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October 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HSBC purchasing manager's index stabilises in October - recovery in sight
  • UN's tighter rules on garbage disposal at sea come into force January 1
  • Rioting continues in Panama's Caribbean city of Colon over land sale
  • UK shipping minister picks Felixstowe as first port to visit
  • MSC offers Oceania cargo via Panama Philadelphia-New York 'landbridge'
  • Port of Charleston posts 13.3pc quarterly volume hike to 400,492 TEU
  • LA port moves closer to having waterfront eco-marine research centre
  • Tanjung Pelepas named Asia-Pacific Green Terminal Operator of the Year
  • Abu Dhabi to expand its new Khalifa Port to 1.2 million TEU by 2014
  • Lufthansa in winter: Adds Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Cairo - subtracts Chongqing
  • Delta Air Lines makes strong comeback, overtaking its traditional rivals
  • UPS launches flight to Zhengzhou to follow new manufacturing inland
  • Singapore plans Centre of Excellence to enhance air traffic control

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Action needed on places of refuge & casualty investigations: ICS
  • Freight forwarders warned against moving goods to Iran
  • Freight rates fall on Asia-US/Europe trade
  • Guangzhou plans massive investment in sea freight hub development project
  • HMM announces withdrawal of USEC-Asia reefer loop
  • Import container volume up at US ports in Sept.
  • Lloyd's Register announces breakthrough in containership capacity
  • Los Angeles port all set for final phase of harbour dredging
  • Persistence pays off for shipbroker in recovering charter party commission
  • Port of Liverpool & Manchester Ship Canal adjudged Port Authority of the Year
  • Tiger Logistics & Eagle Logistics join hands in exclusive tie-up for Sri Lanka market
  • Almond imports pegged at 80,000 t
  • Raju Roadways makes rapid progress in heavy lift/super ODC transport
  • Agriculture Ministry pitches for long-term farm ex-im policy
  • India & Iran working on import payment issue

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • FleetPride acquired by TPG
    FleetPride, the USA's largest retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, is to be acquired by TPG, a leading global private investment firm in the USA. The transaction is expe...
  • Turkish Airlines orders more B777s
    The US airframe manufacturer Boeing has confirmed that Turkish Airlines is committed to ordering 15 B777-300ER (extended range) aircraft. When finalized, the agreement will be wort...
  • Linfox tests steel transports for Tata in India
    Linfox, Australia's largest privately owned transport company with nearly 5,000vVehicles, is trialling a new intra-plant transport service at Tata Steel's steel plant in Jamshedpur...
  • Tiaca and Icao agree to enhance cooperation in the field of air cargo transportation
    The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) have agreed to an enhanced cooperation in the field of air cargo transporta...
  • New railway bridge over Rhine in Basel
    After a three-year construction period trains have started to use a new twin track concrete bridge that crosses the River Rhine in Basel (Switzerland). Four tracks will be availabl...
  • New full freighter customer for Brussels Airport
    Demavia NV, a firm that acts as GSA for Fly Congo, has announced that the carrier's freighter operation began departing direct from Brussels airport (Belgium) to Kinshasa, capital ...
  • Rail strike in France hits the operator's freight services
    A national rail strike began in France yesterday (24 October) and will last until 08.00 on 26 October. The strike by workers at the French state railway SNCF also puts a halt to al...
  • Switzerland's Rhine ports flourishing in Q3
    Port of Switzerland, the operator of Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine, reported a total throughput of 5.44 million t in the first nine months of the current year. This equates...
  • UPS sees earnings and turnover plummet in Q3/2012
    UPS, the world's largest parcel service provider, had to a book a special pension-restructuring charge of USD 559 million in Q3 this year. This sum punched a huge hole in US-based ...
  • Geodis STVA confirms its position of automotive operator at Tanger Med Port
    Geodis STVA Tanger Med (GSTM), the subsidiary of STVA and Geodis in Morocco, has been awarded a two-year contract to manage the multi-user terminal at the Moroccan port Tanger Med,...
  • C.H. Robinson Europe receives AEO certification
    C.H. Robinson Europe BV, one of Europe's leading freight forwarders, has been granted authorised economic operator (AEO) certification by the Dutch customs, which officially regard...
  • Trefzger leaving DB Schenker
    The German service provider Schenker has announced that Detlef Trefzger, its management board member responsible for contract logistics and supply chain management, is giving up hi...
  • Changes at SNCF: Lombard has become CEO of Geodis
    Marie-Christine Lombard has been named CEO of the French service provider SNCF Geodis, with effect from 24 October 2012. Lombard was previously chairman and CEO of TNT NV. Pierre B...
  • New board member for Lufthansa Cargo
    Lufthansa Cargo, the freight division of the German carrier Lufthansa, has announced that Martin Schmitt will become a member of its executive board on 1 January 2013. Schmitt, who...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Newport News gets $142.7 million contract mod
  • BOEM releases final details of Western Gulf lease sale
  • Harley Marine Services orders four barges from Conrad
  • New Rolls-Royce design team focuses on naval ships
  • Damen sells first hybrid tug to Dutch owner
  • NOL Group has a profitable third quarter
  • Wärtsilä to power two Russian icebreakers
  • Pirate dhow burns after Dutch warship comes under fire
  • Kirby reports third quarter results

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • NOL Group announces third quarter earnings gains
  • Schnitzer Steel delivers fourth fiscal quarter numbers
  • Port association teams with road/transport builders group
  • Inchcape warns of disruptions due to flooding in Argentina
  • Crowley Maritime christens pair of new Ocean Class tugs

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • US set to smash coal export record
    Drybulkers buoyed by rising thermal coal trade
  • Thailand helps boost Southeast Asian regional LNG trade
    PTT is poised to secure a deal to receive 2m tonnes per year from Qatar
  • The oil major and the thieves
    Latest episode highlights mess of Nigeria's oil export industry
  • Grimaldi recipe may not be to the taste of Greek rivals
    Emanuele Grimaldi sets out his proposal for staunching the losses of the leading Italy-Greece ferry operators. Is it an offer too good to refuse?
  • US sanctions bite Iran
    As country loses at least $100m a day, its top three customers - China, India and Japan - remain loyal
  • NOL hits first profit since late 2010
    Third-quarter results show liner firm is back in the black to the tune of $50m
  • Nobu Su threatened with contempt application
    NewLead goes after controversial Taiwanese tycoon personally in fallout from charter dispute
  • Royal Caribbean close to Oasis-class newbuilding order
    Richard Fain hails 'compelling financial results' of ship type as company announces bumper quarterly results
  • D'Amico poised to order further product tanker newbuildings
    Exclusive: Italian owner believes the time is right as asset values move closer to the bottom
  • Subsidies to continue for German owners
    Government decision after year-long row will pave way for better training on vessels under home flag, says VDR
  • Kirby profits survive drought and hurricane
    Diesel engines show surprising drop but company boosts annual profits guidance
  • Omega Navigation Chapter 11 case rumbles on
    Junior lenders' super-priority claim sparks new round of litigation as reorganisation plan remains stalled
  • Cosco Pacific posts $98m net profit
    Third-quarter revenue up 14% year on year
  • Filipinos can work as armed guards as well as crew, Countering Piracy told
    Savings of $20,000 per transit are possible, says Gulf of Aden Group Transit chief
  • PMSCs criticise navies for not sharing information on piracy
    Nato argues that private maritime security companies are underreporting
  • Buying into Cosco
    The too-big-to-fail shipping company issues bonds just as Standard & Poor's deems its liquidity 'less than adequate'
  • Notable rise for box throughputs in September
    RWI/ISL index shows global increase to 113.4 from 110.9 in August
  • ABP seeks $200m loans from EIB for port expansion
    Southampton and Hull to benefit if EU-owned bank agrees to fund projects
  • To the point
    Owners are responsible for the safety of the crew, as well as the ship and its cargo
  • Container lessor TAL posts 11.8% rise in revenues
    Chief 'generally' expects strong market conditions to continue this year and into 2013
  • Cargotec sees 28% fall in operating profit in third quarter
    Supplier undergoes restructuring as orders for equipment fall 11%
  • China Cosco to issue $2bn offshore bond despite S&P rating
    Standard & Poor's labels company as 'highly leveraged'
  • Cockroft to retire from ITF
    General secretary to step down next May
  • Tankers order is madness
    With no sign of growth in the market, Blackstone's proposal should not be encouraged
  • Paragon to boost share price with reverse split
    Dry bulk owner plans to go ahead with one-for-10 split on November 5
  • HSH appoints new chief executive
    Chief financial officer von Oesterreich replaces Lerbinger after resignation
  • CSD offers second batch of $400m bond sale
    Taking 58 newbuilding deliveries lifts capital expenditures
  • Subsea operation buoys Ezra Holdings
    Net profit for 2012 financial year rises 62% to $65m
  • Samsung and Amec form joint venture on offshore design
    New company focuses on front-end engineering and offshore detail

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Wenzhou LNG plan approved
    CHINA'S National Energy Administration has approved an LNG project with 1.6M m³ of yearly capacity
  • Poti dockers strike again
    DOCKERS reportedly staged their second strike in three weeks today at Poti, Georgia's Black Sea port
  • NOL reverses losses into profits of $50M
    NOL TODAY said it made $50M for 3Q12, reversing $91M in losses in the same period last year
  • Floods hinder Argentina
    SEVERE floods in Argentina are today hindering its agribusiness supply chain
  • Tuning urged for shipping's financial products
    CURRENT financial products fail to meet the strapped shipping sector's needs and need fine tuning, Shouguo Zhang, vice chairman of the China Shipowners Association, told Fairplay
  • Ex-COSCO Guangzhou official convicted
    JINPEI Hu, the former general accountant of the COSCO Guangzhou Shipyard, has been sentenced to five and half years in prison and fined 400,000 yuan ($64,000) on a Chinese bribery conviction
  • Royal Carib confirms talks for Oasis ship
    ROYAL Caribbean today raised its earnings guidance and confirmed that it is in final talks for a third Oasis-class newbuilding
  • East Asia raises purchases of spot LNG
    EAST Asian utilities' spot LNG purchases have risen by more than 15% year on year as uncertainty lingers over restoring nuclear power generation in Japan, the Gas Asia conference heard today
  • It's merely a FLNG for oil and gas majors
    ONLY MAJOR oil and gas groups with huge balance sheets are capable of addressing the financing challenges of floating LNG schemes, Gas Asia delegates heard today
  • Ezra's profits climb 62%
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Ezra Holdings said today its profits for the year ended 31 August rose by 62% from the same period a year ago
  • Samsung seeks to add offshore muscle
    SOUTH Korea's Samsung HI told Fairplay today it plans to strengthen its position in the fast-growing offshore sector with the signing of a joint venture
  • Nordea books lower 3Q12 shipping loss provisions
    NORDEA said today its provisions from loans to the shipping sector decreased slightly in 3Q12 from the previous quarter
  • Singapore/Oz rate hits high
    RATES to ship clean products from Singapore to Australia have hit a 2012 high, with tonnage being fixed away because of refinery closures in Australia
  • Nam Cheong issues notes
    MALAYSIA'S offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong said today it has issued S$110M ($90M) in fixed-rate notes
  • VLGC rates near bottom
    VLGC RATES are likely to bottom out soon after a poor October sent them down by 30%, according to Oslo shipbroker Fearnleys

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Bahri and Saudi Aramco Reach Agreement on the Merger of Vela's Fleet and Operations with Bahri
    RIYADH - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ("Bahri") announces today that it has reached an agreement with, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company ("Saudi Aramco"), and Vela International Marine Limited ("Vela"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, on the terms and conditions of the merger of the fleets...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • World Container Index Reading Slips for Fifth Week
    The World Container Index comprehensive reading for Oct. 25 - $1,980 per 40-foot laden container ' was down for the fifth consecutive week, declining 1.0 percent or $20.85 from the week before, the World Container Index reported. The WCI spot rate from Rotterdam to New York was flat for the third...
  • Lack of Freight Policy Could Incite Diversions, Cordero Says
    LOS ANGELES - The central message of a study by the Federal Maritime Commission on the impact of the harbor maintenance fee on cargo routing might well be that the lack of a national freight policy, rather than the burden of the tax itself, is compromising the competitiveness of U.S....
  • Drewry Container Rate Benchmark
    The Hong Kong-Los Angeles benchmark is based on Drewry Shipping Consultants' research and derived from NVOCCs. The rate is in dollars and based on a full 40-foot containerload, excluding terminal-handling charges in Hong Kong.The Oct. 22 average spot market rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dipped 1.6 percent or...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Oct. 23 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 10/23/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • NOL hits first profit since late 2010
    The Singapore-based NOL Group, which owns the liner shipping and logistics company, APL, has returned to profitability, posting its first quarterly surplus since ...
  • ESC's Wiesehahn-Vrijman says service is not good enough
    Marco Wiesehahn-Vrijman, a member of the European Shippers' Council (ESC) Maritime Transport Council, has criticised most aspects of today's liner companies' services.Addressing ...
  • World's only nuclear-powered containership bound for scrap
    The world's only nuclear-powered containership, the Murmansk-based Sevmorput, is set for its last voyage: to the scrapyard.The vessel, which has been lying idle ...
  • US Shippers Association adopts GT Nexus cloud
    E-platform provider GT Nexus has announced that the US Shippers Association (USSA) has rolled-out its cloud supply chain platform to centralise and automate global ...
  • Index-linked service contracts grow
    The use of index linked service contracts, hedging and derivative tools in the liner shipping industry is accelerating according to Michael Blach, vice president ...
  • MJC2 scoops CI Innovation IT award
    UK, Berkshire software house MJC2 was the winner of Containerisation International's Innovation IT of the Year accolade at last week's Northumberland ...
  • Signs of recovery in China's PMI
    The influential HSBC purchase managers' index [PMI] for October reached 49.1 in October - up from the previous month's 47.9 - suggesting that the world's ...
  • Zim adds Ashdod to USEC
    Israeli ocean carrier Zim Lines is to add the port of Ashdod to its US east coast ZCA Service from next month in a move designed to improve its coverage of the ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Exmar holds out
    Exmar is still looking to order at least four more midsize LPG carriers even though it didn't exercise options at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in the third quarter.
  • Golar game changer
    Golar LNG Ltd may be one of the first US-listed LNG carrier owners to enter the floating liquefaction (FLNG) arena, according to Wells Fargo Securities.
  • Euronav to sell again
    Euronav will continue to offload assets despite boosting its coffers with a VLCC sale yesterday, DNB says.
  • Vernicos refloats bulker
    A Wilson mini-bulker is getting ready to set sail for a shipyard in the Piraeus to undergo an inspection after grounding in the Aegean over the weekend.
  • Belships steady in Q3
    Belships is managing to keep its head above water in the faltering shipping market.
  • Leaner Limarko loses
    Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko has seen its loss grow in the first nine months as it trimmed its fleet.
  • Marco wants more
    Marco Fiori is prepared to lay down more of d'Amico International Shipping's cash on eco newbuidings despite two trips to Hyundai Mipo this year.
  • DFDS shuffles pack
    Danish owner DFDS has chartered in a laid-up SeaFrance ro-pax to boost its English Channel competitiveness.
  • Dof's Boot
    Dof Subsea has won a contract to survey the wreckage of an infamous German World War II submarine.
  • Kirby edges ahead
    US tank-barge owner Kirby Corp has inched up third quarter profit despite a revenue drop.
  • DIS begins overhaul
    d'Amico International Shipping has initiated a clear-out of its older ships with the profitable sale of an MR tanker.
  • Siem bounces back
    Siem Offshore has roared back into the black in the second quarter.
  • NOL snaps streak
    Neptune Orient Lines has snapped a two-year losing streak to return to profit in the third quarter.
  • Tallin takes icebreaker
    Estonia's Port of Tallink has snapped up an icebreaker for EUR 50m ($65m).
  • Third tricky for Vale
    Brazilian mining heavyweight Vale has turned in its worst quarterly performance in three years.
  • Two escape sinking tug
    Two crew have escaped a sinking tug at a construction site in New Hampshire.
  • Ezra grows subsea
    Ezra Holdings has added to its growing backlog of subsea construction contracts.
  • HHI saved by stake sale
    Net profit at Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has grown following the disposal of a stake in a sister company.
  • Hutchison hurt in third
    Li Ka-Shing's Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has turned in a disappointing set of third quarter numbers.
  • Box boost for Cosco Pac
    A turnaround in its container manufacturing division has revived the fortunes of Cosco Pacific in the third quarter.
  • Vopak banks a billion
    Dutch tank terminals giant Vopak has sold $1bn of new notes to refinance other borrowings.
  • Mothership blasted
    The Dutch navy has destroyed a pirate mothership after coming under fire off the coast of Somalia.
  • More for Milaha
    Milaha has continued to book improved earnings in 2012 with its third quarter bottom line up by close to one fifth.
  • WW's dividend debacle
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has been forced to temporarily slice its dividend by three quarters only a week after suggesting the bumper payday for shareholders.
  • DNB writes off $51m
    DNB, the Norwegian shipping and energy bank, has seen provisions for bad shipping loans jump substantially compared to a year ago.
  • V Ships tightens up
    V Ships Leisure USA is increasing its oversight of independent pilots following the grounding of the Yorktown in August.
  • Business as usual
    OSG is still fulfilling its charter commitments on four tankers owned by DHT Holdings, its chief executive has told investors.
  • Samsung targets US
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries is teaming up with AMEC of the UK to target offshore work in the US.
  • CSSC breaks the ice
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been chosen to design what is hoped will be the country's first domestically-built icebreaker.
  • Steering error to blame
    A collision between a LPG carrier and a ro-ro ferry off Indonesia last month may have been due to a steering error by the latter.
  • Paragon set for split
    Paragon Shipping is to carry out a reverse stock split after receiving approval from its board of directors.
  • ITF's Cockroft to retire
    David Cockroft is set to retire as the general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) next year.
  • Ezra profits surge
    Ezra Holdings has reported a 63% increase in full-year profits thanks to the first full year of operation of its subsea unit.
  • German box boys tie up
    MPC Munchmeyer Petersen Steamship (MPC Steamship) and Thien & Heyenga are to market their containership fleets together.
  • DHT drops on OSG woes
    DHT Holdings saw its shares end the day 15% lower on Wednesday as investors took stock of its exposure to troubled OSG.
  • The walking dead
    'Walking dead' is a phrase that could be used to describe many cash-strapped shipowners in a depressed market but Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) is not one them, a pair of leading bankruptcy attorneys said Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Purpose-built profession
  • Get cultured in compliance
    There are several reasons why executives throw caution to the wind and ignore compliance regulations. To name a few we have ignorance, greed, and intentional disregard...
  • On MAP 21 - What's different this time?
    During the past 20 years, the concept of a national freight network in the United States has been the subject of much discussion and debate...
  • The big squeeze
  • Why would anyone invest?
  • New Year's party? Hardly
  • LaHood praises air cargo
  • Cargo doldrums
    Airlines say cargo business is weak and the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association validate their bearish state of mind.
  • Airlines face pilot shortage
  • C.H. Robinson's big score
    Logistics services firm C.H. Robinson paid a premium to win a bidding war in late September for Chicago-based freight forwarder Phoenix International.
  • Print-it-yourself production
  • A transportation policy please
  • Not so sweet
    In the past few years, the United States has consumed around 11 million tons of sugar annually, or roughly 70 pounds per person.
  • Outside intermodal herd
  • MIT replicates logistics center in Malaysia
  • Book Review: Logistics clusters
  • SCM curriculum makeover

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Reefer owner's losses grow
    Company blames high bunker prices and strong dollar.
  • Prices fall for fourth day in Fujairah
    Softer pricer seen in most ports across the region.
  • Bunker prices stable in Rotterdam
    European markets see prices move within narrow margins.
  • Cruise line results 'better than forecast'
    'Focus on costs' helped drive profits.
  • NOL returns to profit
    But fuel costs and weak global economy mean 'it is a deep hole we have to climb out of.'
  • German port to get LNG bunker terminal
    Move follows feasibility study by port authorities.
  • Fuel oil stocks up 14% week-on-week
    Singapore stocks at 16-week high.
  • Gazprom in project to develop LNG bunker market
    'LNG is a solution for the transport sector, in particular for shipping,' says project partner.
  • Bunker prices largely up at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Distillates 'may not be the best alternative'
    Kirsi Tikka of ABS talks to Bunkerworld and Sustainable Shipping about future fuel and technology choices for shipping.
  • Vopak secures $1 billion in private placement programme
    Proceeds to 'repay outstanding debt and for other general corporate purposes', says firm.
  • Chimbusco bunker sales to Cosco shipyard double
    Chimbusco also supplying 'ultra-low sulphur fuel' to vessels being built at the shipyard, it says.
  • Despatch of Titan offer document delayed
    Titan and investor Guangdong Zhenrong require 'additional time' to compile document.
  • Russia holds seminar on ship energy efficiency
    Russian shipowners briefed on EEDI and SEEMP.
  • ExxonMobil seeks to expand use of flow meters
    Feedback from customers has been 'positive'.

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In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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