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March 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV on track after solid quarterly results, but still ends in loss
  • Emirates Shipping hikes Asia-East Africa rate US$200/TEU from April
  • Kuehne + Nagel CEO to step down due to ill health, chairman to take helm
  • K+N profit falls to US$523 million on higher costs, EU anti-trust fine
  • Shanghai port ends yard transfer fee, but storage, reefer fees remain
  • Chongqing-Duisburg railway starts 16-day return with 42 TEU of auto parts
  • China imposes further anti-dumping duties on EU chemical of toluidine
  • Solid carrier reliability will help fill ships, say Drewry researchers
  • St Petersburg Ust-Luga terminal starts 24/7 operations from March 1
  • PEMA equipment forum held at TOC Asia in Hong Kong on March 12
  • LA Port and LA Waterfront Alliance talks to re-start Ports O'Call Village
  • Zhangjiagang Bonded Area first Yangtze River whole-car checkpoint port
  • Eastern Pan-Asia Railway section to forge links to Singapore, Bangkok
  • Mombasa appears to lead Dar es Salaam in getting containers inland
  • Cathay orders three 747-8s, options on five 777Fs, Air China orders 31
  • Cathay summer includes more HK-Toronto, LA, Bangkok and Mumbai flights
  • Dragonair increases flights to mainland to meet demand over summer
  • US sequester spending cuts could close Atlanta, Chicago runways in April

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Bahri Abha makes maiden call at Mundra
  • Kairali Shipping Agencies recognised for excellence in shipping & logistics
  • Difficult to touch 8 m bales target: Cotton exporters
  • Tyre cos upset over hike in import duty on rubber
  • APEC facilitating enhanced port & shipping knowledge
  • Shipping Secretary meets federation leaders to address grievances
  • HALCON Nashik offers the dual benefits of low cost and congestion-free environment
  • Truck rentals up 2-3 pc on trunk routes

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Alitalia stops serving Beijing
    Tomorrow (6 March), Alitalia is terminating its Rome - Beijing service. The route between the Italian and the Chinese capitals was operated four times weekly with A330-200 equipmen...
  • Industrial park first in Tennessee to receive CSX select site designation
    The North Etowah industrial park in McMinn County TN (USA) is the first recipient in the state to receive CSX select site designation. The US transport company's select site progr...
  • keys2drive delivers 150,000 driving lessons
    Australia's national learner driver programme, keys2drive, has reached a major milestone by delivering a total of 150,000 free driving lessons. keys2drive takes an innovative appro...
  • Charthire orders 20 greener Renault trucks
    The Nottingham (Tollerton/UK)-based firm Charthire has ordered 20 greener Renault trucks for over GBP 1.3 million (EUR 1.48 million) from East Midlands Renault truck dealer, ...
  • Preconstruction activities for Maldon to Dombarton rail link in Australia
    Teams of specialist engineers and environmental advisers have begun work on identifying and investigating the design, safety and conservation issues associated with the proposed Ma...
  • Ceva lands EUR 8 million contract
    The SCM and logistics specialist Ceva Logistics has won a competitive tender with Brantano, the UK's largest out-of-town shoe retailer, and the high street retailer Jones Bootmaker...
  • TNT Express opens new hub in Timisoara
    TNT Express has opened a new hub in Timisoara (Romania). TNT Romania said its new Timisoara centre has been built to provide operational and technological support specifically for ...
  • Successful start to the year for Fraport Cargo Services
    2013 has started successfully for Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS). Two major long-term customers of the Frankfurt (Germany)-based cargo handling agent renewed their contracts on ...
  • Saudia Cargo becomes second largest airline to operate out of Dubai
    Saudi Airlines Cargo continues to reinforce its performance in the UAE market, thereby confirming its position as one of the leading cargo airlines operating out of Dubai and Sharj...
  • RWI/ISL container throughput index rose in January
    The container throughput index compiled by the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut fär Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) continued...
  • Giant cranes for London Gateway
    The UK's new deep sea port- London Gateway - has taken delivery of the largest cranes ever to arrive in the UK - they are so large that the London Eye could be rolled underneath th...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's CEO stepping down in June
    Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, will step down because of health reasons on 7 May 2013 (the date of the AGM). Until the termination of his contract on 3...
  • LH Cargo extends chairman/CEO's contract by three years
    The supervisory board of the German carrier Lufthansa Cargo AG has prolonged the contract of Karl Ulrich Garnadt. Garnadt, who has led the company since January 2011, has been reap...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Nova Scotia to make new effort to find ferry operator
  • Wilner to present on labor at intermodal conference
  • STX OSV takes a new name: Vard
  • Seadrill exercises options for two more jack-ups
  • Shell moves to boost U.S. availability of LNG fuel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • ILWU Local 4 hits Mitsui with unfair labor practice charge
  • Port of Bremerton opens updated public boat launch
  • Cathay Pacific Airways orders three Boeing 747-8 freighters
  • Courtney Gregoire joining Port of Seattle Commission
  • Diana Shipping charters Capesize dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Box volumes rise on Asia to Europe trade for first time in almost a year
    Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea trade is strongest performer with 6.8% jump
  • Kassiotis companies seek to nullify Delos sale
    New twist in Omega Chapter 11 case
  • Price of supply chain management
    Vale's rising fourth-quarter costs reflect move to control ore transport to China
  • Lloyd Fonds calls extraordinary meeting after equity plunge
    Value now less than half of share capital, KG house confirms
  • Distinguishing between interruptions and exceptions
    Tribunal decision clarifies the terms
  • Pressure mounts on US to lift gas restrictions
    The Department of Energy is being pressed hard to allow LNG to be exported to nations other than free trade partners
  • Get to grips with China's legal systems and sue in the country's courts
    Targeting counterparty assets at home offers a good chance of success, says Clyde & Co
  • Catalyst fines drive increased claims for engine damage
    Commercial pressures and demand for low-sulphur fuel add up to $1m headache
  • US law firms merge
    Houck Andersen joins Chartwell to boost eastern seaboard coverage
  • Cat fines: What is to be done?
    A shipowner's guide to avoiding costly engine-damage claims
  • Federal spending cuts will delay box inspections, warns US customs
    Industry waits and watches as sequestration takes effect
  • British ports will handle 1m cruise passengers this year
    Numbers rose 10% in 2012, despite Costa Concordia concerns
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
    But 'challenging' 2012 sees cost-conscious customers switch from air freight to ocean
  • STX OSV renamed Vard as Fincantieri eyes remaining shares
    Rebranding highlights shipbuilder's Norwegian roots
  • BIMCO names UK chamber chief as its next secretary-general
    Frew takes the helm as Skaanild bows out by October
  • Goodbye STX OSV, hello Vard
    Fincantieri-owned offshore vessel builder rocks a brand new name
  • New Hong Kong cruise terminal to boost sulphur emissions
    Study by think-tank seeks to open dialogue with cruiseship industry
  • Shell invests in North American LNG bunker fuel corridors
    Small-scale liquefaction units planned for Great Lakes and Gulf Coast regions
  • Panama spat
    Suez Canal toll hikes make alternative route to US east coast a little less competitive
  • Emma Maersk docks at Palermo for repairs
    Army of technical experts will assess Maersk's flooded flagship
  • Maersk sacrifices market share to make reefer rate rise stick
    Danish line resists shipper backlash after imposing $1,500 per feu increase
  • Boxship sizes have not hit a limit
    Cargo handling infrastructure, not ship design, will restrict size says naval architect
  • Transpacific carriers discuss round-trip economies
    Approval from the US regulator will clear the way for April 14 merger
  • Yang Ming adds own boxship to shared loop
    Taiwan player steps up from slot purchaser to tonnage provider on North America-Caribbean-South America service

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • STX OSV renamed VARD
    NORWEGIAN offshore vessel builder STX OSV will be renamed VARD after the sale of its majority stake to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri
  • Shangdong log throughput up 334%
    NORTH CHINA'S Penglai port in Shangdong province has witnessed a 334% rise in log throughput during the first two months of 2013, against the same period in 2012, the port announced today
  • Chongqing invests in water transport
    CHINA'S southwest inland port city Chongqing will invest RMB3.2Bn for water transport in 2013, its Port and Shipping Administration Bureau announced last week
  • Nanjing Tanker raises RMB200M by leaseback
    CHINA'S Nanjing Yangyang Chemical Transport & Trade (Yangyang), a sole subsidiary of Nanjing Tanker, will lease back four chemical carriers after selling them for RMB200M ($32M), the company announced last week
  • Shell unveils LNG bunkering push
    TWO new North American LNG bunkering projects were announced today by Shell as momentum for this marine fuel option continues to build
  • Modernisation of Kapelsskär port to go ahead
    Sweden's Land & Environmental Court of Appeal has rejected an application to appeal against a lower court's ruling in favour of the modernisation of Kapelsskär's port and water operations
  • Asian ports' throughput to add 7%
    ASIAN ports will post more than 7% growth in throughput in 2013, due to a new round of economic stimulus aimed at domestic demand, Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) predicted
  • DHL boosts freight profits
    DHL Global Forwarding narrowed the gap in profitability with market leader Kuehne+Nagel last year
  • Shipbuilding capacity down a third
    ABOUT ONE third of the world's shipbuilding capacity has been removed from the market since a peak in 2008, a Norwegian investment bank said
  • Subsea 7 wins $380M contract
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed to surface engineering services group, says it has won an order worth $380M from Statoil, the Norwegian state owned oil company
  • Container rates to bring short-lived help
    A SIGNIFICANT increase in container freight rates that many lines will introduce on 15 March is likely to provide short-lived help, a senior shipping analyst said
  • Seadrill contemplates bond issue
    Seadrill, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drilling rig and ship operations, says it is contemplating an issue of senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market
  • Cargill signals Capesize intent
    CARGILL, the Geneva-based commodity trader, is on the verge of becoming a ship owner again
  • NS United Kaiun Kaisha cancels another TC
    JAPANESE ship operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha has cancelled another time charter
  • Oz coal port up for grabs?
    A new report has recommended the privatisation of Australia's Queensland ports, including Gladstone, one of the world's top five coal export ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Imports Recover in Japan's Disaster-Hit Areas
    Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which bore the brunt of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, have seen their imports from foreign countries recover to the levels that existed before the twin natural disasters. In 2012, the value of Miyagi's imports surged 192.8 percent from a year earlier...
  • Hamberger: US Railroads to Invest $24.5 Billion in 2013
    Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, today told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials that the nation's freight railroads plan to spend a record $24.5 billion in private funding on the network in 2013. The railroads will invest...
  • Lebanon Joins Endangered Species Trade Pact
    Lebanon has joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Mediterranean country is the 178th party to join CITES. The convention will enter into force for Lebanon on May 26, 2013. Lebanon is home to more than 100 CITES-listed species, such as the common jackal,...
  • Forward Air Acquires Total Quality
    Forward Air has acquired Total Quality, a Michigan-based provider of security and temperature-controlled services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries. The purchase price was $66 million, plus an earn-out of up to $5 million based on TQI's performance in 2013 and 2014. TQI's revenue in 2012 was $54.8 million. TQI was...
  • Love's Travel Stops to Expand Fast-Fill CNG in Texas
    Love's Travel Stops is in the process of adding fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capability to service Class 8 trucks at eight of its travel stops on highways between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. These locations are expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2013. This is the first...
  • Mexican Tomato Growers Reach US Trade Deal
    A group of Mexican tomato growers and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a new agreement that will govern the import of fresh Mexican-grown tomatoes into the U.S. The deal extends a suspension agreement that has, since 1996, provided the framework by which the Mexican growers exported their tomatoes to...
  • Justice Asks American, US Airways for More Merger Info
    AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines and US Airways, has received a request for additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the proposed merger of the two airlines. A DOJ Second Request is a standard part of the regulatory process, AMR said in a written statement. It extends...
  • Koniag Unit Leases Olympia Port Terminal Space
    Washington's Port of Olympia has leased two acres of its marine terminal to a subsidiary of Koniag of Kodiak for shipments to Alaska, according to Jim Amador, the marine terminal director. The port will receive, store and load the cargo on behalf of the tenant, and then a barge will deliver...
  • AAR Rejects Mandatory Switching Proposal
    The Association of American Railroads has rejected the National Industrial Transportation League's proposal on mandatory switching, saying that it would harm all rail network users. "The National Industrial Transportation League's proposal will trigger serious service failures on today's nationwide rail system and wipe out the efficiencies U.S. businesses have come to...
  • US Dairy Industry Wary of Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Eleven national organizations representing dairy farmers and dairy industry workers have sent a letter to eight members of Congress urging them not to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without considering the impact on dairy farms and workers. The letter states that the pending trade deal could have "tremendous impact" on...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Forwarding Unit Opens Vietnam Office
    Norbert Dentressangle's freight forwarding division has established a new office in Vietnam. The office in Hanoi, a subsidiary of the logistics and transportation company's Chinese freight forwarding business, will initially focus on the provision of services between Vietnam and China....
  • Etihad Rail Secures $1.28 Billion Loan for Railway Project
    Etihad Rail has secured a $1.28 billion loan for Stage One of its railway project, which comprises the route from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais in the United Arab Emirates. The five-year loan will be financed on a club deal basis by National Bank of Abu Dhabi PSJC, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...
  • Bengal Tiger Line Launches India-Sri Lanka Feeder Run
    Bengal Tiger Line has started a container feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port in India and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Initially, the service will have a fortnightly call, every other Friday, and will later become a weekly service as volume stabilizes. It caters to the agro-industrial heartland of central Tamil Nadu, Karaikal...
  • California Drayage Firm Fined for Labor Violations
    Julie A. Su, California labor commissioner, has won a California Superior Court trial, with the court ruling that Port of Long Beach truck drivers working for Seacon Logix were employees and not independent contractors. "In this case, drivers had signed agreements labeling them as independent contractors, but the court saw the...
  • Emirates Shipping, APL, OOCL to Partner in Asia Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter into a partnership with APL and OOCL in their CIX service and will be a vessel-sharing partner in the intra-Asia service. The carrier will be branding the new service as the China India Express Service, restructuring its Hypergalex service. The port rotation will be: Xingang, Dalian and...
  • Video From TPM: Maersk's Skou Discusses Triple Es, Outlook
    Maersk Line, the world's largest ocean carrier, will deploy the first five of its so-called Triple E vessels this year, CEO Soren Skou told some 2,000 attendees of The Journal of Commerce's TPM Conference. The ships, capable of carrying 18,000 20-foot-equivalent units, will be the largest vessels in the history of...
  • US Convicts Five Somalis of Navy Ship Attack
    Five Somalis have been convicted by a U.S. federal jury of engaging in piracy and committing other offenses regarding the attack on the USS Ashland. According to court records and evidence at trial, the five men attacked the Navy ship on April 10, 2010. Neil M. MacBride, U.S. attorney for the Eastern...
  • Shell to Expand Inland Maritime LNG Network
    Shell Oil plans to build out its natural gas infrastructure, creating two "transport corridors" to serve marine operators and industrial customers using liquefied natural gas fuel. The Great Lakes and Gulf Coast LNG transport corridors will be based on small-scale liquefication units that will help supply natural gas fuel for businesses...
  • South Carolina Inland Port Project Advances
    A new inland port in Greer, S.C., planned by the South Carolina Port Authority, is moving forward, following a recent groundbreaking ceremony with more than 250 port users, stakeholders, community leaders and elected officials in attendance. Opening this September, the South Carolina Inland Port will extend the reach of SCSPA's marine...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Federal cuts will delay US box inspections, warns CBP
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
  • Lange steps down from Kuehne+Nagel
    KUEHNE+NAGEL Group chief executive Reinhard Lange is stepping down for health reasons after four years in the top job and 40 years with the company.Mr Lange will ...
  • Transpac carriers to discuss round-trip economies
    CONTAINER lines operating in the transpacific trades will have the opportunity to discuss round-trip economics for the first time when the two existing carrier ...
  • Boxship size limit not yet reached
  • Maersk unveils customer charter
    MAERSK Line has unveiled a customer charter that sets out specific targets for a range of services from invoice accuracy to the speed of answering phone calls.The ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • In it to win it
    JP Morgan appears to have silenced critics who questioned its commitment to the shipping sector.
  • Stage set for ECA crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accused a bulker operated by Toyo Kaiun of Japan of violating strict regulations designed to reduce air pollution at sea.
  • Eimskip earnings dip
    Icelandic containership company Eimskip has posted a small decline in 2012 profit as costs rose.
  • Bank bright on Costamare
    JP Morgan has initiated coverage of Costamare with a bright view on the New York-listed boxship owner.
  • Diana takes cape cut
    Diana Shipping has taken a massive pay cut to charter out one of its capesize vessels.
  • "Innocent bribes?"
    Russian tanker owner Sovcomflot has begun its appeal in London against a judgement that former boss Dmitry Skarga did not act dishonestly in accepting holidays and a credit card from businessman Yuri Nikitin.
  • Norden's tanker tonic
    Norden's investment efforts in the tanker market could pay off amid further pain in the dry-cargo sector in 2013, a leading analyst says.
  • STX OSV rebranded Vard
    STX OSV is being given a new look following Fincantieri's purchase of a majority stake in the company.
  • Platou sounds price hope
    Modern bulk carriers could soon see their prices on the rise, RS Platou believes.
  • Shell in LNG drive
    Shell has announced plans for two liquefaction units in the US which it hopes will aid the development of LNG as a marine fuel in the region.
  • Kuok forms tug team
    Robert Kuok-controlled PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) has teamed up with an Ezion Holdings-led venture to form a new ocean towage service.
  • Glencore eyes more
    Glencore has seen its annual profit drop by a quarter as lower commodity prices took a toll.
  • Subsea 7 at it again
    Norway's Subsea 7 has bagged a huge pipelay contract with compatriot oil and gas company Statoil.
  • China offers dry hope
    Fresh development projects in China have offered hope for a recovery in the dry-cargo market, Arctic Securities says.
  • Two more for Seadrill
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has confirmed its second pair of jack-up drilling rigs at a Chinese shipyard in little over a month.
  • C Whale arrested
    A VLCC tanker which is part of Nobu Su's TMT fleet has reportedly been arrested in Singapore.
  • Demo down on 2012
    Demolition levels for the first two months of 2013 are 20% behind those seen a year ago latest figures show.
  • Yard numbers shrink
    Yard capacity has shrunk by a third in the past five years but it is still not enough to balance fleet supply and demand, says RS Platou.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Maersk's chief Skou outlines 'customer charter'
  • AutoInfo sold; law firm investigates deal
  • ESC not content with railway ruling
  • Supply Chain Solutions expands in Midwest
  • ShipCarsNow, SmartAuction partner
  • Analyst: Air cargo won't bounce back in 2013
    "Unfortunately, no one - ACMG included - is predicting a near-term return to steady growth of 6 percent per year, a rate which was commonplace before 2000," Robert Dahl, managing director of ACMG, said.
  • Global Trade Management Landscape: Strategies Beyond Compliance
    GTM is about more than just compliance - it's about integrating the financial, regulatory, and transportation components of a supply chain through enhanced processes and the best people.
  • BIMCO picks Frew for secretary general
    The trade association, which represents many of the world's shipowners, has picked Angus R. Frew to succeed retiring Torben C. Skaanild as secretary general and chief executive officer later this year.
  • U.S. Customs informs trade about sequester fallout
    U.S. Customs is using plans for how to resume business in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster as a guideline for dealing with the forced budget cuts that went into effect March 1, the agency said in a memo.
  • Washington Notebook: Does continuing resolution endanger highway funding?
  • TMS providers merge to target mid-market users
  • Maryland governor: Tax hike for transportation plan
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed a new 2 percent sales tax on gasoline as part of a proposed transportation plan aimed at generating $3.4 billion for highway and transit projects over the next five years.
  • Emirates joins OOCL-APL China/India service
  • Sri Lanka forwarders get e-air cargo services
  • CMA CGM raising Europe-to-South America rates
  • CBP, APHIS come up short on ag inspection fees
  • ABS chairman Somerville to retire
  • Justice seeks more information on American/US Airways merger
  • Commerce finds China subsidizes plywood exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Rise in engine damage linked to low sulphur bunker fuel
    Worrying trend seems to confirm link between engine damage and more use of low sulphur fuel.
  • Prices on a firm trend in Fujairah
    Markets firming, in single digits.
  • Prices move independently across Europe
    Bunkering back at Gibraltar but vessels still queueing.
  • Eileen Speer returns to Bunkers International as Senior Trader
    Experienced trader will focus on growing business globally.
  • IBIA Chief Executive resigns
    Cliff Brand will have held post for six months.
  • World Bank backs plan to turn Jamaica into 'global supply hub'
    Caribbean nation could rank alongside Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.
  • Monaco-based player changes name
    NSG Overseas Ltd now called Argos Oil Trading Ltd.
  • New head for BIMCO
    UK shipping grandee to take the helm in October.
  • 'Regret' over delay in opening way for larger, fuel efficient ships
    New Zealand minister 'disappointed' that it took nearly four years to make a decision.
  • Shell to support LNG bunkering in North America
    Company says the facilities will support new LNG transport corridors in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes.
  • Asian bunker prices marches up
    Prices of 380 cSt product strengthened in all key Asian ports.
  • Bunker firm probed by Malta's Economic Crimes Unit
    Report: Police launch a money laundering investigation into Island Bunker Oils.
  • VLCC arrested in Singapore
    Vessel belongs to Nobu Su's TMT fleet.
  • Law firm notes development in approach to ship arrests
    The Singapore Court of Appeal recognised the need to achieve this balance to prevent instances of abuse.
  • Limarko sinks deeper into red
    High cost of bunkers part of negative result.
  • Golar posts stronger profits for 2012
    Revenue also up over the period.
  • Quadrise posts wider loss for 2012
    Company still upbeat on financial health going forward.
  • Hambantota to start 'proper bunkering' ops in June
    Storage facility at Hambatota will feature eight tanks to store bunkers, say reports.

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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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