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May 31, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • China raises railway freight rate to relieve high fuel and labour costs
  • Beijing blasts solar tariffs, says US unfair help violates trade law
  • Northeast China opens a new cargo railway for Panjin port
  • Canada tables back-to-work bill ending CP strike, CN signs contract
  • Cosco's Piraeus port back in black with US$231,250 quarterly profit
  • Boxship orders at 9-year low, but yard rates spark owner interest
  • Zim opts for Orange Business Services' MPLS network
  • Hactl backs EIA study for the third runway at HKIA
  • Dragonair hails important move by AAHK in development of third runway
  • Dragonair launches Hong Kong to Taichung twice-daily flights

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • APL, PIL to launch joint service between Far East & Red Sea
  • Bharati Shipyard Q4 results in the red
  • CARGOTEC to introduce unique automation capabilities at TOC Europe 2012
  • Drewry survey highlights container shipping underperformance
  • ICS discusses range of issues at Australia AGM
  • It's bargain time in a slowing market, says industry head
  • NYK, "K" Line's ultra-deepwater advanced drillship operational
  • Ship scrapping on a high, but new tonnage keeps coming in
  • South East CEO Conclave & Awards 2012 on July 13 in Chennai
  • UASC christens 13,500-TEU vessel at Hamburg port
  • Virtual multinational network members meet in the flesh
  • APM Terminals Q1 net up 66 pc
  • S. R. Kulkarni reappointed to MbPT Board for 55th straight year
  • Rlys streamlines revenue sharing clause in PFT policy
  • Coir exports surpass INR1,000-cr. mark in 2011-12
  • Depreciating INR will not hit India's rating: Moody's
  • Vegetable oil import bill likely to rise 20 pc
  • Europe's debt fears push Asian currencies down for 4th week

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • CMA CGM introduces peak season surcharge
    The French carrier CMA CGM Group has decided to implement a USD 350/teu peak season surcharge (PSS) in the trade from Asia to Europe (westbound) as per 1 June 2012. (it)
  • Eurotunnel adds additional capacity for Olympic Games in London
    Eurotunnel is bringing an additional half shuttle (rake) into service to transport cars between Calais and Folkestone for the forthcoming Olympic Games in London. An additional imp...
  • First DAF CF85 assembled in Morocco
    The first locally assembled DAF CF85 recently rolled off the production line at CFAO Motors Maroc. This marks the start of the local assembly of DAF trucks by CFAO, which has alrea...
  • Istanbul's largest customs office to move
    The Halkali customs office on the European side of Istanbul is being moved to Catalca, 70 km away from Istanbul on the side towards Bulgaria and Greece. The Union of Chambers and C...
  • New report shows advantages of rail when calculating external costs
    A new study has been undertaken by consultants CE Delft, INFRAS and ISI for the International Union of Railways (UIC). The study, which analysed the external costs of transport, ha...
  • Panama Canal's proposed toll increases not acceptable by International Chamber of Shipping
    The board of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has approved a toll increase of 15% in two years, on seven types of large ships, and from 60% to 113% for small vessels passing throug...
  • Rudolf Logistik group reshuffles management
    Rudolf Logistik Group, a Baunatal (Germany)-based medium-sized enterprise that provides contract logistics services for automobile producers, has reshuffled its management team and...
  • Hacis goes for ITFS to speed its road feeder services
    Hacis (Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited - the road feeder and added-value services arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited) is equipping all of its air cargo road...
  • Schiphol welcomes back Thai Cargo
    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has welcomed the inaugural flight of Thai Cargo's new weekly B747 freighter services. The aircraft - delivered in early May - was escorted to the ramp by...
  • Cooperation between Singapore and Tokyo Narita airports
    Singapore's Changi Airport Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) to intensify collaboration between the two maj...
  • Redhead International opens new depot in Bristol
    The UK logistics company Redhead International has opened a new depot in Bristol, in southwest England. The company sees the region as a burgeoning market for its tailored services...
  • Norbert Dentressangle puts the spark into Vauxhall
    Vauxhall Motors Ltd has signed a three-year contract extension with the French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle for the overnight distribution of auto...
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands in Singapore
    The German service provider DB Schenker is setting up its first global solution competence centre outside of Europe. Approximately EUR 3 million will be invested in technology and ...
  • Monika Ribar nominated for Swiss board of directors
    The Swiss Air Transport Foundation has proposed that Monika Ribar, CEO of the Basel (Switzerland)-based service provider Panalpina World Transport, be appointed to the board ...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari to cooperate in...
  • Troms Offshore Supply takes delivery of newbuild PSV
  • AMPOL to store and maintain NRC emergency response equipment
  • Lloyd's Register approves DSME ACTIB LNG containment system
  • ClassNK passes 200 million gt mark
  • Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards
  • Miami-based surveyor lied to Coast Guard, faces prison
  • Underwater stern tube seal repair avoids drydocking
  • Dutch invention prevents towline failure on tugboats

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Canadian Pacific reports on resumption of rail service
  • APL Logistics takes home pair of awards from Kellogs
  • NYK develops guidelines for vessel response to tsunamis
  • Thomas Cropper named president of California Maritime Academy
  • Moffatt & Nichol taps Steinke as new Ports Practice leader

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • US Gulf discharge delays cause VLCCs to be booked with storage options
    Vela continues chartering vessels for Middle East to US voyages
  • Posidonia prepares to party despite a sober backdrop
    Industry gathers as Greek shipping faces problems at home and abroad
  • Eurozone braced for Greek exit
    But departure may not be bad for shipping
  • A plea for common sense
    Reality evaluation may sound complex but it does what it says on the tin
  • Greek exit fears mean problems for Paragon
    Broker Newedge will no longer touch Greek securities
  • Have falling bunker prices halted further slow steaming?
    RS Platou reports faster VLCC and boxship sailing speeds in May
  • The future is blue
    European Maritime Day discussed how best to grasp the economic opportunities presented by the world's oceans
  • Charter rates rise for post-panamax boxships
    Zim takes 8,400 teu vessel for 12 months at $40,000 a day
  • Arctic climate change offers opportunities for shipping
    Shipping could replace land-based transport
  • Scandlines sells five freight routes to Stena
    Weeks of speculation and rumour end with ferry operator confirming focus on passengers
  • Twin pressures of weak freight rates and high oil prices keep Zim in the red
    Israeli line reports first quarter net loss of $163m
  • STX Pan Ocean navigates toward a better second quarter
    News that South Korea policy bank could be planning to buy assets from parent buoys major dry bulk operator
  • Golar LNG capitalises on rising spot market
    Fredriksen company holds about one third of all unchartered vessels in global orderbook
  • Shipowners must hold crewing agents accountable
    Nearly two-thirds of maritime incidents due to human error, says Skuld
  • Miami ship inspector convicted for false statements
    Investigation into corrupt inspections fingers Bolivia flag
  • Antwerp invests $31m in India strategic alliance
    Expanding Essar Ports woos European major
  • Anglo-Eastern and Teekay form strategic partnership
    Joint shipmanagement unit will oversee 50 of Teekay's crude and products tankers
  • Maersk boss confirms focus on four core activities
    Nils Andersen says investment will be directed towards offshore and terminals
  • Daggett signals possible US east coast industrial action
    ILA boss tells members that employers will not back down over automation
  • Tanker companies' bad vibes
    The tanker market is several years away from any recovery in all sectors
  • Opening the door
    China's transport ministry edges toward lifting the valemax ban
  • East coast unrest
    Shipowners and their customers may be well advised to be prepared, should the worst happen and US east coast ports are hit by labour unrest
  • Back to basics
    P&I clubs pledge their support for a Posidonia that is all about business
  • Tan leaves CSSC in government-led reshuffle
    Tough times ahead for Chinese shipbuilding giant, warns Hu
  • G6 Asia-Black Sea Express makes debut eastbound call at Suez
    MOL Performance arrives ahead of schedule
  • SinOceanic posts $2.8m first-quarter loss
    China's HNA Group will continue support
  • Offshore arm weakens DryShips' first quarter
    Economou expects five drilling units open next year to deliver winning hand
  • China's orderbook shrinks again
    Report shows demand falling despite boom in offshore sector
  • SCI's higher costs deliver annual loss
    Losses in liner business weigh on results
  • Golden Ocean reports $13m first-quarter profit
    Company faces impairment if Sanko charterparty deal collapses

Fairplayweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Syrian upheaval puts squeeze on box sector
    SEARCHES for smuggled arms, rapid insurance price rises and other factors were reported today to be squeezing the box trade to Syria
  • Beware 'atomic-device option' by banks
    LENDERS might seize tankers continuing to transport Iranian crude when the full EU embargo takes effect a month from now, a Norton Rose lawyer has reportedly warned
  • Stena Weco palms JV deal
    STENA Weco, the palm oil tanker venture of Stena Bulk and Weco, said it plans a joint venture with Golden Agri-Resources, the world's second-largest palm oil producer
  • Seadrill cuts stake to pay for expansion
    SEADRILL said today it has sold 300M shares in SapuraKencana Petroleum, the Malaysian oil company, for about $200M
  • Stena buys Scandlines routes
    GERMAN-Danish ferry operator Scandlines today announced the sale of five freight-heavy ro/pax routes to Sweden's Stena Line
  • Zim's losses widen
    LOSSES at box liner Zim reportedly widened to $163M in this year's first quarter, from $111M in the first three months of 2011
  • Boluda to close last yard
    SPAIN'S Boluda has reportedly decided to close its last remaining shipyard, Union Naval Valencia, because of dwindling newbuilding orders
  • Russia mulls Arctic transit ship charges
    FOREIGN and domestic-flag vessels would need to pay Russia's government for access to Arctic routes under a legislative proposal
  • Drybulk congestion rises
    WAITING times are again rising at Australian and Brazilian drybulk ports
  • BDI falls lowest since early April
    THE BDI fell another 26 points to 986 today, hitting its lowest level since early April
  • Alpha coal scheme approved by Queensland
    INDIA'S GVK Power & Infrastructure has reportedly won environmental approval from Queensland's government for its A$10Bn ($9.9Bn) Alpha coal scheme
  • P+S Werften bailout in limbo
    BOSSES at Germany's shipyard group P+S Werften are today digesting a delay in their appeal to win at least €10M ($12
  • Frontline 2012 shares hailed
    PARETO Securities in Oslo has initiated its coverage of Frontline 2012 with an enthusiastic 'buy' rating
  • Golar LNG remains bullish
    GOLAR LNG, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's LNG business, said today it remains "fundamentally optimistic" about the sector despite a slight drop in 1Q12 net profits
  • DryShips deficit mounts
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips has reported larger quarterly losses than expected and a sharp rise in its working capital deficit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • NAFTA Trade Hits Record $85.7 Billion in March
    The value of surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico hit a monthly record in March, topping...
  • Higher Volume Drives Up Landstar Revenue
    Landstar System says truckload freight volumes are increasing and revenue rising about 10 percent in the second quarter despite a...
  • ILWU Clerical Workers Resume Contract Talks
    Contract negotiations resumed Tuesday between office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Southern California. It was the first face-to-face meeting...
  • Roadrunner Expands LTL Trucking in Northeast
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems, one of the fastest-growing U.S. trucking companies, is expanding in the Northeast by opening two terminals. ...
  • International Air Cargo Fell 4.5 Percent in April
    Global air cargo traffic fell 4.5 percent in April from a year ago, but the market appears to be bottoming...
  • Canada's Senate to Vote on Legislation to End CP Strike
    Canadian Pacific Railway shippers came a step closer to getting their raw materials and goods moving again after Canada's House...
  • Stable Spot Rates Set Stage for Peak Trans-Pacific Surcharges
    Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates held steady this week for the sixth week in a row, as carriers resisted any rate-cutting...
  • Antwerp Buys Stake in India's Essar Ports
    The Port of Antwerp is acquiring a 4 percent stake in India's Essar Ports in a $44 million investment aimed...
  • Zim Loss Widens on Falling Rates, Rising Oil Prices
    Israeli ocean carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services said its first quarter net loss widened to $163 million from $111 million...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Lomar orders 1,000TEU-class ships
    UK-managed Lomar Shipping, which is an operating division of the Greek-controlled Libra Group, sees considerable business opportunities in the smaller containership ...
  • Crowley expands its Puerto Rico distribution capacity
    Crowley Maritime Corp is significantly expanding its warehousing/distribution capacity in Puerto Rico, justifying its decision on the back of growth in the local ...
  • SCCT to benefit from G6 service
    Port Said's Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) will see a bounce in its box throughput from the new G6 Asia Black Sea (ABX) service that started calling at the ...
  • APM T wins CSCL business on US Gulf Coast
    Shanghai-headquartered CSCL is joining CMA CGM's Pacific Express 3 Service as a slot charterer and will therefore utilise APM Terminals' [APM T] container ports ...
  • GT Nexus launches new 'Cloud' tools
    Oakland, California-based GT Nexus has launched a new module as part of its Cloud platform that takes the 'facebook/linked-in' approach and allows all members involved ...
  • Zim Line still in financial trouble
    As with most other ocean carriers, Zim Line continued to haemorrhage money in Q1 12, even losing more than in the previous quarter. On the bottom line, USD163 million ...
  • Maersk gives up its own ships on trans-Tasman trade
    Maersk Line is to withdraw its own tonnage from the trade between Australia and New Zealand and will from July buy slots from MSC and ANL. Currently the Denmark-based ...
  • QUBE boosts its Fremantle operations
    Sydney-based QUBE Logistics, which offers container depot and freight transport services across Australia, is installing new software at its facilities serving ...
  • Eimskip: volumes and costs up in Q1
    Icelandic shipping and transport group, Eimskip, has posted EBITDA for the first three months of EUR6.8 [USD8.5] million, versus EUR12.9 [USD16.1] million in the ...
  • Spain's retail sales tank
    Beleaguered Spain, which infamously holds the top rank for unemployment levels in the eurozone - at 25%, with a staggering 53% of under-25s without ...
  • LR, Totempower and Zodiac to investigate wind power
    The ongoing need for shipowners/operators to cut fuel consumption and reduce emissions is stimulating considerable debate in the industry while furthering research ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Golden scores extension
    Golden Ocean clinches charter extension for seasonally employed panamax after taking a razor to daily rate.
  • GOGL plots 'spring cleaning'
    Cancellations may be on the cards for bulker owner as it prepares to overhaul newbuilding contracts, analyst says.
  • Dry twins read last rights
    China Shipping readies tombstones after sending another handysize pair to domestic scrap yard for dismantling.
  • Wells Fargo spots a bargain
    Equity analyst urges investors to keep an eye on DryShips as first-quarter red ink prompts Times Square cold snap.
  • Frontline in free-fall
    Shares of John Fredriksen-backed tanker giant suffer double-digit drop as Oslo-quoted spinoff takes centre stage.
  • Grindrod expects profit hike
    South African owner says coal terminal sale will boost earnings this year.
  • Nexus needs bondholders
    Norwegian company trying to extend loan agreement with investors as it seeks work for FPSO newbuilding.
  • Maersk sticks to plan A
    Death of legendary owner Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller does not mean a change of strategy at Danish powerhouse, CEO says.
  • Canada's lone offender
    Bremer Lloyd multipurpose the only vessel detained in Canada last month, with machinery problems.
  • Seadrill in selldown
    John Fredriksen-led firm cashes in $200m worth of shares to set the scene for further investments in Varia Perdana.
  • Samudera sells a pair
    Singapore-quoted owner cashes in a couple of bulkers at a shade over book value.
  • Golar buy-back a hit
    Shipowner's move to pick up one-tenth of its own stock wins applause from the market.
  • Shin Yang slows
    Malaysian owner and shipbuilder's profit drops in first three quarters despite stronger revenue.
  • SinOceanic squeezed in Q1
    Interest repayments cost Jan Haakon Pettersen-led containership owner dearly.
  • SSS to withdraw charges
    Sri Lankan charterer says case against stranded crew who sold scrap metal to raise money will be dismissed.
  • Antwerp takes Essar stake
    Belgian terminal pumps in $31m as part of alliance with expanding Indian group.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Peak season or not, planning makes sense
  • Home shopping boosts logistics opportunities
    A survey it conducted of 1,000 adults about online, catalog, and television shopping found 75 percent of consumers have shopped at home in the last year, and nearly one-third of those make online purchases at least once a month.
  • Sedex: Collaboration, ethics grow a supply chain
  • Rail strike bill clears Canada's House
    A government-appointed arbitrator will work with the railroad and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents 4,800 striking employees to negotiate a new contract.
  • Zim losses widen in 1Q
    The Israeli liner carrier saw its first quarter losses widen from the same period in 2011, suffering a net loss of $163 million and more than the $151 million lost in the first three months of 2011.
  • Antwerp collaborates to support Indian trade
    The Port of Antwerp International will assist Essar with training, port planning, traffic flow, quality and productivity enhancements and is taking a 4 percent share of Essar with an investment of 175 million rupees ($3.1 million).
  • DOT shuts down Demco
  • NYK's TP volumes rise in April
  • ILA president restates automation concern
  • Ieri 30 maggio 2012, 8.37.17
  • Trade Facilitators adds executive search service
  • Air Force eyes public sector supply chain bids
  • Troy expands in Savannah
  • Swissport names VPs
  • Ex-Im Bank continues support for aviation sector

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 30, 2012
  • Mumbai to set up oil spill response centre
    Port Trust invites bids to set up oil spill facilities and will announce awarding of contract in July.
  • Business and legislators remain divided on sulphur rules
    'We regret EU has not taken the views of the European business and industry into account,' say freight forwarders.
  • European bunker markets see further losses
    Low sulphur product tight in Hamburg.
  • Prices still falling in Middle East and African ports
    'Lacklustre demand' in Suez.
  • Bunker prices offer hope for container line
    Falling fuel prices should have 'a positive effect' on Zim's 2012 results.
  • LNG cheaper than scrubbers, says study
    Payback on investment likely be shorter, says joint study by GL and MAN.
  • Bunker prices fall in Asian port hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • UK bunkering firm receives $9.3 million bunker tanker
    Lerrix can carry 500 mt of IFO material and 600 mt of MGO.
  • High bunker prices support vessel scrapping
    Owners of older tonnage will hesitate to take vessels through 'special surveys' if bunker prices remain high, says Golden Ocean.
  • Infrastructure needed for Asian LNG bunkering operations
    The availability of 'good proven technology' will be a determining factor in introducing LNG bunkering to Asia, says CEO.
  • LNG tank technology gets Lloyd's Register approval
    LNG system 'will be of particular interest' for wider use including as LNG-as-fuel tanks.
  • Offshore marine services firm starts fuel reduction campaign
    Bourbon aims to reduce fuel consumption of its fleet by around 15-30%.
  • Piracy threatens to impact bunkering ops off Fujairah
    Vessels drifting off Fujairah are 'potential sitting ducks' for pirate attacks, says a maritime security specialist.

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Leghorn
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Rome
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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