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November 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim to hike westbound Asia-Europe rates US$600/TEU on December 15
  • Asia-Europe rate hikes wiped as spot rate falls 11.9pc to US$1,079/TEU
  • Hanoi praised for recapture of re-flagged, repainted pirated tanker
  • CSCL to sell 20pc of its boxes to CLC for cash, then will lease them back
  • China to increase exports to emerging markets, US, EU imports to rise
  • Kiel Canal northern lock shut November 26-30, smaller lock open
  • Alaskan tug and barge run aground, reefer boxes of frozen fish at risk
  • Guangdong's three port strategies for Asia Pacific, PRD and China
  • Henan province builds dry port as base for national logistics hub
  • Fuzhou, Xiamen customs cooperate to provide faster cargo clearance
  • UK P&I Club moves from 'stable' to 'positive in Standard & Poor's rating
  • Inchcape opens trouble-shooting North Africa cargo desk in Algeciras
  • UK forwarders welcome ministry consultation on heavy truck speed limits
  • DHL Express to increase average US rates 5.9pc from January 2
  • CAAS joins FAA, SESAR, MITRE, Airbus Prosky in air traffic plan
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo to build on South African seasonal growth

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Freight rates to escalate from Dec.
  • MANSA welcomes B. S. Vasudev, Chief Commissioner of Customs (Zone 1)
  • UK Club's Loss Prevention team assesses tug & barge operations
  • H1 tobacco exports up 26 pc; may exceed record by fiscal-end
  • Hero mulls two-wheelers exports to Africa & Latin America
  • India seeks clear norms from Iran
  • S.S. Mishra takes charge as Chairman of PPT
  • Workshop for modernisation of Sassoon Dock fishing harbour held at MbPT office
  • Drop in truck rentals after festive season
  • Forex reserves drop by $ 32.7 m to $ 293.52 bn
  • Govt approves infrastructure development proposal
  • Govt lifts ban on exports of milk products
  • Infrastructure financing a must for speedy clearance of projects: Assocham
  • INR closes the week 35 paise lower at 55.52 against dollar
  • Big ports & small users
  • Denholm Global Logistics carries heavies from UK to Brazil & US
  • EEI moves massive power transformers
  • Hollemans expertise in demand for heavy transformer & purification vessel transportation

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • VTG increases nine-month revenue and profit
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft reported positive business developments up to the end of Q3/2012. Revenue in VTG's ra...
  • Winkler expanding commercial vehicle parts centre in Switzerland
    The German commercial vehicle component specialist Winkler is enlarging its location in Egerkingen (canton Solothurn/Switzerland) and is building a new commercial vehicle component...
  • Georgia's Mason intermodal container transfer facility gets USD 6.5 million upgrade
    US-based Georgia Ports Authority has announced that its expanded Mason intermodal container transfer facility is now open for business. The improvements cut round-trip Norfolk Sout...
  • Ethiopian increasing flights to Abidjan to daily
    Ethiopian Airlines is set to increase frequencies on its Abidjan route from thrice weekly to daily, effective 25 November 2012. Traffic to and from Abidjan, the commercial capital ...
  • Port of Dunkirk opens TMV and DMT terminal extensions
    On 15 November 2012 Christine Cabau Woehrel, chair of Dunkerque Port's executive committee, and Philippe Bertonèche, chair of the French port's development board, opened the extens...
  • New CEO for Stena Line next year
    The Stena Group has appointed Carl-Johan Hagman, currently responsible for all shipping operations, as its new CEO. Hagman will replace the current CEO, Gunnar Blomdahl, who is ste...
  • Daimler Trucks and Kamaz intensify partnership
    Daimler's commercial vehicle division and the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz have signed a contract covering the supply of engines and axles for the Russian company's trucks and ...
  • Strengthening of Swiss' position in Western Switzerland benefits cargo customers
    Swiss International Air Lines is planning to make extensive changes to its organisational and market-development activities in Geneva. The aim is to offer Geneva-based customers a ...
  • Latin American governments urged to develop air transport infrastructure
    The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Airports Council International (ACI), Airports Council International - Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC), the...
  • Trans-o-Flex scoops up 100% of Austrian subsidiary
    The Trans-o-Flex Logistics Group, a specialised logistics and transport service provider for pharmaceutical and healthcare products, is taking over all the remaining shares in its ...
  • Rudolph Logistik reinforced by new business in Wolfsburg
    The German logistics group Rudolph Logistik is taking over the management of a warehouse for large goods receptacles that will be used to carry supplies for the Volkswagen plant in...
  • Davies Turner reinvests in UK freight hubs
    Davies Turner - the UK's leading independent freight forwarder - is completing a major reinvestment programme at its main regional hubs. This follows its freehold acquisition of th...
  • Board of Norbert Dentressangle reinforced by British and Spanish nationals
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has appointed two new executive board members. The British citizen Malcolm Wilson becomes managing director of the group's lo...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • NY Water Taxi to operate new ferry service
  • Designers select Bolidt for Breakaway
  • BMT Nigel Gee WSVs launched by three shipyards
  • Wärtsilä gensets and thrusters for Brazil drillships
  • Davie Shipyard acquisition completed

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Rail numbers up/down for month of October
  • US sending trade team to Zambia/South Africa
  • FESCO releases numbers covering first nine months of 2012
  • NYK resumes operations at quake damaged coal port
  • Hanjin Shipping plans series of rate increases

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • The changing face of Japanese ship finance
    Banks start to favour Europeans over locals
  • Ships' scrap values will weaken as iron ore price falls
    A gap remains between revenues from S&P sales and scrapping, says Nomura
  • An independent eye-witness view of the MSC Flaminia casualty
    Passenger Johnny Rosen reveals what happened in the hours immediately after fire broke out on MSC Flaminia
  • Seafarers under suspicion
    When shore leave means unreasonable and impractical visa requirements
  • UK Chamber of Shipping inches open its doors to PMSCs
    Membership will demand 'fairly rigorous' vetting
  • Sydney Ports Corp posts 8% rise in group revenue
    But cost of servicing debt from a capital expenditure programme contributes to 28.6% fall in net profit
  • Will regulation make armed guards a permanent fixture on vessels?
    Industry debates the Pandora's box that is private maritime security
  • West Africa suezmax market remains flat
    Chartering activity quiet for the million- barrel tankers
  • Chinese exports boom will focus on emerging markets
    Despite slower growth, the emerging middle class will demand for imports
  • CSCL sells its boxes to raise cash
    Deal sees Hong Kong-based buyer lease the containers back to seller
  • Vietnam marine police foil tanker hijacking
    Pirates seized Malaysian vessel to sell its fuel oil
  • Onboard fire is crews' biggest enemy
    Cargo misdeclarations increase risk to lives when a blaze breaks out
  • Cargo fires
    The MSC Flaminia casualty has drawn attention yet again to the terrible risks that seafarers face when cargo is misdeclared
  • Japanese squeeze
    Shipowners are finding less support from traditional financiers
  • UK rejects claims it refused refuge for MSC Flaminia
    Head of MCA says places of shelter had been identified
  • China has stopped classing NITC tonnage
    Decision leaves Iranian vessels without class services from any IACS member
  • Capesize market ebbs but high spirits persist
    Most brokers believe the fourth quarter has a little more to give

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Box rate gains vanish
    AS BOX liners continue their rearguard battle on freight rates, it became clear today that nearly all gains from the 1 November Asia/Europe rise have been wiped out
  • Gazprom Belarus plan to undercut LNG sector
    GAZPROM has decided to spend $2Bn to improve its Belarus pipeline so it can undercut the price of shipborne LNG
  • Mermaid wins $792M in projects
    THORESEN Thai Agencies said its 57% owned subsidiary Mermaid Maritime has closed deals on three different schemes worth a total $792M
  • Luka Koper's 1-3Q profits rise 168%
    LUKA KOPER, the group that owns Koper, Slovenia's only port, today reported a 168% rise in net profits for the first nine months 2012
  • Open-ended soy strike starts in Argentina
    ARGENTINE workers reportedly walked out today at four soy-processing plants near Rosario's river port
  • Chinese buyers default on three coal cargoes
    CHINESE buyers have reportedly defaulted on three bulker cargoes of Australian thermal coal, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • LR2 rates hit all-time high
    LR2 tanker rates on the Ras Tanura-Chiba route have hit an all-time high on the Baltic Clean Tanker Index, which began assessing the route in 2010
  • China's vehicle exports rise 24%
    STRONG overseas sales for Chery, Geely and Lifan cars resulted in Chinese vehicle exports growing by 24.43% year on year in October
  • China's oil demand growth slows down
    CHINESE demand for oil and oil products in October suggests weaker demand growth than in recent years, DNB Bank said today
  • CS Haisheng chemical tankers sold for scrap
    SHANGHAI-listed CS Haisheng said through a subsidiary that it plans to scrap two chemical tankers for $2.1M
  • New shipyard to open in Manila
    PHILIPPINE-based Nautilus Shipyard Repair will build a new facility in Navotas City, Manila, to commence operations in June 2013
  • Capesize market remains static
    BROKERS reported a dull week for Capesizes, as slow iron ore and coal movements did nothing to absorb excess tonnage in the Pacific
  • Supramaxes gain on volume rise
    INCREASED movements of Indonesian minerals, as well as Indian iron ore cargoes to China, have buoyed the Supramax market this week

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Reefer Ships Lose Share to Box Carriers
    Conventional refrigerated ships continue to lose market share to container lines offering increased capacity for reefer boxes, according to a new analysis of the market by the Netherlands-based research and consulting firm Dynamar. Traditional reefer ships carried half of all seaborne shipments of refrigerated cargoes as recently as 2000. Their share...
  • SCFI This Week: Asia-Mediterranean Spot Rates Drop 8.2 Percent
    Spot rates in the major Asia-Europe and Asia-North American trade lanes further weakened this week, according to the SCFI index. The SCFI North Europe index tumbled nearly 12 percent to $1,079 per TEU from $1,225 last week. Since soaring more than 38 percent in two weeks in early November to $1,491...
  • Shapiro Names Starr CFO
    C. Walter Starr Logistics provider Samuel Shapiro & Co. has named C. Walter Starr the firm's new chief financial officer. "We are very excited to have Walter join our family,' said Margie Shapiro, president and CEO, in a written statement. "With his wealth of experience, we look forward to both his contributions and...
  • Roadrunner Expands in New England
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems is opening a new less-than-truckload outbound service center serving New England. The service center, which will open on Nov. 26, will provide outbound service from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The opening is a continuation of the company's expansion that saw it open a service...
  • Kieserling Group, Compass Ocean Logistics to Merge
    Effective Jan. 1, 2013, Bremen-based Kieserling Group will merge with logistics service provider Compass Ocean Logistics. The new Compass Logistics International AG will have two headquarters, in Bremen and in Dubai, and 40 branches in 18 countries. The company will focus its future business activities in western Europe, North America, the...
  • India OKs Private Funding for Rail Infrastructure
    In a step that could help speed freight movements in the country, the Indian government has approved a proposal to allow private investment for the development of rail-related infrastructure projects. The policy reform, which came amid vigorous opposition from labor unions in state-owned Indian Railways, is expected to lower transportation costs...
  • Analysts: Rate Erosion Likely on Asia-Europe Lanes
    espite the slew of rate restoration plans and general rate increases announced by lines for December and January, excess capacity will continue to undermine efforts to boost revenues into 2013, according to leading analysts. Janet Lewis, head of industrial and transportation research in Asia at Macquarie Capital Securities, said November rate...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Cocoa cargoes need handling with care
    'Cocoa is a fragile commodity,' according to Henry Alllard, chief executive officer of Bordeaux-based maritime insurer Filhet Allard; he told the ICCO World Cocoa ...
  • Irish maritime outlook remains challenging
    A Republic of Ireland industry body has made a downward revision to its port and shipping traffic volume forecasts for 2013, despite a 'relatively stable' 2012 ...
  • Asia - Europe rates under pressure again
    It was a fact acknowledged by CMA CGM's cfo, Michel Sirat during a third quarter interim results teleconference on Tuesday when he said that Q4 results would 'not ...
  • CSCL sells its boxes to raise cash
    The Hong Kong and Shanghai-listed China Shipping Container Lines [CSCL] has announced that it proposes to sell 20% of its shipping container fleet to a leasing ...
  • APL Logistics acquires US customs brokerage
    The global forwarding arm of Singapore's NOL Group, APL Logistics, has bought out the Los Angeles-based customs broker and trade compliance firm, Carmichael International ...
  • China's PMI confirms momentum
    The bellwether HSBC Chinese November purchasing managers' index [PMI] has risen above the watershed 50 level for the first time in over a year to reach 50.4 - a ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Seanergy bulker held
    A Seanergy Maritime bulker was detained in the UK after inspectors flagged up 26 separate issues with the ship.
  • Busted for booze
    A drunk captain led to a Wessels Reederei vessel running into trouble in the UK, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency says.
  • Lorenzo at a loss
    Philippines feeder line Lorenzo Shipping has fallen to a loss in the third quarter.
  • ZM swallows Davie
    ZM Industries has completed a takeover swoop for Canada's Davie Shipyard amid expectation new orders are just around the corner.
  • CSCL facing loss
    Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is likely to book a loss in the fourth quarter, according to Credit Suisse.
  • 2Go posts a profit
    Philippines ro-ro operator 2Go Group has returned to profit in the third quarter, but saw losses grow over the first nine months.
  • Shell MR swoop close
    Shell is tipped to put the finishing touches to its "Project Silver" scheme in the next couple of weeks.
  • First falters again
    Taiwanese bulker owner First Steamship has posted weaker nine-month profit as revenue fell.
  • Sealink seals $37m package
    Malaysian offshore outfit Sealink International has racked up a bunch of contracts worth a total of MYR 113m ($37m).
  • Glenn comes clean
    Malaysia's Glenn Defense Marine has admitted one of its vessels dumped waster water off the Philippines.
  • Korea winning eco war
    South Korea's shipyards are trouncing Chinese rivals when it comes to fuel efficiency performance, a leading analyst has shown.
  • Eitzen closes on debt deal
    Eitzen Chemical's financial restructuring has been given the green light by lenders.
  • OW charters Schulte tanker
    Denmark's OW Bunker has chartered a Schulte tanker for operations in the US Gulf.
  • Moving markets
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Haisheng ditches oldies
    China Shipping Haisheng has offloaded two chemical tankers for scrap.
  • GOS buys another
    India's Global Offshore Services has snapped up a 2010-built anchor handling tug supply vessel from an Egyptian owner.
  • Vietnam swings the axe
    Vietnam is slashing its newbuilding budget in the shipping slump.
  • Sheep ship under fire
    A Dutch-owned ro-ro has been criticised for leaving port in the UK in a storm with sheep on board - and then having to return to port.
  • Tanker taken off Vietnam
    A small Malaysian registered chemical tanker has been hijacked and then abandoned off the coast of Vietnam.
  • A closed shop
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • "Crawling with beetles"
    A Columbia Shipmanagement cargoship was found to be infested with bugs during an inspection in New Zealand.
  • Mermaid wins Saudi gig
    Mermaid Maritime has won a large contract in the Middle East providing offshore services to Saudi Aramco.
  • Dry bulk rates trimmed
    Morgan Stanley has taken the axe to its dry cargo rate forecasts for the next two years on weaker demand assumptions.
  • S&P passes 2011 total
    Ships sold in the secondhand market so far this year have already surpassed the levels seen in the whole of 2011, latest figures show.
  • Austal plans rights issue
    Austal has unveiled a deeply discounted, highly dilutive AUD85m ($88m) rights issue to recapitalise its business.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • US markets quiet on Black Friday
    Markets were slow due to the US Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday, a supplier told Bunkerworld.
  • Maersk 'not giving up on shipping.'
    Maersk will invest $6-$8 billion in the shipping sector over the next five year period.
  • Bunker prices sluggish in Fujairah
    Little movement seen apart from Suez, where prices softened.
  • Week ends with lacklustre market
    Loading problems at Rotterdam leave market subdued.
  • Eitzen gains approval for financial restructuring
    Banks have committed to a total of $30 million in a new working capital facility to secure liquidity for the company.
  • Istanbul: Supplier exit is temporary suspension
    Rida Petrol 'has temporarily suspended operations' and should be back with expanded product offering.
  • New study spots efficiency gap on big ore carriers
    Same ship type fosters useful comparison on fuel consumption with surprising results.
  • Tanker 'hijacked for its MGO cargo'
    Vietnamese police retake the vessel, but only after opening fire.
  • NYK 'activiely looking at LNG' as a bunker fuel
    Managing director of LNG division says it could also play a role in supplying LNG as bunker product.
  • Lab-on-a-ship team narrows focus with 'Catguard'
    Real-time monitoring helps ships avoid engine damage, aims to offer in-line sulphur monitoring next.
  • Prices lack direction in Asia
    In Singapore, 380 cSt crept up by a dollar but distillates lost $6.50.
  • 'True value' fuel differentials narrow sharply
    Less variation in TWI quality scores between 'best' and 'worst' fuels sees estimated value spread at about a third compared to January.

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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
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Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
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A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
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TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
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Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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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
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London
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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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Leghorn
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Venice
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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
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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
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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
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
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Shanghai
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The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
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Keelung
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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
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Reggio Calabria
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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
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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
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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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