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June 4, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line joins INTTRA network's multi-carrier e-commerce platform
  • Panama Canal tests just-in-time ship arrivals to cut waits at anchor
  • Environmentalists paid US$30 million for jobs if they drop dredging suit
  • China's April logistics demand slips as cargo volume declines 3.8pc
  • BIMCO's new president says environmentalism leads to needless costs
  • Turkish Container Terminal enlarges, deploys 7-box high empty stacker
  • Restructuring of Virginia Ports underway to enhance competitiveness
  • Big US firms back higher truck weights, but smaller truckers oppose them
  • Asian carriers appeal to FMC over US$4.95/TEU charge levied by PANYNJ
  • Quintiq claims to have set world records for efficient truck routing
  • EU expects IATA make aircraft carbon emission offer at Cape Town AGM
  • Civil aviation minister expects to narrow EgpytAir loss 57pc this year
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo deploys Descartes cloud-based air messaging

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • CMA CGM rebounds to post $ 102 m net profit in first quarter
  • Hapag-Lloyds new service to connect Italy, Turkey & Egypt
  • Jebel Ali port meets UN security standards
  • New facilities welcome incoming class to NYK-TDG Maritime Academy
  • NHD Forwarders upgrades to Softlinks Logi-Sys to offer customers more value & better service experience
  • Shipping lines increasingly avoiding Iranian ports
  • TSA member lines to levy general rate increase from July 1
  • UK tax tribunal rules that security deposit interest is ring-fenced under tonnage tax
  • VLCC charter rates increase by 8.9 pc to new peak
  • Yang Ming Line announces CAT service
  • Engg exports continue to decline in April
  • Gold imports to hit 400-t mark in June
  • Indo-Iranian trade set to grow
  • Fieo mulls opening export trade centres in Gujarat
  • India to grow at 5.3 pc in 2013: OECD
  • INR declines sharply against dollar
  • INR ends week at 11-month low of 56.50
  • The online advantage

International Transport Journalweb site
  • LGI Logistics Group scoops up ITG
  • Port of Long Beach honours shipping lines
  • CMA CGM - profitability improves
  • Technical director quits AAE
  • Bertschi, Hoyer and De Rijke set up independent 4PL firm...
  • Karl Dischinger to be new 24plus partner
  • Eurotunnel launches Etica to boost intermodal railfreight
  • Celadon Trucking aquires Hyndman Transport in Canada
  • EU provides funding for LNG network development
  • G6 transfers to Port Said
  • Germany's inland shipping associations merge
  • Proflight Zambia goes international
  • Russia's rolling stock production increases
  • Why not name a plane for Lufthansa Cargo?
  • Air Cargo Europe trade show opens in Munich

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • Island Offshore christens Island Crown
  • Gulf Craft delivers high speed catamaran crew boat
  • Canada picks off the shelf design for Joint Support Ships
  • Huntington Ingalls makes VP appointment
  • Keppel FELS delivers first Super A class jack-up
  • Tanker and tug collide in Houston Ship Channel
  • Senesco launches large floating dry dock
  • Dual fuel fast RO/RO starts sea trials
  • BAE San Diego gets $8.9 million contract mod
  • GulfMark Offshore appoints EVP & CFO

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • Delta flights to Tokyo-Haneda begin from Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets order for LNG vessels
  • NYK vessel rescues five stranded fishermen
  • Vigor teams with community college to create industrial training center
  • Crowley Maritime expanding Puerto Rico service menu

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: A tangle of politics and small print
    Moves to agree international environmental regulations are proving to be a minefield
  • Not waving but drowning
    Green rules and regulations threaten shipowners with a tsunami of new costs
  • Friction-stir welding could revolutionise vessel construction
    New technology could weld different steel grades together effortlessly and improve accuracy, quality and automation
  • MOL sells three more VLCCs
    Secondhand tankers change hands at low prices
  • Box rate blame game
    Customers and carriers are responsible for roller coaster pricing in the container trades
  • Sliding Indian rupee ends bull run for south Asia demolition
    Scrap prices soften as summer monsoon season looms
  • Atlantic VLGC shortage spurs market spike
    Carriers ballast from Middle East to meet rising LPG volumes out of Houston
  • Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC are best positioned for transpacific rates war
    Larger vessel sizes yield economies of scale, says Drewry
  • Maersk joins aggressive Asia-Europe rate-recovery fight
    Danish line follows others seeking an increase of around $1,000 per teu
  • SCI fails to return to profit despite stronger container performance
    Indian carrier could lose its status after poor bulk performance
  • Analysis: Why it pays to know your NOx from your SOx
    Some eco-systems are tried and tested, others are new and unproven
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: Fortune favours the fence-sitter
    Will owners who hold out have the last laugh when it comes to fitting eco technology?
  • Storms, fog and silver linings
    Changing environmental regulations raise questions and confuse owners
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: Outlook, changeable
    But come rain or shine, the Nor-Shipping party will continue
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: Norway to fuel debate on unmanned ships
    A key project on automation has attracted support despite shipping's reluctance to adopt new ideas

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • MSC drives post-Panamax fixing spree
    MSC, the world's second-largest box line, has swept the spot market for very large container charter vessels by taking on five 7,500teu ships
  • Breaking prices weaken
    BREAKING prices are weakening as the monsoon season gets under way in southern Asia, while China's steel market remains soft
  • SinOceanic makes two financial moves
    NORWAY'S SinOceanic Shipping said it has entered in a sale and leaseback deal with Grand Indus Shipping of Hong Kong
  • MOL offloads 3 VLCCs
    MITSUI OSK Lines has sold three VLCCs in its continuing push to work towards restoring profitability by offloading tonnage
  • Safe Bulkers selling perpetual preferred
    NYSE-listed Safe Bulkers today confirmed plans for an offering of perpetual preferred shares, as the popularity of this 'hybrid' security continues to grow
  • Bharati's losses widen
    BHARTI Shipyard has reported 1.19Bn ($21.7M) in 1Q13 net losses, more than three times the 365M rupees lost over January-March 2012
  • UK cocaine cargo seized
    COCAINE and cannabis worth about £2M ($3.04M) on British streets have been seized at Immingham's port, according to the UK Border Force
  • Infusion urged for STX O&S
    KOREA Development Bank officials told Fairplay a cash infusion is needed to ease the debt repayment squeeze at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, which also told the Korea Exchange today it is still reviewing the sale of STX France and STX Finland
  • Changhang Phoenix delays charter hires
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix said it has delayed charter hire payments for four chartered-in bulkers due to stressed finance
  • Iran's LPG heads east
    IRANIAN LPG is heading to China and South Korea, according to vessel-tracking data
  • Seoul's nuclear crunch to boost LNG
    SOUTH Korea seems likely to need more spot LNG imports because it has suspended 10 of its 23 nuclear reactors, DNB Markets has warned
  • Wilhelmsen issues 700M kroner in senior bonds
    NORWAY's Wilh Wilhelmsen said it has completed the issuance of 700M kroner ($120M) in five-year senior unsecured bonds, with maturity in June 2018
  • G6's Med withdrawal raises rates
    THE G6 Alliance's decision to withdraw some capacity from Asia/Mediterranean routes has raised rates on the lane, bucking the down trend for other long-haul rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • US Customs Opens Final Three Centers to Expedite Imports
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened its final three Centers of Excellence and Expertise in Miami, San Francisco and Atlanta. The Miami center specializes in agriculture and prepared products expertise; the San Francisco facility provides experts on apparel, footwear and textiles; and the Atlanta center concentrates on consumer products and...
  • HSBC China PMI Hit 49.2 in May, Worst Since October
    China's factory activity deteriorated for the first time in seven months in May as both domestic and external demand softened, a private survey showed, adding to concerns that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May slipped to 49.2, the lowest level since October...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Schedules Asia-North America Rate Hike for July 1
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for dry, refrigerated, flat rack and open top containers on its trade from the Indian subcontinent to the U.S. and Canada, effective July 1. The hike will be $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high-cube container and $506 per 45-foot container. Trans-Pacific rates...
  • Crowley Launches Puerto Rico-Central America Service
    Crowley Maritime's Caribbean logistics group is now offering weekly less-than-containerload services to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and several Central American countries. The new service, which uses Crowley vessels, moves freight from San Juan on Fridays to San Jose, Costa Rica; San Salvador, El Salvador; Guatemala City, Guatemala; San Pedro Sula...
  • OOCL to Hike Trans-Atlantic Rates on July 1
    OOCL will boost rates on its trans-Atlantic trade, beginning July 1. The increase will be $150 per 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot and 45-foot container for westbound dry cargo from Europe to the U.S., Canada and Mexico. CMA CGM has also planned North Europe-to-North America and Europe-to-U.S. rate hikes to take...
  • High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Sees Lowest Price of May
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high sulfur bunker fuel slipped to $584.75 per metric ton in the week of May 31, the lowest rate for this fuel type in the month of May, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services...
  • Kalmar to Deliver Two Straddle Carriers to Port Otago
    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order to deliver two diesel electric straddle carriers to Port Otago, a container-handling operator in New Zealand. The ESC 450W straddle carriers, with a capacity of 50 metric tons and stacking capability of 1-over-3, are scheduled for delivery by the end of this year. "This...
  • July Deadline Set for Dumping, Subsidy Claims by US Producers
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a notice in the Federal Register stating that any domestic producer entitled to file a claim under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 needs to file a claim no later than July 30, 2013. The purpose of this law is to...
  • US Scrap Exports to China Losing Their Luster?
    U.S. scrap exports market shares-China vs. rest of the world Full-size image U.S. containerized exports of scrap metals, plastics and paper to China have increased at a remarkable pace over the last 20 years. Between 1992 and 2012, scrap exports to China increased at a compound annual growth rate of 20.2 percent,...
  • US Imports by Rail From Canada Reach March High
    Cross-border imports by rail from Canada into the United States jumped to their highest value in March since the JOC began collecting data in January 2009, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This followed a decline in February, which was the first in nine months. U.S. cross-border...
  • US Rail Imports from Mexico Grow
    Imports by rail into the U.S. from Mexico jumped 21.7 percent year-over-year in March 2013, according to data obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Rail exports as well as both directions of truck traffic experienced declines. U.S. cross-border imports from Mexico Full-size image Imports by rail reached $3.84 billion this March...
  • Peruvian Terminal Adds Container Cranes
    Liebherr to deliver one STS crane and two RTG cranes to Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos.Liebherr Container Cranes has received an order from Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos in Paita, Peru, for the delivery of one super-post-Panamax ship-to-shore crane and two rubber-tire gantry cranes. They are scheduled for delivery by the end of this...
  • Truck Market Share in US Cross-Border Trade Shrinks
    The share of U.S. traffic with North American Free Trade Agreement partners Mexico and Canada via truck was down in March 2013, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Truck traffic fell 1 percentage point from 79.4 percent in February to 78.4 percent of the $73.15 billion in trade...
  • Mandatory Switching Proposal for Class I Railroads Draws Fire
    The National Industrial Transportation League has proposed a change to rules governing U.S. railroad that, if promulgated by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, would establish new standards by which shippers who are served by a single Class I carrier could qualify for competitive switching of their freight to a second...
  • Coregistics Acquires Cano Packaging
    Coregistics, a packaging supply chain services company, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Cano Packaging, a Chicago-area company specializing in primary contract packaging services for food and confectionary manufacturers. The combination of the two companies establishes a Coregistics presence in Chicago and increases the company's ability to support its...
  • Jaxport Channel Deepening to Cost $733 Million
    The Port of Jacksonville's channel-deepening project will cost $733 million, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers analysis. The federal government would pay about $349 million of that, and the remaining $383 million would be paid by local sources. The project will deepen the Florida port's channel to 47 feet...
  • Port Klaipeda Completes Dredging Project
    The Port of Klaipeda in Lithuania has completed the dredging of its channel after one year of work. The dredging and widening of Klaipeda State Seaport Navigation Channel was implemented by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors. Following the contract agreement, the Dutch company dredged 4.432 million cubic meters (about 156.5...
  • Will DOT Sway the Debate on Truck Size and Weight?
    An ongoing Department of Transportation study on the ramifications of allowing heavier and bigger trucks won't likely end the decades-long debate over the issue, but it could provide Congress with a more definitive roadmap. The DOT is studying the impact larger and heaver trucks could have on highway safety, pavement and...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • Caribbean shines
    The Caribbean aframax market is experiencing strong spot rates that could continue into this week, said tanker brokerage Charles Weber.
  • MSC bags quintet
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has inked charters for five post-panamax boxships on charters for up to a year or more.
  • Fesco falters
    Russian boxship company Fesco has posted a lower first quarter profit after selling nearly half its fleet.
  • Safe sells to buy
    New York-listed Safe Bulkers is lining up two share sales to raise money for ship purchases.
  • Tallink pockets $150m
    Loss-making Estonian ro-pax group Tallink has moved to raise funds on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • Bellzone ditches bulker
    London-listed mining company Bellzone has confirmed the sale of a panamax bulker after lowering production targets at a West African project.
  • Rieber stretches debt
    Norwegian owner GC Rieber Shipping has extended NOK 250m ($42.6m) of debt until November 2015.
  • TTA makes its move
    Ship-hungry Thai Thoresen Agencies (TTA) has been linked to the purchase of a modern supramax in Japan.
  • WW seals bond raid
    Wilh Wilhelmsen has wrapped up a big fundraiser in Norway today.
  • JMU linked to EAS deal
    Japan Marine United (JMU) is reportedly eyeing a big stake in Brazilian tanker builder Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS).
  • Krey in heavylift push
    Krey Schiffahrts has emerged as the German name behind an order for four heavylift vessels in China.
  • Yanase buys Samho
    Korean ship equipment group Yanase has bought bankrupt Samho Shipbuilding at the fourth time of asking.
  • Greek tanker pranged
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating a collision between a Greek tanker and a tug pushing barges in the Houston Ship Chanel at the weekend.
  • Hellenic halves war rates
    Owners of most of the Greek controlled fleet are to get a discount on their insurance costs as the Hellenic Mutual War Risks Association will not collect the second half of the annual premium due to be paid in July.
  • Anek chops loss
    A focus on cost control is starting to pay off for Greek ferry group Anek Lines in the first quarter.
  • Port operators team up
    Cosco Pacific and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) have joined forces on a iron ore terminal in China's Shandong province.
  • Finnlines sells out
    Ro-ro owner Finnlines has sold out a share issue with a little help from underwriters.
  • No leisure
    UK operator All Leisure Group has scrapped a cruise on one of its vessels after it was hit by technical problems.
  • STX shares hit again
    Shares in STX Group's listed entities took another battering today after reports emerged that a creditor is looking to wash its hands of the troubled company.
  • Leak starts ship fire
    A German cargoship has been hit by a blaze in Alaska after oil leaked from containers on board.
  • Golden oldies?
    Maersk Line is funding research into how to cut fuel consumption for older boxships.
  • WW targets bond funds
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen is lining up a fundraiser on the Norwegian bond market.
  • More cash for STX
    Korean yard's creditors agree deal to pump in another $265m of emergency funds.
  • SinOceanic's solution
    Norway's SinOceanic Shipping has lined up a $154m sale and leaseback deal for one of its boxships to solve some of its financial worries.
  • Stena adds third ship
    Stena Line is adding a third vessel to its Sweden to Poland route from 8 July to meet the increased demand for freight.
  • Daewoo powers ahead
    Korea Southern Power (Kospo) has ordered an innovative barge-mounted power plant (BMPP) at Daewoo.
  • Swiber eyes Islamic trust
    Swiber says it is exploring options to set up an Islamic trust certificate programme to "broaden and deepen its investors' pool".
  • MOL offloads VLCC trio
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) continues to dispose of tonnage with the reported sale of three post-2000 built VLCCs.
  • APT orders four MRs
    American Petroleum Tankers (APT) has ordered four LNG-conversion-ready MR tankers at US shipyard NASSCO.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • Drewry: 'Big 3' have advantage in transpacific
    Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM have been deploying vessels on transpacific lanes that average 32 percent more TEUs than the normal ship size on the lane, according to an article in the latest issue of Drewry Container Weekly.
  • U.S., France team up to stop fake electronics
    An enforcement blitz by U.S. and French Customs officials resulted in the seizure of 480 shipments of potentially harmful counterfeit electronic components, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announced.
  • IATA bumps up global profit estimate
    Projections for global airline profitability rose by $2.1 billion to an estimated $12.7 billion in 2013. The industry generated $7.6 billion in profits in 2012. Much of this profitability will come from the passenger side of the business.
  • Crowley makes Puerto Rico LCL service weekly
  • Sen. Lautenberg dead at 89
    Lautenberg served on the Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Environmental and Public Works; and the Appropriation committees, all of which play key roles in transportation policy and funding.
  • Railroads, shippers spar over competitive switching
  • CMA CGM reports 1Q profit
  • Peru port orders cranes
  • Con-way orders 525 tractors
  • UPS Freight hikes rates 5.9%

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 3, 2013
  • GAC Bunker Fuels appoints new Business Development Manager
    Murray Bishop appointed GAC Bunker Fuels' Business Development Manager for Europe, the Americas and Africa.
  • Week starts on soft note
    Bunker market quiet in Rotterdam.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah
    Suez IFO prices continue to slide.
  • Premature to blame 'fuel additive' for Aiviq engine failure
    'Slime' that caused filter blockage may have been caused by microbial growth caused by seawater contamination or FAME.
  • Norwegian Oil Trading to open Singapore office
    Local to head NOT's new branch.
  • Inland river traffic stopped in central Europe
    High water levels prevent vessels sailing under bridges.
  • New terminal boosts UK player's turnover
    Prospects good for increased bunker sales at Scottish port.
  • Emulsion specialist looks for opportunities in Latin America
    Quadrise signs MOU with Ecopetrol.
  • Oil major begins supplying in Algeciras
    Port is 'ideally suited as a major bunkering location,' says BP Marine.
  • Hambantota: Bunkering to start in July
    Port authority chairman says move will bring in 'much needed' revenue.
  • Asian bunker prices lower in trade
    Mixed demand was reported in Singapore.
  • Maersk in new project to cut container fleet's fuel use
    Project aims to reduce energy consumption of older vessels by 10%-20%.
  • 'Smart' decision maker launched for bunker procurement
    Optimizer is able to deliver 'proven cost savings', claims Inatech.
  • Rolls-Royce delivers first Environship vessel
    LNG-fuelled vessel able to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 40%, says Rolls-Royce.
  • Beijing office of Dan-Bunkering 'up and running'
    Office makes 'excellent start' since opening, says firm.
  • WFS posts quarterly cash dividend
    Will issue dividend of $0.0375 per share to shareholders on July 5.
  • Cockett Marine Oil expands Dubai operations
    Firm relocates Dubai head office to new and larger premises.
  • Wan Hai announces Q3 bunker charges
    Charges will affect transpacific trade of the firm.

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Geneva
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Rome
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Paris
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Leghorn
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The Hague
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Beijing
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Genoa
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Washington
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London
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Hamburg
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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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Madrid
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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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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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Rome
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Barcelona
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Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
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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
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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
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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