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July 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL appoints Lloyd's Register as expert consultant in boxship disaster
  • NYK announces ANA2 loop change to trim Shanghai-Australia transit
  • Fonds Strategique d'Investissement helps CMA CGM with US$150 million
  • LA/LB up PierPass truck fee 8.1pc to US$66.50/TEU and $133/FEU
  • LA top US port, but Tacoma posts highest 29pc box growth: report
  • Chinese road builder risk Serbian contract loss by upping price mid-op
  • China's railway reform to focus on LNG transport and express services
  • Liaoning ports container volume rises 20.9pc to 1.51 million TEU in May
  • China's truck volume grows faster but waterway growth slows in May
  • Canadian export confidence index up to 72.6 from 70.7 with near par C$
  • WTO rejects Indian plea to quash US demand to open pig and poultry trade
  • Logwin inaugurates next generation tracking system for global shipments
  • Truck route from China to Russia opens after cross-border accords
  • Veteran Shelby Harris to take over marine operations at TITAN Asia
  • China's domestic couriers fear losing high-end market to foreign giants
  • Asiana Cargo plays defence, and expects bellyholds to carry more
  • Air cargo theft avoided in supply chain accountability, says industry

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Focus on recovering sunken hull with 1,500 t of bunker
  • Konecranes introduces Automated RTG system
  • Maersk Line optimises with Triple-E vessel service
  • MOL appoints Lloyd s Register as technical consultant to determine cause of MOL Comfort incident
  • RINA commits to IACS Chairmanship
  • Transworld Group organises mind training workshop for members of police families
  • US steel pipe makers demand anti-dumping duties on Indian products
  • APM Terminals Inland Services illuminates lives at Nhava Sheva village
  • G. K. Vasan, Milind Deora to grace JN Port's 24th anniversary, Silver Jubilee Year celebrations today
  • One more BWNC meeting ends without agreement
  • Reliance Ports & Terminals to raise $ 675 m
  • BHEL awards 27-m euro contract to Alstom
  • INR recovers marginally, still below the 60 level
  • Sharma to take up exporters pleas with Prime Minister

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Loxxess extends management team
  • Toll Group wants to build huge parcel facility
  • DVB's shipping and offshore research in new hands
  • Ceva Logistics expands services in Spain
  • Swiss Airlines places emphasis on Western Switzerland
  • Miebach Consulting opens third location in Germany
  • Dortmund airport welcomes new managing director
  • Garbe building logistics centre for Rudolph Logistik Group
  • EU approves EUR 114 million aid for extension of Piraeus...
  • Rickmers grabs a bargain
  • EIB: more support for modernisation of Polish railways
  • UIC holds 82nd general assembly in Paris
  • Israel issues two tenders for new ports
  • Canadian Pacific launches faster Toronto-Calgary intermodal...
  • USA: road haulage industry still dominant transport mode
  • Airblue beginning Saudi Arabia operations
  • TAAG increases Jo'burg capacity
  • Air Mauritius to launch second mainland China service

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Mitsui names Lloyd's Register to MOL COMFORT investigation team
  • Drewry Forecaster report eyes rate increase practices
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Somerder as Tampa senior supervising engineer
  • US rail freight traffic reports level numbers
  • NYK joining carrier group in ANA2 rotation change

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Seafarers missing after vessel sinks off Thailand
    General cargoship Hope said to have capsized in heavy seas
  • Chinese state giants expand in large boxship leasing
    Charter deals for 16,000 teu vessels and 8,800 teu ships make names for CSSC and CIMC
  • Three eyes good?
    Owner, UK class society and flag state launch separate probes into splitting of MOL Comfort
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding wins 15 newbuildings in the second quarter
    Contracts worth $414m bring total order backlog to $3.7bn
  • On the books
    You gotta fight for your right to straight-line depreciation
  • Code Red
    West Africa needs practical support to stamp out the scourge of piracy
  • Eight tankers idle after militants bomb Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline
    Owners hope Turkish port will resume loading crude within days
  • Weak navies undermine West Africa's piracy code of conduct
    Initiative will flounder without international military, financial and political backing, say security experts
  • Stolt Tankers reports sharp dip in profit
    Excess tonnage curbs volume growth
  • Shipping takes a reality check over Chinese LNG demand
    Threat from domestic price controls and changing market balance
  • KPMG urges shipping to lobby against accountancy rules shake-up
    Changes put vessel charters and office rentals on an uneven keel
  • Israel invites international tenders for Haifa and Ashdod box terminals
    Seven companies meet minimum criteria to participate in request for proposal
  • Independence Day holidays boost product tanker earnings
    But broker urges ordering restraint 'so as not to kill recovery before it comes'
  • Top owners recognise value of third-party shipmanagement
    Costamare and Tsakos form alliances as Star Bulk opts for the direct route
  • Greek owners see opportunity in shipmanagement
    Third-party business offers protection against volatile times
  • Asia-north Europe box traffic slides for fourth consecutive month
    Latest Container Trades Statistics data shows total volumes down 2.2% year on year
  • Lloyd's Register appointed technical consultant on MOL Comfort casualty
    Update: MOL stresses decision will not affect its relationship with ClassNK
  • Banks take a $19m hit on Dr Peters forced sale
    Suezmax investors wiped out in fresh sign of German lenders losing patience with KG houses
  • Exodus at First Ship Lease after loan deal is delayed
    Four senior managers leave Singapore-listed trust after boardroom row
  • STX Finland signs letter of intent with Scandlines for gas-powered ferries
    Order will be finalised this summer for deliveries in 2015
  • A Whale crew expect Liberian Registry to seize their ship today
    Troubled TMT failed to make arrangements for stranded seafarers, says master

Fairplayweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Clausius, three others are out at FSL
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust said today chairman and director Wong Meng Meng and CEO and president Philip Clausius are among four who have left the company
  • China's hull steel production plummets by 37%
    CHINESE steelmill production of structural steel for hull building slumped 37% year on year to 2.7M tonnes over this year's first four months
  • Yangzijiang unveils 15 new building contracts
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said today that since 26 April, the group has secured contracts to build 15 more vessels, worth $414M
  • TMT wants $0.66M freed
    TMT HAS asked a federal bankruptcy judge in Houston to order its secured lenders to fork out about $660,000
  • VW sets up freight hub in Duisburg
    EUROPE's largest inland port, Duisburg, has been selected as one of Volkswagen's ocean freight hubs
  • Price-fixing allegations investigated
    ITALY'S competition authority said it has begun an investigation into allegations of price fixing among ferry operators linking the mainland and Sicily
  • China-Japan fracas lit up again by rig
    TENSION is bubbling up again over drilling rights in the East China Sea, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • MOL turns to LR for inquiry answers
    MITSUI OSK Lines said today it has appointed Lloyd's Register as "technical consultant" on the MOL Comfort casualty
  • RSHI to lay off 3,500
    CHINA Rongsheng HI, hit by two days of labour disputes earlier this week, has reportedly decided to lay off about 3,500 workers
  • Shanghai trade zone approved
    SHANGHAI'S plans for a free trade zone has reportedly been approved by the State Council

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • DB Schenker Expands in India
    DB Schenker (India) has opened a new sales office at Thiruvananthapuram to serve its customers in the southern region. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the state of Kerala. "This is DB Schenker's 37th office in India and the eleventh in South India. It will cater to DB Schenker's customers in Thiruvananthapuram, Quilon,...
  • Asia-Europe Container Shipping Rates Skyrocket
    Spot container shipping rates in the Asia-Europe trade soared 165 percent in the week of July 4 as general rate increases carriers implemented on July 1 took hold, according to the World Container Index. As of Thursday, rates in the benchmark Shanghai-Rotterdam trade were $2,622 per 40-foot container, up from $990...
  • EU-China Trade Dispute Threatens Wine Trade
    Wine exports from Europe to Asia have become a major staple of backhaul eastbound container trades in recent years as alcohol demand has surged. Yet growth is now threatened by a trade dispute between the EU and China. Last year, wine accounted for almost 9 percent of total EU exports to...
  • Malaysian Ports Eye Expansion
    Malaysia's Kuantan Port is expected to start laying foundations for a major expansion next year. Port operator IJM Corporation is aiming to begin construction in the first quarter of 2014, with the two-year build projected to double capacity to over 52 million tons. IJM is undertaking the expansion in partnership with China's...
  • Suez Canal Remains Open Amid Turmoil in Egypt
    The Suez Canal remains open amid unrest in Egypt, but some transport operations around the country are closed. Both sides in the turmoil that has led to the ouster of Mohammed Morsi from the presidency recognize the importance of the canal to Egypt's economy, CNBC reports. It cited the Egypt Independent for...
  • Mumbai Port's Throughput Fell 14 Percent in First Quarter
    Cargo throughput at India's Mumbai port slipped 14 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013-14, the port authority said in a statement. Total tonnage from April to June was estimated at 13.28 million tons, down from 15.45 million tons in the same period last fiscal year. The authority...
  • Container Carriers Build Toward Ho-Hum Peak Season
    Shipping lines are entering the peak season in the major east-west trade lanes at a decided disadvantage because they aren't taking the steps necessary to control capacity to match modest growth in container volumes. When carriers have succeeded in implementing rate increases this year, it's been the product of sheer...
  • Japanese Container Trade Seen Rising 2.9 Percent in FY2013
    Japanese containerized cargo trade will rise 2.9 percent year-over-year in fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, to 12.723 million 20-foot equivalent units, a Tokyo-based research firm predicted in a new report. The growth in trade will follow an estimated 0.6 percent decline in fiscal 2012, Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting,...
  • Airlines Urge Easier Global Merger Rules
    Airlines will struggle to finance the next generation of aircraft unless governments remove obstacles to global mergers, the International Air Transport Association warned. Consolidation is a key driver of the increased profitability required to raise the estimated $4 trillion to $5 trillion investment to renew aircraft fleets, the industry body said. The...
  • France Selling Stake in Paris Airports
    The French government is selling a further 9.5 percent stake in Aeroports de Paris, but it will retain control of the operator of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, Europe's largest cargo hub. The sale of stakes to Vinci, a French construction company, and Credit Agricole, one of the country's largest banks,...
  • Drewry: Tumbling Prices Driving Surge in Ship Orders
    Tumbling shipyard prices and easy credit are driving the recent surge in container ship orders at a time of industrywide overcapacity, according to consultant Drewry. This suggests carriers are no longer motivated by supply and demand fundamentals, the London-based company said. Even when the most recently contracted vessels are delivered in 2016,...
  • DHL's New Cincinnati Hub Serves Latin America Trade
    On a recent afternoon, a big yellow Boeing 757 freighter emerged from the dark clouds hanging over Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and flew close enough for assembled local notables to see the painted red letters on its side: DHL. After it landed and taxied close to the seated audience, a crewmember...
  • An End to Easy Money?
    Investment bankers, private equity investors and shipowners swarmed the halls of the Hotel Pierre at Marine Money Week in June looking for deals they could cut to finance new ship orders. It wasn't like the good old days when there was an abundance of bank loans, so investors and lenders...
  • South American Container Trades Face Challenges
    When container ships arrive in Santos, they sometimes have to wait two or three days to get into the Brazilian port's three container terminals because of port congestion and the tangle of traffic on nearby roads. The delays got especially bad this spring when a drought devastated India's crops and fueled...
  • MSC, Adani Group in Mundra Port Terminal Joint Venture
    Adani Group, India's largest port infrastructure developer, has announced the formation of a joint venture with ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. to operate the Adani International Container Terminal at Mundra Port. The company did not disclose further details of the deal. The Ahmedabad-based group launched the container terminal, one of three at...
  • J.M. Baxi Opens Intermodal Terminal in Northern India
    Mumbai-based international freight forwarder and terminal operator J.M. Baxi Group has opened a new intermodal container terminal in Sonepat, near Delhi, to serve the growing trade to and from northern India. The new 65-acre facility was built at a cost of Rs. 200 crore (approximately $34 million). "With capacity to handle 500,000...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • Taizhou ditches veteran
    China's Taizhou Shipping has trimmed its fleet by selling a 1985-built bulker.
  • Batista mulls exit
    Advisors are telling Batista to consider shutting down the shipbuilding business of oil-services company OSX Brasil, according to Bloomberg news agency which quotes a person with direct knowledge of the proposal.
  • Rongsheng suspended
    Share trading in China Rongsheng Heavy Industries was suspended on Thursday after media reports that it has shed 8,000 workers in recent months.
  • Australia links improve
    A new port rotation for the North East Asia Australia service (NEAX) will improve schedule integrity and provide a direct link from Qingdao, according to the lines which operate the loop
  • Vyborg bags loan
    Russia's VTB bank coughing up $188m to refinance domestic shipbuilder.
  • 15 more for Yangzijiang
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has unveiled an order for15 new ships worth $414m.
  • Another year
    Kristian Siem's Subsea 7 has taken up a 12-month option for a Dof construction support vessel.
  • SinOceanic succeeds
    China's HNA Group has completed its 100% takeover of Norway-based SinOceanic Shipping and will delist its shares in Oslo.
  • DVB raids Maersk
    DVB has recruited Henriette Brent-Petersen from Maersk Broker to fill a gap at the head of its shipping research division.
  • DSME wins $5bn battle
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won the race for a potential $5bn LNG carrier contract for Yamal LNG.
  • Renewal riches
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won another charter extension in Brazil worth $400m.
  • LR on Comfort case
    Japan's MOL has turned to Lloyd's Register (LR) to pinpoint the cause of the MOL Comfort disaster.
  • Qinfa cancels duo
    Hong Kong's Qinfa Group has scrapped deals for two new bulkers in China.
  • FSL top brass quit
    Senior managers and directors of Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust have resigned after what the company describes as a "difference of opinion".
  • IRISL undaunted
    Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines boss Mohammad Hossein Dajmar says his company is capable of meeting Iran's shipping needs as other international shipping companies steer well clear of the country.
  • Scandlines orders ferries
    Scandlines has moved forward with its plans to order new eco-ferries, signing a letter of intent (LOI) with STX Finland for two LNG-fueled ro-paxes.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 4, 2013
  • New bunker terminal to be ready by end of 2016
    Work at Busan New Port is expected to take 36 months.
  • Bunker market firming in Fujairah
    But South African ports see IFO prices fall.
  • IFO prices show losses in Rotterdam
    Mediterranean markets firming.
  • Lack of fuel stalls ten STX carriers
    'Only about half of our roughly 400 vessels remain in operation,' says STX source.
  • EU gears up for better sulphur monitoring and reporting
    Tender issued for developing sampling, analysis and inspection guidelines with firm eye on tighter ECA limits in 2015.
  • 'No evidence' that Platts prices have been compromised
    Review of data shows 'normal and stable patterns.'
  • Danish operator orders LNG-fuelled ferries
    Ships to be delivered in 2015.
  • Asian bunker prices climbing
    Mixed demand in Singapore.
  • Fuel oil stocks still falling
    But Singapore market expected to remain well supplied against a background of weak demand.
  • LED lighting a fuel saving choice for ships, says provider
    US Navy could save more than $500 million on bunkers if it uses LED lighting for its fleet, firm suggests.
  • Low sulphur bunkers 'a matter of urgency', says HK study
    Study undertaken to observe how CARB reduced air pollution in California.
  • US owner adds fuel-saving tug to fleet
    Tug will consume 'significantly less fuel' compared to other oceangoing tugboats, said Jensen.
  • Brightoil secures $50 million loan
    Development to be focused on boosting the firm's marine transportation segment.
  • Chinese regional fuel oil stocks down
    Volume amounted to 3.46 million mt in the week ending July 4.
  • LNG supply for TOTE ships 'still to be decided'
    Containerships are set to start running on LNG in September 2016.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
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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
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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
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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