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September 27, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to increase rates throughout service network from mid-October
  • APL executive Steve Dolan acquitted in Dubai of smuggling guns to Djibouti
  • TSA puts 2013 contract rate at US$800/FEU for USWC, $1,000 for USEC
  • Maersk and MSC to merge loops on Mediterranean-east coast South America
  • Ngqura Container Terminal attains new highs in August box throughput
  • Hunan provincial 8-month cargo volume slows 1pc for a 12pc increase
  • Ivory Coast land, sea borders closed, but airspace reopens to traffic
  • Agility names Chris Price as new CEO to head Asia Pacific from January
  • GAC chosen as Sarjak Container Lines outsized cargo agent in Chennai
  • Kuehne Logistics University makes Top Ten business studies ranking
  • HAECO and Cathay form company to provide technical management services
  • Singapore hosts United Nations ICAO Trainair Plus global symposium
  • Air freighters given insufficient credit for passenger flight revenues

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Anti-piracy operations seeing success: NATO commander
  • Container carriers on-time performance down in Aug.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • Govt delegates more financial powers to MoS for PPP port projects
  • CWCs storage capacity to be enhanced by 2.5 lakh t
  • Truckers appeal for minimum hire rates
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • The government of Indias recent review of the FDI policy in multi-brand retail
  • WTO cuts global trade forecast further

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • No delays for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail link
    The latest change of government in Kyrgyzstan has not resulted in any delays to plans for a China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line, which is now proceeding at full speed - after...
  • Study predicts steady growth for global rail market
    Steady growth of 2.7% each year can be expected for the global rail market until 2017, reveals a Unife world rail market study. The regions with the strongest growth are the Middl...
  • Germany and Austria in joint truck checks
    Germany's federal office for goods transport and Austria's federal traffic agency have jointly checked trucks crossing into Austria at the Walserberg border point. 40 of the 70 tr...
  • SpanSet managing director celebrates 40th anniversary
    Hans-Josef Neunfinger, managing director of marketing and sales with SpanSet in Übach-Palenberg (Germany), celebrated 40 years of service in the company on 1 September. Starting a...
  • Port of Antwerp representative wins award in Shanghai
    Jan Van der Borght, who has represented the port of Antwerp in Shanghai since 2008, has been presented with the Silver Magnolia award, presented to foreigners based in Shanghai wh...
  • Höegh Autoliners expanding fleet in 2014
    Höegh Autoliners has entered into twelve-year bare boat charters for two 6,500 car capacity pure car truck carriers (PCTC), to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be owned by O...
  • Sinopec and Airbus to develop alternative aviation fuel in China
    The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest energy companies, and Airbus are developing renewable aviation fuel production for commercial use in ...
  • US Senate votes to shield domestic airlines from EU carbon scheme
    The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will protect US airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the EU to back down from applying i...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding its network
    Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Spain has signed System Alliance Europe partner contracts. System Alliance Europe is thereby expanding its geographical reach I Spain. The new partner...
  • Talke group attains AEO status in Netherlands
    Germany's Talke group, a leading logistics service provider for the chemical and petro-chemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has attained the status of authorise...
  • Asco investing in Canada
    The Asco Group, a leading international oil and gas service company, has acquired three Alberta-based Canadian oilfield service specialists - namely EJR Trucking, Manatokan Oilfiel...
  • DSV Road's Manchester branch meets highest safety standards
    Transport and logistics company DSV Road, part of the Danish logistics group DSV, has achieved SQAS safety and quality assessment for companies working with chemicals and dangerous...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Kvichak gets Navy order for 15 Rapid Response Skimmers
  • Indictment alleges Gulf clean-up training scam
  • Harvey Gulf to stretch Bee Mar OSVs, adds to TY newbuilds
  • USCG issues final RFP for Offshore Patrol Cutter
  • Norgas vessel in collision with Indonesian ferry
  • Crew costs on the increase
  • NASSCO gets $18.3 million more for LHD 8 PMA
  • NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Panama Canal expansion marks fifth year since startup
  • NYK-TDG Maritime Academy honors second graduating class
  • Trucking group executive receives DOD recognition
  • Washington Governor to lead trade mission to India/Korea
  • Troy Container Line teaming with Spanish forwarder

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Simply the best
    Lloyd's List Global Awards celebrate the best and the brightest in shipping
  • Lloyd's List Global Awards 2012 - The winners revealed
    We celebrate the best and brightest in shipping
  • Newsmaker of the Year: Security Association for the Maritime Industry
    Private maritime security companies were viewed until recently as gun-toting cowboys. Changing that perception has been slow and hard-fought
  • Maurice Storey wins Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement Award
    In an exclusive interview, Mr Storey tells Lloyd's List how he first acquired a taste for shipping, and why he still feels passionately about the industry
  • Sur le pont d'Avignon
    Historic Rhône river lives on as a modern shipping trade and energy hub
  • Kallas calls for coherent EU ports policy
    Multiplicity of different operating models and a lack of clear Europe-wide rules prevent fair competition
  • Boxline soap opera
    Speculation about where ever-larger tonnage will go is set to run and run and run
  • Box terminal giant TIL quashes IPO talk
    Dutch press reports condemned as 'pure speculation'
  • Dover freezes ferry tariffs
    No increase in first-half 2013 ahead of talks on 'longer-term price path'
  • Qatar bolsters relations with Japan with new long-term LNG deal
    Qatargas will supply 500,000 tonnes of gas per year for 15 years
  • Maersk rate hike could benefit dedicated reefer operators
    Niche traders await box operators' response to $1,500 per feu increase
  • Alma poised to buy seven-strong FR8 fleet for $140m
    Greek owner emerges as buyer in one of the largest distressed tanker deals
  • More operating cost inflation is to come, warn experts
    Owners will feel the pinch from wage and insurance bills
  • Box chartering activity has already peaked in 2012
    New time charter deals slow as firms extend existing contracts
  • P+S hopeful of delivering four ferries
    Insolvent shipbuilder still has a month left to negotiate with DFDS and Scandlines, says insolvency administrator
  • Hapag-Lloyd needs two quarters of positive earnings to support IPO
    Going public in 2013 is still an option, says Behrendt
  • Indian iron ore exports continue to plummet
    Lifting of mining ban fails to halt decline
  • Total boosts Antwerp production to ease Europe diesel shortage
    French energy major will ramp up diesel output at expense of dirtier products
  • Comment: More ways to control capacity
    Evergreen is not the only box line that plans to re-deliver chartered vessels and cascade. But can those steps solve the tonnage overhang without scrapping or idling?
  • Carriers' operating costs continue to rise
    Shipowner bills increased 2% in 2011-12, survey finds
  • Ferries at a standstill as Greece goes on strike
    Port workers join mass rallies against further cuts demanded by country's creditors
  • NITC affiliates escape sanctions
    Washington lacks evidence to link tanker firm to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards
  • Newbuildings are not for extra Asia-Europe service, says Evergreen
    Taiwan carrier will deploy tonnage to target demand from emerging markets
  • Brightoil reports 76% drop in annual net profit
    Hong Kong-listed bunker supplier focuses on upstream business and fleet expansion
  • Conflicting demands on ballast water compliance roil owners
    Obstacles include lack of clarity on treatment systems, tougher US rules and lack of cash to fund retrofitting
  • DFDS and Dreyfus complete joint venture deal
    Partnership will target Mediterranean and network services in France and Spain
  • CIMC leases 10 boxships to CMA CGM for 12 years
    Contract with Hong Kong special-purpose vehicles circumvents onshore regulation
  • CSSC invests $1.6bn in offshore greenfield yard
    Southwest China site will target offshore shipbuilding and maintenance
  • Russia hints at Singapore Sovcomflot stake
    Kremlin may now seek institutional investor rather than IPO
  • Chemtanker collides with ferry in Indonesia
    Passengers missing after incident involving IM Skaugen vessel

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Eight killed in sinking
    EIGHT people were reportedly killed today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a collision with a Norwegian-owned gas carrier
  • KEPCO, Qatargas sign deal
    QATAR'S government-backed Qatargas said today it has signed a long-term supply deal with Kansai Electric Power of Japan for 0.5M tonnes of LNG per year
  • Bumi's troubles compound
    BUMI Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal producer, is facing more financial woes
  • Brittany Ferries talks snarled
    BRITTANY Ferries told Fairplay today it won't be able to resume Channel sailings until the at least the end of this week
  • Tight LNG carrier supply seen
    A FRENZY of LNG carrier contracting after the Japan's post-earthquake radiation crisis last year is unlikely to recur in the short term, a Singapore conference heard today
  • LNG bunker barge planned
    WALLER Marine has submitted a design for a US-based LNG bunkering barge, confirming that the industry is seeking alternatives to costlier low-sulphur fuel
  • Chennai arrests adrift ship, crew safe
    A BULKER adrift off India since December 2010 is docked in Chennai today after being arrested
  • Japan, China, India import more LPG
    JAPAN, China and India imported more LPG in August as refinery outages boosted demand
  • NITC-tied companies escape US sanctions
    FOREIGN institutions that conduct business with NITC have dodged potentially crippling US economic sanctions, the US Treasury Department has determined
  • Fuel shortage lifts MR rates
    A DIESEL fuel shortage in Europe is providing a boost for medium-range Trans-Atlantic tankers, a shipping analyst and a broker said today
  • Tanker freed, needs damage repair
    TEEKAY is looking today for a yard to repair damage to its ssssdwt tanker Kyeema Spirit, which was damaged in a Baltic grounding

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Growth Slowed in August
    Truck tonnage rose 3.2 percent from a year ago in August but dropped 0.9 percent from July, according to the...
  • Negotiations Continue Between ILWU, Grain Terminal Operators
    Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest continue to meet each...
  • Oliver Named Interim Virginia Port Director
    Rodney W. Oliver has been named interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, succeeding Jerry Bridges, who is scheduled...
  • Volume Down, Revenue Up for Domestic Air Freight in 2011
    The U.S. air freight and express industry saw volume fall 1.3 percent year-over-year in 2011 to 12.117 billion ton miles...
  • DHL to Hike Express Rates Worldwide
    DHL Express said it will raise rates worldwide by an average of 5 percent from January 1 to offset inflation...
  • Japan, Korea to Import More North American Biofuels
    North American exports of wood pellets and other biofuels will increase in coming years as several Asia countries shift to...
  • Container Ship Operating Costs on the Rise
    The annual cost of operating a container ship rose 3.1 percent in 2011, mainly because of rising wages for crews...
  • Ethanol, Intermodal Terminal Debuts at Port of Tampa
    The Tampa Gateway Rail terminal, a collaboration by the Tampa Port Authority, CSX Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy...
  • Russian Stevedore to Boost Black Sea Container Port Capacity
    Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port plans to invest $205 million to expand capacity and modernize facilities at a container terminal...
  • Pacific Spot Rates Flat as ILA Strike Threat Cools
    Average spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade stayed flat this week after a jump of 8.6 percent last week...
  • Nearly Half of Canal Expansion Project Complete
    In a progress report on the Panama Canal expansion project, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that about 44.5 percent...
  • Japan, Colombia to Launch Free Trade Talks
    Japan and Colombia have agreed to launch formal negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at eliminating import tariffs...
  • COMPLETE ILA-USMX NEGOTIATIONS COVERAGE
    Check in with the JOC as we provide you with the latest developments out of the International Longshoremen's Association and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Vigorous not vicious competition needed
    Speaking at a shipping conference in China recently, the chairman of China Cosco Holdings called upon liner shipping companies to avoid instigating price wars and ...
  • Eurozone austerity protests spread
    After violent anti-austerity demonstrations in Spain and Portugal yesterday, trade unions in Greece have called a 24-hour strike today - the first general strike ...
  • Japanese car firms scale back in China
    Nissan, the biggest Japanese car firm in China, said today that it was shutting its doors three days ahead of the Golden Week holidays because of a slowdown in ...
  • TSA members face 'perfect storm' as they launch big rate boost
    Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) members are aiming to boost the baseline for freight rates as they head into a new round of 2013-14 contract negotiations ...
  • Maersk to raise rates on reefer shipments
    Maersk Line will increase rates on all reefer cargo by USD1,500 per FEU from January 1, 2013, a hike that Soren Skou, ceo of the carrier, said was equivalent to ...
  • Jade-Weser-Port: 'chance of a century'
    The first phase of Germany's Jade-Weser-Port, Wilhelmshaven deep-water container terminal finally opened for business last Friday - six weeks behind schedule following ...
  • Carrier schedule integrity plummets
  • P&I clubs should invest in salvage
    That was the view expressed by an executive of a global marine services group in his address to the International Union of Marine Insurance's [IUMI] annual conference ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Tough week for Teekay
    Investors don't appear to have been rattled by back-to-back casualties involving vessels owned by members of the Teekay clan.
  • Cosco sues ADM
    Cosco Container Lines has dragged a US commodities giant into a New Jersey courtroom over a dispute involving a deal inked four years ago.
  • Record low for BPI
    Panamax index strikes the lowest level since its introduction in the late 1990s.
  • Whatcha doin' Dolan?
    Steve Dolan may have dodged a gun smuggling charge in Dubai but it appears he hasn't been able to shake off an unflattering photograph that keeps popping up on Fox News.
  • "Immeasurably low"
    Eurotunnel's new cross-Channel ferry service is targeting profit within two years despite a slow start.
  • Miclyn gets PE investor
    Private equity firms can't seem to get enough Miclyn Express Offshore.
  • Skaugen: sorrow and regret
    IM Skaugen CEO Morits Skaugen has pledged to uncover the truth behind Wednesday's tragic collision between one of the company's gas carriers and an Indonesian ferry.
  • Sorensen exits TransAtlantic
    Rederi AB TransAtlantic is searching for a new CEO for its struggling industrial shipping arm after barely seven months.
  • Parental support for RCL
    Regional Container Lines has turned to its largest shareholder for a cash injection.
  • Mixed reaction for WW
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's open house in Oslo yesterday has been met with a mixed reaction among equity analysts.
  • CGGVeritas in fundraiser
    CGGVeritas has launched a huge fundraiser to finance the purchase of Fugro assets.
  • Goatee gets CDC's goat
    Holland America has blamed an aberration for its cruiseship Veendam failing a sanitation check in the US.
  • Korsvold quits Pareto
    Pareto Securities has lost its head of shipping research after Martin Korsvold quit the post.
  • Two hurt in storm
    Two seafarers have been evacuated from a Lauritzen gas carrier by Dutch rescuers after suffering fractures during a storm.
  • Van Oord catches beach break
    Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord has won a contract to expand Dubai's exclusive Palm Jumeirah beach resort.
  • CSSC eyes new yard
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is to construct a new shipyard in Guangxi.
  • Dock buckles
    An Algoma bulker grounded after a dock collapsed at Burns Harbor in the US.
  • Ferry union complete
    DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have put the final touches to their cross Channel and Mediterranean joint venture.
  • Dive "miracle" probed
    An investigation has been launched after a diver from a Bibby Offshore vessel survived 38 minutes under the North Sea with only his emergency oxygen supply.
  • Maersk to cut back
    Maersk Line has pledged to cut back capacity on the Asia Europe route as it looks to push up rates by one tenth.
  • BWO deal supersized
    BW Offshore has signed a contract extension which CNR International which has boosted the value of the deal to almost $1bn.
  • Brightoil profits plunge
    Brightoil Petroleum has reported a 76% plunge in full year results as higher costs ate into its bottom line.
  • Fesco talks Turkey
    Russia's Fesco is launching a new run linking the Black Sea port of Novorossiyk to Turkey.
  • Eight killed in clash
    Eight people have died in a collision between an IM Skaugen gas carrier and a passenger ro-ro off Indonesia.
  • Oceanteam eyes bonds
    Oceanteam Shipping says it is contemplating issuing a bond loan of up to $95m to help refinance an existing bond loan.
  • Denholm profits up
    J & J Denholm has reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £13.3m ($21.5m), records filed with Companies House in the UK show.
  • Dry drops on Spain woes
    US-listed drybulk stocks took a battering Tuesday as concerns resurfaced over the state of the global economy.
  • Pilots blast NTSB report
    The head of the Houston Pilots Association is raising concerns about the findings of probe tied to a collision between a tanker and containership in Texas nearly a year ago.
  • Export ban sparks stir
    Many in the dry-bulk market were on edge Tuesday on the back of reports that the Indian government has banned the export of iron ore from captive mines in Goa.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • CMA CGM, CIMC partner on new vessel order
    The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC's primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
  • King Ocean acquires Bernuth assets
    The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
  • CKYH pulling all-water service for winter
  • IMO fails to move container weighing proposal
    A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was "derailed" by some IMO members
  • MSC raising Asia-Latin America rates
  • Maersk considers ceding reefer market share
  • Port Freeport seeks proposal for container terminal
  • NY senator wants federal truck GPS standard
    Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
  • Pet food maker deploys RFID-tracked pallets
  • Washington Notebook: Congress drops the ball on Russia PNTR
  • TSA green lights new cargo screening system
  • Liner reliability falls in August
  • EU, U.S. plane subsidy dogfight continues
  • TruckingUnlimited.com expands job boards
  • Troy partners with Spanish consolidator
  • MOL KPIs mostly rise in August
  • UP shuffles operations management
  • Kenco handles logistics for Advantage
  • Hansen heads air freight for Damco North Asia
  • Arnold heads Woodland's air freight

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • 'Significant drop' in pirate attacks
    No hijackings since mid-May.
  • Prices drop in Fujairah
    With a mixed picture in evidence regionally.
  • Mid week prices show losses in Rotterdam
    But bunker price showed some upward movement in the Mediterranean.
  • Operating costs rising but more slowly, survey finds
    Rising lube prices is one factor behind higher operating costs in shipping.
  • Lubmarine beefs up Singapore operation
    Barge launch in Singapore will boost company presence in Asia.
  • Brightoil to take on more traders
    Brightoil has more than 150 staff in its bunker oil trading teams.
  • Suez refiner plans expansion
    Lube oil production will be expanded.
  • US state in new moves to block ECA enforcement
    'The decision to include Alaska in the ECA was supported by assumptions and misinformation.'
  • Energy trading giant 'buying and selling' Iranian fuel oil
    Vitol declines to comment on claims that it is selling Iranian product as 'special blend'.
  • Bunker prices largely down mid-week
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Stranded vessel gets arrested by Chennai officials
    OSM Arena has been a 'nightmare', says Chennai port officials.
  • Weak rates keep Maersk slow steaming
    Fresh round of slow steaming on Europe Asia trade routes.
  • Investment firm eyes marine cleantech market
    Technology 'reduces the fuel consumption and emissions of larger marine vessels', says InterCore CEO.
  • Malacca-Singapore tidal model offers fuel saving potential
    Simulations have shown up to 12% shaved of voyage times when using the model.
  • Brightoil profit down in full year results
    Profits fell by almost four times for the year ended June 30.

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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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