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November 29, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim back in black, US$16 million quarterly profit as revenues rise 9pc
  • Zim urges Jerusalem to split firm into foreign and domestic entities
  • TSA ask FMC to allow merger of west-bound group into single body
  • Ocean freight rates collapse amid excess capacity, weak winter demand
  • Hutchison drops Harwich box shop plan when UK wants to hold inquiry
  • Intra-Asia carriers report heavy losses due to falling freight rates
  • MOL, 'K' Line stop LA calls, docks at Long Beach on JAS/PSW-3 loop
  • Tangshan port to build two new container berths at Jingtang port area
  • Ninth China International Logistics Week makes big deals in Wuhan
  • Fujian to turn 'dry port' of Sanming into logistics distribution centre
  • China's auto sector praises Le Havre for its high-grade ro-ro service
  • Canada air cargo security scheme seeks volunteer carriers, forwarders
  • BA continues subtle expansion in India but raises concern at growing costs
  • Qantas to deploy A330s on weekday Australia network from next May

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • SCI takes delivery of second PSV from Cochin Shipyard
  • Seminar on shipping markets & ship operations today
  • 'We simply believe in the growth of Kandla Port
  • Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure clears Kandla Port's SPM
  • KPCT commissions 5 Doosan RMQCs to enhance container volume & boost productivity
  • MANSA appreciates JNPT's performance

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • 100th rail service provider in the port of Hamburg
    For the first time ever 100 rail transport companies are providing services on the port of Hamburg's rail network. This is a record in the history of the 146-year old port railway....
  • SBB equipping more rolling stock with ETCS
    Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has already equipped around 1,700 of its vehicles with the European Train Control Systems (ETCS). Now the rail transport provider has awarded Siemens a...
  • Evergreen to upgrade BSF feeder service
    In response to increasing market demand for feeder space, the Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line will upgrade the Piraeus - Black Sea service (referred to as BSF) at the end of this ...
  • Streck Transport creates human resources development post
    The Swiss forwarding company Streck Transport AG, based in Möhlin near Basel, has appointed Hendrik Caspar as head of human resources development (HRD). Caspar will be responsible ...
  • Wim Bosman puts LNG trucks into service
    Wim Bosman Transport BV, a Dutch logistics service provider, has phased in the first liquefied natural gas truck (LNG Truck). The firm has ordered a total of five Mercedes-Benz Eco...
  • Air China test flight to world's highest airport
    Air China has operated a first test flight to Daocheng Yading, the world's new highest airport that is expected to be fully opened for commercial operations next year. The facility...
  • PanAir Cargo's concrete plans to resume operations
    After almost two years of inactivity, Panama's PanAir Cargo plans to resume cargo operations. The carrier has just taken delivery of a B727-200F from Capital Cargo International Ai...
  • ICTSI appoints vice-president for global infrastructure
    Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) recently appointed Guillaume Lucci as vice-president and global infrastructure director. He will be responsi...
  • Iveco in joint venture with Larimar Group in South Africa
    The truck maker Iveco and the Larimar Group, a leading South African public transport operator and bus bodybuilder, have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture for the manuf...
  • EASA publishes new simplified rules for third country operators in the European Union
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of third country operators (TCO) operating into, within or ...
  • Talke Group opens more locations in China
    Alfred Talke Logistic Services, a Germany-based provider of transport and logistics services for the chemical and petrochemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has ...
  • A.R.T. Logistics opens global headquarters in Hong Kong
    A.R.T. Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has opened its global headquarters in Hong Kong. The company works with large mul...
  • Russian Railways and PSA Peugeot Citroën sign shareholders' agreement with regard to logistic company Gefco
    The president of JSC Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin, and Philippe Varin, the chairman of the board of the French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën, have signed a shar...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Marad funds three vessel repowering demo projects
  • Steve Durrell out at Irving Shipbuilding
  • Veteran cruise ship starts new life in China
  • Floating schoolhouse to have Northern Lights hybrid system
  • Siem LNG fueled PSV has Wärtsilä design and equipment
  • Kirby to acquire Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Resolve completes Jireh wreck removal

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Seattle port board finalizes budget/finance plan for 2013
  • Coast Guard responds to report of barge incident near The Dalles Dam
  • Det Norske Veritas taps Torhaug as new research/innovation director
  • Freight access project in works at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • TSA member carriers Ok new bunker surcharge scheme

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • NYK takes on the world
    Japanese line in prime position for growth
  • Expansive Kirby launches $295m acquisition of Penn Maritime
    Deal expected to further cement Jones Act major's coastal footprint
  • Safety first
    IMO committee debates passenger ships in the wake of Costa Concordia
  • Disagreement over Surya family holding delays BLT reorganisation
    Company is confident of creditor support despite fresh delay
  • Boskalis set for formal Dockwise offer in first quarter
    Majority backing leaves only due diligence and financing to complete
  • Recording sense
    Constantly checking and analysing data could boost ship safety significantly
  • Oil majors urge tanker owners to study voyage data
    Better use of technology would improve safety, says Ocimf
  • VLCC prices hit record low
    Bargain hunters can pick up a secondhand crude carrier for $54.5m
  • Boxship charter market calms down
    But number of fresh deals has been rising this week
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Use of composite technology claimed to reduce impact on the environment
  • A contractual benchmark
    Guardcon is a standard contract for owners engaging private maritime security firms
  • Stolt order signals chemical carriers' recovery hopes
    Deal signals confidence that this tanker niche will lead the upturn
  • Globus dips into red in third quarter
    Dry bulk owner maintains short-charter policy
  • Sovcomflot reports nine-month fall in profit
    Frank hails diversification and push into offshore

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Obama urged to order Mississippi draught blasts
    BARGE operators and commodities shippers are so distressed about the downstream effects of dangerously low water on the upper Mississippi River that they have urged the White House to declare an emergency
  • Berthing savings seen
    BERTHING, today among the least efficient of port processes, could offer owners millions of dollars per year in fuel reductions if improved, a study has found
  • Another day, another fleet for Kirby Corp
    NYSE-listed barge operator Kirby Corp has agreed to acquire Penn Maritime, continuing its billion-dollar-plus string of acquisitions
  • Pizza with a teu topping
    SPEAKERS at the 2012 Intermodal Europe event in Amsterdam expressed frustration that the logistics chain lags far behind other industry sectors in customer services and IT sophistication
  • P+S Werften fires salvo back at Scandlines
    A GERMAN shipyard's administrator today returned fire at Scandlines, which yesterday blamed P+S Werften for the Baltic operator's cancellation of newbuilding contracts for two ferries
  • Gold ship salvage put on ice
    RUSSIA'S rescue and salvage tug Rubin has halted operations at a Sea of Okhotsk wreck site for the winter
  • BLT given more time
    INDONESIAN chemical specialist Berlian Laju Tanker has been granted an extension to continue restructuring
  • Maybulk profits narrow
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers said today profits for the nine months ended 30 September fell 35% because of "continuing weakness" in both drybulk and tanker segments
  • Chinese yard squeeze worsening
    OPTIMISING China's shipbuilding overcapacity is daily becoming a more vital priority, a conference has heard in Tianjin
  • Bunker tanker restores Russian Far East service
    GAZPROM'S oil subsidiary Gazpromneft today restored bunker tanker service in the Russian Far East, which had been absent for two decades
  • S&P deal means 205% premium
    ZHOUSHAN Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhong Chang Marine, said it will sell its bulker Zhong Chang 28 for 45M yuan ($7M) to a Shanghai trade company, at a 205% premium
  • MISC 3Q profits fall 19.4%
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC said today net profits for 3Q12 dropped 19.4% year on year to $52.761M
  • Delivery slippage to dampen drybulk rates
    SLIPPING deliveries of drybulker newbuildings will keep freight rates under downward pressure early next year, a shipping analyst said today
  • CMA CGM idles ULCS
    CMA CGM has reportedly idled one of its ultra-large container ships, CMA CGM Libra, as carriers withdraw sailings amid the slack winter season, said broker Banchero Costa

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Toys "R" US Canada, SCI Open British Columbia DC
    Toys "R" Us Canada is teaming up with Toronto-based SCI Logistics to open a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Delta, British Columbia. The facility, staffed by SCI, is strategically positioned to receive goods from overseas and domestic manufacturers that now can ship directly to British Columbia for distribution to local Toys "R"...
  • Portland Grain Handlers, ILWU Brace for Action
    With a midnight Wednesday deadline looming, grain handlers in the Pacific Northwest and International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers at six export terminals are bracing for labor actions on Thursday that could involve an employer lockout or a forceful ILWU response to a lockout. The deadline involves a final contract offer...
  • Washington State Gets DOT Grant for Rail Project
    The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $3.2 million to Washington state to improve capacity and reliability for freight and intercity passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest. The grant will support the $8.4 million Mount Vernon Siding Extension Project, which will extend the existing siding track that is currently not...
  • Transportation Nonprofit Elects Trucking Executives to Posts
    Help Inc., a nonprofit specializing in transportation safety, recently elected two trucking association executives to leadership positions. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Mid-West Truckers Association, was elected vice chairman, effective August 2013. John D. Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Motor Transportation Association, was elected to serve as a...
  • Port Manatee Elects Carol Whitmore 2013 Chairman
    Carol Whitmore, Port Manatee's 2013 chairman. Members of the Manatee County Port Authority in Florida recently elected fellow member Carol Whitmore as 2013 chairman, succeeding Larry Bustle. Other elected members included John Chappie as first vice chairman, Michael Gallen as second vice chairman and Vanessa Baugh as third vice chairman. Whitmore was previously...
  • Customs to Tap $70 million for ACE
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection secured funding to expand the Automated Commercial Environment for the next 18 months, bringing the flagship trade automation initiative out of development limbo, an agency official said Wednesday. The agency will tap roughly $70 million carried over from past fiscal budgets to help meet its goal...
  • Labor Actions May Escalate at LA-Long Beach
    Employers in Southern California are bracing for a possible escalation of labor actions because International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers refused to abide by an arbitrator's decision late Tuesday to return to their jobs at the APM terminal in Los Angeles. The escalation could come in the form of striking office...
  • Ghosts of Intermodal Past
    Maybe it's the approach of the holiday season and its inevitable references to "A Christmas Carol," but the ghosts of intermodal past seem to be offering good advice for us now and for the future. The intermodal past was a free-wheeling - if not more innocent and trusting - time. Less...
  • Kwik Trip Selects Blue Tree Systems' Platform to Monitor Fleet
    Convenience store operator Kwik Trip today selected fleet management company Blue Tree Systems' R:COM temperature management solution for its fleet of more than 150 multi-temp delivery vehicles operated by its subsidiary Convenience Transportation. Blue Tree has provided temperature management solutions for Kwik Trip since 2005 when it adopted the first generation...
  • CEVA Logistics' Income Plunged 50 Percent in Third Quarter
    Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics on Wednesday reported a pretax loss of 50 million euros ($64.6 million) for the third quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of $129.2 million. Year-to-date, the pretax loss grew to $292.1 million from $184.8 million a year earlier. "We are addressing the decline in profitability with a comprehensive plan to...
  • For Trucking, Rails, It's More of the Same
    The trucking and railroad industries face little risk of regulatory surprises in the next few years, as the pipeline of rules laid out in President Obama's first term will continue to flow through his second. Environmental and labor policies, however, could affect shippers' and carriers' bottom lines. With Obama re-elected, carriers...
  • Used Truck Sales Up 6 Percent
    Sales of used Class 8 trucks rose 6 percent in October from the previous month, driven by lower pricing, according to ACT Research. The increase in used truck sales occurred as net orders for new heavy-duty tractors and medium-duty trucks surged in October after a long soft patch. October's gain followed a...
  • Drewry Eastbound Pacific Rate Benchmark Slips
    Eastbound trans-Pacific rates continued to drop this week, slipping 0.7 percent to $2,178 per loaded 40-foot container, according to the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark. The figure released Tuesday was the seventh consecutive weekly decline. The index has lost nearly 18 percent of its value since mid-October when it...
  • Exporting Optimism
    Economists are bullish about prospects for U.S. exports in 2013 - in the second half of the year, that is. "The second half of 2013 will be a lot better than the first half," said Walter Kemmsies, chief economist at Moffatt & Nichol engineers. Europe is battling recession, and that battle...
  • Post-Sandy Truck Rule Exemption Expires
    WASHINGTON - An exemption to certain federal safety rules for truck drivers and trucking companies delivering aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy expired on Nov. 27. The exemption, put in place Oct. 29, eased hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling emergency supplies in an area stretching from Maine to West Virginia. Carriers...
  • Kazakhstan Gets Ex-Im Bank Loan for GE Locomotives
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States; Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan's state-owned national railway company; and KTZ's subsidiary Joint Stock Company Lokomotiv recently signed an agreement for a $425 million loan to finance the sale of 200 General Electric Evolution Series locomotives and locomotive kits to KTZ. The agreement was signed...
  • Japan, US to Expand Trade Facilitation Programs
    TOKYO - Japan and the United States agreed to expand their trade security and facilitation programs to include Japan's imports from the U.S., effective Dec. 3. The application of Japan's Authorized Economic Operator program and the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to trade between the two countries has been limited to...
  • Port of Corpus Christi Names Brogan Managing Director
    Port of Corpus Christi commissioners promoted Frank Brogan, former deputy port director of engineering, finance and administration services, to the role of managing director, effective immediately. The promotion is part of a succession planning and organizational restructuring, the port said. Brogan will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the port, including...
  • Boskalis Builds Leading Stake in Dockwise
    Dutch dredging and marine services group Boskalis said it has built up a 33 percent stake in Dockwise since it offered $887 million for the Netherlands-based heavy-lift shipping company at the beginning of the week. The cumulative share purchases have made Boskalis the biggest individual shareholder in Dockwise, paving the way...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • New strike shuts LA box terminal
    A strike by port clerks has shut down the largest cargo terminal at the US west coast port of Los Angeles and threatens to spread to all the terminals at the port ...
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Oil prices are looking for the next good news or bad news story to determine their level at the year end, but with freight rates on the blue-chip Asia to Europe ...
  • Cape Town breaking records
    Cape Town Container Terminal [CTCT] broke its performance records in both September and October an achievement that port operator, Transnet Port Terminals' [TPT] ...
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Netherlands-based north European short sea carrier, Samskip Multimodal has partnered with Dutch life science mega-company Royal DSM to develop a workhorse 40ft ...
  • China not a currency manipulator
    In its twice-yearly report the US Treasury has pulled back from designating China as a currency manipulator but said that the yuan still remained 'significantly ...
  • Transpacific agreements are to merge
    The two discussion agreements that cover eastbound and westbound transpacific container services are to be combined. The 15 members of the Transpacific Stabilization ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Iberia backs Safe
    One of shipping's most upbeat equity analysts has trimmed a price target attached to shares of Safe Bulkers.
  • Arms trade continues
    UN sanctions targeting North Korea's illegal weapons trade don't appear to have had a significant impact on proliferation, sources said Wednesday.
  • Tanker torched
    An ageing aframax tanker that used to trade with Teekay Corp appears to have been offloaded in a demolition deal worth roughly $6.1m.
  • Pappas eyes MR
    Petros Pappas appears to be closing in on the acquisition of another medium-range product tanker in a transaction worth an estimated $14.8m.
  • Seabird swoops for cash
    SeaBird Exploration has raised NOK 82.5m ($14.5m) through a private placement with a view to investing in a ship upgrade.
  • Erika part of the problem
    A fall-out from the Erika spill and the plunging price of scrap steel in the subcontinent are making it difficult for owners to demolish VLCCs despite a terrible market, Clarksons says.
  • Vitol invades Germany
    Vitol is expanding its presence in the marine fuel market with the launch of a new bunker supply business in Germany.
  • Scandlines sets ball rolling
    Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines will be sold in the first half of next year, sources close to the deal have said.
  • Golar sees tiered market
    Fuel efficient vessels are starting to command a premium from charterers in the LNG market, according to John Fredriksen's Golar LNG.
  • Golar Partners just grand
    Fredriksen's period-charter gas fleet gets a boost from new ships as third quarter profit rises.
  • SCF trims deficit
    Sovcomflot has chopped its third quarter deficit in half despite turmoil continuing to engulf the tanker market.
  • Shin Yang slides
    First quarter profit has fallen at Malaysia's Shin Yang Shipping as costs rose.
  • Frank flogs stock
    Top Carnival Corp executive Howard Frank looks to have a little more cash to spend this Christmas after trading in some of his shares.
  • MISC earnings stripped
    Malaysian state shipping company MISC has seen a fall in profit despite reporting higher revenue.
  • Cosco in handy score
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has bagged an order for two handysize bulkers from a mystery owner.
  • Holly eyes shipbuilding
    Indian shiprepairer Holly Offshore Logistics is launching a shipbuilding joint venture with Russian interests.
  • Malaria bulker cleared
    Ukrainian authorities have allowed a Bangladeshi bulker to dock after the death of an officer from malaria earlier this month.
  • Jason struggles on
    A successful debt restructuring at Eitzen Chemical has not lifted the mood at its major investor Jason Shipping.
  • NITC ship turned away
    A Greek fuel supplier is investigating the origins of an oil cargo on an NITC tanker that arrived off Syros this week.
  • Bumi seals Osprey swoop
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has confirmed the purchase of a Japanese-built VLCC.
  • K Line stamps bulk brake
    Trouble in the dry-cargo market has forced K Line to curb its fleet expansion plans in the sector.
  • Brinkmann: higher offers
    The administrator of insolvent German shipyard P+S Werften is expecting to sell two ro-pax vessels cancelled by Scandlines this week.
  • Killer crewman jailed
    A former Great Eastern engineer has been handed a life sentence for murdering a colleague and tossing his body overboard.
  • Uljanik goes low
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has priced its stock offering at the bottom end of its range as it looks to expand its capital.
  • Cauvery agents arrested
    Two shipping agents have been held by Indian police investigating the death of six crew who abandoned the grounded tanker Pratibha Cauvery in October.
  • Scandlines cancels duo
    Insolvent P+S Werften in Germany has lost another two newbuilding contracts after Scandlines lost patience.
  • Maybulk profits surge
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has posted a healthy year-on-year jump in third quarter profits despite weaker revenues.
  • Kirby to buy Penn
    Kirby is poised to make second purchase in three months with the $295m takeover of Penn Maritime and Maritime Investments LLC.
  • CAI plans fund raiser
    Container lessor CAI International is looking to raise up to $50m in fresh funds from a public offering of stock.
  • Globus slips to a loss
    Globus Maritime slipped to a loss in the third quarter as it looks to weather the weak freight environment.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • TSA wants ability to discuss transpacific trade in both directions
    "Since they operate their business on a roundtrip basis, it only makes sense to view the two segments as an integrated whole from an agreement perspective as well," said TSA Executive Director Brian Conrad.
  • Shallow Mississippi River fears escalated to White House
  • U.S. trade mission underway in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Manchester gains approval for logistics hub
    The Manchester City Council has approved the planning application for the World Logistics Hub, a 1.4 million square-foot logistics park set for development in the free-enterprise zone near the Manchester Airport.
  • TSA modifies bunker surcharge
    The discussion agreement said a consolidated charge will dramatically simplify how inland intermodal fuel surcharges are assessed and collected, and provide customers with greater clarity in forecasting their total freight costs.
  • Matson plans to build new ships
  • Maersk speeds up WCCA, drops Puerto Caldera
  • CEVA announces cost-cutting measures
  • Kirby acquires Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Amazon supply chain more admired than Apple
    In a poll of 1,136 executives conducted by SCM World, 58 percent said they admired Amazon most overall for the way it operates its supply chain, compared with 37 percent who picked Apple.
  • Chapman Freeborn expands in South America
  • SCI opens international DC for Toys 'R' Us Canada
  • Clerk strike shuts down Pier 400 in L.A.
    Clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit went on strike at APM Terminals (APMT) Pier 400 facility in the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
  • Brogan named managing director at Corpus Christi
  • U.S. supports GE train deal with Kazakhstan
  • Port Manatee names Whitmore chairman

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • MISC says 'cost efficiency a priority'
    The 'shipping industry landscape remains challenging,' says Malaysian group.
  • Prices follow soft trend in Fujairah
    But South African bunker prices were firm.
  • Prices fall on the back of crude in Europe
    Some big price falls seen in Rotterdam.
  • Singapore to study second LNG terminal
    A second terminal would boost propects for LNG bunkering.
  • Vitol announces German bunker market entry
    Will supply bunker fuel and gas oil by barge in the port areas around Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Weser.
  • Shipbuilder looking for edge with LNG
    New LNG-engine could help newbuilds meet EEDI requirements.
  • Supplier turns away 'Iranian tanker'
    Greek player says supplying bunkers would have breached EU sanctions.
  • Record year for Northern Sea Route transits
    Cargo transport up by more than 50% this year, dominated by petroleum products.
  • Calls for explanation of 'promise' on Eastern Anchorage
    Gibraltar government minister asked for details of alleged promise on bunkering plans.
  • LNG-powered platform vessel to get Wartsila propulsion system
    Company says its integrated solution can deliver efficiencies of up to 4%.
  • Prices head downward in Asia
    Weaker crude values see prices falling.
  • DNV looks to develop R&D capability with new appointment
    Research and innovation can give DNV a competitive advantage, says new research boss.
  • Broker survey confirms growth of two-tier market
    Fuel efficiency single most important factor behind rate premium.
  • Changes to maritime operations in Dubai
    Announcement part of DMCA's strategic plan to regulate the local maritime sector.

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COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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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