations on the Yangtze have been identified.
  • Fuel oil stocks down as arbitrage voumes fall
    Singapore's onshore fuel oil stocks at seven-month low.
  • Emulsion fuel specialist sees share price soar
    New deal gives Quadrise 'access to one of the world's largest downstream and fuel oil markets'.
  • Bunker prices firming in Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'tight' in Singapore.
  • CSDC falls into the red
    Amid continued weakness in freight rates and a 18.4% increase in fuel costs.
  • Chinese bunker supplier sees profit fall by 84%
    Not able to pass higher costs of raw materials to customers, says Nasdaq-listed firm.
  • 'Positive arbitrage' helps boost Rotterdam fuel oil throughput
    Imports from Russia and exports to Singapore helped raise volumes, says port authority.
  • Odfjell losses widen
    Rising bunker prices expect to offset benefits of firmer market in Q3.
  • Chinese player exits Malaysian oil storage project
    Exit will not have any material impact on China Aviation Oil's business, it says.
  • BLT secures extension to debt moratorium
    Court grant extension following support from majority of its creditors.

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Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
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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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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
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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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
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
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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
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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
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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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
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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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
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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
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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
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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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