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May 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Transatlantic carriers struggle to make a profit as US imports fall
  • Hainan county spends US$48.5 million to build border trade centre
  • Shanghai Railway Bureau offers door-to-door service from Hefei to Ningbo
  • China's busiest railway cargo finds freight station no longer busy
  • Savannah to settle dredging lawsuit with local environmentalists
  • South Carolina ports chief brings Washington up to speed on shipping
  • Eimskip delays two 850-TEUers'delivery from China, and lowers price
  • Weekly DC-6 flights to make life affordable in Bering Sea village
  • Ethiopian Airlines signs deal to provide air-sea cargo with Djibouti
  • Norwegian budget carrier moves boldly into long-haul air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics Shantha Martin receives International Women Leadership Forum award
  • Bahri takes delivery of new RoCon vessel
  • CWT acquires majority stake in Maiia
  • London P&I Club reports negative findings on enclosed space entry
  • Moore Stephens says shipping should explore leasing solutions
  • Successful business years for Ahlers India
  • Iranian crude imports to India fall 26.5 pc in 2012-13
  • Efforts on to end strike at Hongkong International Terminals
  • INR 3,000 cr. infused into Reliance Ports & Terminals
  • LA top US port in 2012
  • Mumbai Port Trust to contribute significant amount to Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund
  • INR ends firm at 53.80

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Express Group wächst weiter - Fokus auf Third-Party Logistik
  • Mixed results for Marseilles Fos
  • Gerlach expands in UK
  • Change at Gebrüder Weiss in Shanghai
  • National Air Cargo Jumbo crash in Afghanistan
  • DSV nearly doubles net earnings in Q1/2013
  • Bruno Mandrin quits SNCF Geodis group
  • Militzer & Münch welcomes new board member
  • Beijing founds China Railway Corporation
  • Gustke Logistik receives quality award from 24plus
  • Faulty electrics cause most truck breakdowns
  • Hupac introduces new shuttle connection
  • Vietnam Airlines stops primate transport
  • Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) - Bereit für die...
  • Aeroflot increases capacity between Moscow and Krasnoyarsk
  • Carriers are losing the game
  • Stellar Q1 results for Agility
  • CSCL to order five triple-E container vessels
  • UPR to strengthen transport infrastructure in Kansas

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Buckley McAllister elected new Chairman of AWO
  • USCG awards Huntington Ingalls contract for NSC 6
  • Rand Logistics hires Bob Bezan for new VP position
  • Austal makes changes in Australia and Spain
  • NVDC rules on plan to build Amphibex vessels in U.S.
  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises takes delivery of Europa 2

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • New Port of Portland commissioner confirmed by governor, state senate
  • Truck shipments lead way in trade between NAFTA partners
  • Port of Tacoma schedules annual breakfast program
  • 2013 cruise season begins at Port of Seattle terminals
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names Cahill bulk business veep

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Cyprus promises shipping undersecretary 'within weeks'
    New ministerial post part of higher profile for the industry after island's crisis
  • Danaos moves for first secondhand boxship acquisition
    Owner already has a $27.5m agreed kitty for renewal purposes
  • Cexim's ambition faces an uphill march
    Pledge to help quality shipowners ride out the current crisis raises eyebrows
  • Cexim buys stake in leasing firm to lure foreign owners
    China ship finance giant moves to boost the country's shipyards
  • Burma-China pipeline will cut VLCC demand
    Alternative outlet presents a further blow to a struggling tanker market
  • New threat to product tankers if third Caribbean refinery is closed
    Route already looks vulnerable to market slide
  • Under pressure
    If spot rates continue to weaken, container lines could once again find themselves under pressure from customers to renegotiate annual contract terms
  • Leopard crew freed after 28-month ordeal
    Somali pirates release six hostages for 'considerable millions'
  • Anger at Gothenburg tariff hike
    AMP Terminals' move could force carriers to switch ports, say shippers and freight forwarders
  • StealthGas raises $115m from shares offering
    Vafias family to chip in $5.8m as firm targets five LPG carriers
  • Unsure of Shell
    Energy giant positions itself to wrest control of Browse LNG from Woodside
  • MacAndrews launches rail service
    Shortsea specialist runs reefer trains through Spain
  • CSAV approves capital increase to finance boxship order
    Chilean carrier will buy seven Samsung-built wide-beam boxships
  • Capacity adjustments not enough to lift rates
    Service withdrawals and void sailings will not offset new tonnage, says Alphaliner
  • Kidnapping highlights piracy threat to commercial shipping
    West African attacks expand from thefts of oil and gas to seizures of seafarers
  • Gulf of Guinea kidnappings not linked to terrorism, say intelligence firms
    A perceived link could restrict insurers' ability to cover ransom payments

Fairplayweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Top cuts its losses
    EVANGELOS Pistiolis-led Top Ships today reported much smaller losses for 2012, despite logging less than half the voyage revenues of the year before due to weaker rates
  • CSAV plans share sale
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has announced a plan to sell $500M in equity to fund newbuildings and repay debt.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Broad Growth in Industrial Real Estate
    ustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay. In fact, the boom can no longer be described as the industry recovering from the 2008-09 economic recession. Rather, declining vacancy rates and steady expansion of...
  • Roadrunner's Truckload Revenue Rises Nearly 50 Percent
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported net income available to common stockholders in the first quarter of 2013 was $10.6 million, increasing 33.4 percent from $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, operating income for Roadrunner, No. 15 on JOC's list of the Top 25 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, was a record $19.1...
  • Con-way Profit Skids
    Con-way, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based trucking operator and logistics provider, on Monday reported first quarter net income of $14 million, down from $25.6 million a year earlier. Operating income declined to $31.6 million from $55.7 million a year earlier as revenue was essentially flat at $1.34 billion vs. $1.37 billion in...
  • Horizon Posts Loss, Improved EBITDA
    Jones Act domestic carrier Horizon Lines reported a first quarter net loss but a 25.7 percent increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from continuing operations. Horizon's net loss narrowed to $20.1 million from $26.8 million a year earlier, as operating revenue declined to $244.5 million from $263.4...
  • Bahri Receives Second of Six New Ships
    Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons.Bahri, formerly known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has received delivery of the Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons, in South Korea. It is the second vessel delivered in a series of six ordered...
  • D.J. Powers Opens Branch in Virginia
    D.J. Powers Co. has opened a new branch office in Norfolk, Va., in line with its expansion strategy. "We are delighted to open the Norfolk office and continue to move forward with our strategic multi-phase plan to expand globally," said Rhett Willis, president and CEO, in a written statement. "Norfolk has...
  • Hong Kong Dockworkers Take Part in May Day Protest
    Striking dockworkers were among thousands who rallied in Hong Kong on May 1 against poor wages and working conditions. Organizers pegged the crowd at about 5,000 people, but police estimated just 3,700, South China Morning Post reports. The dockworkers were "treated like VIPs," the news organization said. "So what we are demanding today,...
  • NITL Convenes 2013 National Policy Meetings
    The National Industrial Transportation League is taking its acclaimed spring policy program outside Washington, D.C., to the greater Chicago area on May 23-24 to convene the nation's leading decision-makers from industry and government to explore the key challenges confronting the freight transportation industry. Structured around the NITL's major standing modal committees,...
  • Suez Canal Tolls Increase
    Toll increases for ships transiting the Suez Canal took effect today. Container ships got off relatively easy, with increases of about 2 percent, Middle East Monitor reports. Oil tankers and other bulk vessels incurred the greatest hikes, at around 5 percent. In the first quarter of 2013, 1,479 container ships passed through...
  • Kenco Appoints New VP Operations
    Logistics provider Kenco named Todd A. Johnson to the position of senior vice president of operations with Kenco Logistic Services. In addition to his operations responsibilities, Johnson will focus on account management, business development and strategic planning in his new role. Johnson has 29 years of experience in the supply chain industry,...
  • Working Together at NASSTRAC
    If attendance at industry events is an economic indicator, we're doing better in early 2013 than you might think. Approximately 600 people attended the NASSTRAC Shippers Conference and Transportation Expo in Orlando this week, a gain of more than 100 attendees from 2011. The number of exhibitors - motor carriers,...
  • Profit Slides at Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust reported its first quarter 2013 profit fell to HK$642.0 million (approximately US$82.7 million), down 6.5 percent from HK$686.7 million in the same period a year ago. Revenue and other income rose slightly year-over-year, up 1.1 percent to HK$2,866.5 million. Operating expenses climbed 3.8 percent, to HK$2,027.0 million. First quarter...
  • Container Volume Grows at Port of Rotterdam
    Container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam rose 4 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.8 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Total container tonnage fell slightly, however, to 30 million metric tons, as the port handled substantially more empties than loaded containers. The port expects that condition to persist because...
  • UPS Sees Strong Growth on Expedited European LCL Service
    UPS is experiencing "significant" growth in its expedited less-than-containerload service since it was launched in March from four northern European ports to delivery destinations in the U.S. The new service, which UPS calls Preferred LCL, is drawing the biggest interest from U.S. importers of German-made industrial automotive products, which includes auto...
  • ILA Maintenance-Repair Workers Ratify Metro Contract
    International Longshoremen's Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a six-year labor contract. ILA members approved the contract by a margin of 542-17 Tuesday. The new contract between ILA Locals 1804-1 and 1814 and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance...
  • Genesee & Wyoming's Profit, Revenue Mount
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported profit in the first quarter of 2013 of $82.7 million, up from $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. The company's net income for the quarter was boosted by the retroactive short-line tax credit for 2012 and a net gain on the sale of assets, partly offset...
  • Tactical Logistics Solutions Leases Facility in California
    Tactical Logistics Solutions shares the building with Complete Logistics Control.Tactical Logistics Solutions has leased 192,000 square feet of industrial space in Ontario from landlord Riverside Bluffs Realty, an affiliate of Sares Regis-J.P. Morgan. The signing marks New Jersey-based Tactical Logistics Solutions' expansion into the Inland Empire marketplace. The company specializes in...
  • Profit, Revenue Soars at Agility
    Agility's first quarter profit soared 46 percent as the Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure company overcame a sluggish global economy to expand its customer base in emerging markets. Net income grew to 10.1 million dinars ($35.6 million) from 6.9 million dinars ($24.3 million) in the first three months of 2012, as revenue...
  • Drewry's Trans-Pacific Benchmark Flat Ahead of GRIs
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark was flat this week, leading up to May 1 general rate increases, following three weeks of declines in the trade lane. Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 1, 2013 Full-size image During the prior three weeks, the benchmark dropped 15.2 percent or $379. Trans-Pacific carriers Cosco, U.S. Lines and MOL plan to...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Genco debt reclassified
    Genco Shipping & Trading revealed that it has reclassified $1.4bn in long-term debt due potential covenant breaches, as the shipowner reported a 44.8% jump in first-quarter losses.
  • Excel extends
    Ailing bulker owner says negotiations with lenders, investors and strategic partners are ongoing.
  • NewLead sounds alarm
    NewLead Holdings emerged as one of the 'worst performers' on the TradeWinds Shipping Index Wednesday after warning investors that it expects to post a deep annual deficit.
  • Nam Cheong awaits wave
    Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong has been tipped to cash in on an anticipated chartering wave.
  • LPG rates pushing up
    Higher activity in the LPG market has pushed up earnings for VLGCs by more than a tenth during the past 24 hours.
  • Top remains red
    Top Ships remained rooted in the red in 2012 as impairments on vessel values took a toll.
  • Two bodies found
    Two corpses of crewmen from the sunken North Korean cargoship Tae Gak Bong have washed up in Japan.
  • Making a million
    Anchor-handler rates have hit NOK 1m ($175,000) per day as the supply of prompt vessels ran out entirely in the North Sea.
  • Bank to back STX Group
    Korean Development Bank (KDB) is likely to launch a comprehensive restructuring of troubled shipping conglomerate STX Group, its chief executive said today.
  • Orderbook cheers NOCC
    Norwegian Car Carriers is expecting the charter market to dodge poor economic news and continue to improve as newbuilding deliveries drop to the lowest level in a decade.
  • ESL starts positively
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has returned to profit in the first quarter.
  • Stealth strikes it rich
    StealthGas has walked away with $115m from its fundraising visit to Times Square.
  • CSAV lines up $500m
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) shareholders have given the green light to a huge fundraiser to pay for the company's fleet expansion.
  • Ocean Breeze free again
    A battered Philippines bulker has been refloated from a Chilean beach after eight months.
  • More cash for Titan
    Restructuring FPSO and yard group Titan Petrochemicals has secured another cash injection - this time from its chairman.
  • Arpeni exits capes
    Arpeni Pratama of Indonesian has packed its only capesize bulker off to the scrap yard.
  • Milaha eyes expansion
    Qatari shipowner Milaha is lining up new additions to its fleet but is coy on the details.
  • Greeks get taste for capes
    Hellenic capesize ordering at highest level since 2008, broker says.
  • Write-down clobbers NS
    Japanese bulker owner NS United has posted a much bigger annual loss after writing down the value of its fleet.
  • Tanker sinks off Myanmar
    Seventeen crew have been rescued after their tanker sank off Myanmar following a collision with a car carrier.
  • Seaspan's loan hope
    Seaspan is confident of securing funds to support its recent spending after netting a credit facility to pay for the first two 14,000-teu vessels it has ordered in league with Yang Ming.
  • KDM eyes second issue
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping is selling more shares as it continues its fleet expansion.
  • STX funding fixed
    The Finnish government has agreed to hand over EUR 31m ($40.81m) to ensure the completion of two cruiseships being built at STX Finland.
  • Algoma wins yard fight
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has won its $35.4m dispute over cancelled tankers in China.
  • Long Beach eyes ore
    Long Beach, best known as a container port, is looking to tap iron ore as a promising new export cargo.
  • Steel output growth soft
    Growth in global steel production continues to remain weak with last month seeing little or no increase.
  • Reshuffle at V Group
    OMERS Private Equity has carried out a management shake-up at majority-controlled ship manager V Group.
  • Taxi assault broker jailed
    A Norwegian shipping executive has been jailed in Singapore for assaulting a taxi driver in a dispute over a SGD4 ($3.20) surcharge.
  • C Whale crew paid
    Cargo interests are said to have played a part in the crew of a TMT OBO under arrest in Singapore getting paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • CSAV shareholders approve share sale to raise $500 million
    The Chilean liner shipping company said shareholders meeting in Valparaiso this week approved a plan to increase capital by $500 million that will be used to purchase seven 9,300-TEU ships and prepay a loan from AFLAC.
  • Iron ore exports moving via Long Beach
    SA Recycling, a long-time exporter of scrap metal through the port, is working with CML Metals Corp. to send iron ore from mines in Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada to Asian steel makers.
  • Hong Kong dock talks expected to resume Thursday
  • Alphaliner sees 'rate war' in Asia-Europe liner trade
  • ABF hit with $13 million loss in 1Q
  • Raytheon cited for lax ITAR compliance
  • NCBFAA protests Customs plan for disciplining brokers
    The association has come out against a U.S. Customs proposal to improve due process procedures for suspending a broker's entry-filer code, saying that going after the code is a back-door way to take away a broker's license and is unconstitutional.
  • Forwarders support foreign NVOs using NRAs
    The Washington-based NCBFAA wants exemptions pertaining to non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) extended to foreign-based, unlicensed NVOs as well as U.S.-licensed companies.
  • Agility sees boost in 1Q revenue
  • INTTRA, Maersk extend strategic partnership
  • ITS to release ACE analytics tools
  • Cross to lead Maher Terminals
  • Advancing 'small package' outcome at Bali trade gathering
  • DGX starts L.A.-Guayaquil service
  • Volga-Dnepr transports large gas materials
  • Cargo activity up at Amsterdam airport
  • K+N to expand Belgian facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Prices soft across Europe
    380 cSt in Gibraltar down by $10 a tonne.
  • Prices fall in Fujairah
    Prices sluggish in South African ports.
  • New mindset required in challenging market, says WFS chief
    Scale of challenges 'tremendous' but opportunity 'broad'.
  • MAN Diesel: Scrubbing technology is mature
    'Everything that was problematic has been fixed,' IBC 34 is told.
  • Slow steaming could hurt profitability, shippers warn
    What's good for shipping is bad for shippers.
  • Shell 'will make LNG available' where needed
    In discussions with potential LNG fuel users and says 'we need to look at STS delivery' and 'de-risk' the price.
  • Crew of bunker arrest tanker receive overdue wages
    Shipping company owed crew members $300,000.
  • Bunker prices soften in Tokyo Bay
    Offices were closed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • 'Decoding' the Polar Code
    The highly contentious issues of increased black carbon emissions and the potentially disastrous effects of an HFO spill in the Arctic seem to be difficult pills to swallow.
  • Gulfmark Offshore back in profit in first quarter
    But earnings were partially offset by 'higher than estimated' fuel expenses in Southeast Asia and the North Sea.
  • Bahri receives fuel-saving ro/con vessel
    Four similar vessels to be delivered between 2013 and the first half of 2014.
  • Rapid growth at Monjasa despite 'careful credit policy'
    Turnover grew by more than 20% in 2012 but 'could have almost doubled' if the company had been less conservative.
  • Nautic Africa, DAFF team up on bunkering
    Government dept chooses shipyard over navy for bunkering operations.

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Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
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Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
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Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
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Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Rome
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Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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Rome
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Genoa
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Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
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Barcelona
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Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
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The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
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Piraeus
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Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
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Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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Tokyo
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Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
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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
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Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
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Reggio Calabria
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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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