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July 4, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL Comfort's front half again re-secured to tug after breaking free
  • Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement ups rate US$400/FEU in August
  • OOCL hikes rates on south east Asia-Oz run US$200/TEU from August
  • Suez Canal's quarterly containership transits lowest in three years
  • Cross-strait container shipping volume up 6.3pc in first five months
  • Canada's Fair Rail Freight Service Act allows bureaucrats to set rates
  • 22 West, Central African states sign UN piracy code, modelled on Djibouti's
  • Kuehne + Nagel to continue handling logistics for Dutch retailer C&A
  • Bahamas' Freeport leads Caribbean in container volume in 2012: UN Report
  • US exports 25pc of its coal to Asia, but total still small overall
  • SIA Cargo names Lik Hsin Lee new president Kai Ping Tan rejoins parent
  • Shanghai Pudong cargo down 1.3pc in June, but volumes increase 17.7pc
  • National Air Cargo loses defamation law suit against Buffalo News
  • China hinterland ramps up capacity to increase international presence

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Critical role of seafarers acknowledged
  • DB Schenker opens new office in Thiruvananthapuram
  • NATOs anti-piracy naval group transfers command
  • Rickmers-Linie & Reederei Heino Winter celebrate naming of Rickmers Chennai
  • India offers to cut Customs duty on wines & spirits from EU
  • APMT facility at Maasvlakte 2 likely to be world's most automated
  • APSEZ & MSC form JV to operate Adani International Container Terminal
  • Rlys to relaunch scheme letting operators run pvt. freight trains
  • Transporters threaten to boycott Kerala if Walayar check-post problems not resolved
  • India fails to persuade WTO on US complaint
  • INR falls below 60 once again on heavy dollar demand
  • No tax on services provided to SEZs for authorised operations
  • L&T bags paraxylene plant construction project

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Anthony Foxx sworn in as US secretary of transportation
  • UTi's APAC region under new command
  • Cosco's new top managers at the helm
  • Ibercondor changes general manager
  • FM Logistic sets up operations in Brazil
  • British honours for Stena Line chairman
  • Raben opens new branch office in the north of the...
  • Alarmstimmung auf dem Stiefel
  • Rina commits to Iacs chairmanship
  • DG Enterprise and Industry releases survey of rail supply...
  • BDP International becomes ACC affiliate member
  • Hansa Heavy Lift goes West
  • "Rickmers Chennai" named in Hamburg
  • ITL opens new maintenance depot in Pirna
  • Iata says airfreight continues to flatline in May
  • Virgin and Delta sign US east coast cargo handling pact
  • P&G converting 20% of for-hire truck loads to natural gas
  • AEI receives first Chinese conversion order

Marine Logweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Canadian shipowners to carry out BWM tests
  • PetroVietnam unit orders jack-up at Keppel FELS
  • STX Finland gets LOI for two LNG fueled ferries
  • USCG Petty Officer to face sex charge court martial
  • Scorpio Tankers gets into LPG sector

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Foss Marine Holdings taking on Foss Maritime name
  • Ceremony marks command change at Coast Guard Station Seattle
  • Anthony Foxx sworn in as Secretary of Transportation
  • Jensen Maritime delivers ocean-going tug to Hyak
  • Schnitzer Steel reports third fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Sun rises again in Japan
    The world's third-largest economy is gaining poise and that is good for shipping
  • Japanese shipping giants go their own way
    MOL, NYK and K Line adopt different strategies to ride out shipping downturn
  • JP Morgan turns attention to US port investments
    US bank switches focus away from European infrastructure projects
  • Unwanted weapons pile up at Mombasa as pirate attacks fall
    Stockpile of 7,000 firearms reflects disparities in management standards
  • Singapore leads the charge to develop LNG as bunker fuel
    Despite the potential, owners must overcome several short-term challenges
  • Due diligence result offers hope for STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
    Report suggests creditors would serve themselves better by keeping cash-strapped South Korean yard afloat
  • Europe could face bunker drought after 2020
    Fuel will have to be shipped in, raising its cost, says OW Bunker sales chief
  • Netanyahu pledges to end port monopolies and tackle the unions
    Israel Ports Co invites tenders for box upgrades at Haifa and Ashdod
  • Geodis Wilson to launch China-Europe rail services
    Logistics firm plans cheap alternative to air freight based on longer lead times
  • MSC Eugenia released from detention
    Earlier water ingress in a hold was minor and not caused by hull damage, says company
  • Box clever
    IACS to look at how big boxships are designed, built and operated
  • Protests hit Rongsheng
    Hundreds of shipyard workers take to the streets over mass layoffs and unpaid wages
  • VLCC earnings climb sharply as Asian charterers pile in
    Summer demand for crude drives market upwards
  • Class societies to examine post-panamax boxship design
    New work proposed as Rina takes one-year chairmanship of IACS
  • Scorpio orders up to 10 newbuildings to enter LPG market
    Five VLGCs to be built at Hyundai Samho and DSME with an option for five more
  • Salvors reattach MOL Comfort tow wire
    Split vessel's fore section heads to port
  • Excel's good start
    Although bankruptcies are never pretty, the firm's deal with its lenders looks promising

Fairplayweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Grimaldi seals trans-Europe deal
    Grimaldi Lines has sealed an operational agreement with Italy's transcontinental operator Interporto Servizi Cargo (ISC) to develop European intermodal traffic via Italy to and from Tunisia, Libya and Italy's southern island Sicily
  • STX Finland to build Scandlines ferries
    BALTIC sea ferry line Scandlines is resuming its newbuilding programme for ro-pax tonnage with the nomination of embattled shipbuilder STX Finland as new yard
  • Shenzhen fleets suspend operations
    HALF OF Shenzhen-based shipping fleets having been suspended, according to a reported by Shenzhen Logistics and Supply Chain Management Association (LSCMA)
  • California ballast water law questioned
    BALLAST water treatment systems reliable enough to meet California's strict performance standards do not yet exist, state authorities have determined
  • Scorpio Tankers orders VLGCs
    SCORPIO Tankers has ordered "at least five and up to 10" LPG carrier newbuilds at two shipyards in South Korea, but shed four LR2 product tankers ordered in May to accommodate this expansion into a new business area
  • Bondholders and JV partner object to Excel plan
    EXCEL Maritime's JV partner Robertson Maritime Investors and its bondholders yesterday filed separate objections in the company's Chapter 11 case in New York
  • Contract rates rise, spot fall for Stolt-Nielsen
    STOLT-NIELSEN, the London-based chemical carrier, tank terminals and tank containers group, has reported a fall in 2Q and year-to-date interim net profit
  • Orders cancelled at Guangzhou Longxue
    CHINESE yard Guangzhou Longxue has seen the cancellation of the newbuilding orders for two 82,000dwt drybulkers, which were placed in May 2010
  • CSSC's shipowning unit placed $540M orders in 1H
    CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping, a shipowning unit of CSSC, placed combined $540M newbuilding orders at Chinese yards in the first half of 2013
  • Brightoil borrows $50M
    HONG KONG-listed Brightoil Petroleum yesterday borrowed up to $50M for a 10-year term from China Development Bank's Hong Kong branch
  • MOL resumes towing of wreck
    MITSUI OSK Lines said today it has resumed towing the bow section of the MOL Comfort after the tow line broke yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Truck Slowdown Hits Terminal at Nehru Port
    Slowdowns by container truck drivers over wage increases threaten to disrupt normal operations at the APM Terminals facility in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva). "A go-slow by truck operators started at APM Terminals on June 29. This has badly affected APMT's productivity and the terminal is able to perform...
  • Japan's Monetary Policies Boosting Confidence
    The monetary easing and fiscal stimulus policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are giving Japan's business leaders and economy a huge boost. The Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey, which measures manufacturer sentiment, turned positive for the first time since 2011 in the three-month period ending June 30. The quarterly survey...
  • China's Trade Outlook Is Deteriorating
    China's manufacturing activity weakened and new export orders slowed last month despite the improving U.S. economic outlook. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index fell to 50.1 in June from 50.8 in May, while the new orders sub-index and new export orders sub-indexes fell, respectively, to...
  • Stagnant Exports Widen US Goods Trade Deficit
    The U.S. trade deficit in goods expanded to $63.4 billion in May, up $5.0 billion from April, as exports fell by $0.9 billion to $130.3 billion, and imports rose $4.2 billion to $193.7 billion. The total deficit, including trade in services, stood at $45.0 billion in May, up from $40.1 billion in...
  • Israel Ports Co.'s Plans for New Terminals Advance
    Israel Ports Co. has published the first stage of an international tender for the operations of new container terminals to be built in Haifa and Ashdod, Israel. The announcement was jointly released by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister; Yisrael Katz, the nation's minister of transport, national infrastructure and road safety; and...
  • China's Top 10 Container Ports See Shifts in Rankings
    China's top 10 port rankings for 2012 have started to shift in the first five months of 2013. Through May, many of the ports, outside of the top 3, have switched positions. Guangzhou, the fourth-ranked Chinese port in 2012, was the only port to see a year-over-year decline in May, with...
  • Extra Volumes Snarl Traffic at Port of New York and New Jersey
    The Port of New York and New Jersey today reported that traffic congestion throughout the port roadway system has affected the entire New Jersey port complex, particularly the southern Port Elizabeth entrance. The congestion results from extra volumes moving through terminals in preparation for the Fourth of July holiday. Port Newark Container...
  • Hamburg Süd Adds Italy Call to US-Mediterranean Service
    Hamburg Süd has added a direct call at Salerno, Italy, to its route from the U.S. Gulf Coast and South Florida to the western Mediterranean. The updated port rotation was scheduled to take effect from the Madrid Express, voyage 322E. Separately, the container line reported that the Cap Domingo, voyage 99S, has...
  • Westbound Trans-Pacific Trade Outlook for 2013 Unchanged
    Westbound Trans-Pacific Trade 2008-2014 Full-size image Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno kept his below 4 percent growth outlook for this year's westbound trans-Pacific container trade, as he doesn't expect the reverse of European and U.S. fiscal imbalances in the first quarter to offset significant risks ahead for the trade lane. The...
  • CEVA Logistics Builds Chemical Storage Area in Spain
    CEVA Logistics has built a 240-square-meter (about 2,583 square foot) chemical storage area at its multiuser hub in Ontígola, Spain, south of Madrid. A team of specialized engineers built the area in compliance with all existing rules and requirements relating to the safe storage of chemical products and risk prevention in...
  • Evergreen Drives Capacity Increase in Global Shipping Fleet
    The top 21 ocean container carriers increased the combined capacity of their fleets by 6.3 percent in the past year amid slowing cargo demand, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. Taiwan's Evergreen Line drove the increase in global capacity - equivalent to 892,000 20-foot-equivalent units - with a 24 percent or 156,500-TEU...
  • Towing of MOL Comfort's Fore Part Resumes
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines today reported that the fore part of the MOL Comfort has been recovered and towing has resumed, after it was disconnected from the tow wire during salvage operations on July 2. The 7,041-TEU, Bahamas-flag MOL Comfort snapped in half on June 17 during inclement weather in the Indian...
  • Canada's Trade Deficit Narrowed in May
    Canada's merchandise imports in May fell 3.2 percent month-over-month, while exports declined 1.6 percent, resulting in a trade deficit of C$303 million (about US$287.2 million), compared with $901.5 million in April, according to Statistics Canada. Following four consecutive monthly increases, imports fell to $37.5 billion in May, driven by lower imports...
  • US Containerized Imports Rebound
    U.S. containerized imports through April 2013 Full-size image U.S. containerized imports increased 2 percent year-over-year in April, rebounding from a 7.3 percent year-over-year decline in March, according to advance figures from PIERS, a JOC sister company. U.S. containerized imports totaled 1.48 million 20-foot-equivalent unitsfor the month of April, the second-highest year-to date...
  • CTS: North American Exports to Far East Fall Again
    Containerized exports from North America to Far East Asia were down roughly 7 percent in April 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd. This was the second consecutive year-over-year decline and the third in the first four months of 2013 in this lane. Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno...
  • Drewry's Trans-Pacific Rate Shows Full Achievement of GRI
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark increased $400 in the week of July 3, according to the latest release of the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark. "The $400 per 40-foot container general rate increase recommended by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement for July 1 was fully accepted by...
  • UK Ports' Combined Freight Traffic Dropped 4 Percent in 2012
    Total freight traffic for all ports in the U.K. in 2012 decreased 4 percent year-over-year to 501.2 million metric tons, according to the United Kingdom's Department for Transport. Despite slight growth in 2010 and 2011, tonnage through U.K. ports has fallen by 10 percent over the last decade and is now...
  • UPS Launches Monitoring Service for Sensitive Shipments
    UPS has launched UPS Proactive Response Secure, a time- and temperature-sensitive shipment monitoring and risk management solution to protect customers against lost profits. The new service guarantees up to the retail value, in addition to other costs, when unexpected events occur, including weather delays and product spoilage. "This is the highest level...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Karatzas collared
    Industry veteran Basil Karatzas has been accused of embezzling money from his former employer, US sale-and-purchase broker Compass Maritime Services.
  • MSC backs CIMC swoop
    China International Marine Container (CIMC) has turned to state-owned Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp (DSIC) for eight post-panamax boxships backed by long-term charters to Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC).
  • MSC into India
    Swiss owner MSC is teaming up with India's Adani Group to operate a container terminal.
  • Yamamaru trims fleet
    Yamamaru Kisen is tipped to have sold off one of its panamax bulkers.
  • Banks fund Viking 10
    KfW IPEX and UBS have joined forces to bankroll 10 Viking River Cruises newbuildings under construction in Germany.
  • Rainoil takes two
    Nigerian oil trader Rainoil has snapped up two products tankers for domestic trading.
  • Mind that tanker!
    A UK lifeboat team has saved three unlucky sailors whose small yacht was pinned against a Turkish tanker.
  • Cape orders add up
    A sharp upturn in capesize newbuilding activity means more capacity was added to the overall bulker orderbook in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2012.
  • Ferry bids due in
    Nova Scotia in Canada is trying to tempt ferry operators to run a new service to New England.
  • Keppel books jack-up
    Keppel FELS has bagged a $210m order for a jack up drilling after investing in a new Vietnamese joint venture.
  • Duo sell Clarksons stock
    Two of the largest investors in Clarksons have sold off shares in the world's largest shipbroker, it was revealed today.
  • Bulker crew fined
    The Philippines has ordered the crew of a Chinese bulker that illegally entered its water to pay PHP 1.2m ($27,600) in penalties.
  • Pilot suspended
    A US pilot has been suspended for five months after an OSG tanker hit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in January.
  • Rongsheng calm on rally
    Workers laid-off by China Rongsheng Heavy Industries this week marched in the shipyard in protest against the moves.
  • Flex resumes talks
    Oslo-listed Flex LNG has re-started talks with Samsung in Korea aimed at ending a row over down-payments for an FLNG project.
  • Wilson wins three
    Brazil's Wilson Sons has bagged a contract to build three offshore support vessels for a compatriot owner.
  • Not pure, but attractive
    Scorpio Tankers's entry into the LPG arena has been welcomed on Wall Street despite the deal stripping the company of its pure play status.
  • Back on track
    Salvors have reattached a tow wire to the fore section of the MOL Comfort in the Indian Ocean.
  • Stolt profits slide
    Norway's Stolt-Nielsen has posted a weaker second quarter profit, but tankers have returned to profit.
  • Sasco heads to US
    Russia's Sakhalin Shipping Co (Sasco) is launching a new run to the US.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Israel invites bids for new terminals
    An Israeli newspaper reported there are plans to build new terminals in both Haifa and Ashdod and they "will mark a major step forward in efforts to break powerful public sector monopolies and the unions that dominate them."
  • Foxx sworn in as DOT secretary
    Prior to his confirmation, he served as the mayor of Charlotte from 2009 to 2013. During that time, he is credited with making transportation investments the centerpiece of Charlotte's job creation and economic recovery efforts.
  • Trade, investment top Obama agenda during Africa trip
  • Transloading growing in lieu of intact intermodal
    With Southern California the load center for domestic and international business, most of what's coming out of the region is container freight stuffed into domestic containers or trailers, said investment bank Stifel.
  • WLS: P3 would have dominating share of east-west capacity
  • Towing of MOL Comfort resumes
  • Geodis Wilson expanding China rail service
    The third party logistics services provider has expanded its Asia-Pacific operations to include domestic rail freight services in China, and plans to offer intercontinental intermodal service between China and Europe.
  • Vanguard offers CFS receiving application
  • Rickmers buys 5 small containerships
  • Cass: Freight shipments down in June
  • Cargo down at Delta in June
  • Envirotainer, CHEP forge cold-chain deal
  • Sea Star expands visibility of reefer monitoring service
  • U.S. asked to investigate oil field pipe imports
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications
  • Chapman Freeborn offers new African connection
  • DHL Freight brings LLP customers together

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 3, 2013
  • Prices steady in Fujairah
    'Crude oil has been going up but bunker prices have been holding.'
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam
    Crude oil prices showing gains.
  • Crew earns new TV sets by saving fuel
    Bunker Prize competition 'beginning to become more of a tool for sharing knowledge across the fleet,' says DFDS official.
  • Dry bulk operator seeks court protection
    Excel Maritime has debts of $1 billion.
  • Oil prices touch 14-month high as Egyptian unrest continues
    'The real concern in the oil market is not Egypt, but whether unrest will spread to other parts of the Middle East.'
  • Asian bunker prices resume climb
    Below-average demand reported in Singapore and Tokyo.
  • LNG-powered tugboats stuck in design phase, say US experts
    Current regulatory environment for LNG-powered tugs remains 'unsettled' in the US, expert notes.
  • Slow steaming claims 'pure rubbish'
    Fuel savings are not stoking profits, only helping to keep losses in check.
  • Stolt-Nielsen net profit shrinks in H1
    Tanker segment sees lower year-on-year operating profit even as bunker costs come down.
  • Alfa Laval bags another scrubber order
    Order worth $25 million, firm reveals.
  • CSCL vessels to use fuel saving ship trim optimisation software
    ECO-Assistant able to reduce fuel consumption by up to 10%, says GL.
  • Wartsila engine fuel consumption better than expected, says owner
    Operational results of the MV Shansi 'very successful', says China Navigation.
  • Eniram launches enhanced bunker-saving application
    Ships will be able to achieve fuel savings of at least 10% when used with firm's dynamic trimming technology, it claims.
  • BIMCO voices 'in principle support' for vessel MRV scheme
    But scheme should not place 'unnecessary burdens' on the industry.
  • Shell expands marine lubricants portfolio in MESA region
    Expansion to new ports will allow Shell to deliver products to more customers, says spokesman.

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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
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Leghorn
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Venice
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Barcelona
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Bulls
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Piraeus
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The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
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Rome
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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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