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June 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL raises rates on intra-Asia routes to Indonesia, Myanmar
  • Kerry Logistics partners with Meridian Shipping to form joint venture
  • Yang Ming extends lease at the Port of Los Angeles for nine more years up to 2030.
  • Shandong's trade with Africa soars 69.9pc in first four months
  • Dalian terminals handle 8.06 million TEU, up 382pc over in last 10 years ago
  • Tacoma aware of growth from oil, spends US$80m to build crude terminal
  • Jebel Ali Port wins best seaport in Middle East for the 19th time
  • Four bidders including HK's Hutchison shortlisted for Melbourne project
  • New NYK-TDG Maritime Academy in the Philippines takes in 180 seafarers
  • Container packing standards must be improved, says insurer TT Club
  • Giant crane to hoist world's biggest flag poll moving back to China
  • Air freight market stabilised in April after reversing in March
  • GAC comes to the aid of Hong Kong sailor with high speed mast delivery
  • Astral Aviation expands cargo service into East Africa
  • Singapore Airlines' cargo sinks deeper into red in fiscal year 2012-2013

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Environment regulations a significant challenge for shipping, says new BIMCO President
  • Do Major Ports need to be freed from the control of TAMP?
  • GMB seeks more bidders for Gulf of Khambhat dredging project
  • Iron ore traffic at Paradip Port seen resurrecting
  • State Bank of Travancore revises interest rates for FCNR deposits

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Am neuen Kreuzungspunkt
  • Wim Bosman Netherlands changes agent for Turkey
  • Expeditors opens pharmaceuticals hub at Brussels airpor
  • Zim improves results in Q1/2013
  • New general cargo alliance in France
  • Rail Cargo Austria: one brand for ro-mos
  • Alstom and TMH creating first dual-voltage freight...
  • TFG Transfracht now offers last mile haulage for hazmat
  • Coscon increases capacity on Asia-ECSA trade
  • MSC completes sale of TIL
  • Isabelle Ryckbost to lead Espo secretariat
  • Amsterdam airport holds mini-conference at ACE
  • Turkish Cargo now in Karachi and Singapore
  • TAP Portugal increases Mozambique service

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Port of Coos Bay Oks deal for operation of rail line
  • Department of Commerce delivers Goods and Services export numbers
  • Corps schedules closure of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
  • Over 80 Foss vessels earn Jones F. Devlin Awards
  • Zim expanding port coverage of Asia-Europe Express Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Oslo bonds head for a record 2013
    But although the money is there, it is not necessarily cheap, say Norway's bankers
  • Will al-Shabaab turn to piracy?
    Somalia analysts disagree over links between militants and groups that attack shipping
  • ClassNK challenges DNV and GL on their home turf
    Ueda targets Europe to increase class society's proportion of overseas clients to 50%
  • Big Oil biteback
    Tanker owners deserve better treatment from their wealthy customers
  • Stability in Somalia may not end piracy
    Stable environment is likely to fuel activity, security experts argue
  • Disciplinary matter
    Prospects look promising for July rate restoration
  • Grand China unit re-emerges from debt waiver with stock hike
    Company resumes Shanghai trading with pledge to charter four boxships
  • Nobu Su launches $100m claims against ArcelorMittal and Valin
    Taiwan owner accuses steel firms of breach of contract after forced sale of VLOC
  • Nor-Shipping: US resists pressure to ease its environmental rules
    Washington has written regulations on ballast water, NOx and SOx into national law
  • Keppel shipyard lands $800m contract to build rig in Caspian Sea
    Yard sees opportunities for more business from oil and gas-boom region
  • Service firms down tools at Tanjung Priok
    Stevedoring and forwarding firms protest against state-owned port operator
  • Maersk joins Danish project to boost older boxships' fuel performance
    Trials seek double-digit improvement to high-speed vessels' fuel consumption
  • Carriers' push for third-quarter recovery is likely to be short-lived
    General rate increases come too late in the summer to have an impact, says Alphaliner
  • Chevron bookings keep aframaxes buoyant
    Mexico to US Gulf earnings sustain just under $20,000 per day
  • Rina joins forces with Russian register
    Partnership trades expertise on yachts for ice-class know-how
  • Pay your charter bills on time, Intertanko tells oil majors
    Our members are financing the energy chain, says Stanzel
  • Nor-Shipping: Merged DNV GL seeks to set the class agenda
    Mega-society warns fellow IACS members that it will push its own issues
  • DNB predicts record 2013 for Oslo shipping bonds
    Scope exists for both krone and dollar issues, says Haaland

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Chemicals blamed for $4.8M Colombo blaze
    HAZARDOUS chemicals falsely declared as general cargo were the cause of a fire that destroyed a Colombo warehouse, a port inquiry has determined
  • Farstad sale-leaseback deal completed
    FARSTAD Shipping, the Oslo-listed offshore services shipowner, said today it has completed a sale and leaseback newbuilding deal with Ocean Yield
  • 'Slightly negative' results seen for FESCO
    FESCO'S pre-tax earnings fell 4% to $48.4M in 1Q13, despite a rise in revenues of nearly 5% to $275M
  • Worker killed at India yard
    AUTHORITIES are today investing the incident involving a mechanical fitter who fainted and died while cleaning the tank of the dredger Omkara Prem, docked at Western India Shipyard
  • Tallink places notes
    TALLINK Grupp, the Estonia-listed cruise ferry company, said today it has placed 900M kroner ($155M) worth of senior unsecured five-year notes on the Oslo market
  • EPP expanding export docks
    PIPELINE company Energy Products Partners is developing two Texas export facilities on the Gulf of Mexico to exploit a rise of demand for refined products
  • NorShipping honours TOTE's dual-fuel box ship
    TOTE's 3100 dual-fuel box ship has won the 2013 NorShipping Next Generation Award
  • Tankers challenge MISC
    SOFT DEMAND for oil and chemical tankers was seen today posing further challenges for Malaysia's MISC, even as its 1Q13 core profits exceeded expectations
  • BW becomes VLGC leader
    BW GAS's acquisition of Maersk Tankers' VLGCs will make it the world's biggest VLGC operator
  • Russians, RINA close deal
    RINA Services of Italy and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping today unveiled a co-operation deal on ice-class ships and yachts
  • Hubline sinks to losses
    MALAYSIA'S shipowner Hubline Berhad said today it lost 31M ringgit ($10M) in its quarter ended 31 March, as four of its older vessels were scrapped
  • VLGC rate surge expected
    BROKERS are today expecting an upturn in VLGC rates, as vessel availability falls in the Persian Gulf because owners are opting to ballast to the Gulf of Mexico to seek better rates
  • Layups seen if box rise fails
    BOX LINERS will be forced to lay up significantly more vessels if the general rate increase sought in July is widely rejected, a senior shipping analyst has warned
  • Strike hits Jakarta shipping
    WORKERS have walked out at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok box terminal, accusing government-owned operator PT Pelindo II of exploiting a monopoly
  • Developing nations gaining shipping influence
    SHIPPING'S focus is increasingly moving toward developing economies, Norwegian Shipowners' Association president Trond Kleivdal said in opening the 24th Nor-Shipping exhibition

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Japan's Imports Jumped in April
    Japan's imports and exports through April 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image Japan's import volume saw month-to-month and year-over-year increases in April 2013, according to Japan's Ministry of Finance. Import growth has been consistent for the past 6 months. Japanese imports were valued at 6.659 trillion yen (about US$67.1 billion) in April 2013, up...
  • Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for CSX Intermodal Terminal in Quebec
    A new intermodal terminal in Perron Industrial Park in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, is moving forward, following a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony was attended by representatives from CSX and its transportation and intermodal terminal subsidiaries, as well as officials from the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the province of Quebec. Construction on the $107 million...
  • CaroTrans, Multifreight Consolidator System Team Up
    CaroTrans, a non-vessel-operating common carrier, has partnered with Multifreight Consolidator System, an NVOCC in the Philippines market, to offer less-than-containerload and full containerload import and export cargo services between North America and the Philippines. A direct, weekly service to Manila, the Philippines, departed from Long Beach, Calif., on May 24, with...
  • Teamsters Appeal US Court Ruling on Mexican Trucks
    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has requested a rehearing on its challenge to the Department of Transportation's cross-border trucking program between the U.S. and Mexico. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the legality of the pilot program to open U.S. borders to Mexican trucks. The...
  • Canadian Guidelines Issued for Development Near Railway Operations
    The Railway Association of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities have unveiled land use guidelines and a website intended to promote best practices and awareness about the issues associated with developments near railway operations. The document, called Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations, was launched as part...
  • Port of Los Angeles to Develop Energy Management Program
    The Port of Los Angeles will develop an energy management action plan to improve and assess energy efficiency at the container port. The E-MAP, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, marine terminal operators and other stakeholders will help the port identify, develop and implement various programs to improve energy...
  • Coots Joins Dunavant Trans Gulf as Marketing, Business Development Director
    Bethany Coots, Dunavant Trans Gulf's new director of marketing and business development.Dunavant Trans Gulf has hired Bethany Coots as director of marketing and business development. Coots will be based at Dunavant Trans Gulf's La Porte, Texas, office. She is the second major hire in the last 30 days, following Jim Lange,...
  • JOC Lists ACX Pacific Northwest as Top Hay Exporter
    For the third straight year, ACX Pacific Northwest has been listed as the No. 1 exporter of alfalfa and grass hay in The Journal of Commerce's Top 100 U.S. Exporters list. ACX exported 52,400 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, representing almost 700,000 tons of long fiber forage, which excludes sales by ACX...
  • Tompkins International Names McKnight President
    Tompkins International announces changes to its senior management.Tompkins International has promoted Denny McKnight, former executive vice president of supply chain consulting services, as its president. McKnight will be responsible for executive management of the logistics company's daily operations. He will be succeeded by Dale Harmelink, former partner in charge of operations,...
  • Central Ohio's FTZ Handled Record Volume in 2012
    The Columbus Region in Ohio reported a 138 percent year-over-year increase in the amount of goods admitted to Central Ohio's Foreign Trade Zone No. 138 in 2012, according to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, the grantee of FTZ No. 138. Furthermore, the volume of goods admitted into the zone last year...
  • Wanted: Crystal Ball to Foretell July 1 GRIs
    The outlook for the success of the freight rate increases the major ocean carriers have announced for July 1 on many global trade lanes is decidedly mixed. With the overcapacity of vessel space still hanging over all trades, will these new attempts to get rates up fare any better than...
  • 3Gtms and Tompkins International Partner to Provide Transportation Management Systems Solutions to Strengthen Supply Chain Management
    SHELTON, Conn., and RALEIGH, N.C. - 3Gtms, a developer of a best-of-breed suite of transportation management systems (TMS) products, and Tompkins International, a globally recognized leader in supply chain consulting and services, are partnering to deliver TMS solutions that meet the expanding needs of mid-market companies today. "It's clearly important...
  • Behrens-Sørensen Named to NOL Group's Board
    NOL Group has appointed Tom Behrens-Sørensen to its board of directors. Behrens-Sørensen will join the board on July 1 and serve as a member of the executive resource and compensation committee and the enterprise risk management committee. He is a shipping veteran with more than three decades of international experience. His career...
  • US Senate Bill Would Beef Up Customs Operations
    Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Senate finance committee chairman and ranking member, respectively, have introduced a bill to strengthen trade facilitation and enforcement efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 reauthorizes Customs...
  • Canada's Biggest Ro-Ro Ship Launched in Germany
    The Oceanex Connaigra's launch from the Shipbuilding Hall at Flensburger Shipyard.The Oceanex Connaigra, the largest Canadian-flag roll-on, roll-off ship, was launched in Flensburg, Germany. Representatives from Oceanex were in attendance for the naming ceremony and launch of its newly constructed 210-meter-long (about 689 foot) vessel. Following the launch, the ship was hauled...
  • SinOceanic in Sale/Charter-Back Deal for Container Ship
    SinOceanic Shipping ASA signed a $154.4 million sale and charter-back deal for a 13,100-TEU container ship as part of a refinancing of one of the Oslo-based company's subsidiaries. The subsidiary, SinO1, is selling the MSC Vega to Grand Indus Shipping and will charter back the vessel for 15 years. The charter...
  • Nordic moves a cold 20 million pounds of cargo
    Savannah, Ga. - June 4, 2013 - After just over a month in operation, Nordic Cold Storage has moved tens of millions of pounds of refrigerated cargo through the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal. Nordic welcomed state officials and the media to a tour Tuesday of its state-of-the-art storage and blast...
  • Ryder Named a Food Logistics Top Green Provider
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing, and transportation management solutions, today announced it has been named one of 2013's "Top Green Providers" by Food Logistics. The "Top Green Providers" list focuses on sustainability in the global food supply chain with profiles of companies who are exceeding industry...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Heidmar hits trifecta
    Two crude carriers and a long-range-one (LR1) products tanker have enrolled in pools operated by Heidmar.
  • Soanes quits Braemar
    Veteran S&P broker and well known face of UK-stocklisted Braemar Seascope (BS) Quentin Soanes is widely rumoured to have resigned along with his two sons to set up a rival outfit with other former brokers from the London shop.
  • Doing it our way
    It's a case of new name, same strategy at DNB following the promotion of Kristin Holth to head its shipping business, she tells TradeWinds WebTV.
  • Summer spike
    Farstad Shipping is looking for the present high in the spot market to drive earnings over the next two to three months.
  • Qingdao lines up IPO
    China's Qingdao Port Group has revived long held ambitions for an initial public offering.
  • Offshore needs innovation
    The next generation of offshore vessel orders will demand both new technical and commercial thinking, but will also push shipowners to be more innovative and versatile in their approach.
  • Power of three
    A lack of bank deals coupled with interest from traditional owners and new investors is helping to force up asset prices, according to Lorentzen & Stemoco.
  • Victory for Seven Viking
    A vessel operated by Subsea 7 and Eidesvik has picked up the Ship of the Year award at Nor-Shipping in Oslo.
  • Supply ship rates soar
    A shortage of PSVs in the North Sea has seen daily earnings rise 43% on Tuesday.
  • Moody's backs BW buy
    Moody's Investors Service has given cautious approval to BW Group's acquisition of 10 VLGCs from Maersk.
  • Japan double confirmed
    Japan's K Line and domestic oil firm Inpex have put pen to paper on a pair of LNG newbuildings at compatriot yards.
  • Crustaceans curtail cruise
    A Celebrity Cruises ship has been barred from the Galapagos Islands because it had 12kg of frozen lobster tails on board.
  • Creditors force rethink
    Woori Bank is said to be reconsidering plans to offload a stake in troubled STX Corp.
  • Passive aggression
    Banks thinking about moving on assets which are under water in today's depressed market should avoid being too aggressive, DVB says.
  • Man lost from VLOC
    A search has been launched for a crewman who fell overboard from a China Shipping VLOC off Vietnam.
  • JES finance chief quits
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder JES International Holdings is looking for a new financial chief following the departure of Liu Weiyun.
  • Azeris pick Keppel
    Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has won a rig building contract in Azerbaijan.
  • Phoenix charters scrapped
    Owners of four bulkers on charter to struggling Chinese owner CSC Phoenix have scrapped the deals due to unpaid hire fees.
  • Dof does it again
    Norway's Dof group has won more work in the southern hemisphere for two of its offshore ships.
  • Class societies link up
    RINA and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to co-operate on specific projects which may lead to closer ties.
  • Brodosplit axes 3,000
    More than 3,000 workers at Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard are being made redundant.
  • Ferry breaks free
    A Norwegian ferry has lodged on an embankment after breaking its moorings.
  • Yard worker dies
    A worker has died of suffocation inside a dredger at Western India Shipyard (WIS).
  • Kang vows to succeed
    STX group chairman Kang Duk-Soo has pledged to stabilise operations as it restructures.
  • Seajacks targets Asia
    Seajacks has opened a representative office in Japan with a view to targeting the offshore wind market in Japan and Asia.
  • Sevan offloads duo
    Sevan Marine has agreed to sell two unfinished cylindrical hulls to a new company run by deputy chairman Arne Smedal.
  • HUBLine scraps feeder
    HUBLine, the Malaysian intra-Asian liner operator, has reportedly sent an elderly containership for demolition.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Washington Notebook: DOT selects experts for Freight Advisory Committee
  • New tankers could be run on LNG
    Four, 50,000 DWT Jones Act product tankers being built by General Dynamic's NASSCO shipyard in San Diego for American Petroleum Tankers will be "LNG-conversion-ready". Construction of the first tanker is scheduled to begin in 2014.
  • Maersk announces rate hikes
  • CaroTrans enters Philippines partnership
  • Expeditors poised for strong second half
    Customers have said they will start shipping more during the second half of the year, and analysts think Expeditors International will pick up on some of the business that left their company when they were getting undercut on pricing.
  • CSX breaks ground on Quebec terminal
    The $107 million, 89-acre terminal, which is expected to open in 2015, will connect the Montreal area and greater Quebec with CSX's U.S. rail network. The Quebec Ministry of Transportation provided $6 million for the project.
  • Sanitary supply firm signs with Descartes for route planning
  • New ship design aimed at intra-Asian trade
    Germanishcher Lloyd has designed a ship called "C-Dragon" that has design layout features considered to have an effect on container movement times. The ship is designed to have capacity of 3,736 TEU.
  • FMC publishes OTI reform rule notice
  • Cargolux launches Atlanta-Munich route
  • Report highlights UP's sustainable practices
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Dan-Bunkering hires new bunker trader
    Soren Emil Dam has been employed as a bunker trader in the company's head office in Middelfart.
  • Middle East hub sees prices rise
    Good demand in Fujairah.
  • Prices climbing with distillates making biggest gains
    But Hamburg presents a more mixed price picture.
  • Tanjung Bin terminal gets second phase investment
    JV partner MISC expects terminal to become substantial part of its business.
  • Shipyard reports new order for fuel saving LNG carrier
    Weight reduction and hull line improvement help cut fuel consumption.
  • ICS: Switch to LSFO a 'very serious concern'
    'Expensive environmental regulations were conceived in a different world,' says chairman Masamichi Morooka.
  • IFO prices gain in Asian trade
    Except in Hong Kong.
  • Avails of LSFO set to increase
    Hyundai Oilbank has confirmed that it will be supplying low sulphur product in South Korean hub port.
  • Vitol to market physical supply operations under one name
    Move will 'enable clients to benefit from a single point of contact.'
  • High water keeps inland shipping off rivers
    Levels falling on Rhine but rising on Danube.
  • 'Voyage optimisation tool' upgraded
    'Voyage optimisation' is a low investment approach to high bunker costs.
  • Oceanex reports progress on energy-efficient newbuild
    Oceanex Connaigra will use 30% less fuel than comparable size ships, says firm.
  • Port of Long Beach gives Green Flag/Green Ship awards
    Port awards 20 firms for employing environmentally friendly practices.
  • New dual-fuel marine engine to enter market in 2014
    The M34DF will be capable of running on LNG, says Caterpillar Marine Power Systems.
  • US to start 'fly-over' monitoring for ECA compliance
    Trials will start over the upper Chesapeake Bay area.
  • Coscon issues bunker adjustment factor
    BAF covers trade from Far East and Indian sub-continent to Europe and the Mediterranean.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
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
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
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
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
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
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
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
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
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
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
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
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
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
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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